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Utter rose-tinted bollocks. Do you think Golspie Sutherland, Fraserburgh, Eyemouth or Dalbeattie are any less 'embedded in their community' than Lesmahagow, Troon, Dundonald or Linlithgow? Do you think their committees are all mercenaries? There's no difference between the majority of junior and senior clubs, other than the totally pointless and divisive separation into 'grades'. Hopefully one day we'll no longer have senior clubs, junior clubs, amateur clubs, or welfare clubs and just have football clubs competing at appropriate levels in an encompassing structure that works for them all

By default it has become a political symbol through no fault of its own. While I've no issue with the 'white poppy' I'm not keen on it piggy backing on the red one. The idea of recognising everyone who has died in conflict is noble enough but if there needs to be a flower connection for some reason then why not a white carnation (crysanthemum ?) on the 15th of August. There are also plenty who just don't like the whole 'warry' thing so its I've no problem with it not being used in connection with football etc. I say this as someone who's 'done their 22', not that that means my view should take precedence over anyone elses. I'll be there at my local Cenotaph with a single red poppy, no medals, beret etc (but each to their own), probably unshaven, I'll not be meeting up afterwards to relive past glories and 'swing the lamp', me and the missus just feel we should turn up. I am uncomfortable with how some treat this event though, like any charity it isn't and shouldn't be compulsory.

My understanding is James Maclean has declined to wear one and had respectfully explained why. Have I missed where he has been moronic?

2nd date with that young Greek lad didn't go well then?

Go on, Flybhoy, ask him.

Well... what a shit weekend of football that was. I said at the start of the season I'd be happy to avoid the playoff spot. Looks like we're on-course to achieve that... by claiming the automatic relegation spot. In seriousness, if we can somehow scrape 10th this season and have a base to build on next year (given the fucking mess Hartley left us in), then I think that would be a good outcome. I know some Dee's won't agree and think we should be challenging for top-6, but that s absolute nonsense imo. We're miles away from that. Also, the comments about McCann signing loads of players... that's simple. He had to — the squad was filled with complete dross. It's not like he's brought in a tonne of high-earning superstars, these are guys he's brought in to try get us out of a hole. IMO we've better players this season and I think he'll turn it around. Stay in the league then go from there. Thank you.

My favourite time of the year when James MacLean makes grown men seething for not wearing a poppy. Great times.

Times are tough, but I think we can all be thankful we’re not in the same position as the dabs.

Only a few days to go Granny lol.

"So everyone who rejoiced at Rangers' problems, I hope they've had a rethink and they now see the consequences of that." Aye Graeme, we're all gutted that we made the wrong call back then.

If anyone wants to save themselves three quarters of an hour, this is tonights episode below

That's actually the new Rangers third strip.

Stories like this - https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1770814/mum-slams-tesco-for-political-correctness-gone-mad-after-cashier-refused-to-sell-her-wine-while-with-teen-daughter/ Yes I know it's the Sun, but you get this pish everywhere. The attention seeking p***k tried to buy alcohol while doing the weekly shop. No issue there, but her daughter was with her, and in line with standard practice in supermarkets, because the daughter didn't have id (she was 17), they refused to sell them the alcohol. This quote is the bit that really boils my piss. 1. It's nothing to do with political correctness; 2. it doesn't matter at what point it was scanned; and 3. no, you fucking didn't. You could easily have just left the wine. Instead you chose to walk out of the shop in the cream puff, which would have held up other shoppers behind you as your groceries were removed by the staff you were having a go at for doing their job, you fucking arsehole.

Having seen a picture of Magee, its not surprising to see he has expanded the field to try and get his hole.

Magee coming out the closet to distract from the fact he drinks Corona. I thought Kevin Spacey was bad, but I've seen it all now. Thank you.

Puigdemont's wife is younger than him and quite attractive and he's not overweight. This must present quite the dilemma for the board's unionists.

Kirsty McCall - In These Shoes?

Copying Dangers pathetic patter. How low can you go?

Scott McKenzie - Like An Old Time Movie

Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies

REM - Wichita Lineman

Because its such an insular and outdated view. There is a world out there beyond the Juniors but too many people are unwilling to look at progressing their club to the next level of Scottish football. Anyway I'd take a league title over the cup any day of the week - that's beating the best every week for 30 games, whilst a cup win may only see you play a couple of top flight teams.

Fleetwood Mac - Need Your Love So Bad

Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love

Can you point to the investors and money-driven owners of the Lowland League clubs which sets them apart from the way Junior clubs are managed and run and operated? They're more or less exactly the same, other than Club Licensing. Spartans are embedded in their community. Gala Fairydean Rovers is run exclusively by volunteers. I doubt there will be a dividend for Whitehill shareholders this year, if there are any. The Junior game is 11 a-side adult football. Semi-professional or Semi-amateur whichever way you look at it, just like Lowland League / EoS. And the Junior game has had its fair share of 'investors' throwing stupid amounts of cash at football players over the years. How the retention clause thing ever could have been thought of as good for the game of football we'll never know - it's a farce that clubs have been punished for breaches of this rule and a disgrace that it took until this season to remove it. It's this mystical aura around 'the Juniors' that most folk sitting outside it cannot get their head around - it's local football for goodness sake. If clubs want change they just need to step up to the plate and make it happen.

I’d rather kill myself.

f**k off ya tramp.

Celtic going the Jim McLean route of signing U21 players

Had a campervan for a year. Did the nc500 in it this year. Thourghly recommended. I work shifts so ideal to just f**k off somewhere if the weather is decent. Camp site folk are a bit odd so wild camping is where it's at.

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Blackmore's Night - Old Village Lanterne

Yusef/Cat Stevens - Another Saturday Night

The Beatles - Some Other Guy

Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line

Rick Nelson - Travelin' Man

Sparks - Bon Voyage

Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

Dionne Warwick - I Say A Little Prayer

INXS - Need You Tonight

Bruce Springsteen - Ghost Of Tom Joad

Decent

Sorry, yes, I see that now. I can't imagine a director of football from a club like Forest bothers his arse to come to Paisley for no reason. Sell in January, and loan back for rest of season is absolutely the best possible deal we're getting here. I also like the idea that business has been done already - no shitting about in January wondering WTF is going on. Forest is a great move, too. I still feel like they should be a top flight team. Probably my age. It's almost 20 years since they were in the top flight. That's a long time. Not Morton long, but still a long time.

Antti Niemi is probably ahead of him tbh.

I am, too - including my own club. I'm perfectly comfortable that it's not political but I am well aware that some use it to score points. They shouldn't. I respect your approach.

Out for a family meal today, thankfully there was T on tap. On a sadder note one son decided on the Carling, so the will is getting changed. I was blackafronted and felt the need to apologise to the bar staff

You should email Electric Six.

We did a play of the War of the Worlds musical at primary school. Because I was about six foot when I was ten, I got covered in tinfoil and made to parade back and forth holding a massive cardboard tube with a huge lightbulb attached to the top. The thing weighed a ton, and it was as hot as a miniature sun, so I was gradually roasted like a Christmas turkey as the night went on. Thinking about it, the hand-soldered wires with bare connections running from the bulb to the wall socket probably weren't terribly safe either. Have any P&Bers put on a musical as an excuse to try and murder annoying children?

Who put on Michael Stewart's poppy? And it's sad that the producers feel the presenters have to wear them in October