tom_widdows

Clyde leaving Broadwood to Groundshare with Hamilton (20 miles away) When Glasgow City go back to Petershill park that just leaves Cumbernauld Colts as the tenants. I wouldnt be surprised if Clyde go the way of Clydebank

Previous schemes (unless I missed something) were for the around the Golf Road Driving range, which is pretty much at sea level (some sections might even be below it). I have my doubts if there is much of a sewer network once you get clear of Golf Road so adding a major development such as a football stadium is going to put a major strain on the network not withstanding the headache of building potentially below the established 'water table' - serious ground works required to make sure the soil around the site stays dry. The Hilton site from memory appears to be above sea level so soil saturation shouldnt be as bad, plus it is adjacent to a fairly major urban road which serves residential and commercial businesses on both sides so there should be a more suitable sewer network to connect to. If any established non-private roads need to be redirected to get a site to work, then a project is essentially a non-starter. Relocating a private road can be fairly straight forward as it only affects the owners of the land which it is on. Relocating a non-private road requires consultations with local residents, businesses, environmental health, the emergency services, Utility Companies, Community Councils before you even get a formal proposal together. The higher the road classification, the more complicated and expensive it gets. I suspect the Beach Boulevard would be classed as an 'Arterial Road' which is the 2nd highest in the classifications.

What chance Hibs go into freefall and somehow end up on the playoff against Killie.....just as a compensation package for McInnes has been agreed?

This aged well

Pessimist in me thinks a playoff final between Goodwin's dons and Mcinnes's killie would see both teams somehow bottle it and end up losing. Out Glasgow Sharks vs Edinburgh bloods Glasgow Sharks vs Kingdom Kangaroos Sharks Race Night 0-0

Im not out to prove anything given Ive thought it was bullshit since the late 90s. A lazy hack journalist/ pundit tagline which in my teenage years I put a certain amount of hope in for lots of games (dons or other) only to deduce its essentially a sports equivalent of horoscopes. Perhaps there was something to it pre-bosman when players had the fear of being trapped at a relegated team with their freedom to leave in the hands of the club's board so a new manager might be the catalyst to try alot harder, ensuring you could at least tempt a transfer fee out of someone. Now having the freedom to move on, as soon as your contract is up or perhaps even having a certain clause that lets you go early knowing with a reasonable chance some lower league club in englandshire will shell out at least £5k a week on ya....well who cares what happens to the team. You can be a tactical genius with all the management qualifications in the world but if you can't get your players (or staff) to work for you then you are wasting everybody's time. Frankly if anyone at Aberdeen football club is actually putting out genuine statements saying they are even thinking about having a summer clear out then it has become a seriously toxic workplace and as a player i'd have my agent looking elsewhere no matter how long my contract was.

2-0 win over the tax evaders immediately followed by 5 defeats and 2 draws (including the Stenhousemuire game) Not sure I can call that a new manager bounce. Big difference that season was the team still had seasoned pros and internationals in the side who had enough 'pride' to eventually get their act together. Snelders, McKimme, Shearer, Dodds, Miller, Irvine, Wright, Jess and co

The last time we came close to a 'new manager bounce' Id say was Paul Hegarty in December 1998 3 wins and a draw

Made all the more interesting by Raith getting a late winner today as it means they still have a playoff spot in their reach. Partick are up against Dunfermline next weekend with the latter fighting to get out of the relegation playoff Raith on the other hand are away to Accies who only really have pride to play for (or to try and snatch 5th place from Raith on final day) Caley will guarantee 3rd place and relegate Queen of the South if they win on Tuesday. A draw will also relegate QoTS

Maybe not automatic relegation but I question if this team has the drive that the 1994/95 team did when it came to the playoffs and thats where the Butcher's hibs spectre lies.

What about those of us who didnt have to edit to get 'close'?

We can't call it off as BigAl still has a chance Rules: 1. One name per points tally for the season, first come first served! 2. Only allowed to change prediction until closure of January transfer window as along as it is to an empty tally. 78 77 - Kevin Spence 76 75 74 73 - Self confesed Lazy Cunt called Panda 72 Bearsdenred 71 - tlg1903 70 - OxfordDon 69 68 67 - Elgindon 66 65 - 64 - MBT 63 - The 'Grand Master' occasionally called Rico 62 61 - 60 - Wee Toon Red 59 - 58 - RedStarTorphins 57 56 - Manc_don 55 - 54 53 - Tom_Widdows 52 - Jute (first edit) 51 - BigAl (first edit) 50 49 48 47 46 (Safe from Relegation) 45 44 43 42 41 (Safe from Automatic Relegation) 40 39 38 37 36

'The Rusty Nail' finally stepping up from pitch side advertising?

2-horse slog now. Rules: 1. One name per points tally for the season, first come first served! 2. Only allowed to change prediction until closure of January transfer window as along as it is to an empty tally. 78 77 - Kevin Spence 76 75 74 73 - Self confesed Lazy Cunt called Panda 72 Bearsdenred 71 - tlg1903 70 - OxfordDon 69 68 67 - Elgindon 66 65 - 64 - MBT 63 - The 'Grand Master' occasionally called Rico 62 61 - 60 - Wee Toon Red 59 - 58 - RedStarTorphins 57 56 - Manc_don 55 - 54 53 - Tom_Widdows 52 - Jute (first edit) 51 - BigAl (first edit) 50 49 (Safe from Relegation) 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 2-horse slog now. Rules: 1. One name per points tally for the season, first come first served! 2. Only allowed to change prediction until closure of January transfer window as along as it is to an empty tally. 78 77 - Kevin Spence 76 75 74 73 - Self confesed Lazy Cunt called Panda 72 Bearsdenred 71 - tlg1903 70 - OxfordDon 69 68 67 - Elgindon 66 65 - 64 - MBT 63 - The 'Grand Master' occasionally called Rico 62 61 - 60 - Wee Toon Red 59 - 58 - RedStarTorphins 57 56 - Manc_don 55 - 54 53 - Tom_Widdows 52 - Jute (first edit) 51 - BigAl (first edit) (Safe from Relegation) 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37

As seen at caley thistle in 2006

cracking game at Cappielow tonight Morton just gone 1-0 up but should have scored in the first half. Normally wouldnt be too bothered but want to see Dick Campbell managing in the premier and would rather Killie didnt come straight back up

They don't have drag it out especially the Red Ball bullshit. Group A Qatar Ecuador Senegal Netherlands Group B Englandshire Iran USA Wales/Scotland/Ukraine Group C Argentina Saudi Arabia Mexico Poland Group D France UAE/Australia/Peru Denmark Tunisia Group E Spain New Zealand/ Costa Rica Germany Japan Group F Belgium Canada Morocco Croatia Group G Brazil Serbia Switzerland Cameroon Group H Portugal Ghana Uruguay South Korea

Exactly Don't be fooled by them being the worst team in the original FIFA on the megadrive.

The Jimmy Calderwood tactic. I'm sure one of them will be 'great to have around the place' Who is the current equivalent of Noel Whelan?

Updated List Europe Germany Denmark France Belgium Croatia Spain Serbia Englandshire Switzerland Netherlands Poland Portugal South America Brazil Argentina Ecuador Uruguay Asia Qatar Saudi Arabia Iran South Korea Japan Central & North America Canada USA Mexico Africa Ghana Senegal Morocco Cameroon Tunisia Playoffs (All scheduled for June) Wales vs (Scotland or Ukraine) Costa Rica vs New Zealand Peru vs (UAE or Australia) Draw for the finals is tomorrow at 5pm. All teams in the playoffs will be Pot 4 (lowest ranking teams) Should Clarke and co somehow get through the Id say the best and worst case scenarios are as follows (Disclaimer- I know fuck all about current international football) Best Qatar USA Iran Scotland Worst Belgium or Brazil Germany Serbia Scotland

Look out for yon Kiwi National team wandering the streets of Wellington in a daze of heatstroke & sunburn following their 2 most recent matches

Update Peru now into the playoff with either UAE or Australia. New Zealand in the playoff with either Mexico, USA or Costa Rica. Fair chance it will be Costa Rica as they'd need to beat the USA by at least 5 goals and/or hope Mexico lose at home to El Salvador, to get an automatic spot. All the playoff matches are single leg ties being held in Qatar in June. Fucking genius move by FIFA given they moved the finals to December to avoid the heat.