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theonlywayisup
22-05-2020, 06:29 PM
Classic Scotland game from 1978 World cup. Amazing to think we were one of the 'favourites' going into the competition.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/52711035

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Glory Lurker
22-05-2020, 06:39 PM
Wim Jansen! Pass back!

Tomsk
22-05-2020, 06:43 PM
Watch out for Rough's assault on one of the Dutch players. Straight red these days. Just a free kick back then.

Glory Lurker
22-05-2020, 06:46 PM
Watch out for Rough's assault on one of the Dutch players. Straight red these days. Just a free kick back then.

The sock clash wouldnae be tolerated either! :-)

theonlywayisup
22-05-2020, 06:52 PM
Penalty Scotland - Gemmill scores to make it 2-1.

Imagine if we could get another.

BILLYHIBS
22-05-2020, 07:00 PM
On the bbc Scotland Channel

BILLYHIBS
22-05-2020, 07:05 PM
Yes ! Yes ! Yes!

3-1 Scotland

Only need one more goal

ancient hibee
22-05-2020, 07:07 PM
Classic Scotland game from 1978 World cup. Amazing to think we were one of the 'favourites' going into the game.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/5271103 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/52711035)
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In my recollection the only thing we were favourites for was for getting the next plane home.:greengrin

BILLYHIBS
22-05-2020, 07:08 PM
FFS Scotland!

Shezza
22-05-2020, 07:16 PM
Classic Scotland game from 1978 World cup. Amazing to think we were one of the 'favourites' going into the game.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/52711035

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I don’t think we were favourites going into the Holland game but we thought we were going to roll over Peru and Iran. We had a good team but totally underestimated the opposition in the first two games.

NthCarolinaHibs
22-05-2020, 07:29 PM
FFS Scotland!

Scotland could have scored so many that night..what a great list of players we had in that game tho..🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽

CMurdoch
22-05-2020, 09:25 PM
Watch out for Rough's assault on one of the Dutch players. Straight red these days. Just a free kick back then.

That is on a par with the Zaire player runnin' oot the wall and kickin' the ball away in 1974.

BILLYHIBS
22-05-2020, 09:56 PM
Holland had the offside trap down to a fine art every time a Scotsman crossed the half way line Offside! Every time a Scotsman tackled them they expected a foul to be awarded in their favour but luckily the Ref waved play on
Still no a bad side reached the final IIRC

Haymaker
23-05-2020, 05:23 AM
Wim Jansen! Pass back!

What actually happened to him? IIRC he came in to Celtc and won the league and cup then left to never be heard of again?

theonlywayisup
23-05-2020, 07:25 AM
I don’t think we were favourites going into the Holland game but we thought we were going to roll over Peru and Iran. We had a good team but totally underestimated the opposition in the first two games.

Sorry, I meant 'favourites' going into the tournament not the game. I recall one radio article saying that we were third favourites.

I'll change the OP.

CMurdoch
23-05-2020, 06:26 PM
Holland had the offside trap down to a fine art every time a Scotsman crossed the half way line Offside! Every time a Scotsman tackled them they expected a foul to be awarded in their favour but luckily the Ref waved play on
Still no a bad side reached the final IIRC

Watching that last night was a good argument for the subsequent amendment of the offside rule so that only players interfering with play count as offside.

Scotland were the only team to beat Holland in 90 minutes in that tournament. Holland lost in extra time in the final.

BILLYHIBS
23-05-2020, 06:30 PM
Watching that last night was a good argument for the subsequent amendment of the offside rule so that only players interfering with play count as offside.

Scotland were the only team to beat Holland in 90 minutes in that tournament. Holland lost in extra time in the final.
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