15 Jun 2016 12:21:43
Scotland head coach Gordon Strachan believes that Euro 2016 should be made an alcohol-free zone to prevent a repeat of fighting between England and Russia fans in Marseille at the weekend. (Daily Record)
Strachan getting it wrong again! Pretty sure the organised Russian fans weren't on the pop?
15 Jun 2016 13:04:27
ovcourse he is wrong just like he is wrong to stand by players like scott brown and the two fletchers these guys have never been succesfull for Scotland so replace them i'd rather play 11 18 year old boys than the team he plays!
at least then they might gel well together and have a chance of qualifying at a competition one day.
15 Jun 2016 13:44:47
Gordon Strachan can only play with what talent he has at his disposal and as we all know its pretty piss poor. I can't understand people slating him because its the players playing for our country that can make the difference and truth is they just ain't good enough. Why get rid of Gordon, if all that's going to happen is they bring in a new manager and the same thing happens all over again.
15 Jun 2016 13:55:52
bluendglasgow. Not true at all. He uses Celtic players over English Championship and premier league quality players. we could do well if he picked the right players.
15 Jun 2016 14:18:37
I agree onlyshow. I seen somewhere that our squad would have been the 11th most expensive at the tournament had we got there. The last 3 managers we've had have been terrible, blaming the players for their own inadequacy. The SFA better for appointing them. Strachans been a failure everywhere bar Celtic and even then we were terrible then.
Guys like Mcarthur, Rhodes, Mcmormack should have well more caps. Every team we play knows exactly who's playing and it's not hard to figure out how to beat them, just watch a video of the countless other teams who have beaten us. I won't watch them again till he goes, I can't stand the man, or Burley or Levien. They've not a personality between them.
There's guys like Billy Davies, Mcinnis, Moyes who could all do better. Time for change.
15 Jun 2016 14:19:28
If he's that good a manger why oh why does he play Fletcher over a proven goal machine like Rhodes who can't even make the squad?
Gordon Greer?
Belgium have a similar population to Scotland but they got fed up and restarted how they do things from 6 year olds to the full squad being managed by well trained coaches, they missed a few tournaments but look at them now, that's the road we need to go down, not this constant barrel scraping and STILL not making it.
15 Jun 2016 14:43:57
He plays guys like mulgrew even when they aren't playing for there clubs, mccotmack and Rhodes not even making squads same with cairney. He picks his pals that's it.
15 Jun 2016 15:04:12
Watching Scotland is an embarrassment. The same poor players turn out each game, the manager appears to be weary of replacing them with younger players and unlike the ROI, Scotland does not look for reasons why a player of other country origin cannot play for the country.
I have watched the Euro's from the USA and most country's with the exception perhaps of Northern Ireland, has a 'special player', that can make the difference. Scotland would be soundly beaten by most countries that I have watched play! Watching the Copa America I am also seeing quality players, even with the less fancied nations, players incidentally that could do a job for Rangers!
The quality of player isn't there in Scotland at present and quite honestly, so
called managers like McCoist are to blame since they do not blood youngsters.
If Scottish Football is lucky enough to keep Warburton and the guy at Celtic for the next five or more years then the potential will be there for a decent quality Scottish National Team; then all they will need is a quality manager for the International Team!
15 Jun 2016 15:04:12
Watching Scotland is an embarrassment. The same poor players turn out each game, the manager appears to be weary of replacing them with younger players and unlike the ROI, Scotland does not look for reasons why a player of other country origin cannot play for the country.
I have watched the Euro's from the USA and most country's with the exception perhaps of Northern Ireland, has a 'special player', that can make the difference. Scotland would be soundly beaten by most countries that I have watched play! Watching the Copa America I am also seeing quality players, even with the less fancied nations, players incidentally that could do a job for Rangers!
The quality of player isn't there in Scotland at present and quite honestly, so
called managers like McCoist are to blame since they do not blood youngsters.
If Scottish Football is lucky enough to keep Warburton and the guy at Celtic for the next five or more years then the potential will be there for a decent quality Scottish National Team; then all they will need is a quality manager for the International Team!