I was delighted when Dundee were awarded the vacant place in the SPL in July last year. They are a club with an outstanding history (check it out here) whose fans have suffered poor performances and downright bad decisions since the finished within a point of Dundee United and Aberdeen, and were relegated from the Premier Division in its first season.
With a latent, considerable-sized supporter base, by any measure they should be a secure SPL club. Only Celtic, Sevco, Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs have more fans, although Dundee United may have closed their historical gap.
If Rangers had not been liquidated Dundee would currently be in the First Division, most probably at or near the top. Barry Smith would be getting ready for a final push for promotion. Promotion came too soon, they are miles adrift and will be relegated unless Hearts go into administration, suffer a 17 point penalty and make players redundant.
Sacking Smith and appointing John Brown, in political terms, could be described as a brave decision. ‘Mad’ is another word you could use. Reports that (suffering) Dundee fans, and shareholders, are in revolt at the appointment, should surprise no one. John Brown’s very public performances last year marked him out for his communication skills, ability to plan and make considered decisions. Put him in charge, and you know what you’re getting.
Should we beat them tomorrow, spare a thought for those in dark blue in the corner of the stadium.
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Bankiebhoy:
” ……..will the Border Campaign ever be finished?”
Made me smile…
leftclicktic
sorry pal
i’m local, so didnt know
HH
Jobo Baldie
Thank you we are going to leave Coatbridge just after 11 to give us the best possible chance:))
He has not been since taking not well a while ago and is like an excited PUP
Till later all
COYBIG and Efe to score again for 3 in a row.
leftclicktic- Seriously, he should consider applying for a blue badge. (I don’t mean a SB for Ibrox)
leftclicktic
Enjoy the game Mate…
leftclicktic
on another day i could have picked you up in baillieston and dropped you off
HH
I think the most shocking aspect of yesterdays Berwick events for me was finding out that Craig Burley had a wife, poor lassie…
leftclicktic
Has your pal got a disabled badge? If so ,I believe there are parking places close to ground,
but you have to be there early.
vmhan
09:04 on
24 February, 2013
Finished Sons of Anarchy series 5 last night amazing stuff, need to have a look around for the next tv series to watch.
Any suggestions?
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Is the 5th the final one mate or more on way ? Im on 2nd series and same on breaking bad. U know how many series in that ?
proudbhoy –
as I believe that vmahn’s away to walk his dog I can answer your BB question. There are 5 series’. The final one [curiously referred to as series 5 ;-)] was split into two with the final 8 episodes not airing in the US until later this year. So I’ve watched 4½ series so far and loved every minute.
Haven’t tried Sons Of Anarchy. Indeed I’ve only recently started The Wire – 5 episodes in and finding it a bit hard going with the language on 2 fronts – the “bad” stuff but also I have trouble making out most of what is being said. Must be getting old.
Eddie u really believe posting something offensive in a medium whole world wud c is just banter? Had it been bout the holocaust sky wud have sacked him within the hr . The fact that this is considered banter shows how big a problem it is. Was his next bit of banter bout 9/11?
WESTWALESCELT
It isn’t a shamrock on the badge, it’s a four leafed clover.
goldstar10
He has badge ,So we will set off now and see what happens.
Again thank you for all help & replies.
Ps ask Paul Elliot about the concequences of “inappropriate” tweets or texts, EVEN TO A FRIEND.
SKY SHOULD SACK @petecolley or explain why they wont.
Operator:
I stand corrected.
Lucky for the appeasers then…
:-)))
scotlands shahe
ur you real
phud
HH
shahe=shame
sorry
HH
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It isn’t. The Celtic crest contains a four-leaved clover, not a shamrock. The clue would be in the four-leaves. A shamrock has only three leaves.
Rangers game marred by inappropriate chanting
ESPN apologised for the inappropriate chants during the game. Picture: SNS
Published on Saturday 23 February 2013 15:14
RANGERS Football Club have said they are “disappointed” in fans who were involved in sectarian chanting during the team’s game against Berwick Rangers today.
Inappropriate songs were heard from a section of the travelling support during the Irn-Bru Third Division clash at Shielfield Park, the home ground of Berwick Rangers.
Superintendent Tim Smith, from Northumbria Police, said: “By and large, the fans were very well behaved, but there was a short outburst involving some sectarian chanting towards the start of the game.
“At the beginning of the game, we identified that some chanting had taken place and we have taken video evidence of that to do follow-up inquiries.
“In addition, two people have been arrested for that offence and are in custody.
“We have video evidence that will be investigated by officers from the FOCUS (Football Co-ordination Unit for Scotland) team from Strathclyde Police.”
During the match, which ended in a 3-1 win to Rangers, the Ibrox side released the following statement: “The club is disappointed by certain outbursts of inappropriate singing by a section of the support at Berwick. Our fans have been excellent this season both home and away and we do not want to see this tarnished.”
Rangers manager Ally McCoist said those involved had let themselves and the club down.
“I came off the park to be told the club have issued a statement,” he said. “I back the club’s statement 100 per cent. If there was some unsavoury chanting, they’ve probably let themselves down – and they’ve let us all down a little bit.
“I would be very hopeful it’s an isolated incident and we can move on.”
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leftclicktic
10:08 on
24 February, 2013
You can park outside the lisbon lion stand FOC. First come first served
HH
CRC
WeeOscar4Life
11:05 on
24 February, 2013
I hear planes, bikes and automobiles are Belfast bound in 3 weeks :-)
HH
CRC
The Dark Side rationalises:
“Get back in to the 20th [17th surely] century….
We won two world wars and ruled the globe without them but apparently we need to be observed more than any peoples in any other country on earth, that is our reward for defeating real evil and civilizing the globe en masse.
Going to the dogs this place – its already too late, much respect to those Bears who post from the New World or the Continent, don’t dare allow yourselves to turn weak and return to these shores, you will only live to regret it no matter how misty-eyed one gets for home at times.”
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“tell you what – i’ll be the first to castigate our fans when we scream f** off to someone who is helping the poor, the needy or the downtrodden. you know, a kind of jesus character you might say.”
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“But the game was up years ago. Once these ******s are in power they NEVER let it go and purposely make sure that only their own kind follow after them.
The one single reason an heir to the throne must NEVER be allowed to marry one.”
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” Was it a set-up?
Was it really RANGERS fans who were singing”
——
“But yesterday was a quietly and meticulously orchestrated own goal.
ESPN might be as culpable as the Bear’s that broke our Club’s guidelines yesterday.
We need to investigate this from ALL angles IMO.”
This from the herald
“The club issued a statement during the second half, condemning the “inappropriate singing by a section of the away support”, and Rangers must be indignant that the club’s reputation can still be tarnished by a minority of troublemakers who continue to consider anti-Catholic sentiment part of their identity.”
This report is factually flawed.
The rangers statement didn’t condem anything.
If ESPN hadn’t mentioned it, nothing would have been said by the club.
Vmhan@09:53
Saw a trailer for Series 3 of GoT last night.
Looks excellent.Looking forward to it.
Tom:
Yes, thanks but operator had already pointed out my faux pas. Silly really, not as if I don’t know the song…
Interesting that this is what people found significant in the post…
HH
Agree re ko time today. Family work commitments and childcare stop me going today but I ve got tickets away so another entire family can get along.
Off to see what spin the MSM put on yday at Berwick..
JCGE
Monaghan
Serious stuff there buddy
I hadn’t realised that no Catholics fought in the wars…
Imagine not being able to abuse people in a sectarian fashion with impunity
What kind of civilised society is this after all .,
Just a minority mind
it seems to me that everybody is missing the point here re – huns songs
yesterday.
the game was in engerlund so it must have been those pesky chelsea fans again.
Anyway aff to the game now looking for another six the day , and as if we needed another reason to dislike dundee they go and appiont bomber broon.
Ra deeds Ra deeds show us Ra deeds.
newsflash for bomber — Yer teams Deed.
H.H.
jobo baldie
10:41 on 24 February, 2013
proudbhoy –
as I believe that vmahn’s away to walk his dog I can answer your BB question. There are 5 series’. The final one [curiously referred to as series 5 ;-)] was split into two with the final 8 episodes not airing in the US until later this year. So I’ve watched 4½ series so far and loved every minute.
Haven’t tried Sons Of Anarchy. Indeed I’ve only recently started The Wire – 5 episodes in and finding it a bit hard going with the language on 2 fronts – the “bad” stuff but also I have trouble making out most of what is being said. Must be getting old.
—-
Cheers buddy
I recommend sons of anarchy, its great. Im enjoying it more that breaking bad at the moment.
From twitter:
HCPT bucket collection at today’s game any donation will go a huge way towards lives of disadvantaged &disabled children
Sounds a good cause
HH
CRC
Monaghan
I have no religion and have not lived in Scotland for nearly 20 years. I am totally appalled by the hatred for Catholics on the posts that you put up. It’s the same racist/ anti semetic crap that I used to hear in London. The problem is that they don’t think they are in any way out of order.
I despair for the country of my birth…
….PFayr
11:18 on
24 February, 2013
Monaghan
Serious stuff there buddy
I hadn’t realised that no Catholics fought in the wars…
——
My father told me the wee bits of nondescript hard stuff that my Gran picked out of my Grampa’s arm occasionally in the 60’s were pieces of shrapnel from WW1 – He must have been kidding me on – or was my Grampa a Proddy?
Any minute now Bhoys, any minute, any time now, a whole load of decent Ran*ers fans will set up blogs with decent balanced writers and condemn the continuing racist, bigoted behaviour of their support,any minute now, any time now, they’re probably organizing it as we speak, rally’s leaflets, decent Ran*ers supporters speaking out for an end to this offensive behaviour, any minute now…..
Starry plough
One would think that the VAST will find a voice at some point ….
Given that TFPLG considers the behaviour yesterday to have let them down only a small bit …I’m not holding my breath
With A Four-Leafed Clover On My Chest..
(From Celtic Wiki )
What Was Once A Shamrock..
Is Now A Four-Leafed Clover..
~~~~~~~~~
Instantly recognisable, hailed in song and story and recently voted among the best badges in club football – the Four-Leaf Clover of Celtic FC.
It is believed the club adopted the four-leaf clover as an emblem when one was found growing close to the centre circle of the Celtic Park pitch in the 1890s.
The discovery of the four-leaf clover was regarded in Celtic mythology as bringing luck to its finder. According to legend, each leaf represents something: the first is for hope, the second is for faith, the third is for love, and the fourth is for luck.
Despite being used on club stationary etc for decades this famous crest did not actually appear on the club shirt until the late 1970s. Indeed Celtic’s first crest was the Celtic Cross and this was worn on the first strip. Another emblem used regularly in the club’s early years was a harp against a blue background.
A large shamrock was used as the badge on away shirts in the 1950s. The Celtic Cross did make an appearance again in the centenary year and in 2003, to celebrate 100 years of the hoops. Fergus McCann once revealed tentative plans to replace the clover but outrage from fans saw the badge remain and today it is among the most enduring and loved of all Celtic icons.
It can be seen everywhere from New York to Cape Town to Sydney. Recognised by all football fans and loved by Celtic supporters, the four-leaf clover is a badge of many honours.