Brace yourself. It was a simple step, but when referee Nick Walsh warned the Livingston keeper for timewasting early in the game last night, at a stroke he stopped one of the drags afflicting Celtic games. Hopefully other referees will hear of this ground-breaking move and act accordingly in future.
If a referee could only bring himself to notice the other Great Tactic when facing Celtic: put your body between ball and man, then flop to the ground when the Celtic player is in contact, our sport would be transformed. Until then, Celtic will doubtlessly continue their untroubled march to the title.
Greg Taylor is having the season of his life and was rewarded with the opening goal last night. Setup perfectly by his first touch, he shot through a busy penalty area into the corner of the net. It was just rewards for a man who has made himself invaluable to our play.
For the second time in a month, Daizen Maeda’s desire to press inside the opponents box brought the ultimate prize when an attempted clearance ricocheted off him into the net. If you don’t buy a ticket….. you don’t earn a league winner’s medal.
I am sure Livingston are better than they looked last night. As halftime approached, they appeared punch drunk and when a poor attempt to intercept failed, Kyogo was left one-on-one with the last defender. No one backed the defender. I expect even David Martindale looked away as his approaching team-talk turned into a ‘keep it respectable’ exercise. Still, he has the PPP Table to console himself with. If only Opta carried a points-per-pound stat he might get the Man City gig when Pep moves on.
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Mel Gibson, Hugh jackman .
Shane Warne
What’s that Skippy? – Ange for the Aussie banknotes
russell crowe, the gladiator
Charlie Drake with boomerang
Tazmanian devil .
Sir Les Patterson.
CONEYBHOY, ta – think I’ll give up on the quiz master stuff, not quite my forte.
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 3RD FEBRUARY 2023 10:40 AM
‘Who are the most famous Australians of all time?’
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Surely a question that can only be answered correctly once time has expired?
Which creates its own conundrum.
For now I would say Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
Or Germaine Greer.
Must admit my fave tv Australian was Clive James , brilliant presenter
Captain Cook because without him Australia would still be undiscovered.
captain cook wasnt even a cook.
i often look at the maps and wonder why he went the long way round to find australia.
The guy that made his boat too
GENE on 3RD FEBRUARY 2023 11:11 AM
Charlie Drake with boomerang
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I got a new boomerang for Christmas but can’t seem to be able to throw the old one out
My mate failed his Australian studies exam. I said ‘didgeridoo it?’
sorry………
Saint stivs
He had a female navigator
stereotypeCSC
You do know the ‘multinamed Scotsman reporter’ is a member of the Green Party. How does that square with your anti-Nicola, pro-unionist call?
CONEYBHOY
🤭
let the countdown begin
AT,
Chill.
The blog is a jovial one this morning. Don’t look too deep.
Cheers and HH.
It’s good to get things off one’s chest…
Greenpinata…good response…
No comment there about £49 tickets, careless…
GREENPINATA on 3RD FEBRUARY 2023 11:34 AM
AT,
Chill.
The blog is a jovial one this morning. Don’t look too deep.
Cheers and HH..
I am well chilled Gp,that revelry and joviality doesnt stop Nicola being the target of your eunuchry.Any wee chance to get your marketing edge in lols.good on ye.
HH
NewBobbyCollins- something of the KarenDunbars bout you.as in i smell shoit.
I wonder if Tikki is the racist hillbilly,vax tormented kevj
Kevj stopped going bout 06/7
Now this non attending tramp calling others fake.
Tikki timebomb
new article will be up in a moment.
NEWBOBBYCOLLINS on 3RD FEBRUARY 2023 11:24 AM
You do know the ‘multinamed Scotsman reporter’ is a member of the Green Party. How does that square with your anti-Nicola, pro-unionist call.
Is he? Andrew will be on later to verify.
Maybe you can ask Ernie Lynch/Andrew Smith to explain his duality/schizophrenia.
Have you read Ernie backing Nicola? – no
Have i read Andrew Smith backing Nicola as part of green coalition-no.
Another wee reporter that thinks he is in wi the incrowd- corr-wrong
Funny newbobby,when did you start excusing Ernie?
KarendunbarCsc
Paul
It’s not often I disagree with you but I do on the Ref and Livi goalkeeper on Sunday. The guy sitting next to me and I observed this closely throughout the first half. Whenever the goalie had a goal kick to take, Walsh studiously marched up the pitch making sure he was facing away from the goalie. After the fourth bout of time wasting with the crowd reacting noisily, Walsh went up to the goalie and warned him. Walsh and the goalie then returned to their previous behaviour. Walsh never went near the goalie again and no yellow card was issued. Walsh merely went through the motions.
Ange talked about this in December and said that if the refs were to actually issue a few Yellow Cards early in a game to goalies then the time wasting would stop immediately. Walsh had lots of chances to book the goalie but clearly didn’t want to.