binobear

Sky have got the rights for all game home and away...

 

http://www.thedrum.c...ahead-launch-bt

Looks like Stachan keen to exploit the grandparent rule too...

http://www.thescotti...Scots-call.html

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=A39opubASME

  (maybe skip the first minute)

Scotland Sqaud - Sept 2002

Goalkeepers: Rab Douglas, Paul Gallacher
Defenders: Maurice Ross, Stephen Crainey, Christain Dailly, Lee Wilkie, Davie Weir, Graham Alexander, Kevin McNaughton
Midfield: Barry Ferguson, Paul Lambert, Allan Johnston, Gareth Williams
Strikers: Kevin Kyle, Scott Dobie, Stevie Crawford, Paul Dickov, Stephen Thompson

Manager: Berti Vogts

Some of those names sent a shiver of fear down my spine ! Though no 'knock off' jocks.

As dross as that the squad looks, it was joined by some young men called Kenny, James and Darren, and made it to a play off, something we havn't managed since.

We are in a group where none of the other managers have any experience of managing in a competitve international fixture, surely a first?

I am hoping this will give us a bit of an edge, though I know there's a lot more to it just the managers but it's encouraging.

Here's the stats if anyone interested -

Craig Levein - Scotland
Age 47 - Started Dec 2009 - 2 years 8 months experience
Played 20 - Wins 10 Draws 3 Loses 7 - Goal F 28 A 26


Chris Coleman - Wales
Age 42 - Started Jan 2012 - 7 months experience (at international level)
Played 3 Wins 0 Draws 0 Loses 3 - Goals F 0 A 5

Siniša Mihajlović - Serbia
Age 43 - Started April 2012 - 4 months experience
Played 4 Wins 0 Draws 1 Loses 3 - Goals F 1 A 6

Marc Wilmots - Belgium
Age 43 - Started May 2012 - 3 months experience (3 years as national team assistant manager)
Played 2 Wins 1 Draws 1 Loses 1 - Goals F 6 A 5

Čedomir Janevski - Macedonia
Age 51 - Started Aug 2012 - 0 months experience
Played 0 Wins 0 Draws 0 Loses 0 - Goals F 0 A 0

Igor Štimac - Croatia
Age 44 - Started July 2012 - 1 month experience
Played 1 - Wins 0 Draw 0 Loses 1 - Goals F 2 A 4

Total of 10 games / 15 months expereince, all friendlies.