Monkey Tennis Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 I maintain that the Tartan Army section is the most bonkers one on here. I've really not said anything that can be considered especially controversial, let alone offensive or unacceptable. Yet the red dots rain down. It's genuinely bloody weird. Batter on though if it pleases you. It's as if the only way to enjoy good news for Scotland is to lose all perspective and go way OTT. Anyone suggesting anything more measured needs burned as a witch. This place makes the Covid thread look like a berth for the rational. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuttonDressedAsLahm Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Monkey Tennis said: I maintain that the Tartan Army section is the most bonkers one on here. I've really not said anything that can be considered especially controversial, let alone offensive or unacceptable. Yet the red dots rain down. It's genuinely bloody weird. Batter on though if it pleases you. It's as if the only way to enjoy good news for Scotland is to lose all perspective and go way OTT. Anyone suggesting anything more measured needs burned as a witch. This place makes the Covid thread look like a berth for the rational. You turned a celebration into a debate about appropriate adjectives to be fair. Also, this is the internet. This is what happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, HuttonDressedAsLahm said: You turned a celebration into a debate about appropriate adjectives to be fair. I consider that a service. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Monkey Tennis said: I maintain that the Tartan Army section is the most bonkers one on here. I've really not said anything that can be considered especially controversial, let alone offensive or unacceptable. Yet the red dots rain down. It's genuinely bloody weird. Batter on though if it pleases you. It's as if the only way to enjoy good news for Scotland is to lose all perspective and go way OTT. Anyone suggesting anything more measured needs burned as a witch. This place makes the Covid thread look like a berth for the rational. At least you're not being a drama queen about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 57 minutes ago, LiviLion said: Nah, just quit saying things like the campaign was "full of absolute heroic performances" when it's not really true. Once more, that's all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 27 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Nah, just quit saying things like the campaign was "full of absolute heroic performances" when it's not really true. Once more, that's all. But it is okay to say that the campaign was only “competent”?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, No_Problemo said: But it is okay to say that the campaign was only “competent”?! I didn't say that though. I instead described the campaign as "very successful". I said that's what the majority of the performances were. I exempted Spain at home and Norway from that description. Which of the other performances merit a description of "heroic" in your view? Georgia, or Cyprus at Hampden perhaps? Edited October 17, 2023 by Monkey Tennis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Pointless debate. The only sensible thing for all involved is to do is agree to disagree and move on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 26 minutes ago, 2426255 said: Pointless debate. The only sensible thing for all involved is to do is agree to disagree and move on. Never! Never! Never! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Never! Never! Never! We've all been there, myself included - but no need to continue to debate whether our performance over the campaign has been heroic, successful or competent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, 2426255 said: We've all been there, myself included - but no need to continue to debate whether our performance over the campaign has been heroic, successful or competent. Performances in lots of individual matches, not the campaign as a whole. You're right - there is no debate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Finnerty Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Not to throw a further wrench into this discussion but I would personally describe the performance of the Scotland team in this campaign as nonpareil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewanandmoreagain Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Nah, just quit saying things like the campaign was "full of absolute heroic performances" when it's not really true. Once more, that's all. Just being my usual awkward self. Counter argument 1 ) Cyprus home - no first game slip ups. 2 ) Spain home - fantastic ( thanks ref. ) 3 ) Norway away - iconic ( thanks ref. ) 4 ) Georgia home - monsoon ( as opposed to Oslo . The team stayed focused and played well. 5 ) Spain away - disappointing ( fo ref. ) Rather wonderfully BRILLIANT ! Edited October 17, 2023 by Ewanandmoreagain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I would go as far as to say it was super duper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Twelve Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, Ewanandmoreagain said: 3 ) Norway away - iconic ( thanks ref. ) Given the magnificence of the climax in Oslo, surely we can do better than describing it with the laziest and most meaningless of clichés? Obviously I'm not just trying to start a fight here to get us away from the whole heroic/competent argument, which is feeling a bit stale now to be fair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Guys, guys, guys - you're missing the point. It's not a question of whether the campaign was heroic. It's a question of whether it was "full of absolute (sic) heroic performances" . Now , I'm struggling to see what was heroic about any of those against sides other than Spain or Norway. A certain collective heroism in not slipping up in any of them perhaps? But a campaign full of absolute(ly) heroic performances "? I think you'll all agree that that's a stretch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyDD Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: I didn't say that though. I instead described the campaign as "very successful". I said that's what the majority of the performances were. I exempted Spain at home and Norway from that description. Which of the other performances merit a description of "heroic" in your view? Georgia, or Cyprus at Hampden perhaps? Yes, you actually argued that the crucial win of the group, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat with two goals in 100 seconds within the last gasps of the game, wasn't, in fact, heroic. It most emphatically was, and remains so. The winner was even arguably a proper zero-to-hero moment, with one of the most unfancied members of the squad popping up to brilliantly finish off an exquisite move and make a lot of supporters in the stadium and watching on via TVs look silly for bemoaning the sub (not half as silly as you're making yourself look here, mind you). Possibly the best moment I've had in a stadium in my adult life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 My first comment on this thread was in response to MT when I jokingly said he knew how to suck the joy out of everything, now tho, he’s got me convinced. This campaign & indeed this squad can now never be anything other than competent to me now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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