Council Juice

But they need the Scottish game more than the Scottish game needs them. Time to call their bluff. Now they do, seeing as England wont have them unless they agree to start from the bottom. I still cant see why they dont see the benefits as the OF game will again become a good game to watch. seeing it happen 4-7 times a season kinda takes the shine off it aswell. And for the thing that the SPL have said about the seeking their own TV deals is bang out of order. Hopefully they will be stupid enough to do it and get expelled from the SPL. Teams all around Europe have their own Tv deals. Im sure Ajax, Barca and Real all have them. Old Firm just want to follow suite. No harm in that. You seem to post a lot of nonsense half of the time and just blatantly make things up the other half. Where did you get that lot of guff from? Was it just made up again? The old firm do not get 5 votes each, every club get 1 vote and and it was changed a few years back from an 8-4 vote needed to pass something to a 11-1 vote. I thought it was changed to a 8-4 from an 11-1 rather than the other way around as the Old Firm could just vetoe everything previously. Now 5 teams need to object. Im pretty sure we had a 10-2 vote for us coming into the SPL which stopped us but then it was changed. Ken Mackie paid a few boys a few visits and we got a vote that took us into the SPL. I'd be in favour of two leagues of 16/18 then revamp everything else into 2 regional leagues. North and South. With winner of each coming into the 2nd league. and the runners up entering into playoffs with 2nd bottom teams. As for the 2 top leagues. 3 up, 3 down from the SPL. Makes it interesting. Winners, runners up automatically and SPL2 play-off winners (teams 3-6). And just get rid off the Split. Bring in a start of season 2 leg or one off League Super Cup. Winners and Runners up of top flight.(satisfies the old firm with extra game etc)

Where did all these loan signings come from? Bob Malcolm?! Ben Hutchison?!! I knew they got Andrew Shinnie but thought that was it. A win would cut the gap right down and cast doubt into their minds and bring belief to all the other challengers who would not doubt think, if they can do it so can we. It could turn it into a genuine 4 horse race and a cracking end of season finale.

My favourite was the Euro 96 tartan effort. Bring back the Tartan!

Well at least Macheda is back in training. Ha Ha! He has certainly been one of the unluckiest in terms of injuries in his career. But as said at least he's earnt a few bob. Interestingly it was his 1st real injury playing for Man Utd.

I thought it was to do with the fact only bank of England notes made in the royal mint are technically legal tender. That arguements raged on before and Im not sure I've ever seen a proper answer for it. Sometimes I think its more to do with the ignorance of the shopkeeper. Sometimes they genuinely are not sure if a Scottish note is valid currency (much like the Irish punt wasn't in Britain) I dont know how often it is because they are trying to belittle and actually be rasict. I dont see how deliberately not supporting your main international sporting rivals can be constituted as rascism. Or how mockingly supporting their opposition is anything other than banter. I dont think anyone genuinely puts in a great deal of effort into supporting Englands opposition. I've never seen anyone devasted by England beating someone else. Do I want England to win the World cup? No more than I want Ross County to win the league. (I dont) So if another team prevents them doing this I wouldn't be ecstatic, just glad I wouldn't here about it for the next 50 years. And If we, in not supporting Englan, partake in a little light hearted banter, then I really cant see a problem.

He's not the finished article but certainly has the raw talent. A little polish and he could be a very good player. Not that he's not already good.

Regarding the problem of the OF only playing each other twice, with the 16 teams playing each other twice it comes to 30 games over the season. Im sure there is a Fifa or Uefa rule that stipulates there has to be a certain amount of games in a league season so 30 would not be enough. However an 8 team split with 7 further games would allow for a 3rd game, though I think having a neutral venue would be a good idea to save on bias arguments. Old firm - Hampden etc (a similar sized ground, not far away from the clubs grounds) Perhaps just have 18 teams and a 34 game season like Italy. This allows for a few spare weeks compared to the 38 game calendar. A winter break perhaps?

I'd like to see Dorrans and Faddy flank a main striker in home games with the sitting midfield 3 of Thompson, Brown and Fletcher. They could then tuck back to protect the full backs. Fletcher and Brown could match up in the middle and Thompson cover the hole infront of defence. Play Miller/Fletcher away and Boyd at home against weaker teams or coming of the bench like last night. He showed last night how much his overall game has improved in the last year with his hold up play and almost set up a goal for Whitaker near the end. All round good start against a team 20 places above in the rankings. I feel some optimism coming back to the tartan army.

Would it not be more likely to have Dorrans on the right and Robson on the left. Thats the sides I've seen them both more often on at club level. Or Brown right, Dorrans left with Robson, Fletcher and Thompson in the middle. I dont think much of Miller as a lone striker. I mean sure he's got the graft and running, but when it comes to finishing, he is often wastful or bottles it.

Terry is a scumbag of a human being who has repeatedly cheated on his partner including one seedy instance where he had sex with a young girl, not underage I add, in his car. He's a wee bit beyond just crossing the line. I'd happily wager a large amount of money that if you came face to face with a friend and former workmate who had slept with an ex partner of yours whom you had a child with and had then tried his best to cover it up to prevent you and others from finding out you would be struggling to "get on with it". 1st of all I'd do my best to avoid the children part. I admit I don't think I'd be talking to him. But I wouldn't like to give him any satisfaction in knowing he's got to me. Bridge is just acting a wounded soilder. There is obviously a reason it's now his ex. She isn't one to be trusted (even though she is single and not his) and probably not worth the pain he's putting himself through. Im not denying that Terry is a total scumbag for cheating on his wife with whom he has children with. He's got a checkered past, but if his wife is daft enough to forgive him thinking it won't happen again then thats her problem. As for throwing him out the squad. I doubt the English nation team would want to lose one of their best defenders, especially given Rio and Ledley are so injury prone. Its really got nothing to do with football and is a matter between JT and WB.

I'd probably go with that. Esson Tokely, Munro, Proctor and Foran are all SPL level players with the experience. Whilst it may be difficult to keep Foran the other 4 would be great to keep. They are the foundations of the team and have the most experience. Rooney scored a good half dozen in a relegated SPL team and is improving with each game. HE's got a knack for getting goals and is young and improving. Hayes has really stepped up in the last few months. If we can it would be fantastic. And Cox has done fantastic for coming in at 18 years of age. Great potential Bulvitis, Duff, Gillespie, Ross, Shinnie too. Plus Sanchez. If we lose Odiambho, Eagle, Stratford they can be replaced. And the left backs plus McBain have no real future. Tho we do need a new left back if Shinnie is not ready and for cover anyway. Nothing special. Solid and reliable will do. So basically what you said.

At last, a bit of continuity and certainty. Lets get the squad signed up and keep on the promotion push.

Has anyone forgotten that our own gaffer is an Englishman?

They are former work colleagues and Im sure they got on and Terry has crossed a line (which his ex did too, allegedly more than once.) Im sure he feels a bit let down and humiliated. But to answer your question, whilst i might give it a bit to take the raw edge off(ie pull out of friendly but not altogether), I wouldn't let some mug who did the dirty on me take away an opportunity of a life time. I'd like to think I'd be the bigger man and get on with it. None of the playing to the cameras by refusing to shake hands nonsense.

In case anyone is interested here's the Czech squad. Only 1 newcomer to team according to beeb report. Czech Republic squad Goalkeepers: Jaroslav Drobny (Hertha Berlin), Michal Danek (Viktoria Pilsen) Defenders: Roman Hubnik (Hertha Berlin), Ondrej Kusnir (Sparta Prague), Michal Kadlec (Bayer Leverkusen), Jan Rajnoch (Ankaragucu), Tomas Sivok (Besiktas), Jan Simunek (Wolfsburg) Midfielders: Tomas Hubschman (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Holek (Dnepropetrovsk), Jan Moravek (Schalke), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal), Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux), Rudolf Skacel (Larissa) Forwards: Roman Bednar (West Brom), Adam Hlousek (Slavia Prague), Tomas Necid (CSKA Moscow), Vaclav Sverkos (Sochaux) Certainly beatable.

I've swung this way as well. He's coming out looking the worst now. It was his ex. Sure JT can be accused of bad ettiquette. But his worst acting cheating on his wife. Thats his real crime. Wayne Bridge is crying that his alleged, apparent slag of an ex(Gudjohson, and a couple of other chealsea stars linked to her) has slept with a former colleauge of his. Would I pull out of possibly my only chance at being 1st choice left back at the World Cup because some *** has hit a taboo. No way! He needs to man up, get back on his horse and just deal with it.

But there's a difference. Like it or not, England and Scotland are part of the United Kingdom whilst France is not. People from other countries find it difficult to understand why the four "Home Nations" have separate football teams rather than a single UK team as we do in the Olympics. It is a very strange arrangement and really we all ought to be behind a single UK national side. But for some reason the UK is allowed to field 4 sides and as part of a so called "united" kingdom, it is not unreasonable to expect that the bonds that unite the 4 nations would mean that we would support each other. As things stand, England is a part of the same political state as Scotland and by supporting England you are supporting a team that is part of the same political state you belong to - that seems a reasonable thing to expect people to do. If Scotland was an independent nation then things would be different. Believing Scotland should be independent is a good reason for not supporting England but is not a good reason for wanting anybody else but England to win. Of course the English media go OTT on the the hype and that can be irritating - but so what? Let them get on with it and good luck to them. If Scotland had a team with any chance of a good showing on the world stage there would be just as much hype. If you can't wish your neighbours well it is a little bit sad. After all, we're more than neighbours -we share the same house! Other countries argue about the home nations being to play whilst being part of a united kingdom. But they have to look of it as it is. A union of countries. Much like the EU only older. Scotland, N.Ireland, Wales and England are still different countries though. Much like the Faroes are to Denmark.

I'd very much doubt anyone that uses this forum gives two hoots where anyone is from. You get people you like and dislike from all walks of life. I've friends from, Ireland, N Ireland, England, Oz and Africa. Work with Indians, Pakistanis, Sudanese. Some of the worst I've come across are from Scotland. As well as some of the best. So as much as racism is not to be tolerated and wrong, there is nothing wrong with the odd jibe. Banter. plastic hatred. I've always firmly believed it is NOT nessesarily what you say or the content, but how you say it and whether it is meant to cause offence, an attack, which is what deems it to be racist anyway.

Look its ok, we understand. It's not your fault your English. Some people are just born that way. Can't be helped.

I guess this weekend will show how many Rangers players are to pull out of the Squad. (I'd say OF players but Celtic only have 1) I wonder who is in Leveins mind as stand by. He says he's not got a list but he must have potential replacements in mind just in case.

Wow, just when i thought we had hit rock bottom and couldn't sink any lower :022:

Not to worry anyway. The English media are doing everything they can to divide the team months before the tournament even starts. Captain sacked, 1st 2 left backs potentially out... The best you can hope for is the team developing a siege mentality.

You could borrow my donkey.... if i had one.

Well he did instigate his own transfer then. Whether we agreed to it beforehand or not. If he arranges it, he is the instigator. We win! Sadly I wish it were so simple.

Going by travel reports and what my mother says (who is waiting in Aviemore until the roads clear etc) the game will be on and the roads should be clear etc. That is unless there is a deluge of snow this very night.