I hope Scotland do well in the European Championships of soccer

 I hope Scotland do well in the European Championships of soccer.

This is the male European Championships version of the trophy coming soon. 

Scotland beat Serbia on penalties to qualify. 

Scotland qualified for a major championships at the male version of the sport, for the first time in over 20 years. It has been a long wait. 

The Scotland male side should be proud of their performance. 

I hope Scotland get far, and do Scotland proud. 

Scotland has a rich, history, and passionate following of football, and deserves to do well. 

Thanks for the great victory.

Annie Lennox - Why

Annie Lennox - Why (Official Music Video)

Music And Football Stadiums

 Music And Football Stadiums.

There are many concerts held at the biggest football stadiums. I have seen a few. Often football (soccer) stadiums hold music festivals or concerts. 

The concerts must make money for the music stars and football clubs and also give people at the grounds a fun time. 

I know of people who have been abroad to watch concerts at massive football stadiums in Barcelona and other great European stadiums. 

Sometimes the concerts are held at major stadiums, like Celtic Park, Ibrox, Karaiskakis Stadium, Stade de Suisse, Stadio Olimpico (Rome), Stade de France, Hampden, the San Siro, Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Estádio da Luz, Estádio do Dragão, Estadio Municipal de Balaídos, the Camp Nou,  

Great stadiums like the National Stadium, Warsaw (Poland), have held concerts. 

But sometimes the smaller football grounds hold concerts or festivals which can be fun too. 

I suppose the biggest issue is what to do with the pitch. As the pitch can get damaged by music concerts or festivals. 

Football stadiums are built to provide great atmospheres for sports games. So they should provide a good atmosphere for a rock, pop, or hip hop concert. 

Football stadiums tend to be outdoor. But you can find indoor stadiums, that can provide protection from the rain, and snow. 

I have also seen rock groups performing songs before sports matches on special occasions. That can be fun too. 

American football stadiums, rugby stadiums, basketball arenas, and baseball stadiums also hold concerts. 

There are national stadiums built for many different sports that hold concerts too. 

I wonder if the designers of stadiums just focus on the sports or also take into account the money making potential of music at their stadiums?

It is great for people who loves sports and music to have sports and music at the same venue. 

KT Tunstall - Little Red Thread (Acoustic)

KT Tunstall - Little Red Thread (Acoustic)

It is great Scotland qualified for the European Championships

 It is great the Scotland male side qualified for the European Championships.

The penalty shootout against Serbia was exciting. I am so glad Scotland got through. For me Scottish international football is the highlight of soccer / football. Showing what the nation can do is the priority. 

We still do well at club football on a club level, taking into account our population. But we need to be more consistent at qualifying for major trophies as an international team. The Scotland women's team did well to qualify for the Women's World Cup and European Championships in recent years. 

Congratulations to Scotland. 

Grimes ft. Janelle Monáe - Venus Fly

Grimes ft. Janelle Monáe - Venus Fly (Official Video)

Great song and video. 

PAN-GREAT BRITAIN CUPS AT SOCCER

PAN-GREAT BRITAIN CUPS AT SOCCER

I am putting forward the idea that the football authorities in England should help football in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 

I do not support merging the British leagues. I support Pan-Great Britain cross border cups on top of domestic and European competitive football.
I do not want to get rid of the national domestic leagues. I want a best of both worlds where we keep domestic and European football, but have on top of that cross border cups. 
I want to have 3 strong leagues in Great Britain, rather than just one or two. 
In recent years, English, Welsh, and Irish sides have been invited to play in the Scottish Challenge Cup. So UEFA would be OK with cross border trophies. 
I do not want to get rid of Scottish, and Welsh sides playing in Europe. I do not want to abandon over 100 years of football history and identity by getting rid of the Scottish and Welsh Leagues. 
There are various ideas that could be tried for cross border cups;
1. A British Premier Cup - Played between all Scottish Premier and Welsh Premier sides. Plus all English Premier sides who have not qualified for Europe. 
2. Invite all Scottish Premier sides who have not qualified for Europe, plus a selection of Welsh sides into the English Football League Trophy. That is the trophy played by English League One and Two sides. 
3. Invite selected Scottish and Welsh sides into the English FA Cup or English League Cup. 

4. Invite all Welsh Premier sides and a selection of Southern Scottish sides into English non-league FA Vase and FA Trophy. 
5. Allow Glasgow Celtic, and Glasgow Rangers to play under 23 year old sides in the English under 23 year old trophy called the Premier League Cup of England. 

If the English really want to help Celtic soccer then having cross border cups on top of domestic and European soccer is the way to help us. 

Imagine games like Manchester United v Glasgow Celtic, Aberdeen v Coventry City, Glasgow Rangers v Wrexham, Dundee United v Luton Town, Holywell Town v Peterhead, Dundee v Manchester City, Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ross County v Wrexham, Ross County v Notts County, Stoke City v Greenock Morton, Dumbarton v Connah's Quay Nomads, Bangor City v Chester City, Hibernian v Newport County, Liverpool v Heart of Midlothian, or Motherwell v The New Saints.

The Irish sides could be invited into the trophies too. 

I would want Pan-Great Britain cups all the way down the levels at male and female soccer, and at different age groups. It would really help Celtic soccer.