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Very true. I imagine there is a bigger percentage of non-locals on here. For me, I was born in Dunblane, moved to Hamilton when I was 4, and now fall in the "Outwith" category.

It is, but presumably the same is true for all the other teams quoted in the example. The point still remains that we have a much smaller fan base to pull from.

Not only that, but the film you pay your 8 quid (or whatever) to watch for 90 minutes, likely cost 50 million or more to make. Completely different financial model.

Is a free plane ticket available too?

If Motherwell was the only game in town, that argument would hold water. But we aren't, and it doesn't.

McCall obviously has his tactical reasons, but I'd love to see Murphy playing in the hole behind Higdon. That way, we could still keep roughly the same shape, but give a little more support to our front man. Hopeful that we won't suffer the new-manager effect in Fri and win by a couple.

Aye, it's inconceivable on a football forum that folk should know anything about art. Let's get back to our deep fried Mars bar discussions before the fleece wearers take over.

I hope not. Always found that pretty pointless.

All this winning has totally scunnered him.

I didn't say last time. 1978 Scottish Cup: Motherwell 1 - 3 Queen's Park 1979: League Cup (first leg) Motherwell 1 - Queen's Park 4. We won the second leg, but not by enough gaols. Both performances were are bad as they sound (esp. the 4 - 1 doing).

I have bad memories of cup ties against Queens Park so I hope, if we do end up playing them, history is not repeated.

Have you ever driven on the M74? Some people drive faster than 70 mph at certain times. In fact, if you drive on any motorway you will always see people exceeding the speed limit for the entire duration. So presumably that means it's not prohibited.

Still no.

I'm not a lawyer, but my vote is for 'Less'. It's was a crappy way to be treated, but I don't see anything illegal about it. My biggest complaint in these situations is that the police generally seem to be trying to adopt a common sense approach (like with the guys that couldn't get in to Tannadice), but the club stewards refuse to work with them.

From the Evening Times.

Don't know if it's still the case, but I think Boyle used to say he budgeted each year for finishing 10th (or 9th ?) and getting to the quarters in the cups.

That, plus most teams budget to bring in one or two players in the Jan window.

A great opportunity to trial live video streaming of the game too (for the valued expats)

Getting poked in the eyes with hot needles is better than 12 noon on a Sunday. I'm not an advocate for that either.

Exactly right. If I had to bet, I'd say in the long run it wouldn't make much difference. The people that normally can't make Saturday would be offset by the people that can't make Friday night. I'm all in favour of cutting prices and free tickets though, even if it does screw up the stats.

Standing isn't a crime, but it is against the league rules. So while you can't be arrested for it, it can get the club into trouble with the football authorities. I read the regulations of the English Football Licensing Authority last night (which I believe are similar to ours). They state that if a club doesn't attempt to keep fans from standing, they reserve the right to withdraw their licence.

3pm on a Saturday has the same benefits, which I why I don't really see any advantage to Friday nights.

Good points. I remember saying after the Dunfermline game that his goals were great examples of Centre Forward strikes. The first was was beautifully passed into the corner, and the second was a simple tap-in thanks to being in exactly the right place for the cross.

For the people that prefer Clarkson, Jutkiewicz etc. over Higdon, the career league stats are: Jutkiewicz: 0.22 goals per game Clarskon: 0.21 goals per game Blackman: 0.23 goals per game Higdon: 0.22 goals per game By comparison, Arnott was 0.24 goals per game. All of these pale in comparison to Mr. Tommy Coyne with 0.40 goals per game

Got this off an Aberdeen forum.