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Depends, can I confirm your age first please.

And yet neither look capable of scoring in the proverbial barrel of fannies. SOD's job is to defend and, for the most part, of the three games he did that pretty well. The criticism he is receiving is miles over the top. I do agree that Steve Clark could have made better choices on a few occasions during the three games, a back three in the first game when Tierney was injured or having that pudding McKenna come on v Croatia for example, backing SOD was not one of them (IMHO).

Just about far enough away from Motherwell as far as I'm concerned,

With a baseball bat preferably.

Very true, and I wasn't really comparing keepers ability, just mentioning my favourites. I will say though, the Rennie held his place in the team with a couple of different managers despite being part time when the rest of the squad were full time, and McRae played outfield as well as in goals, so I suspect, with absolutely no evidence to support my arguement, that McRae would have been a very good "modern" goalie as he would be comfortable with the ball at his feet. Your arguement about the lighter ball is valid, but the reverse is also true, could today's goaly cope with the physicality of sixties / seventies football when the keeper was fair game for the opposition forwards to barge, blooter or generally abuse. Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be.

Ah, Stuart Rennie, what a keeper he was, plus he had a beard that would put today's fashionistas to shame. I'd add Keith McRae to your list but you might not be as old as me.

The no. 6 tried to slaughter him at the first goal in the clip, if that had connected he would have landed in the town centre.

Ach, we all do it, some of us thought Mark Fitzpatrick was a footballer after the semi final at Easter road

Or a draw and United win by 3 goals or fewer.

We can't finish worse than eighth now, not bad for the worst team in the history of football.

3-3 now

There's a teeny bit of me that would like Accies to beat Ross County and Kille to draw with St. Mirren which would leave all of them with the same points going into Sunday. But my sensible head wants RC and Killie to win so that Accies are gone. (and we would have a good chance of 7th)

The stand roof was featured quite a lot on TV when Karl Ready played with us

I don't think that's right, a win for us puts us on 47pts and a draw for them gives them 44, they have a better GD so a loss for us and a win for them in the last round puts them 7th.

And this site shows that fans know almost nothing about football (allegedly)

Given the abuse that Townsley got from his own fans, I had no problem with his reaction that day, badge kissing I just think is naff. Ultimately, I don't really care how ex-players celebrate, I'd just rather they didn't get the chance against us.

You're right I think, Netzer was McIlwraith. Both had long blond hair, as did Ian Taylor, I knew my memory was rotten.

Me, great player. I think he scored a couple of beauties in the 6-3 win at Dens in the mid-70s, although my memory is a bit flaky.

I agree, but sticking with a winning team is not an unreasonable approach. He could have changed the team for Livvy and won, stuck with that team today and who knows what would have happened, hence the "Auntie had baws" comment ( which you left out of the quote) The bottom line for me though is, I think we will be safe, and GA will learn more from days like today than an easy game with a team which may, largely, be playing somewhere else next season.

And he made the same decision before the Livingstone game which "backfired" into a three - one win. He could have picked DG for that one, we lose, and drop him for Kilmarnock, we lose that one and we really would be in the mire. Or to put it another way, if yer Auntie had baws.................

My opinion, for what it's worth, is whoever finishes bottom will have fewer than 35 points and second bottom will have fewer than 38, so one more win should see us safe. I still won't breathe easily till it's an arithmetic certainly though.

Each to their own I suppose. Wilson Humphries was the only English Teacher I had that could get me interested in the subject, no other one could hold my attention. We'll except Marjory Nimmo but that had nothing to do with English.

Were you in my class at Dalziel? Roger Hynd was a psycho, Wilson Humphries was a brilliant teacher and Sheila was rubbish at giving the belt. Much better looking than her dad though.

I will be renewing, but although I could have watched every home game, I've rarely bothered because I hate watching on a screen, It's just not the same as talking sh1!e with those around me. My choice, so if I loose out on "live" games then so be it, admittedly, I'm in a more fortunate place than some though.

Very sad to hear, like a few on here, he was before my time (just) but I fondly remember the team he built and how annoyed I was when he left after one year. I know the fee from Liverpool built the P O'D stand, but I'm sure he once claimed that if the Motherwell board had shown some ambition and not cashed in on him and a few others (different days children, the club had you until they allowed you to go, none of this Bosman stuff), then Motherwell would have been the Scottish team of the 60's and not Celtic.