Michael W
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I've only just sobered up fully from last night. I'm not hungover, but working whilst still feeling a bit pished is just dreadful.
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Showtek - We Speak Music
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I hate the thought of my teeth falling out. I actually have 'nightmares' where I keep wobbling my teeth with my tongue and then they all fall out one by one. I wake up immediately after this and after a quick feel with my tongue to make sure my real teeth are still there I relax and fall back to sleep again.
Weird.
I get this too sometimes, it's bloody horrible.
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I really don't think he'd be a particularly good appointment for Dundee United. Despite a promising start, we've hit a downturn; it's now almost two months since we last won a game. It would show a bit of a lack of ambition, IMO.
They should be looking at going for someone a bit more established than McGlynn.
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PCA at best. That's obviously providing McAlister's contract is up at the end of the season. I seriously doubt we can afford a transfer fee.
Russell will return to Dundee United, along with Cameron. Smith may, or may not extend his loan. McGlynn said that we can't maintain the current squad size, so I doubt we'll be bringing in anyone new, unless we move a couple of our players on.
Apparently Amaya and Gathuessi are only on short-term contracts too... I think it's safe to say we really need to beat Airdrie and hope for a decent cup draw if we're to have any finances to keep players, let alone bring them in.
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Weir is signed until 2011. Cripes.
I'm kinda hoping a few of them were only given one year contracts, to be honest.
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He's also great at throwing away possession and charging out of position.
There'll be a few midfielders released. Ferry seems a cert to go given his lack of opportunities, whilst Simmons and Sloan haven't had the best of it either. Not sure if Walker will stay, but he's been our best midfielder so far, IMO.
Also: Tadé & Darren Smith are signed for another season, IIRC.
No idea about: Hill, McGurn, Campbell, Ellis or Weir
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I'd keep Davidson. So will McGlynn.
I know he will, much to my annoyance.
He's not good enough for this level, although he's not the only one in that bracket in fairness.
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This is all I can glean from the pishy secret service official site.
Up for grabs
Whatley
Wedderburn
Davidson
Walker
Bryce
Graham
Wilson signed till 2011 as is Murray
It does get a bit like that times.
The only one on that list I'd contemplate keeping is Walker. Out of the young players, only Bryce has really gained any first team experience. If the others, and Bryce himself, aren't going to be given a chance/McGlynn doesn't deem them good enough, they should go.
I'd imagine most of the players' contracts will be up, with a few exceptions.
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Cheers, but I've already got the Delict book and the relevant one was new this year, as I had to bring it to Waterstones' attention that Glasgow were wanting the 4th edition and they were selling the 3rd!
Acht, was worth a try!
How often does the law differ "radically"?
In the case of taxation law, that could be every year. I feel sorry for anyone who actually does write a book on that; it's out of date when the annual Finance Act is passed.
Generally, you'll get about 3-4 years before the book has to be updated to cover new aspects, changes to statute, new case law etc.
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Finally finished all my exams and back home in Aberdeen for Christmas
I have promised myself not to look at anything to do with the Law of Delict until lecture 1. Contract was annoying enough.
I could punt you a delict book pretty cheap if you don't already have it?*
*Provided there isn't a new edition out.
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I keep feeling like I'm going to throw up. I've no idea why, but I keep getting these sickly feelings which last a few seconds, then I feel fine again. I've been like this since last night and it's really starting to piss me off.
And No, I'm not pregnant. The test was negative and I did two just to be on the safe side.
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Good luck finding a woman!
It'd be the CoD obsession that would be the determining factor of rejection. That game has replaced WoW as the choice of the eternal virgin.
I also enjoy a bit of cooking sometimes too. You appreciate it more knowing the effort you've put in.
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I see what you are saying there. The ninety minutes is for trying to make the other teams players feel shite, not your own.
Fans will always get frustrated but I really don't see the benefit of screaming at one of your own teams players about how pish he is. Even the most confident person receives a boost from some positive encouragement.
Indeed. Paul Lovering and Kevin James are my personal favorites for that!
There isn't any benefit in it. Chances are the frustrations will transfer to the player themselves, resulting in silly bookings/red cards/worse performances.
To the final sentence, I seen a pretty interesting post from someone on this forum a few days ago. Apparently a few of the worlds top golfers work with sports psychiatrists to increase their mental strength and convince them they're good. Goes quite well to back up what you're saying; confidence doesn't necessarily come with ability.
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Do you reckon that the players often read P&B, i.e., will Laurie be affected by being classed as the most likely to be dropped in favour of Gathuessi?
To be honest, players shouldn't be giving a jot what someone on the internet thinks of them. I'm sure they'll cope, given they're bound to have heard a lot worse from fans of opposition teams whilst playing.
It'd be a poor lookout if they were affected by it, as well as their own fault for going on the forum in the first place. I'd say shouting at them during a match is more likely to affect them, which is why I refrain from doing so. If I want to criticise a player, I do it on here. I can be accused of hiding behind a keyboard in doing so, but I don't think it's likely to be detrimental to that player, or indeed the team.
If players want to read internet forums, that's fine. However, they should be aware there is a chance they could be getting a fair bit of flak. If that kind of thing's likely to bother them, they shouldn't be reading them.
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It'll be handy when all our CBs are handed 6-match bans for their indiscipline I suppose.
We should be sorted defensively now. Surely, surely, surely we won't be caught short of personnel in that department?
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As good as it is to have extra cover, I'm not sure this signing was particularly necessary. Be interesting to see how McGlynn fits all these guys in, though I'd have to imagine Ellis will be the one dropped. Benching Dougie Hill would be exceptionally harsh given his form and I can't see Mark Campbell being dropped. Annoyingly, this probably means Grant Murray will be used in midfield from now on - he isn't a midfielder, he's a defender.
If McGlynn's going to be using Murray as a midfielder, then surely this means Davidson isn't likely to get back in the team when he returns? That particular pairing would be a complete disaster. Even then, Simmons and Walker have been ever present when fit - where do they fit in?
McGlynn's played Murray, Ellis, Davidson and Simmons when available, but he's going to have to leave some of them out now; they can't all fit into the one side. Furthermore, Gatthussi looked a capable player, so I can't imagine him being left out. He might have to drop Hill, which as I said earlier would be exceptionally harsh on him. Some tough choices to be made regarding team selection, that's for sure.
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Can't say I reckon it makes much difference. It's splitting hairs really, like saying that giving someone a '2' means more than them getting a 'B'. Nothing like a good 24% to let you know you're hopeless.
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no he wasn't. he probably would have won an election had there been one though.
His party was elected by the German public. He then put the Enabling Act through the Reichstag, where it was passed.
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Proves the general theme of the last few posts nicely as well.
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Many students feel the need to jump on bandwagons, or else to feel 'ethical'. Some of them can't hoist in that your opinion doesn't have to be uniform with that of everyone else.
I've seen a couple of pretty pathectic examples so far, including a girl who got herself thrown off the campus for badgering people with pro-Palestine propaganda.
Students are wankers.
Edit: I find the people with clipboards that bother you on Princes St more irritating, though. If I want to sign up for your cause, I'm quite sure I'd approach you. Leave me alone please.
I must look like some kind of weirdo when I walk towards these people. Everytime I do, I always bring out my phone and pretend I've got a text - saves me having to tell them I'm not interested.
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I would love to be able to drive my car to it's full potential rather than having to drive it at less than half of what it is capable of.
What are the safety stats for the Autobahn?
It isn't speed that kills, it's inappropriate use of speed that does. There are times when going 100mph isn't going to harm anyone, and times where going 30mph might be dangerous.
The government doesn't see it this way though. They're bound by their 'speed kills' mantra as a justification for the use of speed cameras throughout the UK. I don't like speed cameras. Whilst I can accept that people should stick to the speed limit, these cameras cannot detect a variety of motoring offences that occur within the speed limit. They aren't going to catch people on their phone, they can't catch people driving recklessly/dangerously, should they be within the speed limit. They can't catch drunk or uninsured drivers either.
Speed cameras are a quick-fix to sorting out one problem, and to extort money from hapless motorists. If they were really serious about tackling the more pressing issues, they'd hire more traffic police to root out out dangerous, uninsured and drunk drivers. In addition, they can also catch speeders.
If I ever manage to get myself a decent car, I certainly plan on taking it to Germany and open it up a little on the Autobhan. I'll probably shite out at about 130.
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Puns.
They have went from being beautiful little creatures that are allowed out every now and again to annoying little rapists that pollute every thread.
The pun is an art form, you see. Terrible puns are often the best in a so-bad-they-are-good kind of way, but most of the puns flying around these days are just crap. They don't have a funny side at all. In fact, I have noticed that a great deal of the puns often ignore the subject at hand and go somewhere completely unrelated just because a word in there fits.
+1
They're shite and annoying.
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I should have done exam revision, but didn't. Tommorow's a complete write-off, so Sunday it is to resume.
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The New Raith Rovers Thread
in Scottish Championship General Chatter
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Smith's out of contract at the end of the season, I think. Keeping him out on loan won't really do much good when they need to determine whether or not to keep him.
I think Russell's been unlucky. He's been thrown up front on his own a lot in his time here and has understandably struggled.