The Scotland national team is a decent proxy for Celtic on the international stage. If anything, they are more limited in resources, unable to innovate in different markets, as we are. In previous generations, when domestic leagues across the Continent were semi-professional, Scotland’s 5 million population and fully professional league was a sufficient bedrock. Not anymore.
Scotland are entitled to enjoy this moment in the sun. They will qualify for the Euros and in Steve Clarke have a manager who will ensure cheap defeats are rare. It will only be a moment, though. This is unsustainable, Scotland will regress just as Wales did and Ireland before that.
Celtic’s ability to innovate will bring them to the top table regularly, but the demographics are against everyone from a small country, club, or national team. This reality is a hard enough burden to carry for the club we love, so best wishes to Scotland, but I can’t get up for it.
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THE_HUDDLE on 13TH OCTOBER 2023 11:46 AM
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I watched the Spain V Scotland game last night. As soon as I saw the FIRST REPLAY of McTominays ” Goal”, I feared the worst….. as in my opinion it looked like Hendry MAY have been OFFSIDE, and IF so the QUESTION would be for the VAR Room would be…” Was Hendry INTERFERING with Play” ?
I quickly realised that this was gonna be a matter of ” INTERPRETATION”….Depending on the opinions of the VAR Room ?
I was shocked when it was deemed to be a ” FOUL” by Hendry on the Goalie, as Hendry hardly touched the Goalie ( and there was NO PROTEST from the Spanish Goalie ) for any so called ” FOUL” ?
The decision then changed some minutes later, that Hendry was deemed to be OFFSIDE, which much more SENSE to me, as I thought he WAS OFFSIDE when McTominay fired the ball into the Penalty Area.
IF that ” Goal” had been awarded AGAINST Celtic, I would NOT be happy, as any opposition player WOULD have been ” Interfering with Play” in my honest opinion ?
The Spanish Goalie SHOULD have been Red Carded for his ASSAULT on John McGinn in the 1st half.
HH