Scarlet Pimple

An event---I agree with Smee's initial post. Give the fellow a deadline and stick to it. :012: As for IHE , a finer lad never graced the pages of this august forum. Kepps everyopne girny and irritated when they simply could be ....bored. And Scotty what does touching the cloth mean? Hands off my kilt now>>>> :018:

At these wages he would have to be playing like Superman to rate as anything like value for money. Sorry, I dont think IMO that any player is worth that. For them it is hardly a job merely an avocation with a long mid-year holiday and all paid for by the club. Sigh... and I am now too old even to get a game. :003:

Alex--Jimmy Johnsytone running through defenders legs... :015:

Mantis you old rogue :015: You have sussed me out . Happens too often fer comfort. By the way forgive me--I thought that teams should progress on merit and not location, re entry to the SFL. Senior moments are coming on faster than flurries of snow on the top of my head. Buit there agin that's Canaga. :sillywave:

Automated response first then a more personal reply today. Quite impressed me and I am still quivering with excitement. Once a fan always a fan..Sighh---it feeels soooo gooood. :003:

IMHO Barrowman would be foolish to turn down ICT in favour of ,say, an English team for the reasons well stated above in this thread. In view of the fact that a prominent player like Marius can come back into serious International contention after only one season in the SPL with Caley Thistle it should be obvious that the opportunity for Barrowman in the hands of Brewster is huge. Not only will be probably get a good chance of being in the first team consistently, unless he cannot make the step up to SPL football all at once but ,if he does, his performance should improve weekly. So at the end of the season his value will have increased but at his age he is still far from a sesoned pro and, like many more before him, he may fade into obscurity. ICT, on the other hand should hedge their bets by getting him on a 2 year deal with, if possible a third season as an option at their discretion not his. Barrowman is in fact 1st Division material because Ross County is a 1st Division team so he must be smart enough to realise that a fair wage plus 1st team football with ICT could be the making of him. If he tries to hold out for a huge paycheck then IMHO (I am very humble tonight :003: ) should forget him and simply move on. Untried SPL players are interesting but come without :012: Guarantees.

So where do Cove play out of? i.e what town? As for Gretna I have just read a good article about Gretna and the devastating effects the failure has had , and always will have, on the lives of many people close to /associated with the club. Everybody from cleaners to restaurant workers to simple administration staff who never saw this coming. I think it will be very difficult now , especially in the light of Brooks Milesome's illness, to determine whether he or his family actually abandoned the club and the aforementioned workers to their fate, as in the "well, it's not personal, it's just business"syndrome, or whether in fact he and his family have gone bankrupt. I doubt the latter very much indeed, even if the blame is laid at the door of his son rather than himself in his hospital bed whilst he was very ill--- the unmistakable stench of desertion is linkering as if the younger man had a greater cupidity for money than his dad, but the truth is that IMHO this was seen by the family as a whole to be a distinct possibility in the run up to the end and equally unmistakably plans were made to save the fortune whilst the common folk were abandoned to their fate. The list of outstanding debts is long and daunting and some of the sums of money owed to them is large enough to be scary.Such that it is clear that little attempt was made, probably deliberately, so that any payments would be made not from the family funds in the Bank(s) but from the eventual sale of Raydale park . The conclusion of Pat Nevin, the writer of the article that I read, puts the blame squarely on the shoulders of the Milesome family AND on the SPL for ever allowing this to develop, because of the lax and inadequate financial tests applied to the likes of Gretna's entry into the ranks of the SFL. I agree with his summary and his warning in the final segment to the effect that the SFL had better do something radical to ensure that this debacle and cruel outcome does not occur again in the foreseeable future or it will happen again. If Milesome AND his family are not bankrupt theh they should have met their obligatiuons to those who supported them.Period. I know that was, and is, the right thing to do since I was in that position in a restaurant venture of my own which ended very badly in 1992 and which ultimately cost me my house (and my car-sob) I escaped bankruptcy but only achieved that by paying off all my debts in full because these people had supported me through the bad times and the Bank in particular had funded my operation to an extent which was probably (at least in hindsight) unmerited by the initial application for Credit and the subsequent results as they developed in a deteriorating situation. But the main reason is that these suppliers of services had faith in my personal integrity and in some cases did not even ask me to pay them out and when that happens it is a heavy burden on your conscience which cannot be ignored. When you walk away you feel completely stunned but can at least live with yourself even if it meant that I had to work until I was 70 to recover from the financial debacle. There is no pension when you are in business for yourself. :011:

One thing I have to say about you MEE is you have a good sense of humour. Kinda balances out your bouts of insomnia brought on by your equally hialrious occasional fits of sarcasm.

Assistant coach to Brew--standing ready to move in to the main role if Brew does not deliver?

Hii Scoty Watched Toronto against L.A. yesterday on the telly. I thought L.A. werwe a pretty slick team but they simply had no finishing power and no Beckham to boost them. Where was he this week--tootling around Britain giving off his big smile eh? and Toronto were all over them at the end. Good win Scotty. Great crowd, man, however do you do it? Much bigger seating arrrangements of course --thguis some greater options I suppoose for promotion. ICT eat your heart out.

Behind the pianoforte where I thought I would not be seen...... :016:

Everything said about me above is undoubtedly true and since I am now in the wine business with the intention of making a mint of money I give the nod to the old favourite because I need to make a buck-fast ,don't you know. :001: But port wine remains my favourite in truth since it was the first drink I stole from my Mammy's liqueur cabinet whilst fighting puberrty. That and a fag which had unfortunate consequences since the latter forced me to go green as a goosegog and sick as a dog. :015:

Hamilton will suffer initially from SPL shock then will start to grapple and grind. Juanjo will sign for Hamilton if ICT don't step up to the plate and give him a game. :003: Falkirk are going to do quite well under John Hughes. But he will stay at Falkirk. Mid table again. St Mirren will struggle and could be relegation material. ICT will struggle initially then come on to a game as their spirit rises to former levels. Will finish mid table. Motherwell will start off flashy and then slide-down. Hibs. Will continue their progress under Patelienen and will be contenders for 3rd place. Dundee United will start off well again but will not make it to 3rd place. Could be over-achievers at this stage. Celtic---what do you think? :003: Rangers--better get way out in front early on or they will again not win the title. Could be 3rd? Kilmarnock--canna say. Mid table but not dream topping. Aberdeen-- topsy turvy team. Could be dismal but will probably come up the table and hold on closer to the top than mid table. Hearts--last but not least. Vlad will continue to be bad. Managerial situation will remain Fraill. They will try to perform heroics with a troubled squad and will not make it. Fans will start to desert them. And, foreby, if there are major player changes all of the above will be in the tank and it will be open season? :001:

That was when he was a paying, preying,praying, :002:Mantis!

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A praying mantis?

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:tongue04: Sherry is good Manfer. There are two types of Sherry--one is from Jerez and the other is from Nazi. There are both types in Portugal so I go to a Portuguese restaurant in Maple Ridge which serves both but is it ever expensive, the Real Mackay like. The waitress is efficient, smiley and always gets a big tip because my wife always pays the bill , me having an aversion to tipping and all. Blackmail , that's what it is. One sherry is coloured white and the other is off-colour. My type is...scarlet ....as in Port wine.Which is a cousin of Sherry who comes from Jerry who was the one who stayed in Portugal after the war ended, met her mother and was so smitten that he forsook sardine fishing for grape treading in a vat. This lead to .... OMG, it's so boring on here tonight "Can anyone rid me of this troublesome priest..?" Back to the sherry then ....

It's rather boring on here tonight. :012: Oops there's a flash just in on Charlie Bannerman's blueberry. I live in Maple Ridge, B.C. ,the blueberry capital of the world, so the East Indiam wallahs tell me at least, and when I sent Charles a hand-held device he questioned my choice of words.So there is the answer. Anyway the flash says.:- The Ross County player responded to C. Bannerman's questions succinctly. He had heard of the former gent's reputation and was just succint up to him anyways. "What are your feelings about going to Caley Thistle Embert?" I will need time to think about that Charles. I know they are desperate to sign me due to the dearth of class in the Highlands but I can increase my value by playing hard to get I reckon. But they will come round to my way of thinking soon.No problem. " O.K., then if you join ICT will you score a load of goals at Tulloch?" Aye ,mun, another barrow load I am sure. "And will you have another very good season?" Aye, mun, I was barreling on at County and feel I can do the same at ICT. "So, by that you mean you have decided to sign for ICT then?" Only if they match the other offers. Like I am worth more..eh? ..and for Caley this kind of opportunity doesn't come along too often so I am playimg my cards close to my vest, Natch! "And if they do make the big offer how are you going to get all the money into the Bank, then?" No problem , mun, .....I'll use a wheeley or a barrowman , what do you think? "Oh, so you won't be em-barrassed by the sudden uplift in your fortunes?" Naw, I seed it coming, mun. Was on the cards. Goals were coming along like the leafs fall off the trees in winter. "Actually, it's the Autumn , Embert, not the Winter, but it's nice to be over-confident I am sure. Personally speaking, I have never felt the need or had the opportunity to be over the top about myself, just got my feet on the ground at all times, like." Yeah , right. Whatever!. At this point a little bit of needle crept into the conversation so we will wind it up here with the following exchange: "O.K. EMBIE, I have a deadline to meet so what's your final word on all this little bit of backtalk?" (Note: respect has ebbed a bit...) Embert's the name footie's my game. I am a duck to water.Respect, mun, respect. Check in wiv me in 6 months Charlie (cheeky with it, eh?) and have another opportunity to make it big with a top interview from Dingwall --or Parkheid if you get my drift. :naughty: I'm up fer it, mun, up fer it. Just flying--they call me the sparrow in the barrow. See youse at Tulloch...maybe. You know you need me.

Scotty--"won't be FARR wrong" Ha! Ha! I can see that you went Farrther than I had anticipated and nearly gave the game away. :016: But the new faces to which Scarlet refers is...shhhh...on the playing field, believe it or not. The Hall being placed at Fort George has yielded fine dividends...I sent out Agent Orange to the touchline at the training pitch dressed as a wizened little old man with a stick to support a gammy leg and Craig was taken in by a country mile. The con was complete when Agent O. coughed and his teeth fell out ,whereupon , believe it or not, Craig bent down with a smile and picked them up for said A man. We all had a laugh about that over schnapps before dinner that evening. Anyway, the gist of the natter was that new faces.............. :012: and if I am wrong I will buy some of you a pint at the Innes the next time I come over to Sneckie ... :004:

From my informed sources ( aren't they all? :004:) I predict there will be new faces at the club this coming year. Remember you heard it on here. :011: I also predict that the drainage under the playing surface ,despite the Aquifer, will continue to do an excellent job and leave the playing surface, which is almost in the best shape at this time of all the SPL clubs, will be in even better shape at kick-off time. :002: Or, as my ex partner, now deceased, (aren't they all), was wont to say about our joint venture commencing 29 years ago and about to wind up on 31 May 2008..."arkle , sparkle , farkle". :015: For further predictions, all from top sources, send a money order for 25 pounds to Uncle Scarlet, c/o Scotty the man, Toronto, Ontario, or for quicker delivery to Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Inclusion of your email address plus your computer I.D. will attract a 5% discount and future considerations. :cdn:

"Cos you should 'cos he is about to ask you fer a date! :021:

Although the Pimple has , like his forbears, a very high IQ --somewhere in the region of 140 on the Mensa scale, he is also always ready to give praise where praise is due. :002: So Ralph Milne, keep up the good work--there may be an opening for you also down at the Hall in the not too distant future. The post of ball -boy for the fitness knockabouts is currently available but the competition is stiff .However,at 500 pounds per day for starters, needless to say you will require to be put on the roster. However, don't worry too much about that , the roster is all for show and real men climb the ladder quickly... :015: for a backhander to Mz Moneypenelope who handles all monetary transactions , above -board or dubious, in true Pimpledom fashion . It's a murky world . But I love it. Spying is the name, skull duggery the game. :011:

Darling Boy--this your Headmaster and Grandfather speaking... time for your school lesson. :018: My name is Pimple not Pimpernel. The latter name is my Father's and goes back for hundreds of years. The Pimple is unique and has many names, many disguises and many opinions.He cannot by the law of the Pimpernel Dynasty use his father's surname whilst the father is still alive since this would lessen the lustre and tarnish the tartan, and attract too much negativity and attention from the lower reaches of the underworld to the clandestine activities of the organisation. Having considered your opinion and consulted (for relief from boredom )with Mz Moneypenelope of the front desk down at the Hall as to her take on your squint-eyed views she replied by making the gesture of brushing the dandruff off of her shoulder as if it is unnecessary chaff in the wind. To educate yourself, consult carefully with the posts of The Man for All Seasons (sorry, the job), and the illustrious Buckett who can sum up a whole page with two or three pithy words. and learn from these ancient and revered poster s on here. I also give the occasional private lesson to those I deem worthy of my brilliance and you do seem to have ....something...going for you so for a private consultation just send me a P.M. :crazy07: :sillywave:

Oh well, I suppose we can always change our Manager every year until we find Mr Perfect. Then he won't have to prove himself, he won't have to grow into the job, everybody will respect him , agree with his attitude and policy, do his bidding on the park, never criticise him , the Board will lick his boots, there will be no conflict AND EVERYBODY , INCLUDING THE AGREEABLE FANS, WILL BE .......EATING PIE IN THE SKY. :angel13: