dougiedanger

Reflections, then the What and on to Relax.

Sad thing is we are so used to this kind of decision making that we start to question our own judgment, while outsiders can see there is something not quite right going on.

Karaoke in MacCallums is a must, good ole highland culture

dougal

You could sign them in to the Portland Club, dougal.

I hate to disappoint you danger but i'm not a member of said establishment

Not a post of yours go by without reference to the Orcs take it you will be travelling to the game tomorrow from the Portland snug bar on the True Blue bus???

Anyway back on topic I recommend a doner kebab from Max's at the end of nights drinking in Inverness. After a few pints it goes down a treat with me

dougal

Aye, see you on the huns bus mate.

Karaoke in MacCallums is a must, good ole highland culture

dougal

You could sign them in to the Portland Club, dougal.

They should re-vamp the BBs, make it compulsory from Anchor Boy age. A bit of drill, gymnastics, the horse, the box, rings, first aid and badges would sort out these animals.

That'll do for protestants, so what about the rest?

Crab football and medicine balls compulsory for all non-Prods too, and periodical jumble sales and sponsored walks.

They should re-vamp the BBs, make it compulsory from Anchor Boy age. A bit of drill, gymnastics, the horse, the box, rings, first aid and badges would sort out these animals.

Think Billy Davies would be ahead of TB for that job.

He was quite good last week. Were you there Dougal?

No, but he will be next week.

Excellent news! Good luck to them.

Grant Street circa 1970 must have had the most disgusting urinals north of Cowdenbeath.

That said, my abiding memories, as with much in my life, have a culinary note. The first ground in Inverness to serve hamburgers alongside the ubiqitous burnt pies and bridies.

Always ahead of the game, the Clachers. Did Paul Kenny sell them from his chip van?

Though talking of pies, I do mind the Kingsmills ones being reheats from previous games. Harder than a reckless tackle from Frazie Taylor.

So what happened when the proxy dad came round?

Way man, for Tudor ah'd climb a mountain.

What about school cafeterias Charles?

You must have been subjected to some well ropey scran in these places over the years, or maybe there have been unexpected gems among the chips, beans, and stewed apples?

School cafes? The one at Inverness Royal Academy is first class and our dinner ladies are wonderful :biggrin: (and I'm not just saying that to get bigger portions should one of them read this.)

Good food... good helpings... service with a smile so I always put vodka in their direction on the odd occasion I see any of them in the Social Club.

School dinners at the Royal Academy have not, however, always been so.

For many years, we had a grim Aberdonian lady whose portions entirely squared with her place of origin. (Sorry Donview if your 40 years on the wrong side of the Grampians has led you to empathise with the natives.) She used to spend her life at the front counter dishing out meagre helpings and when she eventually ran out, you would get the inevitable cry of "CHUUUUPS!!"

I got so fed up with her undersized helpings of "chuuups", which were obviously well under the stated 4 oz (113g), that I took mine upstairs to my lab and weighed them on a chemical balance.

I then came back down and said to her "Mrs ******, your portion of chips weighs 86 grams so is almost 25% underweight."

I never had any problem after that.

I would bet Mrs Chuuups had her revenge many times over Charles, by means of the (alleged) old Hilton Chipper-style "special vinegar".

What about school cafeterias Charles?

You must have been subjected to some well ropey scran in these places over the years, or maybe there have been unexpected gems among the chips, beans, and stewed apples?

What about Marks' cafe over toon--how do you rate that?

And, on a slight tangent here, mind Morrisons' cafe upstairs in the market? Tinned tomato soup, roll with processed cheese, syrupy orange juice, that fake wood stuff on the walls...

Well said Gringo

I only attended four away games last season but the goading of stewards etc did lead to a very unpleasant atmosphere

Unfortunately I feel your plea will fall on deaf ears due to the drinking culture amongst some of our travelling support

What hope do the younger fans have when some of our more senior supporters are the worst culprits, you only have to look at the number of posters on here who continually boast about how much drink they had or are going to have on their travels

Now I'm far from Tee Total myself but I would never get into the states some of these sorry individuals get at the games, i'm there for the football first and foremost

I'm not going to name names but these cretins know who they are and i'm afraid they are an embarrassment to the club

dougal

Did we play 4 times at Ibrox last year?

Good to see the big issues of the day being discussed on the forum.

Though, saying that, surely we are far better catered for now than when the weekly "big shop" was done at the Coop in Montague Row.

Great posts on this thread by Charles and Oddquine. No one seems to have the courage to deal with the underlying issue of the OO and the absurd, outdated views it espouses. As long as they are tolerated there will be absolutely no progress made on "sectarianism".

On a side note, Charles, it would be career suicide for any of your Central Belt colleagues at the BBC to criticise the OO in the way that you have rightly done. Sadly, the truth is less important there than placating the elements that shame and embarrass this country with their prejudices.

I think my first ever game was at Clach Park, I must have been about 4 or 5 when my Dad took me to the old Wine Shed, the proper one, and I was terrified. All I remember was wishing the angry, scary men would stop shouting, and the pervasive smell of booze in the air. Could have been any game at Clach Park I suppose.

Mind they used to play some games on a Friday night?

Later, it was always a relief when walking home after a midweek game to get out of the Carse and closer to Telford Street.

Mind hearing about one cup final in the early 80s, Clach v Brora I think, major trouble at the game, the Brora fans taunting the Clachers for their lack of familiarity with the old Imperial Leather.

Clach fan exacting revenge by running onto the pitch and throwing a corner flag into the Brora mob.

I see Clach have taken down the Wine Shed, the last remaining part of the old ground: http://www.clachnacuddin.com/gallery/category/32-news-wine-shed-no-more-16th-june-2011.html

Hard to believe the changes to Clach Park over the last 20 years.

Any memories of the old Clach Park?

Well done to the lads.

Can't wait to see the "after" photos.

Played in a similar Football Aid match at Hampden myself a few years ago but lost 5-4. Managed a goal also but playing with McAllister and McGinlay was a bit special.

Aye, Mark and Dean were some players.

So many view on here all regarding sectarinism, now unless I have missed it in the news (which I may have) who actually said Lennon was attacked for his religious beliefs, perhaps thats people on here jumping to assumptions.

The Guy has been charged with breach of the peace and assault, both aggravated by religious prejudice. See hear

That's fairly meaningless at this stage. He'll have been hit with the heaviest possible charge as a matter of course so as to ensure they can get him for as much as possible. Easier for the Procurator Fiscal to do that and then back off on the charges than it is for them to have charged him with a lesser offence and then try to increase the charges.

So, to summarize.

The guy in the Hearts top standing in the Hearts end at a Hearts home game running on to the Hearts pitch to attack the manager of the team playing Hearts may not be a Hearts fan.

And the people sending live bombs and bullets to a group of people (not just Mr Lennon), each one with Catholic/Celtic/Irish connections, may not be religious bigots.

Keep it up, Poirot.

Already conceded the fact that it looks very likely (practically certain) he's a Hearts Fan.

Time will tell on the second point, but yeah, they may not be.

P.S. I'm not much of a Poirot fan, he relied far too much on the assumption that certain types of people committed certain types of crimes...far more befitting of your take on the situation. I far prefer Sherlock Homes, and as he once said....."It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data."

So many view on here all regarding sectarinism, now unless I have missed it in the news (which I may have) who actually said Lennon was attacked for his religious beliefs, perhaps thats people on here jumping to assumptions.

The Guy has been charged with breach of the peace and assault, both aggravated by religious prejudice. See hear

That's fairly meaningless at this stage. He'll have been hit with the heaviest possible charge as a matter of course so as to ensure they can get him for as much as possible. Easier for the Procurator Fiscal to do that and then back off on the charges than it is for them to have charged him with a lesser offence and then try to increase the charges.

So, to summarize.

The guy in the Hearts top standing in the Hearts end at a Hearts home game running on to the Hearts pitch to attack the manager of the team playing Hearts may not be a Hearts fan.

And the people sending live bombs and bullets to a group of people (not just Mr Lennon), each one with Catholic/Celtic/Irish connections, may not be religious bigots.

Keep it up, Poirot.

Do we even know that this guy was a Hearts fan, or what motive he's given for the attack?

It seems to have just been assumed that he was a Hearts fan and he attacked Lennon because he was Catholic and any other reason is nonsense because their can be not other reason for disliking him and everyone who dislikes him is sectarian or bigoted!!!

Well he had a Hearts top on, so a wild guess he is a Hearts fan.

The fact that you do not like Neil lennon does not make you a bigot, but in this case there is overwhelming evidence of a widespread, cowardly sectarian campaign against Neil Lennon and other Catholics in this country. Partaking in or tacitly approving of this campaign probably does make you a bigot.

Continually being in denial of the existence of such a campaign and continuing to place the emphasis on the target of the campaign, the worst by a mile in the history of Scottish football and a national disgrace?

I'm really not sure what that would make you.