Laurence

On my way home from the match, an old Millicent Martin song , from TW3 came to mind. In essence she would sing " That was the week that was, its over, let it go ", I translated that into " That was the match that was, its over let it go. I think reading what everybody else thinks not far off the general consensus of opinion on this web forum. Personally I wish to forget it and let it go. If some of you have never heard of "That was the week that was". ? known as TW3 I have posted a link in "general nonsense" seeing as it happened well over 50 years ago when I was in my prime

Just a point the Hearts goalie was outstanding two world class saves didn't help our cause one iota.

The best team won who can argue with that. The 5 goal margin was a true reflection of the play . numbers for the draw are I am told are based on the alphabet, so as the letter P is well away from the letter I , I think to suppose ICT would draw Celtic is probably incorrect. I think that Caley would have learned a lot from the defeat . The manager and coaches will know which aspects of the team's tactics we have to improve on . The commentators on BT sport picked up on centre backs getting in too close to the striker, good stickers especially big ones make a point of backing up into the centre back, it cuts down the backs room to manoeuvre. To mix completely a well known metaphor "every silver lining has a cloud". The real season is ahead of us, as Charles Dickens once wrote, " The best steels have been through the fire ", Caley certainly went through the fire on Sunday, lets see if they are stronger for the future league battles.

A lot of promise for the future is coming home , me thinks

Is it coming home ?

It all brings a bit of jazz to a lot of people with , Hum Drum, lives. Keep going Charles keep us entertained,

Que será, será What will be, will be

Que será, será What will be, will be and Lets not be negative before the season even starts

No more nightmares then ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SepdQNv_Bs Or to play when we score I know there are (c) problems but maybe that can be sorted

I should think there will be quite a few clubs interested in his services ,I think he is still a good player , Too many of our past stalwarts are lining up against us. Down south teams like Accrington or my own favourite Bury I am sure would be delighted to sign him. Useful centre backs don't grow on trees. I suspect his injury situation may not help.

Looking at the balance, Alloa Athletic and Ayr United are probably and certainly look better than Brechin and Dumbarton, although Dumbarton on a good day can get a result. The relegated teams from the Premiership, I wonder, neither I think are as good as St. Mirren , Livingston, I wish all the best too of course, where not really any better than us. Hopefully we can enjoy a good season I see no reason not to fear anybody, the extra revenue from hopefully two gates against Ross County will be useful. Partick I have a lot of time for, but I don't think they are as good as St. Mirren Lets go and win the league. Also let us learn to run the clock down when winning with minutes to go. Coaches should be teaching short corners and short passes from free kicks, No need to go gung ho when you are winning.

I take it then that the team now playing as "Rangers" , is a new Limited Company, and as no connection with the team, formerly known as " Rangers", . If so can the media stop referring to past matches and records of the former " Rangers ". If it is a new club as we all believe including the Rangers board,. Then all previous records etc. of the old club should not be referred too i.e. Talking of the number of cups won, or wins against Celtic. Maybe it is the media who need to wake up to the fact that old club playing as "Rangers", is gone.

The old Wimbledon, now MK Dons have returned the FA cup trophy and the Amateur cup trophies they won as the previous franchise to the Merton District Town Hall ( which takes in Wimbledon ) as they feel it was inappropriate to keep them. I do wonder, Charles will know ?, Are the trophies won by our two former clubs, residing in The Inverness museum, or similar place - If the example to be followed by Wimbledon, is the correct approach or not ?

Thanks to all - I am a fan of the TV programme " The Chase " - about a week ago it was a question, The contestant got it wrong - " The Beast " , got it right. That was how I came to know the information. By the way picking holes in a 74 years old spelling mistakes smacks of someone with nothing better to do with his time.- You should note Ian Callaghan has two LLs in his name I will be taking time out from this Forum as my wife says I waste too much time on it, When I should be drinking sherry and bookselling and gardening I am off to Aintree tomorrow I will be there at the Grand National in The Tattersalls ring . See, you all next season. God Bless !

I apologise if this has been mentioned before, but I have only just found out. That the headline " Going Ballistic etc. " in respect of Calley's defeat of Celtic , was not original. ) Apparently, it was based on a lesser known headline from the 1970s, also football related. That version relates to Liverpool’s Ian Callaghan playing a blinder in a victory over QPR: ‘ "Super Cally Goes Ballistic, QPR Atrocious’." note. Ian Callaghan played more times for Liverpool than anyone else Source http://www.wordsworks.co.uk/best-headline-ever/

The extremely popular Sky Sports presenter Natalie Sawyer has had her contract I believe terminated by Sky. Is it because she is now 38 and passed her sell by date? No reason given , Shame on you Sky

I think Association Football to give it its proper name, is about the only major sport, at a professional level , I know that is officiated the same as in the 19th century. I know that we have the guy behind the goal in champions league matches, and some form of goal -line technology is in the English game, but basically at our level not much as changed I would like to see a rule where referees have to consult the Assistant and the fourth official; and the penalties are not given unless the majority agree. The linesman should have guts to say " ref now was no way penalty ", there seems to be some sort of code that Assistants have to follow, where they won't disagree with refs. With regard to diving the same procedure should follow. Where cameras are available they too should be consulted. I know you can't have a watertight system, but referees should remember it is not about them. I am told the good referees are not noticed. Cheating is ruining the game, but so too is bad refereeing. By the way should this not be removed from above BridgeAndCastle said: Go home Butcher, you doddery, bumbling, inept old English Hun tw%t. It is disrespectful to arguably the best manager this club every had , and has an English man I take it personally too.

I came away not sure of anything except my perceptions of the penalties given was right. Before the 2nd penalty I said to the guy sitting behind me if he puts it in a similar place the goalkeeper will save it. I thought the first half was a mess for us, We were definitely second best and St Mirren seemed to be in control , our passing was hurried and long and usually finding an opposition player. The goalkeepers ( ours ) kicking was Pat Jennings like virtually the full length of the pitch and caused the Saints defence to back peddle. St Mirren top of the league with twice as many points as us, and it showed. Together with a singing crowd support they could have gone into a bigger first half lead. The second half we pulled our socks up, St Mirren scored from a free kick just outside the box, I am sure the St. Mirren supports would argue it was just inside, I thought at the time we were lucky it as outside. A man on the far post would have been a good idea I thought. Nobody expected the comeback, A Warren header from a corner made it 2 .I and our own free kick, similar to theirs made it 2 apiece. St Mirren who had been coasting and had gone into hibernation, suddenly woke up . There followed some terrific end to end play, the St Mirren fans true to the old concept " You only sin well you winning ", fell into silence and shock I feel. Towards the end one of our players ( I didn't notice who) , headed the ball over the Saints goalkeeper and for a split second I was sure we had scored , but the custodian reached high above his head and saved. It is always easy to criticise the ref , but the ref didn't inspire any sort of confidence. Irrespective of the decisions he just did not look the part, He seemed very unsure of himself, Having said that we couldn't have a game without them.

I think being whacked for six would knock off the most fierce coating - The white ball not used in test match has a coating which does not shine up so easily , hence it doesn't swing at high speed You also have to accommodate the spinner who needs to grip the ball . The structure of the red ball has been the same for decades, I can't see it being altered. Tony locke a fantastic English spinner of years gone by used to rub the ball in the sawdust provided for filling the bowlers foot holes , until he was stopped . by a combination of aggrieved fast bowlers and the authorities. The ball has an active life being slammed into the stands over and over , hitting boundary boards , being soaked in rain water . Down under they use a different ball to the British one, which I am told behaves less likely to swing. It is the battle between bat and ball which makes cricket the most difficult of sports to play and to master.

I think we have not heard the last of the fines or the bans. The Prime Minister of Australia is on the case and he is furious. Australia is a country I feel will not tolerate this kind of publicity Michael Clarke the former captain said, "" It is a nightmare, I can't wake up from "" Australia will be merciless on these guys Scotland did well , but what has happened to the West Indies, once the mighty power , that used to blast all before it , ??????

I get your point John, I was just thinking we have a job to do, and not to get carried away with celebrating. A job to do that must be done.

Lets not get carried away. A good day yesterday, but the team still has a job to do in the league, Far more important job to do. They have to make sure they don't finish second bottom. I for one don't want to play a team like Raith Rovers in a two match play off . Lets concentrate on doing a job for the rest of the season. Matches left Away games They look difficult. If Dumbarton park the bus not even a certain 3 points there Home games , Brechin is a certain 3 points , Dumbarton is the critical one , but again the dreaded bus may be parked, as they will also be fighting for survival The other games anything can happen , As I said we have a job to do. Somebody I once knew did a survey of midweek floodlit games and he told me a team was far more likely to drop points at home than on a Saturday fixture. Tue 27 19:45 H Dundee Utd League Sat 31 15:00 H St. Mirren League April 2018 Tue 3 19:45 H Brechin City League Sat 7 15:00 A Queen of the South League Tue 10 19:45 H Falkirk League Sat 14 15:00 H Dumbarton League Tue 17 19:45 A Dumbarton League Sat 21 15:00 H Dunfermline League Tue 24 19:45 A Livingston League Sat 28 15:00 A Morton League

Would you ( anybody on here ) take a cup final defeat in exchange for a league win against Dumbarton ?

Dixie Dean played for Tranmere Rovers , 60 goals in a season on his move to Everton. Arguably the best centre forward ever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Dean