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I would imagine MFC will get a discount.

Official site says it closes at 4:30pm on Thursdays and 3:30pm on Fridays.

And, not to forget, a certain Mr. Driver who came out with this quote when he joined the England U-21 team last year:

I'm fairly optimistic about most of our games, but always dread playing this mob. It feels like for the longest time, regardless of the form of the two sides, Rangers could field their U-11 team and we still couldn't beat them. If we nick a point, I'll be more than happy.

Is it not the official press release that gets posted so that the other news agencies can print it?

Levein will have him pegged to slot in behind the back eight.

The council completely ignored the terms of the bequest in the name of profit. They allowed ground that was donated to the people to be used for a retail park. The leisure facilities are a red herring, because the bequest didn't allow for *any* commercial enterprise to be built on that land. The was the whole point.

It's redistribution of income to benefit the league overall. Even the capitalists in the NFL are happy to give equal distribution of revenues to the participating teams.

I still hate the idea of a split. Much rather go for 16, play each other twice, have a few weeks break in the winter and keep players fresher. I know this won't fly right now, as there would be financial implications, but I think that would be partly addressed with an increase in average attendances. I'd also scrap the minimum stadium requirements. That has taken a lot of money out of the game with little benefit. However, I can't see it being voted through. Although even managers like Wattie agree it may be a positive thing from a footballing perspective, the money men don't care about anything but the bottom line. And they are the ones who will ultimately decide.

If I remember correctly, I think the "grounds donated for recreational use" argument was put to bed when the Palace Grounds Retail Park was approved.

That was Wullie Irvine Get well soon - hope he had good health insurance if he was in a Florida hospital, otherwise his wallet will be needing treatment too.

I don't understand why people listen to him, far less worry about what he says. If he is getting people talking (and complaining) he must be better at his job than I gave him credit for. Mind you, I wouldn't be surprised if Hibs gave Brown some consideration - although I would be very surprised if he ended up there.

And here was me thinking football was an ENTERTAINMENT based industry.

I know he is the pantomime villain on here, but McGhee showed you could play good football and finish high up the league. I still don't understand why people think you have to give up winning by playing good football.

Internet commentary loud and clear here.

Being born pedantic does not make one a paedo.

Is watching it not 'remotely attractive'?

I know what you mean - he does have some vic-ish qualities.

Which goes back to my earlier argument against the posters who were saying "We don't care if the football is crap to watch, as long as we win". It's possible to play decent football and win; you don't have to choose one over the other.

Opening and closing paragraphs from Scotland On Sunday give a nice summary.

The fact is we lost to Hibs at home, lost to Celtic at home, lost to Odense (twice - once at home), drew with Aberdeen at home. There's not a lot of 'winning games' in that list. Again, it's ok to win playing good football, and we have the players to do it. I don't see many that would outclass us if the players we have keep it on the deck. What was the point of signing a player like Gow if all we want to do is lump long balls up the park?

You do realise that playing good football and winning games aren't mutually exclusive?

Regardless of whether it was strong or not, it's no reason for not keeping it on the deck.

Could have been any Scotland manager in my lifetime. As mentioned on other threads, Joe Wark suffered the same fate for many years.

A couple of weeks ago, Brown said he was wary of overplaying Murphy with all the Euro and U-21 matches he was involved with, and wanted to give him a break. I presume he sees tonight as a chance to rest him - especially as we're not short of options up front.