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How was he treated? I don't know and you do, so you obviously have the advantage.

Fair comment and I agree that answers should be given pronto. Perhaps I should start a thread entitled "The Excluded: I Wanted To Invest But He Wouldn't Let Me". This would give all those would be white knights the ideal platform to enlighten us. I get tired of the "he would do this" and "he offered that" nonsense and just wish that same levels of scrutiny that we rightly demand of our custodians was applied to those would be suitors and their stalking horses. Most of the feckin answers have been posted fer feckin months - If I would invest I would want peeple running the feckin club who were clued up about running a football club and didnt look after the chosen ones and spoke to the fans and werent feckin muppets. You are right about having your own people in post and that would, like any other business transaction, follow when the transaction completes it would be fair to assume. Haven't been knocked over in the rush to come forward have we?

Worked that bit out davie but thought I'd try to be a wee bit clever linking the rain (pishhing down) and in recognition of his/her user name, throw in the a wee bit of canine like behaviour. That'll teach me :P !

Top post! Perhaps in canine terms, he was pishhed on from a great height? :P

Fair comment and I agree that answers should be given pronto. Perhaps I should start a thread entitled "The Excluded: I Wanted To Invest But He Wouldn't Let Me". This would give all those would be white knights the ideal platform to enlighten us. I get tired of the "he would do this" and "he offered that" nonsense and just wish that same levels of scrutiny that we rightly demand of our custodians was applied to those would be suitors and their stalking horses.

A thread about Dennis without the usual "sign him he can still do a job for us" nonsense ! Good luck to him, he'll do great.

As long as Lionel can't make it we'll be sound !

Have to agree with you there, Renegade. I wasn't there, so don't know first hand how bad (or otherwise) Lionel was yesterday. But most people are very quick to condemn him, indeed seem to get great delight in slagging him off at the least opportunity. I've seen Golabek live on at least four occasions this season and he has ranged from OK down to absolutely shocking (Cup final in Perth for example). He is not the answer. So, I'd agree in blooding Shinnie for the rest of the season, now that our promotion chances are nil minus. The obvious solution was allowed to go to Hamilton as TB didn't fancy him. Hastings was, for me, by far our best left back and is now playing every week in the SPL. And as Scotty point out earlier, Imrie MOM yesterday. Many of our bosses have made some strange decisions ranging from CB signing Barrowcash and LDZ to TB letting Vigurs/Wood go and giving LDZ a contract extension. By far the most bemusing to me (ok dropping Easson for Ike with five games to go last season comes close!) was allowing Dick to go and thinking that Golly, who hadn't featured for County for ages, could replace him. LB causes huge problems directly and by the chaos and uncertainty that flows through the rest of the back four driven by the constant fear of disaster!

Thankfully rugby players do not try and con the officials by feigning injury with blood capsules and the suchlike :P They are such gentlemen :clapping04: Too true. You would never have a police investigation into a player losing an eye after being cowardly "gouged" (I think this is the technical term which is not applied when the same action is carried out in a Port Glasgow alleyway) out in such a well mannered respectful game!

The football world is full of local, national, international businesses that have ploughed ridiculous amounts of money into "their" club. In return, they get ridiculed by some for never doing enough, constantly taken to task by conspiracy theorists who always see the "hidden agenda", reprimanded for holding back investment by other similar alleged benefactors who when push comes to shove never deliver and, on the odd occasion, a little bit of praise. I can say with full sincerity, no matter how wealthy I ever become, I will never invest (aka throw money away) on my football club. Anyone with any logic can see that for all who have ploughed into our club to date, the ridicule and financial loss far outweighs any "gains" that they make. For ever Fergus McCann there are hundreds of Simon Jordans.

A snide could comment that they have been "too professional" for a lot of the clubs the have been to. As I'm not one I won't!

Yes. Well resourced, well experienced and with a top striker. Cut and dried.

right lets go through these one at a time Barrowman - Cannot shoot on target to save his life. Came from County(so you can expect some flak there) who were 2nd division at the time and had a good start but then faded into obscurity and no wonder he gets flak(dont really want to say abuse) when hes on a big wage and came here with big expectations on his shoulders for which he hasnt delivered. Djebi-Zadi - Ill admit im puzzled by the flak he got. Yes i have criticised him for that god awful game he had a while back but i wasnt one of the ones that was booed him everytime he touched the ball. Tht would be the idiots at the back of Section E. Allison(and Ross aswell) - Only get some stick from fans because they are County fans playing for their local rivals. I bet you any money that Kenny Miller got a whole lot more abuse during his time at Celtic than what either of these two combined. Imrie - im not going into this for 3rd time. Read the other two thread for my OPINION Move onto the other one's now Rooney - Might aswell bring him in because at the start of the season he was getting "pikey" abuse which was more a bit of banter from a few lads in Section G but no doubt that would have been blown out of proportion. He took it on the chin and that has fizzled out now. Bulvitus - Even i gave him stick becaus the lad cant defend, only for me to eventually realise that he has been played out of position and that he is a RB not a CB. Although id rather have him up front as he seems to score a fair few. Munro - Gets abuse pretty much every home game from all over the North Stand for his apparent inability to complete a 5 yard pass. Esson, Hayes, Tokely, McBain - Probably the only players in the team that would not get a bad word said about any of them. The above post and the behaviour that is associated is a prime example just why we sit where we do at present. Didn't make last night's game but old man and lady went along to enjoy "the best game they had seen in ages." Yet here we are with the same old song! It becomes tiresome and is the ultimate consequence of those who promote the concept of the right to criticise. "I pay my money I can say what I want" - this is where it ends. A "supporter" (how can you possibly claim to be a supporter?) with a list of four players who are exempt from abuse!!!! This nonsense has got stop and, as Harry quite rightly points out, we have to stop it.

And of course he was so wrong as they have both gone on to have such glittering careers!!

Just been on Radio Scotland the a swap deal has been struck between Rangers and Chelsea. This sees Boyd heading to Stamford Bridge and Cole north to Ibrox. Figures have not been realeased but it's understood that at least 10 bags are involved!

I think this is a stick on. No compensation and the man that ET tried to get on several occassions before he died. Big pressure on baby grocer to deliver Dad's man!

Made a lot of money out of Celtic and is detested by many. How many chairmen get booed as you unfurl the champions flag? Daft thing is he was the only one who wanted to play, delivered and still got pelters! Fans are strange.

Is a top bloke, who has been at Birmingham for over two months now. Worked with McLeish at Hibs and he also took him to Rangers before he joined us. Was also with McLeish as a youngter at Pittodrie before being forced to retire. Rated very highly by McLeish and by SAF who has had him down at OT several times. Still, what do they know :P ?

The bit in this whole saga that I can't understand is some peoples willingness to totally ingorne boyd's treatment of our nation. Most of us would do anything for the opportunity to play for our country yet this bampot decides when he'll play, who he'll play for and many don't see this as an issue. If your neighbour popped over the garden fence and dumped on your doorstep would you invite him in for dinner if he was the best pie eater you knew?

Your new to football aren't you? Not particularly. The point of my post, clearly lost for which I apologise (clarity can be a weakness on my behalf) was to possibly identify those who play in a similar position, who have yet to stick one or two petulant fingers up at our country and its supporters. It would, in my opinion, be "better" to provide opportunity for these guys rather that doff the cap and grovel to a pompus ass who has treated us with such contempt. This was cemented by my obviously unreallistic comment (I have no genetic link to Bertie Vogts) to suggest playing a six man midfield. Will be clearer next time. Sorry.

Depends how you define "better". In addition to Ronnie for me it would be "better" to play Kevin Kyle, Garry O'Connor, Leigh Griffiths, Chris Sitter, James McFadden, Lee Miller, Derek Riordan or a six man midfield than Boyd. Add to the list anyone else who has not ridiculed my nation and I will be quite happy. For the record, Boyd has an unquestionable history as a goalscorer against teams of a certain level. This changes as the opposition gets tougher. It could be argued quite legitimately that any of the above could have the same impact given the opportunity afforded Boyd.

Someone, anyone, who has not turned their back on the nation and regards the honour of wearing the dark blue just that, not a poor substitute for light blue. I'd play Ronnie from the Corries before this Judas.

Don't get to away games much, none this season. I have to accept that, as advised by those who were there (not all of them mind :angry: ) that we have performed very well away from home to date. Maybe there's a theme going on, maybe I should stay away from home games too!