Rousseau

@buster. and @der Berliner were the big gainers in yesterday's matches, picking up 5 points each. @Ted McMinnime also takes the lead outright after picking up 4 points.

I can't argue with that.

I was merely pointing out that that's not his title with Scotland.

I don't think MacPhee is the Scotland set-piece coach; he's an assistant coach. He is Aston Villa's set-piece coach, though.

I wasn't too happy with the McLean links but I can see the benefit of signing an experienced player to go alongside all our youngsters.

Of course not. Merely a figure of speech, to lend gravitas to the competition.

@Ted McMinnime takes the lead on 'goal difference' after a Correct Score and Correct Result in the first two games of the round. @Gonzo79 and @weebluedevil making moves, too, with a Correct Score each, to push away from the relegation zone. It's very tight mid-table.

Just waiting on predictions from @Whosthedado and @BEARGER. You have until 20:00 tonight.

compo was in a league of his own this round. Onevision made good progress. Most of us picked up fewer points. Player MD1 MD2 diff compo 9 17 +8 Onevision 8 13 +5 Yorkie Bear 9 11 +2 Ted McMinnime 11 12 +1 BEARGER 10 9 -1 Whosthedado 9 8 -1 ChelseaBoy 11 8 -3 TB 10 7 -3 Gonzo79 9 6 -3 Rousseau 14 10 -4 Franc Ergs 11 7 -4 lenny3k 11 7 -4 WorthingBear91 11 7 -4 weebluedevil 10 5 -5 buster. 12 5 -7 CammyF 11 3 -8 der Berliner 15 6 -9

Virtually everyone gained points in yesterday's two later games. compo, ted and Yorkie gained Correct Scores in the BEL-ROM game. That wraps the 2nd round of matches. Compo leads after a stunning 4 Correct Scores in the round.

@onevision on the move, after picking up his third CS in this round of matches!

I loved the Czech Republic side at Euro 2004 (Nedved, Poborsky, Rosicky, Cech, Koller, Baros, Galasek, Jankulovsky, Gregera, Ujfalusi, Smicer), but after the recent issues Rangers have had against Czech sides, I can't stand them now.

We're still waiting on predictions from @Ted McMinnime, @buster., @Whosthedado, @Yorkie Bear, @BEARGER, @Tannochsidebear and @der Berliner.

Yorkie gets his first correct score of the tournament. Decent points gained from the POL-AUS game: Yorkie and Rousseau got the Correct Scores, with 5 others getting the Correct Result. NED-FRA was low scring: only compo, Ted, Yorkie and WB91 gained points for the Correct Result.

Griezmann has been simultaneously sublime and awful.

*Cough* 55 *Cough*

Strange set of results: only Rousseau, onevision, ChelseaBoy and lenny3k gained points through Correct Scores.

Praying for no more goals...

What a goal that was! Ukraine turn it around!

Lobotka is a wonderful player.

*Size of bubble represents their market value according to transfermarkt. Cortes is strangely expensive for someone that hasn't played much. Kelly looks a clever buy: played a lot of minutes at only 28 (for a 'keeper). Barron has played a lot more minutes than the rest of the youngsters we've been linked with. He's not far off Sima (7,550 vs 8,256) despite being a year younger.

We do need someone homegrown that can grow into that role; someone to stay around for the foreseeable future, to lead the team.