snorbens_caleyman
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During the first half PPV commentary, Ross T noted that Cammy's ball distribution has been excellent in the games that he has played. So that's two of us who think that We now have the problem of keeping two first-team quality keepers happy and motivated!
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As long as you pronounce it "neece". It is not the same word Wikipedia: "1929 editions of the Hull Daily Mail carried an advertisement for Huntley & Palmers Nice Biscuits using the phrase "Delightful as the town after which they are named", indicating that by this point their manufacturers intended the public to associate the biscuit with the French city, whether or not that had been the intended pronunciation."
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Where are you all? Celebrating? A great win today. A good performance from everyone from Cammy Mackay forwards. Great saves by Cammy himself. Weathered the storm after we went 1-0 up, and Yogi ruffled up his team. An inspired substitution - I too would have taken Mckay off. He wasn't happy, but it was good to see him join in the celebrations when Samuels scored. Who's next?
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Agreed. Some good football being played and some great chances created. Dunfermline playing pretty well, too, though, and I wonder what Yogi has seen and what changes in tactics he might make for the second half.
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Clearly, someone was educated at the same time that I was, in the 60s to mid-70s. It was hammered into us that we should never use any form of the verb "get". If one found oneself about to do so, then one should seek an alternative. "Nice" was another word which we also had to avoid. (Written in my bestest English, as they learned us.)
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Delighted with the win today. Had forgotten what it feels like. It was a battling win, not a great game. The ball was richocheting around as in a pinball machine, and neither team played with much structure or control. I was surprised at how poor Arbroath were. We made only about six chances, and scored with three of them - two of them in the first few minutes. As I have said, I think that we go out and play much the same every week, and sometimes we get the breaks. Well, today we did. Disappointed with everyone hoofing long balls towards our 5'7" strikers. Even Cammy MacKay was doing it, instead of rolling it out as he often does. I thought that we had obviously been instructed to get the ball as far away from our goal as possible. But a win is a win, especially welcome after three months. Well done to everyone!
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There were reports during the lockdown, based on analysis of lots of scores, that playing at home wasn't such an advantage as in normal times. A possible explanation was the absence of a large crowd mostly cheering on the home team. In addition to the effect on the players, it also seemed that, with no pressure from a crowd, referees were less likely to award free kicks and the like to the home team. That's the nearest that we will ever be to illustrating and even measuring the difference that a large, vocal support can make.
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"The run-in." Older folks here will remember back-window stickers on new cars: "Running in - please pass".
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And a piece about him in the sports section of yesterday's (Saturday's) "Times". He is youth coach at Charlton, and has never actualy gone back to stay in Ukraine. (You'll remember that his late daughter, Elena, was the UK's no 1 female tennis player for a while.) Interestingly, he is proud of what the USSR was - "better than Russia is now" - and sees himself as both Soviet and Ukrainian, in much the same way that some of us might regard ourselves as British and Scottish. He has a 67yo brother in Kyiv, "armed with hope and a Kalashnikov".
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I did think of suggesting that it would be a matter of courtesy to inform both clubs in advance. However, since the SFA have subsequently pledged solidarity with and support for Ukraine, I think you're on solid ground. Unless either club is secretly owned by an oligarch who is mates with Putin....
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