buster.

If I say we don't look like scoring, maybe.......

We've started pensively again and 19 minutes in St.Mirren are the hungrier team, winning the 50/50's

Bill, I think it's the business of those who contribute.

These aren't prmarily football clubs anymore, they are large corporations with a focus on growing their business.

If we don't win today then I'd agree.

Probably the most likely outcome. It's just a reflection of the damaging general culture of absolute greed that has the few using disproportionate power and influence to ensure ever more money flows upwards. In this particular case, I'd be tempted to call their bluff because I don't think such a limited field would hold punters interest and it might see a general move to basically say...'f**k them' let's support the more competitive football that would be left.

'Top European clubs have held secret talks to create a European Super League, according to a report by German publication Der Spiegel. The newspaper claims leaked documents show the breakaway league could be created in 2021 and see clubs involved leave their national leagues and football associations........... ...... Der Spiegel claims Real Madrid has joined forces with AC Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Manchester United to form a group of seven sides who went behind the back of Uefa, European football's governing body, to discuss forming a European Super League. As part of their plans, the clubs allegedly discussed "an option for leaving the national leagues and their football associations behind entirely".............. ......... The so-called founders, who would include the seven clubs named above along with Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Paris St-Germain, would not face relegation and would be guaranteed membership for 20 years. Der Spiegel reports that the five "initial guests," according to the document, would be Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Marseille and Roma.............' https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46078651 ___________________ Serious gamechanger to football as we know it if it were to happen.

#SnipingfaetheSidelines

Good move to have GMcA do yesterdays presser. You have to say the combination of SG and GMcA is top notch for various reasons.

Let's say it happened to Kyle Lafferty or Alfredo Morelos as trackside subs doing a warm-up. What would be highlighted ? Of course the answer is very obvious, the simulation. You have to say that in this case it has been Lennon who has forced this level and direction of public 'debate', not so much the media. However, the media have been complicit, in the sense of lacking journalistic integrity to ask the difficult but very apparent questions.

Given the noise that Lennon is making, this has to be pushed into the public discourse. I guess twitter is one of the few ways to do it. Pundits come down heavily on players for acts of simulation, this takes it to a new level.

High Tempo indeed, push them back and take players on in one on ones (we have the personnel to do it). Even if we don't get through, we'll get dangerous free-kicks and maybe penalties. Fancy Tav for a goal today.

He had genuinely 'Big players', more money to work with and a marketplace that hadn't gone tonto.

I occasionally wonder about the effect of SG's mega star status in the game and if all of our players are happy to live and work in his shadow. When he says Big clubs need Big players who step-up and deliver in Big moments, he does so as someone who was the very meaning of those words. But he indirectly addresses a squad that has nothing like that in it. IMO to say so quickly that they'll be shipped out and replaced if they don't deliver was a mistake.

I take it no 'journalist' at the presser had the couarge or professional integrity to ask him why he held his face and talked about his jaw when the coin hit his chest !

The controversies covered by the Scottish football hacks each season could be part of a Bingo card. - Ticket allocations (various) - Sellick fans UEFA charge Part XXXVII but they are the bestest in the whole world - Poppy (November) - Lennon at it but he is depressed - Diving (various) - Compliance Officer / consistency - Lennon at it again but he is the victim - Hampden atmosphere (or lack of) - National team are shite - What is the plan for the future of our game - Lennon is innocent, honest guv. etc

This shouldn't even be a debate. There is conclusive TV footage that simply shows what happened. His goading led to a coin being thrown. Two seperate offences. One of the purposes of this debate is an attempt to prevent the public discussion addressing the distinct possibility of exaggeration/simulation by Lennon.

IIRC that's his second trophy in Mexico. Not a dud or a fraud as some have called him out for but was never going to be a good fit for us or the Scottish football environment.

Since September of last year, Lee Wallace has played about 30 seconds of first team football (Motherwell, 95th minute sub). There is or was an 'ongoing situation' and he is 4th in the LB pecking order and the probability is he won't be playing for us again.

We could do with someone publicly asking the question...... Why did you grab your face and talk about your jaw when the coin hit your chest ?

This is a non-negotiable 3 points. St.Mirren are all over the place and alongside Dundee are in a race to the bottom. They had won their first league game against Dundee before they visited Ibrox and started a run of 11 fixtures, with only one draw to show for it. Ironically that was against Celtic in Oran Kearney's first game in charge. Sun 12/08/18 PRE Rangers 2 - 0 St. Mirren View events More info Sat 18/08/18 LEC Aberdeen 4 - 0 St. Mirren View events More info Sat 25/08/18 PRE St. Mirren 0 - 2 Livingston View events More info Sat 01/09/18 PRE Hearts 4 - 1 St. Mirren View events More info Fri 14/09/18 PRE St. Mirren 0 - 0 Celtic View events More info Sat 22/09/18 PRE Hamilton Acade… 3 - 0 St. Mirren View events More info Sat 29/09/18 PRE St. Mirren 0 - 1 Hibernian View events More info Sat 06/10/18 PRE Aberdeen 4 - 1 St. Mirren View events More info Sat 20/10/18 PRE St. Mirren 1 - 2 Kilmarnock View events More info Sat 27/10/18 PRE St. Johnstone 2 - 0 St. Mirren View events More info Wed 31/10/18 PRE St. Mirren 0 - 2 Motherwell A sea of red and numbers you might expect to see in a schools league...... 3 goals scored in 990 minutes 26 conceded Apparently they are bringing in Jimmy Nichol to help coach the team once he is recovered from a recent hip operation but he'll play no part in the build-up to this game. Caution The anomaly in those results is that 2 of the three clubs with the highest goals totals in the league (Hibs, 21 and Celtic, 22) are the two teams that the St.Mirren defence has had relative success against at Home, with a combined one goal conceded in 180 minutes. We are the other team of the three, 23. --------------------- Another unpredictable guess the starting line-up game suggests at one of our problems that we need to sort out during November as we head into a difficult and heavy glut of games in December. - You'd imagine McGregor will be back in goals - Halliday deserves a starting place at LB* or the midfield - I'd bring Katic back in for Worrall* - Drop Coulibally - Shake it up final third * unlikely but not impossible we go 3-5-2

The Celtic player who makes the difference is Rogic. He's the type of player we could do with as an attacking midfielder.

Bet there isn't many out there who thought they'd be crying out for Halliday to be first name on the teamsheet come November 2018 He deserves his place.

It's just the HT entertainment. It's all ok though because they guy who came out to take a swing was just fed-up of having to take constant verbal stick for the first 45 minutes. I'm sure the judge will understand his argument.