Scotland 2-1 Iceland
Posted in Scotland at 09:02 on 2 April 2009
Hampden Park, 1/4/09
The usual win against Iceland, then, but not the most convincing of performances. Is there any point in qualifying for the World Cup – or even the play-offs?
Sorry. I’m a bit jaded. I think I need a holiday.
Neilw
2 April 2009 at 11:22
I thought it was better than that, Jack. There were times we were so on top of them it wasn’t funny. A bit more confidence at the sharp end and we’d have been well in front.
What I find frustrating is that we’ve just lost that sense of self belief that we had under Smith and McLeish. It’ll take a run of good results to get it back, but I think we will. We’ve got decent some players. I tell you as a Rangers fan though. I’d be perfectly happy now not to see Ferguson in dark blue again. The midfield just works better without him.
As for qualifying. Well, yes it’s important that we reach the play-offs and hopefully the finals, because it’s all part of the development of the current group of players. They need that experience if they are to do better next time round.
If we go about saying: “I hope we don’t qualify because we’ll get gubbed”, we’ll never get back to the level of glorious by-a-baw-hair failure that is our birthright.
jackdeighton
2 April 2009 at 20:57
It’s just my natural pessimism, Neil. After all, I support Dumbarton.
I agree about sense of belief and Bazza, though.
sonsdiary
2 April 2009 at 21:44
Talking of the Sons ,are you going on saturday
jackdeighton
2 April 2009 at 22:20
Yes. My knees are quaking already.
sonsdiary
3 April 2009 at 19:10
will be in the stand tomorrow if you want to introduce your self
I will be the auld guy with the John Lennon hat on
jackdeighton
3 April 2009 at 22:48
I usually go to the terracing, but if I decide to sit in the stand I’ll be the beardy guy in a red jacket.