OTLS: It’s our 2017 Fannual of the year!
It’s time for us to look back at some of the stupid, silly and downright comical things in our annual look back over the year….
Gordon Strachan
Well, that was the week that was: The Celtic derby and more qualifying misery for Scotland
Your latest edition is once again rudely dominated by the Internationals, with several Premier League stars involved for their country in the World Cup qualifiers….
The Real Football Man: Internationally Known
If you’re reading this column then congratulations you’ve survived another international break. That’s the good news but now here is the bad. Yes that’s right…
Big trouble in little Scotland
7052 days. That’s how long it’s been since Scotland last qualified for the World Cup. To be more precise it’s exactly 19 years, 3 months,…
How James McClean bangs the drum for unlikely heroes
It’s easy sometimes, living in our little football bubble as we do, to think that the world as we know it has been turned upside…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: International Interruption
This week, the GBU peeked out of its Premier League bubble and decided to take a look at the irritating disruption called ‘International Football’. With…
Wally of the Week: An Irishman, a Scotsman and a Cockfighter
It’s been an exciting international break for anyone that isn’t English – we’ve seen teams battle for automatic qualification like their lives depended on it,…
The Magnificent 7: Ban the haggis, Wales are Baled out and the USA self-implode
Meh, international football. It’s rubbish, most of the teams are rubbish and we never have enough “stuff” to make fun of. Who am I kidding??…
Team of the Weekend: Home Nations Special
The penultimate International break of the year has very nearly reached an end. Teams around the globe are clinching qualification for the 2018 finals but…
The Greatest XI: G whizz, it is time for Gary
Let’s be honest, anyone following this series will have seen G and Gary coming a mile off. It would be wrong of me not have…