The long season comes to an end this week when the final international games, most of which are firmly in the meaningless category, or the Nations League, as Uefa prefer to call them. Those in the Scotland squad, like Callum McGregor, have to make their way home from Armenia tonight. There will hopefully be time for the captain to rest mind and limbs before he is recalled for preseason training.
It is a small mercy that we don’t have European qualifiers this summer, our Scotland players missing out on the World Cup is also welcome, although our Japanese contingent will be affected.
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SFTB
Notice how McCoist criticises fully every mistake by Callum or Greg but says nothing when Patterson and Gilmour mess up
Yes it is very noticeable.
If Patterson is worth £12m then Anthony Ralston must be worth £120m.
3 pre season friendlies live on Premier Sports, Blackburn, Legia Warsaw, Norwich
CQN Dictionary
Corrupt: Any person, group or organisation you don’t like.
Great goal
4:1- big lumpa wid
Scotland on fire now.
Armstrong outstanding.
3 Scotland subs on 63 mins.
McGinn off. “Gets a well-earned rest,” says McCoist.
Unbelievably, Calum left on. He obviously hasn’t earned a rest.
Calum, Taylor, Turnbull & Ralston playing now.
How the fk is McGregor still on that park ffs
Yerevan a laugh
Soapy Soutter injured again, I hear.
I maybe am repeating myself, but we got the Ireland v Scotland game on Hes goal via crome.
Celtic leg end jonjoe Kenny free transfer to Hertha Berlin
Costa Rica 1 New Zealand 0.
Ex-Arsenal player Jose Campbell scores goal.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN
Thanks for the explanation!
HH
Tom
Aye, I noticed that masel, just like SFTB said, no crit of hun players.
Sure we won 4-1.but we were up against fourth rate players, the third rate Irish destroyed us at the weekend, no idea where that leaves us, but we are not in a good place with this coach, and to think many wanted him as our manager.
The whole NT vibe under SC is shocking.
After a few glimmers of hope we are back to playing beer friendlies.
Too many EPL egos phoning it in.
Not trying a leg for teammates who aren’t literally in their league.
Plus you have the relegation fodder who are still in shellshock after a horrible season.
Sad to see a talent like BG being wasted playing a game / role that he is not ready for.
Armenia are ECh level at best — all effort but little class.
However we were so disjointed / disinterested at times they looked world beaters.
Unless you have a isp blocker certain streaming sites like hesgoal are not available in some countries, even with one they are not available, this site so far is Ok.
https://redi1.footybite.cc/
The first goal showed exactly why Hanley should never wear an International strip again, look forward to seeing him play at Celtic Park in late July for Norwich though. Armenia got progressively worse as the game went on and as their numbers went down. Not sure where this competition even takes us but one thing is for sure our opponents are going nowhere. Fast
TOM MCLAUGHLIN
Not being argumentative here, but I was wondering how I could be so wrong for so long.
I checked a few sites, and none of them comport with your explanation. Here’s one example:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/acronym_list.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61795593
didn’t know much about him but good luck anyways
TOM MCLAUGHLIN
Checked various dictionaries, and you are absolutely correct.
It seems the U.S. is as careless in the use of language as it is in everything else!
Evening all.
Cracking review of Ange’s first season with Hamish Carton from 67 Hail Hail and Vince Rugari, an Australian sports journalist.
If you have a spare 30mins, (I know!!) well worth a watch
Brian
New Zealand equalizes 1-1.
VAR check.
Chalked off. Ridiculous decision.
T S H G I H O
On Hesgoal.com
I had trouble getting the Scotland v Armenia game last week. My PC kept blocking it, my iPad got it but was no listing.
Came on about 20mins in
Tonight, I could get nothing
I tried hesgoal.fun (for a laugh, geddit!) and it brought me to something else (with extra windows etc that you have to shut down).
Pressed on Scotland and got a listing of streams . Clicked the top one and got ‘weak_streams’ or something like that.
Great stream on IOS and Chrome
Whits wae the fekin orange strips ?????
Coneybhoy
Weak Stream is on Footybite
Apologies for my tardy post.
Last Friday afternoon I was blessed to be in the company of some really special people.
A wee gathering at the ‘Shipbank’ in the Gallowgate, Glasgows East End had been proposed.
Initially there was DAVID66, the legend, BRRB, and the bigger legend, ‘BIG JIMMY.
Later, we were graced with the presence of THE LURKIN TIM (TLT) who had buried his Dad, Andy, the day before.
For me, it was brilliant to be in the company of Celtic minded people.
A few things though, BRRB, what den of iniquity are you gracing your presence with tonight?
DAVID66.
Did I tell you the one about !! no more jokes a promise.
DAVID66, kidding aside, how is BIG JIMMY doing?
I’m available if required.
Brian
England – 1 goal and 0 wins in 3 games – now trailing 0-1 at home to Hungary.
OOPPs
Evening all.
Cracking review of Ange’s first season with Hamish Carton from 67 Hail Hail and Vince Rugari, an Australian sports journalist.
If you have a spare 30mins, (I know!!) well worth a watch
Brian
https://youtu.be/5dqPNS6uQ2Q
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 14TH JUNE 2022 6:25 PM
3 Scotland subs on 63 mins.
McGinn off. “Gets a well-earned rest,” says McCoist.
Unbelievably, Calum left on. He obviously hasn’t earned a rest.
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Obviously wanted to keep the captain on🤔
I’m probably being childish but wtf wasn’t Callum the captain tonight. I’m just glad that he and all our other players can now get a break. Training resumes on the 27th of June, with the international players getting an extra week I hope.
It’s weak spell not stream, it’s quite good right enough
New Zealander red carded after TV check. Another bad call.
Collins gives Republic 1-0 lead vs Ukraine, presumably in Poland.
Pukki on the mark for Finland. 2-2 in Bosnia at HT.