scotlad

That really is an achievement. Excellent news. 😊

Unfortunately, I think you're probably right. England's weakest position currently is central defence; if Quansah is playing even semi-regularly for a team like Liverpool at the age he's at now that's a strong sign that's he's got something, and that won't be lost on England's management team.

He was a bit of a rocket in his early days at Thistle too, but since then he's looked like someone who'd screwed the nut and grown up a bit - until now. It could just be a blip, TBF, and I guess we all make mistakes. That said, it's still not clear what he's been up to!

That's how he qualifies for Scotland. 😏 Not sure where to post this; it sounds like Kevin Nisbet has been involved in some sort of action but I don't think it's footballing action: What the hell the boy has done to fall short of the "culture and standards" of Millwall FC - a sort of English equivalent of Airdrie - I dread to think! 😂

Brilliant 🤣

Brilliant 🤦‍♂️

You've a better chance of finding a gay bar in Kabul than a good journalist in Scotland! Consequently Anas Sarwar is rarely asked anything more difficult than what his favourite breakfast cereal is. Of course, there are far more searching and relevant things Anas Sarwar could - and should - be getting asked about, like his connections to a business that doesn't recognise trade unions or pay the real living wage (a slightly jarring position for someone who claims to lead a Labour party) or even to add some detail to the "change" that he insists people in Scotland want. Then again, what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

I don't quite understand the sudden clamour for Ross Stewart to be included, considering he's barely played for the better part of a season and a half, and during the fleeting appearances he has made for Scotland he hasn't exactly set the heather alight. I'd consider Tommy Conway or Ryan Hardie before Stewart at this point in time, or even Kevin Nisbet, who's back playing for Millwall and has at least managed to score at international level. In any case, barring injuries Adams, Dykes and Shankland look nailed on to be the CFs.

What bothers me is the sudden clamour to have him installed as FM, not just from the party establishment but from people who normally wouldn't see the SNP in their way. In a sense that could be a good thing: the SNP crowd genuinely might believe he's the best man to lead their party at this moment in time, while others might just want the country to be governed as efficiently as possible and believe he's the best person for the job. The seemingly almost coordinated attacks on Forbes in the press this week make me suspicious though. HJ might be many things but centre-left is pushing things a bit! Wasn't the SNP at its most conservative (post-devolution) when he led the party in the early '00s? To return to the football manager analogies, this feels a bit like when George Burley - pleasant man, slightly unlucky, but ultimately out of his depth - was sacked as Scotland boss, and despite there being more interesting potential candidates available to replace him, the SFA installed Craig Levein as soon as they got their hands on him. "At least he'll make the team hard to beat", I thought. He won three competitive matches.

Humza's full of shite though. He practices a faith that forbids women from marrying men from outside that faith, let alone people of the same sex. Gun to his head, there's no chance he'd defend what he claims are his views on the subject, he was simply saying what he knew people wanted to hear. Seemingly he isn't generally very popular amongst other Muslims, most probably because they know he's full of it too. In any case, same-sex marriage isn't a live issue anymore. It's done, it's been decided; it's legal and no one in politics that I know of is proposing banning it anymore than they're talking about banning homosexuality itself.

What, gay slaves? 🤨

Disappointing, if true, but depending what the deal is there may be some logic in it.

Very much so. It's much better seeing our young players being linked with moves to good sides abroad, as opposed to just English second tier teams and the OF.

Mibee that's how Armstrong's wife and girlfriend get on.

I've mainly seen him playing for the Scotland U21s but he's always impressed me. Maybe Cagliari feel they can coach him into the finished article. He certainly has time on his side anyway.