Bridge_Ender

Livingston fans only minutes (surely?) after being relegated... Says it all...

Fox came on today and did ok, think he will probably be moved on though. Bayne got lucky, he was signed to be div 1 back up and ended up playing SPL. I think he'll be goe too. Don't understand why McBain is metnioned. He is versatile and always puts in a good shift. Definitely one to hold onto.

BBC SportScotland No metnion of figures but 22 extra opportunities to be on the box with no OF involvement should be good?

Just pay at the gate surely? Hope so, Im heading to this one and not even considered needing a ticket beforehand.

Craig Dargo has made the SportScotland team of the year. Think this proves just how good a season he has had really when he's been recognised ahead of Harson, Zurawski, Riordan, et al. Personally my team of year would be: Gordon in goal, Tokely, Mulgrew (even after saturday), Pressley & McManus in defence, Burke, Maloney, Hartley and Thomson in midfield with Dargo and Boyd up front

Surely a mini tour of northern england playing teams like carlisle, oldham, hull, etc. wouldn't be out of our reach?

Brian Irvine sems to have got in there and doing well now though? Cant really see a way back in to SFL management for Pele up north unless Stewarty goes. His chance at the county job was probably now. Mind you, if he has his life sorted at Forres and is enjoying it, why move?

EWS, how can you say that managers don't know enough?? Kinda invalidates any opinion they have on any aspect of foot ball if you are saying guys who have built careers in the game are inexperienced!! What I'm aiming at is that the match asessor and the managers, or a representative, of both teams meet 2 or 3 days after a game - once emotions have calmed down and away from the immediate post match - and discuss any flashpoints/incorrect decisions and agree on a rating for the referee. I think this would improve relations between clubs, referees, SFA and the media as explanation of decisions and issues on either side could be discussed. Persistently poor referees would be identified and brought into line/demoted as there would actually be a proper grading for our top officials as opposed to every class 1 ref technically being the same standard - which they are not!

Don't think disciplining referees is an option really! Maybe a points system where referees are judged by managers, (say a day or 2 after the game!) and assessors and a combined rating agreed. A record/table kept of these scores and used to grade referees and at the end of each season the top 12 or whatever in the country do the following seasons games?

Think Black would be exactly what Celtic would want in their midfield, he is a Lennon/Keane type of player. A possible long term replacement I would say. The Hart rumours were true, O'Neill did have him watched last season!

As long as England go out, either in the group stage or, failing that, in the semi final on penalties after 2, maybe 3, disputed goals (for or against, I'm not fussy) after the English media have gone OTT and basically planned the victory parade round Buckingham Palce. Hilarious every time! 8)

Definitely for, the last few games would have been meaningless without it. Take on board the point about travel plans, etc, though. That is an almighty pain in the *** when arranging around work/looking for cheap fares to games.

Really only the United game has any attraction for me now... Still, CC is right. We would all have accepted avoiding releagtion in our second season. Next season we have to see anything less than top six as failure though, it has to be our target.