The Mantis

Actually St Mirren did go straight down again a few years back, and Hamilton themselves were overwhelming favourites the last time they came up - people were betting huge sums on them as if it was a safe investment (which turned out to be true). However none of this makes it any better for us. I totally agree. I don't fancy another season of 'Thank God for Gretna' but with Hamilton in their place.

The trouble is there's too many ego-maniacs like Clarkson and Jonathan Woss with an abundance of confidence and not much else. Somebody in childhood has told them they're worth listening to instead of telling them to shut up like the rest of us :015: :015: :015:

That bit's true at least :023:

Also seems to imply it's from next season rather than now.

Stay off the spirits.

Some of us burst a gut flying back from Pisa and getting to Fir Park at ten to three on Saturday. And the game was shyte too!

Palace, obviously. Quote: "more for their colours than their talent" :004:

If you saw the highlights on Scotsport from our game on Saturday you'd wonder how Gretna had the same luck twice running. St Mirren must have been really shyte not to score against that lot. Not that I'm unhappy with the result mind :001:

Did everybody see the highlights on Scotsport then? Barrowload of chances for us. Shame they never showed the pen claim where Imrie was booked.

Eliza :love04: :love04: :love04: :love04: :love04: :love04: :love04: :love04: :love04: :love04: Marius

Will be there but going home on Sat.

Wishbone Ash this Friday :021:

OK, just watched these highlights and they're a total joke. The 'pen' was about 3 mins before half time. We'd missed about 7 chances and hit the post by then. Mind you it saves Denzil's embarrassment at missing all the sitters. Also would like to see the booking of Imrie for diving. Another stonewall penalty if you ask me.

I was level with it too and it was a clear pen. Can't say the same about Denzil's body language as he placed it on the spot mind.....

Well done to the tinks County. Look forward to them winning it again in 2010 :015:

Feckin part timer.

Dukla Pumpherston Sawmill and Tannery

A certain player's dad was saying yesterday that Marius had a deid leg. His wallet fell on it.

Yes he got applauded off by us and a wee chorus of the Denzil song. His effort and link play were faultless I would say - chased a lot of balls into the corner and so on, plus the usual turns and layoffs. So far I've avoided mentioning the finishing........

Probably should have won 15-0 today. We were poor and only started playing passes in the second half but Gretna are a pub team. Don't know if the highlights will bother showing Tumelty booking Imrie for 'simulation' when he was cemented by the goalie at 0-0. Or failing to book their man for a blatant dive. Personally I thought the first half 'penalty' was well inside. Denzil missed 4 chances before half time, the first one after only 5 mins (Maybe he was doing it deliberately to get away from Brew.....). It was one of those games where the first goal would open the floodgates, like the last time when we got 4. Today we reckoned it should have been 7-0 at half time.

I've got it Smee. But I'm just on my way out the door for a week's holiday....... Ciao!

Think you're right about the crowd Pimple. I think the Clach Park held about 9-10000 for one game (maybe it was Old Firm Select) but not the Caley Park.

Scottish Screen Archive Thanks to Arbroathawayday for finding this clip. Note that the clip includes 'crowd invades pitch' :015: :015: :015: :015: Obviously they're not familiar with the protocol at the end of Highland League games......

Mr Kingsmills he talk sense.

I don't see where you get that idea at all Bob. I don't think it would stand up to scrutiny any more than if you were to say the Scots vote Tory more than the English :015: After all it wasn't the Scots who were having street parties to celebrate the Golden Jubilee or whatever they call it, but they had them all over England. I've lived in Scotland all my life and I've never met anybody with a good word to say for them. But the BBC never tires of going out into the streets of London and getting vox pops of all the loyal subjects queueing up at Buck House every time there's a wedding or a funeral or one of them breaks wind.