International football - is it worth it?

[Gonzo79 15,294]

Decent strike from Hagi.  I expect clubs overseas will be keeping an eye on him.

 

Romania look weird in white shorts.

[Gonzo79 15,294]

57 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

I did cheer Leigh Griffith's goals against England a couple of years ago as enthusiastically as any Rangers goals

[ranger_syntax 4,330]

International football is a waste of time.

 

Please end it.

 

As an interim measure I would accept the abolition of the Scotland team.

[ranger_syntax 4,330]

9 hours ago, JohnMc said:

... I did cheer Leigh Griffith's goals against England a couple of years ago as enthusiastically as any Rangers goals ...

What is wrong with you?

[JohnMc 2,765]

Griffith's goals against England were fantastic both in terms of their quality but also their timing. Scotland, of course, managed to still mess it up with only seconds to go. I remember seeing a young Charlie Nicholas score a cracker against Switzerland I think on his Scotland debut. He was cheered to the rafters by the Scotland support that night, the majority of who must have been Rangers supporters. 

I did look at the Scotland side last night and think 'could they get anymore Celtic players or supporters into that side!' but once the match started I can temporarily suspend allegiances. In the end I accepted Maurice Johnson scoring for Rangers, I can accept Griffiths scoring for Scotland.

[ranger_syntax 4,330]

2 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

... In the end I accepted Maurice Johnson scoring for Rangers, I can accept Griffiths scoring for Scotland.

Not analogous. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

more rangers fans go to Scotland games than any other teams fans. 

[Gribz 852]

3 hours ago, ranger_syntax said:

International football is a waste of time.

 

Please end it.

 

As an interim measure I would accept the abolition of the Scotland team.

It has dropped drastically in the past 20 years.

I agree with Arsene Wenger - play all games in a lump sum ie. an international season.

[Devil's advocaat 1,543]

I'm with John, couldn't care less who's playing for Scotland, although admittedly I loved watching Goram, Gough, McCall, Mojo and Ally form the spine of the team when I was a teenager. Those guys played with McStay, Collins et al no probs, so I've never seen why supporters would be any different.

 

F### supporting an EPL eleven.

[stewarty 2,028]

I was a regular at Scotland games for a few years up until Walter and then Eck departed.  Or was it the other way round?  After that, and particularly since 2012, I've found it hard to get motivated for any football beyond Rangers.   I sort of envy guys that just enjoy football and can tune into all sorts of games.  And the international breaks just irritate me these days from a Rangers point of view.  Far more often they break up our rhythm than give us a chance to re-focus and work on the training pitch.