Kmcalpin

In terms of planned ins and outs Mark McGhee has said that he wants to bring in a midfielder and central defender plus replace any players who leave. I assume that would include Bob Malcolm.

The problem is that we will have been affected more than most. The payments that are due are "top ups". In the top six, all clubs have been paid on the basis of finishing 6th - so Hibs will not have bene affected at all, whilst Rangers have been affected most. In the bottom six, ICT will not have been affected, whilst we've been affected most. This is not just about Setanta going bust but how the SPL distributes the cash. Would it not have been better to dish out the monies on a proportional basis - i.e every club loses the same amount pro rata? That said, I'd expect Hamilton and Killie to suffer pretty badly, given their debts.

Spot on Sir. That is the crux of the problem. Increasing numbers of footy fans only want to watch the best. Who wants to watch a team that doesn't turn it on every week? Who wants to watch their team go through a season trophyless? Nothing whatsoever wrong in that I guess. However its simply not sustainable. Taken to its logical conclusion we'll end up with a European super league of perhaps 14 teams playing each other 4 times a season with the quality of football declining as small feeder clubs like Ajax, PSG, Bayern Munich and Aston Villa go to the wall.

Today's Rancid story is simply a rehash of the Press & Journal story of a few days ago, as I posted before. According to the P & J Mark McGhee is now on holiday. I know no more than the next fan but it appears to me that a lot of the business is done through the "interested club" and the managers' agent. Matters will be at an advanced stage before official contact is made with the manager's current club.

Good idea Leeann. I may have a few bits and pieces that I could contribute to a deserving home. What better place than the home of MFC.

Remember that if we played at NDP we'd be effectively handing one of our SPL rivals a 5 figure sum to boost their war chest.

The best - beating Dundee 6-3 at Dens Park in the 70s. Last season's 4-0 drubbing of Dundee United is one of the better ones. The worst? Last season's 1-0 defeat to Falkirk at their place last November must rank as one of the worst. Probably too many horrific performances to recall!

According to today's Press and Journal, Aberdeen is losing patience with Mark McGhee's dithering. According to them he is holding off to wait on Celtic's call (if that ever comes). The Dons aren't prepared to wait on him forever. It is the P & J after all so treat the report with caution.

A great new top but I would've liked claret / white shorts or claret socks. Too much amber overall.

Very true Jim and quite frankly Mr Broadfoot and his journalistic colleagues must accept a large part of the blame rather than meekly decrying Scots football. They are a significant cause of the rot. We pick up so called Scots newspapers, watch Scots TV or listen to pseudo Scots radio and what do we get? News about the English Premiership. This only serves to disenchant our own fans north of the border. Give our own game a break for goodness sake! A very pertinent quote from Jim Duffy "Part of the problem is an unrealistic level of expectation. We see football from all parts of Europe on television daily and fans are expecting their team to win - and do it in style. They want the technical ability and flair they see from Spain's La Liga and the top end of the English Premiership. Thats just not possible. There isn't the money for Scottish clubs to attract top drawer players. It seems fashion is over-riding common sense." Maybe just maybe if Mr Broadfoot and his ilk promoted Scots football more, more fans would go along and support their local side.

Thats great news indeed. The question is though...will we sell more season tickets in total or are fans just renewing earlier. Time will tell. I hope its the former. At worst though it will improve the club's cash flow.

Great updates on the Official site. I'm quite certain that if the work is not being done correctly, the SPL appointed inspector will say so. So far he's been very quiet.

Good luck to all concerned but I think you need to start twisting Flow's arm Angie (in the nicest possible way of course) to get him to set up a page for you on the Official site.

I don't know how many times I've had the same thought Brazilian but I still renew my season ticket and I daresay I'm too old and stupid to give up now! I complain when I go to Fir Park but I really can't see me doing anything else on a Saturday afternoon.

From the 60s Matt Thomson and from the 70s Stewart MacLaren.

Technical question here. How does any water get from the surrounding soil/medium into the actual drains? If there are holes/slots in the drains wouldn't the surrounding medium particles block the holes/slits?

Fair enough. Glad you've got sorted.

How do you mean its "flawed"? If its the inability to renew family tickets online there may be a good reason for that. Perhaps Leeann or Flow could explain.

I see - so they wouldn't approach MFC first for permission to speak to him?

Firstly, £1.5k per week is a decent wage for an SPL team outwith the current top 6. In other words, the Pars are continuing to pay some of their players decent SPL wages. Not sustainable in their position. Its highly unlikely that the usual suspects (Killie, St Mirren, Hamilton, Falkirk, St Johnstone, Dundee etc) won't know about this level of player. If one club knows about an available player you can rest assured the rest will as well. I would think it'll be unlikely that we'll sign anyone in the summer that the others aren't aware of. There are exceptions of course. Players like Scott MacDonald, Richie Foran, although unknown to you or I before coming to us were well known to the other clubs. These days agents will send out blanket mailshots to virtually every similar club in Britain, or perhaps further afield. Teams as diverse as Crewe, Grimsby, Wrexham and Dundee will know far more about our own under 19s than Well fans will.

St Johnstone was looking at Gallacher but the Pars are looking for a significant fee for him and he's on substantial wages. Given that they've discontinued their interest. If Dunfermline want to trim their outgoings they're going the wrong way about it.

The Courier - Dundee / Dundee United The Scotsman - Hearts / Hibs The P & J - Aberdeen The above newspapers are the last places that I look for unbiased reports concerning these teams. Whilst they do have inside contacts no doubt, they have a habit of telling their readers just what they want to hear. Take any of their reports with a pinch of salt.

Yes and no. Yes, he was at Hibs but no - he was sent off for a VICIOUS tackle on Jim Paterson (no rashness about it despite what Murdo McLeod said).

Does anyone have a decent photo of the riot police in Nancy they could send me? If anyone can oblige please PM me. Thanks.

Hopefully someone will win it!