forameus Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Slight tangent, but am I misremembering, or was there a drawing of lots/tossing of coin at a World Cup a lot more recently than you'd imagine? Possibly involving South Korea (although I might be conflating that with them going through on fair play) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) 9 minutes ago, forameus said: Slight tangent, but am I misremembering, or was there a drawing of lots/tossing of coin at a World Cup a lot more recently than you'd imagine? Possibly involving South Korea (although I might be conflating that with them going through on fair play) 2018 World Cup Japan went through ahead of Senegal on Fair Play record 1990 Ireland and Holland both went through but had to draw lots to determine who finished 2nd / 3rd in the group (Ireland got 2nd) Edited June 10 by Fuctifano 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 5 minutes ago, Fuctifano said: 1990 Ireland and Holland both went through but had to draw lots to determine who finished 2nd / 3rd in the group (Ireland got 2nd) Which meant Ireland got Romania, who they beat on penalties with Packie Bonner the hero, and the Netherlands got West Germany, who beat them in a rammy in Milan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 11 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Not quite. The Uruguay goal was a kick in the stones, but I don't think it came at the end of a sequence of loads of other things falling into place. Our record was also identical to Austria's, so we'd have would up drawing lots if it had come to it. You're right, I must be misremembering the discussion about what could happen if we lost to Brazil before the final round of games. At least we've never been eliminated due to drawing of lots, I suppose. And I still hate Uruguay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 15 hours ago, BFTD said: If you were actively trying to almost qualify, we'd have struggled to do it better. IIRC, after the defeat to Brazil in 1990, we needed five or six other results to go our way to qualify as one of the best third place sides. They all did, and we were heading through in injury time at the end of Uruguay v South Korea, before Uruguay scored and put us out of the second tournament in a row. b*****ds. Scotland - world class edgelords 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_holmes Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 On 06/06/2024 at 21:21, Gordopolis said: The latter. It was me who clubbed you round the ear, ya wee shite! Edit: it does seem to have been a few posters' first games tho. You, me, @Lex @TheScarf @SlayerX (Sorry if I've got any of those wrong) Any others? Mine too, plus a few mates my age from different parts of Scotland. We all seem to have been there through school or supporters' club trips. Leighton's performance was definitely the talk after the game - it's the Blomqvist save I remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2426255 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Andy Robertson put it well. The worst it can get is that this Scotland team join the list of previous Scotland teams to not make it out of the group and that's it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 1 hour ago, 2426255 said: Andy Robertson put it well. The worst it can get is that this Scotland team join the list of previous Scotland teams to not make it out of the group and that's it. Plus micropenises and rampant shits 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 (edited) A couple of generations of Scottish footballers are looking on today wishing it could have been them. Something to be enjoyed. Edited June 14 by allyo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzlemanizzle Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 40 minutes ago, allyo said: A couple of generations of Scottish footballers are looking on today wishing it could have been them. Something to be enjoyed. I include myself in this bracket. Granted, I haven’t played competitive football since I was 14 but my point stands. It could have been me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 1 hour ago, shizzlemanizzle said: I include myself in this bracket. Granted, I haven’t played competitive football since I was 14 but my point stands. It could have been me. I'm 41 and I'm not yet unavailable for selection. I choose to believe that Clarke has scouts at Goals in Aberdeen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzlemanizzle Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 3 minutes ago, velo army said: I'm 41 and I'm not yet unavailable for selection. I choose to believe that Clarke has scouts at Goals in Aberdeen. Oh there are definitely scouts at goals in Aberdeen. They’re working on their fitness badge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Like Craig Gordon, I don't believe in international retirement. I'm 63, was always rubbish, but if Stevie Clarke picks me, I'll give my last breath for the national team. Phone's quiet, but. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzlemanizzle Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 7 minutes ago, KirkieRR said: Like Craig Gordon, I don't believe in international retirement. I'm 63, was always rubbish, but if Stevie Clarke picks me, I'll give my last breath for the national team. Phone's quiet, but. At 63 it could be your hearing has gone. Just randomly pick up your phone because you just never know. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Adventures Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 19 minutes ago, KirkieRR said: Like Craig Gordon, I don't believe in international retirement. I'm 63, was always rubbish, but if Stevie Clarke picks me, I'll give my last breath for the national team. Phone's quiet, but. Can you play Right Back? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzlemanizzle Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 45 minutes ago, Groundhopping Adventures said: Can you play Right Back? I think you’ll need to shout. @KirkieRR HES SAYING “CAN YOU PLAY RIGHT BACK?” 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replays Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 The hangover, after we win the whole lot, could be pretty bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 This bad? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonHMFC Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Reckon we are a quarter of the way there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennie makevin Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 Negative Normans...3, Delusional Desmonds'....0. So far, so predictable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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