craig

Barca just pumped Pool 3-0, yet strangely Pool we’re probably marginally the better team. The difference ? No prizes for guessing. Messi with a worldy free kick to get the 3rd. Salah hit the post when easier to score which may have changed things.

You mean aside from calling him an imposter ?

Utter nonsense about Kent gisabeer. Middleton is playing against 18 year olds tonight whilst Kent is playing against seasoned pros. As Frankie says, he’s such an imposter he scored against Celtic AND set one up for us against them in an earlier game - and has torn their fullback a new one continually in the Ibrox game and also in the 2nd half of the last Parkhead game.

Defoe's form suggests that we wouldn't miss Morelos quite as much as we would have a few weeks ago. Morelos' indiscipline has certainly lost us points and I would suspect that SG and Co are thinking about both his indiscipline and his market value. Someone like Andre Gray could, possibly, give us a similar goal return without the discipline issues.

Personally, I don't think Morelos will start another game for the club, unless Defoe gets injured before season's end.

Has to be done within our financial constraints. Too much of a risk to do otherwise. Transfer fees in to cover transfer fees out - needs to be a balanced set of books for the foreseeable. But I am sure they will do what they can, realistically, to support SG. Our performances of late have shown improvement (coincidence or not that it has also occurred with Morelos suspended ??) and we will comfortably obtain second. Indeed, but for some poor officiating and poor decisions we would be looking at 55 already. Even just the 2 OF games at Parkhead (foul on Ryan Jack and Tav howler) would see us just still fighting for the title. I think the Board recognize the improvements SG and his backroom staff have brought on relatively shoe-string budget and now firmly believe in him.

But Messi just signed a new contract at Barca did he not ?

I simply don't have the time to listen to the pod, much as though I would like to. Amortisation has no bearing on cash, so not sure how that would help the funding of any deal. Just as well I am an accountant then

How would we afford him ?

Did we win or lose ?

4 of our youth players also played in a closed doors game with the first team on Monday night against Liverpool (was primarily for players who haven’t had much game time recently). The players were Josh McPake, Dapo Mebude, Danny Finlayson and Kai Kennedy. And I’ve been reliably informed that “they all did great”.

The increase in their average home attendance in the last couple of seasons can be almost entirely attributed to Rangers return to the top league - something they are now restricting. Statistics can be used to prove anything but the Killie average attendances over the last 10 years had been no better than static - indeed, the numbers have dwindled since 1993/94 season which, presumably, was when they returned to the top flight. Their average home attendances can be found here : http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/club_records_league_attendance.php If they take us from 8k to 4K tickets then their numbers this season would be down 8k which, up to this point, would be a reduction of about 500 (8,000 dicvided by 16 home games) meaning their average attendance would be about 6,000 which is no better than season 2010/11. As someone from Ayrshire who lived in Killie, and whose best friend was the Killie SLO for a number of years but now rarely bothers to attend I can say that their crowds are, and have been, shite since at least the early 80’s when I moved there. Bowie can be as ambitious as he wants and, as you rightly say, it is his financial risk to take..... but I have significant doubts that this risk is one that will pay off with rewards.

That climb up the stairs is brutal

Yep, wife is in CD4 and it was £587 this season

johnnyk from Gersnet (I think it is johnny anyway) previously stated that he is/was neighbors with Hastie and his parents and said that the family are diehard Tims but not the type who are the lunatic fringe but more stable (didn’t know there were any of those...). He also said, I think, that Celtic tried to get Hastie on the cheap and thought the family would jump at the chance just because they’re Celtic fans. The family decided on Motherwell as he had a better chance of breaking through.

Yeah that’s already started as Barca have tied up de Jong and rumours are de Ligt is next.

Renewed for wife and kid earlier today. We need an additional tier on Govan for all these waitlist folks

Aye, crack on Stevie - it will be pleasant light reading in a quiet summer for football

I wouldn’t disagree mate. Was just giving a reason how the semantics could be used to argue he wasn’t being called a legend

Cant speak for the latter part but the former does say "some" which could be taken as being that not all in attendance are considered as one of the best ever to have played for the club.

What’s a US lawyer going to do better than a UK lawyer ? It isn’t the lawyer that determines damages, it is the judge. US lawyers would be useless unless they know the UK legal system. Damages in the UK would be a fraction of what they have been, or would be, in the US. US damages are bonkers in their quantum.

We did the tour with Tiny. Her family have worked for the club in some form or fashion for 100 years I believe

To be fair it SHOULD blow the Emirates away. Emirates opened in 2006 so there has been 13 years of technological advancement as well as 13 years of EPL money to assist them. The London Stadium is an awful stadium for football - way too far away from the football due to the track. Was speaking to a West Ham ST holder the other night and he hates it.

No it wasn’t. Davis deal was 6 months and he’s out of contract at southampton at end of season. It was Defoe’s deal that was 18 months.

It would NEVER have got rescinded, and neither should it. Morelos deserves red, not sure why anyone would disagree with that. You don’t need contact to obtain a red card, and other incidents wont be used as a defense either. would be a waste of £1,000 appeal fee