Scotland’s Greatest Night

[Calvin]

I'm rich from the collecting the empty bottles of world class footballer Jim " Drunken bum " Baxter.

It must have been an honour for you, it’s not everyday someone like you meets someone as exceptional as Jim

 

[Nymzee]

 

[Papa Shango]

The European teams that stick out to me is Poland, Ukraine, Russia. For their populations they’ve not done much at international or club level. I don’t think a Polish club team has ever won any European competition.
Pretty sure FC Zenit beating Rangers in Manchester was the only time a Russian club has won a European tournament

The Polish national side was very good in the 70's to mid 80's. Two third places in the World Cup (74 and 82), Two Olympics in the 70s (Gold and SIlver).

Always struggled in the Euros for some reason.

Dynamo Kiev were always a quality team in the 90s. Modern football (and the world in general I suppose) seems to have wiped out a load of good Eastern European sides.

 

[Papa Shango]

Hey!!!

Sean Connery

Rod Stewart

Lorraine Kelly

John Leslie

Mrs Doubtfire

Ground Keeper Willie

Marti Pellow

Scotty from Star Trek

Ruth Fowler

Deacon Blue

James Corden

Susan Boyle

@Calvin

Your boys took a hell of a beating!!!

Not Scottish.

Just thinks he is.

I'll ignore Corden because any excuse to have a pop at him is good.

 

[Moomin]

Not Scottish.

Just thinks he is.

I'll ignore Corden because any excuse to have a pop at him is good.

Another English reject, like the majority of Scotlands team.

He fits in well.

 

[Calvin]

Another English reject, like the majority of Scotlands team.

He fits in well.

You’ve got a player who played full internationals for the Republic of Ireland in your team, you’ve got Grealish who’s played the Republic youth and U21’s you now want Evan Ferguson.

 

[Papa Shango]

Another English reject, like the majority of Scotlands team.

He fits in well.

Technically I am Scottish.

But I hate both teams equally.

 

[LEONARD]

The Scottish kit is nice.

 

[Moomin]

You’ve got a player who played full internationals for the Republic of Ireland in your team, you’ve got Grealish who’s played the Republic youth and U21’s you now want Evan Ferguson.

Rice and Grealish are English as they come, born in the greatest country of the world.

 

[Nymzee]

Sniff it bucky

 

[stipe]

The Polish national side was very good in the 70's to mid 80's. Two third places in the World Cup (74 and 82), Two Olympics in the 70s (Gold and SIlver).

Always struggled in the Euros for some reason.

Dynamo Kiev were always a quality team in the 90s. Modern football (and the world in general I suppose) seems to have wiped out a load of good Eastern European sides.

USSR was good team, played few times in final of Euro.
But from what i understand its Ukrainian players who carried the Soviet national team and Dynamo Kyiv won Uefa Cup few times in the 80s.

So in USSR era football was more popular in Ukraine, hockey in Russia itself and basketball (i think) in Baltic countries.

 

[duncs pigeon]

You’ve got a player who played full internationals for the Republic of Ireland in your team, you’ve got Grealish who’s played the Republic youth and U21’s you now want Evan Ferguson.

no we dont

 

[sotnas]

But from what i understand its Ukrainian players who carried the Soviet national team and Dynamo Kyiv won Uefa Cup few times in the 80s.

That's debatable.

Lobanovsky favoured players from his Dínamo Kiev, who played according to his system. Of course they were a wonderful team with a lot of Ukrainian players.

But Spartak had also very good players who wouldn't fit Lobanovsky's system. Cherenkov is regarded as a genius and he never quite convinced Lobanovsky because he was too much of a free spirit on the pitch. From that Spartak team there was Dasaev, Rodionov, Khidiatullin who would feature regularly with Lobanovsky, who took charge after the WC of 82. In 82 more than a half of the players were of non-Ukraine origin, when Beskov was in charge. After Lobanovsky's appointment, things changed.

I think there were two schools in confront: Lobanovsky vs Beskov.

And I read something about tie results which would impact the final tables and how Lobanovsky controlled that detail in Kiev's own purpose, gaining an edge over the other teams.

Nevertheless, Dinamo Kiev and Spartak Moscow would go neck to neck to dispute who would be the most successful club in the old USSR, with only one victory more in favour of Dinamo Kiev. Internationally, Dinamo would be perceived has the dominant force when things were a bit more close national wide.

 

[Papa Shango]

USSR was good team, played few times in final of Euro.
But from what i understand its Ukrainian players who carried the Soviet national team and Dynamo Kyiv won Uefa Cup few times in the 80s.

So in USSR era football was more popular in Ukraine, hockey in Russia itself and basketball (i think) in Baltic countries.

Yeah with a smattering of Georgians too. The late 70's early - 80s Dinamo Tbilisi team was tremendous. There were only a handful of Russians in the 80's teams of any note, Dasayev, Morosov and Khidyiatulin (no doubt murdered that spelling) mainly.

Yep Lithuania is a basketball country mainly.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

How good can Bellingham be?

I know people will say it's only Scotland but they're undoubtedly one of the in form teams in Europe.