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If it's not him it's a very good impression, stylistically. If I'd known the useless c**t was following the forum I'd have slagged him much more often.

Oh, excellent.

Hiya Angelo, hiya pal.

No of course you can't, not defending what they did (uh. allegedly) for a minute. Nonetheless the fact that there's plenty money in the game is relevant if we're discussing motivation. Yes I'd play for the love of the game too if there was no money going, but it's understandable that players would feel resentful if they see punters paying £80 a ticket and Sky making millions from TV rights if next to f**k all of it is filtering down to them.

Me too, but if I was involved a sport in which I could see there was plenty of money sloshing around and very little of it was going to the players I'd think that wasn't right.

Mohammed Yousuf just took a brilliant running catch, if that doesn't set Scotland Yard on alert nothing will.

Ah, might not be so bad then, hope you're right. Willie Dyer broke his ankle in March and seemed to be perfectly okay to start pre-season three months or so later.

I was gutted last night, for him and for us. All the best to him and hopefully he's back before the end of the season. We're after the transfer deadline, so any loans would be emergency loans limited to 93 days - ie not as far as the next transfer window, so there's nothing to be gained by bringing someone in before we actually need them. Also depends whether we've got the money, of course. If we have to make do with the current squad then so be it. I'm comfortable with Davidson at centre-back, at least if Simmons and Walker are both fit to play in midfield, but I'd be loathe to start pissing about with Ferry just when he's secured his spot in midfield and doing so well with it. Otherwise we make do with the kids - at least this season I expect us to be clear, or clearer, of the relegation scrap which means we can blood them in a less pressurised situation. There was no point in keeping the likes of Wedderburn at all if we aren't going to use him this season.

Ah, okay. Don't think I knew that.

? He did play in the IPL, for as long as his central contract & certificate of release allowed him to.

hmmm This is all very sad, especially if Amir is involved. The evidence is circumstantial but pretty compelling, unfortunately. Cricket-wise, Pakistan were always going to lose the series given the context in which they were having to play it, far too much to ask of such a young side, but there wasn't much between the sides in the first three Tests, only dropped catches prevented England having major batting collapses long before they actually did so. Not so worried about Strauss and Cook at the top of the order, it was never going to be a series for openers to prosper; not even too worried about Collingwood, who'll dig in and won't let it worry him. Pietersen is a real concern though, he's been so out of touch for so long I'd have rested him well before now, but it's way too late to look at other options before the Ashes now (assuming Morgan is dropped to make way for Bell, as he should be). We bowled well but we already knew we could do that on home turf in good conditions, that tells us nothing. Nonetheless good to see Swann still going well, and we can take epositives from Trott at three and hopefully that'll be a turning point for Broad with the bat. Biggest plus point is Prior's performance though, finally playing well on both sides of the stumps within the same series.

You don't apply, sonny, you gotta be born with it.

Okay, this is based on a twenty minute scan through the results so I've probably missed a few too, but penalty takers during McGlynn's time that I can see: McManus 1/1 (v Alloa) Davidson 0/1 (v Cowden) Weir 3/4 (scored v Queens Park and Airdrie twice, missed v Albion) Hislop 2/2 (v Ayr and Ross County) Goodwillie 1/1 (v Peterhead) Walker 0/1 (v East Fife) Wilson 0/1 (v East Fife) Smith 2/3 (scored v Stirling and Morton, missed v QP) Wales 2/3 (scored v Ayr and Alloa, missed v Peterhead) Williamson 1/2 (both v Dunfermline) Russell 1/1 (v Airdrie) Baird 1/2 (scored v Partick, missed v Dunfermline) Tade 0/1 (v Hamilton) total is 14/23; last season we scored 3/4, the previous season only 3/8. I'm ignoring penalty shoot-outs, of which there have been a couple during that time.

Baird's penalty against Dunfermline didn't go the same place as the Partick one, so I'm calling bollocks on him there.

Ah, of course. Silly me. Thanks.

Penalties: Graeme Weir has scored at least one penalty for us, in his hat-trick at Hampden, and Williamson might have scored one or two early last season. They're thin on the ground though, right enough.

I have another question - is there any player in the squad at the moment who has ever scored for us direct from a free-kick?

Good point. If they did mention it I missed it too. Link for anyone interested: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00tkd0b/Beyond_the_SPL_18_08_2010/ No major revelations - Campbell still isn't setting a timetable for a return, suspect that means it'll be good while yet; and McGlynn confirmed who in the squad is still part-time - the two 'keepers plus Campbell and Ferry. (Apparently I was wrong in thinking Ellis is as well.)

f**k off. And Sweaty Bill - welcome back, but no need for the homophobic abuse, ta.

Radio Scotland (MW) starting just now - Beyond the SPL - is apprently to feature interviews with both John McGlynn and Mark Campbell.

Bell won't be back for either of the remaining Tests. I'd stick with Cook - we've just had two tests on swinging pitches with bowlers well able to exploit those conditions, it was never going to be a time for opening batsmen to make hay. I'm more worried about Pietersen.

Well I took him to mean December 7th. Anyway, it was 9th March, when Tadé scored against Ross County. Baird has just pipped in slightly quicker this season.

Wrong way.

Months out.

Anyway, here's a question for everyone. I just had a quick look to check what the date was last season when we had a player reach the giddy total of three league goals. Any guesses?