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Im astonished then! The away goal rule should be scrapped.

Quite a few big games this weekend. Aston Villa v QPR should be a belter to watch. Looking forward to that one.

Im 33 not 83

Id be astonished if Arsenal even win over 90 mins but stranger things have happened, i.e. Chelsea won in the final last season albeit a draw in 90 mins. Wilshire, Sagna and the keeper all out so can only see a home win although Im hoping for a vintage Arsenal CL performance. With Wilshire out it makes midfield more easy for Wenger. As good as Wilshire is since he has come back the shape of the team has been altered to accomodate him with Cazorla playing wide and Podolski getting dropped. Wenger keeps persisiting with Ramsay who for me hasnt been the same since his injury and should have went out on loan. Jenkinson just isnt an Arsenal player. From midfield onwards Id like to see Wenger choose: _____Arteta_____Diaby______ Walcott____Cazorla_____Oxlade C __________Podolski_________

Im lucky enough to remember seeing Maradona on TV - just. He was incredible and the best and that was even when he was getting kicked off the park, playing in a slightly different era where tackling was tougher, balls heavier and pitches not as good as today....if he played today he'd be unplayable. Messi is on the way to that. If he wins the CL this season then does it at the WC next summer he will go on par with Maradona. The term 'Great' gets banded about a lot but there is a top drawer where the best players go into. I didnt see Pele, Best or Cryuff so going on the players I have seen and can remember they are (not in any order): Maradona Zidane Ronaldo (Brazil) Rivaldo Romario Baggio Ronaldo (Cristiano) Messi Stoichkov M Laudrup B Laudrup Gascoigne Henry Vieira Matthaus Del Piero Roy Keane Paul Scholes Xavi Iniesta G Weah Bergkamp Van Basten Gullit Figo Hagi

Looks good on paper and probably would be near the average 'guess' at the start of the season.

Fine for me. Done.

Eightball is a top bloke, bought him a few beers when he was in Singapore. Forgot all about Big C. Cammy ran the show when I joined, nice to hear he is still on the go! For a while I thought Kuznetzov was Cammy, with the Victor Meldfew thing Plenty names from the old days that arent around for 1 reason or another. Smalce Colshy Jimll Jonc Bmck Del Even the legendary Juffery hasnt been around for a while.

Yeah spot on. As they play on a Saturday they're day offs can vary whether it be a full day or 2 half days. But being full time should entail full time hours, and as you say it doesnt all have to be physical. If players are being paid to rest, id have them resting at Murray park half the time. You see players in the past injuring themselves at home tripping over coffee tables. As is stands with those hours we're the real part timers in Div 3 while the rest are full time plus some as they do day jobs and training. And it has shown in quite a few performances.

I dont think anyone would have them training for 8 hours a day - fitness wise anyway, I agree thats impossible. But Id certainly expect ball work, classroom tactics, team bonding (whether that means go-karting or archery it doesnt matter), watching videos of previous games to improve / learn from mistakes. But to get away and watch DVDs after possibly the worst result in the clubs history while fans have paid top dollar all season takes the michael IMO.

How many of from Saturdays line up would get in that team - maybe Lee Wallace? Im a bit young to remember half of that side playing but any team with Cooper and McCoist would surely batter that current team. I remember my first ever Gersnet post, it was a thread "Worst Rangers team of all time" back in 2003 under McLeish. Cammy was the first to respond saying I didnt obviously see this team in the 80s. I would take that thread back now. Yes, this is different circumstances after being thrown into Div 3 but it is our worst side, however with a good manager and coach it could improve itself.

Spot on Archie, the only thing missing from your article is "OOOOOmmmmph what a ball"

This is the 2nd Tweet from Hutton that I can barely make sense of, the last being to Kyle about teeth. If he finishes training so early a trip to the library to read a few books would make more sense than feet up watching some dvd. Disgraceful that they are away by lunch time. That means they finished up around 12pm by the time they get showered etc after training, and maybe even have lunch put on for them at Murray park. Its not so much the football on display that would make my mind up about buying a season ticket or contributing to anothers next season again, its the mentality like this that would put me off.

Old firm first teams make move south and will have B teams in lower leagues which will start in Div 2 and after few years will end up being allowed to be promoted.

He isnt everyones cup of tea. But the enthusism of him is as high as it gets. He did a great job with Derby and got them up too early and has always had Forest as 1 of the better sides. One things for sure he would be streets ahead of Ally as a manager. And he has shown how far ahead of McLeish he is. Id take Davies, not as first choice but still think he'd be good. Considering his work rate and desire for Forest (he may be on a mission after leaving 2 seasons ago), imagine how much it would increase managing the team he supports!

I'll tune in somewhere to watch it. Its scary that we go to a town like Elgin and I dont fancy us to win anything more than 1-0. If its poor showing it has to be the final straw.

Messi and Ronaldo are off the planet. Im backing Argentina to win the World Cup next year, I think it will be Messi's tournament as its played in South America. He disppointed in 2010 but so did Maradona in 1982, then at 26 he owned Mexico 86. Messi will be the same - 26.

I think McCoist struggles to gel players on the park with current ones.

Kevin Kyle might go down as the worst signing of all time. He makes Jeffers, Rothen, Ostenstad and Gayle look like legends.

Yeah April 15 works, no rush

Jeez, half of that is bad enough.

Messi scores for the 17th league game in a row, Ronaldo has hit 40 goals this season. Bale's run stopped at Anfield. He has a long road to go to get near those 2.

Glad I only put a tenner on Hibs, Newcastle and Draw at Anfield. Well off! Saturday Middlesboro cost me 350 quid.

I think CG is waiting for the outcome of the shambolic restructure attempt. If it goes to 12-12-18 and we are in the 18 then I think that will trigger CG to make the move down south. Behind the scenes Id say he has got the ball rolling so when and if he is ready he just needs to fill in an application to the conference league. Id love to see it. The SPL and SFA are going backwards at lightning speed. Unless they get sorted out then I cant see why anyone would want to climb up the leagues again to be going to hate filled grounds like Pittodrie, Tannadice, Easter Road etc. I dont think its a moonbeam, id say its a strong possibility. The fact Swansea and soon to be Cardiff are in the premier league has to break any rule that states Scottish clubs cant join also. I can eventually see a british league coming out of this.

Agree with the theory of that but TBH these wee diddy teams are easier on the eye than the majority of clubs. Most of the teams Ive seen in Div 3 have played the ball on the deck and tried to play the game properly, and some of the are only a few years old. Even Ross County are probably the most entertaining in the SPL along with Inverness and both of them were only brought into the league in the last 2 decades. The current structure is actually holding back these type of teams for the gain of the poor standard at the top. Id rather pay to watch Annan, East Stirlingshire (based on their first half performance at Ibrox), Ross County and Inverness than any other SPL side. Only in Scotland does the shite rise to the top and the cream sink to the bottom. Thanks again Mr Doncaster.