Stingraypoindexter

Hi folks, Haven't posted in a few years but hope you don't mind me promoting myself here. I have just self-published my first book. A 200 page adventure novel for children set in Northwest Scotland called The Flitspace. Here is the short blurb: Ru-um and his younger brother Cali, on holiday in Northwest Scotland, go missing while on a walk to an ancient, ruined broch. Last seen with the mysterious girl, Amelia, they are eventually found several days later, unharmed, but with Cali now inexplicably older than Ru-um. The story follows the boys and Amelia as they venture deep under the broch and through The Flitspace into another version of Scotland very different from the one they're familiar with. It's listed on amazon for readers 9-11 but is a fine adventure story for any reader 8 and up (some great reviews from adult readers too). Of particular interest to anyone that has ever visited that beautiful coastline, and will certainly inspire those that haven't to do so. It can be ordered from Waterstones, Amazon etc but I would really appreciate it if anyone that did want a copy ordered from the publisher Troubador direct at the link below as then i can recover my costs a bit quicker. Thanks folks! https://www.troubador.co.uk/bookshop/young-children/the-flitspace

Ewan Mcgregor for next NI minister: You and the DUP form a simbiant circle. What happens to one of you affects the other. You must understand this.

Soo... if Sevco go into admin before their final game they can get 25pts deduction and still get promoted.. if they get go into admin on Monday they'll get promoted but the pts deduction will be next season? C'mon sevco you can hold out for a few more days.. #prayforsevco Edited to say: that's the first time i've done a hashtag thingy, felt dirty, won't happen again

You are yesterday's news, today's news is Jimmy Saville but it might be back to you again soon. Well done, you must be proud.

I'm confused... does this mean Daniel Cousin isn't signing for them??

Longmuir seems to be coming in for a bit of flak here alongside Regan & Doncaster. Clearly no-one is going to come out of this smelling of roses and it is unclear what hand he has in the resolution passed on to the SFL clubs. The fact that it has even come to this farce doesn't seem to reflect well on him however both Clyde and the Rovers I think have been fairly positive about him so far. Would be interesting to know exactly what his role is - is he actively working with Regan and Doncaster to push for Sevco in div 1 or is he merely passing on what the SFA and SPL positions are and letting the clubs decide themselves?

Was it a rangers fan using the word 'Shame'

Another poss explanation 6) RFFF - we were going to give this money to mr and missus newsagents but how about you use it to take the sfa to court to prove that we deserve better! D & P, ehm and we're still on £1k an hour yeah? eh aye nae bother then neebs

The great thing is this is being driven by RFFF seemingly - they're paying for it anyway for lawyers etc. D & P probably aren't bothered one way or t'other as they know there will be no signings happening anytime soon regardless :-) Well done RFFF

How appropriate. You can just imagine SDM at the shareholders meeting. 'People say, "how can you sell Rangers for such a low price?", I say, "because it's total crap"'

Just watched the bbc doc for the first time - very interesting and entertaining. I've followed this thread but not the rtc blog so a lot of new info to me. Those futuristic windows in the info room are very clever aren't they, shame it still takes so long for each document to load. Anyway - i think i have met sammy the mechanic before. I was cycling through govan last year and my peddle came loose on my bike, managed to find a garage hidden away where a scary looking bloke with tattoos and xmas cracker style jewelry had the appropriate wrench to tighten it up and get my own my way. Pretty sure it was that guy, and he turned out to be a very nice man. Poor Sammy

Ah thank you, that makes sense.. well obviously it's completely insane but.... Oh I will!!

I haven't seen the program yet but can pretty much pick up everything by reading this forum and the info on the bbc pages. The only thing I can't get a handle on is the repeated references to Prince Albert?? What is his involvement in this? Or is he just denying any knowledge of being CW's mate? Can someone clarify - merci.

That's a great point actually, one i don't think anyone else has picked up on. Maybe you should email HMRC and ask them to investigate.

James Cook BBC (i think) - What if HMRC don't agree to CVA? Kennedy - They would get less if Rangers were liquidised Cook BBC - What if they wanted to make an example of Rangers to deter other FC's going down this route? Kennedy - Well that would be very cruel.... next question

As some have already pointed out the administrators not having made anyone redundant is NOT good news for rangers and therefore it is good news for anyone interested in rangers' demise. If the club could be saved by reducing the wage bill players would have been out the door last week. The club needs to have some playing assets just be considered salvagable and have an outside chance of somone coming in and paying off the debts. The fact a pay cut couldn't be agreed just means that has to happen now rather than the end of the season. If the 16th or whenever their deadline was for someone taking over comes and goes then we'll see redundancies. Best. Administration. Ever

Senator McCain has also added his voice to the call for regime change: "Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Monday knocked the Duff & Phelps administration for being too passive in its response to Rangers' cheating and called for U.S.-led airstrikes on Craig Whyte's forces. "The time has come for a new policy," McCain said during remarks on the Senate floor. "The United States should lead an international effort to protect key population centers in Scotland, especially at away games, through airstrikes on Orc forces. To be clear: This will require the United States to suppress enemy air flute playing in at least part of the country." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/john-mccain-syria-airstrike_n_1321700.html

I dunno, the Nixon administration had it's moments

That's an interesting thought, the money generated by selling ticket sales to ticketus is used to pay off rangers debt to Lloyds. Rangers then go into admin and can't pay ticketus who claim the money back against insurance from Lloyds It's like a particularly boring episode of Pinky and the Brain

Personalised number plates - the ultimate expression of twatness....

Just done that very walk today except I biked in to the foot of Ben Lui, did that then the usual route over to Beinn a Chleibh. As the visibility was fantastic I decided to push on to Ben Oss and Beinn Dubhcraig before heading back to Ben Lui to get my bike. About 16km on foot and 12km on the bike in 7.5 hours. If anyone is interested in hillwalking I heartily recommend Ben Lui - fantastic hill and if you can bike in then the hill itself shouldn't take more than a couple of hours..

Agreed - I read 1984 then a few months later read Wild Swans by Jung Chang, a biographical account of her life and that of her mother and grandmother in China in the 20th century. The similarities between 1984 (written in 1949) and post-war life in communist China are staggering. Orwell was a genius. QI - most of the book was written while he stayed on Jura. Would highly recommend Wild Swans as well.