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| Topic Started: 5 Apr 2014, 05:29 PM (152,759 Views) | |
| Belgrano | 27 Jun 2014, 03:35 PM Post #941 |
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That's lovely. Wonderfully lovely ![]() That's wonderful stuff. Most of us have to content ourselves with trolling mere online football forums. The bold yin (isn't he also 'dubwiser' on Follow, Follow?) gets to use a national newspaper as his trolling playground
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| Hamster | 27 Jun 2014, 05:28 PM Post #942 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Hand over 1986 while yer at it ya bastards.
Edited by Hamster, 27 Jun 2014, 05:29 PM.
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| Big Drew | 27 Jun 2014, 11:57 PM Post #943 |
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Rio Fergus McCann CSC
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We could get Albert Kidd to hand it over.
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| TheEvilGenius | 28 Jun 2014, 07:49 AM Post #944 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Nah, we enjoy those crying Jambo pictures too much.
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| gary(not og) | 28 Jun 2014, 08:28 AM Post #945 |
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First-team captain
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What have I just read?
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| pablo5 | 28 Jun 2014, 12:28 PM Post #946 |
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Whatever it is, there's not enough of it
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That's in The Record! I read it on FF and honestly thought it was one of the inmates taking the pish. It's the most patronising and idiotic thing I've ever heard. |
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| tinytim81 | 1 Jul 2014, 10:01 AM Post #947 |
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Ryan Gauld on his way to Sporting Lisbon according to the papers. Would be a great move for him. |
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| yamsta | 1 Jul 2014, 10:02 AM Post #948 |
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Ryan Gauld, £3m offer from Sporting Lisbon
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| Forza | 1 Jul 2014, 10:24 AM Post #949 |
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Considering retirement
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Sporting CF seems about a perfect move for Gauld if it happens. They are a medium to big size club who appear on the up compared to the way they've languished over most of the last decade, and they've got a well earned reputation for producing quality young players. They are effectively one of the best finishing schools in Europe, a bit like Benfica across town. The Portuguese League has a well earned reputation for producing very technically adept players who play with their head up. The league is not that strong that it will spit Gauld out for being too slight or too inexperienced. There is plenty of chaff at the lower end for him to be tested against before making the step up on a regular basis. Compared to going somewhere like Chelsea's U20 squad of international loanees and getting the odd Capital One Cup early round tie it is precisely what the lad needs to do. Sad that he must leave Scotland to aid his development, if it happens, but there you go. |
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| tenerifetim | 1 Jul 2014, 10:27 AM Post #950 |
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Considering retirement
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How much did we pay for Balde?
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| remy mcswain | 1 Jul 2014, 10:39 AM Post #951 |
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Big in Canada
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About €1m. I'de bet anything the £3m for Gauld includes a wheen of add ons that will probably never be met. |
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| Midfield Maestro | 1 Jul 2014, 10:56 AM Post #952 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Disappointed that we don't seem to be in for Gauld but Sporting would be a great move for him. A great, historic club and one that knows how to develop talent. And he'll get opportunities to win trophies and play in Europe. Hope it works out well for him - I'd really like to see a Scottish player in his mould succeed on the European stage. A far better career move than moving to Wolves or someone of that ilk. |
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| tinytim81 | 1 Jul 2014, 10:56 AM Post #953 |
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It's not sad at all. We're a tiny country. I wish other Scottish players could get out there and do something similar. Good for the national side and the game as a whole. |
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| Forza | 1 Jul 2014, 12:02 PM Post #954 |
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Considering retirement
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Young Scottish players moving to Sporting CF rather than Wigan or Derby is not sad. However it is a sad reflection on the state of the SPFL that an 18 year old player who has barely played in 50 top flight games is considered to stand a better chance by moving to another league. For the record, as I've said, I think it would be a great move for him and one he should take. If the Scottish League was strong enough, and the game played in the right way, there would be no need for him to move. He'd complete his finishing school here before he moved on to a better standard (if he proves himself to be good enough). The league is not strong and the football isn't good enough. If that is not sad for a country with a top ten UEFA league ranking from the 60s to the 80s, then I don't know what is. It is merely more confirmation of the shocking level in the pecking order we are at. |
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| Gazebo of Dignity | 1 Jul 2014, 12:46 PM Post #955 |
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Considering retirement
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Is it not £1.25m up front and the rest is add ons? At the price we should be in for him |
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| Quiet Assasin | 1 Jul 2014, 01:50 PM Post #956 |
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..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed
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It's Sporting CP. /pedant.
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| Arsene Parcelie | 1 Jul 2014, 02:31 PM Post #957 |
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¡ǝʞɐxnɟɹnɟ ɥo
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The B&Q/Ramsden successor. http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/petrofac-training-services-to-sponsor-challenge-cup/ |
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| modest mouse | 1 Jul 2014, 02:39 PM Post #958 |
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No I wouldn't be so downbeat about it. I don't see many countries of 5 million being able to retain excellent young talent such as this. The best youngsters from Denmark, Norway, even Belgium, have went beyond their own countries' borders to develop their game. Traditionally most young Scots went down to England, however if Ryan Gauld goes there and is successful, then others may follow suit. It will also swell Dundee United's bank balance as well, allowing them the opportunity to develop more young talent in the future. I've often thought that the lack of Scottish young talent going to continental Europe has been a big hindrance to the development of the national team, so this can only be good in the long run. Edited by modest mouse, 1 Jul 2014, 02:40 PM.
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| Ghost of Fitzpas | 1 Jul 2014, 03:18 PM Post #959 |
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Administrator in name only. Don't read PMs. Please PM a proper mod with any problems. Ta
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Just noticed that the league pyramid officially kicks-in at the end of this season. http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/News/Item/434_The_Pyramid_System_and_how_it_affects_the_SHFL.aspx Any relegated team north of Dundee (incl Dundee) will be relegated into the Highland League, all others to go into the Lowland League.
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| Luxo | 1 Jul 2014, 03:33 PM Post #960 |
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First-team starter
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Interesting point re the pyramid system. I think that means that certain clubs - Spartans, Hibs, Berwick Rangers all have (or had) two teams in the pyramid. Spartans reserves, HIbs EOS and Berwick Reserves all played in the East of Scotland league last year, which is the level below the Lowland League in the pyramid. So... surely with this precedent being set, there is nothing to stop Celtic running a B team/youth team/Elite Development Squad/whatever - in the lower leagues of the pyramid. U20 clearly does not cover all our requirements, and our U17 have been playing in the U19 League for SFL clubs (and won it). We have a lot of young players who are unable to get game time - surely we could run a young team elsewhere in the Scottish pyramid and hopefully get them some meaningful action (especially if they progressed through the divisions?) |
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