Kingsmills

Sporting Justice 0, Teflon Turk 3....

It's the SFA who have sold to the TV companies the right to dictate the kick off date and time.

'Neutrals' I, for one, would rather do without...

We struggled to sell 7,000 to the League Cup final last season. Being realistic and based on past experience, we will take about half of that to a semi final in Glasgow.

To win and get to the final....

FT; 2-1 ICT.

I suppose the one virtue that Hampden does have it's right next to Mount Florida Station if there was to be a 'football special'..

So,it's just me then

Surely, whoever we face the fairest neutral venue has to be Pittodrie. If United, it is a bit closer for their fans than ours and has more than adequate capacity. If Celtic, their fans have a slightly longer journey than ours but on a route that is dual carriageway all the way and very well served by public transport. A few Celtic fans might miss out on tickets but there would be a full house and a cracking atmosphere. Above all,it would,for once be fair to our club and our fans. That said,what's the betting we get shafted again and have to play Celtic at Hampden in their home city or United at Dens or,worse still,with 10,000 fans virtually lost in the vast spaces of Hampden or possibly even Ibrox if the SFA want to give the Govan basket case another hand out.

Strong looking bench.

Maybe the SFA should save the cost of a hearing and issue a not proven verdict right now. It is Ciftci after all,he is never guilty of anything

or he done good... Dropping the h is mandatory in these situations, so its.... e done good Actually, and to be fair, dropping the H is one thing Scottish pundits are not guilty of...

or he done good...

Agreed. I did hear a cricket journalist on the radio earlier today make a similar point, suggesting that England's approach to the shorter game is influenced far too much by the traditional attitude to the format which lasts for the best part of a week before being rendered a draw by some rain, despite one side absolutely dumping on the other. (Well he didn't QUITE put it that way!) The comments brought back memories of a chronically immobile Colin Cowdrey (under 50s need not recollect) returning six blocking shots straight to the bowler, whose maiden over was promptly hailed by that time honoured round of slow, pedantic, laboured applause. Test cricket has it's own charm and pace even if the skills, subtleties and nuances are clearly lost on some....

Yeah, they're on a tightrope! At least with the pitch being so soft they are unlikely to injure themselves if they fall off...

Actually it might suit Sri Lanka to lose and finish 4th in the group as they would probably rather play India in the next round than South Africa But for Scotland to finish above England, not only do Scotland need to beat Sri Lanka but England would need to lose against Afghanistan. In addition, Scotland would need to avoid being creamed by the Aussies as otherwise England would have a better net run rate. Nevertheless, the fact that it remains possible with England having just one match to play is pretty depressing from an Englishman's point of view I have to admit. I have no difficulty at all with England enjoying success at cricket and was pleased when they made the Ashes more competitive but the fact is for a large nation with the longest cricketing heritage of all they fall woefully short at the 50 overs game and, in terms of tactics and approach,are a dozen years behind how the other top nations approach the game.

Of course I do. At the foot of the Hill Of The Fairies whilst a four masted ship passes and just as soon as the streets of Sneck are sufficiently well populated by ministers without religion and women without shame....

Certainly remember at least one this season.

No... but can we please treat her with a bit of respect. Howl at her by all means if she makes a howler but for goodness sake don't make an issue of her gender. This is 2015 and we are not Neanderthals.

A difficult tie to negotiate tomorrow then, assuming we do so, we can get down to discussing the semis properly.

Some old towels! We're not Ross County...that's how the Clootie Well started I suppose. Somewhere to hang them. But our towels are fresh from John Lewis. What makes you think County have towels at all ? To have towels one would have to be in the habit of washing.

Two expensive drainage systems seems a bit of overkill. Won't make Tuesday night. At the risk of being penny pinching, does anyone know the policy on refunds ?

Never mind the league, time to get Summer football introduced to the Cup !

With torrential rain forecast overnight and throughout the day tomorrow, is the match in any doubt ? Are there plans for a pitch inspection ?

Will need to refresh my memory of the site rules to check our current policy on voodoo and witchcraft....