The Mantis

Aye, get the lassie in the dugout. Magical!

So has Brew made a bid for Wiese then?

Hey, look on the bright side. Losing a club is never a good thing, but St Mirren getting relegated is :015: :015: :015: :015:

Likewise- and you'd have had to suffer my taste in music too :015: :015: :015: Funny but the last Hearts game was probably one of the highlights of the season - what a happy car that was, texting Jim Traynor and all sorts.

Well, sounds like I made the right decision yesterday.... passing on the 370 mile round trip......

It sure does....... but it was a pre-season friendly just after he signed, against Steaua Bucharest if I recall. I agree with Kingsmills.

Get in!!!!!

Don't know about top of THE league, but fair do's for being top of A league. Which league is it again?

I take it 'Road to Nowhere' is what's being implied Rich, but maybe you & Sof are having a private wee joke.....

And Peter Paul's like a dug wi two tails now he's got a new Canon D1, he insisted I take a shot :001:

Nah, she definitely wouldn't remember the seventies as well as you :023:

Could be you'll see a bit more skill there Alex, what with Peanut playing too. Somebody mentioned we seem to be interested in picking grafters - pretty spot on if you ask me.

I think Imrie's strength will be running at people. Today he was too quick to get rid of it, especially in the first half. Some of his passes and crosses were woeful, but the wind can take the blame for some of it. Also he had one banzai challenge which gave a clue as to why he gets so many yellows. Still can't fathom how we can buy a player from those tattie howkers :015: :015: :015: :015:

Difficult to know what to make of that game. After 10 mins it was tempting to go away to the pub. Both goals were one on one and Shiels could have got another but he tried to nutmeg Mikey when he had the whole goal to aim at. It looked as if the team were not a team at all and all Johndo's rumours were spot on. However we came on to a game as Hibs sat back. We had loads of corners and plenty scrambles on the goal line but somehow we always needed a touch too many and none of us really believed we would ever score. Delivery was dreadful from dead balls, usually overhit. It's worth mentioning the wind (Imrie tried to take a corner and the ball kept rolling away) and the pitch, which cut up early and caused bobbles everywhere. Hibs were just as bad as us a lot of the time and their fans got restless in the second half, there were even a few boos. But Hibs just had more quality than us. Those wee shouts you heard were Bayne asking if somebody could get him out of Jones' back pocket. If Marius had Fletcher or even Nish alongside him instead of Bayners we would probably have won it. That's without mentioning Shiels, Beuzelin and Zemmama. Have to say Niculae was our best player. Put in a good shift and chased back. I would give Rossco, Black and Mikey pass marks. Cowie did OK too but a couple of times he was wide in space and screaming for it and nobody had the vision, or maybe he's got leprosy. Marcus did OK too when he came on. Imrie looked like he's off the pace for the SPl, though I must say against St Mirren he looked star quality. Would like to see Proctor back in place of McGuire. Still puzzled why Ross doesn't get played at centre half and Bambi at right back. We did have plenty of chances but they always fell to the wrong man, the ball bouncing about in a crowded penalty box. Russell will have to hope no big Scandinavians were at the game. Did a lot of chasing and mopping up as usual, but his passes went even more wrong than usual. Just sign it Russell, while it's still on the table. Best moment for us was the chant of 'there's only one John Rankin' after he nearly sliced it into his own net. To the young blonde lassie who got a surprise comp in her hand at 5 to 3, I know you were trying to pass me your mobile no but it's OK, really :015: :015: :015: :015:

Gutted about this and I hope Baz sees the thread. Why isn't Brew using him sparingly this season when he's an obvious match winner?

I remember a while back, the Scottish juniors forum was trying to compare the standard of leagues, e.g. the HL, EOSL, West Juniors etc. What did they do? Worked out the average no of goals per league...... Just thought I'd mention it :023:

Going out shortly but was at the game.... as were a certain Mr Coia, Mr Yompa and Mr KY would you believe. Going away early tomorrow morning and not back till about 8. Could maybe cobble together something but I'll probably be knackered. Hope somebody gives you a better offer :001: Sure Johndo will be along with the smileys. Defended very deep in the second half, St Mirren were very poor but if you give them that much possession they're bound to score sometime. Niculae and especially Denzil were passengers, would have got Baz on for Denzil much earlier. Imrie looks a real find too. As always, hats off for Rossco. What a gent. Won all his high balls all day and a fair few tackles in front of the North bank despite taking the usual dog's abuse. Let's not forget, it will be 10 years in August since his clumsy mistimed tackle and probably very few of the 'supporters' who howl abuse at him were actually there.

Looked pretty impressive today I thought, at last somebody who's willing to run at a defence. Decent pace too, played wide on the left but gets about the park. Think Brew's got a real find there, must confess I'd never even heard of him.

Hard to believe indeed. 8 years that was. It's only 7 1/2 years till I retire :017:

Should be there with Naelifts. Last time it was the Alamo Bar behind the away end, Caledonia Road.

Congrats big man (& Weez). Dinnae listen to Yngwie. All that is nowt compared to when they want money off you or the car keys.

Good idea, I'm off home then................

Sadly Charles, if we had got a fourth goal that day, we would'nt be having this discussion now :023:

You don't see it in 3D then? Typical woman apparently :023:

Am I the only one to think the 'tongue in cheek' smiley just looks like somebody with an enormous hooter?