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MBT Ooot. Squeeky bum time for the negative amongst us 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 - ((Safe from Relegation)) 54 53 - Tom_Widdows 52 - Jute (first edit) 51 - BigAl (first edit) 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32

'Dark side of the Ring' which is currently available on All-4 Seriously fucked up world professional wrestlers can go into Recall Owen Hearts dying after an accident before the start of one of their big events but never knew the WWE didnt cancel the show and insisted the other wrestlers and commentators carry on mere minutes after watching their colleagues lifeless body being carried off on a stretcher, in a ring which was broken and had genuione blood stains.

UEFA will be happy Real Betis knocked out Zenit St Petersburg. One less headache for their PR team

I'm advocating doing something more than standing up in your respective parliaments and saying ' i condemn this' or worse 'we are leading the way in condeming this' Hindsight is the word politicians like to throw about but foresight is a skill that needs to be brought in. Seems the priks who hold all the money and power in the UK have plenty of foresight when it comes to disaster capitalism and hedge funds but not one of them sat down one day and thought ' hang on a minute, we as a nation are awfully reliant on two or three nations on the world for our way of life (gas form russia, Oil from the middle east, manufacturing from china etc), doesnt this leave is in a pretty precarious position , particularly given how these countries operate? Perhaps ending reliance on fossil fuels isnt just a great move for the environment but also a smart move in terms of protecting our nations, Perhaps shutting down all our industries and/or allowing our smallish companies to be aggressively bought out by large foreign conglomorets isnt a thing to be celebrated. Lets change our ways right now. If everyone stopped using gas, Russia is in big trouble If everyone stopped using oil, Saudi, UAE, Qatar, Iran etc are in big trouble If everyone western company started making their products in their own countries, China is in big trouble I suspect the western governments will sit back and continue to talk about sanctions but essentially let Putin take the entire Ukraine. Putin knows fine well the Brits wont do anything with the tories in power, He appears to have the germans over a barrel with their reliance on russian gas The french wont to anything without the germans and brits backing them up The Americans don't want anything to do with the situation for fear of pissing off China who appear to be backing Putin. And selfisly while the Ukranian people suffer, the tories will be loving the distraction. As with the pandemic, they will see it as 'an opportunity.

Seems to me the 'west' are happy to let Putin and co do what they like as long as it isnt on their own doorstep and doesn't affect them immediately The political equivalent of saying 'That's appauling, they should be locked up' while a part of a crowd watching someone getting beaten up on the street. But as Rico points out, the break up of the USSR is part the long history of trouble caused by countries, continents etc being carved/ broken up to form separate nations. Africa, USSR, Yugoslavia, Middle East and so on

Thought it was a reference to the next nations league

Wonder if there is the potential for Scotland and Poland to get byes to the playoff finals in a few weeks time?

Oh dear

MBT survives but Rico crashes out 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 ((Safe from Relegation)) 57 56 - Manc_don 55 54 53 - Tom_Widdows 52 - Jute (first edit) 51 - BigAl (first edit) 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31

Going on that story Nicholas could have potentially beaten Jean Marc Bosman to the punch had the Dons not come looking

A 34 year old george best who was past his best and allegedly was sacked by hibs for off field exploits. Boosted crowds for the novelty but team were relegated. Let us not forget Cannigia and Ravanelli played for Dundee. That worked out great for them too

MBT clinging on by a thread 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 - (Safe from Relegation) 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 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30

What I recall from Ebbe was a man who inherited a team which had been decimated by a combination of poor management, terrible transfers (£850k for Brian O Neil, £300k for Nigel Pepper and several others), and a Board who suddenly made the decision they were in the shit financially so really put the padlock on the transfer kitty. First season yes we finished bottom of the league but the next season it was 7th, and then after that it was 4th and giving Hertha Berlin a run for their money. The guy had won 4 Danish league titles, and 3 danish cups with Brondby (and shown Aitken how to manage in European football), and even had a short spell in charge of Benfica. He had a good record of developing young players (including Anderson, MacNaughton and some donkey called Brian Laudrup). Ive still got my copy of the Red Final in which he signed a comic strip taking the piss out of him too. Before Ebbe we had Aitken & Alex Miller (Who gave away Billy Dodds), and after him there was Patterson (who I seem to recall was up against Ian McCall for the role), before finally getting a hint of success with Nichol and Calderwood, then right back down to earth again with McGhee and then Brown. With the new training facilites and healthier finances I'd say the club is crying out for an Ebbe Skovdahl

Stuart Baxter? Surely one of these days hes gonna turn up in scottish football

tlg1903 & Elgindon go out fighting 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 - (Safe from Relegation) 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 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29

Panda is part of the scouting network?

You sure about that?

My regular podcasts were getting a bit dull so spent an afternoon listening to stories/ documentries about Brian Clough. Real loss to the game

Two more down 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 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29

2013-14 season 48 Points 41 Goals scored 43 Goals conceded

Didnt realise it was on

As much as it is entertaining that Middlesborough have equalised, it only adds to my lack of understanding of the current handball rules? Suggestion from commentators is had the boy who handballed it scored, it would have been disallowed, but because he fluffed the shot and his teammate put it in, the goal stands

Went to see 'Licorice Pizza' last weekend. Peaked my interest as it had less chance of NEDS showing up to see it plus its same director as 'Punch Drunk Love' Thought it was very good. Great soundtrack too

Panda crashes out. Will anyone be left by the time of the split? 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 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29