O flower of Scotland
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
The hills are bare now
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
July 17 2013
Jack Hayden is appointed the new manager of the Scotland national football team. The SFA made the announcement this morning in Glasgow. Scotland currently sit in fourth place in Group 1 for qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, just three points behind leaders Croatia, and also behind Serbia and Belgium.
Hayden's first match in charge will be a friendly against minnows San Marino.
August 14 2013
Scotland side for friendly against San Marino (caps in brackets)
Formation - 4-4-2
GK - McGregor (29)
DEF - Bardsley (12), Whittaker (18), Berra (27), Hanley (7)
MID - Fletcher (61), Morrison (27), McFadden (48), Snodgrass (10)
FWD - Fletcher (12), Naismith (22)
15 - San Marino 1-0 (Conti)
21 - Tied 1-1 (Naismith)
45 - Scotland 2-1 (McFadden)
72 - Scotland 3-1 (Morrison)
75 - Scotland 4-1 (Naismith)
77 - Scotland 5-1 (Fletcher)
84 - Scotland 6-1 (Fletcher)
86 - Scotland 7-1 (Naismith)
Possession - Scotland 57%, San Marion 43%
Shots - Scotland 28-2
Shots on target - Scotland 21-2
Corners - Scotland 10-3
Passes Completed - Scotland 74%, San Marino 63%
Tackles Won - Scotland 65%, San Marino 37%
August 24 2013
We drop three players from the squad to take on Croatia and Macedonia in our final two World Cup qualifying games. We must beat Croatia and then rely on other results going our way to finish in the top two, which is our goal.
Called into the squad are Tony Watt (Celtic, 19yo, forward currently playing in Sweden, uncapped), Leigh Griffiths (Wolves, 23yo, forward, 2 caps) and Matt Phillips (Queen's Park Rangers, 22yo, midfielder, 2 caps)
The media is up in arms about the selection of Watt, as well as the exclusion of Norwich defender Russell Martin.
A loss to Croatia will see us fall out of contention for the top spot in our World Cup qualifying pool.