Scarlet Pimple

Listening to Sportsound commentary(first half) and now to Open all Mics. A refreshing change from ZERO entertainment. Big thanks to Dougie Danger.

Amen to that!

With the calibre of player one would assume that T Butcher would have at his disposal, he could be very successful. He would sort out the Prima Donnas pretty quick I would think. Hope that ICT would get a huge transfer fee (smile) to boot. Don't rule it out--stranger things have happened. And you cannot fault his spirit can you, especially when spirits seem to play a significant enough role in his life. I spy wiv mah littel eye. That terry is a spirited guy Thinking he won't leave is ...pie in the sky And don't waste mah time by asking why? And, if offered the job he will undoubtedly say "AYE"! :ictscarf:

Wanderer...my sentiments entirely. Turfing that was the last straw for me. Mean -spirited and thoughtless. This broadcast is not about one or two clubs alone but all the footie in Scotland really which I enjoyed . Personalities like John Robertson came on and , apart from on Open All Mikes , when would you get a chance to hear such a diversity of opinion and RAW emotions exploding.Very amusing sometimes.

Well Charles, they certainly don't find the money or the time to broadcast it overseas to isolated folks like Scotty and I and Ronny C and a good few others that I could mention. No wonder that Scotty's service was all booked when I applied for entry. I have now given up bothering to get up very early on match days since there is absolutely no commentaries at all anywhere on the computer or radio that I know of. How could it possibly hurt either the BBC or the club to allow something, anything, for us? Virtually none of us overseas persons are likely to come over to Tulloch on a Saturday, as Scotty has drily pointed out. The BBC also do not allow access to any post-match interviews at any time via the computer, even long after the match, post match videos...nothing. So, how much money does the club think it may be losing by blocking all access to us overseas listeners? ANYTHING? Probably NONE. I think all this talk of rights, blocking, copyright etc is just adding to the killing of this game. And, boy it sure seems to need a real strong shot in the arm of new spirit to regenerate the old enthusiam and enjoyment that I remember at , for example, Telford Street. The music from the tannoy may have been old fashioned and corny in them thar days but I never heard anybody cmplaining that they did not enjoy the outing to Caledonian F.C. There is precious little left of football watching that is natural anymore. They stopped the enjoyment of standing at games, wringing their hands and saying .."it's dangerous" Well, fix it so that it is not dangerous--put in extra barriers or whatever it takes etc. Then they make rules which are not implemented and allow refs to make decisions that are lambasted by the fans YET refuse to allow modern technology such as video, on the goal line and so on, to be introduced. I get the impression that the game in Scotland at least is run by suited Neanderthals with little purpose, other than to put more money in their pockets, little vision for the future and their minds are moribund of ideas and have no enthusiam for any kind of positive change. They are not even willing to try which is the worst crime of all. So, Charles, have you ever raised the issue of overseas listeners, being TOTALLY excluded from expressing their feelings for Caley Thistle, with the BBC and received any kind of positive response about change. Nobody is asking you to put your job in jeopardy but what the heck is going on here? The whole thing is a piece of stuff and nonsense It certainly does very little to foster loyalty and a desire to promote the image of ICT. It's all about money and, as we know, most of which goes to the already well-heeled and not the little clubs such as ours.So, we overseas listeners or fans are the forgotten few and good old Scottish football keeps on chugging along at a snail's pace of development, getting more behind the times, it seems , by the minute.

My. Youv'e done well Scotty. 18 years!. All that I can think of saying is.... Streuth! But you must like meee...... 'cos I'm a Canajin. Even if me sense of humour is as twisted sometimes as IHE's and Monty Python's. OOH! That's the first time i've ever used the little guy with the fingers. Doesn't he look good when magnified to 150%. :salute:

Alex No team or set of managers is irreplaceable. Scottish football would survive because then the clubs would probably reduce prices and hopefully get more fans in the gate. This would prop up the finances and a greater entertainment package all round? And the atmosphere at games should e better with more famns in the ground. ?

I hope big tade runs them ragged and frightemns them to death. Yes!!!!

After theBritish banking debacle had been slightly sorted by George Brown's very angry ultimatum given to these Bankers in Britain at his place about 1 a.m in the morning which gave them 2 hours to agree tp his offer, or go bankrupt, to which they ultimately and sullenly agreed at 3 a.m., saving the Britsh banking system from ruin, it miraculously transpired that Uncle Freddie had to sell his three million pound mansion in Edinburgh, presumably as a supposed Mea Culpa. But..wait...in recent months it transpires that the same fella has just bought another mansion...but this time it is for 6 MILLION pounds. A pal of mine returned from Britain and showed me the lurid newspaper headlines that made my mouth drop. Whatever the use of a knighthood meant to him , it did not stop his enrichment, clearly at the expense of the RBS shareholders did it. ? And I am fairly certain that Uncle Freddie continues to laugh all the way to the bank..... again..... and again....and again. The bonus he got when he quit the RBS was stomach turning and I have not the slightest doubt that he will have received a massive pension as well. Dinna fash yersel o'er this commoner and likely lad. He will never suffer and may, at this very moment in time , be enjoying a martini and schapps at the fanciest hotel in Edinburgh with some of his pals and having a good lagh over the whole horrible and disgraceful business. I worked for this outfit for 19 years (The Royal Bank of Scotland) and the way that it's ethics and practices have evolved since I left the Bank about 36 years ago is a matter of profound disbelief and must have the former employees of my generation, and before feeling very sad indeed at watching everything that they believed about the banking world disintegratimng before their eyes.

Overspending is simply spending money they don't have. It's like the Municipal Council here in Maple Ridge, Canada, spending great gobs of money that does not yet exist on projects of dubious merit because they assume that great gobs of money will come in from property developers simply based on past experiences.This behavour, once it reveals itself, is a red flag since it points to unorthodox methods of operation that have not been tried and truly tested and must depart fron normal accounting practices. Even if they can make such a scheme work in the short term it is not sustainable over several financial periods and ultimately is a recipe for disaster. This simply forces them to increase the taxes residents have to pay in property taxes, year by year, by amounts at least twice, if not greater than, the annual inflation rate. This situation then perpetuates itself until they face banklruptcy but , as a Council, this would not only be unthinkable but would never happen because, like all Governmemnts, they simply find another tax to impose on the already burdened residents. Their percepton is that spending money is a must and to get re-elected and they need to show "improvements " in either flower beds or new homes developments. The problem is always that the money they receive from developers never meets all the ongoing costs of sewers etc that these new developments require and this is usually accompanied by a set of Councillors who may be well meaning but lack the financial experience and vision to implement a policy of control and savings. Which, incidentally, mirrors the attitude of the average Canadian resident who is so deep in debt that they will have bleak financial future when the Feds do away with the OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT. Rangers must have spent money they did not have to get into this situation in the first place. And then used money, that they may have saved, to start propping up a deteriorating financial siiuation or not having spent it on paying off accumulating debt. Their fan base which is dwindling cannot support their thinking that they must do this to get more fans in the gate. And whereas the fees for big players get higher each year the revenue does not follow suit because there is a limit to what the average fan can afford to pay...or is willing to pay. Rangers going bust could be very good for Scottish football. Celtic might easily follow. And it would open up space fpor Scottish football to breath and expand at a pace not determined and controlled by the Old Firm. Tension in the SPL would be released and a more free -flowing product , more equality-based, would flourish. The emphasis would be less on money coming in, hopefully, than getting a higher quality entertaining football game onto the park because there would be more money to dish out to everybody instead of almost all of it going to these two. The Spl at the moment is extremely unbalanced and unequal and getting rid of both teams would not, necessarily,be the worst thing possible against its survival.

Darren Mackie will never come back to Tulloch. Clever enough play from what I saw in the past, but temperamental and a bit of a loose canon I feel.

Tichy -- so you are clever too ...eh? How did you end up in Quatar or is that Catarrh-? -after all we have our tar sands here in Alberta, Canada.

Unwise for the club to pay outlandish wages. Sets a precedent that will come back to haunt them.

He's not here, but we have a new player now and I hope he scores plenty with his NAPA.

Anyway ...easier to say. eh? If he doesn't perform you can always gildee him up by calling him Granpa. Why not? After all, a rose by any other name smells the same. Thinks: the reason that Terry's players from England do well here is because for them it must be a breath of fresh air from the pressure cooker of English football--so many teams and so many players. There is more room to move and they get to grow and get a game against sturdy and often very fast opposition here in the SPL and probably are surprised at the pace and turgidity of the game up here as well. And, for them, it's a completely fresh start which is always good.

If Caley can nget 50,000 pounds they should take it and run.

What were the dates of the videos? If fairly recent, he seems a cool customer and either the opposition are afraid of him (won't tackle) or like watching his controlled play. So long as he doesn't make our fans gnash their teeth, by being gash, he would be fearsome alongside Tade. At least , for sure he will bring some colour into the team........ Bring him on Terry.

Rig, just because Foran and him were initiating a close encounter of the throaty kind does not imply by any means, that he is like ..that.

Sorry. I meant to post but I have post-nasal-drip just had a bad ...coif

Celtic 1 Caley Reading a bit too much of the Haircut thread perhaps? Smile Or just trying to Hogg the limelight..eh? Och well , it's horses for courses, so keep it comi I suppose ICT will want Chris tore start his training at Hogganfield at the Loch-side?.

Oh My! Caley D, that trumps all.

Truth to tell some of the past results have surely been hairy. And here was me thinking that that last clip was that of Procol Harum. At least Bughtmaster will understand that one, him being quite old, like.

Well perhaps all the injuries we suffered this early part of the season DID have a profound effect on the performance. i.e Terry often expressed frustration and bewilderment at what happened early on but now that the team has had a chance to gel and these players have come back there seems to be a an upswing in the mood , spirit and tempo of our game. In which case Terry really may have done a great job with his attempts to blend a brand new team in such short order. And will end up being Manager of the year. And end up having the team that is also TEAM OF THE YEAR. :salute: Long may it continue.

I trust myself, and a bonus is that he never answers back.

At both Celtic and Rangers have they stepped up their disciplene on excessive drinking issues? Smart if they have done. Players are an investment these days. And a true professional always puts his health and his fitness first.