thisGRAEME Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Neil86 said: I just phoned the ticket office and was able to buy a couple. They aren't selling via the usual platforms to prevent Celtic fans rocking up in the Home end, you need to have a purchase history with the club. Tickets are then either e-mailed or can be picked up from the ticket office which will no doubt be rammed and probably should be avoided given the short gap between 5pm and kick off. Class, thank you mate. I'll give them a ring and get an e-mail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Is there a point where having really low expectations for a game tips into "we might just do it when no-one expects it"? Asking for a friend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliphas Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 We've been blessed with, probably,a higher amount of really really good keepers over the years than a club our size probably should have had. To be able to say we've had Ruddy, Randolph, Carson, Gillespie and now Kelly through the doors is incredible really over the last decade or so. That said we have had absolute shitehawks in between. Literally no middle ground. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 We've been blessed with, probably,a higher amount of really really good keepers over the years than a club our size probably should have had. To be able to say we've had Ruddy, Randolph, Carson, Gillespie and now Kelly through the doors is incredible really over the last decade or so. That said we have had absolute shitehawks in between. Literally no middle ground.I'd probably put Connor Ripley and George Long in the middle ground category. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoF Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Mind Twardzik and his record breaking 6 games without conceding a goal? Legendary…. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil86 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 21 minutes ago, Ron Aldo said: 26 minutes ago, eliphas said: We've been blessed with, probably,a higher amount of really really good keepers over the years than a club our size probably should have had. To be able to say we've had Ruddy, Randolph, Carson, Gillespie and now Kelly through the doors is incredible really over the last decade or so. That said we have had absolute shitehawks in between. Literally no middle ground. I'd probably put Connor Ripley and George Long in the middle ground category. I was thinking the same as @eliphas totally forgot about those two though. Was George Long edging towards the useless camp before the performances in the play offs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliphas Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Neil86 said: I was thinking the same as @eliphas totally forgot about those two though. Was George Long edging towards the useless camp before the performances in the play offs? Aye I'd agree.. Long didn't set the heather alight for me at all until the playoffs. He only played a handful of games too didn't he? Half a season? Ripley I forgot about too. He was a decent enough. Just reminded myself about Aaron Chapman there. Shudder. Edited October 19, 2022 by eliphas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ron Aldo said: 2 hours ago, eliphas said: We've been blessed with, probably,a higher amount of really really good keepers over the years than a club our size probably should have had. To be able to say we've had Ruddy, Randolph, Carson, Gillespie and now Kelly through the doors is incredible really over the last decade or so. That said we have had absolute shitehawks in between. Literally no middle ground. I'd probably put Connor Ripley and George Long in the middle ground category. Aye. Ripley in particular is the definition of that middle ground IMO. He was good without being exceptional in the way someone like Randolph was but was solid enough that I'd happily have seen him back at the club but at the same time you'd easily rank the likes of Carson and Gillespie ahead of him. He was capable of making big saves (I've GIF'd a couple below). I mean, these are positively Schmeichel-esque... I've said it before but that season he was at the club kind of weirdly gets overlooked. We finished 5th, it was the last time we beat Celtic in the league (or at all), we pretty much finished Aberdeen's "title challenge" (lol) and the whole Moult, McDonald and Johnson front three was a good laugh. To add to the Ripley chat, having a swatch at YouTube and there's a highlights reel Ross Clarkson posted up. The save onto the bar against Aberdeen at 7 seconds is fucking wild. Edited October 19, 2022 by capt_oats 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Swello said: Is there a point where having really low expectations for a game tips into "we might just do it when no-one expects it"? Asking for a friend. Usually around 4:30pm. Ripley drove me spare. Made big daft saves then couldn't do the bread and butter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Marvin Johnson was a fucking right good Motherwell player. Didn't he end up playing most of his career post-Motherwell at left-back in the Coca Cola Leagues? If only there was a memorable goal that we could have had from him. One which we'd happily watch time and time again. I'd have loved that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, capt_oats said: He was capable of making big saves (I've GIF'd a couple below). I mean, these are positively Schmeichel-esque... Would be a good quiz question that... How many English Premier League winner's son's have played in the Scottish top flight? Kasper Schmeichel, Connor Ripley, Devante Cole, Callum Hendry. Any more? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Desp said: Would be a good quiz question that... How many English Premier League winner's son's have played in the Scottish top flight? Kasper Schmeichel, Connor Ripley, Devante Cole, Callum Hendry. Any more? Did we not have George Newell (Mikes son) round about the same time as Connor Ripley? Edit - Alex Bruce at Killie as well Edited October 19, 2022 by Reidy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmwell Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Would be a good quiz question that... How many English Premier League winner's son's have played in the Scottish top flight? Kasper Schmeichel, Connor Ripley, Devante Cole, Callum Hendry. Any more? Was English first division but Gavin Strachan ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Aye I'd agree.. Long didn't set the heather alight for me at all until the playoffs. He only played a handful of games too didn't he? Half a season? Ripley I forgot about too. He was a decent enough. Just reminded myself about Aaron Chapman there. Shudder.I was trying to remember Aaron Chapman's name- cheers. The big question is, would you prefer him in goals to Craig Samson? I'm slightly erring on the Samson side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, Archie McSquackle said: 2 hours ago, eliphas said: Aye I'd agree.. Long didn't set the heather alight for me at all until the playoffs. He only played a handful of games too didn't he? Half a season? Ripley I forgot about too. He was a decent enough. Just reminded myself about Aaron Chapman there. Shudder. I was trying to remember Aaron Chapman's name- cheers. The big question is, would you prefer him in goals to Craig Samson? I'm slightly erring on the Samson side. A truly horrific choice to make, but it would have to be Samson over Chapman. At least Sampson was occasionally capable of making a save even if 90% of the time it was parried back into the 6-yard box for the striker to tap in the rebound. Chapman was so bad he couldn't even get as far as parrying/spilling the ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 26 minutes ago, Desp said: Would be a good quiz question that... How many English Premier League winner's son's have played in the Scottish top flight? Kasper Schmeichel, Connor Ripley, Devante Cole, Callum Hendry. Any more? Thistle had Martin Keown's son for a while I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Desp said: Marvin Johnson was a fucking right good Motherwell player. Didn't he end up playing most of his career post-Motherwell at left-back in the Coca Cola Leagues? If only there was a memorable goal that we could have had from him. One which we'd happily watch time and time again. I'd have loved that. He was definitely used there when he was at Oxford before he got his move to Boro. I'm not sure where he's been playing for Wednesday these days. Transfermarkt seems to have him as a left mid. I clocked this on Oxford's forum a while back. It's suggesting that they had 'actively encouraged' him to chuck his toys out the pram. That was a laugh - Marvin Johnson is being held for ransom at Motherwell by club's inflated valuation claims agent A gun to his head so to speak. Edited October 19, 2022 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Aye, Samson over Chapman. Samson was humpty, but he actually made saves occasionally. Chapman looked like he didn't realise he had hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Samson was a bad Scottish Premiership goalkeeper. I don't think Chapman was actually a goalkeeper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoF Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Reidy said: Did we not have George Newell (Mikes son) round about the same time as Connor Ripley? We did. I’m also convinced that Joe Newall at Hibs just hasn’t quite worked out that his real dad is Mike Newall. When he joined Hibs I just assumed he was George’s brother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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