Re: Scottish Football Thread : Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:11 pm  

withernsea zebra wrote:

We might as well throw Rioch, Masson, and Gemmill into the midfield mix as well.

When Archie scored that beauty against the Dutch in Argentina 78 things went fooking ballistic in our household.

yes,and it's been downhill all way ever since for the jocks !!!

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:34 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

yes,and it's been downhill all way ever since for the jocks !!!

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:39 am  

Interesting debate here lads, good work. It is good to read some good debate about the Scottish game without the usual...

1. abuse about how crap it is, and
2. it degenerating into an Old Firm slanging.

It is true enough about the Scots in England these days and whilst we certainly do not produce the standard that we used to do it is beginning to look a bit more promising.

From the top of my head we have (and I include plastic jocks that are eligible for us these days.)

Man United - Darren Fletcher
Tottenham - Allan Hutton
Sunderland - Phil Bardsley, Craig Gordon
Birmingham - Barry Ferguson, James McFadden
Villa - Barry Bannan
West Brom - Graham Dorrans, James Morrison
Wigan - S Caldwell, G Caldwell, J McArthur (and McCarthy if he could decide what country he is from!)
Blackpool - Charlie Adam, Matt Gilks, Stephen Crainey
Wolves - Steven Fletcher, Christophe Berra
Blackburn - Grant Hanley
Liverpool - Danny Wilson

We also have the likes of.....

QPR - Jamie Mackie
Leeds - Robert Snodgrass
Cardiff - Chris Burke, Kevin McNaughton and David Marshall

Operating atthe top of the Championship plus of course we own Middlesborough too.

OK, there is some poop in that but it is a lot more encouraging for us to see so many players operating in a top league.

Plus of course we have a few managers!

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:05 pm  

Well Eddie, you seemed to have covered it there tremendously, infact you only missed wee Ross McCormack (it was his goal for us against porto in 07 that reminds me )

I think its great for our national side all these players in England but it does nothing for the spl, if anyone becomes half decent (and i include at ibrox or porkheid) they'll be offered big bucks in the English financial premiership and away they go. My bets your man Goodwillie ends up in England, mind you, the criminal charges he was recently up for may scare a few off. Seems the Rangers interest has waned for now too.

Wigan to gub the Bulls on Sunday in the rain

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:08 pm  

Captain13 wrote:

I think its great for our national side all these players in England but it does nothing for the spl, if anyone becomes half decent (and i include at ibrox or porkheid) they'll be offered big bucks in the English financial premiership and away they go. My bets your man Goodwillie ends up in England, mind you, the criminal charges he was recently up for may scare a few off. Seems the Rangers interest has waned for now too.

I wouldn't say that's a completely bad thing as it will give the Arabs money to invest in their youth system, as it did for Hibs when we sold the family silver and built East Mains. I think it will only become a worry when Goodwillie, (Steven) Fletcher, Berra et al don't even begin in the SPL and end up getting snapped up by the EPL academies at a young age.

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:29 pm  

Goodie would not even still be with us had the charges not been brought against him and regardless of what happens next he will always have this baggage. A move down south away from it all would be the best bet for him but where he ends up I have no idea.

Conway is more of a concern. Bosman now means that it is harder and harder for us to keep players at the club and whilst I would wish him all the best for any move he makes, getting nothing for him would be hard to take.

However, if the two of the above repeat what they did last May and score the goals that win us the cup I am sure we would take the hit!!!

It is my birthday treat at Jamboland tomorrow, the quest for third starts here!

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:20 pm  

well done again to Buckie with a crushing 1 - 0 victory over Lossie

still up there lads - Come on you Jags !!!

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:36 pm  

Ricardo Vaz Te has signed for Hibs - saw him first breaking through at Bolton and he was class, so I hope he shows that sort of form rather than the lethargy when he half-attempted comebacks from umpteen injuries in his latter period at the Reebok!

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:27 pm  

No jelavic or lafferty tonight.


Heeeeaaaallllllyyyy.

Re: Scottish Football Thread : Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:44 pm  

Nikaed wrote:

Heeeeaaaallllllyyyy.

On the bench