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If we perform our usual trick during the world cup break we'll manage to add two or three more to the long term injury list.

I think we just bottled it in the second half, scared we'd give up the three points. Although, tbf, Kelly wasn't tested much,

A few more details from The Record:

If Hearts field their U20s side in their Euro tie we'll know they are taking us seriously. 1 - 1 with a late Hearts effort chalked off by VAR (sending Craig Levein into a rage).

I think the entire Utd video team had the day off. There were pictures on the live stream on Saturday that were so distant and wide-angle they looked like they were using the cameras in Dens Park.

Completely agree that it should be a basic requirement that pundits should know the laws of the game. I also agree that it would be ideal if refs were allowed to explain their decisions. Even if we disagree with them, they are a lot easier to understand and accept if they tell you how they saw it from their vantage point and what law they applied in the circumstance.

Now we're just getting silly.

The ref gets to to see full speed, slowed down and freeze frame. He also knows the rules better than most fans. A good example of that is when Spurs had their goal disallowed in midweek. Most players, pundits and fans thought you can't be offside if the ball is played backwards, when there's no such rule. ( It's just that 99 times of out 100, when you pass the ball backwards there isn't anyone else in an offside position interfering with play.) And then there are the rules that rarely, if ever, come into play. Did you know, for example, if a red card offence is committed and the offender can't be identified then the red card is given to the "senior team official in the technical area"? For red card offences, the law is pretty vague. The relevant wording is "A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent" - the other part of that law is " or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play" which I think we can rule out in this case. So the ref has a lot of latitude here. I'd likely have been upset if our player saw red for that, but given incidents like Mugabi's red against Hibs in the cup, it's no surprise to me when they happen.

Is that the BBC ratings? They are just randos clicking buttons, a lot of them not even at the game.

Definitely "we don't want to lose this" fear for most of the game, but happy to get it over the line. Also, ooooft

Went guisin' at Tannadice and got all the tangerines. Take your pick...

Got it. You know Mr Ashgar through a friend, so you told him to stick it. And it was Ashgar's PERSONAL invite, so you were telling him personally to stick it - not only insulting him personally, but also the friend who introduced you. And after personally insulting him (and your friend) you thought you could choose "not to offend him" by accepting the invitation you had just told him to rectally ingest? You've persuaded me.

Got it. You know Mr Ashgar through a friend, so you told him to stick it. And it was Ashgar's PERSONAL invite, so you were telling him personally to stick it - not only insulting him personally, but also the friend who introduced you. And after personally insulting him (and your friend) you thought you could choose "not to offend him" by accepting the invitation you had just told him to rectally ingest? You've persuaded me.

Do you not even read your own posts? You said you told them to "stick it" Now you are going to "email them back and accept"? Looking forward to seeing the pics of you and the players - not to mention the match ball, Not sure why the match ball sponsor will be letting you take it, but maybe they are protesting against the profiteers too. Are you getting there by private jet or are the club organising a helicopter?

I think Yodo's the first poster I've seen complain about signing a player at his peak.

I was thinking maybe we were trying to raise money by opening a new Escape Room.

So just to be clear, you complained that the ticket prices were blatant profiteering so they offered to make good by giving you free food, free drink, free tickets and a free match ball? But you turned that down because, rather than take advantage of hospitality with some of your fellow 'Well fans (and there are always a fair number of away fans in every hospitality suite) AND the free tickets, you instead chose to support their profiteering by paying the full price you complained about? Story checks out as true.

Noticed this today in an article about VAR and it's impact on the game.

and John Gardiner

That's one of the things I've complained about, so no argument here. Also, the first season ticket I bought in 1984 got you entry into every home game. That included any home cup tie and every pre-season friendly. The reserve matches were usually scheduled to be played at Fir Park the same time the first team was playing away, so your season ticket got you into those games too.

If you can be bothered trawling through my previous 19, 896 posts you'll see that calling out prices is one of many things I've done. Also called out are plastic pitches, stupid kick-off times, the league split, treatment of away fans, overzealous stewards, tv payments, prize money, Neil Doncaster and ditching the Old Firm.

If you can't get an under 11 ticket, maybe someone will give you a lift over the turnstyle.

If the authorities cared about the paying public, we wouldn't have plastic pitches, 6:15pm (or noon Sunday) kick-offs or Willie Collum.

You'd hope so - otherwise, what's the point of having it?

It certainly is. On at least one occasion I've seen a VAR penalty decision given after the final whistle and the ref restarted the game and let them take it.