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3 minutes ago, Boostin' Kev said:
Seems like the sort of boy that'd take his partner out for a meal and spend 90% of the time talking about current events in the Scottish Premiership.
Wid ^^^^
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3 minutes ago, Snifter Pee Rot said:
Turning into a farce now, all Dempster needed to do was get in somebody until May and give them a shot at it to nothing. More names would be available in May/June if it didn't work out. She is looking fecking clueless.
Essentially this. Hibs aren't in real danger of relegation, and are presumably in little danger of doing anything of note at the other end of the table. Just ride it out to the end of the season with Eddie May and take the time to get a quality appointment in the summer.
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2 minutes ago, The Moonster said:
Rushing to negativity is all this section of the board knows. We've had it for nearly 5 years in the Gauld thread, now it's Burke's turn again.
Aye, it's the smug paternalism of it that really gets my goat, as if surrendering to weary cynicism is somehow noble.
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Aye I'm getting a bit fed up with the rush to negativity. Nobody's claiming he's a world beater, but we're enjoying his performances at Celtic and celebrating the fact that he's getting regular first team football. Speaking for myself at least.
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Maybe he's just a professional. He played for many clubs so I imagine that whatever loyalty he had as a boy became a little diluted.
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Looks an absolute player these days. Tore the rural Saints apart today. Scotland seem to have a few ballers in the final third now. Nice.
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Well maybe just leave him be. It rips my knitting when I come on here and see alleged adult men going back and forth like 5 year olds for three pages.
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48 minutes ago, Thistle4eva said:
What a difference having a big defender willing to attack the ball makes. . I'm looking forward to Cardle returning there is a slight buzz within the team now.
Ando must stay !!
Where's that p***k Paul ciercock face been ?
Ffs stop challenging trolls to troll. They'll just troll and derail for a few pages. f**k sake.
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On 03/02/2019 at 15:49, gannonball said:
Corners used to be our most potent weapon in Europe during MON days. Was also pretty potent under Strachan with Naka in. Since then its been pretty dire where I rarely get excited for any corner at all. We will struggle to match teams technically in Europe so corners is something we should be working on all the time with well worked set pieces.
McGregor cant mix corners up at all so I'm glad Christie has burst in to the team and can take them too. Strange how Corners seems to be scored less these days in football as a whole.
I once read an excellent Jonathan Wilson article (that I tried to find for you, but failed) on how crossing was a highly inefficient method of scoring a goal, given how many of them you have to put in before a cross is scored. It was written at the time of Barcelona's ascendency (2010-ish) and pointed out the fact that they rarely put crosses in (or corners for that matter).
Given England's success at the WC, with all but 1 or 2 goals coming from set-pieces, you'd think that Celtic would aim for that. It doesn't seem to be Rodgers' philosophy though, having muscular forwards who are good in the air.
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On 02/01/2019 at 16:17, ecto said:
Opens at Carnoustie, putting green used to be next to road in 1975, spent 10 minutes speaking to an older American man, was later told it was Arnold Palmer, in 1999 was again at the putting green watching Tiger Woods practice his putting, watched by his then coach Butch Harmon, as he was leaving I asked Tiger why he practiced his putting one-handed, he and Butch chatted to me for a couple minutes explaining the routine
Tiger was an absolute gent at that tournament. He chatted with people for ages outside the putting green on the first practise session.....according to those who waited. My mate and I missed it following Colin Montgomery on his round. Livid.
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I don't really mind as I think that we, along with the Bairns, will be looking up the table from now on anyway. I think that Dunfermline, Alloa and Morton will be the sides we have to watch from now on. I'll take a Falkirk win.
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I once watched BBC breakfast and the anchor was letting us know that there would be some weather expert on later to let us know why the weather had been so wintry of late.
The month? January.
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On 24/01/2019 at 18:16, D.A.F.C said:
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Emma Cameron nice face would be stunning if she got off the piesUtter mince comment. Not the bit about her being pretty, just the shite about her being too fat. Bonkers mental behaviour.
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Why? Sammon would tear up this league. In fact he was one of our best players last season. I'd have him back in a heartbeat.
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20 minutes ago, The Minertaur said:
There's a rivalry been formed between the 2 sides over the last decade or so. Presume it goes back to the 05/06 season when we beat them to the league title on goal difference.
Whenever we lose there's a few Berwick fans all over our threads. Berwick get thumped and then are confused as to why Cowden fans laugh at them. Berwick the Unbeatable being my personal favourite as he tries to wind us up due to our range of club branded wireless headphones being called Cowdenbeats.
Are these available from your club shop?
I'd bloody love a set.
Unless they're eyewateringly expensive like actual beats.
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According to the Herald today Lennon had a frank exchange with players at a meeting, and the next day had a meeting with Dempster to discuss transfers. It appears that, rather than discuss transfers LD wanted to discuss the players meeting. Lennon, the Herald says, was enraged that she had decided what had happened at the meeting in spite of her info being second hand, and that he felt undermined. It's not massively clear what happened between that meeting and his suspension.
More to come out of this with the legal battle upcoming. Sounds like it'll be a huge tabloid drama.
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Mate used to work with an English lassie whose name caused no ripples down south, but in her Glasgow office much fun was had with her name.
Fay Govan.
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8 hours ago, Bairnardo said:
I honestly dont know more about why. I say I am not a touchy feely person but my kids are climbing over me all the time and wanting cuddles etc. They are my kids though.... Totally different to any other human. I cant pinpoint when this started for me but I tend to make some situations noticably awkward like at Christmas if folk pile into my house and everyone is cuddling il stay seated or find some way to act like I just missed it.
I genuinely cant explain it and its with everyone except my wife and kids.
And maybe you don't have to explain it, especially if it doesn't feel wrong to you.
It sounds like you have boundaries around physical affection, but don't feel like you have permission to state them. It's probably the most empowering thing you can do for yourself, but it's hard. Telling someone that you'd rather not hug, but would maybe prefer a handshake, is tough as you may be afraid of hurting their feelings (which are theirs, and not your responsibility). As men we're expected to be fine with all physical affection and we treat our own needs around it as if it's a huge indulgence.
So aye, it's utterly fine to only want to hug certain people. Consent and boundaries aren't just for women, we need to honour our own too.
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5 hours ago, Bairnardo said:9 hours ago, velo army said:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/well/family/gender-men-touch.html?fbclid=IwAR2G0Vm_AKdJ4R8WOLrRoTJG52blQXSNbMNpSknZv9vvm8oXPntiO6iaD0s
So the above article is about the importance of touch, and the consequences of the lack of it. We talk about depression and anxiety but we don't look at how our social world is constructed or how we, as men (apologies to the ladies, but I can't speak to your experience) isolate ourselves from both our feelings and from genuine connection with each other. We also tend to view touch as sexual, which is hugely self-sabotaging.
I've been feeling very low and super stressed and defensive lately. It's been affecting my sleep which has obviously not been helping my body protect itself from stress. I'm pretty aware of myself these days (fuckton of therapy, reading, and going to cool retreats) and I took a step back (and, at the same time, inward) and I realised that what I was needing was a sense of community with my fellow men, and also I hadn't had any physical affection in weeks. I'm heading to London tomorrow to see my pal and I'm defo gonna hug the shit out of him.
The above article is timely, and may speak to a lot of the concerns of men on here. We tend to try and be too heroic; walking along with our guts trailing behind us while cracking jokes or remaining stoically silent about our pain. We'd rather die (literally, sadly) than ask for what we want, or say that we're lonely.I am the epitome of this I think. With the exception of my wife and kids, I have gradually over the years made myself so uncomfortable with physical contact that it has become really noticable. I wont hug anyone by choice and its a one armed token effort if they initiate. I dont know why.
It's great that you hug your kids. My dad only ever made physical contact with me when he was punishing me, or giving me a handshake on christmas/new year/my birthday. Not having that from him certainly caused a deeper need for acceptance and affection which I'm only recently approaching. So give yourself a pat on the back for giving your weans that physical affection. It's an oft overlooked (and vital) form of nutrition.
Your saying that you made yourself uncomfortable with touch. This is a curious way to put it. Would it be alright with you if you elaborated on this?
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4 hours ago, Dee Man said:
I don't suffer from depression so my opinion might be worth nothing here but I think there is definitely something in what you're saying there.
I recently flew to Sydney for 5 days to spend some time with a mate and when he dropped me at the airport I stuck my hand out to shake his hand but he pulled me in for a hug. I'm not an affectionate or touchy-feely sort of guy but that meant a lot.
Am I gay?
Aye handshaking developed as a way of showing you didn't have a dagger or other weapon in your right hand, showing you weren't a threat and to put the other at ease. It's now a way to keep other men at a distance, which is fine in some instances (I don't want to be hugged by everyone I meet), but pathological if we're denying ourselves.
It sounds like you really wanted that hug.
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Bought cross-country skis for the first time (after promising myself for years) and it'll snow here and the shire tomorrow.
I will, of course, be in London for the weekend.
Belter.
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So the above article is about the importance of touch, and the consequences of the lack of it. We talk about depression and anxiety but we don't look at how our social world is constructed or how we, as men (apologies to the ladies, but I can't speak to your experience) isolate ourselves from both our feelings and from genuine connection with each other. We also tend to view touch as sexual, which is hugely self-sabotaging.
I've been feeling very low and super stressed and defensive lately. It's been affecting my sleep which has obviously not been helping my body protect itself from stress. I'm pretty aware of myself these days (fuckton of therapy, reading, and going to cool retreats) and I took a step back (and, at the same time, inward) and I realised that what I was needing was a sense of community with my fellow men, and also I hadn't had any physical affection in weeks. I'm heading to London tomorrow to see my pal and I'm defo gonna hug the shit out of him.
The above article is timely, and may speak to a lot of the concerns of men on here. We tend to try and be too heroic; walking along with our guts trailing behind us while cracking jokes or remaining stoically silent about our pain. We'd rather die (literally, sadly) than ask for what we want, or say that we're lonely.
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Amazed at this. Most exciting player that we've had in a while and we're looking to sell, for absolute buttons.
A huge percentage of the ire on here directed at Archie was that he wouldn't play Fitzpatrick. Caldwell doesn't seem to fancy playing him either, which is astounding.
I fuckin hate this club at the moment.
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