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http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=10475&back=home

like somebody who has been to jail and had other run-ins with the law.

Somebody told me that there was interest on Saturday from Man U on Barton - I finf it very strange as I would not expect Ferguson to have a player like that in his squad.

Different season but same old shit. Utterly impotent up front.

Away to leave for the weekend in Aberdeen. Not sure of plans other than the game the morn.

http://www.paddypower.com/football/uk-football/scottish-premier?ev_oc_grp_ids=112492 Are we worth a flutter or is this all very calculated to be a total lottery?

Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven

http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110722/its-a-don-deal-_2212158_2399212

I do like the hibs top but cant agree that the hearts one without the sponsor would be 10/10 - it is utter bowf! But then his shop is in Edinburgh - keep the locals happy!

http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/aberdeen/263374-reviewed-the-201112-home-shirts/ What is it that makes a great home shirt? The colours need to be right, it must represent the team’s history, tradition and it must make a fan proud to be wearing it. This season we have a mixed bag of shirts: from the exceptional and the bold to the rather dull and uninteresting. For as many people who like their club’s new shirt, there will be those that don’t. Here is Steven Dow, owner of Football Nation's take on this season’s SPL home shirt collection. Aberdeen There are things to like and things to dislike about Aberdeen’s new home shirt (pictured above). On the positive side it has a clean and uncluttered design, strong and uncomplicated sponsor logo, and you can never go wrong with the classic three stripes. On the downside it is disappointing that Aberdeen have chosen an off the shelf team kit from Adidas. Smaller clubs have little choice to do this, but surely Aberdeen could have justified a more bespoke design? However, it will look strong on the pitch with the all red combo of shirt, shorts and socks. 8/10. Celtic Celtic are one of only two SPL clubs not to change their home shirt this season. It’s always difficult for Celtic to come up with a shirt that is radically different from the season previous: what can you really do with a green and white hooped shirt? It usually comes down to a different collar and the introduction of a third colour. In this case Nike have introduced a pattern into the green hoops to add a difference to the design. It doesn’t especially benefit from the Tennents logo. Expect next season’s shirt to be a simple crew or V-neck design. 7/10. Dundee United Could this be the worst shirt of them all? If Manchester United hadn’t worn this design three seasons ago, then Dundee United may have got away with such a bold design but, alas, it’s now old hat. It’s another off the shelf package shirt and the large black sponsor patch clashes with the black chevron. It’s a great design but it’s been seen before and that lets it down. 6/10. Dunfermline Athletic A club that suffers from the problem of “what can you do with black and white stripes?” In this case, you throw in unnecessary red flashes at the shoulder when the colour could have been introduced at the sleeves or the collar. To differ from last season the sleeves have been blocked in black, which lacks imagination. This season’s Manchester City away shirt is a shining example of how to make striped sleeves look brilliant. 6/10 Hearts For my money this is the finest kit of all… which has unfortunately been completely spoilt by the sponsor. Umbro have designed a kit that is back to maroon and the classic clean design sets it very much above some of the unnecessarily complicated designs we see in kits today. The white crew neck collar and cuffs give the shirt a great retro look that both young and older fans will love. And then there is the sponsor. Sometimes sponsors need to alter their logo to suit the shirt, which is what is needed here. The gold in the Umbro logo needed to be used in the sponsor’s design. I’ve seen a mocked up version without the sponsor logo upon which I rest my case. So it’s a 10/10 for the shirt but the sponsor/shirt combo reduces that to a 6/10. It’s that bad. Hibernian I actually like this shirt. Hibs and Puma have been rather brave by incorporating two shades of green in this design, and the shoulder panel really brings a fresh look to a shirt that has been rather boring over the last few seasons. The round neck collar is a nod in a retro direction, yet this shirt is 100 per cent modern. The sponsor’s logo may have benefitted from being a one colour print as opposed to the large patch that it is, but that’s a small criticism. Love it. 9/10. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Like Celtic, Inverness didn’t change their home kit this season but in the name of thorough research, I’ll take a look. Unfortunately it’s the messiest shirt in the entire league. Despite very strong colours that lend themselves to shirt design, the guy behind this shirt design was clearly in two or three minds. Is it a striped shirt or is it a plain shirt? Nobody could make their mind up and we are left with a muddle. It’s so complicated it’s even hard to distinguish the sponsor properly. It’s the worst of the entire bunch and scores a measly 4/10. Kilmarnock Well it’s the last kit to be launched this season and I’m afraid it doesn’t raise the standard. I’ve mentioned that it’s tough to make radical changes to traditional hooped or striped shirts, but resorting to a design more familiar with the 1980s is the wrong way to go about it. I really can’t find any redeeming features in this shirt. If you perhaps think the shirt is okay, wait until you see it with the shorts and the ghastly stripe running down the side of them. I’m revising my “worst shirt” accolade from Inverness to Kilmarnock. It scores 2/10 and only gets two because technically from a distance it still looks like a Killie shirt. Motherwell This is a very decent effort from Motherwell. A nice, deep V-neck in the famous claret contrasts very well with the amber of the rest of the shirt. The sponsor is sympathetically placed within the clubs ubiquitous claret band and doesn’t detract from the shirt. The shirt is slightly let down by the unnecessary shoulder flash but the predominantly amber shorts and socks lift the whole kit so it’s 8/10. Rangers After flirting with Umbro’s “tailored by” cotton fabric last season, Rangers have returned to the familiar territory of a polyester football shirt this season. The club crest has been enlarged and the sponsor stays the same. Popular opinion seems to be that the style of the sponsor print is unpopular and I agree. Why not just leave the text without the embossed background? The collar is nice and simple, giving a classic look which is somewhat ruined by the white shoulder flashes. Can you imagine how great this shirt would look without them? It’s a 7/10. St Johnstone Joma introduced a bespoke design for St Johnstone this season but I can’t make my mind up with this one. It ticks many of my critical boxes in that it has a clean, uncluttered design and the sponsor colour ties in with the colours on the shirt. However, perhaps it lacks a little bit of excitement. Other than that I can’t really fault it so it’s 7/10. St Mirren The black and white striped shirt dilemma strikes again. Sponsors tend to ruin these shirts by their insistence in slapping massive patches over the chest to ensure their sponsor logo stands out. I can’t really fault that reasoning but it doesn’t make for bonnie shirts. In this case, the sponsor’s logo is brash and the manufacturer sleeve logos are horrendous. They really shouldn’t have broken the stripes. 6/10 The SPL Shirt League Table 1) Hibernian 2) Aberdeen 3) Motherwell 4) Rangers 5) Celtic 6) St Johnstone 7) Hearts 8 ) Dundee United 9) Dunfermline 10) St Mirren 11) Inverness 12) Kilmarnock

http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110722/jason-brown_2212158_2398609

Huns have bought scumbag Lee Wallace from Hearts for £1.5m - and I thought they were skint!

http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110721/official-afc-squad-numbers-_2212158_2398507 1 LANGFIELD JAMES 2 McARDLE RORY 3 FOSTER RICHARD 4 FOLLY YOANN 5 MAWENE YOUL 6 CONSIDINE ANDREW 7 CLARK CHRISTOPHER 8 MILSOM ROBERT 9 VERNON SCOTT 10 MACKIE DARREN 11 12 13 ROBERTSON CLARK 14 15 PAWLETT PETER 16 OSBOURNE ISAAC 17 FYVIE FRASER 18 19 PATON MICHAEL 20 GONZALEZ DAVID 21 MAGENNIS JOSHUA 22 JACK RYAN 23 MEGGINSON MITCHEL 24 LOW NICKY 25 SHAUGHNESSY JOSEPH 26 BROWN JORDON 27 28 29 30 31 32 BROWN JASON http://www.afc.co.uk/javaImages/42/ce/0,,10284~9817666,00.jpg[/img]

Extreme car wash

Fair play to him, why come up and risk yourself in training if you dont have a deal at the end of it.

http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110720/redmatchday-201112_2212158_2389975

Or some numpty is speaking a load of pish!

Apparently he is a free agent - so hard to bring in on loan. Whats yer source?

Would love to see him emulate this!

If you read the biggest team photo thread you would know the answers to this (well the last 2). Will go on sale to people there tomorrow and the team will be wearing the away kit for the photo.

How did the keeper not save that?!?!