Euros 2024 — Day 10

I hope that the Jocks have packed their luggage and left tips for the bed and breakfast staff – squeezing seven jocks into each room was something else.

Scotland could progress with a draw if Spain Italy Portugal and Turkey win their last games

goal difference Kieran?

No the fact two teams in each of those groups could finish on one point (Albania, Croatia, Czechia, Georgia) meaning two for Scotland would mean they’re one of the four best 3rd place team so they progress

Ah, cheers

Scotland aren’t very good at football are they?

Hope we don't end up with Che Adams. Plays like he's running in treacle

It’s all passing around near the halfway line with no creativity or penetration. Che Adams doing his best to sabotage them defensively

My late mother would hate me for saying this but I'm scunnered with Scotland.

The jocks are not very good at footy, are they, Che Adams is a metaphor.

It would be horrid if they stumbled into the knock-outs with a 0-0…

Prayers that everyone is OK; that has to be a pen, doesn't it, sorry to bring footy into something so human.

Scotland have had some chances here very late on but they're just not good enough as hard as they might try. Quality's just not there.

GET IN!!!!!!!

Hungary deserved it

Great atmosphere though from both sets of fans

Scotland's finest moments were in the last 5. Yep, Hungary were the better team in all respects, including number and volume of support.

Yes Kieran, the Swiss were pretty loud in Frankfurt until '93

Paul yep Scotland also gave away so many silly fouls

lol Paul

Scotland - the poorest side in their group with a hard-working poor group of players who didn’t look like scoring.
However, over the years Far better Scottish squads have failed to make it past the group stage.
Following Scotland must be like following Everton… it’s the hope that kills you.

Perfect the guys name pronounced Showboat wins it

At least we've won a few things Mike.

Typical Scotland that. Should’ve had a pen though.

I thought that the ran/fell into each other Colin.

Scotland all huff and puff - at least they got there unlike my country - do think it was a penalty.
I hope Holland stay in it till the end - their fans are brilliant.

Are you from Finland Oliver?

Well, I'm an honourary Bolivian for the next few hours.

Go la Verde!

Viva la Verde!

Paul, I had to check who Bolivia are playing, I am surprised you havent been lynched by now lol

Swedish, Oliver?

Ha, keeping the doors locked Neil while I learn the Bolivian anthem mate!

nope

Could be Lithuania or Gibraltar Colin

Fair point Paul (#22).
Victor Wu has been quiet tonight.

Or Wales, Paul. I’ll be supporting our American cousins tonight.

Does your cat have no tail Oliver?

It's almost like he spontaneously combusted Mike. We shall not meet his like again.

You have to support the Bolivian miners Colin.

Paul, I imagine that could take a while!

Oliver, Irish?

Cats - terrible pets tails or whatever !

Well, Molloy means "venerable chieftan"

I’m supporting Bolivia too

Miners or coca growers, Paul.

Feck me, Yanks are also shite at cricket. We murdered them by 10 wickets. JB got 5 sixes in over in front of the statute of Gary Sobers. USA, GET IN THE HOLE/NET

Wasn't too bad Neil:

Eternal praise to the brave warriors / Whose heroic valour and firmness / Conquered the glories that now / A happy Bolivia begins to enjoy! / Let their names, in marble and in bronze, / Transmit to remote ages / And in resounding song repeat the call: / Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

Peru team bus just drove by in a police convoy downtown kc

I like the last bit Paul, sound good in a full stadium. That’s it I am hooked, Bolivia it is, Viva la Verde!

I didnt even know the US played cricket until a couple of weeks or so ago. In fairness they did well to reach the Super 8s. Mind you they were in the same group as crickets version of Spurs; Pakistan.

cricket ! say no more

There a clue in there. The Irish are shite at cricket and play hurling or curling or something. And "venerable chieftan" is significant. Chieftan? Sitting Bull? The Flight of the Earls? Hugh O'Neill. Nine Years War. Battle of the Ford of Biscuits. Gaelic chieftans.

My God, Oliver is Irish!

We're all Bolivians Neil!

ah shite.

Gaffer's like Clarke and Southgate (Paige too) will always play it safe and won't change either.

Only brave teams will win the pots not fucking Yes men that the relevant F.A's believe in,that's the real problem.

Pathetic.

Billy (48), so you think it’s all tactics and not that some of the blame lies with the player abilities / performances?
Some of the Scottish players against Germany played as if they were school kids in the playground. MacGregor, I think it was, twice tried to intercept passes when the sensible option was simply not to overcommit and take yourself out of the game.
I only saw snippets of tonight’s game but again there seemed to be a lack of basic control / patience which saw them time and again concede possession far to cheaply and allow the Hungarians to threaten.

Genius - not !

Fair credit to "Arry" Kane having a pop at the pundits.

Like certain papers, media outlets and the awful BBC Breakfast programme, they seem to gravitate on how bad things are.

Now, as I've consistently said on these pages, I don't do the England thing, but a lot of those pundits seem to forget they were once players and didn't always get it right.

I see there is the possibility of England meeting Germany if they qualify.

That's inflatable Spitfires and RAF bomber songs in the local then!!

Ally's Army Mk IV, V?, yet again snatching defeat from the Jaws of, of, erm well usually a draw

Billy (48), Clarke and Paige have no option but to try and play safe with the squads they have—-that doesn’t apply to Southgate he is conservative in more ways than one, he’ll never take risks and is very comfortable in his safe job.

The players should take the initiative and force him to change the tactics, formation and even the team changes like in the past when Bobby Robson was forced to do just that in one World Cup campaign.

Now that Germany game was a proper game of football played by two quality sides, not the sort that bores the pants off you.

You know the sort that can find their own players upfield, not side ways and backwards all the time, it was as different as chalk and cheese.

As usual the square heads score in the last minute when they need a goal.

It looks well when a country the size of Switzerland can produce a side as good as that and we cant.

Well, Molloy means "venerable chieftan"

Murphy means Sea Warrior and Mark is from Mars - the God of war.

So my name means “God of War Sea Warrior!”
Me to a tee that is.
Ermmmm