Jaggernaut

Thanks for that information, EKJII. I was starting to wonder why my copy hadn't yet arrived at the delivery address I gave them. Does anybody know if the various memorabilia packages by the club have been sent out yet?

Just watched the highlights. Sneddon: can't "blame" him for the first, because how can you "have done better" when the ball is completely out of your reach. Blameless also for the third. Now, the second goal: I'd love to see an interview where he gets asked what was going through his mind. Why not just put your hands up and either catch the f'n' ball or punch it out for a shy? Why just run, turn, stand and watch? Not just our keepers that appear dodgy: the whole defensive set-up looks fragile.

I defended Sneddon before, and scathed Stone after the Arbroath fiasco. Sneddon now has to be dropped after that; let Stone start and try to do well. Next time he f*cks up, we go back to Sneddon. Neither of them is a great keeper, so at least let's try do do what's best for the team. Crucial mistakes: out. Shut-outs or blameless for goals lost: keep your place. Simple. Won three, lost two.... starting look like a middle of the table team.

When thread titles come back to bite you on the bum.....

It's definitely Raith Rovers. Must be Kircaldy, as it definitely ain't Firhill. Sharp's the only one I recognize.

An oldie, back when boots and baws were real leather.

So many people I know (including family members) have been pinged within a couple of hours of being in the company of people who've tested positive. So, what's your solution for a "better track and trace" ? ( I won't dwell on the obscene f*ck ups by Westminster to get a super-duper system up and running.... No questions asked in the media about where the millions of pounds went, of course. Was it 37 million? My guess is that an investigative journalist would find some very embarrassing connections.... if there were any more investigative journalists in the so-called United Kingdom.) What's the "forcing" by the Scottish government? People can choose. And what "offers" do you suggest, keeping in mind that many people have come forward for vaccination without getting "offered" anything except some protection? If the Scottish government now "offers" something, some people (maybe including you?) will scream about unfairness and/or bribery. In the words of Kurt Vonnegut: And so it goes.

So, what's your solution? Do nothing? Do something? If something, what?

In other words, no excuses when/if it goes t*ts up like at Arbroath.

I might be partly responsible, but the downward trajectory of most of these puns is truly regrettable. Can we start with a clean slate? (For those who know their snooker tables.)

You put those capital letters there; I didn't!

So don't be shy: What do you want?

Bit of irrelevant trivia: I have a flat in the Museum Hall in Bridge of Allan. Bought it years ago 'cos I worked at Stirling Uni, but the main reason was that the Beatles played there in 1963! If I sold it I'd probably get more from a Japanese buyer than one in Britain! Anyway, please stay on the motorway up to Dunblane roundabout. What used to be a quiet wee main road through BofA is now sometimes a nightmare of lorries, caravans, motorbikes, coaches, cars,... and the occasional horse.

Just a couple of thoughts: the media have been screaming for the country to return to normal. Bars, restaurants, travel companies, all screaming at the government that this is armageddon unless everybody can go back to being normal. And the media pumps this out (especially in Scotland, where the media is controlled by anti-Scottish concerns). Those who oppose the government jump on the bandwagon. Not surprisingly, as a result of relaxation of "rules," infection rates go up, and then those same people are in fact happy to scream at the government that they are not doing enough. The government then suggests some kind of filtering system so that only vaccinated people can attend certain events. Those same screamers then say this is like North Korea, or the nazis: you need to carry ID, or you need to be "forcibly" vaccinated. And ask the screamers (none of whom actually know much, other than what they read on their favourite websites) what they would do: you get laughable suggestions, biased or frankly outrageous examples, or silence. Enjoy the game tomorrow everybody, if it's on.

You're right, unfortunately, but hopefully they'll be on the other side of the road!