Before the second leg against Maribor I went into detail about how important it was for Ronny Deila to rest his players. He did, we lost to Inverness and players spent the bulk the Maribor game looking like strangers.
Since then players’ propensity to look strangers has increased, with the arrival of Stefan Scepovic, John Guidetti and Wakaso Mubarak, not to mention the anticipated return of Aleks Tonev. Ronny has some serious decisions to make.
Does he flood the team with all this new blood, or allow them time to build match fitness and familiarity? New blood is badly needed but so is team cohesion.
Any decision for Aberdeen will be made with the visit to Salzburg one week today in mind. On paper, away to the top seed is our most difficult Europa League game, so we have to be ready.
My expectation is that three, if not all four, of the above will feature heavily on Saturday, which will inform Ronny ahead of his choices for Europe.
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I think newspapers should be banned. Not because of their content, but because Londoners insist on reading them on trains.
On an unrelated matter. Stefan Johanson will be the first scorer on Saturday.
Him, or one of the other players…
Mulgrew injury doubt for weekend.
Funny fat sleekit Ally was asked on the STV was Graham Wallace the man to lead the Rangers back to the top of Scottish Football he said yes definately.Now we are being told Wallace is on gardening leave and hasnt been involved at Ibrox for the last 35 days.If this is correct they are in big trouble and likely to hit the buffers soon who at Ibrox has the experience to do his job ? H.H.
16 and 17 year-old YES supporters attending tonight’s debate being asked by BBC officials to say they were NOs or undecided because YES was in the big majority.
The BBC are an absolute disgrace.
Took at look at the ITV news there to see if they are more balanced than BBC. Not a bit! The reporter’s piece from Scotland was a party political broadcast for No.
The institutions are saying no for purely selfish reasons. Nothing to do with what’s best for individual Scots. Does anyone think that RBS, Lloyds, Standard Life etc are actually concerned about the wallet of any Scot? Apart from wanting to further empty it?
weeminger
17:28 on
11 September, 2014
So David Cameron pressuring supermarket bosses to state prices will rise in an Independent Scotland. Tsk Dave.
Robert Peston @Peston 10m
I have learned that PM met supermarket bosses at No.10 this afternoon & urged them to go public on how prices would rise in indie Scotland
BBC claims that Downing Street is saying that Scotland was not discussed at today’s meeting with supermarket chiefs.
“Today Matthew – I’m answering non football questions”
Fat Salary
Good Evening Timland.
Is it to early for Bronnie on Saturday?
is Jon Guidetti fat?
Why are the GB not been given 111?
anythingbutthereferendumCSC.
Can i have raspberry on that champions league ice cream
How r u keeping mate.I have been lurking for a long time,dont know if u know who this is ,(friend of bada and weet weet weet)anyway i hope you and your family are well and tell your dad I was asking for him.
Can there be anything more craven that a trainload of Labour hacks arriving in Scotland, not because the love Scotland but because they know that without Scotland they will never sit round a Downing Street Cabinet table or be chaffeured about in a Westminster limousine.
The parcel of rogues in a nation is multiplying daily.
Tom McLaughlin
18:42 on 11 September, 2014
’16 and 17 year-old YES supporters attending tonight’s debate being asked by BBC officials to say they were NOs or undecided because YES was in the big majority.
The BBC are an absolute disgrace.’
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Are the BB not supposed to ensure that their audience for this sort of thing is evenly balanced?
So how does that work when the audience is clearly partisan?
Might the BBC have cocked up their audience selection and be trying to hide their embarrassment?
I can’t imagine the show will be particularly edifying or enlightening. 16 and 17 year olds lack the judgement, experience and responsibility that should be required to vote.
Nye Bevan’s
yes, no, and ST’s not issued/ready in time.
Dexter
18:43 on 11 September, 2014
‘The institutions are saying no for purely selfish reasons.’
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When you say selfish, do you mean commercial?
My wife just got this
Outrage! My daughter is attending the Big Debate aired tonight on bbc1. 16-17 year olds all debating on the referendum. She has just texted me to say they were asked to say they were No or undecided because the Yes voters were outweighing the No’s. Thankfully ……. told them to Piss Off. Absolutely shocking corrupt media manipulation! Please share this, because no matter which way you are voting. Young people should not be manipulated in this manner!
Thindimebhoy
17:29 on
11 September, 2014
We have all pointed a finger at the pro Sevco media bias in Scotland alas we now have a pro union media bias to boot
After the RBS scare story well poo pooed by Alex Salmond today in what was a nation making speech to the international media this video explains the pro union media negative subtleties
THE BIGGER THE LIE – Media Bias in the Scottish Independence Referendum
“The media is largely in the pockets of powerful people”
Has it ever been otherwise?
bournesouprecipe
Cheers for the reply, wis worried when it started yes, no,
pity about the GB though.
Magnificentseven
18:54 on 11 September, 2014
Was this before or after the debate, or whatever it is?
Magnificentseven
18:54 on
11 September, 2014
My wife just got this
Outrage! My daughter is attending the Big Debate aired tonight on bbc1. 16-17 year olds all debating on the referendum. She has just texted me to say they were asked to say they were No or undecided because the Yes voters were outweighing the No’s. Thankfully ……. told them to Piss Off. Absolutely shocking corrupt media manipulation! Please share this, because no matter which way you are voting. Young people should not be manipulated in this manner!
As of yet, has anyone questioned BBC on the above.
Can this be the same BBC that on here only 24 hours ago supporters of George Galloway were hinting was pro YES?
Gets more confusing by the minute.
Scottish Independence will have an impact on the world’s supply of shortbread, a former confectioner has warned in a stark comment on the Referendum debate.
Belgian bakers would “cheer loudest” and “the forces of dark confectionery would simply love it” if the UK broke up, Mr. Kipling said today.
Allowing the West’s premier baking power to be plunged into a “difficult and debilitating divorce” would be silly, he added. He said the 28 strong butter pastry manufacturing countries alliance was unlikely to allow a country to join which specifically barred ships carrying cupcakes from entering its waters, as outlined currently by the SNP.
Mr. Kipling said the international community was only just catching up with the exceedingly “full and dramatic implications” of a Yes vote in Scotland’s independence referendum on September 18.
“The loudest cheers for the break-up of Britain would be from our adversaries and from our enemies. For the second biscuit and French Fancy making Power in the West to shatter this year would be cataclysmic in Tea Shop terms,” he said.
“If the United Kingdom was to face a split at this of all times and find itself embroiled for several years in a cake war, it would rob the West of a serious exceedingly good cake partner just when solidarity and nice buns are going to be vital.
“Nobody should underestimate the effect all of that would have on morning coffee.”
SFTB –
Still harassing people and demanding to know where they stand on the referendum?
Hurting unionist.
jonnyrambo67
16:39 on 11 September, 2014
If you have a few minutes, this is well worth a watch.
Labour MPs arrive in Glasgow. Hilarious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiMXuEmqAHA&feature=youtu.be
Vote YES
_________
Just watched It, magic… Moonbeams was that you in the rickshaw?
Seen on twitter
BBC reporting turnout of 26 people and a goat…
Cvtvlans for Yes@CataloniaYes · 1h
1,800,000 Catalans have demonstrated in the streets of Barcelona demanding independence and an #indyref.
Impressive! pic.twitter.com/Fjqa9nnKJp
https://twitter.com/CataloniaYes/status/510103953443680256
Just passed a couple of guys putting up ‘vote no, Scottish labour’ signs and cutting down the occasional yes.
Now do you think they were..
A. A pair of genuine Labour supporters worried about the economy and the future of Scotland.
Or
B. a pair of horrible dobs in help for heroes and orange tops respectively, shouting to their mate about drinking with tarriers.
This is happening now and I fear things are going to get worse. How any decent person can align themselves with that I do not know.
sipsini
18:59 on
11 September, 2014
jonnyrambo67
16:39 on 11 September, 2014
If you have a few minutes, this is well worth a watch.
Labour MPs arrive in Glasgow. Hilarious.
Wonder how many of them trooped into Tory voting lobby earlier in the year.
Chantie Wrasslers each and every one of them.
ernie lynch
18:58 on
11 September, 2014
Magnificentseven
18:54 on 11 September, 2014
Was this before or after the debate, or whatever it is?
I can’t see the point of them telling them after the debate to say they were no or undecided during the debate, you knew that surely?
“The British Airports Authority has announced that, in the event of a Yes vote, they will have no option but to move the Scottish parts of their business to England. This will protect them from uncertainty.”
Hi, Dave, Boris here. One of my chaps has just come up with another story to keep those sweaties guessing. Let me know what you think, old chum.
Toodle pip!
Keeping The Faith
19:02 on
11 September, 2014
Just passed a couple of guys putting up ‘vote no, Scottish labour’ signs and cutting down the occasional yes.
Now do you think they were..
A. A pair of genuine Labour supporters worried about the economy and the future of Scotland.
Or
B. a pair of horrible dobs in help for heroes and orange tops respectively, shouting to their mate about drinking with tarriers.
This is happening now and I fear things are going to get worse. How any decent person can align themselves with that I do not know.
Nothing mysterious about the above.
All comes down to which side can nick the biggest ladder for a few hours.
Infantile stuff.
Just hope that as soon as referendum is over, both sides get their stuff of the streets.
” send 3 and sixpence, we’re going to a dance!”
Is it true nessie is moving to lake Windermere if there is a yes vote?
Sometimes you decide to do something you know is right and the feeling you get when you do it makes you know that you have done the right thing. The feeling I got today was one that I have probably waited most of my adult life to enjoy, despite the fact that I almost made the mistake of betraying the beliefs I have held for many a long year, due to being comfortable with my lot.
Probably the best €3,45 in postage I will have ever paid:
Freedom!
KTF, PMTYH (_!_)
Facetious but also serious question.
Will any of today’s Vote NO referendum day trippers stick around to give speeches of support a Saturday’s big NO parade in Edinburgh.
I am sure that James Francis would get a warm, in more senses than one welcome.
Magnificentseven
19:03 on 11 September, 2014
‘I can’t see the point of them telling them after the debate to say they were no or undecided during the debate, you knew that surely?’
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Sorry, I’m not clear what you’re saying.
Was the request/instruction from the BBC before or after the debate?
Jungle jim
Hope your ok after your accident on the bike.
Get well soon and hopefully it wont be long before your hurtlin down one of my favourite hills there at Glenshee.
Good luck ma mhan
HH
M7
The hidden persuaders working overtime now.
Yeah agree with that Quonno but it worries me that BT are recruiting supporters through the OO.
Not surprising I guess, avoid Edinburgh Saturday good people.
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
19:09 on
11 September, 2014
Is it true nessie is moving to lake Windermere if there is a yes vote?
Sorry just as with Trident there isn’t a suitable deep water base.
quonno
19:10 on 11 September, 2014
Tell me something.
In the event of a no vote (which i think we all know is what it’s going to be) who will you vote for at the General Election next year?