Scotland midfielder Scott Brown’s chances of facing the Netherlands have improved as tests have shown his ankle injury is not as bad as first feared. Brown, who scored the opener in the 2-0 win over Macedonia, will continue to receive treatment in the coming days. James McFadden, Scotland’s other scorer at Hampden, is suspended following [...]
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SCOTLAND fans last night scrambled for the few remaining tickets for the do-or-die World Cup clash with Holland. Tartan Army footsoldiers swamped the SFA website in a bid to land one of the 1500 tickets remaining. Scotland must win at Hampden on Wednesday to have any chance of reaching next year’s World Cup in South [...]
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KENNY MILLER helped give Scotland’s World Cup hopes a shot in the arm then insisted the Tartan Army can help roar them into a play-off spot on Wednesday night. Miller ran himself into the ground up front as strikes from Scott Brown and James McFadden earned Scotland their crucial 2-0 victory. The win means George [...]
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Craig Gordon says Scotland will give it ‘everything we’ve got’ in Wednesday’s must win World Cup qualifier against Holland. George Burley’s side go into the game on a high after beating Macedonia 2-0 on Saturday to move into second place in Group 9. Scotland keeper Gordon cannot wait for the game against the runaway group [...]
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Scotland were left to rue a number of missed chances as they slipped to defeat in their U21 European Championship qualifier away to Austria. A sloppy pass from Scott Arfield was punished when the home side sprung forward and Andreas Weimann slammed home a strike on 57 minutes. It was the Aston Villa youngster’s first [...]
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Today is a day to forget about George Burley. These were the words of the Scotland manager himself in his programme notes before the crucial World Cup qualifier against Macedonia. Given Scotland’s precarious position in Group 9 you would be forgiven for regarding this as a prophetic statement. Anything but a win on a dreary [...]
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Scotland remain in sight of a World Cup play-off place thanks to goals from Scott Brown and James McFadden. The Scots improved after a poor first half and Brown headed home a Steven Fletcher cross after McFadden had blazed a great chance high and wide. McFadden made amends for that miss with a glorious solo [...]
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IMPOSSIBLE is Nothing. The motto of a famous sportswear giant and a phrase that has already served Steven Fletcher well this season. Fletcher was part of the Burnley side that caused one of the biggest upsets in Premiership history last month when they beat Manchester United at Turf Moor. Nobody gave them a prayer and [...]
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SCOTLAND’S defensive headache took a turn for the worse today when Christophe Berra was ruled out of the Macedonia clash due to illness. George Burley is already missing the suspended Gary Caldwell and injured Steven Caldwell and has only three fit centre halves going into the first game of the crucial World Cup qualifying double [...]
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GEORGE BURLEY insists he is confident of Scotland beating Macedonia in tomorrow’s do-or-die World Cup qualifier simply because his side are the “better team”. The under-fire Scotland boss will arrive at Hampden knowing that unless all three points are garnered against the second-placed Macedonians, then next Wednesday’s final Group Nine match against Holland at Hampden [...]
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