Kingsmills

Against the odds but why not !

Tarts

The reson you'll stick with it and continue your dedicated and costly devotion to the club is that the players and manager are mere employees whereas you're much more important than that; you are a true fan !

Babies

I was unhappy about his appointment but the fact of the matter is that we should back him at least in the short to medium term. That said, Brewster's overall managerial record is poor and, in my opinion he will have to demonstrate a considerible upturn in both results and performances over the coming months. We have the luxury, thank heavens, this season of Gretna acting as a buffer between ourselves and relegation but if Brewster hasn't improved the fortunes of the team by March he should make way for his successor to prepare for next season. If I was pressed to answer the direct question posed at the begining of this thread then I'm afraid the answer would have to be no.

Bare statistics don't tell the whole story. Bearing in mind the very limited resourses at his disposal and the fact that his team improved year on year over the best part of a decade our best manager by a mile was Steve Paterson.

Eels

Crafty

I recall a number of "shortages" at or about that time. By and large they weren't genuine shortages but caused by housewives, many of whom were still steeped in wartime attitudes, hoarding commodoties which were rumoured to be in short supply. These included, from memory, sugar, flour, coffee, butter and even toilet roll. One commodity which was in genuine short supply during the time of the miners' strke was coal, much of which was reserved for electricity generation. Even that didn't prevent phased planned power cuts on an area by area basis the only upside of which was that you might be fortunate enough to be spared two or more episodes of Crossroads every week.

Wiley

I'd much rather we avoider relegation on our own merits. However the reality is that come May we mayall be more than happy to have Gretna as a buffer between ourselves and the First Division.

High

Score anyone ?

We seemed to get a bit of a lift when Brewster was first appointed but that's very common in any managerial change with players keen to impress the new man and other factors. I had great concerns about Brewster's appontment and nothing has happened since to dispel these. He may be a motivator but he's a poor tactitcian and his ( non) use of tactical substitutions when it's clear to everyone else in the stadium that something needs to be done is an increasing worry. The saving grace this season is that we are unlikely to fall below Gretna who are well short of SPL standard and who have internal strife that makes any problems at the TCS seem like a fleeting domestic tiff. For that reason Brewster has a little more time to get things right but if things are not appreciably better by March then I'm afrais he'll have to go so that the new man has time to prepare for the new season when we will not have the luxury of Gretna acting as a buffer between us and the first division. If Craig is to save his job then he must secure a dependable central defender during the January transfer window.

Cowie certainly and also Wyness who is looking like his old self once again.

Monarch

Government

The club has the longest name in British senior football.

A shocker, not merely mistimed but a deliberate attempt to injure a fellow player.

Wealth

I agree with Mantis !

Crude

Can't agree with letting Duncan go. He has been competent and reliable ever since we joined the SPL. It may be true that he seldom has a spectacular performance but he rarely has a poor game either plus he's good for one wonder goal from thirty yards every season.

Enthusiasm is all very well but why does the new man have to shout all the time. Someone should tell him that the stadium now has a reasonable amplification system !

Great to think it might happen but Mark could make four times as much as we could possibly afford my moving to a mid ranking Championship side in England. If he's going to leave Parkhead it's much more likely to be for a move south rather than north.