Well done Scotland, what a rollercoaster of a match tonight... that last 20mins! But a great 3rd goal ripped the heart out of the Danes

Congratulations

CaleyJags top of 2 leagues AND Scotland in the World Cup Finals - I must be on something I can’t remember taking!

Never in doubt

5 minutes ago, tm4tj said:

Never in doubt

Hey, that’s my line!

Was nice to see 3 generations of Christies together in one of the post-match scenes BBC showed, with Charlie looking proud and emotional.

10CC must be so proud of his wee boy....like we all are.

Great result!

And fair play to the BBC, who last night and this morning gave the result the same saturation coverage they would normally give to the England team!

Won’t it be amazing when Ryan visits Inverness schools and ICT youth teams to show them his World Cup winners medal!

Some sober reflection this morning. There may or may not have been a slip of the hand last night with some Highland Park in the glass before that was then washed down with some Irn Bru as a palette cleanser but it had to be done :)

28 years! 28 feckin years! Normally we find new ways to lose or miss the mark, but not this time, no not this time, we only went and did it the feckin easy way! Direct qualification to the World Cup in 2026.

Despite playing some ugly ugly football at times and getting some probably undeserved results (and a helping hand from Belarus last weekend), we will now go to the world cup again. A world cup we qualified for in 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, and 1998. A world cup we missed out on in 1994 in USA as well as all the ones so far in the 2000s. A world cup that could see Scotland in my own back yard, or at the other end of the continent, further away from me than Hampden Park! (Don't underestimate the geography if you are starting to plan a world cup adventure).

Congratulations to the lads, you have made millions of folk happy this morning all over the world. Obviously a lot of Scotland is waking up with fuzzy heads this morning, but in far flung corners of the world you also have people walking just that little taller and wearing a smile. My own son came home from school yesterday afternoon and tried to help me find a feed for the game, then he went to his own football training about a foot taller last night, and this morning he is off to school to talk with his friend who is of German descent about McTominay's goal. the quality winning goal from Tierney and of course McLean's cherry on top (I am sure Shankland will get a mention too). He was also delighted to mention to his friends and training pals that through his Caley Thistle connection, through having been a mascot once as well as taking part in the kids training sessions with the team at the stadium on a couple of visits home, that he had taken to the field alongside Ryan. Ok, so he was maybe 3 or 4 and Ryan was still a youngster himself, but those are small details. He follows Ryan's progress and is delighted he has qualified with Scotland.

Also want to take a moment to congratulate Mr ICT, Charlie Christie. Holy F*** how proud he must be of his lad. You could see that in the images from Hampden and to be fair, you see that any time he talks about Ryan. I know how big my own heart swells with pride when my son has a good game at youth level, so to see your son thrive, turn pro, win a cup, equal your own achievements by signing for Celtic then going further and into the EPL and onto the international stage and now in the Hall of Fame due to winning so many caps is amazing ... and now he is likely to represent his country at the World Cup. When the 2026 World Cup strips are released, I think it's time for some merchandise, maybe #11 might get on one or more of them :) The car flags are already looked out and bonus upon all bonuses we have the possibility that some combination of Ireland, Wales or Northern Ireland could qualify through the playoffs.

What a feckin night :)

Local artist and Caley Jags fan Sophie Robb has been doodling...

Aye Scotty, 28 fekkin years - I’ve never drunk whisky that old!!!

Not sure why, but got a few comments in the office about my new desktop background .. normally it is something tropical or beachy ....

Also - ahead of the next blog entry, I think this image taken last Friday at my FIFA volunteer meeting might have relevance in this thread. More in the blog later on :)