Johnboy

King Billy at Paurkheed..? You mean McNeil..? Jeezus, Sandy..... How feking old are you..?

I agree about intelligent words, Harry.... but his players do seem to respond to his antics.... Martin O' Neil has the same kind of approach and it seems to work for him.... CC is a different type of character, with a different approach.... he was, and still is the right choice for ICT.... If Falkirk do get some kind of a result here, you know what they'll all be saying, don't you..? Something like..."How can we no get a muppet..!" Fortunately Latapy's only good for about 45 mins.....

Bollox..!! He's like a 12th man for them..... I hope to God we win it, but It'll be tougher than Dumpfermline.

Have you got that firm's name, Sneckfan? If so please PM....

I watched all of Falkirk - Celtic at the weekend.... Falkirk played really well and were very hard done by to get nothing from it. Our match with them will be the toughest of these 3 fixtures because of the pressure, and the home fans expectations. A draw won't be a bad result. They (Falkirk) also have a blo0dy good manager, and will be very aware of what they have achieved here in recent clashes. There won't be the same pressure in the two away fixtures - 3 points from St Midden, and 1 from Ibrox should be a realistic target.

According to Robert McNeil in the Scotsman this morning, Marvin was thinking about signing for D.United, but God told him they are cr@p...!!!

That's the best suggestion yet...... A pipe band between 2.40pm and 3pm, and again at half time would be superb.... It would certainly give the supporters a lift, and who knows, might even inspire our players..... :003: :003:

Much better.... When it comes to constuctive criticism, Sandy - you're the master...!!

I agree with your general sentiments but couldn't you have searched your vocabulary and perhaps come up with a more appropriate adjective than "pish"...?

Must all be down to apathy then.... Ach well........ Who cares..? :sleep01: :sleep01:

As Hielandee said yesterday... For the quality of product on offer, value for money at any SPL fixture just isn't there....

It happens the world over.... even if Caley won the SPL you would still see more OF tops around the town than anything else.... :007:

That's probably true... but doesn't it have something to do with religious afflictions??

Absolutely spot on... H/Dee The Ibrox Disaster, Heysel, Hillsborough and clubs forced to implement all seated stadiums kissed these halcyon days goodbye for ever. The days where when you were packed like sardines into the terraces... if you needed a pee you just directed it straight onto the steps, hoping that the guy in front of you had watertight shoes..!! All the time you kept a wary eye in the air behind you as fans, consuming their cairry oots often sent the empties flying towards the pitch at no one in particular. As a child at an OF game I can remember a Rangers player being struck by a bottle, which actually came from the Rangers support.... I was completely perplexed by that until my father explained that he had missed a penalty for the 'Gers earlier on.....!! Ah yes.... Happy days.... I don't know what the answer is.... Live games on TV don't seem to affect attendances down south, as much as they do hear.... playing each other twice, as opposed to 4 times a season, is a factor... I would be happy to go back to the days of two divisions... even if it meant a few meaningless fixtures towards the end of the season.... When teams playing away adopt a completely negative defensive approach, it can ruin the game as a spectacle for the fans... The SPL breeds this that type of game where everybody's battling for something....

This is as good a debate as we've had in a while on this site. Maybe there is a case for suspending televised matches in Scotland for a set period to see if it would help attendances... I don't think it would... peoples' houses are so much warmer & more comfortable than they were in a bygone era.... so many now take multi-channel satellite TV, DvD players and all the rest completely for granted.... In relative terms it is very cheap entertainment.... unlike a sojourn along to your local football ground, where after a couple of pints on the way there, a match programme, a luke warm pie at half time, and a couple of pints on the way home, doesn't leave a heck of a lot of change out of £40. I was brought up in an era (in the west of Scotland) where clubs like St Mirren & Killie regularly had attendances of 18 to 22,000... At Ibrox & Parkhead 35 to 40,000 was the norm unless they were playing each other, when it was up around 100,000. I'm just glad I experienced many games in these days, because the atmosphere nowadays does not compare... apart from maybe Hamden in a cup final or international fixture. Something has to be done.... Someone suggested squezing more money out the TV companies and letting the punters in for free....That could be worth a try.... we can't just sit back and watch this slide continue....

There would be rioting on the streets of Engerland if live football of any kind was no longer shown on TV.... Well...yes I know...there is anyway.... what I mean is it would get much worse..... :006: :006:

Yeah... Reluctantly & surprisingly I'm with Bonzo on that too..... Not often he comes up with a sensible suggestion.... Wondering if he's maybe posting from some kind of rehab centre....!! :001: :001:

It's not just Hastings they don't like.....

It's a big problem isn't it....? As TV coverage has improved so much over the years, so the attendances have dropped in proportion. The superb HD format becoming well established now and will exacerbate the problem. £10 to view a match is already here.... whether you choose the luxury of your own armchair, or fork out £20 to £25 to sit in a cold windswept Tulloch Stadium, where you can neither drink nor smoke... even hurling abuse at players & officials is now frowned upon - as is mooning opposing fans..!! There are so many killjoys out there It's hard to see where more bums on seats will come from... hard to understand as well especially with the fast attractive scintillating style of play on view throughout the SPL...!! Are we now heading for an era in which run of the mill fixtures will take place behind closed doors? Ah well - think of the savings in policing & stewarding costs.....

That would be boring Kencar...... I thought it was just the OF that enjoyed totally one-sided matches....

Totally agree Buckett.... The work rate & comittment couldn't be faulted.... A good game & a great result.... Why then, do all the negative posts on these boards greatly outnumber the positive ones..?

Yeah.... and there's no whipping boys like Livviscum this time round....... I reckon just a handful of points will separate the bottom five clubs at the end of it all...... It will be a real dog-fight...and unfortunately that doesn't make for very pretty football, as we've seen so far this season.....

I agree with Suspicious mind & Harry...... He's done enough to suggest he's a good prospect and will prove to be a good investment.... Just give him a chance AND a bit more support....

Or if you don't get relegated....!!! :015:

Cheerio, cheerio cheerio..... :015: :015: :015: :015: