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Derek Adams propensity to waste time and then complain about time being added on should not obscure the fact that he is a remarkably productive football manager.  Ross County, from Dingwall, population 5,000, are sitting fourth in the SPL and remain in touching distance of a place in Europe.  No need to highlight their Scottish Cup campaign in 2010.

It is, therefore, no surprise that Aberdeen have asked Ross County for permission to speak to him.  On the face of it, Aberdeen should fancy their chances of recruiting Adams but County are confident for a reason.  SPL, and in Owen Coyle’s case First Division, managers have been recruited by well-paying English clubs at levels the likes of Aberdeen cannot compete with.  County chairman, Roy McGregor, is likely to advise Adams to hold off for a more lucrative move south.

When Jimmy Calderwood left Dunfermline for Aberdeen in 2004 chairmen John Yorkston explained his surprise at Calderwood heading north, explaining that he believed one day Calderwood would move to Ibrox.  Aberdeen proved to be a plateau for Calderwood, as it has been for most over the last couple of decades.

If they don’t get Adams chances are they will go back to Motherwell; back-to-back second place finishes are exactly what is needed at Pittodrie right now.

Best of luck to Gordon Strachan on his first competitive game as Scotland manager tonight.
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  1. Jungle Jim

     

     

    17:22 on 22 March, 2013

     

     

    ‘ernie lynch

     

    Would the fact that she was a minister automatically mean that she was in the Cabinet?’

     

     

    No.

  2. Them versus them…. FOCUS will be busy that day.

     

     

    Kenny macaskill will no doubt enjoy the colour, noise and overall sense of community spirit through the joint singing of racist and sectarian sings from all four stands.

  3. ArranmoreBhoyLXV11 on

    HH

     

     

    THE FATE OF DUNFERMLINE will expose the level of corruption in Scottish football..

     

     

    The MSM will find it hard to explain the different treatment for two clubs…

     

     

    I look forward to this and Minty and Masterson being questioned…

     

     

    HH

  4. Parliamentary veteran Roseanna Cunningham has landed her first ministerial gig, taking over Mike Russell’s environment portfolio.

     

    The Perth MSP, whose political tendencies earned her the nickname “Republican Rose”, previously stood against Mr Salmond for the SNP leadership.

     

     

     

    BBC

  5. Just in case any of you are heading to Hampden tonight – I know – but there may be 1 or 2 – remember that the streets immediately around Hampden now have a residential parking permit scheme and the wardens will be out enforcing it – this is equally valuable advice if you are coming to see Bruce in the summer…..

  6. che

     

     

    17:36 on

     

    22 March, 2013

     

    Them versus them…. FOCUS will be busy that day.

     

     

     

    …………………

     

     

    Leave day for FOCUS.

     

     

    They will want to be at the match.

     

     

    Can you honestly see them picing that match? Surely the logic will be that their songs will offend no one.

  7. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Googy -im sure cash rich Sevco will give their brothers their donation back….Jim Ballantyne can present the cheque.

  8. !!bada bing!!

     

     

    17:46 on 22 March, 2013

     

    Googy -im sure cash rich Sevco will give their brothers their donation back….Jim Ballantyne can present the cheque.

     

    ………………..

     

     

    The takings from that game will go where????

     

     

    See what the crowd is after all only a few of their fans sing those songs. Most of the decent fans will not be seen anywhere near Ipox that night???

  9. Googy

     

    Good shout, be a shame if any of them missed it.

     

    Such cultural gatherings are few and far between, maybe the First Minister should waddle along and see it for himself?

  10. !!Bada Bing!! on

    I’m sure Challs said last week that sectarian singing won’t be tolerated…….

  11. estorilbhoy

     

    16:29 on

     

    22 March, 2013

     

     

    Aye. Named them and managed them for about 18 months. Before that Boydstone.

  12. googybhoy ♥ Celtic

     

     

    17:38 on 22 March, 2013

     

     

     

    If you read that article again you’ll see that the people at the top of the list are designed as ‘secretary’. That means they’re in the cabinet. The rest are designed as ‘minister’. That means they’re not in the cabinet.

  13. Valentine's Day on

    Re-Sandaza…..nae sympathy he took the devil’s

     

    shilling…..if chuckle’s stiff’s him it means the hun’s

     

    will only be losing £999 995 a month.

     

     

    every little help’s.

  14. Good Luck to Wee Gordon and the Scotland team tonight. I expect a win because Wales(even with Bale) are not that good.

     

     

    And RIP Chinua Achebe (“Things Fall Apart” is a great book)

  15. Mccoist on stv just after confirming that this will be their first title if they win the div 3 this weekend, good to c he knows their history has gone.

  16. Cumbernauld No 1 on

    He. He. He. McCoist on STV “This will be our First Title”

     

     

    Can someone please put a link to this.

  17. That Serbia keeper spills more than Leggo on a Saturday night. Or ……any night I suppose.

  18. Benjybhoy, I have not political party allegiances. However Independence would be a financial disaster for Scotland. I just came back from Brussels and on the flight discussed with a business acquantaince. Like him I would exit Scotland as I will not pay more tax to Salmond than I can pay in England ( or indeed in Czech or a Swiss canton or wherever ).

     

     

    Look at cyprus. No investor is going to put money in a small country again , especially after this tax grap on the depositors. Imagine Cyprus goes the same way as Iceland and they separate the domestic and foreign depositors and dump the foreign investors. Nobody will ever invest in a small country again.

     

     

    The Cypriots should seriously consider offering the Russians port facilities ( famugusta is in the Turkish Cypriot side ) which they need to invest in. If Syria falls and the Russians lose their med port Cyprus would be a great plan b ; especially if they help out the Russian depositors ( wonder why Ireland didn’t explore the Russian route as a Dublin Port for Russia nuclear subs as that could have been worth a few bob and eu bailout would not have been so punitive )

     

     

    We are entering a new phase in the world in my humble opinion where America and China are equals with EU possibly there if they sort out the Euro ; Russia has a last chance to play in the big guys playing field. The bigs guys will divide up the banking world and the worlds resources. There is no point in being a small country like Scotland or Cyprus or Ireland or Iceland in this new world. It’s a death wish.

     

     

    Finally as an aside I would not put Salmond, the wee girl and swinney in charge of a 2,000 people site never mind a country of 6 million ; and behind the gang of three , they are empty; c players in the big bad world.

     

     

    Independence would be a financial disaster for Scotland ; having a failed junior level banking manager lead it would be like putting Craig Whyte in charge of the worlds most successful club ( now dead ).

  19. LOL at McCoist’s Freudian slip.

     

    Just watching Germany steam ahead against Kazachstan. 19 year old Wunderkind Draxler off injured after 15 minutes. Pity, he looked promising.

  20. The huns now the moral guardians of prank calls now.

     

     

    Is there no stopping these guys!

  21. Good evening friends.

     

     

    Will it be an unofficial embedded live update article tonight then?

  22. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Well done Tommy in Glasgow,anyone who can wind up Dalziel and all the stupid huns is alright in my book,total over reaction to a wind up ,inc the huns suspending the guy and who will want him off the payroll.

  23. The first acceptance of the truth- first title win- wonder what

     

    other things will they be ready to admit as the truth.

     

     

    HH

  24. Watching guy on BBC Scotland news from Transport Scotland…….Stein Connelly !. Oh dear, FF wont be doing road weather watch anymore !.

  25. Come on tech guys somebody must have a link to fattys trophy admission….

     

    Pleeeeeeeeeez

     

    Facebook and twitter await!

  26. Tommys Sandoza interview exposed Sevcos wage structure and thats the real issue here.

     

     

    In 2 years players wage costs will double and they need to be in the right league to pay that bill

     

     

    Tommys spoof interview is highly emabarssing for Sevco

     

     

    Sanadaza done nothing wrong bar being naive and if he gets sacked for getting duped then Minty should be on death row

     

     

    Now the lynch mob posse is getting rounded up for Tommy fae Glasgow

     

     

    They will find there is a million Tommys fae Glasgow and they cant hang em all

     

     

    Free the Tommy 1