World Cup 2002 - The Draw

Ah've jist watched yon World Cup draw fer the finals in Japan and, michty me, whit a scunner fer England, eh? Argentina, Sweden and Nigeria. Looks like a broon trouser job fer Stan Gordon Erickson and his boys tae me.

Laugh? Ah fair near keeched maself. Suddenly they're no so bloody cocky. The papers are calling it "The Group of Death", but frankly, ah think that's a wee bit ower the top. It's only fitba, no war, ken whit ah mean? "The Group of Shiting Themselves" is maybe a fairer name fer it.

As fer ma predictions, ah'm sticking a wee tenner oan England tae get gubbed by the Argies and draw wi' the Swedes and Nigerians, thus being oan the first plane home quicker than ye can swally a slice o' sushi.

Speaking o' predictions, ah'm backing yon German laddie, Berti Vogts tae become ma successor in the Scotland managerial hotseat. In ma new capacity as "Director of Football" ah huv recommended him most highly tae the SFA committee as ma first choice tae take over and directed them tae give him a call.

It's no that he's any good or anything, it's jist that ah ken fine well thae English will be right put out if we dare put a Kraut in charge and ah cannae wait tae see their faces.

"Dirty Berti, der Scottish Fuehrer", ah can just see the headlines noo!

Paw Broon