Kingsmills

Just what I was thinking although I wouldn't take exception to any of the other examples cited.

Nylon

Oddly enough, I thought that might be your view on the matter Gringo !

I have removed the links in the above post to sites seeking to sell non prescription drugs. The link is inappropriate even if these substances do not, at present, breach the criminal law.

I believe that the SFL, now that they have a new major sponsor, are trying to negotiate a deal with Setanta.

I'm pleased to see the club take this line.

The only thing worse than seventies fashion was architecture of that most tasteless of decades. Whilst the fashion is now but an amusing memory far too many of the buildings still blight the landscape. Even those very few seventies buildings which are asthetically acceptable such as Eden Court Theatre seem to have been poorly constructed.

It seems to me that the club must take into account, at least, the fact that the incident took place during the close season. It's clearly a mitigating factor.

Your right it's, not a criminal offence to consume an illegal substance. It is an offence to be in possession whether you intend to use the drug or not. That's that position of the criminal courts. The various sporting authorities adopt a different position where they tend to penalise the consumption of either recreational or performance enhancing substances.

No court ever found them guilty of taking drugs. No player admitted doing so. Anyway, we're at risk of straying off the topic of Richie Hart who's future with the club hangs in the balance.

I am deeply ashamed of my brief Bay City Rollers period.

With respect RIG, neither of the St Johnstone players ever admitted any offence nor was it proved against them. For one thing the white powder allegedly in their possession was never recovered or analysed so there was no evidence that they were in possession of anything other than a white powder.

Amphetimine

The mere fact that Richie has committed a criminal offence should not automatically lead to his dismisal. However, despite the relativley modest fine which reflects his early plea and the fact that he appeared as a first offender, possession of a class A drug is not a trivial offence. In my opinion, if Richie at any stage misled the club about his involvment that amounts to gross misconduct and he should go. If on the other hand he has been honest with the club from the outset I believe that he should be issued with a final written warning making it very clear that the club deplores his actions and that any further misdemenour WILL result in his contract being terminated. The situation with the St Johnstone playes is entirely different as that was only ever a matter of allegation never prosecuted and never admitted by the players at any time whereas there is now no doubt that Richie has committed a not insignifigant breach of the criminal law.

Damning

I would agree but if he's determined to leave then the club should make sure that they are at least ?750,000 the richer.

I can't see the Dons progressing from that group but, then again, I predicted that Rangers would only get a single point from their Champions League group.

Vertical stripes for all of the reasons discussed above.

I have a feeling about his game. Despite Aberdeen's recent good form and high confidence I believe that we will break our duck against him and that Niculae will bag his first league goal.

On balance I would have preferred it if Gretna had held out for a draw. It would till have kept us ahead of them but made life more interesting at the top of the table.

I'd settle for a scrappy victory over the Pumas courtesy of Paterson's boot and then a less than humiliating defeat against South Africa who must now be red hot favourites.

Gretna will have learned the lesson taught so cruelly to us in recent sesons of just how dangerous Celtic can be going nto the final few minutes of a match a goal behind.

Looks obvious to me. Highland League clubs and former Highland League clubs.

Not such a bad weekend after all but we will be facing a veryconfident Dons side indeed in our next match.

Aberdeen's comprehensive victory over St Miren combined with Celtic's late win over Gretna puts us another place up the table so maybe not such a bad weekend after all.