Although I believe it was the rain which caused the cancellation of today’s game it was the storm which caused me most concern. Football should not be played when a storm strong enough to cause structural damage is expected. Any building can be affected by a storm. While there is a tiny chance that any football stadium will be damaged, the consequences of a roof part landing on a packed stand would be severe.
There should be a clear rule on this.
The Foundation Christmas Appeal bucket collection has been postponed for two weeks. This is a critical period for all of the agencies who were due to receive funds from this appeal, I know the Foundation are working with them in the interim period. Today’s attendance would probably have been low due to the conditions, so hopefully the delay will raise more money than we would have raised had today’s game gone ahead.
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Rubi
Where you there as a Tim or a scouser?
Rudi
Sack the fans!
The fans who were there for him in his darkest days. Hes a whore. Best ignored
Ah, you’ve got me there! Being from the Kingdom of Fife, I had it lucky! Never played on an ash pitch!
The thing is, about the unsporting cheats, whether they are in the SFA or referees or whatever organisation, we still have them institu and still make the mistake of appealing to them for justice.
Think about that…we appeal to persecuting cheats for justice….
Grass parks for finals only
Red and black ash for us bhoys
Bgx
Would you like to divulge any other personal information ?
North Cyprus
Ye just got on with it. Good thing was games were on every week. We got on the grass when we were 15 ish. Im sure there is many on here like maself with discoloured skin on their knees. Twas good days tho. No better noise than a mitre mouldmaster sing off yer boot on the gravel.
BT
I usually find that scousers are good guys…rudi is ……? fek knows ?
Got to confess here Lhads. I was a rugby-player (hooker) all the way through my teens. Never played a full-sides football game until my 20th year. Might have been a better player with earlier coaching. As it was, just an animal across the back-line! Great fun though!
HH
VP
Hartson would be playing to his audience and telling them what they want the hear
He is after the money,of that there is no arguement
I’ll say this. I see my bhoy playing on these 3G/4G pitches and apart from his legs not being cut to shreds I dont see it as much better that the gravel. As soon as it rains the ball is like a bar of soap skidding all over the camp. A nightmare to trap the ball. A leather ball, or whatever man made synthetic they use. On gravel it was a rubber mitre. I dont have the answers but watching weans playing on these surfaces with no give and a ball like an eel doesny seem good to me. Its fine when its dry but we are of course in Glesga.
I suppose some bam will be making money out of it.
VP
Very poignant.
I’m sure Andrew Waddell is on the SFA professional game board nowadays.
Isn’t he a Hearts fan? He refereed our game at Love St on the last day in 1986. Hearts were also refereed by a Hearts fan that day, a certain Bill Crombie.
Two Hearts supporting refs in charge of the games that had the decisive influence on whether Hearts would win the league or not. Who would have thought that, would certainly never have happened had it been the Huns who were vying for the title with Hearts.
The SFA were out and out cheats then and they’re still out and out cheats now.
Herbo,
That’s a great argument for playing your football in Noth Cyprus!
HH
Herbo
Games aren’t called off and the council make plenty of money from the 4g pitches
Same as schools now,as most of them are no longer owned by council you have to pay through the nose to get the use of them
North Cyprus!!
Just talked myself into a eureka moment. Get the rubber mouldmasters on the 3G pitches naw??
Hello again all you young rebels.
Herbo..North Cyprus Bhoy
Lovin the discussion about sliding tackles on grass but black ash was
the norm in ma neck of the woods ( the Plots in K.P. ) got the stitches
to prove it.
As for worst ref ever, Davidson by a mile in my 60 odd years watching
the tic.
H.H Mick
Night bhoys
NC
I’m a summer fitbaw man all the way. I prefer Larnaca maself
BT
Tell me about it. We’re over a ton a month for the weans fitbaw.
G.night chief
The synthetic pitches are amazing to play football on – always enjoyed them, even in the rain.
Mick
I missed the black ash thankfully. It was the red gravel for me. Fact is, the game needs to be played on grass with Gods good earth underneath
My high school was knocked down and rebuilt a few years ago, and they had the sensible idea to put in loads of all weather 5 a sides and 11 a side pitches. There’s already a pitz and a world of football near by but the council assured everyone that the youth teams could play for free.
Never happened, they charged a fortune so most can’t afford the use the school pitches. they are empty most night now.
BCW
Really?
To be honest my boots are long since hung up, I just see the weans struggle on it when its wet.
The huddle
Thats the story all over the city ma man. Weans climb the fences they get 15 minutes and the coppers arrive.
Alba documentary just finished in Cardiff
Still sore after all these years
God bless Big Jock
Herbo
Agree, here in Oz the pitches are amazing, like bowling greens
and the kids think i’m kidding when i tell them we had to lift
broken bottles, cans, and fill in pot holes with ashes out of the
midjy bins before we could play.
H.H Mick
Tomorrow is Saint Ambrose Day. He was in just as many upheavals as big Efe until he came the bishop of milan. Fascinating man. Happy onomastic to efe ambrose
Congratulations to Paul67 & cqn followers for their support for the associations working and giving their time for the needy in their community. Lets hope other clubs take our lead.
Fact is imo
When we were all waens fitbaw was free. Its not free anymore.
****We have a last man standing, well nearly!!!!!****
Good Late Evening fholks
TheCelt45 survived the week on a technicality as his game (Hearts) was postponed and he moves on to next week to pick again.
If he selects wisely and his team wins he is our Last Man Standing 5
If he loses, then we move to a “green out” default and the winnings £645 rollover to LMS6.
Talking about LMS6, this competition is now open and is now accepting entrants. The competition will start on Saturday 19th December and will run over the festive period.
Commiserations to our two bhoys that fell this week
The Token Tim fell on Man Utd
and
St Patricks Bhoy fell on Ross County
So to join us pls email us on cqnpredictor@gmail.com ( our last man standing email is playing games)
HH
CRC
Ps thank you for all the support to date, The incredible support for the wee family from CQN as you would expect is totally amazing and is making a difference for the family. I will post an amazing update on the progress later in the week. Just a big big big thank you for now :-)
Wonder what that pesky SFA were upto giving George Smith 4 cup finals afte he was spotted serving mass at Bellahouston in 1982 and bloody Celtic what the hell are they doing issuing season tickets to ex referees who more or less attend every game home and away…….shocking so it is
Herbo
100%.
The 3g pitches are immaculate surfaces, smooth as a bowling green and anyone can make or take a pass without having to worry about the lumps and bumps you’ll experience on a grass surface.
A sodden grass pitch is worse than any 3 or 4g pitch for slippiness ;-)
I was rubbish, really bad player, but the 3g pitches improved my game.
Aye Mick
But hey. We produced footballers then. Its a conundrum
Aye bloody chipped season tickets where ye canny jump the turnstiles anymer
Oh and lets hark back to the days when you bought a burd a babycham and that was you set up for the night
BCW
I hear ye. But you have had how many years learning to master a baw. Receive a pass, judge the bounce. The weans are getting hit with Nike balls light as a feather skidding like dain wee mansies in the ice. It dents their confidedence. I see it week in week oot. The difference in quality when the pitch is dry and theyre confident to recieve it and control it is chalk and cheese. As I alluded to earlier. Maybe its a different type of ball needed? Wit ye reckon?
Naw Herbo we certainly don’t produce footballers any more but I can’t recall any great bloggers from back in the day