stillresigned

It seems once again that Scottish football is reverting to its stereotypical image as a laughing stock!I'm really past the point of caring, the views of the ordinary punter and the serious underlying problems associated with football, particularly in this city are waived away as if they were acts of God or nature. Certainly nothing to do with football. Neither, has their been any serious consideration giving to summer football,obviously the Scottish football authorities think that we serfs like nothing better than sitting(or occasionally if we are given a real treat) standing in the pissing rain and snow! I better get back to ploughing my field before my Lord notices.

A fair summation of the history of this football club in recent times I'd say, unfortunately!

Unfortunately, I think you've hit the nail on the head and since I fear that we are not in for a Cultural Revolution, in these parts; anytime soon I can't add any little pithy witticism that makes us all feel good.

Haven't we heard enough bigots this week!

I was reading or more correctly skimming the BBC website, when my eye was caught by the headline "Celtic accept" the four match ban on manager Neil Lennon, that's terribly decent of them and all that, especially since I was unaware that Dr Reid has emerged as the new leader of Scottish football. Intrigued, by this notion I further noticed "Follow,follow" was making allegations of racism which upon investigation has apparently been perpetrated by the media, police, Celtic supporters, assorted Catholics and just about anyone who isn't a member of their local lodge, sorry that should read Rangers supporters club. Further investigation revealed that that poor innocent laddie El Hajj Doueff is unpopular with certain ex-Setanta employees and that he is the subject of barracking by opposition supporters. Surely, not I gasped awestruck at the suffering inflicted on the player himself, but also on the impeccably tolerant Rangers support. Whom I may add are no relation tp that bunch of Muppets who spent ninety minutes singing about something their fathers used to wear and refusing to surrender something, silly me I didn't even know there was a war on!

I can confidently predict that after much wailing and gnashing of teeth absolutely nothing serious will come of this fiasco.It involves entrenched interests and seriously challenging what is considered to acceptable behaviour and attitudes in this part of Scotland. Oh and of course there's the little matter of the few quid that seems to trail along forlornly after these two clubs. If that's not bad enough we have to endure the spectacle of the Scottish media who are in reality the cheerleaders of sectarianism, wringing their hands in mock moral outrage, to wit Chick Dung and friends. I see that smug git Bain is on about how Rangers players are just victims, pretty well off victims if you ask me. Whilst from Gorgie we have had an input with all the intellectual energy one would expect from an individual of such prominence in our beautiful game. Christ almighty what planet are these people on, someone should tell them it is the 21st century, mind they probably wouldn't believe you. Anyway, how many times have we been here before, sorry I've only got two sets of hands.

It's just exactly the type of reaction, one would expect from someone professionally connected to football in Scotland utter p*ss!

Same old, same old the reports could have applied to any OP game in history. It is noticeable that no mention whatever is made of the continuous sectarian bile that waffed off the crowd, and it has to be said that as usual the h*ns support were by far the worst offenders, although the Celtic mob are hardly innocents. There's not really much point in discussing Diouf or his running to the crowd antics, it's fairly clear he was bought with one eye on appeasement of the mindless element at Ibrox, and its hardly the shock of the year that he got sent off and played up to the gallery, the man is simply scum, of the highest order. As for the managers and coaches, quite simply their behaviour is unacceptable. It all goes to show how much society in this neck of the woods, still has to change.As for reform of the SPL, don't make me laugh ask one of the women who were doubtless assaulted as a result of last night, for her opinions Mr McCleish!

Not really acceptable would have been better staying in and writing my essay(maybe?). I'm definitely not going to any more away games this season. To be honest only went 'cause nephew got comp tickets. If the powers that be ever want to find out why people are not going to football matches I heartily suggest making them watch this sort of rubbish for 90 mins in a old fashioned deck chair in the back garden on a pissing wet night in February. To be honest the product is just not there I'm afraid.I'll not bother to describe the wonderful state of the art facilities at Crappielown 'cos they aint any. Even less would I care to hazard a forecast of how bad we're going to be next year!

Its true that in the short term at least, Thistle won't be in the Champions League final;but, we can still have an opinion. If you read the comments from UEFA, it's like corparate speak gone mad with talk of benchmarking admission prices, etc. Complete and utter sh*t, for God's sake we're talking about a game of football, not an accountancy convention. Its long past time that football started to remember who actually pays their wages etc. yes its mugs like me, ordinary supporters, not Uncle Rupe and his mega-millions. But, to tell you the truth I haven't the faintest idea how we rectify things.

What happened to that strict insistence that all clubs have functioning undersoil heating, oh I forgot this is the wonderful SPL we're talking about and they just make the rules up as they go along! Fecking joke and shambles as per usual!

Why don't they reschedule the game till neare the end of the month, that would seem to be the common sense solution?

I've got to say after reading this thread the people running Scumdee make our BoD's seem like choirboys, that couldn't be accurate, could it?

Sadly, can't make it on Tuesday night , but after this draw I wish to God I could. I know we have a terrible record in Perth, and they no doubt are already chuckling about an easy route into the semis; but a win on Tuesday night could be a lifesaver financially for this football club.

A jokes fair enough, but we certainly don't want or need any attempt at tit for tat tokenism on here or anywhere else in fact. Particularly, when it so obviouslly involves historical subjects that are still controversial and cause needless argument. This is after all is a football forum. BTW crazy davie's post was sheer class and if anyone can't see the difference between them, then I aint gonna try to ecplain it!

Took a break from writing an essay only to see this on the BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/9368855.stm,just when you think things are improving, a major downer happens. To be fair it's just another refkection of the sad state we're in as a club. Never did like Dunfermline, or indeed Fife!!!

I'm relatively confident about the game tonight, saying that I would be equally unsurprised if we got pumped 3-0 or won 3-0! I mean when did form ever have amything to do with Thistle; still a wee cup run would be allright even if we do have a poxy draw.

Only in Scotland would a task force set up to save the game decide to turn the clock back thirty years or so ; without, addressing any of the problems that caused the 10 team premier league to be scrapped years ago in the first place. I just give up!

That's true and a look at that Motherwell clip reveals something else we're missing to i.e. crowds!

I seem to remember Kenny Watson being temted from Castle Greyskull at vast expense in the early eightiesd(or maybe I was just bevvied during that decade)

The whole Celtic victim thing is now completely boring and wholly irrational. If they really do believe in the existence of a conspiracy against Celtic in the 21st Century, then why are they evenbothering to play their fixtures as by their own logic they are predestinened to lose. And heres me thinking predestination was a silly Calvinist concept. The reality is that all the Old Firm are about is money, money made by the perpetueting of hatred and bigotry!

For once the SFA, has actually applied it's own rules and sound common semse. We would do well not to crow(too much!), simply as our financial position is a tad precaraios as well. However, that being the case, its always funny to laugh at wanna' be h*ns!

Yet again, the average supporter will have no real influence on any of these changes. One might have thought that at a time when attendances are dwindling everywhere, someone might have had the bright idea of asking the paying customers what they actually want. Speaking personally, the thought of going to a game and freezing my boll*cks off holds no great appeal any more. As for a ten team league, heres me foolish enough to think this is an absurdly retrograde step. Hey, but what do I know!

Unfortunately, all too true.