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That's the thing, I also look away when two men kiss (not a massive lesbian kissing fan, but it doesn't have the same affect; I assume, because I'm male) as it makes me gag. Is that what homophobia is? If so, I'd say that I'm probably homophobic. I'm not intolerant of the person, just the act. What seems natural to some, clearly isn't to others. I'm repulsed by something that isn't natural to me. I believe that my reaction is as close to a natural reaction (i.e. free from any outside influence) as is possible, although I have made no effort to see if I can overcome it by watching gay soap scenes on a loop. What I don't understand, or struggle to understand, is if it's the same in reverse? Does a gay man watch a straight couple kissing on Emmerdale Farm and get repulsed by it? Or is it far more complex? I'm assuming what is as natural to me (trappin birds) is equivalently natural to gay people (trappin ither gays). In order to understand it, inotherwords, you have to be gay. It is probably, then, that neither are "unnatural" at all, just different things to different people.

I just put £20 on Kairat Almaty to win, returning £40. It had just started so couldn't get the double with the Ruskies. I'll update you all on my progress. I have also thon big defender (al' cunt) to score and thon non-injured striker for Russia. Argentina to win the world cup, Jesus to be top scorer (because he's fuckin Jesus) and other assorted pish just to liven up an otherwise boring tournament. It won't be boring, it's just I have fatigue from last season still.

Last minute addition. Not quiet sure what I've signed up for, but I await the barrage of spam! Good work though KITNS.

I'd suggest that "wired up wrong" can have any meaning the issuer of the phrase intends. I was moving a light switch the other day and I couldn't get it to work no matter what I did. I took the front plate off another - working - switch and realised that I had mine wired up wrong. What sort of man does that make me? One who's wired up wrong I'd say.

I wonder if they'll consider a swap deal for Forrester?

I suspect it was a DST survey. There would be 3 other stands that are all seated though, so you needn't worry.

You were correct.

Lennon was Tims manager, with champions league experience. Levein Scotland manager. I suppose it's sort of justified. It just says "profile of the league has been taken to another level" not the ability. Gerrard can only be assessed on his profile rather than any actual ability. All of those managers arguably have a higher profile than McInnes despite not having proven to be better managers.

Sounds about right. Why the fuck we should let that shite interfere with our game, I've nae idea. Time to cut those corrupt cunts adrift (they can keep the Tims if they like). That said, I've no real issues with the later kick off. Given the final is on BBC though, I've no idea why we'd be changing the kick off time as we're really only aiming at the UK market for TV. Nobody in any other country will give a fuck about the Scottish Cup final. It's such a "more of the same" move though from the new cunt in charge for his first suggestion (or whatever we want to call it). We need to begin to re-define the game in this country first before we start pretending that we're something beyond these borders. It's such a fucking Regan/Doncaster move, it's boring as fuck.

Him and Tavernier have been there best two players when playing us in recent years. He's been a very solid professional with exceptional work rate. That game at the end of the previous season when they tanked us at Pittodrie, he was immense. He holds himself to very high standards, and I'd expect that'd brush off on those around him. If we can get a season out of him then he'd be an excellent signing. The boot up the arse that both Rooney and May need.

^^This. Excellent viewing.

Harvey Weinstein, and other assorted rapists.

Richard Foster gave you an out of body experience?

There's nothing I'll miss about Pittodrie. I can't wait to move to Westhill. It's a cultural haven.

Yessss, welcome aboard loon. He began his career at Bohemians, which is a team we have never ever played in our history.

It's Hamilton. They've clearly been approached by a well-to-do Nigerian gentleman offering his one-time-only online player development services at a cut price £850K. They clicked on the link and now they feel entitled to pass that cost onto us. Seems reasonable.

I think he wrote duff backwards.

£376,816

Ahh, understood. That makes sense. That means that Scott Brown has never actually played for Scotland and the rest of the Tims are on negative caps apart from James Forrest who is the only one who actually regularly turns up to the squads without actually turning up on the pitch on match day.

Fit's this? Are you saying that those who were picked for the squad get a cap even though they don't turn up (I've nae idea like, I'm not being critical)? I'm not sure who's being penalised here? Do the replacements nae get a cap anyway? Caps should go to those who play minutes in a friendly. It does them a bit of good, gives them a bit of confidence and something to put on their CV. Huns should not get caps.

You're going to have to be more certain please. I'm looking for something definite.

For those of you who have watched the above, then you should move onto Skies over Scotland (link below) if you haven't already seen it. Despite the annoying voice of the presenter, talking to us like we're fucking idiots, it's a very interesting program. If you have not watched the above then you should probably consider giving up on life. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09vk9qx/scotland-from-the-sky-series-1-episode-1

Yes. O'Connor had some above average games for us and some fairly horrendous ones. What we saw in those good games was a player playing at his peak in my opinion. Given his lack of pace and his massive one-footed-ness - areas that are unlikely to significantly improve with age - there were few areas in which he could develop. His reading of the game was okay, but not to a standard of even Reynolds or McKenna. His main attribute was his strength and aggression and that should suit down south. I think we've seen what we can get from O'Connor and I don't think it's worth pushing the boat out to retain that. His inability to kick with his left foot means that he's not a great utility player for a squad either, as he can really only cover a single position. Things seem to have gone quiet on Naismith from County, but he'd be more aligned with what we should be looking for in a squad player. There is a lot of shite in that league that really isn't suited to the Scottish game, which we've seen in the past. There are also a lot of players who have the attributes (skill) required to play in Scotland that struggle down South and vice versa. It's not necessarily a case of how many games you've played, it's about the way you play the game. It means that there are a lot of gems to be plucked from the lower tiers of England that can really fit in up here. The reverse of this is known as "Ifil's law", where a player can be fantastic in an English league and be the first name on sheet for a team down South only to come up here for us to find that they've never actually kicked a fitba before. It means that the scouting has to be a bit more than just "good on paper", and that's where we've fallen down under every manager this century. Hopefully this chap will be the start of something different.

Sounded like they were surprised by it, so I reckon it was his own choice. Leaving on a high. Seems logical in the fickle world of management.

Jonathan Meades on Jargon. Get it watched, fuckin ace. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09xzsbp