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Only seen Cameron on telly a couple of times. Nowhere near Lawrence in terms of skills but about three times more active.

Nothing to be read into that. You may well be right and Gillespie withdrew from the negotiations because lifelong Rangers fan though he is he doesn’t want to be associated with a binfire-bonfire-omnishambles presided over by a Board that can’t tie their own shoelaces none of which he would have known to start with or there may be some other reason, nothing to do with the club. I don’t know. Just a speculation.

Is that true? It might be. I don’t know.

He’s 22. He’s got the energy of youth. Wait ‘til he builds up stamina.

I endorsed your predictions. What do we know, eh? Everton have been relegated twice. Last time was 1950/51.

Accrington Stanley, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers were the founding members of the Football League so you are right Everton/Villa is the only top flight fixture. Heavily concentrated in the north west and the midlands. No southern softies. I looked up the opening day matches. Villa drew 1-1 at Wolves. Everton best Accrington 2-1 at a place called Anfield.

Dowell and Lawrence marauding through the midfield. United will be trembling in their dressing room. Won’t be surprised if they decide to stay there.

Actually, you might have a point.

Is it maybe Haller? Held had a pretty sharp crewcut.

Scouse beaten. That’s not in the script. Bring back Klopp.

Everton have no bother taking a lead but keeping it seems to be impossible and I thought Dyche was supposed to be good at that.

Big Sean could be available soon to assist big Sam. Add big Warnock to the backroom staff and in no time flowing, silky goal-laden soccer. Probably not but at least the team wouldn’t get constantly turned over

80% will be enough. No honey for the Bees in the north.

Wolves might not score and ‘Spurs might just get a third but can’t really disagree with any of that.

I don’t think Gunners are that bad are they?

@compo said learning from your betters. That rules them out.

The ex-Hearts bloke was rumoured before Gillespie.

The great captains of my follow following time, Jock Shaw, Geordie Young, Ian McColl, Eric Caldow, Bobby Shearer, John Greig, Terry Butcher, Richard Gough were all leaders and drivers of men and they all knew when to be which. Souness wasn’t nominal captain but when he was on the field the only captain’s job he didn’t do was call the toss. Poor Tavernier hasn’t got the players round him that these men had.

No. He achieved 55 which earns him a place in the Ibrox Pantheon. Then he mismanaged the start of the following season and buzzed off to the Villa.

Bill disagreed with a Board policy which Frankie was compelled by Hate Crime legislation to impose. Bill was suspended. He disagreed with that too and didn’t come back at the end of the suspension. The irony is that he objected to being gagged by the government and has ended up effectively gagged by principle.

Gribz and buster both back on the same day. Bill should be along in a minute.

If you watched it, of course not but if you’re a stats geek ……. Not that there are any stats geeks on this Board.

We all see different games. I don’t think Scotland did much competing. I don’t think the Portuguese were rattled. They nearly got six. The Portuguese ‘keeper needs to take a good look at himself. Two attempts on target and he let half of them in.

I thought the boy done good. Nobody else was defending.

Portugal have been mauling Scotland for about fifteen minutes. 0-1 though.