Laurence

Strange word Soccer - Apparently I am told it originated at Cambridge University in the 19th century, It is a corruption of Association, as in ^Association Football", opposed to Rugby Football, which was and maybe still the predominate game in he university. These days managers do not have the control or power that the game gives to the manager, coach, first team coach, Owners are very careful to ensure that their money is not wasted.,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6zl5x8r9Bs Fon "The Fonze" seems to fit the bill Happy Days theme song

A legend in his own lunchtime maybe Legends come and legends go as in beauty it is in the beholder I didn't mean a legend in the sense Robin Hood is a legend, He became a legend because we are now talking about him, He has made a very some will say, never to be forgotten impression on us all. Can that be called a legend. I don.t know. Will his time with us live long in the memory, is that the test of a legend, you tell me?

He is in again Colman announced his squad today. ( according to Sky Sports HQ ) Other custodians mentioned are Hennessy and Ward Hennessey is getting on a bit, don't know much about Ward. As one of the games is against Andorra I hope he gets a cap. Can any one tell me who the last non Scot was to get an international call up whilst playing for ICT ? Oh yes it has to be McKay , forgot ?

One has to feel sorry for Terry after a brilliant career on the field and a legend at this club. I feel that is it to be rejected by club 92nd in the professional set up in England,, must be terrible Time to return to Suffolk Terry and put your feet up Many thanks for some really top players you found and left us with especially Josh Meekings from your beloved Ipswich Newport say they will announce his successor on Monday , don't let grass grow, it is not even Bonfire night yet

Seriously though " how did we manage to get this Welsh masterpiece to sign for us*? When Astra scored I thought we had bought a dummy. When he saved that first penalty I knew I was wrong. Someone mentioned above Real Madrid, After their failure to get the United goalie, , who knows.

Well Newport County got their first win under Butcher against Carlisle. I thought he would have been sacked by now. I suppose winning at Carlisle is ironic because that's nearly in Scotland. In the 11th century Carlisle was to the North of the border. Seriously though I think he will be out by Christmas. No way will Newport risk going back into the non league set up. Poor Terry what an arse he made of his life.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33789045 2 draws in 8 games

I see my home town/City is leading the way in England. Very glad to see the London nose get a bashing Although never an active supporter of either, having watched Bury for years, I can't help but smile at the current league set up.

Reminds me of the Christmas Carol With The words " And so it continued by day and by night " Its all over forget it

I didn't go to the game tonight ( not safe on the A9 at night I am told ) Watched it on the box, I find it much more stressful than being at the games. It,s quite good though to see the game from different angles. One realises how difficult the referees job is. Just really great to get a win. I really thought Hearts would be tough to beat. Watched the NFL last night to put it in to perspective if their players went down as easily as soccer players, they would never finish a game. In the back of mind I was wondering if we were relegation fodder.

Never really got on well with Palace being a former Dons ( Wimbledon supporter not Aberdeen) , but I know Selhurst Park well Anyway I was very pleased with Palace on Saturday but I am not so sure they can maintain the good form for a season But Swansea is another story

Good luck to the lad, maybe one day a top four club in England I remember when my old club Bury lost Colin Bell and Neville Southall and my Dad stopped going to the games in protest It's just part of life,

Gone are the days when our slow build up and passing style took teams by surprise, now the opps are waiting for the short pass and go in hard. causing fouls and injuries. With more of a direct passing game defences fall back to cover, now they press the passer and receiver knowing that the ball into the forward channels is unlikely.

When loosing 0 1 we take off a midfielder ( who takes corners , free kicks and has a shot on him ) and bring on a fullback ? When chasing the game towards the end , we take off a front player and replace him with another front player. One would think that the subs would be to be more attacking, not like for like > Surely both front players should have been left on to work in tandem. I did not enjoy the game today. (Brian Clough once said the only good thing about the match was the Bovril at half time.) After today I can see his point. I don't mind losing if I can see light at the end of the tunnel, but I don't see even a chink. No jibes please about Trolls .

The NFL season useful link Find a league? http://www.nfl.com/fantasyfootball/draftkit#tab=fantasyrankings

It is quite common for a team the year after winning a major trophy to struggle. I just hope it is not a nose dive. Portsmouth for instance won the F A cup not many years ago. So did Wigan, I know we have to rebuild .and show that we have what it takes to keep our status.

Sorry I just read it on the vital forum Why they post old news I do not know Maybe I am too old myself ? SORRY

http://www.scotland.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=545500

I think to put the blame on the centre forward is a bit mean. The game plan didn't get the ball up to the front man. We should put a sign up at each end with the words " kick the ball this way", Every time the attack got going the ball was thumped out wide to back up wide men and the move broke down. The strikers never got into the game. If we had , had Wayne Rooney up front it would have been the same story. Lets get some useful wide outs.? With some crossing ability, who keep the moves going. When a ball is sent to the wing, the full back or winger has to run with the ball , not kick it back into traffic.

There was booing at the end of the game John Hughes take note I was wondering was there a reason for so many injuries. My conclusion was if you dwell on the ball and play a slow passing game, you are more likely to get caught by hard tackles, hence you pick up injuries.

Please Mr Hughes do not play Meekings at Right back/wing back, he seems completely at sea as a wide out.

I will be at the Motherwell match with great anticipation, Motherwell after their fantastic escape at the end of last season ( 6 1 win in the playoffs); will be a huge challenge, if Inverness win then it will be a useful yardstick to judge the season by. In some ways I am going into this season happier in my thoughts than at the beginning of last season. I was amazed the team started so well with the win at Hamilton. If we can get off to a winning start again it will be a huge boost to the confidence not only of the team , but the staff and the fans as well. True we can look at the team and say we need this or we need that, but somehow I have a feeling we will be there or thereabouts just like last year.

I mentioned once before that I was willing to run an NFL fantasy league for Forum members It is relatively easy to form a league or you can join a national league on even a paid league Leagues usually have 10 teams. There are no transfer fees to worry about as in a soccer fantasy You join a live draft or you can opt for the automatic draft feature. There are several rounds , The person who drafts first in the first round drafts last in the second round so on and so forth. Each person drafts in turn. The NFL make it easy by suggesting the best player available as you go along. Each slot must be filled, Running backs score the most points so when drafting experienced players try to get the best running backs in their team before somebody else gets them. After that you get Wide receivers and Quarter backs. Tight Ends and then kickers are usually left till near the completion of the draft rounds. There are practice drafts you can sign up for If enough people show interest I can go ahead and form the league. I won't worry if insufficient interest is shown . but if people want it I will go ahead Take the mickey if you like I won't worry about that either, I have heard it all before. Link below should help http://www.nfl.com/fantasyfootball?icampaign=fantasy_myteampromo_slashfantasy_accessnow

You are just arguing for arguing sake I don't see the point I explained how it came about, I was checking the ticket to tell my wife the time the match started. I have no idea about default times and such like, Maybe I am old fashioned, but I am 72 in a couple of weeks. I don't see why a ticket is not correct.