Tartan Army snap up 13,700 tickets for Scotland's Wembley clash with England

[Norris Cole 0]

When a Scotland England game comes along I always have to think on big Tam Forsyth's tackle on Mick Channon. Probably one of the best tackles ever. It may have been deemed illegal now as it was from behind but still a fantastic memory.

 

Was it Craig Moore on Henrik Larsson good?

[Norris Cole 0]

When the 1996 Euros draw came out I was bouncing plus the 2000 Play off.

 

Now I don't actually care.

 

Sad but unfortunately true for many of us. I honestly had no idea this game was coming up until I opened the thread. I'm not bothered what the result is, which certainly wouldn't have been the case 20 years ago.

[craig 5,199]

Funnily enough I probably prefer England over Scotland these days.

[Norris Cole 0]

Funnily enough I probably prefer England over Scotland these days.

 

I generally look pretty favourably upon the English when it comes to sport, but there hasn't exactly been a plethora of likeable young men in the England football team in the modern era. You sort of draw a blank after Beckham and Lampard.

[craig 5,199]

I generally look pretty favourably upon the English when it comes to sport, but there hasn't exactly been a plethora of likeable young men in the England football team in the modern era. You sort of draw a blank after Beckham and Lampard.

 

Was at Wembley for the Malta game - thought they were very poor - but I didn't actually mind being in amongst them. There is too much money in the game in England, to the point that young men get paid far too much and have their ego striked far too much for them to be likeable people.

[Norris Cole 0]

Was at Wembley for the Malta game - thought they were very poor - but I didn't actually mind being in amongst them. There is too much money in the game in England, to the point that young men get paid far too much and have their ego striked far too much for them to be likeable people.

 

It's amazing the difference in mentality/culture when it comes to British footballers and those on the continent. In Sweden, half the guys in the national side are studying for some degree or another, there's very rarely a scandal of any sort. Or just compare, say, Andrea Pirlo and Wayne Rooney

 

And then you have your typical English footballer. I'm reminded of Frankie Boyle talking about if the England squad got to write their own World Cup song:

 

Kick it in the goal!

Kick it in the goal!

Their goal,

Not our goal,

Kick it in the goal!

Edited October 23, 2016 by Norris Cole