Mad Mac
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Question for the "powers that be":
10 was originally done away with due to the "rate of attrition" (2 relegated out of 10) being too high. Why is (potentially) 2 out of 10 now acceptable?
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All years in which Celtic never won either of the Cups
Bingo! Since World War II, Celtic haven't won a national cup final played in the same year as a Royal wedding.
Full details:
1947 – Wedding of Princess Elizabeth & Prince Philip. One Scottish Cup Final and two League Cup finals, did not play in any.
1973 – Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, Lost Scottish Cup Final (Rangers) and League Cup Final (Dundee).
1981 – Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Did not play in either final.
1986 – Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Did not play in Scottish Cup Final, lost League Cup Final (Rangers).
1999 – Wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones. Lost Scottish Cup Final (Rangers), no League Cup Final played in 1999.
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Whatever happened to the glamour friendly to officially rename the Main Stand to the POD Stand ?
The Dougie Arnott Testimonial Committee is handling it......
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I think Mr. McCall's past managerial record could be described as, if one is in a generous mood, "inconsistent". Not that that means he shouldn't be given a chance - however, methinks his appointment had little to do with his record and a lot to do with what he's prepared to work with, and work for.
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Perhaps its time the non Mauld-Firm Clubs took a stance, and stood up to them for a fare share of the revenues. Lets face it, what can Rangers/Celtic do about it if we do ?
Sound of hammer hitting nail.....
Here's what they need to be told: "Without the rest of us, there is NO league. No league=no way into Europe. It's our way or the highway. Your move". Simple as that.
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Was that Dunfermline game the last 'Well game to have kick off delayed 15 minutes to let the crowd in?
Dundee United Sunday night game with fiver admission after that?
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While the 'jester' one was absolutely minging, let us not forget that it was entirely appropriate, given that we were managed by a clown at the time....
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There's been some banter elsewhere that they didn't bring too many down for the game (the number 128 was being mentioned). Any truth?
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Looks like he's been at the pies.
Not a decent pie to be had in this fucking country, Sir. Trust me, I've looked....
As an aside, did MFC ever collect on the judgement?
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Getting back to the matter in hand.....
Looking at the 1921 film, it looks very like the same structure that apparently was incorporated into the current one, meaning that parts of it are coming up on 90! Interesting to note that the old stand at Stark's Park was also around then.
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That's the picture I'm talking about, which would seem to suggest that it was an "add-on" to an older structure.
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The question of why the Main Stand is the way it is came up recently on the excellent Football Ground Guide
http://www.footballgroundguide.com/message_board.htm
Looking at the picture of it being constructed in the centenary book, it appears as if it was built as an extension of the previous stand. Any idea how old that part is?
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As far as I am aware the jurisdiction point can be transferred to an English decree as the contract was signed in Scotland hence Hamilton have jurisdiction.
I think that's broadly correct.
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Just been having a think about this - right now, we're on target for 46, and that assumes no progress in all cup competitions. Offhand, the most I can think of in a season is 48 in 1975-76 (36 league, 6 League Cup, 6 Scottish Cup).
Any ideas as to the record for the club?
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Would that be the same plane the players would be going on? Bit of a gamble, travelling on the same day, if so?
Isn't there a UEFA regulation requiring visiting teams to be in the country at least 24 hours before kick-off? I recall this coming up before Manchester United played Wrexham some years ago, even though it was only about 60 miles away.
(Edit) Apparently 48 hours, as mentioned above.
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what about that racetrack place down near the old mill? or is it still used?
I believe the club seriously looked at moving there before deciding to build the stand in the early 60s. As for now, no way you'd ever get to build a stadium in the middle of a housing scheme.
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I'm pretty sure the ML in our postcodes stands for Mid Lanarkshire.
No, Sir. When the whole postal code system was introduced, it was based around a series of what were known as "Mechanised Letter Offices". with automated sorting etc. The idea was that any mail for that particular code would go through the 'MLO' for onward distribution. Motherwell was one of them, hence the 'ML'.
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Appears TGFITW couldn't even half-fill Rugby Park on Saturday!
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Didn't Scott Howie keep seven straight clean sheets?
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Yes. Once, maybe twice, during an injury crisis
Remember him playing at least once at FP (possibly against Falkirk?). He did come as a player-manager, remember.
Motherwell V Celtic 22/4/12 Discussion
in Club Chat
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Question: How many of the great unwashed are liable to turn up? This is a completely meaningless game for them, after all. "Your season's over.....why don't you stay home?"