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Sorry, but you asked whether we thought today's result was more/less important than next week's result. I gave you my answer. Btw why would I go shopping instead of going to the final? I don't know when was the last time I've missed a Challenge Cup game (next week may well be the first time in many seasons). And seriously, if we were lucky enough to win the trophy, do you really think we'd be parading the Alba Cup the following day?

you're totally correct, advice taken.

I'd take 3pts today even over a win in the Alba final never mind the semi. I miss few games and find all this refreshing web pages to say the least stressful. I can't believe if I don't go next week I'll be near as uptight as today. Yes, it would be grand to be in a final but let's be honest it's hardly an open-top bus affair. Just look at last year's winners. Pride in winning a trophy should equate to enviousness of others who don't. Few give a toss about the Alba Cup. If however McCall puts out a good handful of the youngsters next week and if successful also in the final, I'll be more than willing to change my mind about the status of this trophy. Till that occurs today's win is to me at least far more important than next Sunday's outcome.

He possibly didn't but how the **** do you know he didn't contribute to the 2nd goal? Jeez, it's bad enough picking out a scapegoat when we're beaten. You're evidently happy to pick out one in a victory when I assume you weren't even at the game.

Yessssssssss!! 2-0

Would it be 100% Warriors decision or does the SRU have a say in all this?

Others will know better but our pitch can't be ideal for rugby. Rugger pitches always look bigger to me than football pitches when you take the touchdown area behind the goals into consideration. I suppose the attraction of Firhill has been the capacity, amount of seating, bars etc so the Warriors might be minded to stay till they can get all their necessary infrastructure in place. I don't know the current set up and possibilities at Scotstoun .

lettuce hope so

I think both players only got their first match practice about 10 days ago in a bounce game. They can't have had that much more football since. If they are coming it may well be better for all concerned if this isn't too imminent. After tomorrow we've a fortnight till our next league game.

A ding dong Dongle in Dingwall.

I trust we all realise if Dundee were unable to complete their fixtures our entire league points for the season would be forfeited. For the season so far, I mean .

I always thought there was a lot of mileage in the Great Glasgow Alternative slogan. Certainly light years ahead of all that real Scottish football nonsense that replaced it. We should push the all inclusive broad church aspect, highlight the community initiatives. Even if it means playing up to perceived stereotypes (as luvvies, students etc) get across the message we're the Glasgow club of the independent minded. Avoid direct comparisons with the ugly sisters but at the same time make it obvious we don't have the hang ups and historical baggage associated with them.

and here's me thinking an emergency loan was akin to a crisis loan you get from the Social.

OK! What now?

I took that as dependent on our league position. Hopefully later on in the season we'll be in a comfort zone and can play the likes of Bannigan & Scully. With our current league situation now might not be the best time to play them. Imo above would surely be relevant to Scully but I'm not so certain Bannigan can't get the odd game just now.

I think you should really start your own poll rather than second guessing.

Month long deals don't sound so good. They'd both need a couple of games to get match fit if all they've been playing is bounce games. Hardie's good for dead balls right enough.

I'd say more correctly the results have to change to stop the mass exodus from Firhill. Personally I would be surprised if the Board were to find money that they'd use it to pay off McCall. I'd think it more likely they'd give McCall the cash in January. Either scenario appears to be rather unlikely. I can see fans depart over McCall but I'm not so certain they'd return to watch the same players managed by the likes of some of the more realistic guys available. Besides the cash being used for the pay off would have to be recouped elsewhere, which would probably preclude making an offer attractive enough for all but untried novices (McNamara/Donnelly, Maxwell) or the serially sacked (Paul Hegarty, anyone?) Btw we've just seen the departure of three directors who anecdotally or otherwise were evidently keeping folk away from Firhill. I assume those fans are now going to return .

Something about this doesn't sound right. I wouldn't have thought directors of a company could do that. I'd have thought the loans would have to have come from an independent source . That's one for the financial gurus in our midst to explain.

A lot there I can agree on but ... 1/the team appears to not know how to win or even get a draw. 2/we may man for man have better players than quite a few of our rivals but what should on paper be adequate to achieve mid table status is showing no signs of being fulfilled on the pitch. 3/I don't see the situation as early in the season so much as late in the year. When you factor in performances & results Jan-May last season then McCall's position is rightfully being questioned. Is it something like 22pts out of 75? That's about the equivalent of about 32pts for a season more or less guaranteeing straight relegation I tend towards keeping IMcC as I can't see a financial way of getting rid of him, an obvious successor (again as much due to finances as folk waiting on the wings) and I've still a bit of faith in him. That said others who want he out can hardly be said to be unrealistic or deluded.

Not that I disagree with you, DD, but the last team he put out was not exactly world beaters or indeed full of grit & confidence. For the record..... Arthur Anis Murray MadAussie Milne Mitchell Gibson Fleming Strachan One Ramon A few rather delicate characters in there but still managed a very creditable draw at Love St.

I read somewhere that the SPL now have a 9pt penalty for a club going into administration. Even if there was a 15pt deduction back in 03/04 neither Dundee or Livi would have been relegated. We'd still have finished bottom. And of course the season before there was no relegation as the Motherwell rule applied.

I was under the impression that we received the full amount up front.

What size is your cat? McCall's forever going on about only having a small kitty to play with.