Gribz

Some good points, but isnt it just wrong that the SPL has to be unfair to make the split slightly interesting!!

As Cammy says, and i forgot to add that to my original post, the others wont go for it coz they miss out on the OF revenue. Other thing i think is that there is too many clubs and tradition is whats holding this back. Clubs should start to merge with one another. For e.g. - Montrose and Arbroath, Stirling and East Stirling etc etc

Coming to think of it, that main stand one is pretty poor, they could of at least had "Le Guen" written through it

Yeah Ian Crocker mentioned they were playing there changed away strip. I looks minging BTW!

I think this thread has been misinturpreted (sp). By know means am i jumping on the system or the back 4 especially Hutton. I have stated on many a thread that id give it a good run with these 4 playing and Hutton especially ive said i think can go on and get his form back. I just faniced a wee chat about the possibilities of looking at a 3 man defence - no harm in that folks

Its just dawned on me, i read last week that Webster cant sign for another SPL club while under this stage of his Hearts contract so it doesnt look like we can sign him. I think Blackburn or Wigan will get him anyway.

Steve's picture of the main stand looks great As does the saltire in the Govan

Steven Smith has done nothing wrong at all but if we had to shuffle to a back 3 the full backs have to give way. But my suggestion was just speculative and by knows means what happens.

Im certainly not on his back but he needs to improve defensively. I said he is good going forward but he has been caught out a few times with Svensson having to cover for him. I said give him a run to see if he gets his pre-leg break form back, if not id be looking at an alternative.

I just had a look at the league tables in Scotland and still find it crazy we have 42 teams and 4 leagues. Then i look at the SPL table and think about the crazy split that will again take place towards the end of the season where it can once again give teams a disadvantage by having an extra away game and 1 less home game. How stupid are SPL / SFA to even consider having such rule as the split knowing it can give such disadvantage. Things are not looking too bad on the national side of things at the moment with a lot of youngster being in the first squad and the U19s doing well recently. But for further progression i say we need to moderise the league format for the better. Livingston, St Johnston, Dundee, Partick, Grenta and Clyde are all capable of being in the SPL and holding there own against the lower sized teams in the SPL. They also have as good stadia. An 18 or 16 team SPL is badly needed then we should have 2 lower leagues of 12 or 13. The SFA / SPL could introduce an incentive for the clubs from 4th to mid table like the side that finishes 4th or 5th can go forward and represent Scotland in the Intertoto cup - giving them a chance of Europe. Meaning we hopefully have the top 2 going to Champions League football with 1 or 2 in the UEFA and 1 from the Intertoto. Is there anyone at or in the SFA/SPL who have an ounce of common sense and our games best interest at heart? Stand up and make some noise and re-vamp the league system!!

IMO people can wear what they want and its not a big deal. Obviously if someone was to wear a Celtic top at Ibrox they would be either on the wind up and very brave or intensly stupid but people have the right to wear what they want within reason. I dont have a problem with Barney Rubble wearing a Columbia top to a game but personally when i wear colours (as on occassion i dont wear colours) its my Gers top plain and simple.

Ok i know its still early but most fans have noted we are slightly unstable and slack at the back at the moment. Personally id give it a few more games anyway to see if it improves as Im sure the guys will be working on it day in day out in training over the next few weeks. Im pretty comfortable with Smith at LB and he looks natural in the position. Hutton is ok going forward but is lacking at some defensive duties. Svensson hasnt settled (yet) but again id give it longer. However if it doesnt improve id maybe like to see us go 3 at the back if we sign an new no-nonsense centre half. This would allow us to keep the 2-3 midfield shape but stick a striker up with Prso and keep Adam aswell. Someone mentioned on another thread Dundee Utd were rocked when we had all our attacking options on the park, and i can see a lot more teams coming to ibrox flooding the defence again, so the 3-2-3-2 formation is maybe worth a looking. ______________Letizi_______________ _____J Rod____Newbie____Svensson _______Ferguson____Clement________ __Sionko_______Buffel_______Adam___ __________Prso_____Boyd___________

I was thinking after the game "i wonder how many attempts we had had" 27 is unbelieveable and just shows we must be on the right tracks offensively anyway.

Agreed. I was listening to it on the radio and heard it and thought WTF!! Its nothing like the original.

Hemdani is slightly surprising as he has started games plus he will be cover for the holding midfield roles and he can slip into the back 4. If he wasnt part of his plans and Gavin Rae isnt on the list, why hasnt Rae been playing there so far!!

To an extent I agree about the mask bit! Its not on that it was a stranger and Ricksen shouldnt be behaving like that on a club outing, but it if was someone doing it to a mate on a holiday or something it would be hilarious.

Well done Biggus Mannus for coming on and condemning the behaviour. I feel sorry for Le Guen having to get that behaviour in his new life in Scotland, especially when it was utterly uncalled for and 200% unprovoked. As Danny says, i hope he shakes this off and it enspires (sp) him even more. BTW Danny, the "Sad orange Bassa" song to McLeish is probably one of those songs that are just sung without thinking again and wind up the opposition fans (for some anyway). They sang it to WS, DA and AM but we also sang "sad f***** bassa" to TB MON etc.

Id still take Webster for cover. But ive still never seen him play without Pressley next to him, and there is a split as to whether one carries the other or not, and personally ive always preferred Pressley but i may be wrong.

That was a nice wee 100 quid in the hipper - had 2-1 Hearts on at 10-1 Thank you Mr Lennon

Yeah, i say bring back Jock Brown and Mark Hateley. Both teams look to have went downhill since last season and Celtics midfield looks poor. Petrov wants a move and Jarisik looks like he is struggling with the pace of the SPL

Shite scrapy game but Hearts are certainly the better side. The highlight was Strachan and McGlynn being sent to the stand for something BTW, where did Setanta find Scott Booth to do the summarising! My word he is shocking and can barely string a sentance together, he is trying to convert his common Aberdeen accent into a proper posh one which isnt working at all Get rid of that monkey! Its bad enough with Ian Boring Crocker!

BTW i hope Celtic have a cut down allocation as we did last season!!!

Was talking to a guy in my football team this morning who is a fellow teddy bear and a good mate of Stuart McCall. He was back in UK last week and went to a friendly with McCall where Bernard was playing. He said Bernard stood out and played superbly and got up and down the left side very well

Im quite looking forward to watching this game, at Tynecastle its normally a good affair with fast attacking football. Obviously want Hearts to win and i think they will 2-1. Im think il even have a wee flutter on them

I never realised that it was the Utd fans singing it. The TV never showed that. However it makes sense now coz it did seem very quiet.