Pull My Strings
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Surprised by how positive the Arbroath fans are being about the game. That was as easy as the first two fixtures and could comfortably have been another 4 or 6. United back on it a bit today and it never looked like anything other than an easy win.
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16 minutes ago, bagpuss said:
If someone had said we'd be top of the league at the halfway point back in August I'd have bitten their hand off but it feels a bit hollow after that as it should be by more. If there's a hard way to do anything we'll find it.
Oooft. Should be clear by more after failing to win a single league game by more than a goal and having scored at least half a dozen winners or equalisers in stoppage time. That's quite some take.
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4 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said:
Nice to see Rovers get a taste of their own medicine there.
Too early, man.
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Ach it wasn't even in the top 10 bad United games I've seen this season. Sandy's just an attention seeking bell-end. Best ignored.
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Tidy for the first and two good finishes for the second and third but, those moments aside, I thought Watt was poor last night. Very poor closing down and tracking back. When he did get the ball it was either a first time hopeful flick or a simple pass backwards. No attempt to turn and run with the ball. He looked like he was either carrying an injury or just couldn't be arsed. All forgiven, of course, because he did have those moments but I wouldn't be making changes to the team simply because he scored a few goals. In terms of overall performance and work rate Moult is still a much better option if available.
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7 hours ago, invergowrie arab said:
The courts knew who she was and were therefore able to enforce it. As long as you don't grass yourself you will be fine.
They know who you are because they've got your licence plate.
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7 hours ago, A_Rover_In_The_Burgh said:
No such thing as private parking in Scotland. Only council's can enforce parking. Simply don't pay it and they go away.
Certainly there is a distinction between statutory parking fines and private parking fees in terms of enforcement but some of these private fees are enforceable and, indeed, are enforced through the courts.
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I think the only prohibition currently is multiple teams with the same ownership competing in the same European competition, but even that doesn't seem to be enforced. Benham used to also own FC Midtjylland until fairly recently.
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Good enough in the end. Ayr are pish and we were miles from our best but still should have won by a few goals.
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9 hours ago, Hendo said:
I'm pretty sure in most workplaces, if you did that you'd be sacked, and possibly charged by the police.
Indeed.
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1 minute ago, LiviLion said:
Don't need the proof to believe it 100% happened, you just need to look at the 3 clips above to see how much of a shitebag he is.
Those clips just show that Adams is an angry little bell-end. Natch. Hardly relevant to Ludo's little story.
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23 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:
My favourite Derek Adams moment is hearing Jocky Scott telling him to shut his puss or he'd bang it shut in the background of Open All Mics and him going from berating the ref or player or whomever to absolute silence.
- * Pus.
- Did this happen? Unlikely that Adams, a renowned angry little man, would be cowed by an old fanny like Jocky Scott.
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3 hours ago, Hendo said:
Football must be unique in that punching a staff member in front of a number of witnesses results not only in no sacking, but also no disciplinary action.
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Unique that the awful behaviour of an individual in a position of power is conveniently brushed under the carpet?
Bless.
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4 minutes ago, forkboy said:
I don't even care who it is. I'm just glad I can go back to the football.
I threatened the same when United were sniffing about him. Not sure I would have stuck with it so long. I salute your indefatigability.
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Laterz Malky, you fat, racist bell-end.
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Fucking hell Rovers, bravo. Also, ffs.
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7 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said:
Is there anything sweeter than a stadium announcer having to confirm the goal scorer whilst sounding like he is under threat of waterboarding?
Love the way everyone stands up in anticipation of the shot and then it erupts. Lovely stuff.
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13 minutes ago, Sarto Mutiny said:
It was great to get the win. We really weren't good, but we ground it out, with the help of two dodgy keepers. We know what that feels like. Whatever other talents this team has, it certainly has fight. Night and day from last season.
We really miss Ross Docherty though. I'm not a fan of Tillson at all, I really don't see what he brings. We were much better when he was hooked and we went 433, Mochrie and Glass vastly improved things. McMann was very good again, and Middleton slogged away but in truth it really wasn't his night.
By the way, those incels in the North West are angry bunch, aren't they? Grown men absolutely seething at someone shushing them. Relax, guys. You'll live longer.
I think Tilson's fine as cover in midfield when both Sibbald and Docherty are out. He'll cover the ground and make tackles but he's not going to build play and he looks to be a level below the rest of the team in terms of building play. I think our best football this season has come when Glass has played deeper and been able to play to pick the ball up deep and play passes. We had the same issue last week against ICT when we weren't able to take control of the midfield until Tilson was removed and replaced with a better ball player.
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6 minutes ago, CallumPar said:
Not going to focus on the ref, but I have no idea what he booked McCann for, just looked like two players challenging for a high ball?
He caught Gallacher a beauty with a swinging elbow. Possibly not intentional but certainly dangerous. I'm not going to argue either way but when you see the replay it's not a surprising decision.
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22 minutes ago, VinnyPar said:
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15 minutes ago, Dundee Hibernian said:
I'll go against the grain here and say Freeman was no worse, and certainly more confident in getting forward, than I've seen from Grimshaw. Some of his crossing was very poor though. And Tillson wasn't terrible either, not as bad as some make out, but not as reliable and confident as Docherty.
Odd take on Freeman.. I've a lot of time for Freeman but his confidence is clearly shot. He wasn't a weak link defensively today, as he has been quite a lot in the last 18 months, but you'd need to squint pretty hard not to notice how many times he took the safe option, when a more confident player would have gone forward with the ball. Contrast Freeman's performance with that of Scott McMann. To me, Freeman is probably the more technically gifted player but their contributions are miles apart this season. McMann is a guy at the top of his game; Freeman is nowhere near the player he could be, or might have been.
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I was impressed with ICT. They were organised and moved the ball well. We had a couple of players a little bit off it but we've played worse and won comfortably this season. Freeman looks like he has PTSD from last season, not sure if he'll ever recover; Tilson is fine as a stop-gap destroyer but I think we could have been more ambitious and put Glass in there from the start (also my feeling before the match); Watt and Moult seemed to be playing a front two, rather than Watt behind Moult which led to Moult dropping deep when really it should have been Watt. No real complaints though. Sometimes you're not at your best and the opposition play well. ICT certainly the best team to come to Tannadice this season and I would expect them to be pushing hard for 3rd/4th come the end of the season.
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Arbroath v Dundee United- 2nd Jan 24
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Whatever gets you through the night.