Scarlet Pimple

Noted :021: Scotty I use Shaw cable for TV and Internet access. There has been some talk here in B.C. that Rogers and Shaw are going to merge. Probably inevitable. aNYWAY THANKS FOR THAT i WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE sETANTA WEBSITE FROM NOW ON. sp

Colin Samuel played well yesterday. So did Toronto Other team L A Galaxy were better than their record states and were stuffy, quite determined, passed well in midfield but could not burst a paper bag when it came to putting the ball in the net. Good defence though--worked very hard to keep out a very hard working Toronto team Big crowd--what was it 20,000? the streamers etc--what a mess --really seemedv to get the players upset too., Wrapped in streamers when tryingf to take a corner? I don't see the point in them--what a mess that goalmouth and that end of the park was in. Time to vacuum the stuff up once and for all. just my opinion of course :016: O-O was not very inspiring but Toronto did play with verve and enthusiam but lacked that final topuch. Great work effort though. Good luck with your team Scotty.

In his interview CC's main complaint was the lack of effort and passion by a lot of the players. That's not very inspiring--since the Caley thistle team in past years has been NOTED for just that--spirit. Something that has kept them afloat . Being overseas I could not get the audio report of the game so am not in a position to comment but the consensus of the reports on this site is not encouraging. Even sounds like a bit of a shambles and if it is then bringing in Marius Niculae is unlikely to change it overnight. O.K.--one swallow does not make a Summer, ket's see what happens....eh? :rolleyes02:

In the Dundee United game against Aberdeen today defender Flood, on loan to D/U from Cardiff City, earned a first booking for a high challenge on Lee Miller then was sent off for a DIVE following a challenge from Jackie McNamara.. Does this mean that the flood gates are about to open on Divers ? Diverse comments are welcome at all times on this site.. :003:

The C'astle may not be appropriate since after the 0 - 3 "doing" today by Rangers can you honestly say that there is a Fortress Longman still in place? Time to draw up the portcullis to regroup and repair the parapet crenellations before we rename the team :004:

Well, IHE , here is one fer you...LOL A report just in to the Hall at Fort George handed to me by Mz Moneypenelope states that Flood of Dundee United was sent off today against Aberdeen for ....DIVING. see separate thread. :33:

The craic is the fact that Mr Rowan Alexander was turned away from Fir Park at the entrance. He said that he had turned up there to "do the job he is being paid for--i.e manage the club". However, it appears that Brooks Milesome and the club Directors have a different view of his role now or in the future since there is comment on a recent BBC report from Brooks that "a settlement is being worked out"--no subsequent updates about this it seems. I mean , if a settlement is being worked out why would Mr Aleander show up for work other than to stress the fact that he and his lawyer are making a point that he has not yet been given formal notice. I think that Brooks iis now feeling the finacial draught --evidenced by wholesale clear-outs prior to the start of the seson of older players, some of whom have been classified as not fit for SPL duty in terms of ability. Good luck Gretna--you are just experiencing your :010:teething problems

Rangers have a different team this year and this could be a severe test for the Caley Thistle team. Four at the back to prevent an early goal surely is a must. But if ICT can get their nose in front this could lead to a fine result provided every member of the team plays to their potential and Charlie gets the selection right from the word "go". However, I do hope that the team is fully fit and can last the 90 minutes....hmmmm. C'mon Ict. On fire... :burning:

Oh well I can see that no one is available to inform me about broadcasting on Saturday to overseas punters. How come the rest of you punters draw a response from Charles but not the poor old Scarlet Pincer (oops, sorry, that's my uncle). The fact is that only the Motherwell game is going to be broadcast overseas tomorrow Saturday, 4th August, 2007, so Scotty you and I might as well live on Mars .... Quite an impressive line up of commentators too, I see..... :022: Maybe I will try the chat room instead but 4.30 a.m is indeed early out here on the West Coast of Canada to be getting up.

Sophia Kerosene in Glasgow? --was he whispering fiery protestations of passion in your lovely young ear or sumpin? I will have to have a word with him-- "K, don't protest, just put her feet to the fire, be a man of action and sweep her off her feet once they have been suitably warmed-up (er..so to speak). Ja? " Chas Bannnerman complains about my French, LOL, but he has not yet heard me sing "The German Officers crossed the Rhine, caught the French girls and drank their wine etc"... and your sentences always intrigue me= so this is not a complaint.. :015:

Yes, Scotty, I never tire of watching the match from 2004. And yes I had a very big lump in my throat also as the helicopter was flying in with the cup. I have a video of most of that match but it is in Pal format not suitable for north America. Do you have one too? Very funny thread. And the last video was superb. Rankin's goal matched anything I have seen in ages. Sigh--that was great! :021: S.P.

The BEEB---huh? I emailed them a note asking if the game in Inverness is going to be broadcast on Saturday to Overseas listeners since their Sportsound website does not have a single reference to date about the ICT versus Rangers match. Surprise, surprise, they ignored me and did not reply.. Can any one on here please advise about Overseas broadcasting for Saturday? :33: Thanks S.P.

So long as Sophia keeps on saying "unlike Queen Victoria I am amused" we can overlook her journalistic references. My reply is "you are awful...but I like you"! Of course. Sophia it would have been most inappropriate to quote the real name of the reporter as Kheredine Idessane since the Pimple Organisation does not rely of reporters to glean their news, only home grown talent honed and nurtured at the "Hall" in Fort George and who come up through the Pimpernel Organisation ranks. More scoops later--stay tuned to this frequency..... :016: :sillywave:

Charles Anything for a laugh, Mun! ...sniff. Actuellement, Curly was the bane of my existence.A mean-spirited man as I saw it then. In the fifth year at the Academy I elected to take French for a second language to get a Lower--but not full time. He was not impressed and since there were only five of us in the class, all smarty pants including the Dux of the School, Curly one day decided to inform me in front of the class that I would not even get a lower viewing me as not out of the top drawer in his class so to speak and therefore not worthy of his superior attention. Good job for me I was a worker.....hmm. I studied his face carefully since I was at a very formative and sensitivestage of my existence and consequently learned from this artful studying how to sneer in total disdain at the expense of another , inflicting maximum contempt and hurt for no particular reason at no expense to himself. Not much later I sat the exam and passed with flying colours; and that was the end of my involvement with Curly the Cute. My French has remained spotty since then but life's lessons are not all in French as I learned fully that sad day-- there you go mCharles--top that story if you can. :012: :004:

After I had been here in Canada for a few years I got to thinking " Hmmmmm, there are benefits going here and if I am getting a living from this country maybe I should just get my Citizenship"--which I then did. Taxes---yes they are always there Grrr. My property taxes have gone up by a net amount of 13%, whilst inflation, like the U.K. is about 2%,--castigated the mayor who chickened out, fobbed me off to the Municipalities Financial officer who supervised the Annual budget preparation and he never replied Grrrrr2.I am still mad... :008: Pokey--never tried to get it, never needed to --always worked . Passport--you can have a British Passport and a Canadian one--but why bother with the British one, probably costs a fortune now to get it. Canadian passport costs about $100 (close to 47 pounds) and the only advantage to renewing the British Passport is that you maybe get through the line-ups when you arrive in a British Airport a bit quicker. And the cost of living, not to memntion the cost of homes, in Scotland does not inspire me to retire in Scotland...but who knows....? Beautiful day here in Lotus Land, Scotty--probably humid as usual in the East, eh? Cheers S.P

Yes, Eddie Turnbull and Pat Stanton must be green with envy. In their days players were scrambling to get into the Hibs team , not leave it. Well, every dog has its day so no doubt the great Hibs teams of the past will come to the fore again.... :009:

Well, I guess that is why Niculae has signed for ICT rather than some of the other European clubs. He sees where the income stream is..... He seems to be a lad who does his homework--has reviewed the ICT web site and knows Scottish history forby!--as Frankie Howerd used to intone on the TV. OOOOOH! MMMMMMMM! :003: I have said before that the prices do seem high and I completely agree with Tin Can Fan that reducing the price and filling the stadium is just common-sense (don't answer that--just start a new thread :crazy07:). The only way for any protest to succeed is when they price themselves out of existence--maybe that could happen sooner - rather than later . :023:

Yon...tatt---ed arse? Oh jeez I wonder who that is? :015: :015: :015: :015:

The Pimpernel Organisation in an exclusive interview with Gordon Smith, SFA Chief Executive, is reliably-informed that commencing 1 January 2008 the following will be in place and players/responsible will be issued yellow cards: Cheating/Diving infractions will be reviewed on a video tape within 72 hours of the game by that game's referee and yellow cards will be issued for infractions by diving to players who have got away with it unscathed during the game. Similarly if a player has received a yellow card due to the fact that he was placed in a position of apparently fouling the opponent because the oppnent cheated, his yellow card will be withdrawn (or may be) and in addition a yellow card will be issued to the opponent who caused the problem in the first place. MR Smith in a forthright, absorbing, interview stated coolly and clearly that a review is currently undserway in the S.FA of all ssues such as this (see below) that have been creeping into the Scottish game and the object is to clean up the game in Scotland. :33: Also, our representative spy, Kerosene Idiot-Insane, interviewed Mr Don McVicar, the SFA Head of Referee Development and we are pleased to advise that as a result of information obtained during an incendiary interview we are now in a position to advise that the following issues will also be under intense scrutiny from now on: 1.Pushing, jostling , shoving and jersey pulling in the box during corners, free kicks etc--infractions here that are detected will result in penalties. Mr McVicar opined that some of the decisions by the Referee in this regard may prove to be controversial but did not explain what measures the Committees had in mind to offset the is. 2.Brawls in which players come to the rescue of their poor little colleagues who have been hit by opponents' powder puffs and are aggrieved and upset resulting in massive brawls of 22 or more disgruntled, overexcited, players in indulging in unseemly spectacles will also be subject to strict unspecified disciplinary action. 3. Overcelebration by players who have scored a goal , by running into the crowd, etc, will be subject to ongoing disciplinary action in some fashion, yellow cards etc, in order to avoid a situation where football police will in the future have to be formed, trained and paid to be on site. Our organisation will continue to monitor these developments and will update the news as and when it occurs. Remember where you heard this breaking bombshell advisory o this site first. ICT Unofficial Web Site--where all the highest and the best news views and clips are ticker taping as you think and speak. :022: :002:

Charles Are you sure that Telford Street could hold up to 6,000--that seems just a tad too many--the stand was really very small and there were trees at the back of the very SMALL terracing along Telford Street too. :rolleyes02:But maybe....

Well that is a surprise Scotty. Noy yet a Citizen of this wide and handsome country. .No idea how long it takes these days to get your Citizenship but if the Passport Application is anything to go by --for me it was some 22 weeks-- good luck ! Sounds like your "permanent Residency" is akin to a Permit Ha! Ha!. :003: :014:

As to the last pic he definitely is "getting along" avec les amis so that's the main thi8ng . As to the other pics he is at first stating clearly that ..." cela est une acte de dieu mun" that was an act of God mun. Second pic he is complaining that he has been unjustluy accused of having an nunclean top, stating...." cette seagul had his yeux vers moi tout le temps, ou sumpin" it wisnae me...that seagul has targetted me totally all day . Whatever, it's all good clean fun.....eh?

I completely agree with Alex MacLeod--give the man a break! C' mannnnnnnnnnnn, as they say in Canada, give the guy a break. We have sure had our say about Rory. and I think it is time to lay off and cheer the young man when he is on the ball--maybe he will try harder , be more determined and get stuck in-a-boorit. If we do, but he does not, then CC should try someone else. After all these players are being paid very good money to perform and in the world of reality if he does not then should be re-assigned until he becomes more mature, more agggressive, more energetic and more determined to succeed. :018:

I have it on good authority that County had the caravan, in which the the copy of the permit was in on its way back to Romania for scrutiny, hijacked since they were envious of the superior floral embellishments on its side . The latter had been lovingly created in water colours compared to County's ball-point pen efforts on their official caravans. :002:

the first part of the last post I am sceptical about. the last part --I had thought about that myself :003: