What sports teams do you support?

[Lianachan]

Nuts.

Ross County 2 - 2 Aberdeen

On the face of it a good result, but St J won so we are facing a 2-leg play-off against the Rovers of Raith.

Played 176, won 82, drawn 36, lost 58.

[Arneb]

Shit. The best of luck for those two. Optimistic?

[Lianachan]

Oh not even slightly!

[Arneb]

That would mean we have to do the optimisticking for you.

Go, Glorious RCC!

[Lianachan]

Relegation play-off 1st leg

Raith Rovers 1 - 2 Ross County

Our first away win in 8 months, and the inevitable late conceded goal against the run of play might make it harder in the 2nd leg on Sunday.

Played 177, won 83, drawn 36, lost 58.

[Arneb]

Go, Glorious RCC! (I'll treat this sentence as my lucky shirt from now on).

[Lianachan]

Mrs L and I have tickets for the 2nd leg...

[Richard A]

Not often that this thread overlaps with Current Events and Politics, but every rule should have an exception or two. Rishi Sunak, our hopefully soon to be ex-Prime Minister, was campaigning in Wales.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dp_XgGdj-B8

Arneb, be assured that I will be supporting Germany in the opening match.

[Lianachan]

Well, I pulled out all the stops. I had my morning coffee from my Lucky County Mug, the same one that helped us beat Rangers, I wore my Lucky Shirt and even went to the match. What have I got to show for all that hard work?

Ross County 4 - 0 Raith Rovers
(6-1 on aggregate)

First clean sheet in ages, too. Was a pretty nervy match until the 2nd goal. So, the IRU McDerby remains a fixture for another season.

Played 178, won 85, drawn 36, lost 58.

[Arneb]

Bam! Congrats for staying in the League, and here's to another nerve-wrecking season with our nerve-racking clubs. Do we want to be fans of some stable, mildly successful, almost predictable troupe like Rangers? Ahhhh, come on.

GO! Glorious! RCC!

In the best of best cases, if Germany become European Champion winning every single game, and if further we don't count Scotland's performance the way we have been doing it int the past, we could end up one under par for 50 % wins. Don't count on it, though. Or is there enything else to play that we could count into this season?

[Heid the Ba]

Huzzah for RCC. If someone would add in Rangers’ recent scores I would be obliged and it would save me from thinking about them.

[Lianachan]

I'll Google and add them tha'morra.

[Lianachan]

The last entered Rangers result I can see in here is the win over Dundee, so by my reckoning we need to add:

Hearts 3 - 3 Rangers (league)
Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers (cup final)

So....

Played 180, won 85, drawn 37, lost 59.

[Arneb]

That's it then for the 50 % wins standard. Takes a lot of pressure off our Teuton boys in the European Championship. They don't absolutely have to win the thing now 'n'more.

[Arneb]

BVB: We have a vision, we have a dream, we are the underdog, we are passionate, we run, we fight, we...
Real: Thanks a lot. We win.

Period.

[Heid the Ba]

USA beat Canada at cricket yesterday, T20 so it doesn't really count for much.

[Richard A]

As I said earlier, I will be supporting Germany against Scotland in the opening match of Euro 2024. Partly because, as Arneb knows, I support Germany as long as they're not playing England. And partly because, as I've also said before, if a country takes the line ABE, it seems only fair to reciprocate.

But I have to say, this video is good. Belief is important.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4JEFd5CZlQ

[Arneb]

It may work against Gibraltar...

[Heid the Ba]

As I said earlier, I will be supporting Germany against Scotland in the opening match of Euro 2024. . . . if a country takes the line ABE, it seems only fair to reciprocate.

Only fair indeed. Until today I didn't know the game was taking place, but apparently by this time next week this campsite will be awash with Jocks because of its (relative) proximity to the BayernDom.

[Heid the Ba]

A quick "heads up" for our USA members, Matteo Jorgenson is a decent bet for the Dauphine, he won Paris - Nice earlier this year along with Dwars door Vlaanderen, and now he is away from those worthless twatslappers at Movistar he might just fulfil his potential. Worth a punt, and if he goes to the Tour you'll get good odds on that as well.

[Heid the Ba]

Blimey, I know Pak are spacey but to lose to the US at cricket is wild even for them.

[Heid the Ba]

Pak will try and get back on track against India today in NYC, but there is currently a rain delay. India are favourites but that doesn't always mean much in this fixture.

[Heid the Ba]

How very queer, cricket in NYC and US stickball in Fahkin' Lunnin' init.

[Arneb]

Wherever there is money to be made...

[Heid the Ba]

India in a spot of bother against Pak, Scotland doing ok against Oman.