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The Human League - Don't You Want Me?

Wow that's some finish from the German lad. No keeper in the world was stopping that

Still pished from last night I see.

Brilliant to get the win last night and ultimately 3 points is what matters but I did not enjoy that one bit, kept thinking the worst was going to happen. Well, I did enjoy the walk out and anthems. The saltire looked spectacular on the pitch.

The White Stripes (and many classic version before) - I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself

You complete disgrace. It’s not a World Cup if you wake up with anything other than a crippling headache that can only be cured by more booze. Have a word.

By the time we got back into Boston it was 2am. Just went straight to bed 2bh mate, was totally beat so woke up clear headed this morning

Is it not kind of early for you to be up after last night

I think we will be a lot better against Morocco. No danger we will go 2 up top which will get Christie back in the team.

Depressingly good business for them.

I think they'll shite themselves against a poor Brazil. Just like Aberdeen did against Celtic when everyone else was beating them under Wilfrid Thingmy.

So we're going to get knocked out on goal difference again. I can't decide if we should blame Clarke for being a negative nelly or the players for being incompetent. Maybe both.

My voice is absolutely fucked after that. Hell of a stadium though even if it did take two and half hours to get back into Boston. We were shite but we won so I don't care we were shite. Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia in their opener in 22 so I'm really just not going to get too stressed about it. It's not uncommon to grow into tournaments and the pressure last night was huge. It can't be overstated at just how much of a monkey off our back it is to get a win at a World Cup given our last one was 36 years ago.

One of my buddies at work is Brazilian, and he’s complaining non stop about their national team. Good individual players but not a good team, plus they don’t have depth in certain positions. They struggled in qualifying too. I wonder if the Brazilian game is the more likely of a point. Although after seeing hickey last night and Vinny junior their left winger, that would be a concern. Although once Christie came on we were much better on the right side defensively.

Haiti was the unknown where we were also expected to take the game to them, something we’re not good at with our limited players and limited creativity’s. we’re much more suited to play Brazil and Morocco, like playing Denmark and Spain. Despite the countries, most play in Europe so it’s a more familiar game. as said, I dont expect two up top for thrse and expect to see Christie come in for shankland or Adams. As also mentioned, I thought shankland put in a ton of work yesterday and I’d be inclined to go with him as the lone forward, as he’s our best goal scorer more likely to put away limited chances.

The Vinyls- I Touch Myself

I think the squad will have a bit less pressure on them going into this game, and I fancy a draw.

Really need a point from our final two games. The win was good last night, but a less than average performance. Always difficult against an unfamiliar team from a part of the world you don't play often. Morocco are a bit more European than Haiti so we might be better. They looked very good in the opening period against Brazil, so we'll have to keep it tight for most of the first half. I don't think we can afford to have Ferguson and McTominay as a two in midfield for this one, as McTominay (and McGinn) gives the ball away too much. I'd go for a 4-1-4-1, with Ferguson in behind McTominay and McGinn. Christie and Doak wide. We'll have to hope Hickey turns up for this one, as he struggled defensively last night, and Patterson is generally gash. A back three might be an option too, but the two were fairly solid last night so would probably stick with them. Maybe switch them round, as Hanley won't be required to use his feet.

I don't agree. He worked very hard, and a few times he was back helping out the defence and breaking things up in his own half. He didn't get any service up front of note, a couple of half chances aside. He wasn't worse than Hickey or McGinn if we're picking out individuals. Up front in internationals can be a fairly thankless slog, as Adams has found out on numerous occasions. Being disciplined is a huge part of it, which he was. Had we created any actual chances then we'd be in a position to blame, or otherwise, his performance.

Shankland was woeful. A truly abject performance from him. I was glad I didn’t need to stay up for it, and it was a post lunch game here as I have no idea how some of you did it. So, so lucky but the points are what matter. Hopefully we up up our performance level as we cannot play like that against either of the next two teams.

Top boy, Dennis. A fine line in petty fitba hatred, all the more impressive given that he’s a professor at Queens University in Belfast. His measured poison-tipped rants at their Jute-esque false hübris and ‘family club’ p**very used to be a highlight of Saturday morning caffeine-fests in a wee cafe in Adelphi.

The fuck ‘we’ did. He was imposed on us by that fucking fraud Jute cunt Goodwin, who has further to fall even from his current position in charge of the wankers’ wankers.

A win was needed and achieved. That 4-4-2 doesn’t work as it’s too lopsided with Gannon Doak high on the right side and McGinn tucked in on the left. I assume it’s designed to allow our full backs - especially Robertson - to bomb on but when we don’t dominate the ball it actually just exposes them. Hickey especially was under the cosh all night and it got better down that side when Patterson came on but I think much of that was to do with Christie also coming on for Doak and playing a bit deeper. Fine against 10-man Curacao and Bolivia’s summer holiday squad but I don’t expect we’ll see it again at the start of a game, with Shankland making way for Christie I would think.

Aye, but he canna fry fash. In a chipper, of course.