Alex MacLeod

A fortnight cruising the Indian Ocean and a total blackout of computers during that time and here I find I've missed pages and pages of comment. A little point of interest on sterling. For a number of years now sterling has not been the currency of England but continues to be so in Scotland. Bank of England notes no longer promise to pay the equivelent in sterling but Scottish notes do. Whether or not the currency of Scotland is the pound, dollar, grote etc makes no odds so long as the country is able to back its promise. Personally I'd rather steer clear of monetary union with any nation. Such arrangements have already been seen to fail

Foran, Warren, Meekings, Mckay, Raven and Reguero all recieved yellows in the last semi. Raven and Mckay in the round before. Warren in third round. I dont know what the rule is but none of the above made the SFA suspension list for the period.

Sadly I'll be landing in the sunshine of Singapore around k.o time but will be thinking of you all. Have a great day guys and girls.

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Aye me too! Name begin with a D by chance? Having the power to see who voted what I can tell you you're very wrong.

The secret is not to be in a shoot-out situation

Quite frankly, I find Oddquine's lengthy monologues largely impenetrable - apart from their basic thesis of what a scandalously downtrodden bunch the poor old Scots have always been at the hands of their nasty neighbours. And it's there that the likes of inflated WW1 casualty figures and delusional interpretations of the Battle of Culloden etc become an important consideration, since such things have always been important to nationalists for the promotion of a sense of grievance. I have to say that, alongside football, shinty and athletics, another of my favourite sports is winding up Nats. This was something I learned as a boy on the streets of Inverness where we would manage to distract Willie Bell from ranting at English tourists and get him to chase us instead, and it's provided a lifetime of entertainment. And hey! We need some entertainment after two and a half years of having this referendum incessantly rammed down our throats, with the worst eight months still to come. You really do have to have a bit of a laugh or the whole thing will grind you down. What a lot of yessers seem not to understand is that most of us, although Scottish, have far more to our lives than constantly binding on about Scotland and we really want to get these lives back. I certainly can't accept Alex's contention that this referendum isn't really about the SNP and Alex Salmond. After all, the sole reason that we are having it is that the SNP got a Holyrood majority, and the publicity hungry Salmond is a very prominent mouthpiece, to the extent, for instance, that he didn't launch the 670 pages to his fellow MSPs at Holyrood but to the assembled media at the Glasgow Science centre. But there are indeed organisations other than the SNP supporting yes - such as something called "Wings Over Scotland" which has been mentioned a lot on this thread. Now I learn that "Wings Over Scotland" is actually one single wee Cybernat called "The Reverend" Stuart Campbell who seems to love Scotland so much that he lives in Bath in Somerset. Oh well, I suppose in the unlikely event of a yes vote, the MacStasi will come and put me on Rendition Flight 101 to Rockall where, since I have no great fear of rats, I will be exposed to the incessant sound of a pipe band Perhaps Charles, you should take your research info from something other than the rag you got that information. Wings over Scotland is not an organisation supporting YES. Indeed the Reverand Campbell is not a supporter of anything. Nor is he an SNP supporter. He's a Lib-Dem. Whether or not he's a reverend I dont know and nor do I know why he lives in Bath other than its where he earns his cash. WoS, as I said, is not an organisation. Its a website blog open to anyone with any view on anything. Oh! And he doesn't actually have a vote in September

Our Eric Geno Sije Odhiambo who was born in Oxford of Tanzanian origin should not be confused with Eric Ray Odhiambo who is Kenyan. There is no record of our one ever having played at international level. He now plays for Sligo under his brother-in-law Ian Baraclough. Great what you find in Wiki.

Never knew he was a 'spy' for us.

More likely to say "you had your choice and blew it, now live with the poverty while I enjoy the rest of my retirement".

I wish the people debating this referendum (or not actually debating but ridiculing for no good reason) would separate the subject from party politics. This is not a vote for Salmond or any other politicain. its a vote for our future. A future that, under the current set-up, will not see an end to child poverty, food banks and payday loan companies running roughshod over the needy. I would urge everyone to read Jim Sillars booklet setting out his reasoning and vision for the future of this country. Its less than a hundred pages. I'd also remind everyone that the best UK labour leader that Scotland never had a proper chance to experience professed similar visions.

Not writing the pots but from what I've seen I'd like Bosnia, Republic of Ireland, Norway, Iceland and Andorra. Or for nice places to visit and a glamour match England, Czech Republic, Poland, Cyprus and Gibraltar.

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/russell-latapy-to-join-john-hughes-in-inverness-1-3280832

Has signed

Closes 23:00 on Friday 31st Loan dealings are not usually done till near close of window. Also likely waiting to see if Billy is staying.

Or maybe Rooney just wants to be back with Hayes. Dont think he was that fond of Butcher to be honest.

What we getting upset about? Before his suspension we'd have been expecting him to be playing. Its no big deal. He's just another player in a team doing badly. When that trophy's held aloft after the final we'll be able to say we won fair and square.

has left the building..................by mutual consent.

Nah!! He's a Hibee fan.

Our team do actually have overnight stays for some away matches depending on distance and k.o time.

Let hearts have all the players they want.....makes no odds cos we've got big Drapes.

One day we'll all wake up and find that Charles Bannerman has put forward some debate. And remember Charles, if you dont like the outcome and you dont like the tartan and the deer and the hills and the weather and the whisky and the patter and all else that you decry about this country then there are plenty buses and trains and even planes and boats heading south.

Considering we were once in that league dont you think the description is a bit condescending and unfair to the many part time teams that make up the Scottish league system.

With luck it'll rain for the opening and closing ceremonies and the tartan will be covered up by Inverness capes. Pink in a kilt..........yer havin a laugh.