Cowie

Going Sarajevo - Mostar - Dubrovnik at the end of august.  Really looking forward to it.

Just watched senna on sky... engrossing & well worth watching if you have even a passing interest in F1.

For some reason this reminds me of the 3-3 draw with hibs a few seasons back...

Being in the south now, the 1st live game of the season for me is gonna be on the 24th in inverness..  I'm not looking forward to it already.

QPR look a good side. How they're not ahead in this game is beyond me!

 

Taraabt is absolute quality when he fancies it.

Aye - he looks good.

Wright-phillips & Barton are also looking to be very good signings for QPR.  Newcastle were nuts letting him (barton) go on a free. 

Having said that - we were all saying how good blackpool were at the start of last season.  I reckon that QPR will end up in the bottom 5 come may.  How well they do depends on how the wingers get on (& stay fit).

The newspaper industry is dying on its arse.

This. He did some maths & decided that the risk of keeping it going was too much...

They are all cunts.

Sacked Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston has urged Rangers fans to "remain vigilant and continue to exert pressure" on new owner Craig Whyte.

 

Johnston and director Paul Murray have been removed from the Ibrox board, having refused to resign their posts.

 

Chief executive Martin Bain and finance director Donald McIntyre have been suspended pending an internal inquiry.

 

On Whyte's plans for Rangers, Johnston said: "He needs to walk the walk and not just talk the talk."

 

Johnston, who had expressed doubts during Whyte's protracted takeover of Sir David Murray's majority shareholding, had indicated previously that he would step down at the end of the season.

 

That was later delayed with the agreement of Whyte, pending the disclosure of more details about the buyout to shareholders, information that is due on or before 6 June.

 

New appointments to the Ibrox board are likely to be made within the next two or three weeks.

 

However, it is understood John McClelland and John Greig will not be asked to resign their positions.

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    I think the biggest force for change at Rangers is for Mr Whyte to appreciate that there are thousands of fans who are going to police his activities.

 

Alastair Johnston Former Rangers chairman

 

Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland, Johnston added: "I'm not going to make any comment with respect to the current circumstances at the current time, except that I will say - as a lifelong Rangers fan and a real one - that the 26,000 other shareholders in Rangers, as well as the hundreds of thousands of other supporters need to remain vigilant and continue to exert pressure on Mr Whyte to support the club financially as he has publicly committed to do.

 

"As far as I'm concerned, the next time we see a photograph of him holding up the SPL trophy, let us all hope - especially me - that he has earned the right to do it.

 

"The directors all had an independent view on evaluating all the evidence and circumstances that we were privy to - and everyone came to their own decisions. So, I'm not going to second-guess or speak for anyone else.

 

"I think the biggest force for change at Rangers is for Mr Whyte to appreciate that there are thousands of fans who are going to police his activities. Not what he says, but what he does.

 

"I was scheduled to step down on the 15 May, right after the last game of the season, but I agreed with Mr Whyte that I would stay on for a couple more weeks to oversee the circular that he's obliged to submit to all of the other minority shareholders in terms of what he is going to commit to the club in financial terms.

Rangers owner Craig Whyte poses with the SPL trophy Whyte completed his takeover in time to see Rangers win the SPL title

 

"Of the position of Liberty Capital, his own personal holding company that purportedly holds the purse strings to the financial commitment he is making in the club, and that was the way we left it last week.

 

"So, the bottom line is, I had already thought by this time I would have been off the board or stepped down.

 

"I said two years ago when I took the assignment that it was never a job - it was one I volunteered for. As chairman, my mission was to shepherd the club from the David Murray era to the era of a new owner.

 

"I still have a full-time job with IMG, but it was a commitment I made as a Rangers fan and as someone who could immodestly could help the club for the foreseeable future. There was never any intention for me to stay on once a new owner came on board."

 

Outgoing director Murray led a late bid to rival Whyte's successful takeover.

 

A spokesman for Whyte said: "Craig has no comment to make on what is an internal matter for Rangers."

 

Meanwhile, a statement to the stock exchange read: "The board announces that Cairn Financial Advisers LLP has been appointed PLUS corporate adviser to the company with immediate effect."

Are we all talking about the same Ricky Foster?  There is not a chance he's better than Smith at full back.  Foster can be a good player, but too often he just isn't good enough.

 

The ten yard pass is his nemesis for FFS sake!!

After I typed that I did think about smith & I agree with you...  I stand by my comments for the 1st half of the season though. 

Foster played well in all gamez he played for der hun pretty much.  To replace foster we would now need to sign someone of his age who has played at that level in that position.  Please show me an example in the past year of a club signing a player who fits this criteria for under a million pounds

In a nutshell.

The cash in football is crazy just now & AFC should be doing everything they possibly can to cash in on it.

Foster is a versatile player - whom if was playing in our team this season - we would not have been raped down the flanks particularly in the 1st half of the season & dare I say it, we would have more points on the board than we do.  He's not a messiah, but he is the best full back at the club.

 

We should however turn down any initial offer we receive from the filth and if Foster really wants to go (and have yet to see the quote in writing where he allegedly says he does) then let him slap in a transfer request, at which point we notify every single club in Britain and Europe about the availability of a versatile twenty six year old with Champions League experience, and let the bidding begin.

 

This.  Really does depend on foster though.  If he does want to leave - we need to ring every penny from him.

meh.

There is alot of disillusionment here.

Watch this space.

Stop alarming everyone.

To take a second away from these puns, anyone watch the Man City - Spurs game? Peter crouch OG.. Ironic.

JMG

If your not with us your against us.

Im honestly so apathetic to these final games, just want the season to be over.

I checked the score at half time & didn't bother getting the final score till 5-45.  Usually its online radio for a sat avo.

Wouldn't it be nice if just one thread didn't turn to puns.

You should punch whoever started it.

Got half way thru watching "The Figher" on the old laptop at the maternity ward. Really enjoying it so far.

Really good film!

supporter apathy... think everyone is  trying to forget this transitional season...

I blame milne!

Player wishes aside (& I'm really pleased that Milton has signed), this 2yr contract business really pisses me off.

You can't build a team with it.

You get no value if any club comes in for them.

It is a fucking stupid way to run a football club!

with question marks over Young at both (in RB position)

Was Young not at RB for the sigma home game and got torn a new one then aswell?

BBCs Liam McLeod says its both 2 year deals they have been offered

So annoying - without going into the argument of if they deserve it, 2 year deals do nothing for the club.

Bollocks to the dignified silence, Craig Brown should just tell everyone what the little prick said. 

 

Cup final revenge over that muppet would be a fucking dream come true.

Indeed.

Thought Brown came across ok in that interview though - seems quite pleased that the police saw (& heard?) what happened?

Boyle is a bitter cunt.

600 miles away, so I'm out. Alba might be a good call though.

Young and Milsom, by default are the midfield pairing.  Anyone reckon Vujadinovic could do a job as a holding midfielder? Sitting deep in front of the defence & releasing the the ball to Milsom to take it forward?

Really want motherwell utd to go to extra time and pens tonight

Preferably with cards and injuries too.

He was extremely innovative but it seems to have cost a few lives!

 

The footage at the end of the doc showing Roger Williamson was terrifying and infuriating.  Unbelievable scenes!

Aye  - Its unbelievable how unsafe the F1 cars and circuits were - if you crashed, you were fucked. 

Strange considering that alot of the safety/fire retardant technology was available after being developed in WWII for fighter planes (were fire was a major hazard).  Guess the self sealing fuel tanks put too much weight on.

Cant decide if Chapman comes out of this in a good light or not - the revolutionary car design (with no testing) versus the death rate  is tough.

Also note that they mentioned that Honda tested a car on a Grand Prix that had a magnesium body! That's insane!

Grand Prix: The Killer Years

 

Fascinating and very sad.  Quite a bit about Jim Clark.

Well worth a watch!

Wasn't really aware of Colin Chapmans influence on the sport.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/9432161.stm

 

Brighton's new stadium apparently ready in time for the start of next season

I'd be pretty happy with a stadium like that for Aberdeen!