The Mantis

I think our stand counts as 'North'. As well as the temporary one behind the goals they have been using another temp one along the side this season.

Poof.

Well done big erse.

Today's results were bad for us, but looking at the fixtures this morning, no way could we expect to gain anything. I still feel no club wins 20 points like we did and then stops winning any more. This is a bad slump but realistically I can't see us continuing it all season. Next season is where I would be worried if we lose players. Anyway the difference between us and the Pars is, we get draws (9 out of 20) while they get defeats (13 out of 21). Dunfermline are in a worse state than us, where are they going to get the points from? Kenny has not done much in his 5 or so games at the club. What miracles can he perform in January apart from maybe bring in 2 or 3 of the Derry lads, and who says any of them are up to it? CC will know at the end of the season if he has the stomach to carry on. If this sounds like scraping the barrel, remember I'm one of those who felt survival would be enough. I never went for the top 6 stuff. Five of those places are already filled by the teams who get 10 000 fans or more every week.

Ahem!!!! What does 'disatrous' mean anyway?

If we beat Rangers 3-0 we'll be 7th :001: I was saying the other day the Pars have got problems, they got another sending off today (Hamilton).

But that's what he's trying to say if you ask me, just a wee bit progress each year. BTW that was your 1000th post, you can retire now :023:

“The best thing we could have done is avoided relegation by one point in our first season and two points in the next." I think everybody's reading too much into this. He means by doing so well, narrowly avoiding top 6, the team has just made a rod for its own back. He means nobody would have been disappointed if we'd just stayed up the first season, everybody expected us to fail anyway.

Yeah, seen it now. Barry seems to stamp/land on the player's foot. Thought Crawford had to go though. Definite yellow card for the late challenge.

Never mind the Italian Charlie- a good day in the hills will sort everything out :015: He's right though, as TM4TJ says elsewhere, everybody thinks they know better than him how to do the job.

RIG- 1st stramash. Barry got involved with Muirhead (11) right under the main stand. Muirhead pushes Barry who falls over the player on the ground, like what you used to do to people in the playground. Only Barry gets booked, never saw the start of it so don't know why. I actually thought Muirhead got booked later on, but the BBC site has only 5 bookings.

Heard today that Hart is out for the season, and Dargo has no chance of playing Wednesday.

I agree with donkeyjaiketman. See youse on Wednesday.

Don't know how you can say a draw was better for Dunfermline. Home team, if they can't beat us (and they never looked like scoring) how are they ever going to beat the form teams? We were gash, don't get me wrong, but I can't see any hope for the pars this season at all. They've been dodging relegation for 3 years now. Now Crawford's suspended and the rest are on bookings. We've still kept most of the squad fit to play. Big physical side though, but we did show enough fight to match them, in contrast to Tannadice 2 weeks ago. Couldn't agree with CCs subs at all. Took off Dennis for Bayne then Rory (overdue) for McSwegan. Also Duncan for Black. I felt this week Black was controlling his temper and his weekly booking was unlucky (not harsh I hasten to add, just unlucky). I would have kept him on and taken off Barry, who gave everything as usual but was knackered. With Zander on in his place we could have gone for the win against 10 men. Also the 10 men only had about 4 left unbooked so Zander could have got them to complete the set :003: First half was very poor. I actually enjoyed the second half immensely. The football was pish, but the action was great, about a zillion bookings and a couple of punch ups :010: :010: :010: Well worth the money. OK, I got a comp :015: :015: :015:

Well, I haven't actually solved it myself Gordy- obviously it's the work of a true intellectual, probably worked at GCHQ for a while is my guess. The number of permutations of the 6 words is 6!= 720, but I reckon we can eliminate the one actually given, so that leaves 719. I'd be delighted to buy you a dram anyway as I haven't seen you for feckin years. BTW I got a card today from your neighbour, you know, the teacher. Haven't seen him for donks either.

I usually remove personal abuse from posts when I see it, but I'm actually going to leave it in this time so people can make up their own minds. Maybe other admin will see it differently though.

Feck me, it's Lord Haw-Haw again.

Aye well done on the updates old chap.

Xmas puzzle: rearrange the following: record the change feckin

I was just thinking it was a while since the Jailender was on here :015: :015: :015: :015: :015:

You've got mail :003: Can't make up my mind whether they're better with players in them or not :015: :015: :015: County doing not too bad with 8 shirts but obviously digital cameras haven't reached Dingwall yet clicky linky thing

We're doing better at this than on the park. 14 shirts, 7 more than Celtic. Champions League here we come! EMacca if you're out there, maybe you should amend the Thistle shirt from 94-95 :017:

If you're going as far as Loch Lomond, may as well see how much Hibs want for Sunshine on Leith :015: :015: :015:

I remember Colin Jackson. They used to call him the caramel wafer, because he was 'Gray and Dunn'.

When Winters had that streak in his hair "Hey Winters, did your Maw have an affair with a badger?"