tm4tj

If it was Harry, he would have caught him in the face :010:

surely it's got to be 'right enuff mun'

maybe so, but I predicted I would be lucky correctly :017:

I missed two games myself but had a few biggish scores to help :clapping04:

tm4tj, arms outstretched like a Lancaster bomber on a mission, pulls his T shirt over his head and sprints round the house........across the living room, into the hall, up the stairs and round the bedrooms, back downstairs through the kitchen and dives full length across the conservatory floor, coming up just short of the aviary doors, the cockatiels scattering madly as if joining in the frenzied celebrations..............the sweet taste of success lingering on his now moist lips, his tingling brain writing the victory speech ( I'd like to thank my manager, and praising Hairy Chipper and gringo for making a fist of it up to the last game) and anyone else who knows me, beads of sweat forming on his now moistened brow he recalls every game, every goal and every kick of the ball, the memories will stay with him forever, then without warning the eerie silence is broken with a shrill voice penetrating his mind..............go and get dressed ya stupid old git and get the kettle on...................Mrs m4tj and zogg, staring in bewilderment at this prostrate being lost in the moment and wondering what will happen when the world cup ends, where will he get his fix................ :017:

Think I'll go and watch paint dry :sleep01:

So chibberooney, down to the last game, and Scotty is keeping the results close to his chest. Must be some match fixing going on. I was hoping to see the results in before the final, then I could have played for a draw, but who knows I may be behind now? :010: game on

chris, you worry too much, everyone is untried at SPL level until they get a game in the SPL. Rankin will be as good as what we already have. Most of our present players were only 'first division' players before we got promoted. There is no gap between the decent first division players and players who play for teams like us. Remember Celtic and Rangers pay millions for some of their players and they are not always worth that extra five million pounds. Poor Charlie, he can't do anything right for doing something wrong in some eyes. I don't think we have done anything wrong in bringing Rankin to iCT, he will not disappoint, trust me, but don't expect him to bring instant success. And this is the year for Charlie to be appraised, given a whole season in charge and playing the way he wants the team to.

are ye starting to sweat Hairy............................. :015:

Tough luck on Rossco. The buddies will be pleased if he misses the start of the season, but as said above, we have decent cover for Rossco, although I would rather have him in the team than sitting in the stand. It may well be one of those lingering injuries, but lets leave that to the doctor and the medics to decide whats best for him.

Well well, look whats on today. HIBERNIAN v DINABURG 1500 ODENSE BK 0-0 SHELBOURNE 1400

Last few games were poor scorers apart from a 50 pointer for Germany Argentina draw. Frogs were the biggest upset for me, 5 pointer, strangely enough I thought about altering my post to a draw, but left it at 2-0 to Brazil. Semis all European affairs, could be unpredictable, but here are my predictions..... uh oh.....hel..... si nal is get ing w ak.....losing con ec ion........Germny - Ita y and Por ug l - Fr n e. Should be enough to keep me ahead of you guys. enjoy

I see that Beckham is stepping down as England captain................he would be as well stepping down as an England player. David Beckham has decided to step down as England captain after holding the role for six years. But the Real Madrid star does want to to continue his international career. Beckham revealed his decision at England's final press conference in Germany in the wake of their World Cup quarter-final defeat by Portugal. The 31-year-old midfielder said: "I feel the time is right to pass on the armband as we enter a new era under new coach Steve McClaren."

Henry cheated big time in front of probably 80 million viewers, went down a long way in my books. The point of me posting, bit of a set to at the end of the Germany Argentina game.......what was that all about. Oh Harry, did you forget to post your scores for the Germany game :015:

A96, when you start watching games on a Sunday, that will be the time Scotland have made it in the big time. I agree we have improved, we are only rubbish now. Norway 1 – Scotland 2; Slovenia 0 – Scotland 3; Scotland 1 – Italy 1; Bulgaria 1 – Scotland 5, hardly opponents to put the fear of death in to you, Italy apart, who you forgot to mention beat us 2-0 in the same event. Beating the Bulgars was also not the real deal, although beating any sort of team is good for us, winning a cup.............come on, we won one and drew one, get real, open yer eyes. Harry I thought you knew something about football............. We have improved and we can only hope it continues, but compared to teams at the world cup, we have an awful long way to go.

Absolute sham, I doubt it was even a free kick, then he deliberately holds his face as though he was hit across the chops............poor show Henry, did not think you would stoop so low. Think this was some form of retribution for Puyol getting the better of Henry in cup final.

It was a bit like watching Scotland play, very little to enthuse over, however, the two games today should make it all worthwhile. Brazil will have their work cut out to contain Ghana if they get a head of steam on, but I would have thought their experience will see them through in the end, although it may well be very close. Spain and France should also throw up a decent game, one would have thought on present form that Spain would stroll this one, but I don't think it will turn out to be so clear cut as that. France will be up for this one, and with the quality of players at their disposal this may well go all the way. Spain have not really been tested yet, this will be their first big hurdle of the tournament, it may prove to be a big one. On another note, I agree with junior. England have exceded expectations. Nobody thought they were very good, FIFA had them ranked outside the top eight, and surprise surprise, they have reached the last eight. How they got there is neither here nor there, the hard fact of the matter is that they are in the quarter finals and having already exceded expectations they may well with the help of the numpty ref remove Portugal from the competition. In a nutshell, the comment about exceding expectations is correct, exceding our hopes............................................................. ................we are all made differently.

totally ruined what was a good game, some of the bookings were ultra soft, but if he has been given instructions to stamp out certain things, then the players will have to learn to toe the line. There is so much at stake these days, players will do anything to prevent the opposition from scoring.

Thats it, settling down with a wee glass of Chilean wine, (well it's the nearest I could get), ready to watch my prediction come true.

pele, your avatar is my desktop wallpaper, how spooky, nice picture though. Season tickets have not been issued yet, therefore individual games will unlikely be on sale until a week or two before hand. Would not have thought it would sell out, but you never know. The fans will be last to know given previous history of ticket sales.

Indeed indeedy.

Indeed, should put more money in the bank.

hmmnnnn, you would if you were a woman :017: Dhildo then

More like ***** :016: :016:

Jock, I believe you are correct, Scotland indeed, don't have a team worthy of the name and will not grace any stadiums at big events in the forseeable future. We do not appear to have the pace, power, skill, astuteness, quality, depth and passion anymore. In other words, we are rubbish. :019: