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BAD TIMES FOR CREEP IT'S been a bad few days for the Times of London's Scottish edition and its dwindling band of ripped off readers. The Times was once known as the paper of record in Britain, though that is a repuation it no longer enjoys north of the border thanks to the increasingly bizzare antics of Odious Creep. More and more he is beginnig to be seen as someone who is to good sound and accurate journalism, what Ann Widdicombe is to ballet dancing. Whoever's tune he is dancing to is a matter for others to debate, but it is the subject of accuracy - or the lack of it - of much of what Creep writes, which may concern Rangers chief executive, Martin Bain. Whether or not Bain choses to call in M'learned friends is of course a matter for him. If he does, it would not be the first lawyer's letter to land on Creep's desk in recent weeks. Or Bain could report Creep to the Press Complaints' Commission for the complete fiction on which he based an attack on him and Rangers in the Times of London's Scottish edition this week. It would not be the first time the Press Complaints' Commission had to probe Creep's lack of professionalism in storries about Rangers. On Monday, his column began to drift into the realms of fantasy when he chastised Bain for failing to speak out against, what he claimed, is a return of the singing of the Billy Boys. He appeared to take great delight in making sure he pointed out this song had been officially banned by UEFA. What he chose to ignore were the widely reported comments made by Bain at the recent Rangers Annual General Meeting. Considering Creep was at the AGM, this once again gives rise to questions about just what he does and does not hear. However, what Bain said about plans to combat the problem, was also there for all to read in every mass circulation newspaper in Scotland. Maybe Creep suffers from some sort of reading disorder - dyslexia? - as well as selective deafness. In the same poisonous piece he went on to suggest that by inviting sailors of the Royal Navy to parade at Ibrox on Remembrance weekend, Rangers were indulging in some sort of dangerous militarism. But not a mutter -or even a Twitter - about the military presence at almost every major match in the English Premiership, something which was in evidence in particular when Sky showed the Chelsea-Sunderland match. There was also a snipe at the joyful nature of what happened when the boys in blue of the Royal Navy took the Ibrox turf. It was a weekend of Remembrance, he insisted, where such larks had no place. Perhaps the annual Saturday night Royal Festival of Remembrance in front of the The Queen at the Royal Albert Hall, shown live every year on BBC1, is something else he has no knowledge of. This so very British occasion is a mixture of nostalgia, some fun, including a singalong of old favourites, and a muster, celebrating the freedoms we enjoy, followed by a service of readings, prayers, hymms and finally the silence as the poppies drift down. Maybe he will write to Buckingham Palace to chastise Her Majesty for tainting Remembrace with frivolity. And so to what else Creep has been up to - or not up to - in recent days as he trousers Rupert Murdoch's money in return for the minimum of effort. One again he appears to show a huge disdain for the Scottish national team. This is a pattern which was noted when he failed to be on the spot to inform readers what going on in the Scotland camp after the defeat in Prague, and before the eagerly anticipated visit of European Champions and World Cup holders, Spain. He was nowhere to be seen when the media convened at the Scotland camp on the Sunday, for an inquest into what had gone wrong in Prague on the Friday night. Do his paymasters in News International's powerful places know about this apparent dereliction of duty? Do they care? There exists a growing feeling within the press pack that Creep has no interest in the Scottish team, for, on Thursday he was not at Hampden for the late afternoon press conference at which Craig Levein announced his Scotland squad, and discussed matters with three groups of journalists, broadcasters, daily papers and the Sundays. He did appear that evening on Radio Clyde, for which he is paid. Therefore, while not attending to the business of the Times of London's Scottish edition, he found the time and energy for a nice little earner. And these days, at Radio Clyde, little cannot be over-emphasised. He was not at Ibrox for the match against Aberdeen, though he chose to comment on what happened there. On Sunday he wasn't in Paisley to report on the St Mirren-Celtic game. Neither did he attend the Remembrance Day service at his church, Hillhead Baptist, though he seemed able to comment on it on Twitter. Nor did he think it worth his while to follow every other daily newspaper to Aberdeen on Monday to interview the manager of the national team ahead of a Scotland match. The Times of London's Scottish edition therefore missed out on much of what Craig Levein had to say, though Creep's name did appear on some of Levein's quotes. These were filed by the Press Association reporter, and were from the interview Levein gave to the broadcasters. The PA did not sit in with the daily men and women when they interviewed the manager at greater length, and in much more depth. Not did the readers of the Times of London's Scottish edition learn anything of Craig Gordon's view on his position in the goalkeeping rivalry with Allan McGregor, which he revealed in a fascinating interview with those same daily reporters. Creep did however manage to find time in his not-so-busy schedule to travel to Clydebank on Monday for another paid apearance on Radio Clyde. At least he managed to stir himself on Tuesday to make the trek north for the Scotland encounter with the Faroes. Of course Wednesday's edition of the Times of London's Scottish edition is perhaps the day when that dwindling number of ripped off readers have short changed the most. http://leggoland2.blogspot.com/2010/11/bad-times-for-creep.html

I think Maloney was the worst player on the park,from both teams

Kal Naismith always seems to be scoring and doing well,I wonder how far away he is from the first team??

IT'S a couple of months now since Jim Traynor, in his Daily Record column, first wrote that Walter Smith is perfect for the role of performance director at the Scottish Football Association. As is so often the case, Traynor was not only bang on the money, but, again as he often is, ahead of the game. But in the immediate aftermath of that Traynor column there was no reaction from Smith. Then, when Sir Alex Ferguson told Scottish Sunday reporters, ahead of the Champions League game, that he thought his old pal should not quit Rangers, Smith made it clear he was not for turning. He used a special pre-arranged, and pre UEFA press conference, briefing with Scottish daily newspaper reporters in the Europa Suite at Old Trafford the day before the match. It provided back pages for all of Scotland's newspapers - except one. Just to remind you...that is the one Odious Creep swans around representing. He missed out on the significant and cracking tale, because he failed to get there on time, thus denying readers of the Scottish edition of the Times, Smith's reaction to the Fergie story which had appeared in a number of mass circulation Sundays. But enough of Creep. For now! Since then things had gone kind of quiet on the subject of what exactly Smith will do when he steps down as Rangers manager at the end of the season. That was until he appeared at Sunday's Scotland Hall of Fame function to pick up his award, and discuss that future. And it is a future which, according to the best and most successful manager Scottish football has seen for more than 30 years, will see him stay in football. Clearly he would not take on a role at any other club in Scotland, so unless his old chum at Old Trafford has something in mind for him, Smith is available to make a contribution to the greater good of Scottish football. Armed with that information, Scotland manager, Craig Levein now has the chance to stand up and make it clear to his SFA paymasters they would be mugs not to approach Smith. Levein, we have been told, will have a major input regarding who is appointed as Scotland's performance director. Campbell Ogilvie, who will assume the presidency in the summer, will no doubt also have a major say. When a Scotland manager is appointed the procedure is that the four office bearers, plus the chief executive, make a recommendation to the board of directors. This time around new chief executive Stewart Regan's lack of local knowledge will needless to say make him less influential than Gordon Smith and David Taylor were. If the board does not approve the name, then those office bearers - though on this occasion maybe not Regan - have no alternative but to resign. That power is currently held by president, George Peat, first vice president Ogilvie and second vice president, Alan McRae. Of course they will no doubt pay heed to the contents of the special report from former first minister, Henry "it's a muddle not a fiddle" McLeish. But really, ask yourself the question....is there anyone better qualified for the job than Walter Smith? It is question which has already been answered by one of the oldest and wisest heads in Scottish football, Craig Brown. Motherwel's former Scotland manager, is both eloquent and wise. In fact, if Smith does not fancy a return to the SFA, where he saved Scotland from the brink of oblivion it had been taken to by Berti Vogts, then Broon is the obvious choice. However, we have to remember, this is the Scottish Football Association we are dealing with. The organisation which seemed in a hury to get rid of Brown, which inflicted Vogts on the nation, and even more recently, landed the Scots with George Burley. Therefore the possibility of it making another mess of things is more distinct than distant. Before landing themselves in another fine mess, the Scottish Football Association should take note of three things. Number one....Jim Traynor pointed out two months ago, Smith is the ideal man to become Scottish football's director of performance. Number two....Craig Brown has made clear his backing for Smith to be appointed. Number three ... and most important of all, Walter Smith has given a clear indication he wants to keep working after he leaves Rangers. Now then, what's that modern phrase? Ah yes.... IT'S A NO BRAINER! 31 Comments below: http://davidleggat-leggoland.blogspot.com/2010/11/sfa-would-be-silly-to-snub-smith.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9190946.stm

John Reid could step down as Celtic chairman at the clubââ?¬â?¢s AGM on Thursday. Reports claimed the 63-year-old former Secretary of State for Defence is considering his position and may make an announcement to shareholders at Parkhead later this week. Sources today linked corporate lawyer Ian Bankier with the post, should Reid move on. On the pitch, Gary Hooper was glad his late winner at St Mirren helped his side banish the memories of last weekââ?¬â?¢s defeat to Hearts. The striker pounced with 90 seconds of added time remaining to give Neil Lennonââ?¬â?¢s side a 1-0 win. It looked as though Celtic were set to end a week, during which they lost 2-0 to Hearts, with just a point until Hooperââ?¬â?¢s intervention. ââ?¬Å?We created chances, we kept playing,ââ?¬Â Hooper said after netting his 10th goal of the season. ââ?¬Å?We bounced back, kept at it and scored with a minute to go. ââ?¬Å?Paddy (McCourt) came on, set it up well, there was a deflection and I got a toe poke. ââ?¬Å?We got the points which we needed after Hearts and weââ?¬â?¢re back on the board.ââ?¬Â Team-mate Ki Sung-Yueng hailed Hooper as a ââ?¬Å?goal machineââ?¬Â saying: ââ?¬Å?Gary is brilliant. ââ?¬Å?He is a goal machine and has scored in the 90th minute two or three times. ââ?¬Å?He is a very good striker and is the type you need to win the league. ââ?¬Å?We need goals and the goal difference could be very important at the end of the season.ââ?¬Â http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/john-reid-is-poised-to-walk-away-1.1068429

THOSE WHO know me will testify my musical tastes are better served by Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Rodgers and Hart and the Gershwins, than Bob Dylan. But there is one of the old troubadour's nasal ramblings which strike a topical chord. The Times They Are A'Changing. In this case it is the Scottish edition of the Times of London which is changing. And not for the better. The ABCs - the circulation figures, and the numbers by which the wordsmiths live and die - for October, published today, show the Scottish edition of the Times has suffered the biggest year-on-year percentage plunge of any daily paper on this side of the border. The Times went hurtling downhill to the mindboggling tune of almost 14per cent - 13.8per cent to be precise. Of course, since Odious Creep joined, it may be the lack of precision in the sports section - of what used to be regarded as the paper of record - which has chased away so many readers. So, here begins another wee lesson for all my growing army of loyal readers, as to how newspapers work. It was around four years ago that time ran out at the Herald for Odious Creep. Since the change of editorship from Mark Douglas Hume - I worked with him in London - to Charlie McGhee - he was my assistant editor at the Sunday Mail - Creep's working practices were believed to be under greater scrutiny. The timing could not have been better for his escape, as one of the Edinburgh blethering classes, Magnus Linklater, had been appointed as Scottish editor of the Times of London, and told to beef up the staff ahead of what is known in the business as a relaunch. Linklater is a friend of Creep, and also of Richard Holloway, another of the blethering bleeding hearts who are to be found in Edinburgh, and who is also a friend of Creep's. It is a mere short step from there to Odious Creep being offered a job on the Scottish edition of the Times of London. He took it, despite the fact it meant losing his prized role within the Herald as golf correspondent, something which allowed him to attend the Masters every year, a trip he wallowed in, but was not on offer at the Times. On top of which, if my information from an exteremly senior source within News International in London, is correct, he moved for less money than he was getting at the Herald. However, history has a way of repeating itself, and the same thing which happened when he was at the Herald, is now happening at the Times of London's Scottish edition. When Odious Creep joined the Herald such outstanding sports journalists as Ian Broadley and the late Ken Gallacher, were the big names in the paper, whose circulation was north of 80,000. Creep's presence, and his friends in high places there, spelled the end for those two oustanding newspaper men, and also signalled the beginning of the Herald's circulation plunge. Though, despite the Herald not being anywhere near the force it was before Odious Creep joined, it still outsells the Times of London's Scottish editon by more than two to one. In fact, the Times of London's Scottish edition is actually selling fewer copies now than it was four years ago, before a significant cash investment allowed Linklater to make his flawed decision to employ Odious Creep. How long this situation is allowed to continue is open to debate. But the one thing I know for sure is the greatest newspaperman of his generation - Rupert Murdoch - is not known for throwing good money after bad. His long term strategy is directed towards the internet, and he belives eventually people will be willing to pay to read the Times online, to which end he has already put the online version of the Times behind a paywall. The result is a dramatic fall in online readership, which Murdoch is willing to ride out for as long as the circulation of the paper does not crash alarmingly. As it continues to do in Scotland. Cuts within the News International organisation's four titles, the Times, Sunday Times, Sun and the News of the World, are on the way. The Murdoch way ahead has already been revealed by the closing of the Sunday Times Scotland operation earlier this year. What's next? It is unlikely to be the Sun or the News of the World which will suffer in Scotland, as Murdoch is prepared to fund them in their fascinating fight with the ailing Trinity Mirror's Scottish titles, the Record and Sunday Mail. I am sure you can work out where the Murdoch axe is likely to fall. These are interesting, and most certainly, A'Changing Times in the old inky business. Though I still prefer the masters of the Great Amercian Songbook to Dylan, not to mention Odious Creep's favourite, Elton John. As the late great Malcolm Munro(Big Malky) used to write....'Nuff Said! AND.... Sad news came my way this morning as a colleague phoned to tell me of the death, at 88, of Bob Ferrier. Bob was one of the last links to the golden era of the Daily Mirror when such giants as Hugh Cudlipp and Bill Connor ruled the roost, and the circulation topped six million. He escaped from what became a Mirror madhouse when the lying thieving Bob Maxwell took over, and returned to Scotland where he worked for a number of papers, reporting football on a part time basis. Bob Ferrier, who retired to Helensburgh, was a gentleman of the old school, with an impish sense of humour and a deep knowledge of newspapers, football, and indeed, life. He came from an impeccable football background, as his dad was Motherwell legend Bobby Ferrier, who along with George Stevenson formed the Stevenson-Ferrier left wing through the 1920s and into the 30's. My thoughts are with his family. Read more: http://davidleggat-leggoland.blogspot.com/

"In this whole depressing Poppy debate around the Old Firm, I sometimes find that the people I pity most are Martin Bain, the Rangers chief executive, and Peter Lawwell, his counterpart at Celtic. Bain is a man I ordinarily like and admire. I am convinced he is a thoroughly decent football executive who wants the best for Rangers FC. I also think he is a modernist: he genuinely wants to drag the medieval elements among his club’s support into the modern age. He craves a better image for Rangers and despairs at the reputation of his club’s support across Britain. But Bain is caught between a rock and a hard place. He wants improvement and toils after it, but on the other hand, he has an internet brigade on his case every day bawling “tradition, tradition” in the dubious manner in which that word is often used at Ibrox. The uncomfortable truth is that there are too many Rangers fans he dare not cross on that score. The re-emergence of the offensive Billy Boys chant — a song specifically banned by Uefa, for which Rangers have already been censured — is a case in point. It is steadily making a comeback, sung by hordes of Rangers fans, yet what has the club’s chief executive had to say about it publicly? Despite the obvious backsliding going on, I am hard-pressed to think of a single, specific condemnatory remark Bain has made on the subject recently. Why? Because he feels he has too many people to disavow. Then we come to this insulting Poppy business. I wear the humble Poppy and I wear it fairly proudly. Having said that, I respect the right of those who, for good reason, feel that they don’t want to wear one. I disagree with them, but I am not going to get all militant about it. What we have a distinct whiff of here is this. Celtic FC and Lawwell have a problem with the Poppy — there is a vocal minority among their support who object to it. Culturally, Celtic are different from Rangers in this regard and, my goodness, haven’t some people at Rangers fairly cottoned on to this? So in the past week we’ve had this “in your face” Poppyism from some Rangers fans. It’s almost aggressive the way it is presented. For many it is an excuse for a bit of point-scoring over the other side. This is so transparent that it is almost laughable, were it not so insulting. About Rangers’ aggressive flaunting of the Poppy, the two most perceptive comments I’ve heard are these. First, surely this is outwith “the spirit of Remembrance”? And second, isn’t the Poppy supposed to be about commemoration, not fist-pumping celebration? Lawwell must feel it just as badly. He, like Bain, comes under pressure from a militant hardcore. Celtic like to portray themselves as cleaner than Rangers — with some justification, I think — but the cretinous IRA chanting from the Celtic support at Tynecastle last Wednesday night confirmed again Celtic’s problem. Lawwell’s own policy in regard to the Poppy is also a mess. The club celebrates its rich and dissenting Irish instincts, yet at the same time harangues those who are Poppy dissenters. These are very confusing signals. Celtic’s heritage is a mix of Irish and Scots and the club to an extent remain L’Etranger of the Scottish game. Well, if that’s what you are, and that is what you celebrate, you don’t go chasing after Poppy dissenters with dogs and torches. The irony is that, amid all this, there will be a vast and consensual group of both Rangers and Celtic fans who will simply wear the Poppy, remember its significance, think with gratitude about those who have fallen in war, and then put the little flower away until next year. This is how it should be, surely? No jingoism, no militarism, no point-scoring, no Old Firm one-upmanship on the subject, no wretched booing of the Remembrance Sunday silence. This all amounts to one of the most offensive charades I have seen in years in Scottish football. I’ll be pleased when we can all get back to talking about the football." The wee cretin Britney

Big Jig for me

BBC Highlights http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/9188487.stm

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Excellent work put into that,well done to all involved,a wee bit better than the '' BLOOSTAINED '' banner

Dannybhoy1888 Today, 12:06 PM Post #17 Member Avatar Club Captain [ * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 3,340 Group: Snr. Member Member #23,085 Joined: 28 February 2009 Favourite all-time player Jinky Excellent , Bahill Bhoy. At 16/1 Aberdeen seem to good not to have a gary. CJThunderbird Today, 2:27 PM Post #21 Member Avatar Club Captain [ * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 4,092 Group: Snr. Member Member #672 Joined: 19 February 2005 Favourite all-time player Roy Aitken My ladbrokes account only gave me 14/1. Still, worth a cheeky wee fiver which has been done. Poor Student Today, 4:02 PM Post #76 Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick [ * * * * * * * ] Posts: 1,759 Group: Members Member #1,706 Joined: 26 July 2005 Aberdeen are pure unadulterated pish but with Diamond and Hartley out there and Paton on the bench there's fellas who would love nothing more than to skelp some huns. Appartently Laugherty pulled up in training as well. They're finally getting the injuries they deserve. Kolin Today, 4:28 PM Post #109 Member Avatar packed my bags, and heading straight into the storm! [ * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 2,608 Group: Snr. Member Member #1,143 Joined: 9 June 2005 rangers proving that yellow cards dont apply to them Ess Today, 4:30 PM Post #112 Member Avatar Abooganza! [ * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 4,323 Group: Snr. Member Member #6,688 Joined: 25 January 2007 FFS Miller blatant trip - Fekin BLATANT - from behind, about 2 yards behind the player - just tripped him - NO FEKIN CARD Sorry for shouting guys but it was outrageous - absurd We would be as well just giving up on the idea of even competent referees, there was absolutely no excuse for that :nono: :nono: :nono: DB1967 Today, 4:41 PM Post #158 Member Avatar Gie's a kiss [ * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 7,160 Group: Snr. Member Member #22,590 Joined: 14 November 2008 Miller misses a penalty :loel: Was never a pen anyway Sunny Jim Young Today, 4:49 PM Post #171 Member Avatar Declan Patrick [ * * * * * * * ] Posts: 1,797 Group: Members Member #3,601 Joined: 14 April 2006 Favourite all-time player Bobby Lennox Dodds on RS saying its inexplicable that Miller and Whittaker weren't booked. Two of the most obvious bookings he's ever seen: more honest mistakes apparently Bawman Today, 5:05 PM Post #178 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 Aberdeen reminded that they'll get eff all at ipox. Bawman Today, 5:11 PM Post #187 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 Is it just me or is Weiss effin shampooe? Bawman Today, 5:16 PM Post #198 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 "It takes a lot to make Weir go down" FFS that big twit goes doon faster than something that goes doon really fast. Bawman Today, 5:21 PM Post #205 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 Fleck. FFS if that's the future I want the past back. Bawman Today, 5:22 PM Post #208 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 Maguire wont last this game. Wants it too much and you cant do that at the hunnery Bawman Today, 5:24 PM Post #215 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 I'd love tae be a goalie against the huns. I'd be scratching my arse, wiping my snotters on their goalposts and drawing my studs across their peat bog at every opportunity. Bawman Today, 5:27 PM Post #222 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 JonnyB67 13 Nov 2010, 05:26 PM Maguire getting subbed before he is sent off Like I said youre not allowed to get stuck in at ipox Almost Sober Tim Today, 5:31 PM Post #236 Found a left back, just need a captain with talent [ * * * ] Posts: 218 Group: Members Member #6,801 Joined: 1 February 2007 just wonderring - with 3 of them carded - are any huns close to a suspention yet? Bawman Today, 5:37 PM Post #244 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 Did Magennis just reach down to touch the turf and then think twice about what to do next when he came on there? Bawman Today, 5:39 PM Post #248 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 This game is a perfect reflection of how pish and ordinary this hun team is when they have to open up tae score goals. Hard to believe this mob turned us over. Johnybhoy 56 minutes ago Post #256 Member Avatar Mr Agent Sarah Walker [ * * * * ] Posts: 554 Group: Members Member #20,305 Joined: 27 June 2008 Favourite all-time player Stilian Petrov Naismith is a diving bassa. Johnybhoy 55 minutes ago Post #259 Member Avatar Mr Agent Sarah Walker [ * * * * ] Posts: 554 Group: Members Member #20,305 Joined: 27 June 2008 Favourite all-time player Stilian Petrov Broadface is a diving bassa. Estadio nacional 53 minutes ago Post #274 Member Avatar Boston Globe CSC [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 8,785 Group: Snr. Member Member #882 Joined: 22 April 2005 Huns only 2-0, did they get booo'd off again this week? Bawman 52 minutes ago Post #276 Member Avatar Class is permanent [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 16,166 Group: Senior Member Member #106 Joined: 1 September 2004 This results says a lot more about the huns than Eberdoom IMO. In that 2nd half they were just effin rank with no way to change things up to any great effect available. Steady the ship Lenny and this thing is ours fer the taking.

doyle07 Today, 3:13 PM Post #519 Member Avatar First team training [ * * * ] Posts: 217 Group: Members Member #23,540 Joined: 24 May 2009 Favourite all-time player Danny McGrain suttonscores 13 Nov 2010, 12:20 PM Brendan67 13 Nov 2010, 11:29 AM Just heard on Sky Sports News the huns are to have a 2 minute silence today after Smith met with troops. Wtf is he doing meeting troops? did he do an overnighter to Afghanistan? Gave an emotional speech, parade etc? What a guy! :worthy: ETA. bet his speech would be along the lines of "look guys, I know we are withdrawing troops and soon you'll be outnumbered, but remember Quality over Quantity!" Its Fecking disgusting what that old bastard, and RFC are doing and have been doing, they are using these troops as a means to achieve some form of respectability, yes we might be a bunch of bigoted, ugly, smelly bastards, but look we support our troops, not like those nasty Celtic people who must now be considered worse than us celbhoy Today, 3:36 PM Post #521 Member Avatar First team training [ * * * ] Posts: 263 Group: Members Member #145 Joined: 3 September 2004 Topbhoy08 13 Nov 2010, 03:35 PM Huns cant fill the bench for the game today! Why - is there no room with all the poppies on it? Big Drew Today, 3:38 PM Post #522 Rio Fergus McCann CSC [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 11,521 Group: Snr. Member Member #151 Joined: 3 September 2004 doyle07 13 Nov 2010, 03:13 PM suttonscores 13 Nov 2010, 12:20 PM Brendan67 13 Nov 2010, 11:29 AM Just heard on Sky Sports News the huns are to have a 2 minute silence today after Smith met with troops. Wtf is he doing meeting troops? did he do an overnighter to Afghanistan? Gave an emotional speech, parade etc? What a guy! :worthy: ETA. bet his speech would be along the lines of "look guys, I know we are withdrawing troops and soon you'll be outnumbered, but remember Quality over Quantity!" Its Fecking disgusting what that old bastard, and RFC are doing and have been doing, they are using these troops as a means to achieve some form of respectability, yes we might be a bunch of bigoted, ugly, smelly bastards, but look we support our troops, not like those nasty Celtic people who must now be considered worse than us Deflection is easier than changing their own fans behaviour. beer_goggler1888 Today, 3:53 PM Post #528 Member Avatar Harp Lager ICE cold [ * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 3,484 Group: Snr. Member Member #3,012 Joined: 6 February 2006 Topbhoy08 13 Nov 2010, 03:35 PM Huns cant fill the bench for the game today! Their just officially making room for the 4th official :thumbsup: Henrik The King Today, 3:56 PM Post #529 Member Avatar Goodbye Eric [ * * * * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 23,734 Group: Snr. Member Member #1,715 Joined: 28 July 2005 celbhoy 13 Nov 2010, 03:36 PM Topbhoy08 13 Nov 2010, 03:35 PM Huns cant fill the bench for the game today! Why - is there no room with all the poppies on it? Really hope Aberdeen get something today but have to say they were abject against us and didn't look much better against ICT. Can still hope though. :pray: ADogCalledLubo Today, 4:13 PM Post #533 Member Avatar REALLY gotta watch what you say... [ * * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 3,499 Group: Snr. Member Member #25,479 Joined: 5 February 2010 Favourite all-time player Lubo-o Pish from the waistcoat and Spiers (although maybe not really.) Spiers has been a hack long enough to know what off the record means. Usually it's when someone want to give some information that can't come from them. Not some hackeneyed opinion. If "Walter" just wanted to sound off then it should have been on record or not at all. Honest journalists would have told him, "No. We're not here for you to get it off your chest. We're here to listen on behalf of the readers and report back." Not greatly surprising they put up with his shampooe, though they shouldn't have. Spiers just got a rollicking for not playing the twisted game, is all. suttonscores Today, 4:17 PM Post #534 Member Avatar First-team captain [ * * * * * * * * ] Posts: 2,802 Group: Snr. Member Member #10,409 Joined: 31 August 2007 Favourite all-time player Tommy Burns HUNS with Lest we Forget under their badge, this a new thing or did they do it last year? Fuds!

Cracking pace we are plating at today,just a blip as i said

I'm convinced it's only a blip,we are not invincible,but the team has showed a lot of fight,dig,spirit and some decent football as well. I'm not buying this fatigue malarky,they are full time footballers and while I agree fatigue can and does play a part in games I think at this time of the season fatigue should not be used as an excuse,January/February maybe, but not now. We have had a terrific start to the season and we are still top of the league and still in position to qualify to the next stage of the CL,but more likely to be the Europa league,which was all we could hope for before the season kicked off. A couple of poor performances and one defeat in the league is not a disaster,IMO. We have no right to win every game,home or away,but this team has shown me this season that they are prepared to fight for the cause and I'm sure we will get back to our winning ways on Saturday.

Aye,we're only doing it to try and wind the BHEASTS up:)

I honestly believe he is just making things worse for himself,continue to keep mouthing off about the refs and it's inevitable that they will respond,TIT of a man and should never be allowed to manage a team,in fact the BHEASTS are the only team he will get to manage as he is '' C****c minded '',BIGOT

Bigots post match interview http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9172846.stm

His actuall comment was '' well Craig is supposed to be one of the best refs we have,then it doesn't really say much for the rest,does it? ''.

The wee Bigot is on the radio complaining about the ref AGAIN and wants another explanation!!!