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I note the article once again contains that slightly scary phrase, "Once Rangers' non-participation is officially confirmed" …

Oh, I've no doubt either. I'd just be that wee bit happier if I could find a quote from anybody from UEFA or SFA specifically saying that about Rangers and their (non-)involvement next season.

Not sure that has actually been officially confirmed yet, no… closest I've seen is "STV understands…" http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/302538-rangers-will-not-get-uefa-club-licence-insist-scottish-fa/

I'm sure he is in FIFA, scores almost everything with his left For the matter, every recent outfield goal/effort I can think of has been hit with his left, including his famous overhead kick. But you're quite right, he does take pens with his right. Being good with both feet just makes him an even better asset.

He did indeed and it was a classy finish, although being left footed and coming in at it from the right, that was the natural shot that was on for him anyway. The goalie did look a bit daft diving the other way, though, can only assume he was a bit unsighted and just had to guess!

Sutton got 17 last year, according to Soccerbase.

It was indeed, retiring due to a knee injury. On the other hand, he's also the guy who gave Steven Anderson two yellow cards in 10 minutes without sending him off

Impressive stats from us tonight, under the circumstances -- 59% possession, and 5 shots on target to their 3. Just the sort of game we'll need to play in Europe

*If* Rangers do the business for us tomorrow, I have a wee feeling we could actually go there and win by a couple of goals. If we need a result, I fear the usual.

You're right, a point doesn't help much mathematically. But a point from Tynecastle is never a bad result these days, and it would serve to keep our confidence levels up going into the deciders. A win would do likewise, of course

From the video of the goals on MFC TV, it certainly appears so.

I'd take the results of any voluntary online poll with a hefty pinch of salt. They're always going to amplify the voice of those who feel the most strongly about something, as the people who don't have a strong opinion either way are much less likely to bother taking part.

It is, but "screamer" equates to 25 yards plus in my book... and usually from open play.

A free kick on the edge of the box barely constitutes a "screamer"...

Fought and won. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/05042012/58/spl-mccall-wins-appeal-against-ban.html

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Murray's on O'Connell Street is as central as you like and certainly used to be Dublin Tartan Army HQ, so will likely have the game on. Can't say I greatly rate it as a pub, mind you. The Woolshed on Parnell Street is an Aussie bar with 15 screens, so they could probably accommodate you if they weren't already showing it. There used to be a reasonable sports bar in Temple Bar that had loads of screens too, think it might be gone now though.

I haven't got mine yet, but why do you need to transfer anything? Don't you just stop your own monthly payments in the usual way and start using whatever MFC have sent you instead?

Great effort by all involved. Still a lot to do to reach £1.5 million though, so we need to do what we can to keep the money rolling in!

To be honest, if Randy knows he's made contact, he should just have kept his mouth shut rather than say things like that to Aluko, let alone repeat them to a reporter, because now it's him who sounds like the one who's guilty of unsporting behavior. (And yes, I know most of you won't give a toss )

My guess would be there's some paperwork to submit before they can make it official, which, since the deadline was a Saturday, can't be done until Monday. But who knows.

And they hardly "needed" it, finishing 2nd or 3rd makes little difference to them this year. Nobody to blame but ourselves.

I fear the worst because I've seen us throw things away before, but at the end of the day we'll get it if we continue to play well enough, and if we don't, we won't. Unless we miss out on 3rd on goal difference or something, I doubt I'll be too disappointed whatever happens.

Scottish Cup would be a closer call, but the League Cup doesn't do a lot for me these days, and the CL is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. (Mind you, I thought that about cup finals in 1991, and we've been to another two since then.)

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