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Made hard work of that today but that's down to Kelty not letting us play with the same freedom we did at their place. Delighted to get the 3 points, and get the 2 points back on Hamilton immediately. Thought Morrison and MacIver were our weakest players and was looking for MacIver to be subbed for Agyeman before he scored. Onto the ref! I don't usually comment on a refs performance having been one myself years ago albeit at a much lower level but that performance today absolutely stank of it being all about him. He refereed his first Premiership match last weekend and he had an arrogance about him today that said he thought he was now above refereeing at L1 level. For what it's worth I didn't think MacIver dived but I also didn't think it was a penalty. Ethan Ross' yellow was a shocker of a decision

Scotia or Cheerz though I think it's cash only in Cheerz as well.

At 35 years old and his injury history, he's never going to be 'rejuvenated'. Edit - now listened to McGlynn's pre match interview and it sounds as if he's done, would imagine this will be his final season

Don't use the stadium car park, there's plenty parking in surrounding streets and West Mains Industrial Estate. You might be able to park in the new college car park

Totally with you on this and have a story from many years ago that still angers me. My name is Graeme. It has two spellings I know of, my way or "the English" way. Imagine my horror when despite my initial email to a colleague having my name spelt properly in my signature and at the "To" field in my colleagues reply, she managed to spell my name in the body of the text as "Grime". That was the best part of 20 years ago and still angers me even though I've long since left that employment. Also last year I emailed another department mailbox for assistance in transferring stuff from their department to mine. The person who opened the email then intending to forward to their manager for help instead pressed reply and sent it to me saying "any idea what this dude is talking about?" Is it too much for folk to just keep their wits about them and check what they're doing first?!

I was at the stadium between 5 and 6 for my son's Goalkeeper coaching and there was an u16 or 18 friendly on. Pitch seemed to be holding up well, main issue seemed to be ice forming in the North East area of the car park

Lower or non league football is your go to in that case. If that proposed circus as you rightly describe it comes in then the game has gone. For me there's an issue in the use of VAR at the top level. The likes of Beaton, Collum, Clancy have got so used to it being there that it's now relied on for the big decisions yet as soon as they drop down into the Championship or League 1 for a game, VAR isn't there and they have to make the decision themselves. If the proposed use of VAR for corners etc comes in then they'd be as well removing the officials from the pitch and games will be refereed by a computer at Hampden

I watched the first 5 episodes of this but have gone right off it now. That Nella is more insufferable than Farage. I'm at the point where logging back in and doing an hours work is more appealing than watching any more

You started the thread talking about Dick Campbell and I used the if word talking about him. Yes I'm using the word 'if' in relation to Murphy because the season isn't finished. There's also no guarantee Annan would stay up by changing managers, sometimes consistency is best. Out of interest how do you think Annan should be performing this season?

You're suggesting Dick Campbell resigned because of poor form and you believe Peter Murphy should do the same? Are you advocating Dick Campbell as Annan's next manager? If the answer to these questions is yes then you're needing a touch of realism here. Dick Campbell is 70 year old, has been around the Scottish game for years, has his own business and without wishing to sound ageist has probably managed his last football club. Peter Murphy on the other hand is making his way in the game and is not going to give up at Annan until he's forced out. He probably has financial commitments that managing Annan helps pay towards. If he keeps Annan 8th or 9th and wins the playoffs his CV will look much more appealing to other clubs

Annan were beat 5-4 after extra time by a club with a similar possibly larger budget than your own, it's not as if you were pumped by an EoS club. Annan would also have been a differently numbered ball to Dumbarton if you had got through so wouldn't have got the same draw they did either. Would you be asking the question if you had got to the next round?

I absolutely get that they can't go to high school still believing and most kids have a reasonable suspicion by the time they hit P5 but to tell before they're even in P3 seems a bit like wanting to spoil Xmas for them for me. My son knows that the ones who go to Xmas parties and in shopping centres etc aren't "the real santa" but he still believes as far as I know that he's real.

My son is 8 and goes to bed any time between 9 and 10pm. He's never been one for needing loads of sleep and he can get up about 7am no problem. His older cousins (11 and 13) are still in bed before him. This question is mainly for those with older kids but we'll all have our own experiences from our youth: at what age is the time to tell kids the truth about Santa? I ask because I took my son and a neighbours' 7 year old daughter to school in the car this morning, while we were waiting in the car the girl whispered in my ear "does he know Santa's not real?". I'm giving it the whole "of course he's real" but she tells me quietly that her mum has told her he's not and it's parents who do it all. She's the only child of the neighbour so it's not as if there are any older kids in the house who would have said anything. All I can think now is that the neighbour is an arsehole and what the f*ck is wrong with people

That is never a red card, would have been a different game if it stays 11 v 11. A horrendous referee who if he was as rated now as he was a year ago would have been refereeing in the Premiership this weekend and not doing Morton v Bo'ness Utd. He will be back doing LL and WoS games soon enough

I thought they were both fouls. If McTominay's 'goal' in Spain was a foul then the one on Allison was a definite

That's not a foul either!!

I've only seen the second half and the two goals this half have come from free kicks given that didn't look like fouls. Doesn't excuse the defending at Stanton's goal or the Goalkeeping at Vaughan's goal but this should still be 0-1

People who walk along busy streets having video calls with friends/family and stop in front of you then stare as if it's your fault you've walked into them. Also people who insist on having confidential work calls on busy trains.

The final is at East End Park is it not?

The semi's at home

Like everybody else, I thought we were brilliant last night. If that's the best team in the championship then we have nothing to fear although I don't believe DU were 100 per cent committed last night either. Delighted for Finn Yeats to score his first goal and I thought he had Middleton in his pocket all night. An obvious massive mistake from Long for DU's first goal but I'd keep him in goal. Its a mistake and hes a young keeper, even experienced keepers make mistakes. Unlike some around me last night I dont put any blame on him for the second goal, was a good strike that might have taken a nick off Donaldson. Can't keep dropping keepers after a mistake or we'd always be dropping defenders for losing their man, strikers for missing chances etc if there was consistency.

Absolutely agree with the reply. Throwing yourself into work is an automatic coping mechanism at the time that does eventually wear off. Take some time to process your grief, if your wife and friend are telling you what they did they say it from a concerned point of view.

It can't cope as it is now!! Is the old college building a listed building? Seems strange it hasn't been demolished if not

I've only quoted this comment as there are far too many supportive comments to quote however as everybody pretty much said, it might be nothing at all. But thank you to all who responded to my initial post. Today was D-day and despite going on for just under 2 hours, there really was nothing to worry about. A colleague asked the manager at the end of it not to send an email again summoning us all to a meeting that we were all to attend with no exception because she had also got herself stressed about it and the manager apologised for the wording. I need to stop automatically thinking something big is happening and just wait and see what happens because you get no extra pay or thanks for stressing

I haven't played this game in many years but this article in The Falkirk Herald raised a smile and made me wonder where the figures come from https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/falkirks-weekly-wages-according-to-football-manager-2024-4406939?page=6