Reply to: 22 years / Scotland qualify

[LondonManc]

Football. Oy vey.

[quackhandle]

Yeah that's right. What is England's success rate?

England have been in eight penalty shootouts at major international tournaments (World Cup and European Championship), losing six and winning two.

25% win, it isn't great.

qh

[Mordac]

Yeah that's right. What is England's success rate?

From memory, we beat Spain in Euro96 (I was there) and Colombia in Russia 2018 (I wasn't there). We tend not to do so well against Germany and Portugal. Hey ho...

[Batcher]

To be fair, the last England-Scotland game I went to was the play-off 2nd leg for the Euro 2000 finals at Wembley (the old version). You beat us 1-0, which would normally have been the cause of a week-long party in Glasgow, except we won the first leg 2-0.
In short, there's no such thing as an easy game against Scotland, and you know both countries are going to grind to a halt when that match happens. I just hope I have a smug face on at the end...

I used to go to the home internationals back in the day, weekends at the old Wembley and then the game played on the Wednesday night that Ted Croker thought would stop the Scots from travelling. It just gave us more time to drink pre-match ?

[Mordac]

I think needing to win to reach the finals would qualify as a useful stage? :P

To be fair, the last England-Scotland game I went to was the play-off 2nd leg for the Euro 2000 finals at Wembley (the old version). You beat us 1-0, which would normally have been the cause of a week-long party in Glasgow, except we won the first leg 2-0.
In short, there's no such thing as an easy game against Scotland, and you know both countries are going to grind to a halt when that match happens. I just hope I have a smug face on at the end...

[Batcher]

Let's see if you can to the stage where that might actually be useful...

I think needing to win to reach the finals would qualify as a useful stage? :P

[Batcher]

Could that be something to do with your lot being so crap they can only kick the ball when it's not moving?

Yeah that's right. What is England's success rate?

[Zigenare]

100% success rate in penalty shootouts

Could that be something to do with your lot being so crap they can only kick the ball when it's not moving?

[Mordac]

Belgium 2-0 England: England fail to qualify for Nations League finals - BBC Sport
England deliberately lose to some Belgians to give Scotland false hope...

[quackhandle]

Now they have to get out of the group stage, never been done before.

qh

[Mordac]

100% success rate in penalty shootouts

Let's see if you can to the stage where that might actually be useful...

[Batcher]

Covid restrictions mean that they'll be skipping the 90 mins and deciding all group games with penalty shoot outs.

100% success rate in penalty shootouts

[quackhandle]

I was watching this game, not bothered who won, but when Serbia scored in 90th minute I though, Christ that is cruel as they'd done well up until then.

Seems like they are decent at a penalty shootout.

Fair play to them, 22 years is a long time and my parents used to live in Gourock, I like Glasgee and big fan of the tatty scones. And one fish supper could feed about four people.

Can't fecking stand bagpipes though.

qh

[TestMangler]

Is it that long since Scotland embarrassed themselves in a tournament? They're in the same group as England, I see. Oh goody...

Covid restrictions mean that they'll be skipping the 90 mins and deciding all group games with penalty shoot outs.

[scooterscot]

ha ha

Scotland secures place in Euro 2020 finals - watch as Finnieston street erupts in celebration - Glasgow Live