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and i know that some of the other 'ultra' groups have a paypal account set up so that when they plan big displays folk can donate to the costs... but remember - you need to do these things right! as for the name? ultras is fine with me... :003:

there was a crackin flag on the caleyjags site one time when we were at hampden - cant remember which time but i think we had the south stand that time. not sure who had it but think it might have been guys from either dundee or edinburgh - no idea who they were or if they're still about. maybe someone can have a wee look and post it and see what folk think?

good stuff! must have taken some patience to write that! :004:

soething else to thnk about is that a few supporters clubs and supporters trusts have a wee kick about before the big game kicks off. not sure how our distance away from other clubs would affect it but might be an idea.... early kick off on all counts... :004: :001:

tbh and i'm not defending anyone here at all but i suspect that this is a bit of a smokescreen started by someone earlier. i'll bet my bottom dollar that a 'senior club official' did not pass on large numbers of tickets for the home end to the local rangers supporters club. if there were a block of folk sitting together i bet they all just came down at a specific time and bought 2 or how ever many tickets you were allowed each at the time. they may well have been folk from the town but i'll guess that they did that when they did not know whether or not they would get an allocation for the away section. they would then choose to sit in the away end and probably pass the home tickets on to someone else... it may well be that there are tickets put aside for the local old firm supporters clubs but i'll also bet they aren't for the home end... :sherlock2: :sherlock2:

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seconded by me.... :bighug: often wondered about you and how you were getting on....

me too.....

never really supported any team before ict although i've always watched it... being born and brought up in glasgow i had a vague affiliation to the jags - but that was just cos there was sooo much crap going on with the other 2. you used to go out and folk would ask first what your name was and if that gave nothing away what school you went to and if there were no clues there what team you supported.... hence the jags. used to go watch local teams in lewis as a youngster and then when i moved back to glasgow with work it was scotland. when i came to inverness i'd go to watch all three teams but probably more caley ones as i met folk there i knew. once the merger came there was no contest! been to games at pittodrie, celtic park and ibrox too and have had a wee soft spot for a few other teams down the years for various reasons. in england at the moment it's forest (cos their manager's good... :003:) and have always looked out for wolves as my cousin is a diehard fan and season ticket holder..

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i should be there and there's a chance of taking a leith boy to his first footy game... :010: so should caleytillayedie, caleyjen, daddycol and maybe another couple or 3 - we're making a weekend of it!

it's my understanding that the debt is still all there and someone is paying the interest one it though i know not who.... the stadium sits on a prime piece of land and the stadium trust was not set up out of altruism....

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taken from the motherwell page... Now in his second spell at the club, Phil O'Donnell (or Uncle Phil as he is affectionately known as these days, being David Clarkson's uncle and all) was originally a product of the Bobby Jenks highly successful youth development programme in the late 80's and early 90's. During an injury crisis in the 1990'91 campaign Phil was given a debut in an unfamiliar left-back role against St Mirren. Aged just 17 it was a tough debut against the vastly experienced Kenny McDowall but O'Donnell came through it well. So much so that several weeks later manager Tommy McLean had sufficient faith in him to give Phil a start in the midfield when Motherwell visited Ibrox on league business. For the next few seasons he would rarely be out of the side, or out of the headlines too for that matter! O'Donnell retained his place as Motherwell crept up the table and as the march to Hampden picked up momentum. He played his part in bringing the Cup home to Fir Park and etched his name into Motherwell folklore by netting the third goal in 'Well's famous 4-3 triumph over Dundee Utd at Hampden in the Final. The following season saw the Steelmen compete in Europe for the first time and Phil became the youngster player to represent Motherwell in a European Competition when he lined up to take on Polish outfit GKS Katowice in the Cup Winners Cup! Despite the club being on something of a downward spiral after the Cup win, Phil continued to impress and his stature was growing in the game. A regular in the Scotland U21 squad he helped the club turn the corner and when relegation seemed a distinct possibility in season 92'93. Marooned at the foot of the table in early December, 'Well managed to scramble to safety ensuring their top flight status in the penultimate game of the season. Phil's last full season before moving on saw him benefit enormously from playing in one of Motherwell's finest teams in years. Ably assisted in midfield by the likes of Paul Lambert, Jamie Dolan, Stevie Kirk and briefly Billy Davies, O'Donnell had a fantastic season as Motherwell finished in third place just a season avoiding the drop. His excellent form resulted in earning his first and what amazingly turned out to be his last international cap when he was selected in Scotland's World Cup Qualifier against Switzerland at Pittodrie. Speculation was rife that like manager Tommy McLean who had by now moved on, Phil would depart the club in the summer of 1994. In actual fact new Motherwell boss Alex McLeish made it to the start of the campaign without losing his prize asset, but the season was barely a month old when finally O'Donnell moved on. Tommy Burns had only just taken over as Celtic boss and was desperate make a signing that would capture the imagination of the Celtic fans. In the end he had to shell out ?1.75 million to snare one of the countries hottest properties. Despite playing in just over a hundred games for Celtic, his spell in the East End of Glasgow was marred by several long-term injuries. This not only hampered his time at Celtic but also his Scotland career which never ever got started at Parkhead. thoughts with his family, friends and all connected with motherwell...

could this be down to the Caley Thistle effect yet again?? :001: mad if he goes to hearts... prob the scotland job...

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indeed - happy birthday jock!! :party01: :party04:

we were hoping to do macedonia and norway but need to sit down and have a wee planning meeting.... :001:

happy birthday craig! :bighug:

plenty time to save up for the tartan tug!!! :001: SCOTLAND'S 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS: 2008: Sat, Sep 6 - Macedonia (a); Wed, Sep 10 - Iceland (a); Sat, Oct 11 - Norway (h); 2009: Sat, Mar 28 - Holland (a); Wed, Apr 1 - Iceland (h); Wed, Aug 19 - Norway (a); Sat, Sep 5 - Macedonia (h); Wed, Sep 9 - Holland (h).

awra best you two!!! :bighug:

BIG congrats to you both... let the fun begin!! :001: :bighug:

woowoo - get you!!! :004: