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why don't we all sing 'you're not gypsies anymore' with our fingers crossed

Wonderful!

Only pointless if you see no pride in winning the current 3rd Division and getting the trophy that comes along with it. For a man who's done a lot of shouting about how important titles are and wanting to hold on to them, it seems a little strange that he would see "The Rangers" first real title as being worthless.

Thats terrible news For the opposition But great news for us.

Will this be online too?

Just bought 2 tkts for me n' mantis, not many left in our end, so looks like a sell out!! bring on the gypo's Its going to be so sweet to take them down a peg or two.... shadows!

2 year extension for Warren...so he'll be here until 2015. Hopefully news on some others still to come.

I voted Kenny (ie Yes to the reforms). The 12-12-18 league structuring is only part of the proposal on the table and by voting "no" Scottish football would miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to make fundamental improvements, ie getting fairer income distribution, merging the SPL and SFL and better governance. There's no opportunity to cherry pick which bits you want, Terry, its yes or no to the package. But if the 12-12-18 turns out not to be a success then it can easily be ditched after a couple of years, but we would still retain all the undeniably good parts of the package.

'Please officer, the big bullies came from Inverness and called us gypsies and made our manager cry' 'don't worry son, we'll make sure these louts never tarnish the streets of Dingwall again, I mean i know you sing songs about how you hate them and they're tinks and live in a dump and all that. But making someone cry is out of order!! I'll make sure silence is enforced or else!! OR ELSE!!!!'

I really enjoyed this meeting and has made me change my mind on opinions on the reconstruction of the league now.

while we were on that "poor run of results" ross co played hearts and drew 1-1 at dingwall. if hearts had won ross co would have been 2nd bottom. now that ross co are 4th (were 2nd = with us) i think that suggests that one club took the initiative So long as theres a goal difference criteria in the league they could not have been 2nd=. Regardless of what the Courier spouts they were third.

Excellent meeting - very informative. Well done to all concerned - credit where credit is due.

Just change Gypsy to County and call them Dirty County Baastards.

"reasonable person" indeed !!! Seems to me the world has gone mad and authorities can and do react to even a single complaint from people who are not actually offended themselves, but are instead offended on behalf of someone else !!! These kinds of folk piss me off no end ... too much time on their hands ! Its not just Northern constabulary, Scotland, UK or even Football in general, it has pervaded every continent - the same happens over here in all walks of life ! slightly off topic ... but just announced over here by the NBA (Basketball) and NHL (Ice Hockey) that they will require clubs to wand people going into games just like you would get through security at an airport .... It used to be "random" but as of last night the NBA now requires it for all fans at all games. NHL is still "random, but that will change .... funnily enough, although there are bag checks at BMO field for Toronto FC games, wanding is not and never has been present ... but if the NBA and NHL are doing it, expect it to happen everywhere else in North American sport very soon .. and spreading to other parts of the world too !!! what precipitated this ? NOTHING !!! The NBA commented that "the change in policy is not the result of any specific finding or experience. It is a league mandate, and all 30 teams and venues are required to comply." Maybe the fans should just highlight the ridiculousness of the suppression of this particular piece of banter by chanting "BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP" in place of the above? ... my alternative to "gypsy" would be nomad !!! A perfectly legal non-derogative term that I used almost every day when encountering rural folk in Morocco last year .... because thats what they are, thats the lifestyle they lead, and thats what they call themselves. Dictionary.com also has a few other synonyms for the noun "gypsy": definition "Wanderer": Bohemian, nomad, roamer, tzigane, vagrant definition "Migrant": Drifter, itinerant, nomad, rover, tinker, transient, traveler, vagrant, wanderer definition "outcast": bum, castaway, hobo, reprobate, tramp, vagabond, vagrant, wretch Its all relative ..... How many reality programmes featuring "gypsy" in the title have been on TV over the last few years ... certainly a few over here at the moment? Are these people offended? no, they associate with the term and are using it as a badge of honour. But if I call someone from Dingwall that name, and they call me a tink, with neither of us getting offended, nor directing at anyone in hatred, just banter, then we both potentially get arrested for hate crimes ...... Same with the other groups listed above ... I have friends (and family) who are black, just as I have Asian, South Asian, and gay friends (more commonly now called the "LGBT" community - Lesbian, Gay, Bi, TransGender). My carpool passenger is a Turkish Muslim, and my other carpooler - who moved to Calgary last year - was an Iranian Muslim ... Does it matter? Nope. Everyone I call "friend" is a friend because of who they are, not what label can be applied. Hell, I even have English friends !!! It is common within my circle of friends for those of similar backgrounds to use various terms with each other that I would never dream of using .... The 'N' word is not just used in rap songs, it is also used colloquially between friends (usually males) when both are black. Same with gay guys who often call each other "queer" or "queens" ... The terms don't offend me when they use them to each other, its not directed at me, so no big deal, but I dont use them ... not because I think my friends would be offended, but because it doesnt feel right, or indeed necessary to use them .... but in terms of football banter then yes, I do think we have become way over sensitive ! does the Tartan Army still hate Jimmy Hill ? or has that been banned too ?

Oh well I take it it's still ok to sing "The wheels on your house go round and round....." ??

If it is true I'm going to buy a smoking jacket and a pipe and wear the smoking jacket in the shower while blowing bubbles from the pipe and singing Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head.

I would take offence if people were referring to those who are recognised as Gypsies just as I would if the reference was to Blacks or Asians or Gays or those of a particular religious persuasion but when the term is used against a group of football fans, who are probably not likely to be one of the minority groups then I find it a bit difficult to understand where the crime comes into it. Are they trying to say that if I call CaleyD a Gypsy B, knowing full well that he isn't, can I be prosecuted. Mind you, with his surname, he could be.

Foran might well be key for the derby, his height is something we've missed and along with Warren should terrify the wheels off county at set pieces. I thought our passing was exceptional at times last night, and there looked to be times in the first half that united could barely live with it. It's amazing how quickly teams shut OTJ down now if he gets the ball anywhere in their half. Devine and Andrew Shinie were exceptional for me - if we ever have the makings of milion pound players at the club, they have that potential. Happy with that point and roll on Saturday.

If you can't use Gypsy why not just replace it with Pikey instead?

Maybe it's just me? I wouldn't swap any of our cup record. I think we have created 12 upsets in 11 years in the lower leagues. Two semis at Hampden plus a replay. Beating Celtic twice. The first time was 10 years before Cownty and it was our first ever season in div 1. More wins at Tynecastle, Fir Park etc. Coming from 3 down to beat Ayr. Reaching the quarters as a div 3 side. Taking DUFC to 210 mins as a div 2 side. Swap all this for what? One cup run beating Hibs and Celtic to reach a final, and then forgetting to turn up.

Around christmas time Reguero said in the p&j that he wanted to stay at ICT beyond this season