Scarlet Pimple

Why do so many posters refer to McAllister as a player who should be put out on loan. Do you mean "put out to pasture" ? What is so great for him to have that fate thrust upon him--assuming that playing in the reserve team at home might suit his progress better? Do you mean that he would be less nervous out on loan than playing in Inverness? :011:

Good reports, Mee et al. Mee have you been on hols in the Caribbean all these weeks? :003: Rangers will be taking players ti Tulloch who have never been there so what with injuries, permit scares, gash pereformances etc should we be nervous? :007:

When I saw Rory in the pre Under -20 warm-up games in Vancouver here in Canada I got the impression that he lacked drive and aggression.i.e. determination. Very tall and strong young man but seemed to wait around for the ball to be delivered to him. Yet when he did have shots on goal they were hard rockets--pity most of them flew over the bar or past the side netting. Do you think he is so tall that it is hard for him to be speedy off his mark and therefore he might tend to think that there is not much point in his tackling aggressively. The truth is that on the one game that I saw it probably is not fair to come down hard on him or indeed any player. But if he doesn't get mucked in somehow I think it will not be good for him or the club. :024:

So we have to hope that a permit is not going to be granted, then, to quell the D R U?-- Dratted Romanian Underdog, like? :011: Too late fer that me hearties, let's all get on with it now, permit or not, including the rest of the team---sink or swim time, like... :crazy07:

Enjoyed! :022: :clapping03:

:015: :015: Wait till you see S.P.--he has virtually no hair at all--except a few wispy ones on top that makes him look like OOR Wulliue.. :029:

Stimulating post Mantis. :021: Chances of their not being ready for the "gers" is remote to non-existant. :014:

Thank you very much gents. These pics are appreciated. The team looks fit! Morgan has a determined look about him and a strong athletic appearance. Nice clean-cut white strip. Very Classy! Looks like most of the squad has had a run-out now and , like another poster, I feel, good about the way things are likely to go this season. Charlies efforts in strengthening the squad, plus those of Management in supporting him, are very positive moves and this could be our most surprising and best SPL year to date. No kidding, the oracle has sent me a wink and a nod and I am just passing it on. In fact unless my reading of the message is wrong a great win in the opening match with a capacity crowd cheering on the team is a definite possibility. Asking Canada Bob for good odds.... :022: :sillywave: from Canada.

Nice one Cyril..... :002:

Unbelievable. I think Scarlet is about to have a heart attack. :029: If I would not walk down to the bottom of Dunain Road about 1952 to watch the Queen drive along Telford Street in her limousine from The Castle of Mey why would I fly 3000 miles to see Beckham. :029: Thinks, I would not even go to the match in Vancouver against thew Whitecaps which apparently has been schduled for this Spring. And I cannot imagine why he would fly to Toronto when he could come to Vancouver first which is much more beautiful and is just a hop skip and a jump-o jet away from L>A> as the Fokker Wulf flys.....eh? I mean the humidity in Taarannno must be something awful at this time of year. :crazy07:

I hear that the L.A. Galaxy highly-priced seats are now dubbed ....the "Posh" ones.... and are available on a first come first served basis only if Milady does not turn up on match day to claim hers for her Hollywood pals. Choice comments from the riff raff in the cheap seats are rumoured to be about to ..."spice"... up the atmosphere on match days too. :002: Never mind the Diver, Scotty, don't forget the Whitecaps, they are heroes too.. mon... :015:

Very succinctly put Scotty. :022: I have virtually given up trying to find a way to get any kind of coverage. It used to be blanked out if Rangers or Celtic were involved but now it seems (the blanking) appliest to overseas listeners to most games leaving only a few small crumbs of broadcasting to fans like you and I in Canada. It really is disappointing in this modern electronic age especially when I too am willing to pay a reasonable sum of money to access showings and particularly when it seems a no-brainer that fans like us pose not the slightest threat to their revenue stream. By the way, last season I got involved in FootyLive.com and ended up being hosed -so be careful about these sites--that one in particular only supplies links to sites that are supposed to stream video , not the video streams themselves, but most of the links never seem to come up with anything. And the video I did manage to see was poor quality and buffered very frequently or was lost for a long time etc. then came back for only a short time before the problems started up again. :029:

Deffo and right on mate. :002: :021: Whatever!

So what was the Romanian match score again? :016:

Personally speaking eh do not give a monkey's.....what the media thin :crazy07:ks. ICT are great! S.P. :crazy07:

My spies tell me that L.A. Galaxy management have already set up several matches abroad (Japan?), England, worth incredible amounts of money (try $60 million). As a business investment he will probably pay off handsomely. But I can hardly imagine that poor form will be overturned overnighjt even if the team has had a couple of players on the injured list of late. :023:

Well, I am sure that Mr Gordon would be happy to read your comments. But he probably would have to put a few years in at any other club befrore thinking about moving on. Anyway the deal with Sunderland is, to the best of the Pimpernel organisation's knowledge , well & truly off. :029:

Hearts are apparently playing coy with Sunderland who want Craig Gordon for a lot less than the ten million asked by Romanov. It appears that he wants a minimum of 5 million pounds at least paid up front before he will negotiate in earnest. The word from Englandterre is that Gordon's reputation is very high--there and anywhere in Europe and his talents are well recognised. So whether Romanov changes his approach, or Sunderland up the ante big style, his tenure at Tynecastle could be very short. Sunderland are stated to be a massive club with a very positive but understated attitude to future success with the feeling being that they won't be long in coming to the fore in a big way. Unlike his counterpart at Hibs, McNeil, who had a disastrous U21 run it seems that Craig can do no wrong and literally is going from strength to strength.--good for the Scotland team as well. :011: :003:

WELL i AM GLAD THAT THIS THREAD ENDED ON AN UPBEAT NOTE.I needed a good laugh after watching the Scotland U21 performances. Downright embarrassing no less. Cringeing is not a good feeling..... :010:

We all grow with experience ..which usually means advancing age too , unfortunately. Growing confidence will lead to greater relaxation, a greater sense of his own capabilities and limits and a more evenly balanced approach. Good luck to Charlie on all levels. Now, if only Scarlet would toe my line more often and stop being so darned independent- minded the Pimple household would be a more fulfilling place for me by jings! And for him but he is too yopung to really understand. Sigh! Life gets tejious. IHE have you got a free appointment next week to see S.P. in a wee clandestine meeting.... :016: :002:

Well, you certainly are getting the crowds in Toronto, Scotty. The venue for the recent U20 Spain V Brazil match was at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby here in B.C. and the commentator quoted a capacity of 10,000. They must have put in more bleacher seats to get it as high as that. The average Whitecaps game apparentlyattracts about 4000 with a stadium capacity for normal operations of about 7,000. Scotland were indeed dire and very disappointing. A Scottish journalist said in his blog that the Scottish lads were more intertested in girls than in developing their game. Watching the likes of Japan and Chile was a revelation. Total ball control with the players always looking confident and comfortable when they got the ball. Scotland has simply languished in complacency and on this display here in Canada must face the anguished fact that they are way behind the standards of development of other nations. Perhaps the fact that most South American boys grow up in poverty may have something to do with it but they certainly work very hard on all their skills from a very young age. They also love the game and it shows. Being a master is important to them, not so for the Scottish boys I am afraid. :020:

Yep. I am left wondering if youy will have any players of note still on the team at the commencement of the new season? :023: Poor Hibs,--changed days.

You know what they say --"you can't keep a good man down". Good luck Robbo. :sillywave:

Hi-larious! :015: Hi from Canada.

IHE--oh you are awfulk , ...buit I like you. Even if the w and a are swapped the remark still stays unacceptable but since we know that you are pulling all oor leggs we will sniff and mnove on. I think he is small enough, nippy enough and goes like stink enough to bamboozle Dodsy when they meet! Hoch! Hoch!. And Clacher, I have to admit you may be close to the truth although I would never give anyone a -8 for expressing an opinion. :003: Sophia is just a young lady fer heven's sake.