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Whit? No he isn't. He's not particularly unfit either. He's lacking match sharpness. He's attempting to do what no other singles player has ever done in coming back from having a new hip installed. To even be competing at this level and winning the odd game (and a couple of tournaments as well - one singles and one doubles since his op) is extraordinary. He said it himself. As long as he's not getting smoked by the top players he'll keep playing.

I've never been convinced it makes any difference. Most players are professional in attitude and play for their careers every day of their lives. Any down of tools can finish them overnight.

Not really because I'm not thinking about finishing third. I'm thinking about us beating both England and Croatia and then it doesn't matter what other teams do. If you want to talk about 3rd place, 4 points would certainly see us through IMO. Funnily enough, we could win our last 2 games and still finish 3rd. A narrow win for Croatia over the Czech Republic absolutely helps our cause if we want to secure 2nd place. Realistically, if we lose tomorrow it's curtains but I don't think we will.

Suggestion of potential wrongdoing within the club. Comparison with Motherwell. Complaints about marketing. If this isn't Dickson, I'll ditch hesgoal and buy a season ticket right now.

Maybe I'm wrong but my spidey senses smell Stuart Dickson. Can't put my finger on it...

Well I've taken your advice now. Belatedly. But I've done it.

Enough is enough. You can go back into my ignore list and stay there permanently. For the sake of my f**king sanity if nothing else.

A draw against England in their back yard would be an excellent result but I'm still confident we're more than good enough to beat them.

Nobody cares about your endless negativity. Have you not got your thick skull around that yet?

Yeah, they were very clinical. On another night we could have had about 4 or 5 and so could they. We could have been watching a 5-5 draw. Despite the result, there were lots of positives - Adams, Hanley, Robertson etc. Hopefully the nerves will have died down a bit for the players and they can cut out the negatives from here on. Anyway, f**k it. Time to move on. We are a very long way from being out of this. Looking forward to Friday already. If we put this level of effort in again we might well give England more than enough to worry about. I just hope the players keep themselves around positive, optimistic people and don't stray onto forums like this one. Honestly, there's nothing like Scottish football fans for draining the life right out of you with their endless negative pish.

Would have been easier to take if we'd been completely outplayed.

Tough one to take. Sigh!

You can't fault the effort here. We've done everything but score. By far the better team but we're looking at a defeat anyway.

We've done OK. Haven't done enough up front for me and in central midfield we're getting a bit over-run at times. Players still looking very nervous which is not surprising. Still well in this and looking dangerous when we attack - just need a bit more bite at the top end. Could and should have had 1 or 2 goals.

Not sure who you are talking to but nobody is interested bud.

Ah of course, I forgot that we had more than 23 players.

Unless my eyes deceive me there's no Declan Gallagher either.

Pretty sure that if the club had received an offer they would have made a statement to either tell them to bugger off or to alert other clubs to get a bidding war going. It would be odd for them to say nothing. Mind you, I know the square root of sod all about what happens at the club so....

Oh for goodness sakes, it's only a game. At least we've qualified. Just try and enjoy yourself for once without the "elvis-lite" nonsense.

Classy. FFS!!!

I'm seeing nothing from either of these two teams to be worried about. Game is as dull as ditchwater.

Name calling eh? Jesus will be very upset with you.

Who is it you are talking to here? Literally nobody is interested in this garbage between the pair of you Baz. Nobody. That's two entire threads you are both ruining with this shite.

Oh criiiiiinge FFS.

Because Gascoigne's sickening goal was one of the best goals ever seen scored at a major tournament. Imagine if we had scored like that against England. I guarantee we would never stop going on about it. We were talking about Gemmill's goal when we played Netherlands last week. The pain of that Gascoigne goal will go with me to my grave. Especially after missing a penalty ourselves.