Gary Peebles Tackle Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 We should use it as motivation - absolutely nothing to fear there & with our squad looking pretty healthy, we should be taking the game to them when we play them. Shame it isn't the 2nd week of the season mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 This is the darkest day in Scottish football......Celtic by far the champions of Scotland who regularly pee on Thistle year after year, get shattered by a works team. And we are laughing.....Remember Bath City and the big A Hole Pogba.... That's how low Scotland has fallen I'm not biting for a moment other than to say that any of us can be serious about PTFC and still have a laugh (particularly when it involves the ugly sisters). In fact I could argue that for the benefit of sanity being serious about Thistle and having a laugh are inextricable. So not knowing for certain if you're at the wind up or not either well done or Boo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Thistle Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 It's just a pity they were allowed to cancel the 1st gam against us as it is always an ideal time to get a result against them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 You shouldn,t laugh..but he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho ho ho ho ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho he he he he he ho 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ho hee hee haa hee hee ho ho ho I didn't quite catch that! 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Rid Skwerr Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 I think he missed a "ha" somewhere there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 I think he missed a "ha" somewhere there! Yeah!I thought so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Have come down to Lincolnshire for a holiday and notice that Lincoln City( whose nickname is The Imps)have invited their Gibraltarian counterparts over to celebrate their victory over Celtic. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrybritton9 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I also believe this to be utterly hilarious!! But it does go to show that it is just 11 v 11 and that with belief, all things are possible Have a look for the Chris Coleman interview online where he says that fear is overrated. Why should a team worry so much about what the opposition could do to them, why not decide what we can do to them? You should watch the 90mins of the Wales Belgium game. An example of hope against the odds. The positions taken up by the Welsh fullbacks Taylor and Gunter are extraordinary. They are so wide and attacking that it is awe inspiring It has to be better than parking the bus or 4-6-0 Football is played with the head, not the feet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Well Celtic at least saved their own faces and asses last night. But Hearts.................................WTF!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metz Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Well Celtic at least saved their own faces and asses last night. But Hearts.................................WTF!!! Not to mention Hibs who managed to win away from home yet still went out. Not upset in the slightest these two conspired against the Jags to ensure we got relegated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Well Celtic at least saved their own faces and asses last night. But Hearts.................................WTF!!! And TAPIRAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 That was beyond a joke last night. Shocking indictment of where our game REALLY is in European terms. We are light years away from having a team in the group stages of either tournament. The only real surprise is that Hibs ran Brondby as close as they did after losing goal on 16 seconds of the opening leg. That Maltese team would struggle to survive in our 2nd tier over a whole season, and they've destroyed Hearts at their own "Fortress Tynecastle" The only way I can ever see us genuinely competing in Europe again is if we switch to summer football. It means the players will be in the best possible shape by the time these qualifiers come around and will hopefully see us eventually move back up the co-efficient list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 And Scotland face Malta in the upcoming WC qualifiers!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 And Scotland face Malta in the upcoming WC qualifiers!!! And the fixture is to be held at their convenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGSMAN1968 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Wonder who'll be flushed with success?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 That was beyond a joke last night. Shocking indictment of where our game REALLY is in European terms. We are light years away from having a team in the group stages of either tournament. The only real surprise is that Hibs ran Brondby as close as they did after losing goal on 16 seconds of the opening leg. That Maltese team would struggle to survive in our 2nd tier over a whole season, and they've destroyed Hearts at their own "Fortress Tynecastle" The only way I can ever see us genuinely competing in Europe again is if we switch to summer football. It means the players will be in the best possible shape by the time these qualifiers come around and will hopefully see us eventually move back up the co-efficient list. How would that help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Skwerr Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) I've been to a game in Malta, albeit 21 years ago. They had a ten-team top league and only one grass park on the island - the National Stadium. Every weekend they played all league games there - one on Friday evening, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. You can imagine the state of the playing surface. That is the standard that one of Scotland's "top" teams had just lost to. Embarrassing really doesn't quite cover it! On the up side, like pensioners and children, women got in for a concession price back then. So I took the wife along... :-) Edited July 22, 2016 by Rid Skwerr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roque Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 How would that help? There's two ways to look at it: If we were playing a summer league, our players would be in the middle of our season as the European qualifiers come around, and as a result at peak fitness, which would give a competitive edge over teams who are still in preseason and well off match sharpness. It's the argument that Scottish teams have used previously when coming up against the likes of Scandinavians early in European competition. I do think in terms of an immediate coefficient boost it would definitely helps us out. On the other hand, you look at these aforementioned Summer league countries and their record in Europe is generally pretty bleak. Malmo, Astana and BATE have reached the group stages in recent years, but I'm struggling to think of any prolonged success from a Summer league country since Rosenborg were regulars over a decade ago, and even then they were only just making up the numbers most years. It's also worth looking at the countries moving from Summer to Winter football and vice versa - Denmark, Russia and Ukraine have all recently switched from a Summer programme to join the majority of the rest of Europe, because they felt it would help their league's competitiveness in continental competition. Take what you will from that FWIW, I actually think Summer football could be the answer for Scottish football, but that's nothing to do with the argument about Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 oneteaminglasgow - I outlined why it would help within the post. Maybe try reading the whole thing before asking questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 I would much rather our teams were "making up the numbers" in the group stages of these competitions instead of getting put out by teams from Malta in July every year. Unless we have a Leicester like miracle, getting to the group stages or at best last 16 of these competitions is the best we can ever hope for now, such is the imbalance of finances within the European game. So I don't really see how switching to a summer season could make things any worse than they are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 I would much rather our teams were "making up the numbers" in the group stages of these competitions instead of getting put out by teams from Malta in July every year. Unless we have a Leicester like miracle, getting to the group stages or at best last 16 of these competitions is the best we can ever hope for now, such is the imbalance of finances within the European game. So I don't really see how switching to a summer season could make things any worse than they are now. Just an aside but I don't particularly want to see our clubs do well in Europe. If Scottish clubs get to enjoy longer runs in Europe then the financial gap between the fortunate clubs and the rest of the league will grow, increasing the chances of those clubs qualifying for Europe year on year. If it happens to be clubs like ICT, St Johnstone or Motherwell doing well in Europe then the effect on the likes of us would be noticeable. That's the imbalance that would concern me. I can understand the logic of summer football helping our clubs in Europe get thru the early rounds tho' I suppose summer football would eventually work against the same clubs if they progressed too far. What I've thought for some time that was glaringly obvious regarding Celtic's Euro aspirations is that they'd have far greater chance of success if they did most of their transfer business and contracts in January. They would then at least kick off their European venture with a far more settled side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 That was beyond a joke last night. Shocking indictment of where our game REALLY is in European terms. We are light years away from having a team in the group stages of either tournament. The only real surprise is that Hibs ran Brondby as close as they did after losing goal on 16 seconds of the opening leg. That Maltese team would struggle to survive in our 2nd tier over a whole season, and they've destroyed Hearts at their own "Fortress Tynecastle" The only way I can ever see us genuinely competing in Europe again is if we switch to summer football. It means the players will be in the best possible shape by the time these qualifiers come around and will hopefully see us eventually move back up the co-efficient list. I would be surprised if Malta play summer football - it is in the middle of the Med. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 I never said they did - and it has nothing to do with the point I was making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Sorry ian_mac, what I meant to ask was do you have any actual evidence at all that it would help to have a summer season? Have other countries made this switch and seen their performance improve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I never said they did - and it has nothing to do with the point I was making. You are right. The inference through this thread is that Scottish teams are performing poorly against teams from countries that play in summer. And somehow it is their fitness levels that are making the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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