Dick Dastardly

No touches from Kallum's corner to the ball in the net

Through thin and thinner !

Form is temporary. Class is permanent.

I was probably just as flippant with my reply, but football is a results game and winning is everything. I am sure that the Wimbledon supporters of the '80s took great joy from a big hoof up the park, just as much as the Barca fans love 47 passes to get the ball out of their own half. Do it well and you get happy supporters, because you get wins. The 2 are totally interlinked and while there may be freak results, in general the team that executes their game plan the best will win. Now I would hate it if we became a team that won every week. I don't see the pleasure in going expecting a win and when it happens, so what. The glory hunting OF might get off on that, but I want a bit of unexpected. I'd like to see us beat Celtic/Aberdeen/Dundee U occassionaly, and will take defeats to Ross/St.Mirren/Motherwell occasionally as a consequence. The excitement comes from not knowing what you are going to get, rather than the way the game is played. And to answer the question directly, there is no point in our existing if we don't aim to be in the top flight and looking to get higher every year.

Any winning football is good football Any losing football is bad football Has any supporter of any club ever said "well we may have lost 5-0, but we played great ?" I don't understand the question I'm being asked

Whether it is a minority or not, it is clearly audible on the TV/radio and it is clear where the illegal chants are coming from. If the club is unable to control it's supporters then the prescient (from UEFA) is that home games should be played behind closed doors (or an away fans ban for away games). If it is just a minority then that might prompt them into action to cut it out and it would hurt the club financially. There is also a clear case for banning TV coverage of Rangers games (and forfeiting TV revenue).

We had 2 home (St. Mirren, Ross) and 3 away games (Kilmarnock, Hibs, Hearts) last year post split. I think that they try to even it out therefore we should get 3 home games this year. There are financial implications from home gate receipts for the teams that have just 2 home games which is why they try to even it out.

If you tell them they'll probably be an Adam Strachan, then they will be an Adam Strachan. If you tell them they could be a Maurice Johnston then they might be a Maurice Johnston

St. Mirren away last season when we score 2 very late goals to come from behind (but should we have been behind to begin with ?) Queens Park 4-3 ?

Have you tried eating 3 Dens Park pies ? That requires tenacity Dens Park .... organisation ..... Nope. Going to have to find a new dictionary to put these words together.

Was it Disraeli who first said "There are lies, damned lies and statistics"

Well that will be the 750th conceded to Celtic then.

Good stats, however I suspect we are more likely to see the 749th and 750th all time goal conceded.

So, 2 games after bringing up the topic of how long since back to back defeats, we have back to back defeats. Bloody typical.

It's not my fault. My manager keeps setting the wrong tactics for catching the pigeon and while I'm at it, betting is a mugs game. As for Miss Pitstop, I think she very much appreciates me letting her come first.

The performance of the team on the field of play (p) is directly improportional to the expectation of the supporters in the buildup to the game (e). p=-e The recent revision to the theorem adds (i) use of the internet by supporters which can be seen as a multiplier of e p=-(e*i) Discuss.

Club confirmed to me that Booth is cup-tied when I contacted them

But how can we loan him to a Championship club next season without first selling him to Newcastle ?

I'm not sure this is good news. I was quite happy with the way Killie were going under AJ. Locke could well improve them.

I can't see how Archie can drop an in form Dools so for me Taylor will start on the bench (unless Dools drops into the Stevo role). Elliot for left back as there is no mention on preview that he is injured and I suspect that it might be Craigen for either Banzo or Fraser, but we'll have to see tomorrow.

How many consecutive games with Willie Collum since we last got a win ? I'm pretty sure it's double figures and as he is in charge on Saturday, I have zero expectations.

Rangers fans are going to go 50 shades of purple if this is true http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31145792 It will mean the first Northern Irish catholic to play for them. They may stand by while the cash gets frittered away, but this could be the thin end of the wedge

Think about this guys. Do you really want to give even more power to Willie Collum ?

I think Booth will be cup-tied having been on the bench for the Hibs v Alloa game. Although he wasn't used, I still think that makes him cup-tied Edit to add : I knew there was a case. Jamie Adams cuptied for QotS when on loan, having been an unused sub for Killie in a previous round of the Scottish Cup. QotS were fined, but knowing our luck we would be kicked out.

Any one got more news on the Lawless deal that was talked about a few hours ago. Hope it's not trueas with Tylor back he could be an important player