O'Kelly Isley III

It's probably not confined to England either. I learned this evening directly from a conversation with this area's MSP that on Saturday in Helensburgh, not a town which ever entertained UKIP, the Brexit Party had a very busy stall in the town. There is currently a collective madness afflicting a percentage of the UK population, which in my opinion is in direct proportion to the dumbing down of large swathes of the electorate over a long period of time, assisted by the mass madia pumping them full of a gas called propaganda. It hasn't happened by accident either but the outcome isn't perhaps what was ordered by Big Capital, as into the intellectual vacuum have marched the Farages and Bannons, latter day Mussolinis but minus the toytown uniforms. As for the good rednecks of Featherstone, f**k them, they'll ken soon enough if they get their way.

Correct. Robertson would likely claim back some ground in the North East but he won't press many buttons in the Central Belt, and that is exactly the territory the SNP must sandbag.

I'll wait to see the responses from Detournement, Highlandmagyar and White Rose Killie before I come to a decision on this.

Whoa, whoa, hold on a bit. Jim Duffy was 60 recently and there's every possibility that he and whoever may be off on holiday right now - it could be as mundane as that. As regards the player situation, there are no surprises in any of the departures and we are all going to have to get used to every season being a low budget lucky bag of short-term signings and loan deals. Having said that I'm convinced that if Jim Duffy stays then we'll have a slightly better quality lucky bag.

Here we go...America is now deploying another warship and a Patriot missile system to the Middle East in response to (as always and almost certainly false) 'unidentified threats' from Iran, with the killer line that 'it does not seek war'. Bolton has obviously lost patience with Trump's slow progress on prosecuting a war, any war, and is taking the lead here. We look forward to the allies of the US standing four-square in condemnation.

Er, perhaps not in the case of Grant Adam........

Anyway, whilst everyone is waiting for white smoke why not enjoy this recent sighting of a former favourite - check the Vale of Clyde right-back.

You do realise that one these parties opposes Brexit and the other is intent on making it happen ? Whichever one you find yourself in agreement with you should vote for.

As I said I have posted my opinions with detail previously with fairly playground style responses. Chat amongst yourselves until the big day comes. Gotta love a Friday Flounce.....

For one half v Killie he looked a decent holding target man; at the other extreme he had possibly the worst substitute cameo I've ever seen from a Sons player. In between there was next to nothing. Moving on......

Dangerous stuff Sir !! I initially speed read your post and it was only when I went back to check something I realised it was a spoof. The less intelligent than myself, of which there are legions, could easily be fooled

Yes, but I was aghast it didn't come in a little navy blue wallet.

We shouldn't lose sight of the bigger prize here, the blood-spattered implosion of The Conservative & Unionist Party.

Well placed sentiment will see decent players invited to re-sign. Misplaced sentiment will see players signed who won't assist in taking us to where we would like to be. As things stand we have more of the latter than the former.

I fundamentally agree, especially your last paragraph. I think the club should take the lead by Emailing all those S/T holders who dropped off the radar this time last year. I've no doubt that a combination of falling out of the Championship with a brand of dire football and the generally flat mood around the club were big factors here. It probably also emerged that certain supporters had less confidence in Stevie Aitken than the rest of us. But we move on and I feel the Directors can certainly make an honest pitch asking everyone to now step up to the plate, and the sooner the better.

No. Seriously no. And I hope if Jim Duffy and the DFC Board are serious about having a real go next season then there is no room for misplaced sentiment anywhere in the squad.

Don't think so.... outside a few simpering females in Windsor I don't think anyone gives a flying f**k. Not that that will stop tomorrow's English tabloids.

Aye, once Ted Hastings gets a shave we'll get AC12 onto it.

Aye, but Division One will too, given that the most self-regarding fans in Scotland are dropping by next season [emoji33]

Good stuff....I reckon that as a percentage of time on the pitch Dom Thomas had more shots at the opposition goal than any Sons player since the days of Hughie Gallagher; I'm struggling to recall anyone with more efforts from every range and angle.

I read yesterday that Notts County, relegated from the Football League for the first time in their long history, had been installed as division favourites last August. Maybe us Sons fans should be grateful for small mercies !

It depends on what you mean by 'crush' ; the reality will be that The Brexit Party will receive, say, 31% of a 24% turnout which will equate to a crushing minority of the UK electorate. Not their fault of course, but folk like you are obviously being seduced by the headlines instead of pausing to consider that for months now the country's direction of travel has been towards Remain. May is try to cut and run to save the Tories' hide - everyone else should politely ignore her.

It has been depressing to see how Thursday's municipal elections are being spun by the media solely as a protest at the failure to deliver Brexit, and not as a a rising tide of contempt at Brexit itself and the serial incompetence and duplicity of both Labour and the Tories. Corbyn should think long and hard about agreeing ANYTHING with May as it is likely to be shredded in weeks and by that time Labour and the rest of us will be screwed. If he needs any advice then he could do worse than phone one N.Clegg.

Talking about wee Pep, he must be practicing his interview technique in the mirror right now given all the managerial gigs that are about to appear.

Congratulations Alloa, and especially the ex-Sons posse at your club - a super achievement in staying up.