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Love how this draw system works KI knocked Hacken out of the Champions League but end up in the Conference

Is Joe Lewis stood on a box?? Didnt think Neil Mccann was that short

well this is fun. A defence that looks like its outnumbered every time Hacken come forward. A striker who can't score a one on one Another who falls over if someone breathes on him And every other corner hitting the first defender

Think the only way Duk is scoring tonight (if ever again) is a 3 yard tap in.

60% apparently

'Loyalty' is alot easier when you play for one of the richest teams in the world. Its pretty hard for another club to tempt you away when they can't match/ improve your wages. When your main career will naturally end before you reach 40 assuming you don't get crippled by a mistimed tackle, loyalty is a luxury you may not be able to afford Scotty Pippen's Chicago Bulls career springs to mind.

32month payout. Ker-ching

432 allegedly

Hibs on fire. Will next weekends game at pittodrie see old Lee exiting the main stand straight after the full time whistle?

Away end sold out again. no pressure

Miovski's control for this goal is a thing of beauty.

Leadser of the Wagner group seemingly dead in a plane crash. Slightly less subtle than falling out of a window

I take it back

One thing I personally hope doesnt become a legacy of the tournament is the american style referee announcements after a VAR decision. Although it would be interesting to see how many scottish refs were able to keep the smugness out of their voice when they award a penalty to the Tic or SEVCO

Seem to recall Sportsound mentioned its going to be ripped up and replaced with grass soon.

To clarify the 'specific' training we got was only a small part of it. About 80% of the time the drills were the same for everyone but then the outfield and goalies would be split. We had drills on reaction time, catching etc while outfield would have 'keep possession' etc Recall a horrific one where we had to lie in 'boat pose' (essentially sitting on yer ass but leaning back with yer feet slightly off the ground so yer abs start to burn) while the trainer and other keepers stood in a square (or circle depending on numbers) casually throwing the ball to you which you had to twist/ turn to catch and then throw it to the next person who then chucked it straight back at you. I was a passable goalie at 5s and occasionally OK at 7s but 11-a-side I was only to be picked as a total last resort (and even then I'd need bribing). The only thing I felt I was OK at was 'one on one' situations largely thanks to a book on goalkeeping by Peter Shilton which drilled into my head that as soon as yer thigh hits the ground yer stranded and the striker can easily go around you. It does also help to appear to be alot bigger than most of the other players

I'd like to think in a couple of seasons time the position of goalkeeper will get more recognition in the womens game and the coaching will drastically improve. Several years ago at the request of a colleague who was involved with the childrens team of a Scottish league club I wrote a short opinion piece on the need to start training goalkeepers as early as possible. It seemed that much like when I was at primary school the position of keeper (and defenders) was still often being pushed on the less 'athletic' kids and they weren't given any guidance by the coaches. Ross County used to come to my school to do evening training sessions and the occasional summer camp and it was really usedful for goalies to get specific training. I've only been to one women's game in my life (supporting a friend's team) and just before kick off she told me the opposition's goalie had been drafted in the night before and had apparently never so much as kicked a ball. I felt so sorry for her as my friend's team ran riot and I wonder if the goalie ever set foot on a pitch again. I'm involved with an Aussie Rules Team in Glasgow and one 'skill' which a fair few women who come along to training struggle with is kicking a ball out of their hands. I've been kicking football or rugby balls out of my hands since I was about 4 years old and it is actually quite hard to teach it to an adult. Many of them have never played rugby/ football etc and as with so many things in life, the older you are, the harder it is to learn. As adults yer more aware of potential injuries so when a ball is suddenly kicked or thrown towards you the tendency is to duck, flap your hands while you look away or simply get smashed in the face, stomach, groin etc. Schools (and parents) restricting and/or brainwashing girls to only do Hockey, Netball, gymnastics, dancing ie the 'activities for young ladies bullshit' really needs stopped.

Opportunity for the Pittodrie announcer to play 'Sirius' by the Alan Parson's Project to play some mind games in the send leg?

Swiss were supposedly close to overtaking scotland in the coefficient table. Basel and Luzern eliminated Servette and Young boys guaranteed Europa League group stage with latter still with a chance of champs league. Lugano guaranteed conference league. Tic - Champs League group SEVCO - Guaranteed Europa League groups Dons - Guaranteed Conference league Hibs and Hearts - Personally wouldnt rule either of them out of beating Villa and PAOK over 2 Legs

The real shite thing about it is teams that got this far for actually winning their league are not guaranteed europa league football.

They are in europa league group stages win or lose

Average home attendance last season was apparently 13,283. Perhaps waiting until each team has had more than 1 home game would make the table more useful?

@Panda Thought you had had a word with yon bbc minion? Headline says st johnstone are leading. Also took way too long to correct their scores when Sevco 2nd was ruled out

9 wins for the tic but they only scored 6 goals compared to the Dons 8?