Countdown #5

Nov 12, 2007 19:52

So it's 5 days to the biggest Scotland game in a decade. I will mark this with my top 5 Scotland goals. These are not the best Scotland goals- no Archie '78 or Dave Narey's 'toe poke'. No, these are the goals, that, at the time, meant the most. Well, maybe that's not right. It's a mix of good strikes, important strikes- just goals that made me ( Read more... )

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scottishbuzzard November 13 2007, 15:58:00 UTC
OK, to explain better:

These are the five goals Scotland goals that, at the time, were the most critical. They are the five goals that I celebrated the most. They are the five goals that gave us hope. They are the five goals that caused the most joy.

It is a list of disappointments because despite the joy caused by these goals, they don't always lead to great things.

It is all hype for Saturday.

Are you hyped yet?

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galenraff November 13 2007, 17:07:59 UTC
So wait.

This is the five goals for which you have drank the most, then?

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galenraff November 13 2007, 19:54:16 UTC
"It would rank as Scotland's biggest achievement of all time."

Wow. That's a lot of pressure given:

"Scotland should take heart from their performance in Italy in March, despite their 2-0 defeat."

They may also want "McLeish's men have to start positively but must also make sure they are vigilant, solid and do not going to give anything away - especially in the first 20-25 minutes" to extend to the first 90 minutes.

And of course, the best quote of the whole thing:

"Ahead of a game of this magnitude, you do not want there to be any negatives in the dressing room." Now I'm not a pro athelete, but I would think the playing field, or "pitch" would be where this is most important. But apparently the Scots are instead going to focus on quality shampoo, a rattail embargo, and no demeaning jokes about each others' packages. Proposed new motto? Scotland: don't track mud in here.

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