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    Hold it......
    
    news flash just in from Sweden......uefa have decided that Scotland
    although finishing 5th ??  have infact  morally won the tournament 
    for being just outstandingly brave and err outstanding brave and for
    err.. for scoring more goals than England who now have to change their
    name to Donkeybollocks forever more......extraordinary....
    
    ..oh and whats this...it looks like England are going to have to give 
    BACK the last two triple-crown victories and forfeit the semi-final
    win against Scotland...which also means another moral victory, this
    time in the Rugby, because it would have meant an open flowing final
    with Scotland winning 71-70... 
    
    ..oh and another report in from Beirut it's looks like English 
    fans have gone on the rampage joining up with she-ite militia spreading
    mayhem with small-arms and rocket launchers...typical english..
    
    
    Yawn 
    

    
    re last
    
     What's this, having to return to the rugby now to try and boost your
    ego. 
    
    ps You were crap and boring in that as well :-) :-)
    
    pps Lighten up.

    
    
     :v)  
    
    
    how's that
    
    

    
    re Basenote
    
    Apart from few exceptions, the English noters have shown to be good
    losers. 
    
    Being a good winner is as hard.
    
    Rgds,
    	Heiko
    
    
    

    
    Hmmmm,
    
    England and Scotland squabbling over who did better in Sweden is a bit
    like Everton and Spurs fans arguing who was more successful in the
    first division last season.
    
    The answer, of course, is that both failed, only England more so.
    
    jeff

    Moreso meaning, they played without guts,mostly without a clue
    and were genuinely poor. Whereas Scotland went on the rampage,
    thrilled the fans,gained respect from their opponents and
    showed genuine class.
    
    

    The point of this note is to remind all the FEB's and their little
    press men how Scotland were only therr to make up the numbers, exit having
    won no games and scoring no goals. Meanwhile Donkeyhype UTD would 
    sweep to victory "reminiscent of the great 1966 blah blah chunder"
    How often do you hear that from an English commentator during an
    English international be it fitba, horsejumping, tiddlywinks .... !
    
    To exit the tournament from the group of certain death after being
    narrowly defeated the European & World champs and going down in
    history as the only team to ever beat the CIS ( has a goood ring to it
    that one) and to finish 5th is a great achievment for a small nation.
    
    At time like this I'm reminded of Des Lynam flashing up the England's
    group table and how it would finish if the half time scores remained.
    Absolutley priceless to think about it now.
    
    We are justifyably proud of our achievement even  if it only merits a 10
    second slot after the Holland Germany game on the 10 o'clock news.
    Imagine the hour long special extended, sattelite linkup , brown nose
    Lineker news show if Donkeyhype had achieved what we ahd done. If the
    English press are not going to celebrate it WE ARE !! 
     
    
    Gloating at the Donkey's come naturally at time like these, its part of
    the game....
    
    	...One Tomas Brolin, there's only one.....
                          

    
    re .6
    
   > Moreso meaning, they played without guts,mostly without a clue
   > and were genuinely poor. Whereas Scotland went on the rampage,
   > thrilled the fans,gained respect from their opponents and
   > showed genuine class.
    
    Er, yes, but they still failed.
    
    jeff
    

    Er, yes but they also won a game.

    Er,.. (yawn)

    I fluke shin, a bent crossbar, no wins and first home. All from the
    group that either didny have to qualify or Donkeyhype had beaten them 2
    months earlier.
    
    How early do yo think they will be eliminated from the next
    championship, my guess in 3 years.
    
   Er yawn, chunder, weep, drawing board

    
    FWIW Scotland's fans were entertained watching their team play against
    the World Champions, the European champions and the Runners_up in the
    last Euro Championships.
    
    England might have had less attractive opponents, but it doesn't excuse
    the lack of entertainment in their games.
    
    Mark
    

    
    Look, this is all getting just a little bit ridiculous. I don't think
    anyone is likely to dispute that England were dismal and almost
    certainly the worst team in the tournament; what I find a little harder
    to accept is that Scotland were an outstanding success and came home
    more than satisfied with their achievements. Surely they went to Sweden
    at least believing they could reach the semis; true enough, they did
    not have much luck against Holland and Germany, but the simple fact is
    that they didn't get past the first round. How that can be called a
    "successful" tournament is beyond me.
    
    jeff 

    re .11 .12
    
    zzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, see that line race out. Much flapping of 
    gills. Super stuff. 
    
    Ian.

    Is the Scotland game on TV tonight??
    	
    Cheers,
    
    	Rick.

The SFA have said that the game will not be on telly. However this may be a ploy 
to ensure that the tickets are all sold although I don't think so.

    Apparently, there are still 10,000 tickets left. Hampden only has a
    capacity of 37,000 (?) so its some national stadium, eh? I s'pose its
    what they deserve. Crap team, crap ground.
    
    Stuart

    	There you go again Stuart spoiling for a fight. It said on the
    radio last night that there were only 2000 tickets left. The match
    highlights will be on late btw. Hampden is a very nice ground and will
    be even better in the Spring when they demolish the old main stand and
    put up a spanking new one increasing the capacity to around 50,000.

    	We could say that the only way your disgusting mob could get into
    this competition would be to host the tournament but it's a cheap shot.
    Oh what the hell, we'll say it anyway ...

    	And also are you going to return the 1966 World Cup to West Germany
    now that it has been clinically proven that you cheated ?

    Malc.

    Cryptic PS: I think the Everton bid has succeeded ...

    Malc,
    
    Moi? Argumentative? You mistake me for someone else...
    
    The 10,000 figure was a quote from Jim Whossisname, the Secretary of
    the SFA. 
    
    As for handing back the World Cup, only if Argentina do for 1986...
    
    Stuart