Dick Dastardly
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If Rangers do get liquidated, as seems likely, I can envisage a scenario where football in Scotland doesn't start next season. With so many conflicting interests, it is likely that whatever the authorities do with Rangers 1690, someone will take it to the courts and get an injuction to prevent the season starting.
That said, I think that this is the crossroads where the league reorganisation that has been talked about for years will finally happen.I just hope that they listen to the fans and get rid of this rediculous playing each other 4 times nonsense. The 12-10 or 10-12 structure is a joke and answers nothing. We need a top league of 16 minimum, 18 better.
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When the administrators formally announce the liquidation of the club - which now seems the most likely outcome to all this - will flowers be appropriate, or would the hunnic hordes prefer to grieve privately in the privacy of their own pubs?
Just curious.
Don't they sing about potatoes ?
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I see aided and abeted by our wonderful truth seeking meejah, the delusional saga of Fanta Rangers 1690, or whatever their called goes on a pace.
All this verbage about Blue Knights riding to the rescue(presumably on a white horse!) seems to miss the obvious point that in the present situation a rescue deal is somewhat unlikely.
What is equally unlikely given the panic engulfing Park Gardens nothing short of Craig Whyte being named as the third man in the murder of JFK, is likely to see Rangers getting chucked out of the SPL.
I just wonder how the powers would be would react if it were a "wee" team who were in that position.
Its all so fecking predictably depressing and does make you wonder why the SFA don't just have a top flight of two.
Whilst I agree that is the most likely outcome, I just wonder (and hope) what the UEFA reaction to that would be. Platini is keen on financial fair play, so would they take sactions against the SFA (even kick us out of UEFA) if that were to happen ?
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Dunfermline Athletic FC are nothing short of cheats. They have massive, massive debts and still took Buchannan from us (albeit doing us a favour) and then offered Paddy Boyle far more than we could offer. They are no different to what Motherwell did to us when they signed Craigan and Burns and deserve no sympathy when they end up back in Div 1 next season (unless the h uns situation somehow saves them)
Are they paying their debts to the satisfaction of their creditors ? If so, why are they cheats ?
That is like saying that I can't buy a box of cornflakes because I have a mortgage on my house.
Having debt and paying it off is just good business practice, The problem comes if the debt doesn't get paid.
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Is the St. Mirren statement not in response to speculation that someone could buy them (or another SPL club) and rename them Rangers 1690 FC or something. I would be very surprised if there is not a club called "Rangers" playing in blue and white in the SPL next season.
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And if I am allowed one more observation that realy gets on my wick, can we stop all this pish about entertaining football. Supporters want their club to win. Period. If Jackie had a team that had won every match tis season 1-0 with games tied down in midfield, would we be giving him pelters ? If we had lost every game 5-4 with umpteen more chances hitting the woodwork would we be criticising him ? Which of these Jags teams would bring in more supporters ?
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Yes I do think that we are being a little unfair to Jackie. First of all, I think he has at times been a little unlucky. Remember the start we had - Dundee, Hamilton, Falkirk and Hamilton again. We could have easily won all 4, but ended up with just a point after some bizarre refereeing decisions. The fact that we didn't win them maybe contains the reason that Jackie is under threat. Now I will admit that I have been to just 3 games this season (I live in Stockport and would go to more if I could) however what I have seen is that Jackie has tightened up the defence significantly. Last season we looked like a bombscare for every ball that came into the box. Although we still look vulnerable to free kicks, we now look far more organised and that can be seen from the fact that (until the Livvy game) no one had put 3 past us in the league. Sorting out the defence doesn't make for entertaining football, but ask any Ross fan if they are bothered about that. Sadly for Jackie it looks to have been at the expense of the forwards, so with them being goal shy and Fox dropping his form from last season, I do think that Jackie is close to putting out a Jags side that could challenge. If we had scored 10 more goals (or let in 10 less) we would be challenging, such is the fine line between success and failure in this league.
Having said all that, I do think that something has changed since the turn of the year. I don't know if Jackie is trying something different (Paton to holding midfield has worked for Paton, but has it worked for the team ?). I hope that Jackie can turn it round as I think that he will one day be a realy good manager. I just hope that he is given time at Firhill to do it for us.
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Was it Dools that got the goal ? BBC is saying Naismith.
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I don't know if there is any truth in the visiting supporters claims or not, but isn't there a bigger issue here. We are struggling to get our own supporters through the turnstiles, so shouldn't we be doing all that we can to make Firhill the number 1 attraction for visiting fans ? I'm not suggesting that we let them in cut price, but lets atleast make the accomodation comfortable and offfer them decent food and facilities.
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I hope you're right.
When was the last time Thistle were awarded two penalty kicks in one game?
Nah ! We'd only miss them both.
Actually, if Thistle were awarded a penalty, would the world explode. It would meen that someone would have to have a direct shot at goal, unless there is an option to lay it off to a player in a worse position.
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I would also add that until recently it was 4 and atleast clubs out side the 6 (eg Newcastle this season) can give the 6 a run for their money. Comparing Villa v QPR to Dunfermline v St. Mirren ..... Your having a laugh !
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I know I'm risking the wrath of Crazy Davie here, but does Rednkapp actually deserve this job?
He's done decent jobs at a number of clubs, and there is no doubt that he's in charge of the best Tottenham team since Bill Nicholson's side in the 70's.
He has, however, only won one major tournament (I think, please correct me if I've got this wrong) - the FA Cup with Portsmouth.
I think a lot of people have idealised him and believe he's the answer to England's woes. I'm not so sure.
Come on, his record is far more than just 1 cup .....
Bournemouth - Administration
West Ham - Administration
Portsmouth - Administration
Southampton - Administration
Admittedly all of this happened (not long) after he left the clubs, so I have no justification in linking 'Arry to these misshaps.
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I just wonder what skelletons remain in 'Arry's closset. It would have to be a risky appointment given the scrutteny that an England manager is put under.
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That's him bound to be a wonder player for us now!
At least he would have been until you said that
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No way that I am going to walk around in a shirt that has Virgin on the front
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Iain Flannagan, as described by my killie supporting work mate... can't cross, can't pass, can't beat a man, can't tackle... takes a great free kick tho.
Did David Beckham not make a career out of exctly that ?
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How about turning any takover on it's head. With a big Euromillions win, I'm sure that Mr Whyte would bite your arm off and you could rename them Partick Thistle 2012 FC, change the strip to red and yellow, move them to Firhill and ban any neanderthal with a Union Flag on them from the ground.
Then again it may be cheeper to just invest a few 10s of millions in the Jags and wave as we pass the h*ns on our way up.
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I'd take Parker. I think he's 29 now and has had a proven scoring record. He must realise that he is on his last chance so if Jackie can get half of his ability back he will be one of the best strikers in our league. Certainly worth a deal to the end of the season
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The Uncle 'arry mitigation: illiteracy and technophobia.
Football boss Harry Redknapp has denied tax dodging by telling police "I couldn't even fill a team sheet in", a court has heard.
The Sun columnist said he struggles with literacy, adding: "I write like a two-year-old and I can't spell."
He also claimed he was "the most disorganised person in the world" during interviews with City of London detectives in 2009.
In tape recordings played at Southwark Crown Court, Redknapp said: "I can't work a computer, I don't know what an email is, I can't, I have never sent a fax and I've never even sent a text message."
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Agree with most of the above, especially 'Arry (who has virtually bankrupted every club he has been at West Ham, Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton). Also and Moan-rinho who realy get on my wick with his wind ups. One that I haven't seen mentioned is Ian Holloway, an opinionated gob-shite who wouldn't know his arse from his elbow
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Yet another County game postponed (the SPL will love that).
I remember how useful our USH was in our back to back league wins and Lambie saying he'd rather have points than games in hand.
A win today would put us just 8 points off the top, Dundee within a point of County and Falkirk level with them.
Amazing considering it looked as though they were running away with it before Christmas.
Don't want to spoil the good vibes, but loose today and we could be just 5 ahead of Ayr.
BTW Dundee and ourselves can't both win.
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Can I have 2 draws and win the cup game on a replay ?
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I am going to take my optomistic hat and stick it where the sun don't shine. I will never be optomistic about The Jags ever again.
That's Yer Rangers Fecked...
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Have to agree with you. I absolutely don't want sanctions against the national side, but I wouldn't mind if UEFA were to threaten it