weeyin
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Tbh i'm quite surprised we've managed to keep Murphy, Randolph etc.Thought there would be a bit of rebuilding this summer.
Long way to go before the transfer window comes to a close. I'm not counting any chickens just yet.
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Its still not meaningless. Its just non-competitive, That doesn't make it meaningless. It makes it NON-COMPETITIVE.
It's meaningless by Dazzer's original claims. It's only as meaningful as any other training session (such as our game against Falkirk today that I haven't even seen mentioned on here - or is it tomorrow?).
EDIT: looks like the Falkirk game is today
“On Saturday, we will try and give the lads 90 minutes again. The lads who didn’t play last night have a game against Falkirk today so they will get 90 minutes under their belt. That is what we aim to do.” -
Yes i am sure they will give it there all
No they won't. They aren't going to tackle too hard, perform any last-ditch heroics, risk life and limb to prevent a goal, chase lost causes or bust a gut to eke out a result. That's the difference between a competitive match and a meaningless friendly.
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So we agree then. It's not an "acid test" or a chance to see how the "team competes at that level".
It is, in fact, as I have been saying all along, nothing more than a chance for the players to get some more match fitness under their belts. As a footballing contest, however, it remains meaningless.
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I think you might be suprised Weeyin, it might not prove anything to you but believe me the players will want to be selected for the first game of the season the following week! You might actually see some fight abeit be it at 90%
I'll be very surprised if there is any more effort exerted than during the last few weeks of the season before the Cup Final.
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Still last night was only a friendly, and Leeds Sat should prove the acid test,
Leeds Saturday is also a friendly and will not prove anything except the fact that the players will be looking to avoid injury before the season kicks-off. If you are expecting a full-blown, blood and guts encounter, you'll be disappointed.
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Maybe he's aiming his daisy-cutters through the "Corridor of Uncertainty".
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One thing that did concern me was the lack of threat we carried upfront. We are really going to miss John Sutton this season if tonight is anything to go by. Hopefully Higdon can get up to full fitness and become a real target man for us like Sutton was before him.
Excellent. So we can still expect your weekly predictions of miserable defeats this season then?
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After a chaotic ending to the season it's not making the beginning of this season any easier
You mean the chaos caused by all the fans who didn't manage to get a Cup Final ticket?
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I really doubt that new facilities are going to attract more people back to the game. The 2 deciding factors are price and product on the park.
I would much rather watch Falkirk v Motherwell for a tenner (standing) at the old Brockville than Motherwell v St. Mirren for 20+ quid in a wee plastic seat at the 'New Ravenscraig'.
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I seem to remember McCall was rating him as a million pound player. With the number of years left on his contract, U-21 Scotland Status and Europa Cup experience, he must be worth that to someone.
Be happier to keep him for one more season though.
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Has Law shown any signs of the "being afraid to get stuck in" etc we've heard about him? I've heard that his attacking performances have been good so far, but not as much about tracking back etc.
If he is setting up 30 goals a season, he can sit on a deckchair in the centre circle for all I care. There is more to a balanced team than 'getting stuck in'.
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What German model, the model that TV money and sponsorship is the single most important thing to club making money, leading them to have lower than expected prices for entry? OK, if you can find a sponsor that is willing to give us millions in sponsorship a year, and a TV company willing to give us even more in TV money every year then I'm sure the club will look into it.
The clubs could take current sponsorship money and TV money and use it to help lower the existing prices. All that would need to happen is to cut player's salaries.
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A lot of people on here saying they would do this or that for the club but when push came to shove 99% of folk wouldn't do anything for the club. Football's a business like any other & what other business would you be willing to pump your money into instead of looking after your own personal wants and needs & those of your family & friends? Hell i love a beer but i wouldn't be pumping money into a brewery just to ensure they keep making beer. It 's their business & their responsibility to keep that business going my responsibility is to keep my family going and that's where my money would be going.
If you're not savvy enough to invest say, 126 million, well enough to support your family, then I don't want you anywhere near the running of my club.
You're right; it is a business and some business nous is definitely a job requirement.
Oh, and as we are discussing a 166 million lottery win, I think it's safe to say we are dealing in hypotheticals.
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Of course you will get more noise if there is 52000 inside the ground rather than 4000.
However, I guarantee that if 26000 of those people were allowed to stand, they would generate *more* noise.
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To me, that makes it sound so obvious that it borders on not even sounding like a serious question. Move.
In this economic climate, I'd find a struggling builder to cut me a deal on some renovation work and stay put.
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I guess it depends on how much we got, and how many partners are willing to get involved. But if all things go to plan
I think the big lot are...
A Night Club
A Sports and Function Suite
A Hotel
Conference Suite
Office Block
If we sell Fir Park, we won't have sufficient funds to build a new stadium. How will we finance those extras? Answer - it's more likely that we will be renting space from the council. A big step backwards in my view.
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If a stadium is souless then there is only one group to blame. The fans. The fans make a stadium.
Terracing makes a stadium. It's no coincidence that the noise levels began to fall as soon as the wee plastic seats were introduced.
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Why do people get all emotional when there is talk of moving from Fir park ?
A few random reasons off the top of my head
a) we see Fir Park as being an integral part of the club's history and spent many happy years there
b) we have seen the lego/flatpack stadiums built elsewhere and think they are crap
c) we know that selling the land Fir Park is built on is likely to leave us a few million short of funding a new ground
ie one more step on the road to financial security
Have you seen a business plan, because right now I don't see where the financial security would come from. Only more debt. Once I see the new stadium plans, and the financial projections, I might start supporting it. Right now, all I can see is a crap ground with tiny plastic seats, no elbow room and, possibly, plastic grass.
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Has anyone actually said he is leaving, it is Agent hipe no doubt, silly season approaches, players will be linked, but that does not mean they are leaving, most deals would of been pretty much done and dusted by now, most EPL teams will be planning there pre season tours, so if we can hold onto him untill the Leeds game i think he will stay.
Nobody has said he is leaving, only that he is likely to go if a decent offer comes in because we need to sell while we can get most money for him. He is obviously being watched by scouts from down south, but I doubt EPL teams will stop signing players just because they are about start touring. The window doesn't close for weeks yet, so plenty of time for deals to be struck.
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No way Murphy leaves on a loan. Just not how our club operates.
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Need someone to actually make a bid for him first, though.
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I'll be pleasantly surprised if we get another season (or half season) from Murphy. I'm assuming, though, that McCall has targets in mind should that happen. As long as we don't let him go in the last hour before the window closes, of course.
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Got my book through the post about 10 days ago.
You would say that though, "postie" Jim, even if it hadn't arrived
If You Won £166M In Euromillions
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Looks like Falkirk are going to feel the benefit of the Euromillions. A cool 161 million quid.