Onthefringes

Surely you jest?

Sciatica problems for the kid didn't help, thus missing a large chunk of the season...

Upon invitation, Portland Timbers on the other side of the pond was enquired about... Europa League commitments would have had a bearing on that anyways, as would any fixture at home giving the pitch more recovery time. (Remedial works were undertaken earlier due Women's International fixtures)

You're making that up, no really, you are.

Ladies & Gentlemen... WE HAVE CAUGHT A WHOPPER!!! Are you on the plant food? Never one to get dewey eyed, but, that pikey bastard couldn't lace 'our' James' boots! And I don't think I'll be in the minority thinking that.

Wouldn't be a supporter of that...

Concerns duly noted, whilst it would be great to have some more financial clout, I'm comfortable with how our club performs on and off the pitch. On a more serious note, why don't the club just announce where we are heading for the pre-season shindig before we get down to business on July 17th?

He was on trial fairly recently and his brother put in an appearance at Dalziel Park to see him in a bounce match. Meeting friends and ex-colleagues, looking like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders - one description was 'he looked like a broken man' then the story surfaced of his own fans telling him he was shit. Anyways, first in the door, if he's half as good as his brother we're onto something.

That's it in a nutshell... Still...

No and thank goodness or I'd have crashed the car!

Literally Movin' on up, what a way to finish! Kudos to you my friends, if it wasn't for the atmosphere created by our lot I'd have sacked Scottish footy by now...

Calm yourself, dribbling all over that scruffy beard of yours there... or has Lee Erwin?

And what's with the for Erwin?

He was there in spirit, believe me...

Can't disagree with that, but, feel the Scotland coaching role is of benefit to us in more ways than one. Gordon Strachan fulsome in his praise at the weekend is testament to that. His son on the playing staff, settled family life... Must also be considered.

The link was Kenny Moyes brother of David the then manager, pastures new.

Bit of a contradiction there no? Among the easiest to get to are any French, German or Austrian team! And a lot easier than that 9 hour bus haul to the arsehole of Wales... Llanelli. Don't even think they exist any more at any rate?

Kind of epitomises most things for me yesterday Add in the group of mates old and new and the wee fella who I travelled with (I'm sure the Lesmahagow lads would join us again) and awaydays don't get much better. Like my old man said when I finally spoke to him last night "one of those games where you just had to be there". Bit surreal, as we travelled the A90, sensed we were onto something as personal needs breaks were met with sounding horns as we passed or were passed by most vehicles waving claret and amber. Earliest I've been in a match in a long, long time and the site of our away support was something to behold. That and the backing pre/during/post match will live long.

Spat my porridge out at that

Requires to be hastily arranged, but, I'd open the gates up again and have the team roared over the line. An end of season party similar to last season from the Bois faithful and the players joining in? Fire it up!

Let's see how stringent their... Ahem... Medicals are... Ahem

From somebody else's research... At the moment (and this can all change considering teams - including Scotland - have not yet been confirmed). Presuming whoever is in Qualifying round one wins their tie, meaning all three Scottish teams are in qualifying round 2, then... Motherwell will be ranked 22nd, and are therefore in the top 40 and SEEDED Dundee United would be 34th, and seeded. St Johnstone would be 50th, and unseeded. Aberdeen would be 55th, so unseeded too. Aberdeen are currently ranked 289th in Europe - That'll be the most famous 289th team in Europe, though, according to the deluded. It's worked out on the likely 80 teams in qualifying round 2, which is based on teams currently occupying the qualifying spots in their respective countires, and the likely winners of the qualifying round 1 ties.A lot of football still to be played yet. The domestic cup finals are a big one, as obviously the Scottish Cup could see a seeded team in United not qualifying, and instead an unseeded St Johnstone. That would be a boost to another country who would move up a place, and likewise a few "upsets" in other cup finals could be a big boost to us, as the list below is only showing the favourites to win each domestic cup. Listed in order from 1-81 (should be 1-80 but obviously added both United and St Johnstone). PSV Eindhoven Anderlecht Spartak Hapoel Tel Aviv Austria Wien Lech Slovan Liberec Partizan Dinamo Bucureşti Esbjerg fB Sturm Rosenborg Elfsborg Omonia Hajduk Split Molde Luzern ZSKA Sofia Rijeka Asteras Tromsö Motherwell Zorya Lugansk Videoton Mladá Boleslav Eskisehirspor AIK Stockholm Litex Neftchi Ekranas Petrolul Vojvodina Dinamo Minsk Dundee United Zestafoni Hafnarfjördur Ruch Chorzow Göteborg Sarajevo Zeljeznicar ---------------------------------- Shakhter Karagandy Hapoel Beer Sheva Shakhtyor Soligorsk Spartak Trnava Dacia Düdelingen Differdingen Split Győri ETO St Johnstone Linfield Valletta FK Baku Inter Baku Pyunik Aberdeen Siroki Brijeg Botev Liepajas Metalurgs Honka Zawisza Sligo Rovers Neman Grodno Budućnost Kosice Vaduz Luka Koper Brommapojkarna Trencin Gorica Myllykosken Pallo Haugesund Nomme Kalju Cukaricki Újpest Daugava Daugavpils Jeunesse Esch Rudar Velenje Kukesi Metalurg Skopje RoPS

Hoping for similar scenes to that Ross County match. The epitomy of everything that was good about that season and a particular highlight for me.