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Are you suggesting that we couldn't afford the £4-6M that it would cost to build training facilities? If that's the case, do you think it's even remotely sensible to build a £40-50M stadium? Or have I misunderstood your point (probably!)? If we have to have a poorer team on the park for a couple of years while we develop facilities, would that not be acceptable? After all, we've had a poor team on the park for the vast majority of Milne's tenure with absolutely nothing to show for it.

Risco? I like it.

I'd say it's more to do with the fact that Storey is absolutely horse's cock at fitba and always has been. Moult has skill and a good touch. However, I'd see him more as a replacement for Stockley. Ideally we'd replace Storey with someone too. We definitely wouldn't have room for Stockley if Moult signed.

Racist.

I'm with you KFP. I think he offers more all round than Boyce. I think he could play alongside Rooney if necessary too, whereas I reckon Boyce and Rooney is a one or other decision. He seems a little more mobile too. Rooney and Boyce are basically the same in my book. That's nae a bad thing like, just saying.

I think Jack was a good player for us. Had he moved on to someone other than der Hun I'd have applauded him. He didn't, he joined one half of the cheeks. Joining the Tims is a Jackesque move. The other half of the same airse. The Tims are a despicable bunch of racist-supporting fucks who've almost single-handedly ruined the game in this country. They're exactly the same as the hun. Hayes won't get booed, because he didn't grow up in the city and ken the fucking rules.

Get fucked. If he goes to the Tims then he's a Tim. Nae booing is the most appropriate response. Clapping a Tim is unacceptable.

Indeed. Partick are looking at £4M for their facilities. We should be looking at around that figure. It should have been on the cards way before the stadium, with two separate planning applications. A fair chance it could have been started by now.

It was further up the thread. Someone said we were going to take £1.2M for Hayes, or 750K plus Christie on loan for a year. Paying for a loan deal would seem a touch absurd - and a first probably. Also, Tom, Etienne Verveer did come to us. He just didn't play any games.

Good article from the other day (before last night). http://johnpilger.com/articles/terror-in-britain-what-did-the-prime-minister-know

Watched about ten minutes of it. It was weird. I only briefly check the tabloids these days, but the people in the audience were genuinely frightened of us being blown up by Iran and North Korea. Where the fuck does that shite come from? They all clearly thought that Trident was a huge issue. Far bigger than it actually is. And most seemed like they were more than happy to nuclear bomb another country - even preemptively. Fucking bizarre like. They kept going on about a "red button" too, fucking retards. Will you press the red button Jeremy? Will you? I wish he'd properly put them in their place. A bit weak I thought, he should have properly confronted them.

I dinna get this. You're saying that he does large toldies? Is that nae a compliment?

I've renewed mine. That's all that matters.

On the plus side, I have renewed my season ticket. That should give the players the boost they need.

What a hun cunt. Be interesting to hear his actual reasoning for this move, beyond the "he knows what it means to play for Rangers" bullshit. Weird one like. Just can't see the benefit to his career and life. I hope he doesn't get injured. I hope he experiences a drop in form and sits on their bench for the next 3 years, whilst we tear him to shreds in any game he plays against us.

Played nearly every game last season. Doubt they'll get him.

^^^This. The biggest problem I have with McInnes leaving is the lack of strategic football planning, certainly pre-McInnes. McInnes appointments make up the vast majority of our key positions. There is a strong chance that many of those will move on if McInnes does. We've consistently had huge overhauls each time a manager leave, from youth team development to goalkeeping coach and so on. Whilst, I think Rocket was referring to our next manager, I think that the continuity of backroom staff is similarly key. It's generally accepted that when a manager moves often the coaches will too, but in AFC's experience it has been significantly more than that. We need to develop a situation where the backroom staff are pretty much nailed down (obviously a new manager can overrule if he can't work with an individual or feels there are better options, or indeed a whole new position is required) and I don't believe we have that. I would expect a good bit of turmoil in the club if McInnes left. Whatever anyone thinks of McInnes' managerial skills, he has certainly picked a professional backroom staff who appear to be performing well (Kirk, the stats guy etc). It seems like the club has relied on McInnes to provide those things rather than the club understanding the need for these positions and making appointments prior to the manager coming in. The new manager, if McInnes does leave (I don't believe the resignation story), should be a seamless appointment with most of the staffing infrastructure in place with the option to change a couple where necessary. If he turns out to be a shite manager then we simply move onto the next with little fuss. I don't believe we have the strategic fitba planning sorted, and I think McInnes leaving will cause a huge mess as he cherry picks our best staff too.

Yep, a good point. I thought he was pish for hibs though wasn't he? I think I'm maybe getting him mixed up with thon Telfer arab that joined der hun. As you were.

Really? Played 11 games this season for Rotherham, and didn't even make the bench recently. Not sure his 6 months of being the media favourite warrants the hype. His career has largely been a disaster.

Absolutely. Good player like.

I'm ace at fitba.

Nit. Look at the last video put up by Jess. That pass should have been dead on the 6 yard line, that's where Rooney would have run and so would every other good striker. You want to just stick your foot out and prod it goalward with as little to do as possible. Not have to control it and be faced with an on-rushing 'keeper. McLean should have been in a position where he had nothing to think about other than connecting with the ball. There's a gap of about 1 metre past Brown's foot when he's at full stretch, there was heaps of room to pass that into. He's almost played it square. If it had been 7-8 yards out (that'd be the tolerance here), McLean would still have been able to adjust his feet and get a shot away, but it was near on 10 yards out. That would have meant him stopping completely and probably having to take a touch. I'm nae having it, a square ball with that much room to play it wasn't right.

And McCann not staying on at Dundee.

Standard practice for internationals I think. Happened to Rooney and Hayes before. They start with 30 and reduce it to 25 or so. Bit weird, but in fairness to Strachan not entirely unusual. Obviously, he'll have text McLean at 14:30 on Saturday.

I'd say your picture and video there says it all. About 1 metre between the ball and Brown's foot with the pass from his left foot obviously bending towards - or into - the six yard box. Hayes hits it almost directly square. Still McLean nearly gets there. Any striker would tell you that the six yard line was where to hit it in that case, it gives them the minimum opportunity to fuck it up, they just have to direct it goal-ward. Just to clarify, I'm not having a go at Hayes here, he'd made a hell of an interception and run and was just unlucky. Just think yer assertion about McLean is entirely wrong and by the way you stated your case sounded more like a hatred of player rather than an objective view of the incident.