Johnboy

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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:

Golden spurtle...

Breakfast....

He's got a biggun there..... Big enuff to satisfy you FW...?

And your word is.....?

Hotel...

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.....

Deny everything, H/Dee... She's got love children all o'er the place.....All shapes & sizes, colours etc....!! They can't possibly all be yours.... :004: :006:

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..?

You shouldn't try & sell stuff you can't spell......!! Anti-ageing....? Unnecessary....

Preserved..

Moby~****...

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.....

How safe is it, in event of a bang from the side..? Does it provide any protection at all..? Dolphins...

So I would need to come in from the front.... and not enter from the rear..? Radio...

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....

If we can't get your top down on Wednesday, I'm sure we could think of something else... :006: Is it a two or a four door car..? Broadband...

Good forecast for Wednesday afternoon.... :003: Busy~line

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

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