Tonight the Scotland side begin another adventure. Usually this ends in failure, often glorious failure, and hopefully we can go one better tonight, qualify for the next round and get some satisfaction for the travelling fans.
Naturally all the leading men are there, as you would expect. Alex is here with other Alba folk, the FM is round the corner with many of his lot in tow, and a wide variety of true Scots are in Germany for the party. As expected a party has been in swing since they arrived and most Germans are quite happy to have them bagpipe playing, singing and dancing in the main squares. Not counting one man who grumbled about being on nightshift!
All those Scottish shirts filling the town remind me of my reaction when moving to London. All around me people wore England shirts, now while I expected to see this I was also somewhat taken aback at the time as it seemed to me so unusual. It took me three or four years to get used to being surrounded by England shirts, flags and all, though this is how it ought to be in London, but it still was a strange sight. Just as strange was the sight of working men getting excited by a cricket score, this time it was Essex they supported, and this made me giggle. No working man to my knowledge in Edinburgh mentioned cricket, though some did indeed play it.
There are still many people who do not realise that moving 'down south' is moving to another country, there is NO 'United Kingdom' and there never has been, there is only two nations with one dominating the power over the other. It is time that was ended and Scotland independent and able to make mistakes by themselves.
Whether this would improve upon Steve Clarks Scotland side is however, a debatable matter.
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Here the Saprissa fans wear purple and white jerseys bearing the motto 'Bimbo'.
Yes, I know it is the bakery operation which sponsors them, but to the anglophone eye it gives rise to mirth.
I am convinced that by the time the Scotland team hear 'Flower of Scotland' their morale is broken by that blasted dirge. Change it for 'Scots Wa Hae..'.
Fly, 'Bimbo' would be useful in Scotland...
Will you be sitting up for Australia v Scotland tonight in the West Indies? Or have you suffered enough?
Fly, I missed that! I have just read a report and they almost won. Scottish cricket has indeed improved and looks goodfor the future. Three T20s v Australia later in year.
It was a super game!
Fly, It sounds it!
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