RedRob72
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The diddies can't have it both ways. We're either accused of being stuck in the late 17th C or having a total memory block of events before 2012. Which is it? Mind you, a diddy and joined-up thinking is about as congruous as the old fish on a bicycle trope.
I'm a bit 'meh' over Defoe and Davis. They are definitely sticking-plaster jobs and not what we'd have wanted from the Gerrard revolution. But then December was a bizarre month for us. Yes, we reached my 15 point target BUT we had 4 games against the provincial* dross of Dundee, Hibs (x2) and Aberdeen and only gained 3 points from the dozen available despite the game at Easter Road being the 2nd best performance of any team in Scotland this season to date.
So we're clearly an immature team with an immature manager and these two may possibly help to make us more streetwise - and may possibly add a touch of much needed guile.
We know what we'll get with Davis. As for Defoe? Let's hope his work doesn't leave us shipwrecked and that he'll be a man wed/sat/sun rather than Man Friday.
We all know, it seems that SG still has to get to grips with getting the best out of Morelos and Big Lafferty as a useful pair Kinc, adding Defoe to the mix, might just be the key to unlocking that wee conundrum?0 -
You obviously read the start of something.
What happened later was Finland allied with Germany, attacked the USSR and were eventually defeated.
Still a very sore point for many Finns to this day. They didn’t want ANY involvement or interference with either the Nazis or the Reds, yet were still forced to pay HUGE reparations for years after the end of hostilities. (A tour guide explained last summer in Helsinki)0 -
I’m back at work tomorrow and hope that there’s enough time passed since the 1st that no-one will demand Happy New Year handshakes. Anyone doing that shite after January 1st can get in the bin.
Plus every c*nt, telling you what their pointless New Year’s resolutions are! Aye, the same as last year eh?0 -
It's odd, in terms of Defoes wages being reported as £75k a week when he joined Bournemouth, and with you having him for 18 months, it's highly unlikely you're not paying a massive chunk of that.
That's a monumental amount of money for a 35yo striker who's barely played, never mind scored regularly, for 18 months.
Steven Davis' reported wage is £60k a week, again, he's unlikely to have taken a 50% cut to join.
Its a massive financial gamble, and if you can't make the CL Groups, you're looking at a huge loss increase on the already large £14m loss you just registered. You could easily be paying £90k a week for the two of them.
History repeating itself. Huge losses, and financial gambles, chasing a dream, and the fans are too desperate to win something they're just sitting back lettig it happen.
90k a week for the pair? true the fans are desperate but I just can’t see it. Fair enough though, once you’ve had chance to scrutinise the exact details of each deal, please come back on and share it with the rest of us. It can then perhaps form the basis for further discussion? Until then, your wild speculations mean very little RG.0 -
Not sure it’s an ‘odd’ transfer, don’t Gerrard & Defoe share the same Agent? It’s the type of connection we all hoped SG would bring to the club. It is a gamble for a guy nearing the end of his career perhaps, but one worth taking for a player of his calibre? Hell yes.
As for Steven Davis, even at 34, he’s still got at least a couple of seasons ‘working’ the middle of the park left in him I’m sure, (a quality player on the ball that we’ve been crying out for),he knows what to expect from our league and will be fine no problem. People might point to a reoccurring Achilles problem, but he carried that pretty much throughout his first stint with us. I’d love to see him back in the light blue.1 -
Clyde SSB reporting that Defoe will join the Gers on an 18 month loan deal (on Twatter) and will join the squad at their winter break camp in Tenerife.
Would be delighted if that IS the case. [emoji106]1 -
I'd not mind starting our next game, vs Killy, with Arfield, Jack and Davis in midfield.
Stevie D undergoing a medical this morning.🤞0 -
It was. O'Hare and McGovern followed Clough from Derby to Leeds to Forest
O’Hare was a cracking wee player, well documented that both he and McGovern didn’t settle at Leeds as Clough brought them in. With the benefit of hindsight, how wrong did it turn out for the Yorkshire club?0 -
Would love to see Stevie Davis back at Ibrox. The lad could still do a cracking job for us in the 2nd half of the season.
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Probably like most, watch it through almost blind loyalty at Hogmanay but that’s the worst yet. Usually get one or two laughs at least, but that was f*ckin brutal. eek!
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Surprising and disappointing result against Hull on Saturday, tough one tomorrow at Forest away, definitely one for the telly though, with a recovery pint.[emoji106] Back on it Leeds.
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Brilliant thread, that was well worth an hour’s viewing with a cuppa![emoji106]
May I post this one, if there isn’t a current puzzler running?
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Impressive win for Carrick over seemingly unstoppable Larne!
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Wid
Aye, she’s certainly a wee looker eh!? eek
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Do they use the same design agency as the Green & Grey Brigade. The intricate detail captured in the format they’ve used; of hue, contrast and font are remarkably similar.This belongs here
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Perhaps an easier time on match-day.
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Anyone got a good quality 50 Cent & Bert gif?
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Well we got 15 but did it the hard way. Can't complain about losing to Dolly but the draws vs bottom 6 cannon-fodder verged on the criminal.
Good to see Kent playing well today and we've got 3 weeks to get the players rested and back to their best.
Yep, think 15 was a decent call Kinc, and the six we should have taken against Hibs, would see us looking good at the top after today’s result albeit having played a game more. Easy to say in hindsight I suppose, but if we’d just shown the same urgency as today, we would have breezed past them. The team have clearly responded to Gerrard’s demands following recent performances, can he keep the motivation and momentum there now?0 -
Balvenie Doublewood. Smokey Redwood & Biscuits.
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“It’s that time of year again, when that Big Fat C*nt with the beard arrives unannounced, over-spoils the weans with presents and scoffs all my food and drink”....
....I fuckin hate the mother-in-Law4 -
Living down south unfortunately I don't get the same sort of response. It seems to be more of a "f*ck the EU, we won the war, let's leave and pay nothing" nonsense that prevails. Worrying....
Aye fair enough, I’ve met a few of ‘those’ too and not just down in England! eek0 -
Genuine question. Is there any evidence that supports this?
Genuine answer, no not that I’m aware of, just a feeling.
Work takes me down south at least a couple of times a month. Talking to customers and suppliers or just having a chat in the pub, I seem to hear a recurring opinion that we’re going in the wrong direction. Also that given Parliament’s inability to resolve the problems associated with leaving and their consequences, perhaps we should have a serious rethink. Yes it would be a risk for Labour to change position, but I don’t think that towing the line will do them any favours if the sh*t hits the fan before the next GE.0 -
The tide seems to have turned towards remain I agree, but there are votes to be lost by rejecting Brexit in England and that's where the election will be won or lost.
Labour may well lose some seats in their Brexit strongholds of the North of England for example, but reckon they would pick up a higher number of people now veering to remain if they backed an unequivocal withdrawal of A50. Yes it would be a calculated gamble but what have they got to lose? Being in same hopeless position as now?
At least they would have a legitimate claim to having done everything possible to get us out of this mess. Corbyn will be just as complicit as May if he continues to support this economic suicide and the implications it will most certainly have for our European trading neighbours.
There is a 3rd way, which is to remain in the EU. if they really want to form the next government they should take this opportunity as a means of securing that.0 -
The SNP for support? Let's hope not.
Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t personally wish to see that scenario unfold, but if Labour led a complete about turn on Brexit, I reckon that would see them in Government. They wouldn’t do it on the promise of a formal coalition with the SNP (the English voters won’t buy that), but they could ask for their support in the event of a minority win in the next GE to wrestle control. If Corbyn is unable to change his stance on leaving the EU, they’ll need to replace him. Surely most punters can now see how ineffective he’s been, during the pantomime at WM over the last 2 years?0
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Sky Blues slipping up at Seaview, (pal mentioned it was a cracking game) keeps it tight. Missing our home game against St Johnstone, to head over for the LC Final Vs Linfield . Would love to stay over for the league fixture the weekend after, which could be a huge game, but it’s either or sadly!