Scotland Slump - Not funny anymore

[Digweeds Trousers]

There is nothing wrong with assumptions and sheer refusal to face facts.

But it is not a level playing field. You have second-rate Premiership players who know they would not get in the England side on the whole, with one or two exceptions and we play in our own league in our own country.

Celtic played in the UEFA Cup Final a couple of years back. How many Irish sides or Welsh sides will ever manage that.

and before you start, have a look at how many foreigners are in Arsenal or Chelsea teams.

 

[Cian]

Most of our players wouldn't get into the England side BECAUSE THEY AREN'T ENGLISH.

McAteer is English. Morrison is English. Thats about it.

Shelbourne played in the UEFA cup this year.

 

[Set of Tracksuits]

AND LEAST PLAY SCOTTISH PLAYERS UNLIKE THAT SHOWER OF SHIT THE WELSH AND REPUBLIC WHO JUST PLAY ANYONE WITH A WELSH OR IRISH NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR.

What, like Nigel McQuashie??

Have you heard him speak?

 

[pasty]

For those with an intellect that is lower than that of a boiled potato I shall explain simply. regardless of the quality of the Scottish league the point is that we have a league that players who play for Scotland play in.

Interesting comment. Here's the line ups of the two top teams in scotland for their last matches.

Celtic
Marshall - Scot
Agathe - French
Varga - Slovak
Valgaeren - Belgian
McNamara - Scot
McGeady - Scot
Lennon - Irish
Petrov - Bulgarian
Thompson - English
Hartson - Welsh
Camara - Senegalese

Rangers
Klos - Dutch
Hutton - Scot
Andrews - Trinidad & Tobago
Boumsong - French
Vignal - French
Malcolm - Scot
Namouchi - French
Ricksen - Dutch
Lovenkrankds - Danish
Novo - Spanish
Thompson - Scot

A total of six Scots in two sides. Think that may be the root of the problem.

 

[fatboy]

And that scouse bloke Matteo.

 

[Mick Beard BHA]

McGeady is Irish incidently, which i think makes 5 Scots...

 

[LEWES CLIFF]

Love seeing Scottish football struggle,hope they drop off the edge of the FIFA map.Love talking to Scotsman when they are going on about how great the place is and how shit we are and how they want Argentina to beat us,i always ask myself why there all down here then

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I think it is funny.

Were the boot on the other foot we would be getting no sympathy from them.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Interesting comment. Here's the line ups of the two top teams in scotland for their last matches.

Celtic
Marshall - Scot
Agathe - French
Varga - Slovak
Valgaeren - Belgian
McNamara - Scot
McGeady - Scot
Lennon - Irish
Petrov - Bulgarian
Thompson - English
Hartson - Welsh
Camara - Senegalese

Rangers
Klos - Dutch
Hutton - Scot
Andrews - Trinidad & Tobago
Boumsong - French
Vignal - French
Malcolm - Scot
Namouchi - French
Ricksen - Dutch
Lovenkrankds - Danish
Novo - Spanish
Thompson - Scot

A total of six Scots in two sides. Think that may be the root of the problem.

Ok, how about Arsenal?

GK Lehman - German

LB Cole - English
RB Lauren - Cameroon
CB Cygan - French
CB Toure - Ivory Coast (I think)

LM Pires - French
RM Ljunberg - Swedish
CM Viera - French
CM Edu - Brazilian

F Reyes - Spain
F Henry - France

Subs?

Alumuni - Spanish
Bergkamp - Dutch
Fabregas - Spanish
Van Persie - Dutch

England seem to be doing ok.

 

[John Boy]

McAteer is English.

He's retired from internationals now. And if I remember correctly, Morrison rejected Scotland.

 

[Cian]

He's retired from internationals now. And if I remember correctly, Morrison rejected Scotland.

He did.

Morrisons Irishness is almost as spurious as Cascarino, but his Scottishness was even worse... papers that had gone "missing", etc...

 

[John Boy]

He did.

Morrisons Irishness is almost as spurious as Cascarino, but his Scottishness was even worse... papers that had gone "missing", etc...

I'm halfway though Tony Cascarino's autobiography- anyone who hasn't read it, buy it now!!