PudgieTheSheep
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Aug 20, 2013 17:19:22 GMT -5
You were all over them like a rash! Should have been two or three for you guys. Anyway, it was a good game and the signs are looking positive for you! Edit: Love the new thread title! #OTIG # COYR Was hoping Aberdeen would sneak a point, but Celtic were quite confident. Sell-out too? Would love a side to push Celtic a little. Some nice competition for second anyway! They weren't too confident. A penalty and a wicked deflection were the only goals that they scored. In all honesty it should have finished 1-0. We put up a good fight and I wouldn't say they deserved another. Thems the breaks though when you're playing a side that pays 7 TIMES what we pay. An interesting tidbit is that motherwell's wage bill goes into celtics almost 9 times!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2013 13:42:09 GMT -5
great result Saturday IMO......and shiite result last night.
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Post by Hammersmith Hardman on Aug 21, 2013 13:47:22 GMT -5
WRONG THREAD
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2013 13:48:42 GMT -5
yeah hilarious man,your a comedic genius..change the title back.
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Post by Scott! on Aug 21, 2013 13:57:03 GMT -5
great result Saturday IMO......and shiite result last night. Celtic should hopefully hammer them at home, would be crap if the got put out this close to the groups. Motherwell for us on Saturday, not expecting much so anything apart from a defeat will be welcomed. Gutted at these premier league prices, £22 to get in. Didn't pay more than £14 last season at every ground.
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Aug 22, 2013 5:19:22 GMT -5
great result Saturday IMO......and shiite result last night.[/quote ]Celtic should hopefully hammer them at home, would be crap if the got put out this close to the groups. Motherwell for us on Saturday, not expecting much so anything apart from a defeat will be welcomed. Gutted at these premier league prices, £22 to get in. Didn't pay more than £14 last season at every ground. Nope! Them getting £20 Million really doesn't help the SPFL Prem. If they have to sell Forster to keep the bank happy then that is a big plus for every team.
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Post by Scott! on Aug 22, 2013 10:07:52 GMT -5
Nope! Them getting £20 Million really doesn't help the SPFL Prem. If they have to sell Forster to keep the bank happy then that is a big plus for every team. I know what your saying, and to some extent I agree. But it can't harm the image of Scottish football to have a team in the champions league. Lets face it, we're never gonna be one of the best leagues in the world. Having someone represent us and saying come watch us won't hurt. Celtic already have an advantage over every team due to the size of their cheque book, so lets just hope the sign shite.
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Aug 22, 2013 11:05:34 GMT -5
Nope! Them getting £20 Million really doesn't help the SPFL Prem. If they have to sell Forster to keep the bank happy then that is a big plus for every team. I know what your saying, and to some extent I agree. But it can't harm the image of Scottish football to have a team in the champions league. Lets face it, we're never gonna be one of the best leagues in the world. Having someone represent us and saying come watch us won't hurt. Celtic already have an advantage over every team due to the size of their cheque book, so lets just hope the sign crape. I don't really think their exploits in Europe help. People see it as Celtic being far superior to anyone else which makes the league look really weak, which is pretty much contrary to the truth. Some of the best games I've been to have been against "lesser" opposition. The league is worth watching if Celtic get weaker. The prize money has heavily, and I mean VERY heavily favoured the top 2 in the Scottish game since the SPL was set up and it's no surprise that it has only ever been won by 2 clubs. We need to get a more level playing field and cut the difference. Fair enough if they were paying maybe 2 or 3 times their competitors, but to have Celtic paying nearly 9 times what Motherwell (2nd place last season, and thus Celtic's "competition") is ridiculous! No other league in the world would have that kind of split. I don't even think the split between Man City and some of the bottom clubs in England would be that bad.
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Post by Scott! on Aug 24, 2013 14:04:06 GMT -5
Poor performance today, especially in the first half. Improved in the second half, but lacked it in front of goal.
Need a good performance at st Mirren next week to get us up the table. Cowdenbeath on Tuesday, lets look forward to that I guess.
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Post by AV1 on Aug 24, 2013 15:09:02 GMT -5
ing fuming. 3-0 up against Dunfermline and then 4-2 and ed it up and lost 5-4. Only positive I can take it is I won a half time penalty shootout.
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Post by RCW on Aug 25, 2013 6:30:54 GMT -5
Personally think, we are needing a Scottish side do well in Europe. It'll take Rangers a good five years before getting close. Any other side barring Celtic stand no chance at all. St Johnstone were unlucky against Minsk, we all saw what happened to Hibs. I see Celtic winning 3/4-0 at home. If they can get a top 3 in the CL and have an alright run in the Europa League it would be alright. Also means other sides can have a decent shot against Celtic due to them playing mid week games . Sportscene should be alright tonight, fair amount of goals! Was hoping Inverness could've held their lead against Celtic. Dundee United were solid and Patrick Thistle seem to play alright football from what I've seen of them so far this season!
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Post by Scott! on Aug 28, 2013 7:35:18 GMT -5
Crap game, even worse crowd last night. 40 Cowdenbeath fans, no joke. We could count them from the north stand. Scraped through after extra time, if foxy hadn't saved that penalty during the 90 then we'd be out.
Lot of upsets last night, Stranraer putting ross county out is a shocker.
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Post by Scott! on Aug 29, 2013 5:50:53 GMT -5
Dundee united away in the league cup, yes sir I'll take that!
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Aug 29, 2013 7:07:50 GMT -5
Falkirk away. Always a great trip!
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Post by Scott! on Aug 31, 2013 12:27:00 GMT -5
What a performance today, thoroughly deserved but we left it late. Brilliant stuff, up to 3rd!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2013 13:42:11 GMT -5
thought we were bound for a draw today but good ol Stokes looked after us.
still....it wouldnt inspire me with confidence.as others have correctly pointed out Lennon has not replaced what we lost.....and he needed to.we are looking at serious kickings in the group stage of the CL.
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Post by Scott! on Sept 2, 2013 12:25:00 GMT -5
Inverness away bumped back to a Sunday with 12.45 kick off, brilliant. 3 o'clock was fine, but money talks (thanks sky for the dosh).
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Post by RCW on Sept 4, 2013 14:34:53 GMT -5
Inverness away bumped back to a Sunday with 12.45 kick off, brilliant. 3 o'clock was fine, but money talks (thanks sky for the dosh). Partick Thistle don't half play some attractive football!
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Post by Scott! on Sept 4, 2013 15:14:06 GMT -5
Partick Thistle don't half play some attractive football! Thanks mate, McNamara should be credited with that. Before he came in we were basically a long ball team, he brought in players and adapted the style to a passing game no matter what. Even at 1-0 against Motherwell and st Mirren at the weekend, we don't stop trying to play football. Our goals come from moves in open play, that's something that Archie's made sure we still do. Here's hoping it continues because its nice o watch.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2013 9:07:26 GMT -5
Great result yesterday.......Stokes is doing very well indeed.
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