Knowing your limitations

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Rumour has it that prior to their play-off second leg against Hamilton Accies last season Terry Butcher spoke to his Hibs players about their prospective lap of honour.  It was fatal.  Two goals up from the first leg away from home, he thought the job was done.  Hibs were relegated despite having fourth highest wages in the division.

Scottish football is more competitive, healthier, than most would give it credit for.  As yesterday’s Scottish Cup Final demonstrated.  Two towns, emptied of most able bodied adults, urged their team onto what would be an historic win, whichever way it went.

John Hughes is a very modest man.  He speaks highly of his peers and considers himself someone who does the obvious things thoroughly.  Maybe knowing your limitations is the first step to achieving greatness.  I was delighted for him.  His predecessor at Inverness, Terry Butcher, flattered to deceive.

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  1. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Oldtim

     

    Are you wanting me to leave the keys ?

  2. Shuggiebhoy67 on

    Sorry,off subject,but sitting here sipping ma Magners toasting another bile free season at Paradise and just sprayed ma 55inch Smart telly wi cider,watching Countryfile and they are showing what has to be the new mascot at Snake Mountain, WOOLLY PIGS!!!! I kid you not,native to Hun-gary,of all places you couldnae make it up.the gift that just keeps giving.

     

    its called the Mangalitza!

     

    HH

  3. Pfayr,

     

     

    I have a feeling that next season will be great fun.

     

     

    At the same time the core of their support is being eroded and today even the Motherwell fans couldn’t stand their outdated Rule Britannia nonsense.

     

     

    They are stuck in a time warp of supremacy that has no place in a modern Scotland.

     

     

    All damage is self inflicted and that makes it even more enjoyable to all scottish football fans.

     

     

    Long may it continue HH

  4. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    The play off’s being introduced in the same year that Sevco got into the championship is not the stuff of coincidence or conspiracies. Just a plain fact. That they could not manage it is an indication of how poor they are in comparison to Motherwell

     

     

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  5. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Shuggybhoy

     

    They are currently curing the pig

     

     

    There is no cure for the orcs. 8))

  6. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    I have a friend who lives in Motherwell but is in Spain and has just asked what is going on in Motherwell just now. Pubs, Shops, Petrol Stations all closing down ?

     

     

    HH

  7. SANDMAN SCHADENFREUDE SUNDAY SPECIAL PART 1

     

     

     

    Wondering what those men of letters over on FollowFollow made of today’s exhibition by the inglorious planktoneers?

     

     

    Wonder no more. For the magic of timfiltration brings the moment-by-moment blows to the Monkeys’ pride.

     

     

    I do not apologise for the language – why, because they’re Huns; what else do you expect?

     

     

    More later, when my eyes dry and my stitches begin to heal my sides.

     

     

    PART 1: Motherwell’s first Goal. Step up, Cammy Bellend…

     

     

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    Long ball game is ancient we can’t string 3 passes together cmon McCall get into them

     

    What the f… Is Bell trying to do ?

     

     

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    well, that just about sums up this fucking team

     

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    What the **** just happened there? What the **** was Bell doing?

     

     

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    That’s that then…

     

    A perfect example of why 95% of that team should get tae ****

     

     

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    Keeper wants shot for that. At utter f**king disgrace. A clown.

     

     

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    Ball’s burst now – sums Bell up too

     

     

    Just catch the ****ing thing ya ****ing useless ****ing mug amongst a ****ing team of ****ing mugs.

     

     

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    That shitehawk of an attempted save sums up our entire squad. Get them all to phuck.

     

     

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    I fmucking hate cammy bell.

     

     

    Hate him

     

     

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  8. Nutter next door is playing sad songs on his penny whistle, I dont recognise any of them…should I call the Samaritans!

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    Sips

     

     

    Just tell em you are gonna spend it on some nice cold beers and sit for a while reflecting on how good a season it has been.

     

     

    They will feel better.

  10. i'vehadtochangemyname on

    mighty tim if you’re on – can’t help thinking justice was done this week for your lad off the pitch and justice done today on the pitch – thought they could do whatever they wanted and you’ve found them put

  11. Delaneys Dunky on

    Oh yes, another year of sanitised fitba in Scotland to enjoy without the knuckledraggers fc. Thanks for answering my prayer in mass this morning Lord.

     

    Hope they stay down forever now.

     

    The Leeds Utd of Scotland.

  12. theglasgowcelticway on

    Missed the game today but it sounds as if it’s been a “Shame game.”

  13. I wonder if the Mullet is still getting goosebumps when he watches that shower, he should be having nightmares. How come the camera never picked out that wee cretin jimmy bell in sevco’s dugout. I would loved to have seen his rotten coupon.

  14. My earnest prayer is that Sevco and their fans have learned nothing from their great journey throughout the far flung football regions.

     

    I hope they throw more money at their player problem, bringing in expensive replacements for the out of contract failures.

     

    I hope their fans withhold season ticket purchases and force the Rooinek to dig into his treasure chest of ill gotten Kruger rands merely to keep the lights on, the gardeners paid, the park watered and Stevie the IT Guy’s wages paid.

     

    The marching season will be interesting as they all do walking away. With full dignity of course.

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    Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!

  16. mullet and co 2 on

    I’m pleased they are staying down and we will have another year free to develop a Team for Europe.

     

    I wonder how many disappointments it will take before they realise they have no given right to anything. Karma has taken notice and continues to slap it into them.

     

    King foretold of an arms race. His club owes Mike Ashley £5m right now, 12 players are out of contract, 2 managers on gardening leave, a 3rd with his future in doubt, a stadium badly needing investment, another year in a league featuring Hibs, St Mirren and clubs like Morton, a £10m hole in the budget… Fans have been reasonably loyal up to now but another year of this with Celtic going on to 5 titles in a row. Who knows what a decent European run would do to their psyche.

  17. sixtaeseven - Gardez la Foi on

    “Shame” games – spot the, erm, similarities:

     

     

    Celtic 1-0 Rangers

     

    Rangers had three players sent off as they lost an ill-tempered Scottish Cup fifth-round replay against Celtic.

     

     

    Motherwell 3 Rangers 0

     

    Police to investigate Fir Park brawl. Three players shown red cards after the match … an ugly brawl at the final whistle at Fir Park.

  18. Oldtim 67…

     

     

    I was only joshing, anyways, I’m half smug now, turned my telly down to here if there will be a gunshot next door, feck giving him the kiss off life;)))

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    The best laid plans o Mice, McCoist and the MSM

     

    Gang aft agley

  20. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Sipsini, when the flute dude stops playing dont phone the samaratins. Give it half an hour then call an undertaker.

  21. The mullet said he was up the tunnel and did not see the incident, he is pictured on the bbc website in the middle of the incident, strange

  22. Delaneys Dunky on

    Awe Naw

     

     

    Bell must be a Tim. Or had a bet on. That attempted punch was cheating his team. Amazing.

  23. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Twists.

     

     

    just sent you a facebook handshake … not a funny one

     

     

    HH