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Business and sport can exist together, but when you run a business you have a legal obligation to make decisions that maximise the returns for investors/shareholders. At that stage, they are often mutually exclusive. The day we let TV companies dictate the fixture list is the day the fans lost control of the game. I'd much rather have newco back in the SPL with a 16 team league, equal split of revenues and 3pm Sat/7:45pm Wed only kick-offs than kick out newco and keep the arrangements we have now.

Professional Football is a business and its sponsors expect it to deliver as many potential customers as possible.

To be fair, that was possibly the worst analogy ever posted on here. It is quite entertaining watching people get so worked up about a hypothetical, mind you.

No problem. Two different teams, two different sets of tactics - that will confuse the senile auld bugger!

Despite the gum flapping from some chairmen, teams that are in major debt aren't going to vote out what they see as a cash cow.

We know exactly how Broon is going to set his team up, so it's up to our creative players to try and carve something out. No such thing as an easy Cup Tie at this stage of the competition, but I think we can do the business at the first time of asking. 2 - 0 with our impact subs turning the game in the second half.

I stopped reading here as that is just nonsense. Of course the goals scored by our top scorer has a direct effect on games. Oh, and Clarky managed to score 13 league goals in each of his last two seasons - at least one of which was in a team that was better than the one we have now.

Interesting that you'll rate a defender based on how few goals his defence concedes (which is perfectly valid), but ignore goals scored when you're rating a striker such as Higdon.

No you don't.

Can we not just avoid the debate altogether and give it to Derek Adams?

+1 on that. Had many great away days to Dunfermline dating back to our First Division days.

300k plus add-ons.

So moving to all-seaters didn't affect the atmosphere in the grounds in your opinion? While it may a romantic notion to attribute 'soul' to a building, there are certainly grounds with character that are more conducive to an enjoyable experience. You take the same crowd from an old gig at The Apollo and stick them in the SEC, you are not going to have the same atmosphere.

Even if we sold Fir Park to a developer, we wouldn't come close to being able to fund anything more than St. Johnstone/St. Mirren/Falkirk type stadium.

You and me both, but I fear that is exactly where we'll end up.

Yes, we did. The crowd was going mental at the ref that day before Mills popped up with the last minute winner. Not quite sure what the script was with him as I remember many players saying he had a big future "if he shows the right attitude". He certainly had talent, so I'm guessing something else went wrong.

There was on game recently where many users couldn't even log in and commentary wasn't available until well into the second half, but generally it has not been a problem. Overall I have been happy with the service and been enjoying all the extra interviews, U-19/Bounce Game highlights etc. Plus the commentaries are excellent when you're an ex-pat. Also like the fact that the goals are posted before they make it to the Beeb's web site. Definitely been worth it for me so far, and the live game streaming is going to make it unbeatable value.

Muirton Park is my guess (or maybe Tannadice).

We'll either get a point from a tight game or lose by 4 (or maybe lose by 1). Or squeak a jammy win.. Think that covers it.

Enough of that. It's 11 against 11, not 30kg vs 100 kg.

*cough* 1995 *cough*

Of course not. But from your regular predictions, you don't seem to think we are a match for anyone.

A wee bit premature to be drinking Champagne, no?

Goals are now up on MFC TV.

Hibs seem to able to do that to our defence. Maybe just our style of play, but guys like Riordan, Stokes, O'Connor, Griffiths etc. have been giving us a hard time for years.