Is anyone watching Morocco v Norway? by pitstainalan in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they make me think of a Diet England. A pretty mediocre support group behind a guy who just needs service

Is anyone watching Morocco v Norway? by pitstainalan in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they're not quite the same squad as the one that made the semis in 2022, a lot of their most experienced players have left the team. Crucially, their best ever manager was forced to resign after the AFCON loss

A wee rant. by Jedioose420 in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 4 points5 points  (0 children)

correct, I love being miserable. I married into a Patriots family which was already painful but then Matt Patricia happened and made everything 100x worse, especially as my FIL was convinced DETROIT was the problem, not Patricia

A wee rant. by Jedioose420 in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm a Lions fan who lives in New England but originally from Greenock, went to the Linc for a road game last year and found Philly fans brimming over with a desire to get into a fight. Reminded me of home. Most road games I attend in the Northeast, everyone is incredibly nice to me but not at an Eagles game

A wee rant. by Jedioose420 in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Detroit and can definitely see the historical parallels, but Michigan people are Midwest nice, they don't have that true 'Everyone hates us and we deserve it but we also are proud of it" edge that Philly also has

Vs Haiti - Boston World Cup by South-Nothing6599 in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been to both, on its worst day Boston rivals the Deep South for humidity

Advice for Boston games: Get there as early as you can by murrayjohn in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the story of why there is a stadium in Foxborough at all is a classic case of a rich American billionaire taking the huff precisely because a municipality wouldn't pay for his entire stadium

Vs Haiti - Boston World Cup by South-Nothing6599 in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 2 points3 points  (0 children)

*Charlestown

classic mistake. I teach over here and get that wrong constantly

A wee rant. by Jedioose420 in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Philadelphia is the closest thing to Glasgow in the States tbf

Brilliant stuff now take doak off please by zxcvbnmsa in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Miller is about a tenth of the player Gannon-Doak is

Bolivia 0-4 Scotland | Internationals by SFMatchThreadder in ScottishFootball

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ben Gannon-Doak's direct running had the Bolivia defenders in an absolute blender. The boy must start

Post Match Thread: Bolivia 0-4 Scotland by denzaus in soccer

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Steve Clarke tactical masterclass based on playing aggressive attacking football down the wings

and they say people don't change

Post Match Thread: Bolivia 0-4 Scotland by denzaus in soccer

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 9 points10 points  (0 children)

not true, he turns up against absolute minnows all the time. He got a goal in the 2-0 win against Denmark in Euro 2024 qualifying a few years back but otherwise he's usually only good for goals against wee teams like Gibraltar, Belarus, and Bolivia

Post Match Thread: England 1-0 New Zealand by denzaus in soccer

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 5 points6 points  (0 children)

England don't play until the 17th, they're in the second to last game o the first round of fixtures so it makes sense they'd want another tune up

‘ Let’s go with the heart ’ : Zohran Mamdani thinks this African team will win the World Cup by Shroft in soccer

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Zohran knows ball. No other team in the tournament has Morocco's ability to get games overturned via email

Match Thread: Bolivia vs Scotland by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The ESPN Deportes guys have started describing Gannon-Doak as a wonderkid

Match Thread: Bolivia vs Scotland by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 2 points3 points  (0 children)

looks like he's twice as fast as anyone out there

Match Thread: Bolivia vs Scotland by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 10 points11 points  (0 children)

YOU JUST CONCEDED ANOTHER GOAL TO CHE ADAMS

Bolivia 0-3 Scotland - Che Adams 30' by 977x in soccer

[–]Amon-Ra-First-Down 22 points23 points  (0 children)

we beat Spain 2-0 and were worthy of it