En Passant

nicely put. but it's still the same. I / we support you . You prefer secession.

Scotland goes quiet. As they should. Yeah, attack me. meh.

Get in there Deathers.

You have a nickname for me? Fame (of a sort) at last.

My Scots count is clearly substandard. I can live with that.

I want to marry you now and have your babies. A bit of honesty just kills me. Naturally, other matters (sexuality not the least of them) get in the way. We'll just have to figure that out.

Clearly I have work to do to get you on board.

Old git? My middle name is 'Victor' yes ofc Meldrew. But, we have a chance. Further, everything Southgate has worked for has come to pass, from managing the team to managing the expectation. Ofc I'm pessimistic, I'm old and even I have known nothing else. But I'm going to try to overcome my nature.

Fair play mate, but a bit of your actual 'north of the border' support wouldn't go amiss. I genuinely root for Scotland, I'd settle for just a tiny bit the other way.

The flip side of that is. Croatia are perhaps the only team still in our half that are our equal or better. So we face one team on paper worse than us, one about level, and a final against better opposition, but it's one match.

And yet, England are in a world cup quarter final a competition for which Scotland failed to qualify again. Further, apparently you don't support them anyway. (though it's a stretch from Oslo I admit). Ultimately it's either the UK or it' s not. And apparently, according to msc, wilz, cloris, paul (ya I remembered this time) and charon it's not. As you prefer fellas.

I love you too. (out of sensible responses).

I hear you. But tbh? Switzerland looked better. To me anyway. Sweden gonna be hard to break down admittedly.

Subbuteo? Aw cmon Charon. Show us some love, you really wanted that wind up, kick everyone, see if you can 'get to them' lot to win? Really?

If we lose to that lot....1. We don't deserve to go any further. 2. It's still at least as far as we expected (for once, taking away the lunacy) to go.

Thanks Willz. Gracious. and God knows. Just happy that we were mostly the better team and it didn't all go wrong again. Even pens, we were due one. No way we win it all without an enormous slice of luck, Brazil looked much better than that. The final? Could happen, nobody on our side that's still in it looks all that.

It won't be the first time I've been called retarded. I'm in a mess at half time at extra time. And I don't even watch football more than once every 2 / 4 years. Lord help your blood pressure if you're actually a fan. That said, to hell with you Scots, you know what? I'll still support your team come what may. Take that.

My geography needs some work then. Currently I have you at about Oslo.

Stick to the old firm you. Delving into teams 300 miles south of you.

Anyone who thinks Octopi (or cats come to that [other thread]) can predict football results has consumed far too much of it or some other form of sushi and it's destroyed half their brain cells.

Nice swerve, but I'm not buying.

Was never bothered about Gloria. Self Control however is still on my playlist.

Sweden 2 - 3 Switzerland Colombia 2 - 3 England

Initially I ballsed up like the clown I so often am and put this in 'words we like'. Perhaps a subconscious part of me actually likes it? Nah..

Bugger. Sorry I'm a fool. ETA Paul mate can you delete the necessary? ta. Or leave as a testament to my stupidity. Richly Deserved.