Goggles & Flippers

Here was me thinking all we had to do was outperform them by 3 points in the last 4 games.

'Flow likes to keep stuff on the lowdown. Why do you think O'Donnell re-signed? Lure of the Bernabau for Scotland's premier right back. Will make the Euro's interesting if players at the 12 announced are pied. England will probably field something like: Pope (Burnley) Trippier (Althetico Madrid) - Stones (Man City) - Maguire (Man Utd) - Chilwell (Chelsea) Mount (Chelsea) - Rice (West Ham) - Foden (Man City) - Grealish (Aston Villa) Kane (Spurs) - Sterling (Man City) Subs: Rashford (Man Utd) Henderson (Liverpool) Shaw (Manchester Utd) Alexander Arnold (Liverpool) A keeper and two midfielders left if they're banned .... delightful. Of course we'd lose Tierney, McTominay and Robertson. McGinley is in with a shout

Looking forward to the cash handout when we're invited to the European Super League .....

With this whole affair I think there are a few things everyone can agree on: There was a trigger clause in his contract, brought to public attention in a newspaper article (more about that below), known about in private before and confirmed by AB by what he didn't say at the AGM. The trigger clause was a win win for both player and club, here is some extra money .... play well and you'll earn a move in Jan and we get a wee kickback. If not you get that extra money for 2 years, stability and we retain your services to next summer and get a larger sum or see out your contract till 2022 and retain an International defender in the squad. He's not played as well as he did last season. Most rational supporters will have no issue with a player looking to move to better themselves at a higher level, make more money or for family/geographic reasons. It is no more than you'd hope for yourself in your own career. Most rational supporters will have no issue if a player conducts themselves with a degree of decorum and respect for their employer, especially if they are captain. However, most rational supporters will have issue if a player looks too much like a mercenary and does their talking in a tabloid opposed to on the pitch. The timing of his injury was unfortunate for fuelling conspiracy theorists and for retaining his Scotland starting position. He will be boo'd by a significant amount of the home support upon his return in anything other than C&A, (if Reynolds is despite leaving under the best of terms then Dec has no chance). I do have an issue with the club captain either under his own volition or at the direction of a representative to use a friendly hack to remind those of his availability and that in a few weeks time there would be a transfer fee required because he would then have 18 months left of his deal. "Roll up! Roll up! this offer won't be here for much longer".

IF we progress ...... Hibs will tear us a new arsehole

Things to take from this so far: It looks like the Cooper is getting a facelift too. East/Hunter doesn’t look like it’s getting a design like it had before other than 7 blocks of colour. Surprised at that. Liam Kelly has secured us 7 points at least with his timely contributions. Can we to play highland league opposition in every round of the cup going forward please?

Martin Foy ... getting a P45?

Sincerely can't fathom the Kelly chat. He's a QPR player who earned a decent move to a mid table championship club. So talk of him maybe getting a move to a decent English side, he's kinda already there, just not favoured. They have someone ahead of him in the pecking order so the chance of regular game time to a club in a bit of bind was no doubt welcome by all parties. He's still got a two years on his deal there and on decent wedge. The only way he'd come north in the summer is to go to Edinburgh or Aberdeen I suspect based on their spending power. Only thing we may have is Alexander may give him the "We're building something great here" speech, regular football or some extra x-factor. You'd expect Carson to be fit by August so do you think he'd return from QPR to be an understudy at FP?

After this season I'd settle for losing 10x underachievers and getting in 5x aboveaveragers. Of course we could rock up in August with a lean, mean, 3 pointing machine and do a Leicester. As OTF points out in his own inimitable way, Robinson near the end and Alexander have tended to favour "experience" over age. I'd say ambition and hunger in a young immature lad can often make up for someone stolling it at their 10th club in 10 years. The lack of engagement as reported with the fringe players is if the case, is concerning because so much of our model depends on that conveyor belt. It's earned us £5m+ in the past few years. Essentially Alexander comes across as a hard taskmaster who's office you go to only for a bollocking not a friendly coffee and hobnob.

From who, auld Davie and his dug from Silvertonhill and that wee female casual from the documentary?

You could have them both go down in the play off winner can muster more than we have in 3 attempts against Accies this season. Hearts are walking it so the ideal scenario out who's left for me is Dundee or Dunfermline, Tayside wins on potential visiting fan revenue Dunfermline for a nice day out, not too far. Killie yes have a plastic pitch but I think they bring more as a club to the league than they take. County deserve to go for Big Roy's breaking of financial fair play for years and Accies, everything is unmemorable apart from proximity.

Naturally

75k UEFA appearance money right in the sky rocket

So I've read this 10x plus now and I still don't get it. I've tried it in different accents and employing my own punctuation but no, still no joy

Maybe this?

Just conveying the SNP current policy however there is a significant republican element within the party. Of course they could choose to reinstate the Scottish Jacobean monarchy that was deposed in the "Glorious Revolution" and that would be King Joseph (currently Prince of Liechtenstein). Of course we could go for a homegrown head of state, however in this day and age we may end up with President John Smeaton.

Wee Lizzy would still be the boss after independence or not

But he's a championship club player who was signed from another championship club ......... you feeling alright?

Loving the focus on players tindering in the stands for the past 10 mins

I seen more action than him in 2020 and I was in a coma for a fair bit of it

Tried to have his cake and eat it ...... only humble pie left in the "whoopsies" at Asda. Time for a new agent?

Probably for on your strips thread but some of the under armour ones for Tottenham about 8-9 years ago are among some of the best I've seen in the modern era. They had a two tone grey third strip that if converted to our colours or Dark Grey Light Grey Cash Convertors or Claret I think would look mint. They also had a yellow one with a pinstripe that their fans changed to white and said would have been a classic. White with claret would be mint for us. What do you know of Macron and their deals with so many SPFL clubs?

Status Quo tho ..... big fans

We've seen more of Kevin Spacey in the past few months ......

Hastie, sorry but football seems to be a square peg in a round hole these days for him. Off back to Rangers on your 5k a week and save hard. Tyler - Well regarded by Blackburn fans but taking a while to adapt. Not really seen much of this much vaunted speed. Eddie Nolan .... Someone that needs a wikipedia search to refresh the memory maybe best away elsewhere.