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"What about us brain dead slobs?" "You get to join the orange lodge."

Alright lads, just a wee note to let you know the Pelé Podcast will be coming back this summer. The plan is to have one podcast a week, with a lower-league superstar or a panel discussion, and begin recording them after the play-off final. We've already got a few guests lined up already. We have renewed the Soundcloud subscription and you can listen to all the old podcasts here - CLICK. If you have anyone you'd like to hear from, let me know and we'll make it happen.

Paddy Power accounts being closed in Bridgeton as we speak.

I can’t take the word of a man who posted saying his son had been using his account without his knowing seriously, I just can’t. Please away back in your hole, SuperHans.

I agree, Linlithgow would be competitive in the LL over the course of 30 games. They would compete with the top 6 clubs and be of similar standard over the course of a league season. I wouldn't expect them to just pass through it though. What I would say is that (not you) there are many junior fans who think that the top Junior sides would skoosh the LL. I don't believe that would be the case. Some of them would be up there challenging, but teams like EK, Spartans, The Shire, BSC (this season), Cumbernauld, Stirling Uni (though a poor season this year) are not the mugs that many junior sides think them to be. I agree you can't draw many conclusions regards one off cup games, but that is the only reference point you have at the moment (Kelty will hopefully provide a yardstick next season), but saying Linlithgow (regarded as one of the top East Juniors) have had plenty to spare in those games against LL teams cuts both ways. Talbot, I believe, have played 5 games against LL opposition and have only won through once? I saw the Cumbernauld game, and on that day Colts won with plenty to spare. Now that point isn't to talk down Talbot or Linlithgow, they are both fantastic clubs with fantastic teams who are hugely successful on the park. Of course they would compete in the LL. The point I'm trying to make is that the LL, particularly at the top end contains teams equally as good a the top end of both junior superleagues. Impression often given by junior fans is that the LL is full of teams not as good as the juniors and they just deserve to be at that level because the LL is rubbish. That's just not the case and doesnt help any discussion when that is often what comes across as a starting point.

I’ve set up a new bookmaker site in response to the absolutely terrible assault on the sevco fans . It for WATP fans only it’s called BILLYPOWER and operates under licence from HRH Elizabeth the 2nd We don’t accept bets on the following criteria :- 1) All catholic sounding teams Celtic Hibernian and any team with “city “ after it because that means there is a cathedral their 2) Any team that plays in green , see above plus Yeovil Town etc also if any teams goalie plays in green 3) Any team that that sounds like any player that once played for Celtic ie Sutton Utd , Harts(on) , and for our international punters we won’t accept bets on Carson City FC 4) goals scored from crosses obviously 5) goals scored from corners as they have the same letters as crosses plus the letter N which is big part of f*n**n 6) goals scored from penalties after the penalties unfairly placed upon the Queens XI 7) goals scored by any players with forenames like Sean , Brendan, Patrick , Eamonn or surnames like Murphy , O’boyle O’Flaherty etc this list will be updated with input from all lodges and supporters clubs daily 8 ) any goals scored by players from catholic countries ie Italy Spain France Portugal etc we do however accept bets from staunch countries like Germany Holland and the Scandinavian peninsula All profits from this enterprise will go towards Stevie G’s war chest Remember sevco fans WHEN THE FUN STOPS STOP which for you was 31st October 2012

Are you seriously complaining that your board are looking at a sustainable business model rather than throwing money they don't have at potential success?

Finals are overrated anyway. Its the semi finals that count

Is that Jim Leishman getting his award in the Judith Ralston lookalike competition from the great lady?

I think this guy sums up every single event of significance in The Rangers history. Gullible with the odd sane one shouted down by the mob.

You could genuinely make a case for the sheer idiocy of the average Rangers fan being one of the main causes for their current predicament. The club aren't living within their means because the fans simply won't accept that living within their means will result in them not winning a league title for a very, very long time. The only way they'll get close to Celtic is by spending money they don't have, and the fans are so obsessed with Celtic that any alternative isn't an option. Even if the board wanted to (and I'm not sure they do, because they seem like a bunch of clowns anyway), they wouldn't adopt a sensible transfer/wage structure because it would cause an uproar. Consequently, the board has to make "big name" signings to satisfy these idiots. Which then leads onto the fact that the board are making terrible use of the budget available, by appointing clueless managers and signing rubbish players. But the fans' demand for something that just isn't possible means that as soon as the season ticket money arrives, it'll be splurged on yet more dross, and this cycle of wasting money while still getting nowhere near a league title will continue. A completely unrealistic fanbase, and a wholly incompetent board, chaired by the biggest charlatan of them all. A glorious recipe for hilarious, embarrassing failure.

Across the League Cup group stage, and the first 4 or 5 league games, our midfield looked considerably better with Robertson alongside Callachan. At the time, I felt that if he was adequately replaced, and we had scope to bring in another wide player, it might give us a little better balance. Instead, the opposite happened. John Herron didn’t provide the same dynamism as Callachan provided, nor did Ross Matthews. The next plan was to try and plug a Callachan shaped hole with Lewis Vaughan, moving him from a position where he was scoring every week, to one where he wasn’t remotely as effective. By the time we’d reached Plan C, we’d completely destabilised a team which had won seven and drawn one of our first nine league games. We went from averaging 2.6 goals per game in that first quarter, to 1.6 for the rest of the campaign. We were a better team with him in the side, and we lost the league by a point, so it’s not exactly the wildest suggestion that selling him had a massive factor in us failing to win the league.

Maw - “looky there son, it’s a dwarf driving a car” Falkirk Cletus (excited) - “so it is maw, so it is!”

As someone who was totally against the whole concept - it took a long while to convince me otherwise. It took asking stupid questions to get the answers to convince me - it was the best option to move forwards. At Linlithgow we have refused to enter into meaningful conversation on what change would mean for our club. Our crowds are dwindling, in 2013, I ran 2 buses (5 to the final) yet last season couldn't fill a 16 seater to the semi. Lifelong supporters now regularly go elsewhere (Rangers, Hibs and Hamilton to name but a few) Kelty was the warning to the SJFA (SFA) that changes were afoot - SILENCE. Some at Linlithgow viewed them as no loss, it's ok Bo'ness are still there. We have supporters who see the Pyramid as potentially playing Elgin away on a Tuesday evening - yet nobody has addressed such concerns. As a club we don't engage enough in meaningful conversation with our supporters or members. How do you expect to change opinions if you don't communicate meaningfully with the very people you rely upon. With no disrespect to any club moving (Bonnyrigg apart) these clubs aren't followed by large supports or have large memberships - so in many cases the decision to move has likely been committee led. (Camelon didn't consult their support)

I look back at exams now and piss myself laughing that I ever gave a f**k. Complete waste of time.

Question: do you reckon the transfer fee we received for Ross Callachan was more or less than the difference in prize money between first and second place?

A few folk bemoaning the fact that entry to the pyramid system will result in going from paying 6 quid to get in, a pie for a pound, and being able to wander around the ground, to paying 20 quid to get in, £2.50 for a pie and being tied to a seat by a steward. Well, let's say every Junior club joined the system, what's that, 100+ clubs? Add to that all the Lowland, Highland, East and South clubs. Out of all that lot, there is ONE place up for grabs in the super shiny Scottish League......possibly.........if you can come through 4 playoff games! Chances are, that match day experience you enjoy in the non league divisions of Scotland is going to remain much the same. Onwards and upwards is there for you if you really go for it but for everyone going upwards there is someone going downwards, while most will remain the same. Personally, I believe it's an exciting time for Scottish football. All they have to do now is sort out the Scottish League itself and create leagues of 16 throughout and do away with playing teams 4 times a season, as well as the stupid split.

The policy comes in to effect today. And this is just the beginning - Prohibition for the Poor. Watching BBC Reporting Scotland last night was the most biased reporting I think I have ever seen. They had an A&E doctor, an activist who campaigned for it, a recovering alcoholic all saying that this is needed, and more ominously that this is just the first step. The campaigners want the 50p per unit price upped to 70p per unit. And they want to stop the "over-provision of alcohol in the most badly affected areas" - in other words, in neighbourhoods where folk are poor, they'll try to get rid of off-licenses. I predict a rise in shoplifting this week - Frosty Jack cider has trebled in price overnight. Now, I get all the arguments and the statistics. Scotland has a drinking culture that is bad for health - but where does the Scottish government get off deciding that the great unwashed cannot be trusted with alcohol, and so have decided to do the one thing the poor cannot fight back against - price them out of it? I really dislike the social engineering subtext of wll the talk regarding this policy.

CALLACHAN

Hehe, Sevco

Anyone for Harleys if Shankland signs?

On a brighter note the farmer has made it into the SPFL Team of the Week.

banana trying to grab the attention from baxter parp lowkey the best part of this thread.

One of my pals is a teacher and he often has to invigilate students during their exams. I asked if he gets bored standing around for a couple of hours in silence doing absolutely nothing. He said he didn't really mind it. He gets paid for doing very little and if he does get bored he plays games with the other teachers. One of their favourites is to play "Who is the ugliest student?" where they take it in turns to walk round the exam hall and then hover by the desk of the student they think is the ugliest for a few seconds.

Paddy Power ripping the piss again...

Your unfulfilled instincts are certainly obvious in your posts anyway.

So you want the entire pyramid to be based around Linlithgow and whats best for you as an individual! My god, what conceited arrogance around the pyramid and Linlithgows place in it. Bringing a bottle of juice to a ground isn't a silly restriction and its only an oversight in legislation that means you are allowed bottles of ginger in Junior grounds. A proper LL is in place already with the top placed clubs already in it, hopefully Kelty will be there next season - your clubs had the opportunity to join but missed the boat that's no ones fault but your club and committee.

Lets play a NI team. A cracking day out on the ferry and a chance for Ally Morrison to scout some more talent.

*they're If you're going to troll, try and be accurate.

Really enjoyed Arlene Foster moaning about Barnier today, especially this bit Coming from someone who has effectively been skiving her work for the last 18 months because she can't work with her own neighbours at Stormont, that really is quite the put down.

How hard is it to type Lewis?

I feel like I've just listened to this.

I was one of the few who was stuck at the side of the South stand, moved into railway stand, then moved into north stand. Found a nice wee quiet corner in the sun and this view.

The fixtures were all published well in advance. Then, as with last season, there were huge problems with Saughton and games kept getting called off. The league had no choice but to re-arrange the matches before the EoS v SoS playoffs. They have absolutely nothing to complain about. The problems were caused by their own pitch. I don't understand how this has turned into a "everyone is out to get us and the league wants Kelty up instead of" argument. Clearly, Kelty and LTHV are miles ahead of the rest of the EoS and both should be in the Lowland League based on results. Hopefully LTHV get their licence, sort out their pitch (could be helped by Tynie moving) and get promoted at some point. It will get harder each year, however, with the juniors moving across. They'll be a big challenge for the likes of Bonnyrigg next season, I'm sure. Based on this season, though, it would be an absolute mess if LTHV were in the Lowland League playing 30 league matches +cups and would cause huge problems for the league in terms of scheduling so something certainly has to change going forward.

I believe a few current Junior clubs in the West supported by the Lowland League, EOS, and SOS are in talks now about a creation of a West Of Scotland division for next year. General consensus is Junior Clubs wanting to stay Junior can, those wanting to be Licenced and part of the pyramid have a choice.

The Cowdenbeath one is a fantastic read and I'd be gutted if it was to stop. I know the editors well and the amount of time and effort they put into it is unreal. You can't beat a good programme and the day that they stop existing will be a very sad one for football.

You know, a Sevco manager with money's a little like the mule with the spinning wheel. No one knows how he got it and danged if he knows how to use it

Of course it is, it absolutely fucking is. The "Glasgow effect" isn't talking about Kelvinside, is it. The whole point of a universal, socialised medical service is to try and reduce that class effect. Beyond that, other socio-economic factors make themselves felt: Not having money to properly heat, or insulate a home, to not be able to afford healthier fresh fruit or vegetables and more often or not as the only form of escapism available to people with hee haw disposable income happens to be through questionable reliance on the drink.

Was Fitzpatrick part of that hilarious 'MortTEN' team? I'd be right up for hearing about the goings on under Kenny Shiels. Bet there are plenty of good stories from that season with guys like Garry O'Connor and Kabba-Modou Cham. @Francesc Fabregas Formally I'd like to suggest Jim Lister and Bryan Prunty. Ideally together.

Minimum pricing will impact on a lot of Junior clubs. £11.50 for 3 litres of Frosty Jack's. Sad sad day for the young team.

With McKee there is definitely talent there and we have seen flashes of it during his time here. He’s got a decent strike on him and when he wants can make good driving runs from the middle of the park. However he is such a massive shitebag. He doesn’t make a tackle and his pressing game is non existent. Through the season he’s changed from a box to box midfielder to a plodding central midfielder that stays behind the ball and plays 6 yard passes. If he could get back to the player we saw at the end of last season and the cup games then I’d definitely be up for keeping him but the player we’ve seen for the vast majority of the season should be punted as soon as possible.

Black armbands on all non-rangers supporting fans

It does beg the question about our youth system - what's the point in running it when the players are either not good enough in the manager's eyes to play, or when we bend over backwards to basically give away these guys contracts to bigger clubs. We aren't making money on it, and we aren't actually getting the best out of the players. I think that letting the beating heart of our midfield fire off to a premier league club, 4 weeks into the season for a "5 figure sum" is madness on a par with packing Vaughan off to Dumbarton. The decision making process at this club, since Hutton passed away, has been nothing short of criminally imbecilic.

We're not all compulsive liars like you, Magee.

Can't imagine there'd be too much crossover.

It's not just the Black Watch Museum that has an extensive collection of weapons.