sonlymewalter

they really trust you mate cos they're normally very shy things

whats the red stuff

Bernieboy

Dad,he was playing in the microwave

Pollyana

Candle wax, no fly screens, so I burn candles in the doorway to keep some of the flying things out - they burnt that low last night and I'd only just opened the door and not lit the candles when the possums decided to raid the place

Lorna at Vicenza

Oh oh. Polly might be coming to Italy.

Is now a good time to confess that I don't really live in a big villa with a huge sun terrace and a pool set in 100 acres of olive groves and a Lamborghini parked in the drive?

And that the only wine I can afford is cheap, gnat's piss table wine

Bernieboy

No need,i'm sure she has google earthed yer house already

ROMFT_WO2RN

apparently the magnification doesn't go that high

Bernieboy

No mate,you can clearly see the tent lines

ROMFT_WO2RN

POW camp

Bernieboy

Sssssch the italians still think the war is on

ROMFT_WO2RN

is that why their economy is going backwards

Bernieboy

ROMFT_WO2RN

what time are Ireland losing tonight?

General Tojo

Just woke to the shock news that the Jocks are leading at ht

ROMFT_WO2RN

2-1 now, against the mighty Cyprus

The Scots commentator was heard to say that this would be "good experience for the next WC qualifying campaign",

Then I realised he meant NON-qualifying campaign

General Tojo

Cyprus are easy and I heard they reckon they are in an 'easy' qualifying group this time around - when the matches get under way surprise surprise this tends to change to 'tough' group, why oh why are we so poorly ranked, have a low UEFA/FIFA coefficient etc? You live up there, surely you must sympathise and offer your full support at all times, especially when half cut in the pub eh


Craig Levein's side avoided being paired with a big gun in the ceremony in Rio, as they were placed in Group A for the European qualifying rounds.

Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, Macedonia and Wales will provide the opposition.

Croatia are the group's top seeds, having been picked out of pot one, while Scotland were in pot four for the draw. Wales were in the bottom group of seeds, having been relegated to pot six by the Faroe Islands.

Group A: Croatia, Serbia, Belgium, SCOTLAND, Macedonia, Wales.

Group B: Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Armenia, Malta.

Group C: Germamy, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan.

Group D: Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Andorra.

Group E: Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Albania, Cyprus, Iceland.

Group F: Portugal, Russia, Israel, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg

Group G: Greece, Slovakia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lithuania, Latvia, Liechtenstein

Group H: England, Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, San Marino

Group I: Spain, France, Belarus, Georgia, Finland