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Absolutely fucking ridiculous. The only thing to look forward to for us right now is the decades of seethe that we're going to get from Sportsound when we finally pap McInnes. How the f**k we've added four first team defenders this summer and ended up with that is just fucking outrageous.

Confirmation, as though any was needed, that Mark Lawrenson is an absolute dickhead. I couldn't believe he was only 65.

This weirdo grasswanker lobby really radiates bad divorce energy. Lots of tearful middle aged baldies making false promises to disinterested teenagers about taking them to Alton Towers when Livingston and Kilmarnock are finally expelled from the top flight.

Tough game for us this afternoon. We need to see signs of life on the road at some point, hopefully today's the day but St Mirren are on an excellent run of home form - very difficult to see us getting anything.

Are Willoughby and Schofield in Prince Andrew territory? This is getting harder and harder to follow.

Not sure why you've put the word equality in inverted commas, but anyway... It's not that it wouldn't be 'equality', it's that it wouldn't be 'football'. It would be futsal, and futsal is fucking pish. For me the issue is the way in which the team is discussed as though its some kind of social movement, as opposed to what it is - a football team that's currently functioning as less than the sum of its parts. In the closing stages yesterday the co-commentator said that "this is a huge eight minutes for the women's game in Scotland", and I understand why women of a certain age see this team as some kind of historic standard bearer, but it's an enormous mantle for these girls to bear. One wonders if its too much. Disappointing performance all round last night, in a game which Scotland should really have won. Terrible penalty, catastrophic defending for their goal, very little creativity, poor ball retention all over the park. Really really poor stuff.

Think it was Graeme Smith wasn't it? Ex-Motherwell guy.

Totally understand all of this, but I think the crucial difference is that the guys on Sportsound aren't just reminiscing about old times - they're employed, and presumably well paid, to bring journalistic content and professional opinion to a radio program which should be tailored to fan interest/priorities. The issue with SS is that for years, it's become completely remote from its audience - and has become a boys club circular talking shop. Craig Levein misremembering details on Sacked in the Morning in the context of an entertaining anecdote - absolutely no issue. Craig Levein obviously not knowing a key current issue in the SPFL when contracted to provide insight on key current issues on Sportsound, not right IMO. ETA - I've no real issue with Levein in the context of the rest of the goons on Sportsound. I'm just using him as an example because I initially quoted Paxo's post about him.

Willie Miller had no idea who Scotland's all-time leading (male) scorer was when I was listening to the prematch en route to Scotland vs Ukraine the other week. It's like listening to a load of old boys at the bowling club.

Lafferty should be punished, Hearts should be punished, Rangers should be punished. Its quite simple really, we either have a societal problem with people who use this kind of language or we allow it. Personally, I'm in favour of trying to eradicate it but you do you Edinburgh.

Are Spain back on the roids again?

Threesome confirmed

And in accordance with the time honoured tradition of these boards, it will now definitely be neither of these groups.

I've been going to Scotland matches for more than twenty years, and I don't ever recall being asked to name my club team. Don't get me wrong. Two or three guys I know that are regular Scotland attendees are also bluenoses, but overwhelmingly the majority of big Rangers fans I've met, particularly through work, are pretty indifferent to the national team. I've certainly no experience of any Rangers fan I've met supporting England, or even supporting against Scotland though. Often wonder if that's hammed up a bit by social media shenanigans.

Ukraine picking up five bookings in the end last night, I can't see anything on how that might affect them going into the final game - anyone have a link to the discipline list? Not sure how we're affected either.

I can't shake this feeling either y'know. Ukraine will need to up their game to win over there, and let's remember they beat Ireland I'm Yerevan and were looking threatening against us until the red card. It's still unlikely I know, but I wouldn't be totally shocked if by kick off at Hampden we're able to settle things on the day.

Easy one for me. My youngest was born the day before Killie beat Arbroath to win the league in April, and they came home on the day of the game. We kept the oldest out of his bed that night and the four of us watched the game on the TV. A lovely memory obviously, but I'd still have loved to be there. For Scotland it's a bit trickier, the obvious answer for me is Belgrade - but in a way the feeling of the whole country watching the game on their tellies seemed to add to the romanticism of the occasion. I went down to visit a pal in Newcastle for the weekend a number of years ago, with grand plans of going to the football on the Saturday. We ended up getting absolutely blootered on the Friday and deciding that a relaxed afternoon in the pub was preferable to getting into the city centre for the game. Ended up being Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal, with the home side coming back from a four goal deficit. Would have been utterly amazing.

Understandable for a military man like yourself Sarge. Understandable.

Very disappointing for the footballing public that Dundee and Motherwell were drawn the wrong way round, meaning we won't get a #TB4 semi final lineup.

London Hearts

Another routine victory against Hearts - 8 wins in 11 games. Didn't even need Doidge.......................

Honestly thought @scottsdad had been emptied years ago. Sad.

Terrible news about Boyce. He's a player I've really liked since he was at Ross County, and given the injuries he's had already in his career it's difficult to see him having to come back from another one.

Dee fans barracking from the galleries knowing they're mid-table championship and they're generally only ever a couple years from another implosion is just my favourite thing about this clusterfuck. Live for today you mad b*****ds ETA - Thank you