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We were hit by the earthquake today and zero games have been cancelled. Just sayin'

I like that too, but of course the SPFL can dictate what happens if the Dundee game is off in much the same way they ignored Motherwell and Ranger's protests over the rescheduling of our game at Christmas.

If that was possible I'd have thought many teams would have already agreed that in other games this season.

If it's to be believed, the report I read said they would have to install VAR cameras at Airdrie if the game was moved there.

And pretend we did everything we could so we don't get hit with a fine.

That's true, but the first game we played up there was an absolute joke.

I guessed that might be the case when I saw the forecast at the beginning of the week. I hope they do the decent thing and call it off on Friday rather than wait until people start travelling.

Regarding the statements, or lack of. There are all sorts of legal, compliance and regulatory issues defining exactly what can and can't be said during these kinds of transactions - and they mostly boil down to not being able to say very much. That is true for dealings both sides of the pond. I don't see anything about the potential investor being American, only that they are a "US-based family" - and there's a quite a few us of us here that fit that bill and are not American (I'm not the investor, btw). Enjoyed the analysis of the "2017 Trump Tax Reforms' though. Thousands of pages of complex tax law distilled into "you can write off overseas losses". BTW, not saying I'm in favour of this - I voted against allowing overall control for any investor and I'll need to see some serious detail before I continue to contribute to the Society.

If anyone managed to find a way to skim £750k from our books without being noticed they are a financial wizard - and should be working for Accies.

Still destroys the integrity of the league format. Look at the English Championship this season. Ipswich, Leeds and Leicester fighting for the top spot with 87, 86 and 85 points respectively. If there are 3 promotion spots they deserve one each for their consistent form. Norwich, who are 6th and 21 points behind Leicester (and won only 19 games compared to Leicester's 27 wins) shouldn't even be in that conversation. Playoffs are a horrible American idea that should have stayed this side of the Atlantic.

Unclear from the article which just states "Wages were up by around £800,000 last year to £5.2m compared to the previous year" but probably broken down in the filing if anyone wants to track it down.

I agree about hating the split. It makes us look like a tinpot league and takes away some of the integrity of playing every team the same number of times. I also hate the playoffs for a similar reason. There is no way a team that finishes fourth should get a sudden death chance for promotion over the team that finished second after a full season. After Dundee Utd and Raith Rovers have opened a huge gap and been slugging it out every week, can you imagine if it was Dunfermline - 17 points behind - who got the shot at the playoff? Would be a travesty. I'd rather not have any play offs and prefer a straight 2 up, 2 down. If we do need to have one, however, then 2nd bottom vs 2nd top is the only way for me. I'm not going to make any predictions about the business end of the season yet. Once we know who we're playing (and where) I'll fire up the ZX Spectrum and figure it out.

Using my best google fu, all I could find was the Shrewsbury Chairman pointing out they took a big hit during Covid, and after that they kept spending more than they were bringing in. I also see their wage bill rose £800k in the past season to £5.2 million (which seems a bit reckless if when you are racking up big losses - but that's club owners for you).

If he'd been manager Taggarts showroom would have taken over Fir Park and we'd have ended up playing at Shawfield.

Calm doon, people. It was a throwaway comment about our mediocre performance yesterday, not a peer reviewed mathematical proof.

St MIrren have been terrible when I've seen them in recent weeks, but they met their match today. We always seem to struggle after a week off.

The top half dream is dead. Long live the battle for 8th. And make your choice...

It's still arriving an hour later than usual until they put their clocks forward this weekend.

Love wee Al, but we'd have been in big trouble this season if we'd been relying on his goals rather than Spittal's.

The Sportsound broadcast usually pops up as The Scottish Football Podcast on Sounds. At least the post-match segment. I haven't listened to it all, but the SK one at the weekend is pretty much all chat about Dundee Utd.

Imagine having spent all that money on players like Moult and Watt and finishing runners-up to Raith Rivers,

If he's back in the squad in June their first game is against Argentina.

That was also true when they signed John Sutton, so you just never know - all you can do is take an educated guess. I have no problem with players signing pre-contracts (although I think they are a weird an unnecessary mechanism in a system that is already weird), but I think it's always best for all parties if they aren't made public.

Aye, we're well aware from reading your posts that the club brings you nothing but misery.

Being able to point to players who have gained international recognition after they signed for us is a great selling point when we are trying to recruit - especially when we can't compete on wages. Younger players being regular internationals adds to their value when we sell them. So whether or not you enjoy watching the national team, it's difficult to argue against the benefits it brings our club. From an injury perspective, we hurt more players in our own training than we lose to injuries playing with Scotland.