Jim

Football fan. Armchair critic.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

That’s what happens when you attack with pace and actually shoot against Brazil. Fair play Japan.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

Great idea from the BBC, a live predictor that updates as positions change.

As things stand Scotland due to play Germany in the next round.

The good news is it’s a 9.30pm kick off.

[Dale Johnson @DaleJohnsonBBC]

BBC Sport has a cool new tool to track the last 32 fixtures & knockout bracket live.

Updates every time a goal alters table positions.

All 495 combinations of 3rd place teams included!

Right now:
Germany v Scotland
Mexico v Spain
England v Portugal

👇
https://t.co/RnvFefXFtQ

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@SPFLWatch I’ve never understood the difference it makes. 🤷🏻‍♂️ It’s the same when they go ‘pitch side’ for a game. I’m still sitting on the same couch regardless of where the studio is.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@weetommytee Ah so it’s as recent as that! I might be biased as I am closer to SRE but like attacking your own fans second half.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

If Brendan Rodger’s hasn’t already appeared on the High Performance podcast, I’d genuinely believe he put that sign up to try and get on it.

Surely the most HP manager in Scotland if not the UK right now?

[Jake Humphrey @mrjakehumphrey]

Loving the new Celtic dressing room…😉

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

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Every top should last two seasons. You can still launch a kit every season by alternating home & away but at least it would save fans £50.

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨 Luton Town have announced they are keeping their home kit for another season. 👕👏

The reason? To help their fans not pay every single season for new kits and it also helps the environment. 👒👊

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

• Team makes mistake, team gets punished.

• Authorities make mistake, team gets punished.

Make it make sense.

[St Mirren FC @saintmirrenfc]

Following an SPFL hearing this morning (Friday 2nd August), the club was found guilty of fielding an unregistered player in the SPFL Trust Trophy match between Berwick Rangers and St Mirren B.

As a result, Berwick Rangers have been awarded a 3-0 victory and will progress to the second round of the SPFL Trust Trophy.

We would like to apologise to the players & coaching staff involved and to our supporters.

While we felt we presented a strong case to the tribunal on the mitigating circumstances, disappointingly precedence has underpinned the decision that was reached.

Even though we felt our case was strong, we recognise that there are things we could have done better, and we will conduct a full review into the matter as well as implementing additional measures to ensure this situation does not occur again.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@transferscot Promoted probably!

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@Djkssaint @saintmirrenfc Your B team getting knocked out of the SPFL Trust Trophy takes the shine of your first win in Europe in 37 years? Behave.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@malkydoc75 @pieandbov I’m not saying all the TV slots are perfect and as a season ticket holder I get the frustration of games moving for TV (even for Championship teams!) but I just want to see more Scottish football than old firm away games.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@SouthStandDon @pieandbov I’m not saying it’s perfect and there is certainly a discussion to be had over TV slots but I would like to see more Scottish football than just Old Firm away games on TV.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@spfl @SkySports @WilliamHill 5 live games over the opening weekend is a great advert for Scottish football. But why not every weekend? Why is it relegated to just OF away games when the English football starts. Value our game better.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

5 live games over the opening weekend is a great advert for Scottish football. But why not every weekend? Why is it relegated to just OF away games when the English football starts? Value our game better.

[SPFL @spfl]

FOUR games live on @SkySports over the weekend as the @WilliamHill Premiership begins 😍

👀 Who takes the Tayside bragging rights?

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@tgruener If true that is incredibly petty and unprofessional from Red Bull. If I was Wheatley I would be pissed off and that’s not a wise move considering a) everything that has went on at RB this year and b) the man is staying with them until the end of the year.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

🤦🏻‍♂️I love Murray as much as the next Scot but the idea that Raducanu should risk her own dreams of a Wimbledon title for Andy’s goodbye is ridiculous.

Emma losing isn’t karma. A lot of grown-ups need to, well grow up. Mums included.

[Ian Darke @IanDarke]

Emma Raducanu - karma comes round.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@DeanBrett62 Do kids still play with size 5 at a young age? I always believed the ball, pitch and goals should all grow with the player.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

After the Swiss game, there was little critique of our failure to go for a win or playing 3/5 at the back. No pressure on Clarke/players. He should have been made to robustly defend his tactics and game-plan. It’s the media’s job to hold the Scottish manager to account.

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

@ayrunitedfan_6 Scotland! Although I wouldn’t say no to a signing @AyrUnitedFC!

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

Now we have to win, we need to get our players further forward. A back four could help achieving this. Gets our four best midfielders on the pitch: and an extra attacking option.

4-3-3; 4-4-2; 4-3-2-1 - What’s your preference?

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

The Case For A Back Four

Three at the back was brought in to ‘fix’ the problem of Robertson & Tierney. The options:

a) Play one at LB, bench other. ❎
b) One at LB, the other RB. ❎
c) Play both out of position but fairly close to LB. ✅

[Jim @Honest_Jim_]

Had we secured the three points, we would be sitting in 2nd knowing that all we had to was draw or win depending on the Germany/Swiss result. Instead we entered the tournament with the mindset of finishing third.