Renegade

You claimed that you couldn't see how The Rangers not being in the top tier helped anyone. I told you that a lot of people haven't been battered as a result of OF related violence and provided sources to prove it, even though it is widely known anyway. It seems to me that because you don't know anything about it, it makes my point invalid. To be honest, it's hard to make out whether you are a troll, or just an ignoramus.

Just out of interest, why are games on in the evening now, instead of the afternoon?

From what I've seen of Watkins, I think he'll turn out to be a big player for us this season, and could well be in the running for Player of the Year come the end of it. While Ross is a good player and played quite well on Saturday, my own personal preference for him is down the middle, with someone with more pace and drive on the wings, which Watkins has.

IIRC Gala Rovers and Fairydean were originally one club, but Rovers broke away in the earlier days for some reason.

A little late I know, but didn't anyone else notice how far Dean Brill gets from long kicks out? What a distance they went!

What about all the people (particularly women) who haven't been battered due to having no Old Firm matches, which are renowned for huge spikes in violence? Is this question Rhetorical ? Do you really expect me to answer it, Or are you just showing your own views ? How am I supposed to know about violence to women, children or anybody else. I suggest you contact Glasgow home for battered wives or the Police. It's a well known fact that violence in the West of Scotland skyrockets when the OF play each other, so much so that just last year (or possibly the end of the one before), Strathclyde Police said they would ban OF derbys if they could. There was even a study out the other day, that said when Celtic play any match, violent crime in Glasgow goes up 3%, while when The Rangers play it goes up 10%! Scottish society would be miles better with this repulsive double act. Sources http://news.stv.tv/west-central/83607-domestic-violence-spikes-after-old-firm-matches/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14978841 http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday-2-7506/old-firm-absence-leads-to-drop-in-domestic-violence-1-2841538 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17535376 http://news.stv.tv/west-central/231594-call-for-old-firm-matches-ban-by-police-officers-leader/

What about all the people (particularly women) who haven't been battered due to having no Old Firm matches, which are renowned for huge spikes in violence?

Aye, we should just let the phoenix entity of a vile club that went bust into the top tier just because they're based in a (very debatably!) "great city" . What utter nonsense, clearly posted by someone who's never sat in the away end at Ibrox while these union jack clad morons have chucked 10 pence pieces at you because they're so irate about the result! Scottish football and Scottish society would be a heck of a lot better without them.

Cooper played the whole game away at Perth last December.

I think that turned out to be a myth. He was linked with them, but they never made a move for him IIRC.

If Watkins is available, I'd put him ahead of Ross. Other than that I'd have the same team again really.

Esson Cooper Devine Tremarco Williams Watkins Polworth Pepper Greenhalgh Allen Adgestein Not too bad IMO.

Butcher was offered apparently big bucks at Barnsley and turned it down (offered the best deal they'd ever offered to a manager IIRC and I heard somewhere they would have quadrupled the salary he's on here now). I see one of the bookies had him as 6-1 to be the new boss, but I don't think he'll go. I finished reading his autobiography recently (written in 2005 while he was still at Motherwell), and he seems to really resent Rangers nowadays and dislikes the baggage that comes with them.

To be fair, I think the PA system is actually slightly better than it used to be. I remember times a couple of seasons back when it did sound really muffled and one game where there was lots of horrible static electric noises! Out of interest, how much would it cost to replace the PA? I presume it wouldn't be cheap!

Just seen the highlights there. Didn't get a good view of it at the time, but the penalty decision looks harsh to me.

In the top division it is, but I'm sure we beat the Pars 1-0 in the First Division. Lee Cox scored in added time IIRC.

I thought he was excellent.

It was rubbish when he was playing in defensive midfield against Elgin. He played better when he was moved up top.

According to Football Manager 2012, Adgestein can also play as a left winger. Hard to make out by his comments in the Courier as to where he'll be playing. He talks about how he usually came short as a striker at Brighton, but Butcher wants him to chase balls wide. Whether that's as a winger, or as a striker pulling wide, is unclear.

Well I doubt they would, it was only 16 hours ago!

According to the Courier today, Dean Brill is set to start tomorrow, while Curtis Allen and Marley Watkins will be missing due to injuries.

IMO come the end of the season, we'll be raving Watkins as the best of the bunch, perhaps even as one of our best players.

It's a horrid idea and the badge idea is even worse. Renegade