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I hope you get one.

Countdown begins- One month to go. Today's top is the Home Jersey we wore to EURO 2020. We wore this jersey in all three of our matches (England, Czech Republic and Croatia).

Last EURO's I was just coming off the back of 5 months of unemployment and I had just started my current job. I was not able to fully take in all our matches because I had to work. This time it's different, I have taken the appropriate days off work. In the buildup I have bought flag bunting, so I'll decorate the front room along with our Saltires and Rampant's. I am a Scotland top collector, currently I have 42, every one released since 1986, I have a few knock offs and I would scour ebay for bargains once new one's were released. I have a ladder that I will decorate with the addition of one jersey a day in the run up to Christmas..I mean EURO's, 30 days of 30 jerseys. I've made and shared a EURO playlist on YouTube, the link is on here somewhere. I fully intend to eat, drink and be merry as much as possible. I hope to have friends and family over to watch our matches. If I can find a bar where our matches will be played and I can be loud, then I will venture out, but I'll likely go see some other EURO matches where I am not worried about the channel being switched over to an NBA pay off match, if they did some travesty to one of ours, I don't know what I would do. My dreams are we make the second round at least, my hopes are we go into the last match against Hungary with a chance and disappointment would be something I'll keep unspoken. I bought a 1990 repro White shell suit top that I am hoping arrives in time

I see your glass is half full, but joking aside I do see how that could be misunderstood. I can't edit it anymore. It should be understood as "Let's get excited and fired up".

One month tomorrow we will kick off Euro 2024. Germany will be hosting 51 matches in Ten different cities, with the final contested on July 14th. As a comparison, the last EURO's had 142 goals, with an average of 2.78 goals per game with Italy being the eventual winners over England winning by penalties. Shall Italy defend their title, or shall they lose to a resolute Scottish side in the knockout round? Time will tell. Scotland will have three matches at least, Germany on June 14th, Switzerland on June the 19th and then against Hungary on June 23rd. Four of six 3rd place teams shall advance to the knockout phase. Shall Scotland make history in Germany? We have every reason to hope and believe we can. What are your hopes, fears and aspirations for this summer, what pre-tournament festivities are you getting up to and what are your plans to take in our matches, maybe you're even going to see us in Munich, Cologne or Stuttgart, let us know below. Share pics, lets get pumped

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I like commentary, I think it's part of the time capsule remembering the old voices.

Thanks for the link. I intend to grab a bunch of these. I use FIFA+ for old highlights but they scrub the commentary which is part of the package for me.

Livramento?

Some nice designs

The prospect of Clarke being dismissed after back-to-back tournaments, would show we have collectively lost our minds. That said, if we play three and lose three and only score once then Clarke I may feel might consider he has done all he can.

I thought rather that resurrecting the old SC thread, I would start a new one. Reading about David Moyes prompted me to consider a What If... So, we are on a 7-match losing streak, one would expect us to put that to bed prior to the Germany, but is there any circumstance you see Clarke walking away after the EURO's? What has been his greatest accomplishments and talking points to date?

I can see Tierney coming to the MLS where we have less matches in a regular season.

Tremendous recognition for him, I can only think of Andy Robertson's and Scott Mctominay) awards in terms of individual accomplishments in the last decade that come close. Robertson has twice been voted PFA squad of the year (18/19 and 19/20) and once in the Champions League squad of the Season (21/22) which I would argue is the most impressive, and Scott McTominay was voted on the EUROPA League squad of the season in 20/21. For Ferguson to receive this award is definitely a career milestone for him and long may He continue to rise. FWIW - I expect John McGinn to receive a similar award this year in either the Premiership or EUROPA Conference League squads of the Season.

Perhaps (all in caps), Clarke will have a few players he isn't too familiar with to get an opportunity to play to see if they make the final 26. Also players like Hickey and Hanley will get some game time to increase match sharpness. Maybe we experiment with some formations.