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Munchen would be Munich, for those who don't know the German name of my capital.

Many. The same will happen to Ancelotti at PSG next year if he doesn't win the Champions League.

That young German keeper Twardzik might be worth a look at. He came through the youth system of Bayern Munich which is certainly not the worst on this planet. OTOH, he couldn't take the number 1 shirt from the worst SPL keeper...

Maybe he is really Deek's lost brother

Well it looks like it could only be at the expense of Sunderland...

Won't matter as Fraser is even more incompetent at saving them than Reguero ;)

St. Mirren: Goalkeeping error. Hearts: 50-50 penalty. DUFC away: More than dodgy penalty. 3 of the goals have absolutely nothing to do with the substitutions OTOH, when were Pepper at Hibs and Roberts at Dungwall brought on when they scored last second equalisers?

Apologies if the British TV commentators are different, but in Germany most commentators nearly go nuts if not every wee foul is punished with a card. I happened to meet a former DSF commentator and now Sky Germany moderator who told me that he was very unhappy with this attitude (he had been a 4th tier player in his younger days) and agreed with my suggestion that all commentators should be sent to refereeing courses and have 10 youth games before getting a microphone. In Austria, the ORF (free TV) has a full day seminar on the rules and new focus points with the Vienna refereeing association a week before the start of the season which is compulsory for its commentators. David Somers is still active? I met him during my year at Stirling University...

Anyone but Lennon for Everton! And forget all rumours about Klopp, he'll stay at Dortmund.

That's what I did in the end. When I saw that he wouldn't come over and the ball was taken to the spot I went to the place I was supposed to and watched he keeper during the penalty execution, refusing to talk to the team officials at the sideline about the situation.

Scotty, two additional points of information: To become a supervisor at a certain level you have to be a former referee of the same level. I happen to know that e.g. Leslie Mottram was an UEFA supervisor for several years after his active career. The bigger problem is that they all get advised to be sharp with cards, both refs and supervisors. This advice is decided by the refereeing departments of SFA, UEFA, FIFA and all other national associations at the beginning of each new season, always adding one or two must-yellow and must-red offences. There's no official evidence, but the driving force behind it seem to be the TV stations again.

I think both penalties were 50-50, so Collum was at least consistent in these decisions.

bughtmaster, while you are correct in principle, I will tell you a story from my own refereeing experience. I was assistant in an Austrian 5th tier match when the away goalie tackled a forward inside the area about 15 yards away from me, clearly playing the ball for a throw-in which I signalled. To everybody's surprise the main ref who was running on the other side of the pitch and had about 10 players between him and the action gave a penalty. I tried everything to show him that he was wrong, stayed on the sideline instead of going to the place the assistant has to stand at a penalty, waved the signal for throw-in and even tried to call him over, but he didn't even look at me despite several away players asking him to talk to me. Assistants cannot leave the sideline to run over to the main referee to tell them what they have seen, the walking has to be done the other way round, and with a good reason. After the match, the supervisor came into our changing room and asked the ref what I had signalled in that penalty situtation. The answer was that he had been that sure of his decision that he hadn't been interested in my signalling.

3 good centre backs? I see 4. The number of goals conceded may be true, but OTOH we might have scored more than in the seasons we got promoted...

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Bluesman, while your suggestion is very good, I think coaching and the like already exist, even in Scotland. One problem normal supporters do not realize is that the refs are told to issue cards quite freely by the rule boards, and some, if not most of the supervisors who watch nearly every match and give marks to the refs, will grade them down if they leave the card in the pocket when the supervisor wants to see one. The other way round, i.e. a yellow too much, will have next to no consequence on the mark.

Good top - another theme on the Crystal Palace classic. Unfortunately unless we switch to adidas/nike et al is not going to happen. Unfortunately that's not the home shirt of Basel. It's half red, half blue. EDIT: Look at the picture in the link. http://www.srf.ch/sport/fussball/super-league/basels-rueckkehr-auf-die-schweizer-buehne

tm4tj, earn the respect yourself by becoming a ref. Then talk to me about it after refereeing for let's say 5 years. That said, I've been one for more than 19 years, but as a site admin who gets to read all posts made you might already know that.

Still good enough to keep OTB at bay I'd say. Watt, Commons and especially Stokes are always good for a goal each, Lustig, Izaguirre, Ambrose and Ledley have been regular starters, so the slightly lower quality in the centre of defence should be compensated.

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Hope the meetings between the three are successful in respect of finding a way to stop Higdon and Humphrey

The Basel home top would do even more nicely

Barca? Isn't that the diddy team who lost 0-7 on aggregate against Bayern Munich?

Worth a try. The argument that international stars leave the league holds absolutely no water as Russia and the Ukraine prove. Also, success in the European cups is very possible with a summer league, as Russia and the Ukraine prove, too.