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[craig]

Scotland have moved up two places to 47th in the FIFA rankings.

Some may not read too much into the rankings, but it's still a move in the right direction for the national team.

[JHR]

Two places above us are Iran !!

Makes you think ...

[?apester]

So we move up the rankings by not playing . Sorted .

[jctheleftback]

haven't wales moved up 50 places or something like that!? so sad that speed wont be taking them any further!!

[JHR]

Scotland now down to 51st place ...!! Things can only get better ?

[jaybee1978]

I'm sure I read that Wales are now above us.

[Bundy]

Wales are 48th now Jay.
Scotland don't deserve to be any higher IMO until we at least make the play offs for another tournament. Avril is gonna have to show some belief in the squad and actually ATTACK teams from the start of the qualifiers

[JHR]

Bundy, on 07 March 2012 - 03:42 PM, said:

Wales are 48th now Jay.
Scotland don't deserve to be any higher IMO until we at least make the play offs for another tournament. Avril is gonna have to show some belief in the squad and actually ATTACK teams from the start of the qualifiers

until we at least make the play offs for another tournament. ....& I do not see that happening for many a long day...we may not be going backward, but we aint going forward either.

[Bundy]

JHR, on 07 March 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

until we at least make the play offs for another tournament. ....& I do not see that happening for many a long day...we may not be going backward, but we aint going forward either.

It could and should have happened last time round JHR. Levein's way too defensive outlook stopped us gaining an extra four or five points in our group. We would have finished second behind Spain.
We don't have a great team but if the squad are used to their full potential then we can at the very least make the play offs

[JHR]

Bundy, on 07 March 2012 - 04:09 PM, said:

It could and should have happened last time round JHR. Levein's way too defensive outlook stopped us gaining an extra four or five points in our group. We would have finished second behind Spain.
We don't have a great team but if the squad are used to their full potential then we can at the very least make the play offs

You have more faith than I do..or you are more optimistic

[Bundy]

JHR, on 07 March 2012 - 04:12 PM, said:

You have more faith than I do..or you are more optimistic

Probably blind optimism mate, I'm a Scotland fan. I think another manager would take us to a finals. Confidence is everything in qualifiers and I think our first two games last time round killed us before we got going. We need a positive start to get the heads up and inject a bit of belief.

[jammy]

I honestly think with the players we have we should be no lower than 30th in the Fifa rankings. Some of the teams above us are laughable.

Sad times when countries like Iran, Panama, Estonia, Mali are supposedly better than the Scots!

[verrix]

Bundy, on 07 March 2012 - 04:54 PM, said:

Probably blind optimism mate, I'm a Scotland fan. I think another manager would take us to a finals. Confidence is everything in qualifiers and I think our first two games last time round killed us before we got going. We need a positive start to get the heads up and inject a bit of belief.

I share your optimism who would you suggest as a replacement if it was up to you?

jammy, on 08 March 2012 - 02:38 AM, said:

I honestly think with the players we have we should be no lower than 30th in the Fifa rankings. Some of the teams above us are laughable.

Sad times when countries like Iran, Panama, Estonia, Mali are supposedly better than the Scots!

Aye, agreed

[Grumpy Old Man]

jammy, on 08 March 2012 - 02:38 AM, said:

I honestly think with the players we have we should be no lower than 30th in the Fifa rankings. Some of the teams above us are laughable.

Sad times when countries like Iran, Panama, Estonia, Mali are supposedly better than the Scots!

I agree that we should be better but in all honesty if they were playing any of the above tomorrow how much of your own cash would you be prepared to bet that we'd come out on top.

[jammy]

Grumpy Old Man, on 08 March 2012 - 05:59 PM, said:

I agree that we should be better but in all honesty if they were playing any of the above tomorrow how much of your own cash would you be prepared to bet that we'd come out on top.

I would strongly fancy us against any of those teams however wether i would bet us or not is a different story, really don't like betting on friendlies.

I had £80 on us against Lithuania last year at Hampden, we were 4/6 if i remember correctly. Although i sometimes let my heart rule my head when it comes to gambling

[craig]

jammy, on 08 March 2012 - 07:46 PM, said:

I would strongly fancy us against any of those teams however wether i would bet us or not is a different story, really don't like betting on friendlies.

I had £80 on us against Lithuania last year at Hampden, we were 4/6 if i remember correctly. Although i sometimes let my heart rule my head when it comes to gambling

That is a fair whack. I struggle with a £15 bet.