well_said Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 25 minutes ago, dennyc said: It should be noted that the ban Celtic imposed on the GB was only lifted after their embarrassing but financially rewarding European appearances ended for the season. The only reason they were banned in the first place was to placate Uefa who were very close to closing areas of Celtic Park, with the next stage being a complete European ban. Either of those sanctions would have cost them millions. Our authorities on the other hand will always turn a blind eye. All the shite Celtic spread around regards incidents at Fir Park, Easter Road etc forcing them to act for the good of football was just a smokescreen. Remember Rodgers saw fit to defend the youngster at Livi (?) who the stewards collared when he ran onto the park, the week before a swarm of them did much worse at Fir Park, even getting in the faces of our players. Toxic. We really should just ban them from Fir Park. Financial hit or not. I know that's not going to happen given our finances but it would at least highlight the issue and maybe force the media to have a serious debate. Celtic control the media , and the sfa and SPFL. And have done for years . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistandshout1983 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 About time the Green Brigade were banned from all the grounds , Celtic of course let them back in and nothing has changed Must have been at the very least the 3rd time this has happened in a home game with Celtic , probably more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretzel Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, twistandshout1983 said: About time the Green Brigade were banned from all the grounds , Celtic of course let them back in and nothing has changed Must have been at the very least the 3rd time this has happened in a home game with Celtic , probably more Deffo more, it was in December 2013 when they had done the worst damage and it lay like that for months. I don't think a fixture goes by against them now where they don't cause some sort of costly damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 14 minutes ago, pretzel said: Deffo more, it was in December 2013 when they had done the worst damage and it lay like that for months. I don't think a fixture goes by against them now where they don't cause some sort of costly damage. And less than two years after that we had the ‘Well Bois’ doing a joint protest with them at Fir Park over heavy handed policing. Talk about ‘useful idiots’. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted February 26 Author Report Share Posted February 26 Our media team produced this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benson Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Wee Davor has grown in to his role,seems to have a feel for the club, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 4 minutes ago, Benson said: Wee Davor has grown in to his role,seems to have a feel for the club, Really like him, does all the ugly work that doesn't get noticed but got a great attitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Paton out for a ‘significant period of time’ with a serious ankle injury. Get this season in the fucking bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodo Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 3 minutes ago, MJC said: Paton out for a ‘significant period of time’ with a serious ankle injury. Get this season in the fucking bin. He won’t be missed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clackscat Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 27 minutes ago, Yodo said: He won’t be missed Yes he will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 38 minutes ago, Yodo said: He won’t be missed You must know exactly how he feels then. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 50 minutes ago, MJC said: Paton out for a ‘significant period of time’ with a serious ankle injury. Get this season in the fucking bin. What the fuck are we doing to the players during training and feeding them before games?! The amount of injuries we have experienced is ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, MJC said: Paton out for a ‘significant period of time’ with a serious ankle injury. Get this season in the fucking bin. I did post yesterday that he was on crutches so this simply confirms what we already know. Not good news. What are we doing in training? He was missed yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 6 hours ago, wellfan said: What the fuck are we doing to the players during training and feeding them before games?! The amount of injuries we have experienced is ridiculous. I've said this elsewhere. Someone posted on Facebook that this was covered at the AGM and it does seem to be bad luck. Apparently Slattery caught his studs in the grass. And I'm speaking as someone who isn't a footballer obviously but I had a grade two calf tear five years ago at a bootcamp. I was asked to do a certain exercise. We all were. I tore my calf. No one else did. I ended up on crutches for three months Injuries can be random. It doesn't always have to be about nutrition or training methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 5 hours ago, wellgirl said: Injuries can be random. It doesn't always have to be about nutrition or training methods. I don't disagree with the random aspect. However, given the amount we've had, and the negative financial and performance implications of these, it may be worth bringing in a specialist to assess things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 13 hours ago, Yodo said: He won’t be missed Very harsh. Isn't a world beater but certainly not the worst player we have 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 20 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Very harsh. Isn't a world beater but certainly not the worst player we have Regardless of how good or bad anyone thinks Paton is. Not having him available even to freshen up the team say, around the 90 minute mark, hurts us and seriously reduces our options in midfield. Restricts us tactically too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 On 2/27/2024 at 7:07 AM, wellfan said: I don't disagree with the random aspect. However, given the amount we've had, and the negative financial and performance implications of these, it may be worth bringing in a specialist to assess things. We’re not alone re injuries The article on bbc re the amount of players impacted with modern game . I believe our issue is having too small a squad and playing too many games , players being on pitch when not 100% mix to that bad luck , signing players with history all adds to the picture https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68423241 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 2 hours ago, wellsince75 said: We’re not alone re injuries The article on bbc re the amount of players impacted with modern game . I believe our issue is having too small a squad and playing too many games , players being on pitch when not 100% mix to that bad luck , signing players with history all adds to the picture https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68423241 Yep. Add the plastic pitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 9 hours ago, wellfan said: Yep. Add the plastic pitches. There is no place for plastic pitches in top flight football, especially the cheap and nasty kind that Livingston and Kilmarnock have both of which are a disgrace. Action is needed by the SFA / SPFL there are criteria in place for the standard of stadiums etc for premiership teams so why can't they cover the playing surface as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 2 minutes ago, Spiderpig said: There is no place for plastic pitches in top flight football, especially the cheap and nasty kind that Livingston and Kilmarnock have both of which are a disgrace. Action is needed by the SFA / SPFL there are criteria in place for the standard of stadiums etc for premiership teams so why can't they cover the playing surface as well. We'll have to endure one more season of Killie's plastic carpet, as they plan to have it replaced with grass by the start of the 2025/26 season, and Livi will take their shite to the Championship for the 2024/25 season, where it should remain forever more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, wellfan said: We'll have to endure one more season of Killie's plastic carpet, as they plan to have it replaced with grass by the start of the 2025/26 season, and Livi will take their shite to the Championship for the 2024/25 season, where it should remain forever more. With Livi going, I assume that means a vote can be forced at 11-1 or even 12-0 in favour to rule them out of the Premiership forevermore if Killie are getting rid anyway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Spiderpig said: There is no place for plastic pitches in top flight football, especially the cheap and nasty kind that Livingston and Kilmarnock have both of which are a disgrace. Action is needed by the SFA / SPFL there are criteria in place for the standard of stadiums etc for premiership teams so why can't they cover the playing surface as well. Totally agree. Their pitches are terrible. I have played on Airdrie and Clyde's old pitch at Broadwood and both surfaces miles better than Killie and especially Livi. Both obviously went for cheap option. I understand why lower league teams need it as it's a way of generating income but shouldn't be in place in top division. Mind you this is same league that insisted on 10,000 seater stadia back in the day hence all the clubs spending a fortune upgrading stadia when never going to fill it to capacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennyc Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Raith Rovers are in with a decent shout of automatic promotion and they have an artficial playing surface. Airdrie are pushing for a play off spot as well. So the opportunity to switch to an all grass Premiership might be further away than we hope. At worst we could have two new non grass pitches to cope with next season. I'll add Kelty Hearts surface to those that are streets ahead of Livi. Killie and Accies. If we cannot go to all playing on grass, then there should be standards that must be enforced regards the quality of artificial playing surfaces. And Livi and Killie are well below that standard. But we all know the Authorities will not get involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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