Jaggernaut

Those Auld Firm bast rascals make me sick....

Good point. What exactly is it that people find offensive? Is it the F*** word? What if it became "Forget yer Pope and Forget yer Queen?" That would be seen as a direct form advice to the neanderthals, and could not be considered racist, sectarian, or political by anybody with two neurons to rub together.

My take on this is that I don't think that too many Thistle supporters are Thistle supporters because they hate the OF. But many Thistle supporters hate the OF because they are Thistle supporters.

Great post.

Warsaw

Uppsala

So, which of our regular midfielders is getting the boot to allow the H*n to play?

That might be it! Brilliant!

Essen

Years ago I read that the string of letters "ough" had nine difference pronunciations in English. Last night I was alcoholically inspired to try to list them. I think I got eight. Here they are, with my attempt to explain the phonetics: Although (as in oh no) Rough (as in puff) Thought (as in not) Through (as in och aye the noo) Cough (as in F*** off) Plough (as in now) Borough (as in Russia) Lough (as in loch) I cannae think of the ninth......

Cannes

Isn't that exactly why those clubs might already be interested in him? What's "nonsense" in the story?

A strange change of approach. But if Japan win their next match they'll be OK.

Why the dole? Wouldn't there be other jobs? I would think that a newly independent Scotland would see an economic upturn that would stimulate thousands of jobs in many sectors. I'd imagine the remainder of the UK would be happy to recruit from Scotland in any case, so if soldiering is what you like best, then there'd still be work, I'm sure.

Ah, the sturge.... Gives me the urge...

Martini

The First Minister has given a good description of what Scottish independence means: "It is the opposite of dependence, of limited ambition, of negativity, caution and pessimism. It means rejecting those who tell us we are too lazy and too poor." I would add that it means rejecting those who tell us we are incapable.

Kilkenny

Motorhead

The Jam

The Hollies

In other words, he'd keep Bannigan out of the team! And that can be of benefit to Bannigan how?

About 26.

I must admit that I was bemused by the optimism of Scotland fans and even the press going into this game. I fully expected us to lose. The team is basically full of non-entities, and the manager is an uninspiring example of ineptitude. There is no evidence whatsover of any improvement in the Scotland team's performances. It'll be many years before we ever qualify for a major tournament again, I reckon.