Allan McGregor - Most popular for 2009
Viewing all posts which authors have tagged ‘Allan McGregor’.
You can also subscribe to this tag's feed.
The news that Scotland #38; Rangers duo Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor were benched for a late
night Dutch rendezvous with a couple of pints is really a non-starter. International suspensions
due to boozed-up shenanigans are as much a part of the game as the ball, boots and Sepp
Blatter#8217;s shadow.
It looks even worse on video. Who are they making a point to? The media? The manager? The trembling
SFA chief? The Tartan Army?Still, there's a welcome in the Hampden inner sanctum for both of them
no doubt.
Scotland duo gesture at photographers The furore which saw Rangers#8217; Barry Ferguson and Allan
McGregor dropped from the Scotland team to face Iceland for a late-night drinking session at the
team hotel shows no signs of stopping. And it is unlikely to so long as the players are giving
photographers the Vs.
Just an hour or so till kick off then. And again I'm not really sure what to say. On paper you feel
this game should be far easier than people seem to be expecting. Remember we've already gone over
there and won - this is the simple bit against a team just beaten by the Faroes.But how distracting
has the preparation been?
Thanks to Scotland's relationship with the demon drink the extra curricular activities that
attached themselves to the legend of Walter Smith's first time at Rangers are now looked back on
with a certain fondness by some:Ah, the drinking. What a laugh. Team bonding. The results proved
that it worked.
The view from the Scotland squadGordon Smith on the Cameron House Two:"He's made a decision; I know
exactly why he's done it – he's told me his reasons. I'm going along with that just now."After
the game's passed, George and I will have an opportunity to sit down and discuss what's happened in
the last few days and review the situation and how it's been dealt with.
We preview Scotland's upcoming make-or-break game against Norway. A win would push us a long way to
qualification, providing other teams do us a favour. A familiar story, no?
Thanks to Scotland's relationship with the demon drink the extra curricular activities that
attached themselves to the legend of Walter Smith's first time at Rangers are now looked back on
with a certain fondness by some:Ah, the drinking. What a laugh. Team bonding. The results proved
that it worked.
It looks even worse on video. Who are they making a point to? The media? The manager? The trembling
SFA chief? The Tartan Army?Still, there's a welcome in the Hampden inner sanctum for both of them
no doubt.
The view from the Scotland squadGordon Smith on the Cameron House Two:"He's made a decision; I know
exactly why he's done it – he's told me his reasons. I'm going along with that just now."After
the game's passed, George and I will have an opportunity to sit down and discuss what's happened in
the last few days and review the situation and how it's been dealt with.
Just an hour or so till kick off then. And again I'm not really sure what to say. On paper you feel
this game should be far easier than people seem to be expecting. Remember we've already gone over
there and won - this is the simple bit against a team just beaten by the Faroes.But how distracting
has the preparation been?
Thanks to Scotland's relationship with the demon drink the extra curricular activities that
attached themselves to the legend of Walter Smith's first time at Rangers are now looked back on
with a certain fondness by some:Ah, the drinking. What a laugh. Team bonding. The results proved
that it worked.
