Kmcalpin

Well they certainly didn't put anything like 50k into the semi final pot, probably half that.

I'm sure Tom was a Chemistry teacher at Kings Park secondary in Glasgow until he retired a year or two back.

Yes there is. Surely someone from the club could provide advice.

By all accounts the semi yesterday was not a sell out - some 15,00 or so short of capacity. That means that probably about half of Celtic's season ticket holders didn't attend.

Almost certainly you're right. But why should it be this way. Celtic will have far more buses coming from the west than we will. Logically, the club whose home is the westernmost of the two opponents ie Celtic should take the west end of the stadium. Thats how it was for the semi. No doubt logic won't come into it though.

I've got a spare flag if anyone can use it - PM me.

Absolutely. Perfect time too to start marketing season tickets for next year. Strike while the iron is hot.

Andy Harrow has a successful blacksmiths business in Kirkcaldy.

Does anyone know the financial benefits to the club of a top 6 finish, a CIS Cup semi place and a Cup Final place? I would have thought something in the order of: Top 6 Finish: £ 350,000 CIS Cup Semi: £250,000 Scottish Cup Final: £600,000 In total that would add up to £1.2m but doesn't include things like hospitality or merchandising. The whole club will be buzzing for the next month or so and that can only be a good thing.

Between 15,000 and 16,000.

I thinks thats one reason why we did so well yesterday Andy.

Going by the CIS Cup final 6 years ago I'd reckon about about 15,000 or slightly more. Celtic can't claim the moral high ground over the ticket split here - it was by no means a sell out today.

To whoever organised this - well done. Obviously liaising with the club was the right way to go. It certainly added to the atmosphere. Hopefully you can organise something for the big day itself! Maybe some collections at the next 2 home games? Good on you.

A great day out yesterday and a fine performance from the team. Stuart McCall got it right. A few players were obviously not 100% but we had no failures. Their midfield was combative and aggrressive but had little to offer in the way of creativitiy. I think the gulf in class showed as they had no-one to compare with Murphy, Sutton and Co. Also a tale of 2 keepers too. If we had a fault its that we defended too deeply at times and thats something we'll need to watch in the final. Still a great day for the club. Come on Ye Well!

He was not fully fit and that much was plain. Probably wouldn't have played in a run of the mill league game. Although Saints knew that they were terrified of him and put 2 players on him. That created more space for us. So in that respect he played a vaulable role.

There might be a lot of road works around Hampden just now I don't know, but we were given the same route for the CIS Cup semi against Celtic a few years ago and it was tortuous then.

22 Official MFC buses. There will be more Supporters' Association buses and unofficial ones too.

I think we can give up on Jenno to be honest Steve. The rumour mill says he's off. No point in wasting time and effort on a player who has seemingly no intention of staying.

X 2 Now is not the time for distractions.

Depending on precisely what was said I don't have a problem with that. If someone goes up to another and whsipers in their ear - "You're a bloody hypocrite" I wouldn't say that warranted a ban. Likewise it s very unusual for someone to be charged with breach of thre peace if they walk up to another person and whisper to them "You're a bloody liar " or some such similar insult. However its relatively common for someone to be charged after planking someone. Remember the Maurice Malpas / Jim Jeffries encounter at Rugby Park a few years ago? JJ referred, rather loudly to our lads as ****** cheats, and MM had to be restrained. I don't recall JJ being hauled over the coals by the SFA for that.

The problem is Andy there is a rush. Clubs have to make arrange,ments for hospitality, policing and the likes. How can MFC sell hospitality packages if we don't know who were playing and when?

My immediate reaction too. Maybe they were both injured? Maybe they're both different types of midfielders. If neither that must mean he's rated as being a better prospect. Both Meechan and Pollock may make the grade and I sincerely hope they do but neither has shown anything special in their admittledly limited appearances so far.

I'm sure we also receive a proportion of the catering and programme sales from our semi only.

Last time we played St Johnstone in a semi, i think, was in the League Cup in 1970. Result St Johnstone 2 0 Well. Let that be a warning. There's no reason for us to feel pessimistic but there's no place for overconfidence either.

SM has done very well since he took over. When he came in the club was in the doldrums after Brown and Knox left us in the lurch. He's instilled some team spirit once again and steered the side to success on the park (by our standards). Well done to him and Kenny Black.