Harry Chibber

so is this definite??

If so, I am delighted we have a new option in the squad for next season and hpoefully Rankin can live up to the expectation!!

better yet... It's summer go get a football and head up to the park wi some m8's

The only time I ever used to be bored was when I couldn't go out and kick a ball about!!

the bottom of his glass probably :016:

Italy deserved winners.... I think we, Scotland would be more than capable of giving Ukraine a game but Italy looked excellent tonight

Can't believe Argentina are out  :010: :010: I'm shocked and amazed but the manager deserves it for having the arrogance to take off Riquelme and Crespo becasue he thought the game was won...idiot!!  They are both regular penalty takers BTW

I think Bierhoff came on and said something Heinze after Germany won that's why it all kicked off

eh :029: ???

Do I look like a fecking retail outlet?  :015: :015: :015:

Just for you HC there's a pic of it on the Beeb website

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that's not what I asked!!

loving the wristbands Andy

I want one... where can I get it??

get a girlfriend!! :010: :010:

In my humble opinion, Scotland will never move on as a modern free thinking society until backward looking institutions like religious organisations stop being able to brainwash the population with pathetic rules made up purely to keep the common people in their place and keep the wealthy rich. And even worse, "being religious" seems to be some sort of license for them to flaunt their ignorance and lack of original thought to the rest of us, try to reason with them and they will quote bits out of whatever flavour of fairytale book their "religion" takes as gospel. Hypocrites, every one of them!

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A96, when you start watching games on a Sunday, that will be the time Scotland have made it in the big time.

I agree we have improved, we are only rubbish now.  Norway 1 – Scotland 2;  Slovenia 0 – Scotland 3; Scotland 1 – Italy 1; Bulgaria 1 – Scotland 5, hardly opponents to put the fear of death in to you, Italy apart, who you forgot to mention beat us 2-0 in the same event. Beating the Bulgars was also not the real deal, although beating any sort of team is good for us, winning a cup.............come on, we won one and drew one, get real, open yer eyes. Harry I thought you knew something about football.............

We have improved and we can only hope it continues, but compared to teams at the world cup, we have an awful long way to go.

I'm surprised your not part of the English media with a statement like that... we should not assume to be better than any other national team but we can expect our team to play better than it has been doing over the last few years and so far under Smith we have seen a vast improvement.  On comparison to previous Scottish national teams we are starting to get up to scratch maybe not world beaters but we are definitely starting to look like a team that can compete.... and I thought you were the positive one on this board!!

Harry I thought you knew something about football.............

We'll see who comes top of the Predictor league at the end of the World Cup oooooohh wise one :004:

All the best... thank you very much for SPL football  :notworthy01:  :notworthy01:

Wish he was staying but good luck to Alan Savage hopefully he help can bring more success to the club

McFadden is coming of age!!!

After having a hard time to settle in the Premiership, last season he started to show some real potential and was one of the few reasons Everton had such a strong finish to the season.  I think this coming season he is going to flurrish playing beside the likes of Beattie, Cahill and now the excellent Andy Johnson!!

We have a goal scorer! Boyd bagged a mass of goals last season and hopefully he can continue his run of form

We have a set-piece taker Maloney scored 5 free kicks last season

The 6 real contenders for player of the seaosn last year were all Scottish... Gordon, Hartley, Steven Naysmith, Boyd, Burke, Maloney

Anderson and Webster are solid at the back

We have a world class Goalkeeper

and so on and so on... plenty of reasons to be happy!! :001: :001: :001: :001:

-------------------Gordon-----------------

Wilson-Webster-Anderson-Naysmith

Burke---Fletcher--Hartley-----Maloney

-----------Boyd-----McFadden-----------

edited because I got my Naysmith's mixed uo  :017: :017:

Jock, I believe you are correct, Scotland indeed, don't have a team worthy of the name and will not grace any stadiums at big events in the forseeable future. We do not appear to have the pace, power, skill, astuteness, quality, depth and passion anymore. In other words, we are rubbish. :019:

Eh? Norway 1 – Scotland 2;  Slovenia 0 – Scotland 3; Scotland 1 – Italy 1; Bulgaria 1 – Scotland 5. These are results from the last 12 months – hardly a sign that we are ‘down and out’.

Don’t put your national team down, TM4TJ. Scotland are a team on the up – and they will qualify for the next Euro Championship. Remember where you heard it first!!

Spot on A96... we are starting to become a team that can show potential plyers like Webster, McCfadden, Fletcher, Maloney, Boyd, Gordon and err Tokely  :001: are all players that could compete in most teams and for once the star players in the OF teams are Scottish  :010:  This can surely only be a good thing I think the Euro's group might be a bit toooo tough but you never know what could happen and I for 1 will certainly not be giving up hope!!

Fair enough he made the most of it....... but it was still a foul.... and I have seen far far worse than that in the tournament so far

Sorry Gaz, but for me it wasn't even a foul. They were running side by side then you see Henry fall over clutching his face. Especially ironic after this comment he made after the CL final

"Maybe next time I'll learn how to dive. I expect the referee to do his job but I don't think he did."

Well maybe that was just revenge!! TBH I was cursing Torres and Ramos throughout the match for falling over with little or no contact at all.  I have watched the reply of the foul several times now and Puyol definitely impeded Henry but obviously Henry had no excuse for grabbing his face.  What I can't understand is why this is sparking a reaction?? The games I have  watched so far have had far worse theatrics and most of the time there has been no challenge

Fair enough he made the most of it....... but it was still a foul.... and I have seen far far worse than that in the tournament so far

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Brazil are next on the hit list

If anyone is looking for a team to win the cup with outside odds... I just stuck a tenner on France at 25-1 :010: :010:

They'll probably get gubbed tonight though but you never know!

The Proclaimers were being belted over the speaker before the start of Extra Time.....quality :001: :015: :003:

caak game.... but at least it's 2 honest teams giving everything for their countries, penalties could be interesting!!

tbh I'm not sure this is a good thing..... we're gonna be screwed next season when he walks away for nothing IMO he should either sign a contract extension or go now when we can get some decent money

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Well at least we have 1 player for next season!

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What do Americans know about football :016:

Chibberenieho or Donaldoniho :001: