CANDID CAMERON; We can make them look like Brazil nits.To hell with the faint-hearts who think Scotland would have a better survival chance at Russian roulette Russian roulette suicidal gamble involving a six-shooter, loaded with one bullet. [Folklore: Payton, 590] See : Chance than the World Cup. Of course, brilliant Brazil are favourites to win the trophy yet again. Certainly, Morocco are the best of the rising African countries. And for sure Norway are the most improved nation in Europe. So if the guillotine guillotine Instrument for inflicting capital punishment by decapitation. A minimal wooden structure, it supported a heavy blade that, when released, slid down in vertical guides to sever the victim's head. drops it will be painless. But surely the philosophy of master manager Alex Ferguson, who insists God is good to Scots, is preferable. He's adamant we must be upbeat and realistically set our sights on the second spot. Would Scotland have beaten any of the seven other seeds? Almost certainly not. So it's a bonus to open the tournament in Paris against the finest team and on past form maybe even snatch a shock draw. Fergie said: "Historically, Brazil are slow starters in the World Cup. So the opening game is the best one to have a go. "Our three matches against them in the World Cup have been good and the two sets of fans have really had a ball. "The English don't give us much of a chance. I was at a football function in Manchester when I heard the draw and fans were shouting `you'll only need one shirt in France, Fergie'. "I hit back by telling them they could be sure the Scots wouldn't be scared. I'm sure Craig Brown Craig Brown may refer to:
"My big fear is Morocco. They're really good, the best of the Africans, and this will be the key game. "I've got three Norwegians with me at Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:
Scotland have never been jelly-legged despite Brazil's talent. We've drawn two of seven matches against them and in 1966 it was 1-1 at Hampden even with Pele playing. But the opposition next June will be the strongest we've faced. Half the world envies Scotland's record of missing the finals only once since 1974 - and even if we make another first round exit it will be with heads high. HEAR Scotland's top refs and their supervisors will have a chat at Motherwell tomorrow. All are wondering if Hugh Dallas Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Allanton, near Shotts) is a former Scottish football referee. Dallas retired at the end of the 2004-05 Scottish football season. will be on World Cup duty in France next summer. He's definitely a candidate but FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f will not confirm the list until February 2. It will be damnable dam·na·ble adj. Deserving condemnation; odious. dam  na·ble·ness n.dam if Dallas is passed over. Hungarian Sandor Puhl, the final ref in 1994, is for the chop. UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. have sidelined him for ignoring a dreadful tackle on Manchester United's Denis Irwin in Europe. The SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation may be asked to sort out the League mess between the Top Ten and the smaller clubs. Winners so far are lawyers raking in big fees. A key point at the Management Committee on Tuesday will be a play-off wipe-out. First Division runners-up will be on pounds 150,000 compensation. There will be a pounds 250,000 bonus to the relegated club with pounds 125,000 in the second year. Stadiums must have 10,000 covered seats by season 2000. The League would get around pounds 1.3m. Despite this, almost all of the 30 are well miffed miff n. 1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. 2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff. tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs To cause to become offended or annoyed. . It's a sour scene. WHAT a splendid idea to have a karaoke sing-along before tomorrow's Rangers- Hibs match in aid of Cash for Kids. Ibrox will be a happy place with Christmas hits such as Follow, Follow echoing along Copland Road. One ditty dit·ty n. pl. dit·ties A simple song. [Middle English dite, a literary composition, from Old French dite, from Latin dict mischievously ear-bashed to me to the tune of Winter Wonderland will NOT be heard: There's only one Wim Jansen, He's got us all dancing, He's won the Cup, We're on the way up, Walking in a Jansen Wonderland IT'S a shame but the pounds 63million rebuilt Hampden will not be ready for the World Cup games. Stadium director Austin Reilly says the start-up date is April 1999. The pounds 46m south stand is a third complete and there is to be a pounds 5m refurbishment of the west stand. More than pounds 30m is coming from the Millennium Commission, EU and Football Trust. Sadly, selfish soccer prats opposed a running track and got away with it. The new Wembley is wisely giving it serious thought. IF Swede swede: see turnip. Lennart Johansson succeeds Brazil's Joao Havelange as FIFA president watch for a Scot as top man at UEFA. David Will, FIFA vice-president, will be favourite to take over from Johansson as Europe's No 1. What a boost for Brechin, that citadel of soccer greatness, who are second bottom of Division Two. Will, a lawyer, is a Brechin director and a former SFA president. The smart money is on Johansson and Will when the shuffling takes place next June. |
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