Scotland v Ukraine world cup qualifiers

[cambridgeshire canary 6,718]

Anyone going to be giving it a watch? On Sky Sports, kickoff at 7:45

[Google Bot 3,278]

Hell yeah, really looking forward to this.

Was hoping the Wales match was on the radio beforehand, but doesn't seem to be.

Edit: Just seen that PP isn't even on the subs bench for Poland, so not all that bothered now. lol

Edited June 1, 2022 by Google Bot

[littleyellowbirdie 2,550]

I genuinely can't decide who to support for this one. On the one hand, having Ukraine at the World Cup feels massively important under the circumstances, but World Cup qualification is such a rare thing for Scotland that I'd really like to see it succeed as well. 

May the best team win, I guess. 

[Mengo 822]

1 hour ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Anyone going to be giving it a watch? On Sky Sports, kickoff at 7:45

Massive game for both teams. 👏 yep I'll be watching on TNT 🇧🇷 live. Beers 🍻 are chilling nicely 👌.  At this moment watching Poland 🇵🇱 v Wales live 0-0 . 44mins.

2-1 🇵🇱 ft.

Edited June 1, 2022 by Mengo

[Graham Paddons Beard 2,431]

Never had an easier decision . It’s like  watching the Binners . Come on Ukraine 🇺🇦 

 

 

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[Ken Hairy 3,772]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[Pyro Pete 1,897]

Hmm, I dunno...

[Midlands Yellow 3,985]

Come on Scotland, Ukraine won the Eurovision so only fair to support the home team tonight. 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,718]

Hanley and Gilmour both starting..

[The Real Buh 3,432]

I’ll support any team that plays against Billy Gilmour

come on Ukraine!

[Midlands Yellow 3,985]

I’ve only been to Scotland once to watch a match. Skol Cup Final 87, Rangers v Aberdeen. The hospitality was second to none and the partying after took days to recover from. Flecky equalised near the end of 90 minutes and scored in the penalty shoot out. What a bargain he was for £500,000 shortly after. 

[Mengo 822]

8 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said:

I’ve only been to Scotland once to watch a match. Skol Cup Final 87, Rangers v Aberdeen. The hospitality was second to none and the partying after took days to recover from. Flecky equalised near the end of 90 minutes and scored in the penalty shoot out. What a bargain he was for £500,000 shortly after. 

A bargain 👌 indeed. And our little stu boy was a mere 3 years old then. I wonder if he had ambitions of climbing everest then😉

 

[wr4sb 33]

From the BBC Live Text:

Posted at 18:4018:40

Will friendlies and 'sparring match' be enough?

Scotland v Ukraine (19:45)

Ukraine's big two, Shakhtar Donetsk and Dinamo Kyiv, played some fund-raising friendlies across Europe before an international camp was set up in Slovenia at the beginning of May. Then there were wins against Borussia Monchengladbach and Empoli and a draw with Rijeka as Oleksandr Petrakov kept his players ticking over.

Plans for a meeting with DR Congo fell through last week, with the squad, by that time including all overseas players, going through what was described as a "sparring match" with one team playing in the "style of the Scottish national team".

I wonder who got the Grant Hanley role of kicking lumps out of their mates?

 

So Grant just kicks lumps out of his mates then...

[Van wink 2,994]

1 hour ago, Google Bot said:

Hell yeah, really looking forward to this.

Was hoping the Wales match was on the radio beforehand, but doesn't seem to be.

Edit: Just seen that PP isn't even on the subs bench for Poland, so not all that bothered now. lol

Wales game was on Premier sports, terrific performance from a second string team, went one nil up but Poland lifted their game towards the end and won 2-1. Lots of positives for Wales though.

[Van wink 2,994]

Come on you Scots

[Google Bot 3,278]

Just watching the anthems and build-up, you can see there's a lot of pressure on those Ukrainian players wanting to do their country proud.

Edited June 1, 2022 by Google Bot

[FenwayFrank 2,459]

People moan about our national anthem, the jocks is far worse

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

7 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

People moan about our national anthem, the jocks is far worse

All about them possibly winning one battle against us.

Chip on shoulder or what?

[kirku 1,332]

Great save by Gordon just there

[dylanisabaddog 4,921]

20 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

People moan about our national anthem, the jocks is far worse

It's a dirge. Ukraine look by far the better team at the moment. It's nice watching Gilmour being awful and not having to worry about it

[Google Bot 3,278]

Wish Gimour could always pass to a player in Yellow as well as he's done tonight.

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[1902 1,167]

15 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said:

All about them possibly winning one battle against us.

Chip on shoulder or what?

At least there's a collective element to that. God save the Queen is tuneless sycophantic nonsense. 

[Google Bot 3,278]

3 minutes ago, 1902 said:

God save the Queen is tuneless sycophantic nonsense.

It can change sex though, one of the few Polyanthemus examples out there.

[kirku 1,332]

Great finish. Hopefully no var interference

[Branston Pickle 3,659]

Ukraine seem to be doing pretty well so far…just hope they can take it into the final if they get there. 

[FenwayFrank 2,459]

3 minutes ago, Google Bot said:

It can change sex though, one of the few Polyanthemus examples out there.

What if it wants to identify as non binary?

[Terminally Yellow 2,448]

Looking more and more like Hanley getting a nice rest in November... 

[Google Bot 3,278]

Route one!  Nicely taken though, well deserved. 

[Van wink 2,994]

Scotland hugely handicapped without the Mayor😁

[Bovril 219]

Gilmour getting completely overran by Zinchenko in midfield (Ukraine playing well). Once again, he genuinely looks like a school boy in a Man’s game. Lots of running around getting nowhere near his man, physically bullied off, passed around.