Reply to: Scots close in on England ranking

[Francko]

??? Are you drunk??

It won't work sorry, we did deserve the quarter finals in rugby and you didn't help us, so neither will we in the euro qualifiers.

[daviejones]

Not sure I like the concept of women playing rugby.....

[Ruprect]

Surely this is the only one that counts:

http://www.irb.com

Interestingly England have slipped a place to Argentina! Not quite sure how they figure it out

[daviejones]

Yes, but to me it doesnt come across like that. Maybe I have issues, but I read it along the lines of "as long as we are better than England" type comments.

Well that would be silly because the stats show we have a way to go to catch up...being reallistic.

[barry_abs]

i like scotland, and the scottish.. there are statues of scots at england's two biggest clubs.. matt busby and bill shankly - freakin giants among men, particularly shanks.. i'm not a liverpool fan but what he and his boot room understudies achieved is staggering.

[The Lone Gunman]

I don't see it as rivalry, I see it as a measure of our success this tournament and if I was English, I would take it as a compliment that my team was being used as the yard stick...

Yes, but to me it doesnt come across like that. Maybe I have issues, but I read it along the lines of "as long as we are better than England" type comments.

[daviejones]

I have seen that, and I still dont understand it. There are another 8 teams above England that Scotland are approaching. There are 3 teams that they are closer to overtaking.
I suppose there is always some interest between the home nations but I see no need for promoting this kind of rivalry.
I am genuinely pleased for Scotland. I regard them as one of the worlds best football nations (especialy when you take size into account). I still feel Celtic winning in Europe with a local footie team is one of the achievements of all time.

I don't see it as rivalry, I see it as a measure of our success this tournament and if I was English, I would take it as a compliment that my team was being used as the yard stick...

[The Lone Gunman]

Ask the BBC, that's straight from the website.

I have seen that, and I still dont understand it. There are another 8 teams above England that Scotland are approaching. There are 3 teams that they are closer to overtaking.
I suppose there is always some interest between the home nations but I see no need for promoting this kind of rivalry.
I am genuinely pleased for Scotland. I regard them as one of the worlds best football nations (especialy when you take size into account). I still feel Celtic winning in Europe with a local footie team is one of the achievements of all time.

[Cliphead]

Current performance says Scotland deserve it. Not sure why you have to mention England in this though? Issues?

Ask the BBC, that's straight from the website.

[daviejones]

Current performance says Scotland deserve it. Not sure why you have to mention England in this though? Issues?

I would not say issues, most Scots will agree that we will never be quite as good as England but we are a smaller country etc. I can't recall another time when we were so close to England in the rankings.......

[BrilloPad]

Scotland are on the verge of overtaking England after rising to their highest position in the Fifa world rankings.

Despite their 2-0 loss in Georgia, the Scots have moved from 14th to 13th - two places behind England, who fell to 11th from ninth after losing to Russia.

The top nine teams will be seeded for the 2010 World Cup qualifying rounds.

Link

Which sport? conkers?

[The Lone Gunman]

Current performance says Scotland deserve it. Not sure why you have to mention England in this though? Issues?

[daviejones]

Ah, I got your tactic. It might work. Italians are sentimental.... poor guys, never gone that far, they would be really happy to do that..... pls help them

??? Are you drunk??

[Francko]

I guess since Scotland never really believed they would get this far, every day is a bonus...well played to them I say.

Ah, I got your tactic. It might work. Italians are sentimental.... poor guys, never gone that far, they would be really happy to do that..... pls help them

[chasingtheaurora]

I guess since Scotland never really believed they would get this far, every day is a bonus...well played to them I say.

And we beat France, remember?