tom_widdows

The Nursery school isnt across the road. It is directly behind and overshadowed by the main stand and essentially extends from the corner to the centre spot. If that is to be included within the new stand they will need to find some way or compensating for the loss of outdoor space. Alternatively the stand could be designed 'lopsided' so that the roseburn half is significantly smaller than the gorgie road side. A more extreme version of the the old Dell Stand perhaps. Hearts are going to face the same issues with design as the dons do with trying to redeveloping pittodrie. The escape routes of the 3 newer stands are quite clever but do they now comply with the current regulations and will there be sufficient access for emergency vehicles (one of the main points raised by the cops with the Vlad design) without reducing the capacity?

I am curious as to the land they have managed to purchase. The police were very critical of Vlads Proposal as were the Community Council. It did also make the assumption they could just flatten everything around them. I believe Budge is no fool but I still think it was a mistake to say 12months at an AGM then almost immediately follow it up with 'no details until we are absolutely sure'

Announcements mean nothing. The follow up is they wont reveal any details until they know what hurdles they have to clear. The only planning application for tynecastle improvements is a legacy from romanov which includes hotels, apartments etc and there is no money for all of that (its also nearly 8 years old). Given the complexity of the site and how strained and slow Edinburgh Council planning & building standards are at the moment I'd say that statement is going to come back to haunt them.

Good to see the arabs falling further behind 3 points from a possible 18 since mixu took over these days they seem to collapse the moment they concede a goal.

where was this attitude last week? Or are the players now going to sit back and try to hold on?

Fuck i'd managed to forget about Hegarty til now

Last time I can recall the players acting the way they did with throw ins was back in the days of Alex Miller/ Gardner Spears. The taker stood looking for a target and after an eternity would either throw it to a teammate 6yards away eventually resulting in a throw in to Hamilton, or throw it straight to a Hamilton head. Fuck all urgency shown especially after the Accies goal. Seems to me they had settled for a 1-0 win the moment McLeans shot hit the net. Suicadal passes and poor concentration were rife and Hamilton fans should be raging they only got a point out of that. The hungry ruthlessness of the Tynecastle match seems to have been starved out of them.

hopefully he is more than just a good 'shot' stopper

Seedings Pot 1 France Germany England Portugal Belgium Spain Pot 2 Italy Russia Switzerland Austria Croatia Ukraine Pot 3 Czech Republic Sweden Poland Romania Slovakia Hungary Pot 4 Turkey Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Wales Iceland Albania

Looks like the swedes have it. Denmark have 9mins to get 3 goals Ukraine hanging hanging on against the slovenians

Hungary 2-1 Norway (3-1 Aggregate) Any chance this thread can remain about the teams and matches involved in the tournament and not descend into arguments about the reasons why anyone happens to wish another country well?

Ukraine 2-0 Slovenia Sweden 2-1 Denmark. From what I can gather the Swedes were cruising then fell apart and the Danes almost snatched a draw. Least this one wasn't abandoned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34800672 'Uefa referee officer Hugh Dallas says Scottish officials remain among the best in Europe.' '"We've got some really good referees in Scotland. They can stand up with the best referees in Europe." Scotland's Willie Collum and Craig Thomson, plus England's Martin Atkinson and Mark Clattenburg, are among the European governing body's group of 29 elite referees.

Extreme amount of mirth for a typo there Manc? Will you be buying tickets for the next Joe Pasquale tour?

Hungary potentially on their way to their First European Championships since 1972 and first major tournament since 1986 after winning 1-0 away to Denmark

Age, waistsize or both?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34768103 The Fred Goodwin approach

I think i see where you are coming from but regulating something and then putting it into the hands of governments and/or private companies may reduce/ remove the drug being contaminated with detergents, weedkiller and all manner of toxic substances but at the same time may turn it into a 'profit driven business' where use is encouraged. The destructive properties of tobacco and alcohol are well documented but the breweries, distilleries, tobacco companies etc all still advertise and encourage the use of their products all with clear consciences. I went to an event where the speaker was the head of one of scotland's biggest brewers and whilst he seemed to support the minimum pricing he was totally against lowering the drink drive limit, his reasoning seemed to be that it would criminalise regular people who just wanted a wee drink during the week only to get pulled over on the commute to work the next day. When asked if this view was in any way influenced by his profits being hit he turned on the politician mode. Seems these companies (along with the casinos and bookies) are perfectly happy to profit from misery and its all ok as long as they put 'please drink responsibly' or 'when the fun stops, stop! on their adverts. How long would it take for 'please inject/ snort responsibly to appear on posters?

Personally I believe creativity comes from a combination of genetics, encouragement and personal drive. Having had to assist and treat people who were intoxicated from Alcohol, legal highs and on a couple of occasions suspected illegal drugs I struggle to believe the likes of Hendrix came up with their best material with the assistance of such substances. For every artist 'hailed' for their creativity under drugs there others who are just 'hailed' for being creative

Didn't say I've never tried alcohol. Just said i don't drink. Tyrant hit on one of the reasons I stopped I personally cant understand why some people will drink to the point they cant function properly and then justify anything stupid, dangerous, illegal they did with 'It wasn't my fault, I was drunk'.

Strange comment this one. Is this to say that the only people who die from smoking are those who bought the badly made fags? Or those who die from alcohol are only those who got a bad pint? Pretty much every drug will kill you if taken in enough quantities or in the right conditions. Sometimes its pretty much instant, other times it knocks you down at 50 when you should have lived on till at least 70. I think it will come down to whether or not governments decide the general public can be trusted to have enough self control to not turn into characters from a Hunter S Thompson/ irvine welsh fantasy. If they use the public's attitude to alcohol as the yardstick I reckon the idea is dead in the water. Personally I'm for legalising them but then again I dont drink, have never smoked and have pretty much zero experience of illegal drugs so what do I know.

Interesting to see what the league cup semi brings up Will it be 'fixed' to get a 'sponsors' final of Celtic vs Hibs I shall be glory hunting with Ross county again either way

Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale put Montrose out after Extra time 3 Non league clubs guaranteed in the 4th Round