23 long years of hurt

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23 long years of hurt

Post by Billy Balfour » Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:32 pm

Thread to wish Scotland all the best.

By the way, I've been telling a lot of lies recently.
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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by TheFamilyCat » Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:37 pm

Only 23 years?

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by Bosscat » Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:59 pm

Has Steve1956 been up there 23 years 🤭🤭🤭

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by tiger76 » Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:32 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:59 pm
Has Steve1956 been up there 23 years 🤭🤭🤭
I don't know how long Steve has been up here, but I'll have resided in Glasgow for 30 years come next year, and I also have strong Scottish family roots so I have a foot in both camps so to speak, I have no problem with the Scots doing well just as long as it's not at England's expense, and hopefully both can qualifying along with the Welsh, it always adds to the tournament when all the home nations perform strongly, but sadly it rarely happens very often.

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by Steve1956 » Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:32 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:32 pm
I don't know how long Steve has been up here, but I'll have resided in Glasgow for 30 years come next year, and I also have strong Scottish family roots so I have a foot in both camps so to speak, I have no problem with the Scots doing well just as long as it's not at England's expense, and hopefully both can qualifying along with the Welsh, it always adds to the tournament when all the home nations perform strongly, but sadly it rarely happens very often.
Hi Tiger,after 30 years have they accepted you yet?...its a long road to travel 🤣

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by tiger76 » Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:45 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:32 pm
Hi Tiger,after 30 years have they accepted you yet?...its a long road to travel 🤣
Hi Steve yes I think I finally qualify as an honorary Scot now, although I still cannae da a Scottish accent. :lol:
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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by Steve1956 » Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:49 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:45 pm
Hi Steve yes I think I finally qualify as an honorary Scot now, although I still cannae da a Scottish accent. :lol:
Bloody hell only another 27 years to go 🙄...☺
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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by Woodleyclaret » Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:01 am

I have a soft spot for Scotland having lived there in the late 70s and being on the Kop with Allys Army as Scotland qualified for the World Cup finals in Argentina
The atmosphere was unbelievable
The National team have suffered over the preceding decades as more and more foreign imports make their way into SPL teams indeed it's been known for Canadian international players to play for Rangers
I hope they do well and anything that gets Muppet "penalty king" Southgate sacked will be a bonus

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by BenWickes » Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:12 am

Not sure an 8pm kick off on a Friday evening when the weather forecast is supposed to be warm and dry is the best idea.
All day to drink and you can bet many will travel without tickets.
Hopefully everyone behaves themselves.

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by Billy Balfour » Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:43 am

I've received loads of congratulatory messages from my Scottish colleagues and friends since yesterday's victory. Then again, I might be making this up.

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:45 am

Was surprised to see Hampden about as popular as Ewood last night what with the bitters 2 new favourite teams playing. Guess the jocks like to let the giro last a bit longer into the week.

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by superdimitri » Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:50 am

Billy Balfour wrote:
Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:43 am
I've received loads of congratulatory messages from my Scottish colleagues and friends since yesterday's victory. Then again, I might be making this up.
Perhaps you meant your Hungarian friends?

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by Billy Balfour » Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:23 am

superdimitri wrote:
Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:50 am
Perhaps you meant your Hungarian friends?
Yep, my bad. I've just rechecked, and it was indeed my Hungarian friends. Not a single message from my Scottish friends and colleagues. There must be a massive outage up there, affecting their phones and Wi-Fi. Happen a good job we didn't lose. It would have been sad not to have been able to read their massages of commiserations.

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by Sproggy » Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:03 am

Where can I get a "massage of commiseration"? Sounds like fun.
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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by tiger76 » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:22 pm

You do realise if England now go on to win the tournament, the sweaty socks will claim that they should be classed as joint winners due to them gaining a draw with us in the group stages, christ they never shut up about becoming unofficial world champions following their 3-2 win at Wembley in 1967, even though that was only a Home International fixture.

Crowd was low at Hampden last night, but hardly surprising in the circumstances, and given who was playing, my work supervisor was one of the few in attendance, but considering she supports Dumbarton last night will probably count as a large crowd for her.

An ex-Celtic player in the Swedish ranks, and a current Rangers player in the Ukrainian ranks, so as you can imagine they each received a mixed reception from the locals who were there.

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by Bosscat » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:32 pm

Sproggy wrote:
Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:03 am
Where can I get a "massage of commiseration"? Sounds like fun.
Ask GIADJ 😉

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:51 pm

Thought this was going to be the title for Kevin's Testimonial in a few years ;)

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Re: 23 long years of hurt

Post by KRBFC » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:52 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:01 am
I have a soft spot for Scotland having lived there in the late 70s and being on the Kop with Allys Army as Scotland qualified for the World Cup finals in Argentina
The atmosphere was unbelievable
The National team have suffered over the preceding decades as more and more foreign imports make their way into SPL teams indeed it's been known for Canadian international players to play for Rangers
I hope they do well and anything that gets Muppet "penalty king" Southgate sacked will be a bonus
Not surprised to see the Southgate haters crawling out of the closet and revealing themselves as Jocks

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