DoofersDad

It seems like a case of shifting the blame to me. Of course they will be desparately disappointed not to have won promotion but they are not a bad team and these are not bad players. They won the Alba cup and came 2nd in the league only because of an exceptional run from an exceptional side. If Dundee were to keep the current squad they would still be a good bet for promotion next year if only they could get the right manager to get the best out of them. This will be great news at Victoria Park.

Rooneeeey! Rooneeeey!

The dolphin is an endagered species - I don't know that I like the sound of that. On the other hand I like the idea of the eagle soaring majestically above everything else and looking down disdainfully on the staggies way below.

Links from the Sunday Times today. The kind of things we don't want to see from our players but well worth a look. A shocking tackle (and referee) http://snipurl.com/vwd0g A shocking miss http://snirpul.com/vwcwc and shocking simulation http://snirpul.com/vwd22

As late as that! Things are looking up.

No. What I have said is largely positive about a great day. Just noting that there were party poopers about. Not quite clear how you think it's wrong for me to include a little objective criticism in my posts but it's OK for you to criticise me. It's Sunday now so hope you don't mind me saying this :D

It's party time so let's start with the bad and end on a positive note. 1 Bad. The club was happy to allow fans onto the pitch but not to climb all over the goals. I know there was lots of excitement but I am sure everyone could understand that was a moronic thing to do. Had the goals broken folk could have been injured and there could have been serious repurcussions. It could have ruined the fun for everyone else. 2 Bad. The number of "fans" who just can't help themselves from having a go at the players and criticising them. I know it wasn't the greatest of overall performances and one or two players were very poor today but hey! we've just won the league by 12 points having been 15 points behind at one point. What's to criticise? Despite it being the "Party at the Park" one moron close to me shouted "for F***s sake (players name) you're f***ing useless". It makes me worry just how quickly a large proportion of the crowd will start barracking the team next year when we aren't winning all the time. Please, if you must criticise players, go and watch County and criticise theirs. 1 Good. The real fans. Lots of singing and lots of different songs. It really lifts the players so keep it going in the hard times next season guys! 2 Good. Great to hear the high pitched cries of "Caley, Caley" coming from the South stand from the mouths of the youngsters who had been given tickets for the game. They are the future of the club so hopefully they enjoyed themselves and this will encourage them to be regular attenders in the years to come.

or as in Eddi Reader of Fairground Attraction fame.

Someone, Jonny Hayes, I think, threw a pair of boots tied together by the laces into the air. I saw them rather late as they descended from up above and had someone taller and more agile not caught them, I might well have been garrotted.

I know we shouldn't read too much into the game when there is the party frame of mind but we were distinctly 2nd best until our player of the year slotted home the goal. But as has been the case recently, lady luck was with us. Dundee nearly went ahead when Esson made a superb save to deflect a well struck free kick onto the post. Then a Dundee player decided to fall on his *rse well before the tackle came in when he was well placed to score - should have been booked. A further attack saw a pretty cynical challenge from Bulvitis not penalised and then the ball moved up the other end of the park for our goal. Bulvitis was very poor today and will struggle at a higher level. The rest of the back 4 were excellent. Hayes was terrific and put the fear of God in the opposition. Often there were 3 or even four opponents on him which created a fair bit of space for the rest of our midfield which they failed to take advantage of. They dwelt far too long on the ball, first touch was poor and so was the distribution. Even Rooney, apart from a well taken goal seemed to lack control. We looked a much poorer side without Richie Foran. Nice to see Nick Ross get a game - he did OK. Eric missed two golden opportunites and then Ross missed another but more than a single goal win would have flattered us. But the main thing is - we won! again! We seem to have learnt the knack of winning when not playing well and if we can do that in the SPL I will be more than happy.

The speculation was more entertaining than the reality

Our paths crossed from time to time at work. A real gent.

Yes, we could do with some cover for Rooney.

Great effort. But if they fall behind, they can always hitch a lift on the Dundee supporters bus - should be plenty of room. B)

If the club is determined to stop fans coming onto the pitch during the game then the answer is to stop all this winning nonsense. Let's get back to the early season dross and there should be no worries about any pitch invasion repercussions. However, just in case the club do not take this sensible precaution and our team do to Dundee what they did to Ayr last week, I have taken the precaution of procuring a seat right at the back in the middle of a row so that it will make it extremely difficult for this middle aged git to leap over the wall and skip onto the pitch to the great embarrassment of the club and my family alike. I urge everybody else to take the club's statement seriously and take whatever precautions they deem necessary to restrain themselves at times of such overwhelming excitement. Those sitting nearer the front might want to tie their shoe laces together, for example.

Many thanks Doofers Mum still ahead of me with one set of matches left. Hmm.

Scotty, are you updating the league prior to the last match of the season and allowing predictions for the final week? It would be good to know how many more places I have dropped following recent dismal predictions. Thanks.

And losing 1 - 0 to a Marrowman penalty

He's English. He's running a Scottish Team tho Should have added the laughy smilies :) so you'ld know it wasn't a serious reply!

He's English.

And much less expensive..... Cheaper and less expensive? Yes, I've heard them bleating about how much they get paid.

Whilst I have some sympathy for giving a chance to the fringe players, I would urge Terry to go with what he feels is his strongest attacking line up for a number of reasons. 1. The fans want to cheer those players who have achieved so much in the last few weeks. 2. The players who have acheived so much deserve to play in this final game in front of a celebrating crowd. 3. We want to continue with the winning run and end the season on a winning note. 4. We have a score to settle with Dundee. We need to demonstrate that we are a better team than they are in a head to head. 5. We will need our best team to beat Dundee. Make no mistake, they will be out to ruin our party - they have been humiliated in the run in and will want to cut us down to size. In addition, they will be playing for contracts in a situation where the future for them at the club is very uncertain. I expect a very hard game with us winning 2-1. Hayes and Munro to score.

Agree with Davie too but its a shame that some people can't spot the tongue in cheek remarks (of which there have been a lot in the last 24 hours) and simply ignore them if they don't appreciate the gentle humour. I think some folks brains have been addled by either too much refreshment last night or they simply can't cope with having nothing to criticise the team for. For my part the "invasions" were clearly harmless high spirits and should be a non issue. By the way, did anybody bring back any of the turf from the pitch? There's a bare patch on my lawn which needs replacing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/no...knowledge.sport This link includes the following statement "Latvian hotshots FK Venkspits had eight different scorers in an 8-0 Uefa Cup preliminary round win over B68 Toftir of the Faroe Islands". So it was not a record yesterday but obviously very unusual.

Perhaps County would have more success in scoring goals and winning games if Adams learnt to do what Terry only rather belatedly did. That is to stop picking Barrowman and play somebody who understands that the aim of the game is to get the ball between the posts.