Euros 2024 — Day 6

C'Mon Albania!!! Two shots in the tournament, two goals.

Albania wins one we riot.

Hell of a game.

To hell with the premier league!
I could happily watch Albania Croatia, Türkiye Georgia every day of the week!
Wow!!

YESSSSS!!!! My Pressman of 14 years took the day off to watch the game.

So happy for him.

I just kicked off my Oh No The Jocks Are Out party.

And what is the drink of choice?

Why do both teams wear away kits? Hungary pretty unlucky so far. Both have had mad goalmouth kamikaze defending scrambles but Germany capitalised while Hungary didn't

Fantastic passing goal; brilliant first-time finish

Dry white Dale - it's one of those very dark tornado warning humid days

Having watched all the games so far the penny's just dropped regarding my lack of teeth grinding and lack of swearing at certain points during the commentary/co commemtary.

No Spit the Dog. 😁

Hungary giving their all, just completely outclassed honestly.

They won't be in their next game Jamie.

A lot of people fancy England, my favourites are France, but I did say don't rule out Germany on home turf.

Crikey, you're going out on a limb there Danny mate. I think that it will be a Scotland/Spain final.

They have fucking bagpipes in their anthem??? Fucking awesome.

Jeez those Scots are passionate. FANTASTIC anthem!!! Brilliant.

Scotland always look like they're preparing for a gallant defeat rather than believing they can win when they sing their anthem

Portugal or Italy for me.

Ha ha Kieran is dead right, the baldy chubby round fellas in the orange wigs know what is coming.

Bagpipes are shite Jamie, the haggis of world cusine, the Che Adams of international strikers.

Calum McGlassar has got his Ally's tartan army t-shirt on.

Get in

Ohhhhhh boy. William Wallace!

Ah shite, poxy deflection, own goal, of course - jocks 2 goals, 2 own goals

Paul Ferry - BLASPHEMY!!!!

Bagpipes shite? OMG behave! Played at my Mum's funeral! Greatest thing EVER.

Dude, how in the fuck do you not like the bagpipes???? Jeez man I'm floored.

VIVA LA TOBLERONES

Not for me Jamie, horrid sounds from bloaty cheeks in a skirt (sorry about your mum, I didn't know that)

Ally's Tartan Army. One of the biggest disappointments of all time.

Bloaty cheeks. 😂

Apologize for nothing. My Mom's been gone since 2014, and we always go Plastic Paddy here and send em off to Amazing Grace on the pipes.

Cheers

Ally looked like a low grade civil servant CMCG

What a goal, feck me, top class Jock assist, normal service is resumed.

Holy shit what a goal!

Horrid by Scotland but what a strike!

I think Russ Abbot's wee Jimmy was based on Mcleod, especially the wig, Gerard Pique's ex bird just equalised

VIVA LA TOBLERONES VIVA WILLIAM TELL VIVA ZURICH GNOMES VIVA INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERERS

Surely you mean ex-partner Jeff.

The scots always play with their hearts and not their heads. That's why they make good soldiers, they're all nutters.

Hahaha Colin. More true than not.

Scotland need to wake up here

Kerrist, apart from McGinley, McTominlay and Cnut chops Scotlands players are shite.

Scots were the hard-core and top mercenaries in the Thirty Years War Colin (1618-48)

Ah crap, offside

What do you mean,Ah crap. Support Scotland

From Flodden to Culloden, Paul. Always a rush of blood to the head.

PF gone PC, the worlds gone mad🤨

Yeah the Scots will be right behind England tomorrow.

And that odious twat Robertson is their skipper.

Commentator just put Lambeau Field in CHICAGO!!!

Hey, numpty, that's where the eternal enemy plays! You know, the Bears!

Jesus above.

Fecking hell it's McHewey! Why on earth would I support the paraffin drinking orange hair yorkie bar frying transvestites.

Irn Bru is pith.

How can they be so shite at footy when they are next door to us?

Actually, Jamie, Fletch the commentator who is actually a very good commentator - usually on BBC 5LIVE - loves his Yank sports, NFL above all. He's always the BBC head honcho at the superbowl.

Schoolboy error.

I'm behind Scotland. I don't care what they think of “us” I hope they do well. They are the Everton of International football - great support and they have the odd heroic victory but they're never going to be world beaters.
But my God they have some shit players here.

And to think, Mark, that every top English side used to have a couple of scots in their ranks. They were a production line for top players.

To be the Everton of something Mark you actually have to have a proud record and trophies in your past to truly capture the pathos. The Jocks are the Rotherham of global footy.

😂😂😂😂😂 Paul.

Yes Paul, I expected that response, but until we win something again we are in that bracket. We can't live on our history forever.
My God this match is poor after watching the joys of Turkey v Georgia and Albania v Croatia.
Scotland are still in the dark ages.

That's right CG, Jim Pearson, Joe Harper, Tiger McLaughlin, John Spencer, and Aiden McGeady readily spring to mind.

Errr. When did England last win something?

James McFadden, Big Dunc, Steven Naismith, David Weir.

Paul Hewitt -

They're too busy drawing against the USA to focus on winning trophies!

Men? 1966 McHewey. When did the methylated Jocks last qualify for the final knock out stages of a major tournament McHewey?

Colin #44

And now every top English side have a couple of Englishmen in their ranks...

Paul, go back a bit and there's Alex Young, Alex Parker, Alex Scott, Jimmy Gabriel, Duncan,all ours, plus Jimmy Henderson, Jimmy Johnston, Alan Gilzean, Law, Bremner, even the RS had some decent players.
Oh, and the brilliant Jim Baxter. And that lot without even thinking about it.

The only one of those 4 I truly rated in an Everton shirt was Davy Weir Jamie.

Bruce Rioch, the Golden Vision, Andy Gray, Graeme Sharp, ASA Hartford, and we love our Georgie Wood, Georgie Wood….

Thanks Ray and of course you're right. I was being tongue in cheek. I came of age in the 70s when most clubs had a jock or two. That is some list of players.

Those are 4 - plus McGeady - from "my time". There's a ton more obviously as Ray aptly names.

Scotland has really fallen off. Not sure why?

Scott Brown was one of my personal favs. Celtic player, just a nasty beast of a player.

Georgie Wood, greatest Scottish goalie of all time.

Faddy is starting to look like Jesse from Breaking Bad.

Moyseys jacket is making me all epileptic!!

Murph how in the world did I forget Gray and Sharp? Ugh.

Before my time but legends one shouldn't be stumped to toss out there quickly!

Times have indeed changed, Brendan

Jamie@23

Sorry, mate, bagpipes sound like someone shaggin a cat against its will in the stairwell of a tenement block. Apologies to any Scots reading this. Anyway, you should be watching the match, not reading this.

Moyes saying play it safe, happy with a draw, why am I not surprised?

Have look at the table Davy.

Fallen off what Jamie? Scotland have always been shite. Their finest moment was Argentina '78 where, of course, they failed to qualify for the knock-out stages - they have never made it to the knock-out stages of a tournament, right McHewey?

Who was that clown of a jock keeper who nearly knocked himself out on the post at Wembley in a hopeless attempt to save something. McCloy? McCoy? McCann? McMethylated Spirits?

Hahaha Ray. To each their own. I love the bagpipes, absolutely love them.

Brilliant analogy, tip of the cap.

Paul -

Player production, not international success.

There used to be many, many fantastic Scottish players. Nowadays they're about as good as you think bagpipes are!

Alan Rough

Enough of this jock bashing. Scotland no longer produce enough players of quality to compete at this level.

Duncan, I was struggling to think who he reminded me of - you nailed it!

That bloke who scored for Switzerlands not Happy…..

Gwan, someone, tap in…

That's sort of fair JC, but then they all got together and played for the Jocks and were shite.

We have a dream, / If dreams come true, / then bonny Scotland,

we'll play for you. / We hope and pray (we hope and pray) / that if we do (that if we do) / Then bonny Scotland we'll play for you.

AND THE UNFORGETTABLE.

When it comes to managers, we surely got the champ / When Docherty and Ormond left to join some other camp / We had to get a man who could make all Scotland proud / He's our Muhammad Ali, he's Alistair MacLeod, hey

We're on the march with Ally's army / We're going to the Argentine / And we'll really shake them up / When we win the world cup / 'Cause Scotland are the greatest football team

😂😂😂😂😂 He's our Muhammad Ali, he's Alistair MacLeod

It was Peter McCloy Jeff ...

That Swiss bloke who's just been subbed off isn't Happy…
O h come on, anyone???

Ok Mark he's Grumpy

The great Richard Gough.

Can't get your riddle, but his hips don't lie

Paul, wasn't that the tourney when one of them got sent home for drugs?
“We're all high in Marijuana, we all take amphetamines.
and we don't think it's a sin, to get fcuked on Heroin, cos Scotland are the junkies favourite team…”

Didn't Willie Johnstone get sent home for failing a drug test?

The elegant noble Richard Gough. What class.

(It was Mark, 1978, Willie Trainspotting Johnston)

It has been said the definition of a gentleman is someone who knows how to play the bagpipes but chooses no to.

And I meant Willie Henderson not Jimmy.

Yay! Thanks Geoff. X

Most of those Scots fans are paralytic. And they're stealing our song, please don't send me home.

Love that Allen

I was driving to work this morning when I rammed the car in front of me at a roundabout. I went to apologise and when the other driver got out he was a dwarf.
He said “I'm not happy!”
I said “oh, which one are you then?”

Scotland have played okay but they are a largely talent free bunch.

Murphy red card

I think that Gilmour is the only Jock player I'd have at EFC; perhaps McGinn

Paul, your just pro-dwarf. 😂

I might be a dwarf Jeff.

Ah double shite, offside.

Don't you know for sure PF?

Synchronised beer chucking!
WTF?

I'm surprised at how the Swiss are out muscling and out battling the Scot's here. That's usually the Scot's strengths.

good point JA

The Swiss are through with a draw. I don't know why the sods are still attacking

Enjoyable game. Scotland beat Hungary and surely in on 4 points?

Jocks will have to score at least 4 v Magyars to give them the teensey weeniest change of going through. They will keep their proud record of never qualifying for any knock-out stages.

Paul, they don't need to score 4 as they can qualify as one of the 4 best 3rd placed teams with 4 points if they beat Hungary

4 points will see them thru regardless of goal difference

It not just the first two, PF

The best third place finishers will also go through to the knock out stages.
Four points would almost certainly see the Jocks progress.

Lewis Dobbin going Villa

Does anyone recall Willie Johnstone, on his early return from Argentina, getting a dressing down live on TV from, believe it or not, Frank Bough?
Uncle Frank, indeed!

The best 4 third places I think go through, Scots might regret not pushing harder for the win, especially if they only draw against the Magyars.

Paul #52, actually Scotland have won 2 World Championships, in Elephant Polo.

Don't forget the curling at the Olympics a few years back Eric!

Curling. A combination of bowls and sweeping the kitchen floor!!

There was a period when Scotland produced some of the best British footballs. Dalgliesh, Souness and Hansen. I feel dirty for saying that, but there was no denying how good they were.

More recently, I've been very impressed by John McGinn.

Danny #106, there was a good stretch of years when I would have welcomed Colin Hendry to Everton over any center back playing in Britain at the time.

Andy (103), I best remember Willie Johnstone for getting sent off, playing for West Brom, against Liverpool, Ron Yeats got into an argument with Willie and Willie jumped up and gave Ron a Kirkby/ Glasgow kiss and decked him.

We mustn't forget David Weir Mike. Went on to be our captain and now DoF at Brighton.

After watching Che Adams fall over the ball, mis control passes and basically stink the yard out for Scotland I sincerely hope we never ever see him in an Everton shirt, I thought the Scotland fullback Ralston was well out if his depth in the 2 games they've played so far, Scotland never looked in any danger until his brain dead back pass

Just finished watching the (recorded) England game. If any further proof of Southgate's incompetence is needed you must be blind.

This is a bunch of brilliantly talented players but they aren't a team. Like Brazil in 2014 they will be torn apart by a better team because you can't depend on individual brilliance against a well drilled team.