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Watching Rankin play makes me yearn for the days of Millar and Pickard. He runs about like a decapitated Foghorn Leghorn, ah say Foghorn Leghorn. Two year deals for him and Mercer is money down the gurgler imo. The Manager's summer recruitments will have to be a better class than these two he already brought in. The signing of Stirling will hopefully turn out to be worthwhile but I think the club needs to target at least a couple of better quality players to show that they have serious aspirations of challenging at the top end of the table.

I can't see why you think Higgins was harshly treated by Skelton, as you've said in two posts. He unfortunately picked up an injury in the first game away to Dundee Utd, Dowie and Brownlie then formed a decent central defensive partnership in a team which was playing well at the time, and which didn't concede goals as cheaply as they do now. Skelton kept faith in a settled defence which was unfortunate for Higgins, but understandable given the team performances.

Just watched Monaco V Juventus. The number of times a winger or wide player trying to cross a ball into the box usually hits it against the first defender. It does my tits in when diddy team players do it but these are supposed to be among the best in Europe.

Ask for a two tap in one spoot oot mixer unit. Or else you could look at the ones they have on display, which they usually have, and just point to the one you want

It causes me offence and there's no defence for people who talk about Offence and Defence like it is American Football.

I was a bit sceptical of the story anyway, not because Sandler was in Dumfries or that he wasn't recognised, but saying he had a decent pizza here was a bit of a giveaway.

Delivery drivers arriving early is just as annoying as those arriving late.

All chopping boards should have a recommended replacement date stamped or etched on the bottom or edge of the board depending on what material it's made of. Sometimes difficult to see without a magnifying glass though. It would also be written on the packaging when you bought it. Shops in EU member countries are not permitted to sell boards without a recommended replacement date on them. I may have put this in the wrong thread.

Big sheets hanging from buildings, bridges, at roundabouts, etc, with a message painted on them wishing someone a happy birthday or something. Quite amusing when it first started but now just lacking in imagination. There was one at a roundabout in Dumfries a couple of years ago which was a bit different, it read "Joe Bloggs" Cheat, You're Dumped". with the cheated- on's name at the bottom. The cheaters name wasn't Joe Bloggs, I can't remember the actual name on it. That's more like what these public notifications should be like though.

You must have missed the bit in the news where they told us that Yorkshire has been given to France as part of the. Brexit deal. They chose Yorkshire because of it's similarity to France, they eat strange food and you can't understand a word they say.

Not really. The issue, for me, isn't really that crucial. You can still informally chat to other fans just to gauge others views though.

I don't know the ins and outs of the amount taken in in draw entries compared to what the club actually pays the kit supplier. or how many sets of strips, training tops, tracksuits padded jackets, etc are included in the deal but it seems to me that there are a lot of backroom staff, administrative staff, youth players, etc going about wearing the club gear. I assume they don't have to buy it. Would reducing the number of items supplied not save a bit of money? The amount saved may not be worth bothering about but it's just a thought.

The conspiracy theory was more a tongue in cheek remark but not necessarily unfounded. Taking off at a slight tangent but is there a possibility that more businesses would be attracted if the draw was for a two season period. Obviously a realistic entry fee would need to be set, not necessarily twice the amount it is now. I've thought since the inception of the shirt draw that one every season is a bit much.

On the fabric conditioner/washing powder, shampoo, etc theme. How manufacturers claim that their new and improved product is now twice as good as it's predecessor. Why did you not make it better in the first place.

Do you mean..but also putting extra money into the club. I doubt if having two price structures would be viable. I doubt if many businesses/individuals who enter the draw would necessarily choose to buy season tickets anyway so most would probably opt for the cheapest draw entry price. And can you imagine the conspiracy theories if the ones paying the higher price coincidentally won it most years. The free season ticket is just an extra incentive to enter the draw. I also doubt if stopping the free season tickets would really make the club much in extra ticket sales tbh. Much the same as the point I make above, there's no guarantee that the entrants would be buying a season ticket of their own accord, therefore no guarantee of extra ticket sales, a few may do, I fear the vast majority would not. At least the free ones potentially add a few numbers to the crowd.

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Burstin' for a pish type pose

The home kit looks fine, just the right amount of white. The away kit looks like something you would purchase from Matalan. (That's a criticism of the shirt, not Matalan. Other clothes outlets are available). I'm not a great fan of grey football tops anyway. The grey shorts also look like something an old geezer would wear on the beach on holiday. I'm sure I've got a similar pair in my wardrobe. I'm not in the habit of buying replica strips and the away one isn't tempting me to change. Hopefully I am in the minority and the Club makes plenty from purchases.

Just watched an episode of Pawn Stars on TV. A woman brought in a pink Fiat convertible to sell. It did my tits in as they kept pronouncing the make as Fee-yat, emphasising the end syllable. Maybe they're right and that's the correct pronunciation, but they are American so I doubt it. PS. The woman was a wid but she carried a wee rat-like dog around with her like it was a fashion accessory which is another PTTGOYN.

Can't appear on here enough: Richard Madeley. Just an utterly annoying twat who pollutes everything he's on.

Not a view I would say I entirely agree with but I can see why some have their doubts. Dobbie aside we seem to target journeymen players for signing and rely on better quality loanees to boost the quality. Also our recent managerial appointments probably didn't give the impression of a Club with great ambition. The introduction of the play -offs obviously increase your chances of promotion but the main stumbling block to seriously pushing for promotion comes down to finance and how.much people are prepared to invest in the Club. At the moment we are probably sitting in a league position equal to our playing budget compared to other teams, it would need greater financial backing from Directors and other outside backers to improve on this. Going up from the Championship has been difficult over the past 3 or 4 seasons given the budgets we have been competing against, maybe in the next few seasons it will be more of a level playing field and we can at least try and better our recent target of 4th place. I never thought I would see Queens play in a Scottish Cup Final at Hampden or play in European competition, It would be great to see them play in the top division even for a season.

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We still have two games to go. Whether any directors will be there I've no idea. I don't think their presence, or lack of it, will influence the outcome of the games. Unfortunate that they are all away at the same time but hardly a major concern in my opinion and when is actually the best time for them to be away. As long as they are around during the close season when there is actually some serious business to do and decisions to be made. I'm pretty sure the Chairman at least will be keeping in touch with events at the Club. I would imagine that several decisions about player's futures will already have been made at not left until now.

He maybe reads pie and bovril and took the hint.

I was wondering how Naysmith would react if the players came out after the match and criticised the Management the way he criticises them. He picks an easy target he knows can't/won't answer back. His criticism is hardly constructive either, it's just a rant and threats about player's futures and he almost completely absolves himself of any blame.