Big G

Unfortunatlely kit manufacturers such as Nike and Adidas pour so much money into clubs and national associations that they have started to dictate terms. A story doing the rounds at the moment is that Nike are telling Arsenal to by Mario Balotelli before the new kit launch to increase shirt sales.

A Brummie ask's what is the quickest way to get from London to Birmingham buy rail. The ticket office guy says "You take the Slough train". The Brummie says "Sod that, I want to take the fast train." Boom, Boom.

50 years since they won their only league title.

Why don't they just make him wear a muzzle during games?

You're making a meal out of this. It's time we got our teeth into something else.

I think we should have a referendum on September 14th to decide if we stay in this "Union" or if Caley and Thistle should go it alone.

St Mirren first team maybe?

So we should still have a heavy leather ball with lace up, goalies wearing wooly jumpers and flat caps boots should be ankle high and goal post square. These were all in place a hundred years ago. Progress happens and if synthetic pitches can save clubs going out of business and be used by the communities as well I'm all for it.

Don"t think anyone has thrown their toys out of the pram. People are reacting to direct quotes from Yogi and I can see why. Personally I think we will, or already have, signed at least two players. If the players are still under contract 'til 1st July we have in the past not announced players until they are actually free. Players who have been offered a new contract by their present club but have agreed to join us.

Quote by Kenny Cameron taken from the ICT official website. There is obviously money to spend and in Yogi's recent quote one could only assume that Yogi is doing his due diligence properly so we don't overspend on the wrong players. As Sneckboy correctly points out Yogi did say before the season starts he didn't see it likely but the window would still be open for at least 3 weeks after that. In saying that could it be possible we could be promoting within though? The quote says the money is for the player budget. This could mean improved deals for Shinnie, Mckay, Meekings etc. Hughes has stated before that Marley could play as a forward. Anyway Barcelona play with a false nine so we could sell Billy.

Just renewed for my wife and I. Can spend the rest of a wet afternoon seeing if we are on the cover picture. How long "til the games start again?

Now that Engurland are out I can look at it a bit more unbiasedly. The England management, players and media became obsessed with Suarez and his injury and the fact he could not be fit. When they saw him lining up against them it physiologically hit them hard. Uruguay are no world beaters but England beat themselves. Never mind they've still got Howard Webb in the tournament.

MacBookies have Butcher at 66/1 to be next England manager. Now that would be fun.

I did. I even took my dogs to Stranraer but I didn't donate.

Yeah, but never seen the end yet.

Note to self. Don't believe social media.

Somebody on twitter saying Ross C*unty at home first game. Kilmarnock away second.

Ryan Conroy released by Dundee. Thought he was a decent left winger at Q of the S. Still only 27.

Good to have as a bench because he isn't a footballer.

Me plus wife and so far 7 West Brom supporting relatives. Plan is a wedding on Friday and game Saturday with much alcohol between the two. Couldn't believe this when it was announced with us already being in Brum for the weekend.

Because we signed Wilson. Rankin, Cowie, Hislop, Barrowman etc. from who?

This could not be better. At a wedding of a Blue in Brum on Friday 1st and then this. So happy that Brummie relatives will get to see ICT.

Efe Ambrose for Nigeria against Iran 2014

We could pay for all this by selling advertising space on the playing strips.

No more sponsors than last season, just different names. Subway for Orion Group on the front, Korries for Orion Jobs on the back and the same shorts sponsor. Good for the club and also for the sponsors.