I'm not going to do all the fancy stuff that better thread starters do, but come on, some matches are kicking off.
This season my resolve has been to watch the shittest available match under all circumstances, but not even I can stomach Hungary v Faroe Islands, so it's going to be Albania v Serbia at Scenes Park with commentary by a salivating Dave Farrar.
You sticking with your shit-football plan, Jim? And if so, which match are you going for?
The lack of a thread is a bit of a shambles, though. #stateofthenewboard
EDIT: Having visited my Weekend football thread next and realising that people were discussing these in there is actually worse. Come on, people.
Poland's odds were so good. Hopefully Scotland can nick a goal for Poland+btts @ 5.5
The first Serb went in the book after two and half minutes for a haymaking cunt of a tackle.
This whole game and scenario is just a basket case.
I should have stuck with Budapest, where the fishermen have just taken the lead.
Hold on, what is the end goal in watching drab football
"Scotland not scared of Lewandowski"
Lewandowski 3 minutes.
Brazil and Chile are playing later in what seems like a preposterously early World Cup qualifier, which should be good.
Did you catch any of the earlier qualifiers, Floyd? North Korea and the Phillippines playing out a scoreless draw sounds like a perfect addition to your season's collection.
It's fine. I didn't want to use the £800 worth of tickets for Euro 2016 I have anyway.
So, what, they should have stayed in the changing room, or...?Originally Posted by Magic
"Scotland not scared of Lewandowski"
Lewandowski 3 minutes.
I'm not watching it but they probably shouldn't have given him the time nor the space to score. Scared.
I didn't see it either but if Scotland had the players to get away with double-marking somebody I might be inclined to agree. As it is they don't and that'd just give somebody else the room to hurt them.
The referee's just disallowed a Serbian goal for one of their players steaming into the goalkeeper's face while it was looping into the net. Keeper made the most of it but still. He seemed to give the goal and then the 'bloke behind the goal' intervened. Serbia are now seething quite hard.
James Forrest is such a waste of time. Maybe I don't pay enough attention but I can't ever remember him looking notably decent in the Scotland games I've seen him in. Is he shit-hot in the SPL or something?
Nope. Isn't even a guarantee starter
Fucking hell!
Properly good goal. Maloney and McArthur for the Celtic duo
That's a belter of a finish given he sort of ballsed up his first touch. Lol at them thinking Forrest "picked out" the pass there. He missed his intended target by about five yards.
Is McArthur a proper regular for Scotland these days? And if not, why not?
Scotland were coming back into that without even doing anything.
Ian: Scott Brown plays in his position. Its Scott Brown +1. Mental, I know. Not playing arguably your best player.
Holding on well, hopefully Scotland can continue to hold Poland, too. That gives us at least a shot of going to Poland with 2nd place to go all out for.
Does Brown offer anything other than Being A Celtic Player? I watch, if not with my full attention, most Scotland games to some extent or another and he just seems to be a gobby dickhead who gets stuck in.
That's stuff's exotic. I want proper dreary shite.
Australia lol
England have some meaningless qualifiers coming up, should suit you down to the ground.
Claudio did an absolutely cracking job on Greece.
What do Scotland fans think of Anya?
That finish from Fletcher.
I'm not a Scotland fan but I've rated Anya whenever I've seen him, Demerit.
Love the cunt.
Some goal again.
Vietnam got a good 1-1 at home to Taz's lot earlier. They scored a 90th pen to equalise.
Steven Davis with a brace. Such a hero.
One of which was a header from about a thousand yards out.
...?
1-0 Ireland. Does that mean Scotland are out?
That was eerily reminiscent of the Robbie Keane goal.
How the fuck have Germany not qualified yet?
Don't you mean you're not a Watford fan?
And Long.What a hit.
Think that'd be Scotland fucked if the Irish win, Waff, yeah.
No, because that wasn't the question.
Quality finish from Long, the little tinker.
All this excitement is a nice way to build-up to England-Estonia.
If it stays like this then I think so. Is it head to head or goal difference that settles things?
It would be classic Scotland to need a win, get one from behind against a superior team, and then be eliminated anyway.
h2h.
I think Scotland would need Ireland to beat Poland.
What are you on?Don't you mean you're not a Watford fan?
And Long.
I'm the Watford fan, hence why I wanted people's thoughts on Anya
Didn't even occur to me that the results as they stand would put Scotland in with a shout of finishing ahead of the Poles.
EDIT: Demerit you've made even more of a mess of that than CJ did my post. All this Anya talk's got everybody all CRAZY.
Oh, so you aren't a Scotland fan? I'm confused.
If it's head to head then Ireland will need to beat Poland for Scotland to finish 3rd. As it stands.
Muller.
That Muller miss has confirmed that this is a fix
I was going to ask if Germany are trying. They have form.
I'm more than happy for them to win but I'm not Scottish. Before you had to pay a fee to be a member or whatever I used to go to Hampden games quite regularly because live football is better than not-live football.Oh, so you aren't a Scotland fan? I'm confused.
Serbia have scored the winner right at the end. Never heard a quieter ground in my life.
The state of that by Scotland.
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