No thanks,.. it's the tribal beauty of footy, you can wish all sorts of misfortune on your rivals/opponents without actually hating that particular country or it's countrymen.... ( .. I do however find it hard to love anything Welsh... but that could be born out of my 30 years of playing rugby here in the West Country... )Well, do you?
Scotland qualified for many a tournament when me and thee were growing up where England, er, didn't qualifyIt's win win either way. I don't consider them any sort of rival really and would have no trouble wishing them well. On the other hand, it is HILARIOUS that they have never qualified from a group stage, ever.
Many? Two, I think......................... 1974 and 1978.Scotland qualified for many a tournament when me and thee were growing up where England, er, didn't qualify
Ah, ‘78. One of my favouritist WC early memories. The glorious 3-1 Peru match.Many? Two, I think......................... 1974 and 1978.
England qualified for many a tournament when me and thee were growing up where Scotland, er, didn't qualify
Politics again?Only because I dislike Hungary (well that **** Orban) more.
Well yes, but even with a squad for the ages in 1978, managed to make an absolute mess of things.Scotland qualified for many a tournament when me and thee were growing up where England, er, didn't qualify
Them's the rules. It's what Scotland do. Or rather don't do. They'll doubtless do the same tonight, fail to progress by a minute or a millimeter or some old same old shit. That's how life isWell yes, but even with a squad for the ages in 1978, managed to make an absolute mess of things.
Meanwhile almost every small nation you can think of have qualified from a group stage. Except Scotland.
And no cats were hurt in the process.If England isn’t going to play our Dunk, then I’d be happy for our Billy to win the thing.
PS, the most impressive thing of this tournament was the jock pipers leading their fans to the game. How proud must they have been of that?
Because they all ran away from the awful dinAnd no cats were hurt in the process.