OrlandoDon

It’s all balance. You’ve heard it from the club, the importance of Scottish players and a management team with Scottish influence and experience who know the club and the league. Are the club heading in a racist direction? We signed Cameron and Morrison, interested in Watson and Stanway. I don’t see this as a concern, just the fact that cultural identity does matter.

The MAGA belief is that America was throwing too much time money and energy into other peoples causes, while American people at home suffered and this country continued the decline. Trump is cutting deals everywhere, and he has told others to step up and take more responsibility, including financially. America is not willing to throw as much money to other people than it was doing. Is he cutting deals that benefit America, of course he is. That’s what I mean, trump is negotiating better deals rather than handouts and of course other countries don’t like it. as for my Edinburgh comment, I simply said it had changed, didn’t say for better or worse. I spent two days there and barely spoke to a Scottish person. That’s different when I lived there. I can’t answer whether it’s good or bad as I don’t live there.

You hear it endlessly, everywhere, what makes a culture and country special is its people. there are clear benefits to immigration and we have to be open minded to difference and change. but there has to be process and balance. Foreigners bring clear strengths, that’s fact. At the same time, the more you dilute a culture, you bring in differing languages, beliefs, religions, race, morals, and values. Some for the better, some not. The culture changes. Just ask communities and small towns that are overrun by the 18th street gang for example, or drug cartels, ask existing members of that community if the town has changed for the good in recent years. I suppose the mafia is a good example too. there was little vetting of illegals coming into this country in recent years and there has been, in my opinion, a negative consequence to safety and culture in many places here. i said early season that Aberdeen badly needed Scottish players and the lack of Scottish players in the team and squad was a big concern. Does that make me racist too?

I don’t see myself as that out there or abnormal, just someone who wants a normal, safe, and affordable life. I’ve seen this country change in 30 years, and someone is finally doing something about it. i’m ready for the abuse, but I relate to jack nicholson in ‘a few good men.’ There’s no easy way of making the change this country needs. But I do believe doing nothing is worse. I’ll add, none of you know me besides random posts, and what I mean may not be what you hear. your comment about the UK being less reliant on the US is spot on and exactly what trump has said. Countries need to do more for themselves, the US can’t afford to fund so many other situations any more. Other countries and leaders need to step up for their own good, much like the US is doing for themselves. I don’t think that makes you a bad place/country/person. when was last in Scotland, 2015, I went to Edinburgh for 2 days where I spent 4 years at college. I rarely heard a Scottish accent. All English and Eastern European. It was not the Edinburgh I lived in from 1990-1994. I don’t think this makes me a racist or whatever, I love my country and culture. It’s just changing and becoming a different place/culture. Not sure it’s better, but certainly different. I think this country is trying to save the culture from slipping further away.

Derek Rae’s article was interesting, plus this lad has been compared in a way to Simmie. You can tell by the reactions on line how much we need this type of player. as has been said though, Ambrose looked good on YouTube. Time will tell, but surely with the amount of poorer signings, we can get it right at some point! the thistle lad has been mentioned, but he’s younger and I have hopes for Kjarten. This lad is good age, good experience. Hasn’t played a lot of late but in modern football that can happen. Hope this is his opportunity to shine.

This country is fucked financially, and the current administration ran on (not saying mainly) improved financial responsibility, one of those factors being illegal immigrants in the country. It’s not possible to sustain, the debt is horrendous, including significant benefits to illegals, many of which have been ended. You can also obviously tie crime to illegals too. Obviously not everyone is a criminal, but that leads to the debate of, is every illegal immigrant a criminal? ICE agents are doing their job. You see them now covering their faces. Their pics are posted online, and they and their families are getting death threats. They get attacked regularly. Obviously it’s their choice to do their job. They are targeting illegal immigrants, rounding up those with records. You’ll hear arguments that others are targeted too, but I understand what they are doing and why. This country cannot fund and support its own people at present, never mind the influx, plus it is a security/safety issue. There’s various factors in play there. Rounding up criminals who are illegal immigrants obviously comes with a significant element of danger. ICE conducts organized operations. There are no live protests because these are intended to be surprise/secret operations. But you are getting info leaked and people showing up to obstruct justice, and a number paid to do so. Confrontation is inevitable. Death is always sad, but you are also going to find out that most likely Alex pretti was an ICE agitator. According to CNN, possibly the most left leaning media outlet here, he was reportedly involved in a physical altercation with an ICE agent two weeks ago, and broke a rib. This time reportedly he came with a gun and a first aid kit. He was not a bistander filming from a distance or peaceful protestor. It’s a horrible situation and good to see trump and Walz communicating to work together. What’s interesting is that ICE was significantly used by Obama and from what I read, deportations of illegals peaked in 2011. What is happening now is not unlike what has happened before, but on a smaller scale. It’s just being politicized way more. Anti trump, republican v democrat. Obama got the nickname ‘deporter in chief’ for a reason, but it wasn’t publicized or discussed as it is today.

That’s a good move for him. Frame will play, as will bilalovic, lobban probably too, but we have an overload of central mids and he needs regular game experience.

We seeing the lutz influence here, punt Dante for 250k to his ex team, and replace him with someone playing in Germany. Certainly hope his world football experience benefits us. He didn’t live in David watson’s mum’s B&B in killie for 6 months, getting an in there?

That’s a smart loan if we get him. Basically a 4 month trial. Hopefully he can play!

No link anywhere, but throwing out Liam Henderson at sampdoria. Box to box, been in Italy for a while and captained Scotland at all level except senior level. 29, 6ft. Worth a look? According to wiki, 2 goals and 8 yellow in 19 matches this season. greg docherty, holding mid and captain of charlton, 29 too. one etc celt and one ex ranger, but both experienced leaders and possibly the type of player we need? Jordan holsgrove at estoril has an interesting bio…. anyone got lutz’s phone number, been scouting online this morning!

It’s either clarkson or Armstrong at present. Cameron starts, and I think shinnie again proved yesterday how important he is to us. As you say, we need to fork out for a legit manager, but that center mid spot to play alongside Cameron and shinnie is massive (and the new signing is really shinnie’s replacement), not just player but captain too perhaps. As I said in the other thread, really needs to be a 25-28/30 yr old leader in there, but replacing club legend shinnie will be very hard. agree, think we win this. Killie are crumbling and yesterday was a huge boost for us. Don’t see mitov being dropped just yet though. Maybe 3-1…?

That’s our missing holding mid, a young sivert. If we sign one more player this window, it’s him. It’s great that we have all these young players who look good at times, this needs to be a 25-30 yr old with experience/leadership. Shinnie and Armstrong do it sometimes, Clarkson too, but I don’t think the first two are naturally that guy plus aren’t long term solutions. didnt see the games Kjarten played, despite being younger, can he do that??

As basic as it is, anyone who has played the game as a defender or midfielder has been told not to let the ball bounce. Saw it again yesterday, the hesitancy and doubt. Even if the header isn’t perfect, letting the ball bounce leads to problems so many of the times. Our two CDs do it, Jensen is probably the worst. That’s defending 101 and if leven or the new manager simply emphasizes that we’d be doing a lot better too. Also encourages players to be more aggressive in the air if you play by that ‘rule.’

Then again, if we can beat Real Madrid and be the best team in Europe starting two 19 year olds, and our central midfielders being 19 and 22, no reason not to place expectations on frame bilalovic lobban Milne and Kjarten! Was really pleased for nisbet yesterday, finally able to play his game by getting proper service for the first time this season. As mentioned too, fully expected sivert’s goal to be disallowed based on the shiteness of the ref and var.

I thought it was very clear that bilalovic had been instructed to take the ball outside, much like frame told to get upfield aggressively which he didn’t do in his previous game. If you can get devlin to bomb on like he has done in the past too, the two of them on the right can be just as effective as topi and frame were yesterday. If devlin doesn’t have the legs for it lobban is certainly capable. yesterday gave me hope, but for us to get that aggressive play wide we need that mobile holding mid to provide cover, and central defenders who don’t make silly mistakes. Obviously frame and a right back pushing up is affected by the confidence they and the team has with the defenders/players behind them and we have been hurt with mistakes from long balls and lost cheat goals there. we’ve signed Morrison, need that midfielder this week. Think it could kjarten long term so another loaner in right now is fine, but we’re starting to ask for a lot from a number of young and inexperienced players.

Why make this personal? Why not just have a discussion? This is why i rarely read and contribute to this thread. got my info reading CNN. Any time there’s an incident I do read CNN, I’ll check fox, msnbc too, as you can get vastly differing stories. Read a little more on NPR this evening discussing an armed man approaching federal agents and he violently resisted them trying to disarm him. trump didn’t stand on executing citizens, 100% agree with you there. I didn’t say that. The majority of Americans did vote him in, that’s fact. for today’s incident, keen to see full footage and get full info in the coming days/weeks. Why would you assume im not interested in hearing the full story and truth? When I have joined this threat in rhe past I do debate and discuss, open to listening, why judge/jump to these conclusions? As I’ve already said though, this is a highly charged situation that I question the intelligence of people getting involved in trying to confront armed agents, especially if armed themselves.

Not in Scotland though, i just don’t think he handles the pace and physicality of the Scottish game. Eager to see how he plays in MLS though, I do think him playing in Scotland has made him a better player. Only way I’d see him succeeding in Scotland would be in central defense as a partner with a left footed mattie pollock. 150k to st Louis, considering he’s out of contract in the summer and we have a bloated squad, fair enough.

Similar to sokler in a way, always wanted the guy to do well, it just didn’t work out. Just not got that battling quality or engine that Scottish football requires. Maybe even like jimmy, nice guy, just not the right place for them. have the upmost respect for penalty takers, was surprised he had the stones to take one, and a lovely one at that. Dont really follow MLS, but will check in once in a while to see how he’s doing, not unlike seeking how Ferguson is doing in Italy.

Please clarify?

What’s the lie?

Trump is doing what he campaigned on, and what the majority of the country voted on. From what I am reading, ICE was going after an illegal immigrant with a history of domestic violence. These have become highly charged environments, and if a citizen wants to go there armed and get involved in an altercation with armed law enforcement, that’s not a wise choice if you ask me. Sad to lose a life, but I have little sympathy for those who do not apply common sense. If you go armed to a volatile environment, you are accepting the consequences. Same as if you try to drive over armed law enforcement. If you are going to mess with law enforcement who put their lives on the line every single day, consequences are on you. I’m 100% behind law enforcement and couldn’t imagine what they go through every single day, not knowing if that day is their last, especially if you deal with an unpredictable public in a hostile environment who are armed and possibly not weapons trained.

Agree to an extent to the lobban and frame comment, especially when we don’t really have a holding mid on the park who can fill in when you bomb on. Jensen’s a bit more conservative and his usual cutting back is the opposite of what we want to see, plus milanovic, those two at once killed the fun a little, and it was only 3-2 when devlin went off so I get there conservative approach. Then again, put them in and we score 3 in 30 mins! interesting week ahead on the manager and transfer front, but this result should be a real boost for the team.

Based on the reactions at the time, hate to say it, I wondered that.

Trust me, miller was special, fully agree. But we do need one dominant central defender, finding one is hard. Two would be great but unlikely.

Be fair and honest. I’m not defending trump. But trade deals were made. Relationships with certain countries developed. Trump demanded other countries step up, in actions and funds, a that has happened. Meeting with both Russia and Ukraine. US stock market is booming. much like the media here, may of you seem to ignore half the truth. Again, not defending trump and some of the things he’s doing, but progress was made. The threat of tariffs had an effect, got results for trump and the US, hence the threat was dropped. I know people hate trump and see negatives, but good things are happening too. For the US at least which obviousky doesn’t please everyone. ive openly stated problems with trump, I’m not one sided.