Saints have been putting some good results together over the last month or so so I don’t think we’ll have it easy, especially since we usually struggle to play much football there at the best of times. They’ve got an outside chance of being able to step out of the relegation zone over the next few weeks, only 3 points behind Dundee so will be gunning for them. Not usually many games in this one, goalless draws have featured a lot.

Any news if we’re likely to retain the same starting XI? I know it was queen’s but after the first 15, it seemed like a relatively settled performance. Like to see Dabbagh and nisbet build their understanding together, feels like we’re finally starting to see a genuine pairing rather than two individuals struggling. Do need Mitov to be a bit calmer and alert I think, hasn’t quite been the same in the games he’s played since he’s come back.

out

bed

bed

2-1 Dons, nisbet and Dabbagh 

1 minute ago, Panda said:

Live Championship football on the TV on Friday night.

Live radio commentary from the Six Nations on Saturday.

Two live radio commentaries on Sunday.

Saturday Sportscene highlights

Sunday Sportscene highlights

Open all Mics programme across the country on Saturday.

Both home and away Scotland games live on TV.

 

And to think people don't pay their licence fee because they don't think they get their money's worth..

 

 

 

Yep, great coverage. I'm discussing their bias coverage of the SPFL premier. If either scum team has been playing at 15:00 today, it would have been covered with live commentary. I think that the BBC has a whole host of great programming worth paying the licence fee for. 

Anyone having red tv issues? Logs me out/crashes every 30 seconds…!

3 minutes ago, OrlandoDon said:

Anyone having red tv issues? Logs me out/crashes every 30 seconds…!

Working for me OD 

Hopefully sorts itself out for you 

3 minutes ago, OrlandoDon said:

Anyone having red tv issues? Logs me out/crashes every 30 seconds…!

Trying to watch via fawanews(Red TV stream?) and not getting a picture 

3 minutes ago, Elgindon said:

Trying to watch via fawanews(Red TV stream?) and not getting a picture 

Also not working for me

Edit: none of the SPFL games working on there

Edited March 15, 20251 yr by RicoS321

It has actually been a relatively lively opening eight minutes or so.

I'll keep you updated 😉

Firstly logged me out then sound was messed up. Fine now. Open game.

4 minutes ago, BigAl said:

It has actually been a relatively lively opening eight minutes or so.

I'll keep you updated 😉

It's okay, the BBC are on it. 

1 minute ago, RicoS321 said:

It's okay, the BBC are on it. 

Ah but I can provide you with live commentary 😉

1 minute ago, BigAl said:

Ah but I can provide you with live commentary 😉

Aye, but do you have Derek Ferguson breaking up from the Partick Thistle game?

2 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Aye, but do you have Derek Ferguson breaking up from the Partick Thistle game?

Fuck it 

Can I maybe tempt you with a free half time pie 

Stream working http://www.fawanews.com/St Johnstone vs Aberdeen.html

fawanews is working, refresh until it gives the play button again

 

should be working

 

35 mins, meh. Couple of half chances by nisbet. Definitely the better team but creating little. Attacking players not standing out, Morris done very little. We need him involved!

Kind of feel as if after a bright opening to the game this game has gone a little flat and is starting to look like your typical Saints V Dons game 

Couple of snap shots from Nisbet but other than that our forward players have created nothing.

Snooze. 0-0 at half, their keeper had very little to do, one big save from mitov. Very little from Mackenzie, while he has gotten forward, no lung busting runs and not dangerous crosses. Likewise Morris. I’d be inclined to put shinnie left and Clarkson in with palaversa. Mackenzie hasn’t been bad but we need him and Morris creating.  Clarkson can add creativity as it’s pretty painful so far.

1 hour ago, RicoS321 said:

Yep, great coverage. I'm discussing their bias coverage of the SPFL premier. If either scum team has been playing at 15:00 today, it would have been covered with live commentary. I think that the BBC has a whole host of great programming worth paying the licence fee for. 

So if they had the resources (and that's the major point, today they don't) what game should be the live commentary?

Biggest crowd is at Tynecastle? Highest placed team playing is Hibs? So why would Aberdeen be picked?

As it goes, there's a commentary team covering the rugby, another commentary team that had a game last night & another one tomorrow, and a third commentary team that only returned from Istanbul yesterday and have a game tomorrow.

 

2 minutes ago, Panda said:

So if they had the resources (and that's the major point, today they don't) what game should be the live commentary?

Biggest crowd is at Tynecastle? Highest placed team playing is Hibs? So why would Aberdeen be picked?

As it goes, there's a commentary team covering the rugby, another commentary team that had a game last night & another one tomorrow, and a third commentary team that only returned from Istanbul yesterday and have a game tomorrow.

 

I blame trump and his cost/staff cutting.

7 minutes ago, Panda said:

So if they had the resources (and that's the major point, today they don't) what game should be the live commentary?

Biggest crowd is at Tynecastle? Highest placed team playing is Hibs? So why would Aberdeen be picked?

As it goes, there's a commentary team covering the rugby, another commentary team that had a game last night & another one tomorrow, and a third commentary team that only returned from Istanbul yesterday and have a game tomorrow.

 

I didn't suggest Aberdeen would, hence why I said "no commentary game today", which I only spotted when I went to check if Aberdeen were on. I would have expected Motherwell vs St Mirren or Hearts v County. If there had been a game at Parkhead or Ibrox, those busy, busy commentary teams would have found a way to get there, and you very much know that is the case. Again, I'm commenting on the bias. It's disgraceful. I'm not quite sure why you're defending it to be honest, it's not like it's hidden, and it's a bit disingenuous to be defending it with excuses that don't address the problem of bias, such as you are. A bit like a politician deliberately ignoring the point.

Second half shaping up the way the first one ended.

Pretty uninspiring stuff in my opinion 

Reckon the Beeb have done Rico a favour today by not covering 

First couple of changes made on the hour.

Reckon another ten minutes and Dabbagh will be off and replaced by Sokler..

2 minutes ago, BigAl said:

First couple of changes made on the hour.

Reckon another ten minutes and Dabbagh will be off and replaced by Sokler..

Close. Papa

2 minutes ago, BigAl said:

First couple of changes made on the hour.

Reckon another ten minutes and Dabbagh will be off and replaced by Sokler..

Or Gueye 😉

2 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Couldn't make the game today. Fine though, because I'll be able to tune in for live commentary on the impartial BBC. 

I wish Cormack could get Thelin to boycott the interviews. Refuse to participate in this biased shite. 

 

8 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

I didn't suggest Aberdeen would, hence why I said "no commentary game today", which I only spotted when I went to check if Aberdeen were on. I would have expected Motherwell vs St Mirren or Hearts v County.

Come on now, you very much did expect the Aberdeen game.

8 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

If there had been a game at Parkhead or Ibrox, those busy, busy commentary teams would have found a way to get there, and you very much know that is the case. 

Not necessarily, no. We're talking about five live commentaries and two  Sportscene programmes in four days. 

Let's say Celtic were playing at home today; they MAY have been able to send a commentator and have him back at the office to record Sportscene (but I disagree they definitely would have). They can't if he was in Perth, Edinburgh, and probably not Rugby Park either (bear in mind Sportscene is on air at 7:15pm).

Just now, Panda said:

 

Come on now, you very much did expect the Aberdeen game.

Not necessarily, no. We're talking about five live commentaries and two  Sportscene programmes in four days. 

Let's say Celtic were playing at home today; they MAY have been able to send a commentator and have him back at the office to record Sportscene (but I disagree they definitely would have). They can't if he was in Perth, Edinburgh, and probably not Rugby Park either (bear in mind Sportscene is on air at 7:15pm).

I absolutely did not expect the Aberdeen game. I'm reasonably good at writing, why else do you think I wrote "no commentary game"? In what world would that have made sense otherwise? Put it this way, it wouldn't have been the game I'd have picked.

There's no "MAY" about it. They would have definitely sent a commentator, and always do. If you could find a time they haven't, that might back up your position. Kenny McIntyre even said on Off The Ball the other week that they would "always cover the old firm". That the BBC are biased towards two teams isn't remotely controversial at all. The notion that it's about travel arrangements is just bizarre. The BBC is biased because to be otherwise is logistically challenging? Fucking hell. Although we both know that if the Tims were playing Hibs at Easter Road at 15:00, they'd equally manage to get Sportscene up and working in time whilst covering it, maybe by using a different commentator.