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I've seen the highlights twice but still haven't seen anything controversial from senderos - was it broadcast?
Return to Senderos. Offence unknown.
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Correct, man city and aston villa.
Darren Brady was instrumental in both Raith Rovers and Partick Thistle being relegated in the same season.
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Sounds more like Charles Coach than Charlie Commentator. Perhaps he could impart some more useful advice such as "Kick the ball between the goal posts, Ade!".
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Interesting to see that this thread is currently next to "Last Jag Standing"
I prefer standing if the opportunity is there to do so (and I hope it is not part of a "Better Fan Syndrome"). I just feel more flexible and relaxed and generally involved in the game, and can perhaps see a bit better. But I will always aim for the back row if possible, so there is no one behind me to be inconvenienced and if that cannot be done I would never ever insist on standing if that would obstruct anyone else. Personal freedom should never extend itself into arrogant selfishness.
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I like the following line up, partly because I think it is the best combination of players for today and partly because, unless TJR or one of the other historians tells me otherwise, it must be the first time Thistle have taken to the field with a majority of players whose surname begins with a vowel.
Scully
Gordon
Devine
Lindsay
Elliot
Osman
Barton
Amoo
Edwards
Erskine
Azeez
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Was sailing along at 5 from 7 but had to settle for 6 in the end.
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We're only here to wreck your toilets!
In that case we need to select Ryan Lochte as well as Ryan Edwards and Ryan Scully
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A wee word for Elliott today who I thought was excellent at left back
Great performance from Christie highlighted by an incredible double shuffle in the midfield which took out two of their players as Christie sailed by.
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I think that McInally is a right rather than a left back. In any case Booth had his best game of the season so far against Kilmarnock, so would be strange to drop him now.
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The more ye look at the Azeez chance when he can win the game the more disappointing it is to say the least. He does well to get into the position but for a professional footballer, a striker no less, its not a difficult opportunity to score and kick off his career in the rid an yella. If i wis archie, id have him just practicing how to run with the ball and shooting. Forget tactics fir him, jist score ****** goals
Karel Poborski would have scored!
Apart from that supreme example, I am sure that I have seen more of that sort of chance missed than scored. Ade Azeez did well to get in front of the defender, but he was still under pressure from behind and did not have much time to choose his angle of elevation. He was within a whisker of getting this perfect. So often that type of shot ends up clearing the bar
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David Amoo has been the stand out player of the first half.
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Only half time but Ryan has made 2 excellent saves. The one from the overhead kick was world class. Took a very commanding catch under a lot of pressure as well and generally looked sharp and competent.
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Brilliant save Ryan Scully!!!
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Another thing that rattles my cage is free kicks and throw ins. It seems that every team we play against steals more than a few yards whereas we seem to retreat and take them from further back.
For all that Ziggy did not have his best game yesterday, one thing you could not fault him for was stealing yards (or should we now say metres?) at defensive throw ins. The St Johnstone fans in the Main Stand were getting really wound up at the distance he managed to advance before releasing the ball at every throw in.
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Thought setting out so narrow today came back to bite us. That said with Booth not up to speed (imo at least) and Gordon not really an overlapping type of fullback, we don't have much to offer width wise. Lost count of the number of times Lawless, Erskine, Doolan and latterly also Edwards got caught under each other's feet simply because there was no positive wide outlet.
Lawless is rarely productive when he's deployed anywhere left of centre and looks a very average player in that position. Ironic as his goal of the season last year was against St Johnstone cutting in from the right.
Would agree with this. Dynamic fullback play was missing today.
Either or both Lawless or Doolan should go to the bench. Amoo did not do too much wromg to lose his place and he would give us the width as well as having the habit of turning up in the right place to score.Edwards provides good energy as well.
Azeez has improved his touch and link up play. Very surprised that he was subbed rather than Lawless or Doolan.
I am sure that Archie's plans to introduce Barton into the action were scuppered by the enforced goalkeeping substitution.
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Awful 1st half. Just awful.
Rather harsh! Azeez and Erskine both playing really well and creating chances. Doolan and Lawless not quite got shooting boots on.
Fullbacks both need to up their game. Still hopeful.
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Just checked and the event is being held on Oct 28th. That's exactly 10 years to the day since we beat Dundee 3-1 and Alex Rae got sent off celebrating his goal. Now if that's not worth commemorating I don't know what is. Non event indeed! Hey, even an Alex Rae will be there on the night.
http://www.transferm...elbericht/64191
btw Along with Griffiths injuring himself kicking the advertising hoarding Rae's red card was one of the funniest things I've seen at Firhill in recent years.
The sending office was just the first part of the fun. I am struggling to remember the exact sequence of events and perhaps someone else can help me. As I recall it, having been sent off as a player, Rae tried to take his place in the technical area as manager, but was told by the referee to remove himself. He then continued to attempt to coach the team from a vantage point somewhere behind the dug out but the referee spotted him and as the referee came towards him, possibly intending to administer further punishment, Rae vaulted over a wall and disappeared from sight.
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I think that 140 is a very significant figure.
It is the number of Dalmatians plus the number of steps.
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i agree wholeheartedly that Ziggy is an intelligent and articulate interviewee.
He does come across as quite serious. How did he deal with the humour/banter of Off the Ball?
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The rules may have changed years ago for all I know, but I have some vague recollection that there was a regulation (which I think had general application, not just to Scotland/UK-maybe UEFA/FIFA?) that where players pulled out of an international squad citing alleged injury, the national federation could require that the player did not feature in his club' s next match (or perhaps all matches within a given period of time?).
Imagine the howling and wailing if the SFA had the guts to enforce that rule as regards Leigh Griffiths and Lee Wallace.
Guts..SFA...? It will never happen
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His other brother Dum is also involved in Scottish football
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There are some players who are so close to being really good, but have one flaw in their make up or one gap in their skill set or whatever. You would think that all they need to do is to practise hard on that one aspect and do extra training on it and they will become that all-round great player, but somehow it does not seem to work like that.
I really like Ade Azeez, but surely that dreadful first touch could eventually be conquered? Conrad was similar in that he does so many positive things and has a great character and seems a real teambuilder, but in almost every game he appears to have one potentially disastrous switch off moment, leading to a slip or a missed swipe at the ball or a key attacker eluding him as marker. If you could guarantee full concentration for the 90, Archie would be walking barefoot to Balamory to re-sign him.
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I still think the pitch is playing rather slow. It doesn't exactly look shaved, as you'd expect at this time of the season, so that's probably the reason. If so you'd have to ask why.
If it's a relatively newly laid pitch, maybe it is too young to shave.
Jakey Ratnamara
in Main Jags forum
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Guiseley sound like Kingsley in Disguise, or Kingsley on Guy Fawkes Day.