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To play a left footed player on the right wing you have to look at a few things. Can he cross a ball with his right foot. Has he a good shot? Pulling inside the defender and shooting on the left foot is a great weapon. Probably more but if you don't have any of these two skills then you are a man short.

Yes that was a really smart piece of business. Was that one of the decisions that earned Bain the Bonus?

The violin player was great as well.

Our fans sing the famines over. The famine is far from over and i am not talking about potato's.

Eck had his funds cut and lived on promises for two seasons. I doubt PLG was offered the money he was promised and took the blame for Murray's lack of finance. Probably took over Eck's promises. Well Walter has just thrown bad money after bad money and bought a team of centre-half's. Most of which are crap and play everywhere except at CH

I would rather have Roger Whittaker than Steven whittaker to be honest.

I am sure a good manager could get far more out of the players we have. Plus getting rid of some would maybe bring in others.

I wanted him sacked last season. in fact i didn't want him back in the first place. He cost us ten in a row but if he stays on we could see another ten in a row that we don't want to see.

I would go to the u 19's. The reserves get stuffed on a regular basis as well. Not strange since most are first team players.

He thinks he is. Dementia looks to be kicking in. Some would say Walter is an Auld timer and others would say he is an Alzheimer:brick:

Again you turn things round that i am wrong. If you would have put this argument up in the first place i would have agreed with you. My point is that Gazza, Maradonna(sp) Cruijf could beat nobody over thirty yards. Well maybe me you and Craig. But they could give a body swerve and accelerate over ten yards to leave opponents flat on there heels. They had a vision that no person travelling at speed could possibly have. Very few mid -mids are the fastest in the team.

means my aunt has big cohones". I'm not saying I'm right, I'm saying you didn't give my point a chance. Cal that is your strong point and not mine. If you want to prove me wrong then debate. Don't fly into an attacking mode.

Sarcasm saying i am right. but meaning you are right disappoints me cal. Maybe you just didn't post what you actually mean. The fact that i possibly missed every point you made may be, if i dare to say it, your fault and not mine. Hey Cal in your mind you are always right no matter what anyone says.

You can be skillful AND pacey, of course it's harder to have as much control over the ball at full pelt but then usually you don't need it. I would say you need 30 yards of pace, which means if you beat a defender you can steam clear of him and outpace the defenders who are not marking you. Therefore every time you get the ball, you can use your skill then pace with some skill to break through to a one on one with the keeper, and as long as you know how to finish, you will score a lot of goals. If you are skillful and don't have pace you can end up having to beat the same player 3 or 4 times while giving time to the other defenders to help and crowd you out. However I think intelligent, skillful players who don't have pace have more longevity at their highest level as they never RELY on pace. People like Wier last longer as pace is not part of their game, so when they lose some with age, it doesn't affect them so much. Players with loads of pace can get lazy with other parts of their game and use their pace all the time to beat players. Once they slow down a bit with age, they haven't developed other ways of playing that compensate. I think Lovenkrands is one of the latter players. I think that's also why he was rubbish on the wing. He had pace but not the skill to beat a player and he couldn't cross to save himself. He was better in the middle where he could play kick and rush and run onto long balls on the break - the latter made him better in Europe where we used counter attacks more often. Yes just stating the obvious if every player or person has all the attributes then they will be a world star. If i could sing i would possibly be a singer. Very few players have all the attributes and i will stick to my point that someone travelling at a sprinters speed loses insight, composure and often control of the ball. The really skilful players don't run 30 yards but have a 5- 10 yard speed explosion to pass players. Maradonna, Cruiff, Pele couldn't outrun defenders over 30 yards but that short explosion of speed saw them leave players in their wake.

Dick certainly wont come back as manager on the budget we have now. He is too much money orientated for that. He also has loyalty feelings as large as a 10 pence piece. funnily enough i do see him having the ego to own a football club and Rangers would be a reasonable option if he can get the money together.

If i had Gazza's skill and Lovenkrands pace i would be a world star. If If If!!!! The fact is speed normally detracts from skill and insight. anyone running at 22mph can't possibly be as skilful as somebody moving at walking pace. A pace explosion over a few yards is the best thing to have. alla Cruiff

Mr Murray. Your time is over, Why don't you bow out. Terrible terrible decision. (Shaking my head in disbelief smilie)

Agree totally. Unfortunately he never hit the heights of forgone years again. He would probably had a better chance these days as medical techniques are far more advanced these days.

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa;)

Little bit of a snide remark Cal. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and not every young player is hounded out. P.s Walter Smith is the the person who hounds the most ypung players out of Ibrox and you seem quick to defend him. Funny!

Who could ever imagine Walter would play anyone in their preferred position. Ha! Not our Walter.

That is the same with FC Twente they have about six drummers who keep going for the full 90 mins. Awsome!(if your not standing next to them)

Thanks craig I knew i had read something like that.

I am sure i have read that Stephen Naismith has started or will be starting training shortly.

Journalism is really quite easy. You make a template of a story and every week put the sentences in a different order. Simple!