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Graham & Watson are a completely different proposition to O'Hara or Mandarin

I’ve always thought that too. Funnily enough, the one group of people who would be very well represented in an independent Scotland, would be the Huns. They just can’t see by the apron though

It’s incredible that they have gone from 35% in the polls for the national vote post UK election to now. They are being hampered by SKS performance and it’s interesting how they have tried to distance themselves from the UK party. In a way, independence would be the best thing to happen to the Labour Party in Scotland, or whatever iteration of centre left they devised. I suspect the majority of Scots want that and the SNP have been very effective at filling the gap but success in achieving independence could weaken their wider case for government once it happened.

I’m not convinced ‘Scottish’ Labour are even going to be a thing after the election. The unionist hun voters that held their nose, can now cheerily jump to Reform. That is incredibly bad news for them. ‘Only Labour can stop the SNP’ doesn’t have the same ring to it when you’re polling 5th

As said previously, SKS is the patsy in waiting for the bloodbath of the May elections. I’m not fully convinced by Burnham, great mayor doesn’t necessarily translate to PM but he’d certainly be able to tell a story and therefore sell an ideology in a way that SKS fails to do so he would engage people. When SKS goes, suspect we’ll see the usual Labour Party trick of eating itself up through its own arsehole. Will be interesting to see who capitalises best. In Scotland it’s going to be the nationalists, despite not being overly popular as a government. In Wales it’ll be the same. England I have no idea but I quite like Polanski so hope he makes some waves.

It will get forgotten about in all the fall out but at the very beginning of this story, there was a competent woman already in the job

If Burnham had stood in the Gorton by-election, the outcome would have been different. The Labour vote would have held up on the day and he would now be their MP. I understand why it didn't happen, but suspect Burnham will be Labour leader at some point soon, or at least be back as an MP.

Alarm bells should have been ringing all around Westminster if Farage agreed with the appointment of Mandelson. It was very poor judgement though, and Starmer shouldn't be in his job, as he was ball deep in an appointment that was only ever going to end one way.

With you on this Al. We know how this pans out if we sign them. It's the Aberdeen way.

Hard no from me. Name alone isn’t a footballer, sounds like the neighboring town of camberwick green.

I don’t see it that way. Last few windows we’ve gone for complete unknowns, including guys who haven’t played much mainly due to injury, youngsters with potential, or guys in their early 20s who were good in their late teens but haven’t kicked on. Very few have worked out. id compare O’Hara and mandron to signing the likes of Nicky Devlin, maybe a mark reynolds, willo flood, even Adam Rooney. Picking up the better players from within the league isn’t a bad thing. Look at graham or Watson, both on poor teams but will be good signings wherever they go. ohara and mandron would also bring some much needed experience. Throw in some foreign talent this summer too, but it has to be a balanced window, again where we’ve failed, can’t be a bunch of unknowns who have never been to Scotland, never mind Aberdeen.

Dunfermline have a few youngsters who have caught the eye in recent weeks.

Said this at the time when a friend asked me why they appointed him, my response was because he speaks fluent grift. Fighting fire with fire. Still a honking decision.

Wasn’t saying he’s my choice, just the potentially obvious next move on the board. Unfortunately, another of the animatronic technocrats SKS has filled his cabinet with.

And yet he wouldn’t have won that by-election.

What’s happened here is that because the US president is a sleazeball, the UK wanted to put a sleazeball in as Ambassador and by all accounts he was apparently doing a good job. Even Farage said it was a good idea. Should never have happened though. Mandleson has been a stain on the Labour Party, and on the country in general, for decades.

Chelsea beaten 3-0 by Brighton tonight with their fans shouting for Liam Rosenior to fuck off. Great to see such a vile club disintegrating.

Leicester City relegated from The Championship down south

St Johnstone win 2-0 tonight to get promoted back to Premier league.

I see Stephen Robinson is at Dunfermline v St Johnstone tonight. Just preparing himself for a potential play-off, or watching any specific players?

Wafer thin majority in his seat, ball deep in private money, close to Mandelson himself, set fire to a pet shop and just looks like a helmet They probably will go for him

Out of the frying pan, into the absolute cunt, as they say.

Wes Streeting might be the next obvious choice

Started bingeing The Pitt this week. Pretty impressed so far. Also enjoyed Beef, A24 studio production. Usually enjoy their stuff.

Thoughts on Freckleton as a left sided CB? He’s always looked competent when I’ve watched StM and has pace. Might be another unambitious, safe bet though