A quick word? Velocity! Scotland under Gordon Strachan 2013-2016

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Orange = games left to play, can't qualify

I thought England holding on last night had put San Marino out; but no, there could still be a three-way tie there that'd put San Marino through.

Brave new dawn. Lots of positives from that, not least that we had a nominally better XI not playing.

Griffiths is a man short with so little support. If we're going to isolate a forward so much I'd rather go with a Big or a Nippy rather than a Deek.

Shame it was treated as a dead rubber. I know we can't qualify for 2014 but every result is important to our chances of ever quantifying for anything. Are we above Burkina Faso yet?

This England match hasn't exactly captured the imagination yet. Still, gives everyone a chance to talk about getting pished and breaking goalposts.

I think we'd be better using international breaks to rack up ranking points against teams worse than ours in the hope of clawing our way up a seeding pot at some point.

My Dad broke his back trying to climb a drainpipe to break into his own house to watch a Scotland vs England game. True story.

Is it on the telly? Don't fancy trying to watch it in a pub tbh.

Yay, 's on ITV

Get the fuckin' kerry-oot in, "Rightgetintaethesebastards", hullo!!! It'll be just like the 70s.

This England match hasn't exactly captured the imagination yet.

My work is Kings Cross/ Euston area so the streets are crawling with Scottish fans in those stupid long kilts

The 0-6 last night isn't terribly auspicious. I'm not too happy at the whole idea tbh, being 'current champions' has brought some comfort these past 14 years.

Good to see the U21s doing their bit to instil a false sense of confidence and complacency in the England camp.

Saw this picture, stolen from everyone's Facebook about three years ago, on BT Sport's preview show last night:

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We were debating going out to the pub to watch it, but it's a school night and I basically can't be arsed.

gotta stick with the classics.

i think i'll be doing a pub viewing, see if i can get into my first propah london fight.

hoping Griffiths starts, contemplating going to the pub to watch, he was magical on Saturday

Tartan Army turn Trafalgar Square fountain into giant bubblebath:

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Pub is looking more of a good idea as kick-off approaches (also have a £20 bar tab to spent from pub quiz winnings)

Griffiths is a waste if he's up front on his own imo. Would rather see him in a more withdrawn Commonsy role or with a strike partner who isn't Kenny Miller.

Aye, he might as well not have been there against Croatia. I'd try him up front with Jordan Rhodes, what's the worst that can happen?

he played alongside Doyle for most of Saturday, definitely benefited from being able to drop deeper

time to knock the English off their, um, wee ladder thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emyu6kDnSKw

McGregor, Hutton, Hanley, Martin, Whittaker, Snodgrass, Brown, Morrison, Forrest, Maloney, Miller

fuckin

I have no words. Well, I have plenty, but you've heard them all before.

keeps me out of the pub anyway

Kenny Misser smh

are there going to be different commentaries tonight?

Who do you have in Englandshire? We've got Derek Rae and Alan Brazil on STV.

Jimmy Hill and Nick Griffin

is that chalk drawing itv are using in their branding supposed to be a joke? proper MOPA job.

palmed in, lovely jubbly

bgkitw

reminds me of how Steve Smith got out at the weekend

Within an ace of fucking it

Former England defender Danny Mills on BBC Radio 5 live
England 0-1 Scotland
"Scotland now have something to protect, to give them the belief to really throw themselves into challenges.

"If you think back to Chelsea v Barcelona, it is very hard to score against well-organised teams who sit deep.

"Scotland are no mugs, it will be difficult for England to break them down."

kenny fuckin' miller eh

Handball but get in ya bass

Fuckin

I might use my mod powers to delete all negative comments about Miller upthread :-)

he made Cahill look a right dick there

Also lolz @ Alan Brazil's use of the verb "bing" to describe Miller's shot.

(PS I have Snodgrass to score at any time. Any chance we could get a third?)

oh well

Baws.

You can see the shite running out of Whittaker every time anyone goes near him.

Yeah if we'd scored then that would've been on him, couldn't clear even when he wasn't under pressure

Ah ffs but that's actually heartwarming

Gah. Pleased for the lad though.

Now that's got to warm the cockles of your heart

Whole game turned once England realised they were taller than us.

My cockles are distinctly unwarmed, tbh. Sorry.

Trying to work out who was marking Lambert. There doesn't seem to be anyone even looking at him.

Everyone moaning about miller pre-match when despite his limitations he remains the best scottish striker smh. Anti-mls bias, he's been bossing it for the whitecaps of late.

One good goal doesn't negate years of getting picked for doing nothing but chase hopeless causes imo

I am slightly terrified that he's scored his way into staying in the team.

Oh look the England thread got bumped. Yous only post when you're winning :)

Just trying to keep the crowing over this particular England victory where all yous might see it tbh

of course they've picked malky mckay interim - and will make him permanent if he does well.

sfa wanks.

meanwhile big sam remains the only choice for me. I've only just found out both his parents were from the scottish borders. bring him home!

quite pleased strachan's gone tbh. good run etc but he just doesn't seem like a very nice person.

I would have thought O'Neill would be impossible but so many journos have hinted at it for the last year that I think he's been touting himself. Would be thrilled with him.

Would be keen on O’Neill.

But I get that sinking feeling about the job being Mackay’s to lose.

Aye, already resigned to Mackay being the latest off the conveyor belt of mediocrity. It's almost like the SFA aren't fit for purpose or something.