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Couldnt agree more with Hateley.

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Public holiday here tomorrow but I'll be into the post office on Monday morning sending my best wishes via airmail.

Yip. Before Levein was appointed I was saying this. Why dont we look south of the border? I dont think an english manager would be bad for Scotland in the same way a Scottish or British manager wouldnt be bad for england. I bet any England fan would have had Alex Ferguson or Martin O Neill after the world cup. Its not about the nationality its about knowing the players and leagues etc. Berti Vogts wasnt a bad coach, he won Euro 96 which proves he cant be bad, he just wasnt right for our country. Id have had no problem if we approached Terry Venebles, Glenn Hoddle or Kevin Keegan to name a few. As for Scots, id have been going for a set up of 2 from Joe Jordan, Dalglish, George Graham, Gary McAllister, Souness, Strachan way ahead of Levein.

Fletcher and Brown havent performed since 1) they moved from a right mid position to the centre and 2) Since Barry Ferguson hasnt been in the team. I wonder how many "fans" would take Barry back in that team now....he is missed IMO. I was a slight critic of Ferguson for Rangers at times as he wanted to do everything, but for me he was always better for Scotland than Rangers as he just seemed to get on with his game more easily for Scotland.

Levein was never the right man for me, he is limited to a 3rd place in the SPL level. Those who run the game are clueless fatcats and Ive no idea what they do on a day to day basis. The state of Scottish football is a mess from those at the top, to the structure of the leagues to the media who attempt to write about the game. A draw last night wouldnt have been a bad thing, it might have kicked a few butts. Yet you have Levein smiling like a cheshire cat at full time and then he had the nerve to say he was happy with the players. No idea what Henry McLeish's attempt on a report on the game was all about.

Every player needs around 5 or 6 games to get to their full sharpness, friendlies and training in pre season is always said as not being the same as actual games. Fitness wise I can see Cotter's point. But he also should be given time to adjust to the SPL and his new team mates. Some players can fit in straight away but some need time to adjust.

He is a decent poster and a good bookie although could be a bit more generous with his tips. But the other Beattie needs a few more games to be judged on full fitness. But I wonder how much more fitness he needs as he looks well off the pace at the moment.

Shocking news. Easily the best Ranger to pull on the blue jersey IMO, Im sure he will pull through this. There's only one Brian Laudrup................

Somebody above likes Levein. A 2-1 win against Liechtenstein is a shocking result and everyone should be embarressed it took 5 mins of injury time.

We should go all out attacking and go for a 5-0. As Ian says 2-0 is probably likely. Not sure if this game will be a sell out, if not this is the type of game that should be played at Easter Road or Tynecastle to get a full house of around 20,000 and a good atmosphere - that would always help the team.

Paul Mitchell is the most dour, depressing commentator ever. Any game Ive listened to with him makes me want to turn it off. Must admit I quite liked Old Archie McPherson plus Jock Brown wasnt bad.

I like it. I think it will look better when seeing the real thing or being worn.

I'll be amazed if we qualify. I suppose Levein gets his chance but he still wasnt the right man IMO. The Czech's will beat Lithuania on Tuesday and we should beat Liechtenstein but they will already have a game in hand. As Juff says we will have to beat the Czech's twice or take 4 points off them.

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Did they not sign or try to sign a defender called Fanni at one point?? Naylor_____Schiet_____Balde______Fanni___ :robbo:

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Yes I'll also reserve judgement until I see him play but I dont even know what position he plays. I cant see Giggs and Nani worrying too much about coming up against him in the Champions League.

I need a few cans of Fosters to think he will be a good player.

Ricky Foster!!! Thats the worst signing since Gary Bollan. Scott Severin went to Dundee Utd, he would have been a better squad player as centre midfield cover.

Poor transfer window and iim glad its over so all the nonsense rumours go to bed. Hleb is probably the signing of the day, thats exactly what Birmingham need. Did the bloke Gyan score that peach against USA? Still, risky for Sunderland to spend that amount. Cant believe Arsene Wenger didnt get a keeper. He should have went for Given. Schwarzer would have been an improvement but Given would have gave Arsenal 10 points a season. Almunia is worth -8 points a season. Van Der Vaart to spurs will be a good signing for them if it goes through.

If you were talking about Queen of the South, Cowdenbeath and Ross Country then id agree but I wouldnt say it would be 2 poorer teams if it was the likes of Dunfermline, Dundee, Falkirk, Raith and Partick as they were previous SPL regulars and there is nothing between them and the likes of St Mirren, St johnstone and Hamilton. Having these teams being down a division is what keeps them from getting better as they will be playing a higher standard in the SPL rather than Div 1 and have higher crowds so revenue increases.

A way around that and still expanding the league is to have a 14 team league and play everyone twice (26 games) THEN do the split and play the teams in your half twice - both home and away (12 games). That keeps the current 38 games per season yet removes the nonsense of playing some teams away 3 times and some at home once.

Yip not only that they could introduce a 16 or 18 team SPL and play each other twice. It would then free up a few more weekends for 1) the winter break and 2) playing the semi finals and final of this cup on weekends. What it takes to have common sense!!!

Is Barazite a done deal Frankie???