stewarty

Watched the first half on STV and the second half on ITV4 and it was like night and day. I was getting hacked off at how shite McPherson's commentary is. He gets himself all in a lather about any mistakes made by Rangers and yet anything remotely good by the opposition he creams himself. Andy Townsend was good in the studio. They made a number of good observations during the game e.g. we potentially still have 1/4 of our season still to play.

Let the games begin...

If Strachan went defensive in a bid to not lose rather than win I think it might play directly into our hands. Walter exposed the tactical inflexibility of Strachan and his players but nullifying his Plan A, i.e. doubling up on McGeady to stop crosses into the box. Strachan then showed that his plan B was to lump high balls into Weir and Cuellar which is meat and drink given that we had Dailly in there protecting them. Strachan has to try something different I agree but his players dont appear to have the ability to play differently so what chance has Plan C got? Defensively they are shaky with Caldwell and McManus hardly inspiring confidence. In the midfield they dont have any leadership and, although Hartley appears to be in good form in the holding role, they have very few options unless you count Donati and Sno. Up front - Mcdonald appears to have lost his edge, Jim Vinegar of Castlemilk is a donkey, Samaras has done OK I guess. He's scored a couple of decent goals but the majority of them appear to come from cross balls which brings us back to Strachan's Plan A. If you stop McGeady from playing dangerous balls into the box then they lack a cutting edge. Nakamura is a passenger unless there's a free kick to be taken and taking all of this into account, it's easy to see why our East End friends are getting their knickers into an almighty twist at the moment.

I wouldn't know because I hardly ever read them :fish:

The Yanks have a love-hate relationship with Monty so it's no real surprise although I think he has a valid point in what he says however much it appears to be sour grapes.

Agreed. They never really seem to say much when you read them.

I fancy three nil. JCD, Fergie & Novo Optimistic Loyal RSC

Theres no doubting his ability though. And his goals return this season has been phenomenal for a winger.

I enjoyed reading that. It's not often you'll hear players come out and say something like that so openly. Kevin Thomson will be public enemy # 1 for the Green and Greys from now on...

I dont believe it will happen either. There's more chance of Kenny Misser arriving at Ibrox to be honest. Saying that, Brown and Riordon are both players I admired when playing for Hibs so if either ended up at Ibrox it would be fine by me.

Radio Clyde are saying Glasgow Airport is to be renamed John Smeaton Airport. Anyone spotted any good ones in the papers?

Are you suicidal? Depressed? Down in the dumps? Then call 0800 10 10 10. That's 0800 won nothing, won nothing, won nothing!

It's the same for Scottydog Brown. He's got a three game ban but it doesn't kick in for about 2/3 weeks after he gets the booking. It's a bizarre system that's in place, it's the same when players can appeal against a ban and therefore get to play in a game they otherwise would be banned, because the SFA/SPL (or whoever it is) cant convene a disciplinary panel in time to make a decision.

Cheers Gribz.

I'll take it Alan.

I was going to reply with something about Ladyboys but I guess thats a sensitive subject since a different one rams/rims you every night

Agreed. Cuellar has probably played more game this season than he has in his previous two yet has taken it all in his stride. I cant think of him making too many mistakes and I guess the only thing you could ask from him is maybe one or two more goals from set pieces. Even then, it's hard to criticise a man who has been in such strong consistent form.

We wont need him. Celtic didn't offer much that had me in a sweat. Walter has the Indian sign over Chesney too

Just watched that clip again and I have to agree. He clips his own leg, stumbles and then is off balance. Also, Brown doesn't go down or appeal for the penalty so it's a non-issue. Couldn't believe how much time was devoted to it by Setanta and as an aside, can I just say how much Ian Crocker and Scott Booth are grating on me. A more painful combination to listen to you will not find.

Stick me down for one at the end of the month once we know what the fixtures are. Apologies again for missing the Hibs one the other week.

He did indeed. I still think he is the most ignorant out of that list though.

Agreed, but I would throw in a few expletives and some leprechuan and tattie munching references as well!! As I said, the ref made the correct decision. This is the type of simulation that the SFA intend to crack down on from next season so I hope Thommo doesn't make a habit of it.

Arsene for me. His comments on Saturday after Diaby got his marching orders were interesting. Despite saying the red card was deserved he stated that there wasn't any intent on the part of his player. Compare and contrast with his comments on Taylor of Birmingham after the Eduardo incident...

I thought it was a clear pen at first look. After the replay I think Stuart Dougal got it spot on.

Same old timothy - reverting to type when the going gets tough. Their players personified this with the number of tackles they were flying into at the end of the game. Also, that was the 14th Yellow Card that Broonaldo hasn't deserved this season..... NOT!!!