Scarlet Pimple

He sets such an excellent and industrious attitude/example that his worth is undeniable.

Yea, we'll have to wait for him to go back.

Simple---same old, same old.

Since that team appears to be in the complete doldrums, one would think that having him back and into the team would be a no-brainer. But, really, I hope he continues to think that way. Now is the time for John H. to urgently suggest that the purse strings be loosened to allow this deal to be completed. But, frankly, IMHO, a loan deal is not going to be of much use for the future fortunes of the team unless it is accompanied by a written promise of a contract on terms after a reasonably short period of time.Otherwise all we are looking at is using Miles to further our very short term fortunes and not allowing us to build meticulously for the future. Just making a genuine, fair, offer to buy would be a more realistic policy it would seem? Also I can't help wonder whether or not their current Manager will be leaving Swindon in the near future, or not?

I saw the photo of G Shinnie and he looks chuffed to bits. Good on yer , lad.

That guy needed RINSO, not Persil. Ha! Ha!

Top Six, Sorry I don't remember that one it was a long time ago . That hit on Kariya would have been viewed in a very poor light nowadays since it does appear very deliberate. The guy who did it would have been suspended nowadays , possibly sine die, and fined very heavily. We had a tough guy on the Canucks about 4 years ago who deliberately did the same thing to another team's player who ended up in hospital and was unable to play for a very long time thereafter.The offender got roasted --there was actually a multi-million dollar court case when the injured player was well enough to sue him and it cost the toughie dearly. His reputation went right in the tank and he ended up playing for a less fashionable team etc. The injured player went down like a stone after his elbow hit him on the head. I must admit Hansen's injury was nobody's fault but I was very surprised when re re-appeared from the tunnel to finish the overtime because I felt for sure he had sustained a concussion.

Ironic really! I was watching the Vancouver Canucks last night. they were playing at home to the Edmonton Oilers. The game ended in a draw on a taut note with Hansen , the Canucks forward , being thrashed into the net at high speed. His forehead hit the top metal crossbar and he was laid low just like Fon with blood all over the place. Carted off with suspected concussion he re-appeared with his forehead glued up and proceeded to play in overtime (3 players each side on 3.) and scored the winning goal after skating the length of the ice very fast..........unbelievable. In ice hockey the first team to score in overtime wins the game. Apparently he did not suffer concussion which has been the subject of great controversy in the NHL over the pas 2-3 seasons with huge fines and suspensions now being given out if head knocks are considered to be deliberate.

So long as he's not a poxey Foxy...; or a doxey.

Imagine playing in these conditions? Disgraceful ! No wonder Miles was beat when he was subbed. How can any team play at their best and entertain the crowds in such conditions? By the end the players looked more like rugby participants than SPL figures. Summer football is a must --for the players and the fans. Attendances would go up also IMHO. Why do the Scottish Football authorities hang on to such outdated and primitive rites, such as Winter football? Nobody benefits without a major cost, so why? Their penalty was unmerited. The Caley player could never have avoided being hit by a very hard shot and the player says he was hit on the shoulder which was what I thought as well when I saw the highlights before I read what he said. Mind you, our penalty was a really soft one also and how it could be construed that our boy was in a scoring position facing away from the goalmouth and almost on the outer edge of the box is mind-blowing. Strange how you rarely if ever see the ref running to the linesman to seek his opinion? Since they are both wearing headsets then can we assume that a fair assessment has been made on the incident. Mr. Collum kept his whistle in his pants during the cup final and it was a good performance from him but , once again, he still seems to be controversial with the bread-and-butter stuff and this business of levelling up, either to appease the crowd or just because he feels he may have made a prior mistake, is not a great, or fair, way to go about his business. He is not the guy to decide the outcome of a match; that's up to the players and how they perform and/or react to incidents. If he makes a mistake he should stop there and move on and simply try to do better the next time.

I would not rely on fireworks from Ritchie after he comes back . A bad injury to the knee like that takes a long time to heal and it willpossibly....(depending on what was done in the operation of course) never be quite the same again. So...it will still take time for him to totally relax.

What a gig from the man who wears a coat of many colors. Especially red and blue Such a lot of work and a quite brilliant tale of derring do.

I read that Vigurs IS suspended.

Whee! Hiro is the hero of the moment unless his name ends in ....hito Check 2nd WW.

Aye! There's a lot of hot air around, Charles.

On the SPL webpage the quote is that JH knew Horner in the past and states...."good kid who has patiently waited a long time for his chance...". Fair enough, but.... one swallow may not make a summer .Consistency and development needed perhaps and time will tell. Apparently, took his goal well, though, so,,,, ?

Thanks, lads. When I retired in 2008 I was 70 years old and I think I came over in that Month and I was cold as anything. No snow, mind you but a few drops of rain which is par for the course here in the West Coast of B.C. anyway. But I contracted the 'flue on the plane over and that made me miserable and shivering as if I was in the Arctic. My sister is an older lady who was reluctant to put on the heaters and so I had to sneak around switching the heat on when she wasn't looking then off when I heard her approaching the front door. And, you know, I did take in two tight games at Tulloch (no alliteration intended). So it will be May, then, if I want to see games. Cheers.

Which month in Inverness is best for good weather for a Pimpley fella to visit? May, June, July?

Och! There's a wicked, wickan witch around who has put a spell upon the game......

Better to be safe than sorry.

Well, one thing we can say about our larger than life Seer is that he rarely makes searing comments about others. And he only s-n-eers when he is sneezing and s-n-otty.

So, Bughtie, we can only wait for the Mackenzies to inform us .... But, did you know that in the world of Spiritualism, a Seer is one who is simply a medium transmitting messages from that same world by meditating to elevate his or her vibrations to more closely match those higher spiritual frequencies emanating therefrom. Just like radio frequency waves.....no accurate tuning, then no messages or reception.

Naelifts Imagine being called an old git! I wouldn't put up with that! I remember in 1979 when I was much younger and sitting at my desk in my wee business office in 1979. In walks my employee to pick up her keys for the offices she had to go to in order to clean them and we got talking. She says..." blah.... blah....I was telling my friend about my new boss, S/P , and she asked about your attitudes and I told my friend .."he's a bit of a character". Aghast, my immediate reply was..."Camille , I'm shocked, I hate being called a BIT of anything." Just remind these guys that you're not old till the fat lady sings and maturity comes to all of us in different guises.

Wynthank 15 With these remarks you win again So I've given you a "Like" which is another gain. And making merry is a ruse just to keep me sane. As well as, of course, the jolly japes Which, in turn, remind me of my youth when I played Superman in capes. And got me into scrapes. Since Castlegar is up North In British Columbia, Canada, (up in the boonies,) your comment intrigues me, kind Sir . Was it you that coined the ditty, which I admit is rather pretty? :- " When I was in the Klondyke gold rush, there was a bar in Castlegar where I could water my horse and chug a jar. I wonder if it's still around, or gone like the blowing tumbleweed that doth abound in them thar parts. Dobbin, my hoss, is rather sleepy which for me is rather creepy' since we've only done 16 miles and now it's noon. Mind you, he's also 16 years old too so maybe he will fold real soon. Aw, Shucks! Festus, the bar-keep, is a-calling; what a guy, he's always bawling..... or on the floor, a-sprawling. Must be Dead eye Dick who's causing trouble, a feller who never shaves always has a lot of stubble....on his jut-out chin. Maybe that's why he's teamed up with Vladimir Putin who's rumoured to be pestering the Deed Pollers to change his name to Put-The-Boot -In. Gotta go, pards! I see old Festus needs my help and is giving me a knowing wink. That can only mean, I think, if I help him I gets a freebee drink.

State of the game currently in North America which includes the U.S. and Canada :- form, what role is played by owners, players' contracts etc.. devekloping interest and attendances, comparisbns with the English Premier league nad the Champio=nship, etc. Very interesting summary! http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35012676