Neiljb
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I wonder how many of Scott Brown's 126 domestic yellow cards would have been red cards in this new dawn of VAR?
He had 3 straight reds which is very low for such an aggressive player.
There are so many old pros moaning about VAR, but in my humble opinion it is the best change in football for more than 50 years.
The arm/hand ball issue should be separate from the VAR debate. The water is muddy on that issue and it is a matter for the refs to deliver consistency on that.
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Hopefully the form team will bring the points back along the M8
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42 minutes ago, hk blues said:
How would you measure 'biggest' objectively though?
The rankings pretty much replicate how things would look if the criteria was most successful - only the omission of Queens Park in favour of St J would be different and QP's success was back in the dark ages anyway.
I would measure size objectively by the numbers of the fan base.
The stadium size and wealth if the owners are irrelevant imo. Unless they have a product that increases fan numbers.
The table above looks very much that as representing a success table. Rather than club size.
What is "biggest?"
Success or club size? I can't see how it can be both?
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It seems to me there is a distinction between biggest and most successful clubs. Both criteria can largely be measured objectively.
Newcastle United are a huge club, with little success in terms of major honours.
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Nick Walsh is the ref here l think. Can we not just hand the tie to Rangers now? Save on the petrol.
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Tynecastle released 15,500 last year, so it will be little bit more this year due to cutting the away allocations. So about 16,000ish
The remaining 3500 will be taken up by the away section, hospitality seating and segregation measures.
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45 minutes ago, Tony Wonder said:
Ryan Edwards appeal failed I see. Shockeroonie.
These incidents are what VAR is for. Most people thought it was a reasonable, if hard callange in real time, including the ref.
The VAR made sure the correct decision was made during the game when it mattered. Rather than the pundits in a studio saying it was a red, 4 hours later.
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2 hours ago, SEETHING said:
It was a stick-on pair of bookings
Blatant timewasting, followed by applauding the ref. I can only assume that Gino fancied the next game off, because the alternative is that he’s thick as mince.
The United keep gets his nails done quicker than the time it takes him for a goal kick IMHO. When his team are holding a lead obviously.
I agree with the second yellow for the clapping, but Gino did nothing that the United players were getting away with beforehand in term of time-wasting.
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Wonder if Goodwin will deliver his resignation speech on the telly after the game?
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I cannot fine a price for Aberdeen to go down? Fancy a fiver on that today.
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18 minutes ago, CoF said:
We're building the team around him and that's a fact.
Seems strange to build a team around a man like that?
Number 8s should charge up and down the pitch making killer tackles and passes. He just falls over.
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12 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said:
Slattery will get you nowhere
Fatterly is surely a joke footballer?
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34 minutes ago, Elixir said:
It's so important that we get Naismith and Haring tied down. If Uche comes back in and looks the same player as before his injury, get him a new deal too.
If so, in the summer we're probably looking for a new net tender, a centre midfielder if Djoum doesn't sign again, and a winger. Maybe a left back too.
Team is looking good for the rest of this season, though:
Doyle
Smith Souttar Berra
Morrison Haring Bozanic Djoum
Naismith
Uche Claire
Squad: Zlamal, Godinho, Shaughnessy, Dikamona, Garuccio, Lee, Cochrane, Mitchell, Mulraney, Keena, Vanecek
In the bin: Hughes, Edwards, Wighton, MacLean
That's a side that should have high ambitions of winning the cup this year, or what's the point?
Considering our budget l am pretty happy with the squad at present. A sold defending LB is top of the wish list though.
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13 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said:
Berra has also gone away and come back again like McPherson did but he’s got better hair.
Pretty sure Berra's not a blue nose either.
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Lafferty's sweet sweet goal against Celtic last August cancels out all the negative.
Proof that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Edit: although this poll was taken a very long time before the goal last August.
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5 minutes ago, Romeo said:
Being a *** has nothing to do with religion "actually"
Forgive me for believing the law and a charity who know more about it than you.
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1 minute ago, Romeo said:14 minutes ago, Neiljb said:Scots law (2008 Iain Peebles) and the anti-sectarian charity Nil by Mouth both disagree with you.
Unlucky.
^^^ *** found
Atheist actually.
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51 minutes ago, Briannmataxi said:
No, it's not. Unlucky.
Scots law (2008 Iain Peebles) and the anti-sectarian charity Nil by Mouth both disagree with you.
Unlucky.
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4 minutes ago, Briannmataxi said:
They're becoming as bad as the **** and I won't hear otherwise. A stain on Edinburgh. Scotland's shame.
Is **** not a sectarian term?
You are a bigot and l won't hear otherwise.
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10 hours ago, Falcor Roar said:
Literally murdered someone apparently.
Literally can be used for emphasis without being true.
However with Roman Romanov's 1000 yard stare, you never know?
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5 hours ago, Mr. X said:
I suppose it may come down to the number of corporate and freebie tickets given out by the SPFL. It is a very attractive game so I would imagine there will be plenty folk looking to get hold of a freebie.
I think Hearts will end up about 1,000 short of selling out their 30,000 allocation. With 59.000 tickets sold (guesstimate) and with a capacity of 67,000 and say 1,000 segregation there is definitely scope for plenty freebies. I'll be a bit surprised if the attendance is not a new all seated scottish football record.
Regardless of whether the last 1000 or so sell it will be the biggest Hearts support for a very long time. AEK Athens possibly a bit more? But this will be much more atmospheric obviously.
The league and the SFA should take note that Hampden is too small for some games.
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18 hours ago, Mr. X said:
60,440, Celtic v St. Mirren, 7 April 2001
Hearts have sold about 28,500(estimate) at the moment and Celtic 30,300 so there is still time with tickets on sale up to and including the day of the game.
Capacity at present Celtic Park is 60,411 (wiki)
Would take a bit of beating if we trump the 2001 crowd.
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1 hour ago, Flybhoy said:
Whatever you want, the chip shop staff ask you then you tell them.....personally im a salt & vinegar guy Paulo
Me too. With the exception of white or black puddings. They are better with vinegary brown sauce imho.
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5 hours ago, The OP said:
Do they do Tennent's in pubs or is it all Carling?
Neither. Strictly craft ales.
Chip shops are long gone. Hope you like sushi.
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Blatant timewasting, followed by applauding the ref. I can only assume that Gino fancied the next game off, because the alternative is that he’s thick as mince.
Semi Final: Rangers vs Hearts
in Domestic Cup Football
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Hopefully Rangers 2-2 Benfica and extra time and they win on penalties and get propper steaming and we get a non-Hibee east coast referee. If the SFA have any on their books. All our injured players have miracle cures and that dead octopus that used to predict winners, comes back to life and predicts a Hearts win.
I'm not holding my breath though.