So, we lost.
Ah well, my prediction of a low-scoring game was wrong, though I was right about there being a last minute winner. Just a shame it was an Italian winner, and one from a dodgily-awarded free kick. That said, the Scotland goal was possibly off-side, and the Italians had a goal disallowed despite probably being on-side.
And so Scotland continue in their tradition of glorious defeat, of suffering from over-expectation. The glimmer of hope lies in the fact that we’ll probably be a second seed in the qualifying draw for the 2010 World Cup, which gives us – in theory – a very good chance of qualification.
As is always the case in football, there’s always next time…
In other news, I was in a meeting in church after the morning service today, and noticed to my surprise a “Join Me” sticker on one of the church office filing cabinets. Nobody in the meeting could explain it when I enquired, so it seems there is a mystery joinee somewhere in Hilton Church.
In even more news (you lucky things), I have another week of travels coming up, with Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen having my presence bestowed upon them. The following three weekends see me hit the road too – first to Skye, then to London for the annual Karmageddon, one of the highlights of the Join Me calendar, and then finally to Glasgow for a mix of work and pleasure.
Not long after that will be Christmas, and then I’ll be off to Australia and New Zealand.
Cripes.
Monday November 19 2007 at 9:42 am |
I’m not sure that it was either glorious defeat or over-expectation. The manner was not glorious in any way, and to be genuinely disappointed that we did not qualify out of a group containing 3 of the final 8 in the World Cup (and both finalists) shows just how far we have come since Vogts. It’s looking good for the future.
Wednesday November 21 2007 at 12:23 pm |
Hey Simon, just dropping by as I’ve just posted a ‘Meditation on the beautiful game’ and thought you might be interested. And yes, I’ve conveniently found that your latest post is on the Scotland game. Good to hear of your other exploits… so you’ll be back in Glasgow quite soon you well-travelled man… well give us all a good reminder in a few weeks! Have fun, take care.