Euro 2008 - Do Scotland deserve to be going more than England do if England qualify?
Although at least it has spared us the Scottish team anthem being done by The Proclaimers...
See thing is, as a Mancunian (note no use of English there), the English nation as a whole is perenially disappointed by the English National team, a bunch of over-paid dilettantes who with the complicity of the National Press, always flatter to decieve.
As for "Dead McClaren Walking", a more ineffectual manager could not have been found by The FA, who themselves are hardly paragons of organisational virtue, lurching from cock up to cock up, and fudge to fudge. Amazing how McClaren's reputation is predominantly based on winning the treble with Manchester United, yet he joined the club halfway through that season (February I think) so a lot of the credit should go to the former assistant Manager Bryan Kidd.
Compared to McCleish, McClaren's record is hardly of any note and he has done little during his tenure to suggest he is the right man for the job. I dont even trust him to beat Croatia tomorrow night (Weds).
While Scotland were fencing with European giants Italy and France, England were drudging through matches against Macedonia without any hope of raising their game.
There is some solace for Scotland in that the campaign has seen their international seeding raised to second for the upcoming world cup and that the Scottish FA's young players initiative has given them a strong squad for the future, yet and this is the crux of the argument, given Scotland's tremendously gutsy campaign, compared to England's weak and witless one, on merit, do Scotland deserve a place more than England?
Though that'd be one to kick it off (so to speak). Ho, ho.
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Well that
Well that depends...
Morally: yes. But then most teams could say that, if Northern Ireland don't go through I'll be gutted!
But realistically: England had the easier group yes, but they got there due to seeding. They've been a better team for years, so they deserve an easier group. Plus loads of top class teams do badly in qualifying. Italy and the Netherlands immediately spring to mind as good examples of teams laiden with stars who mysteriously wait until the tournament itself before stringing two passes together.
All in all though, as a Scot I'm sad we didn't qualify but I wouldn't swap this campaign for anything. And after all, the World Cup is the one eveyone wants to qualify for....
Scotland put up a worthy and
Scotland put up a worthy and valiant fight to get to the finals, falling just short after so many heroic performances was distressing but as you say Robin surely we can take comfort from going from years of mediocrity to challenging again!
Regardless of how good/bad England have been over the years - it's all relative - they had an easy group in which they haven't justified their high seeding. The so-called "golden generation" continue to flatter to deceive, they will qualify on Wednesday and best of luck to them but please lets not dwell on a year of the English media suggesting they can kick on and win it. They won't because they're simply not good enough and neither are we, but we'd have had a lot more fun trying.
Actually..... Whats WRONG
Actually.....
Whats WRONG with the Proclaimers doing the Scotland tune??
Sunshine on Leith is braw!
It was like Chucklevision in
It was like Chucklevision in the Somme.
Scotland were as usual
Scotland were as usual glorious in defeat England looking for the Spanish inquisition
Harry Redknapp for manager
Bring Back home internationals
England to beat Brazil in the World Cup Final
Scotland to be Third!
I am glad I'm from
I am glad I'm from manchester.
I did say that i thought it would get naused up. yet as a mancunian...
it will be rubbish not to have a national interest in it next year, but then again, the scots know all about that
as for the home internationals, england had to decide on thursday whether they wanted to be in and knocked it back, possibly because they're too scared of getting beat.
it might happen, despite the protestations of the nanny state/old bill, and the sad truth being, probably because the FA are worried about losing money.
anyway isn't this meant to be a music site? being contentious and amusing notwithstanding?