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Get it in the bin.

It looks to me from the photos that the sponsor logo may actually be part of the shirt rather than stuck on. If that is the case then clearly it won't fade, but also probably means that there won't be an option to buy an adult size without it.

One hour after midday, Or maybe an hour before 2pm?

What time is Kick-Off?

Allez les Bleus!! Remind me of Brazil in 1970 finals. still only half time1

When I was helping out Whitehill Welfare back in the day we had Macron which went down well with the players. Coincidentally they play in claret & blue. However I think the sponsor’s transfer was a bit dodgy, as seen here on one of our players whom you may recognise, but I can’t remember if it came from Macron with the logo on or not. I took it myself btw, no AI here 😂

Sorry, didn’t spot that you’d included the kick off time 😂😂

OK I'll change the time on my post!

When West Ham signed Issa Diop he was "French", but then again Declan Rice was "Irish" when he signed, so I guess it cuts both ways.

Ha ha, that was exactly where my mind went when I read it too.

That brought back a great memory thanks Mantis - my favourite Tartan Army chant of all time… “One team in Tallin, there’s only one team in Tallin…”

The kick off time is now 1300.

cant find the article but think the reverse happened to us recently with a couple of youth players .. they switched allegiance away from Scotland after scoring bucketloads of goals in the youth setup. Unfortunately, a more likely situation given our current (and historical) malaise. Nevertheless: Always hopeful, Always disappointed, but Always Scotland.

Maybe we should follow the Morocco “ WAY” to build a squad. Googled it…………... The birth-country breakdown of Morocco 26-man World Cup squad includes: Morocco: 7 players Spain: 6 players (e.g., Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Díaz) France: 6 players (e.g., Issa Diop and Ayyoub Bouaddi) Netherlands: 3 players Belgium: 3 players Canada: 1 player Think I heard that Bouaddi was playing for France U 21 prior to World Cup and changed to Morocco a few weeks before the start of the tournament.

There were moments for Canada, but your assessment is pretty accurate. Oluwaseyi is not first choice striker. It should be Jonathan David and/or Cyle Larin. JD and CL have 74 goals between them in 174 combined appearances. Much like Scotland however, the striker depth chart is pretty weak ... recent call-ups included former ICT player Aribim Pepple. What Canada had that Scotland didn't (other than an easier group) however was team spirit and effort. Perhaps I am being a little disingenuous, but too many Scotland players seemed less than interested, jaded after a long season, or simply didn't perform. For Canada, they may not have the skill of the bigger nations, and for sure I think Netherlands or Morocco may put an end to their journey, but in most of their games they battled for every ball. Manager Jesse Marsch got a lot of criticism south of the border for encouraging his guys to keep going when they were playing Qatar and it was 5-0, then 6-0. He wanted them to compete to the very end and score 7, 8, or 9 if they could. These players would crawl over broken glass to play for him and for their country and that's how we used to be. Heck, look at all the others who overtook us in the hunt for a last 32 slot and almost every one of them took their last game by the scruff of the neck and left nothing out there on the pitch at the end of their respective games. We did not. Going back to the Canada game, one thing I did notice was that as soon as Alphonso Davies came on in the 75th minute, that lifted Canada immensely and the remaining 15 minutes were spent pretty much camped out in the South African half. He had some nice touches and his presence, even not fully fit gave a lift and some extra energy to all around the team. I think they also knew he only had 20 minutes in him at this stage of his recovery so needed to get it done before it went to extra-time! Not sure if this was broadcast outside Canada, but at the end, the media here of course stayed with the players and coach as they huddled on the pitch, and he gave them a team-talk. He was calling them "Canadian Heroes" which is true as they have gone further than Canada ever has before, and noting that kids will start playing, or become re-invigorated by the game because of how far they have got so far and the feelgood factor around the team. It was a very inspirational talk and very emotional for many of the players (and the manager). If somehow, they can make it past their next opponents, then that would be amazing, but they would need to lift their game, and Davies would also need to be available for longer than 15 minutes. The manager himself described it as a "free hit" and has come in for some flak for saying that, but I think what he meant in the heat of the moment is that qualifying for the last 32 was the (realistic) goal, and getting to the last 16 or any further is totally and utterly a bonus and most Canadian fans will agree with that realistic assessment - even if hoping for a bit of luck and far more :)

I see Saturday's game with C*unty has been switched to Clach Park to give Sarens PSG pitch more time to grow??? KO 1pm

Struggled through the SA - CAN match last night. Dreadful spectacle but pleased Canada won. South Africa’s tactics appeared to be kill the game (for most of the second half with umpteen pass back to their goalie) and draw CAN towards them, then when the opportunity presented itself attack with speed. The thing for me was SA appeared to be the more skilful and quicker team. If they had simply attacked CDN more then I believe SA would have got through. Glad they didn’t seeing the antics they displayed. No wonder a great number of fans were booing SA! Canada were no great shakes however (reminded me of most Morton teams) and they’ll have to improve if they wish to stay in the tournament. I’m not sure if Oluwaseyi was the Canadian centre forward last night. He had the mobility of a broken washing machine IMO and made Chanka Zimba almost gazelle like. Looking forward to the JPN - BRL being a much needed injection of attacking football. bc

Duncan Ferguson open to Scotland Manager talks.....reminds me of Rafeal Shyte at Celtic....

This is a very salient point. It also applies to England to a degree. With the Auld Firm's dominance of the league they are always trying to get above the other. To this end they recruit overseas players. The Scottish players then are spread amongst the Auld Firm benches or other teams, but crucially get little European experience. Top Scottish players of the past would often have moved to England (Dalglish, Souness, Hansen, Jordan, McQueen, etc.), but with the money available to English clubs now, they too are looking for a higher quality player abroad, leaving fewer options for Scots (and Irish, Welsh and English) in England. With this as the backdrop it'll be hard to buck the trend as what the best players are lacking is experience against high quality opposition. As I said at the start the same actually applies to English players, the depth of top quality players is not great. Even if you have, say, four top quality players - if they aren't testing themselves against better players regularly they won't improve anywhere near as quickly as they could. Whilst Norway may be doing OK now, how long will it last when Haarland retires (or goes off the boil) - their second string got thumped by France. Denmark were in the same qualifying group as Scotland but weren't good enough to win it. Ireland didn't qualify either. I don't know the answer, but I do know that it won't be easy to come by. Perhaps a domestic quota on overseas players is what is needed (for all national teams), but I don't see that happening any time soon.

I feel sorry for Steve Clarke. He seems a decent guy who was doing the best he could with the hand he was dealt, and I’m not sure that we can come up with a replacement who will be able to achieve more. His task was to get us to major tournaments, and he did that. Sadly, we failed at them, in part due to being too cautious and in part because in some positions we are just not good enough. I believe he has handled himself with dignity, including in his decision to step down, which I think is the right decision for him given the last few weeks. As others have said, our structure doesn’t seem to help the national team and young talent is stifled as a result. An example is Finlay Curtis, who is seen by many as integral to our national team’s future, but he’d to go out on loan from a poor Rangers team to get regular action. How many of our squad of 26 were first pick starters at their club sides? Not as many as we needed, and it showed. A disappointing campaign, but our fans were magnificent.

Ben Gardiner has also joined Brora.

Get Ange in 👍 Haven’t even seen the Brazil game although I’ve recorded it. We booked a cruise leaving from Helsinki a year ago. So left Helsinki on the Wednesday night for Tallin, and being 2 hours ahead, it kicked off at 1am. TV was dodgy at sea by satellite and saw a few minutes before it froze (a bit like Scott McKenna maybe). Saw two more snatches, each time realising we had lost another goal, then another bit in the second period when we seemed to be on top, before I gave up.

Some possibilities - including Ange - discussed here - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/28/scotland-search-new-coach-replace-steve-clarke

So who next for manager? Derek McInnes would’ve been the obvious choice until he got the Rangers job. I know a lot of people will insist that we need a Scottish manager, but I’d be happy with Ange Postecoglu if he wanted it and was affordable.

Is the reason Clarke plays cautiously because he knows/believes that central defence is the weakest link? Hanley/Hendry/McKenna are obviously good defenders to a certain level but play for Hibs, Al Ettifaq and Dinamo Zagreb, and are past their best. Been a long time since there was a pairing you could really trust.