Alex MacLeod

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-24550642

At least they'll be able to see the bus before it knocks them down

Dont know how many he's taken but Alan Shearer scored 58 penalties in his career.

Be3cause these tend to be charter buses and need to be full to make them viable then I suspect concessions won't apply.

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Doesn't sound like you'll be out of pocket by much Alex........ Tell you what, I'll take you up on Spartans, Montrose, Gala, Queens and Wick, I.e. if you're correct then I'll pay the fivers instead. I'll add Stirling too in a case of heart ruling the head. As things stand at the moment I've 4 wrong - Spartans, Formartine, Gala, Wick. £20 down so far. Add to that Edinburgh City and Linlithgow. £30 heading to Charlie.

Rumour has it he belongs to a St J staff person.

My reply to the poll is YES. Why? Because I believe national flags belong to national competitions and not club level. If the arguement centres around the colours then why not take French flags or flags of any of the other nations who use the same colours? If folk want to have flags then whats wrong with the clubs own one? I've heard the arguement of supporting a particular player but it doesn't wear with me. Its only ever Union flag or Red hand being displayed. Never George Cross or Irish Tricolour and I've yet to see a Norwegian flag.

Not exactly byes -- the format allows that they dont actually enter the comp till fourth round.

Doesn't sound like you'll be out of pocket by much Alex........ Tell you what, I'll take you up on Spartans, Montrose, Gala, Queens and Wick, I.e. if you're correct then I'll pay the fivers instead. I'll add Stirling too in a case of heart ruling the head. As things stand at the moment I've 4 wrong - Spartans, Formartine, Gala, Wick. £20 down so far.

Oddquine - Written by Gordon Menzies of Gaberlunzie and frequently sung by Kenny Jamieson of Schiehallion Come charge up your glasses and lets drink a toast, To the bold Scottish heroes and the proud Scottish host, To the battles we've won and the few that we've lost Here's a health to the back of Schiehallion. Chorus : Schiehallion, Schiehallion, I hear your voice calling, Across the Great Glen to the coast of Argyll. The Lowlands, The Highlands, The Borders, The Islands, I'll drink to the back of Schiehallion. The bluebell of Scotland is hanging her head, And the lion once rampant is lying like dead. They grieve for their country whose courage has fled Far awa' tae the back of Schiehallion. God speed the day when the Scots shall awake, The fetters of England to crack and to break. And stand by the freedom their birthright to take Here's a health to the back of Schiehallion.

Maybe thats because YES voters have more sense than to pay good money to see Ed Byrne live. He's on the comedy channel every other night with the same jokes.

Maybe so, but out of Birmingham's last 5 matches (including Capital One cup), Shinnie has started in only 2, and been on the field for less than 1 hour in each of them. In the other 3 games he has been an unused sub in 2 of them, and got on for 7 mins in the other. Not exactly what you'd expect if he is to make a first team berth his own, is it? Nevertheless, I still hope I see him on the field at least some of the time tomorrow. 28 Sep not used away to Reading 25 Sep 8 mins home to Swansea 21 Sep not used home to Sheff Wed 17 sep not used away to Burnley 14 Sep 55 mins away to QPR 31 Aug 58 mins home to Ipswich 27 Aug 87 mins away Yeovil (scored) Not sure if thats cos Shinnies down the pecking order or if Birmingham are struggling to find the right combination at the minute. there results have been a bit erratic of late.

Scotty:- "Learnt this ploy at Dingwall. Adams was very much a hands on sort with the younger players".

No its the kick-up before the toss-*** Ref:- "There's a good boy Scotty. Go retrieve the ball till we get this free kick out of the way" Scotty:- "I'm on to it ref. Do you want the big ball or the little one"?

The cynic in me says the draw will be ICT v Aberdeen, Hearts v Hibs, St Johnstone v Dundee U and Morton v Motherwell. North derby, Edinburgh derby, Tayside derby and Weegielandish derby

I thought it was this round that was seeded. Draw has ICT, Aberdeen, Morton, Dundee U, Hibs, Hearts, Motherwell and St Johnstone. I'd fear every one of those but a home tie against Aberdeen could be ok.

Cost to buy players £0 Cost of wages £10 Cost of being top of the league FECKIN PRICELESS

How was Hearts dealt with differently? Hearts went into administration and were deducted 15 points. Rangers went into administration and recieved the same fate. But then Rangers got liquidated. If Hearts are liquidated I expect them to recieve the same treatment.

Do you mean this story? Premier League.doc

I wouldnt know. I very rarely watch the BBC. It makes me angry to see the amount they spend on programmes produced by foriegn companies. Programmes that this very institution were once the envy of the world for. Now all they churn out in their own name is cheap to make television and pay out sickening amounts of money to the people who front it.

Trivia - Terry Butcher is third equal with Ross Jack as longest serving managers in SPFL. Gardner Speirs tops the list with Dick Campbell second.

Looking at whats on the table from the lower leagues I wouldnt be thinking of getting to final or even winning a trophy till it happens. All the so called lower teams are Championship and formidable opponents in cup games. It could also turn out that the last eight are SPL + Morton and the run in after the quarters will be tough. Think our best chance is for a home tie against whoever next round.

Imrie Celtic 0 - 1 Morton

To summarise the link, a poll in schools in Aberdeenshire has produced 8718 votes (75.4%) for NO and an embarrassing 2847 (24.6%) for yes. This isn't simply a case of this outcome just squeaking it. This is a massive NO majority - and using a very large satatistical sample compared with your average opinion poll. It is especially embarrassing for Salmond, coming as it does right in the back yard of the said MSP for Aberdeenshire East!! It is very interesting from one or two points of view. But principally, speaking here is the younger generation which current voters would leave holding the baby in later years in the event of a yes vote. This of course is also the generation which will become the decision makers and those responsible for running things when the oil starts to run out. You hear a load of selfrighteous nonsense from the separatists about "campaigning for the future of our children and grandchildren". Well it looks to me as if the said children and grandchildren are telling them - by a majority of more than three to one here - "Look we are quite happy as we are. Go away Alex and leave us alone!" Hopefully this should also be a strong message to possible yes voters not to try to impose a scenario which they clearly don't want on the generations which would have to live with its consequences. This poll also shows that Salmond's attempted flanker of enfranchising 16 and 17 year olds has backfired spectacularly! It seems to me that the SNP maybe thought/ hoped cynically that younger voters might not have the maturity to weigh up the arguments and come to an informed decision so might well base their decision on something less cerebral like watching Braveheart. This is another typical example of SNP "wish list politics". Because instead, recent polling seems to suggest that it is male voters from west central Scotland who are perhaps being influenced in this manner. Meanwhile the youth of Scotland have shown that they are not the soft touch the separatists expected, but instead are showing a commendable degree of judgement here and are telling the SNP not to mess with their future. Good bit of spin Charles but I dont think so considering less than half of those who voted would be eligible to vote in referendum. Would be interesting to see the breakdown of 16 and 17 year olds.