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I may have misread but I don't think McCall has denied that Buchanan may be leaving. I got the impression that Liam is not going to be made a free agent but he could be sold for a nominal fee or involved in a player swap.

Dunfermline's replay just been called off.

Three of them. Dowie was the third.

Well it's hardly brain surgery, is it? Would I be correct in saying Trigger never played against us after he left Firhill? Certainly can't remember seeing him play since our SPL days.

What are you on about?

Yip, that looked a straight red. Can slightly understand that given the match was still on and they were in an attacking situation. On the other hand Griffith's tackle was just as bad with absolutely no mitigating circumstances.

That's only my uneducated guess. I just don't think that if some club pays cash for Harkins that we could, post their administration, now become debtors of Dundee. If I'm wrong football's even more crazier than even I think.

Have you seen something in this guy Smith that looks like he'd be a striking success for us? Even in the games he's scored against us I don't think he's been that good.

Sorry to be repeating myself here but if Dundee sell Harkins the buying club should only be paying the net amount due for GH. Any % owed us should go direct to us. Should that not happen and the buying club send 100% of the price for Harkins direct to Dundee the amount owed us becomes what's termed a football debt. Dundee could come out of administration but while that debt to us remains they would/should be debarred from adding to their squad. I doubt that they could sell Harkins and the debt owed to us be paid as 6p in the £. This is a just layman talking so perhaps any accountants amongst us could clarify.

Well that's them out the Cup. They cup tied both Harkins & Griffiths. With his team getting beaten 0-4 and a couple of minutes to go Griffiths gets himself sent off. That must have knocked a good few grand off his selling price. All in all not a very good day for Dundee FC. Rather sad, innit?

True but of our three visits to Falkirk this is the one where we get a cut of the gate.

You didn't read my post.

Sorry, but while I can see where a lot of other folk are coming from with criticism of Donnelly, you've lost me. Pound for pound the guy's very strong and his single best attributes are his shielding of the ball and his hold up play. I don't think we've had a player that could rival that since Gerry Britton tho' on a one off match Hardie came close in his first game back earlier in the season. I would say that the second striker role that Donnelly is currently playing is far from ideal but I'd put that down to lack of height. Donnelly is no out and out striker and doesn't have a striker's nose for a goal. Neither is he tall enough to be effective for knock downs like O'Connor was or Holmes and Deuchar probably still are, but Donnelly's close control is about second to none in our division.

What Dundee really need is a slush fund

Looks like it'll be a wet cold night. If the drainage is ok the game should go ahead. I see there's a match on council telly that night (B'Ham v W Ham league cup semi).

bump!

Just read this. Radio Scotland 10 am news didn't know. Lot of folk out and about would be relying on the radio. Good sensible idea to bring decision forward.

or dropsy?

Well I just hope Halliwell's not been suffering from anything contagious.

I don't like the guy, he talks absolute drivel and has an over inflated opinion of himself. If tho' the game doesn't go ahead and much as I'd like to I don't really see how we can blame Pressley.

Obviously reading this I'm out with my arithmetic.

Fox is already cup tied, EoH, he played against the Binos. btw have read this week that Fox has been ill, Shepherd off to the juniors, Halliwell also ill and Scully injured. I trust that Scott F is fully better and our goalie coach will only be on the bench.

No doubt with an announcement fifty minutes later and a reverse decision at ten past two.

If the SPL stays at 12 clubs but opens the door for play offs (11th SPL 2nd, 3rd & 4th Div1) the way would still be open for larger SFL leagues. The SFL itself would probably have to go some way towards scrapping the closed shop (if not a pyramid system then at least some method to allow promotion & relegation to & from the lower tier). They might also have to reintroduce mini leagues into the League Cup. An SPL of 12 clubs, a 1st Div of 16 or 18 clubs and a lower division of 12 or 14 (with an SPL type split) would be better than what we've got at the moment.

I usually park at the industrial estate (West Mains?) at the Grangemouth side past the ground on the left. It's handy for the M9 when leaving.