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Stick his body on a spike in the front garden as a warning to others.

"Shrine to Dead Burglar removed" Nope, it's still there...

We don’t know the burglars personal circumstances. He could’ve been quite poor and desperate.

You could apply those sentiments to quite a lot of the shite you’ve posted here too.

Interesting terminology, anyway....... Competitive matches - no we wont, we look at this long term, not short term. With at least 10 Junior clubs moving and the top half of the EoS competitive, next season wont be much different to this season anyway. Better crowds - what we lose against Whitburn and Bathgate we will replace with Bonnyrigg and Camelon, and long term we'll meet up with the former two again some day. We were a South Division club until last season therefore match day income has never been a significant part of the clubs funding, certainly not during my time on the committee. Scottish Junior Cup - no loss, if we hadn't drawn Linlithgow this season, we would have made a loss on taking part in it. Scottish Cup - We'll be licenced for season 2019-20. If we ever met Albion Rovers, it would be at least the Second Round earning c. £10k The benefits are obvious to those who are open to it. The East Pyramid is there for people to move to or not. Not every East club will want to, and that has to be respected and they can stay under the umbrella of the SJFA outside of it. For the rest, they join the EoS. If a big club has to join a level below where they think they should be, then they work their way up. Long term thinking, not short term.

Sad news. Had heard Lambie wasn't in great shape a couple of months back and thought he might have rallied. So many stories that you could tell but a personal one is when we were playing over in Northern Ireland during pre season prior to our first season in the SPL. My old man and I had went over and had taken my granny who loved Lambie. We were getting the ferry back to Stranraer after playing Portadown and the Thistle team happened to be on the same boat. We were waiting in the departure lounge when Lambie and Gerry Collins came over and sat beside us, Lambie turning on the charm and sharing his hipflask with my granny whilst Scott McLean enquired whether any grub was going before attempting to eat a dry Pot Noodle. The vision of Armand One running up a hill in Ruchill Park with a tyre tied to his waist whilst Lambie shouted from the bottom is one of my all time favourites. If anyone deserves a stand named after them, it's Lambie. A legend whose likes we'll never see again.

Close the thread, we have a winner!

Everyone will have seen reports on the case of Henry Vincent, who was killed in a struggle after breaking into the home of Richard Osborn-Brooks, 78, in South London. Vincent, who had numerous convictions for burglary and other crimes, broke into Osborn-Brooks home and after a struggle died from stab wounds inflicted by a screwdriver that he had been using to threaten the homeowner. Osborn-Brooks was initially arrested but was released without charge following a police investigation. Vincent's alleged accomplice is still on the run following the incident. There's been some discussion about the legal aspects of this. A lot of people were outraged at Osborn-Brooks arrest but I think it was probably a bit overblown - the police have to investigate unnatural deaths, especially one like Vincent's and an arrest ensures that everyone knows where they stand. It looks as though the investigation showed that Osborn-Brooks acted within the law. However, since the incident, friends and family of Vincent have left numerous tributes in the street, which has left people in the street outraged - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43710526. There are some more details about the messages left here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5595693/Neighbours-furious-shrine-dead-burglar-appears-outside-pensioner-Richard-Osborn-Brooks-home.html The relatives of Henry Vincent will obviously be grieving for him, he doesn't stop being a father, son, friend just because he committed a crime. Putting flowers and cards up right next to the house that he died while carrying out a violent robbery is wrong though - surely an appropriate place for this is at his grave. You see these shrines a lot nowadays - football tops, scarves, messages, close to where somebody dies aftera fight or a car crash. I think it's ghoulish and don't like them at all. A few years ago a young guy died in Inverness because he fell asleep drunk in a neighbours garden and froze to death. People left 'tributes' of bottles of Buckfast and crates of Tenants, the very stuff that got him killed in the first place! I think this performative grief and emotion really took off following Princess Diana dying. Have any P&Bers ever left anything at a tribute site? Have any P&Bers ever killed anyone who was burgling their house? Have any P&Bers ever been stabbed to death while robbing someone's house?

I am absolutely raging about the hypothetical person who defended the burglar. Can't believe that hypothetical person hypothetically said what they said. It's small wonder this country is going to the dogs.

He might not have "deserved" to die but it was absolutely a consequence of his decision to commit the crime. No sympathy at all.

'Nobody should go out burgling and not come home' Perhaps a temporary prison stint in between for being rubbish at it and getting caught.

Seriously, the rest of the league, the SFA and fans of other HFL clubs should all contribute to keeping them going just for the setting.

For someone only just joined with a handful of posts it's a strange way to enter the debate. You can place us wherever you want in your mind. SFA membership is a benefit to us, U20 development league is a benefit to us, fixture lists are a benefit to us, a better run league is a benefit to us, being part of Senior football is a benefit to us, Scottish Cup participation is a benefit to us. etc etc All clubs should be thinking of their own circumstances and what helps them progress as a club on and off the pitch first and foremost, not hanging around due to some misplaced loyalty to the "grade". We've been waiting 6 years and counting and with absolutely no guarantee anything will happen.

I'm a football historian and along with teamlines and basic games stats I feel the recording of crowd (even estimates) help to better understand each club and where they stand with their own community at any given time. For me it is more the comparison for crowds year v year etc against our own club that means the most, then next how we are doing against similar club's. Fully understand if others aren't interested but I am and I like to see even an approx of crowds in the juniors and non-league seniors . Though I wont m use it as a tool against others.

Also expect about 90% of the club appointed delegates to say less than sooty on a good episode.

Who is this mythical Dundee fan who keeps saying we’ve been unlucky and one wee break will turn out season? Not on the wind up but I’ve not read that. Mostly on here we all seem to agree we’ve been shite?

There is no question in my mind that if McCann was less stubborn and arranged the team to suit the strengths of the players we have we would be higher up the league. He is the one who has brought in the payers yet they don’t look like players that can play the style of football he wants them to. That is a major worry. Is he able to out think the opposition manager? He certainly talks a good game but I’ve seen little evidence of it. Up until recently I think we were probably the most predictable team in the league to play against. With the players we have you shouldn’t lose 3 and 4 goals at home to Hamilton, County and St Johnstone with only 1 goal in reply if you organise the team properly. You do lose like that if you insist on playing a certain way, regardless of how the opposition sets out and how the game pans out. On the plus side it appears McCann dropped his insistence of a passing against Hearts, mixed it up a bit and the end result was there for everyone to see. The players still seem to be playing for him so I don’t think he should be punted. Assuming we stay up I think he has to learn from what has happened this season or it will be more of the same next season.

Kirsty MacColl - Walking Down Madison

Dire Straits - Walk Of Life

They announced last night's show by stating they would start by discussing the post-split fixtures. What transpired was a discussion about ONE FIXTURE. The final village idiot contest of the season. The pundits, on the back of Rodgers' comments, stated that this wonderful world-renowned showpiece match should have something riding on it, so it could be sold to the world. Some drunk ex-cop, Gray, stated that it was inconceivable this could be such a meaningful match as people in west-central Scotland will go around stabbing each other and beating up their wives etc etc Meanwhile, these two sides play on Sunday at a neutral venue in a much more meaningful match for both clubs - and all the other clubs still don't know who they'll be playing a week on Saturday a whole week after the top six was confirmed.

Give burglars footballers wages.

I thought Isa would be out searching the ditches around Auchinleck looking for Dipple Burn

Killed a wasp once that came in and tried to steal some sugar. I 'strongly advised' it to exit the house before bludgeoning it to death. Has been a few years now and thankfully the whole incident seems to have blown over without a sting in the tail.

That's the "staunchest" looking bottle of whisky i've ever seen.

Martin Carthy & John Kirkpatrick - Riding Down To Portsmouth

It’s the last day of the season. Pars’ playoff place is secured. A win for Dumbarton would condemn Falkirk to the relegation playoffs. What a wonderful sporting occasion that would be.

Cracking attendances. Nae shocks that the forward thinking, progressive Clydebank are a bigger team than Talbot.

Right hand side, middle...is that allowed again?

Think Lewis Martin is due a lot of credit. I’m his biggest critic at times but he seems to have really progressed recently to giving consistent and relatively reliable performances.

I'll indulge you troll boy as I've nothing else to do. No one gave a f**k about independence 20 years ago. No one gave a f**k about it 5 years ago (including me) fact is youve got at least 40 percent of a country that will vote yes in 3 years time, 10 years time whatever and you also have a situation where the majority of Scots are yes voters and Scotlands biggest city is a yes city. You can discount this all you want. The writings on the wall and I am in no rush to go out and vote for it but i will when i have to. The difference is if the vote goes the wrong way for you and the likes of RedHandRob then the UK is gubbed FOREEVER and you and RedHandRob will have to use a deformed union jack as your cum rag.

That AA advert with the little girl singing along to Rolling on the River, except the girl's mouth has been replaced by another mouth (an older child?) because obviously a baby can't sing along to anything. It gets on my nerves because, why not just use an older child who actually could mouth along to the song? Instead of ending up with this creepy mess that looks like a fucking Aphex Twin video (it doesn't really, but it's still stupid).

Hoodoo Gurus - I Was The One

It's probably been said but I think the Police Scotland like hamming up the idea that Glasgow turns into a rainy version of Syria when there's a meaningful Old Firm game.

I watched a lot of thistle throughout my university career which coincided almost exactly with his first spell in charge There’s something more to being a sporting hero than simply being good at your job Whatever that thing is Lambie had it His vow of celibacy till Thistle won was the kind of thing that you just wouldn’t get from Arigo Sacchi

Genuinely gutted at this. Absolute hero of a guy.

I wonder if he ever said "Home Jeeves" when they were escaping after a job.

John Martyn & David Gilmour - One World

As of the 18th of March he was sat 9th in the league for passes leading to goal scoring chances per 90 minutes with 0.58.

I don't think there is any indication that Henry Vincent was desperate, in poverty, starving. I'd say that the number of people who commit burglaries because they are so poor they can't afford to eat will be infinitesimally small. It isn't really a crime of desperation.

Nice one!!! I smell squeaky arse time! So we go oot and spend thousands, bankrupt oor selves for aboot 2 or 3 midweek games a year if yer lucky!! We're no lucky enough to get grants!! Least we own our park, you've become Billy big baws for a fixture less than an hour away!! Spartans meanwhile leave Edinburgh at 3 o clock for a trip to Dalbeattie!!

David Bowie - The Jean Genie

Wee Bobby stays 2 secs away from my parents. Great guy.

Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich - Famous Drum Battle

Scottish cup final lego. Only £ 79.99

I saw this once and thought little of it but I go on a daily call every morning as well some others during the week and this is very relevant.

Another funny thing to me is the dismissal of games post January against lower end teams as if they prove nothing for Hartley. Considering we were getting roundly humiliated by teams all through the division, to be strolling to victories against Morton/ICT/Queens/Dundee Utd/Brechin at home, and not losing away to the likes of Livi last time out, or Queens last week.... those were precisely the games we would have capitulated pre January.

This is exactly right. Genuinely astonished that some folk seem angry that we're not challenging for the playoffs. We'd won 2 out of 18 league games in the first half of the season. Since the January transfer window opened we've won 8 out 13. He's done well to even get us in a position where a playoff place is still mathematically possible.

When did Hearts sign Simon Murray?

You forgot about the time ten years ago when they tried to turn themselves into a Rangers tribute act, bringing in puffing 'Rangers legends' to play in Clyde jerseys against Rangers' first team. https://www.clydefc.co.uk/match/report/642/ An absolutely vile institution then. Luckily they were punished with relegation at the end of that very campaign, followed immediately by another relegation to the fourth tier and permanent oblivion. While their big team was also punished with liquidation and death.