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Brown apologising to a bigot, condoning anti-migrant views and going a long way to make the UK the midden it is now McConnell handing back £1.5 billion pounds to Westminster rather then spend it on making the lives of Scots better PPI, billions, tied up for decades, for schools and hospitals designed in the dark by b*****ds that literally fell down Blaming the SNP government for hospital car parking charges agreed by Labour which would cost a fortune to settle Providing no opposition to brexit, before but especially after the vote Voting for the TCA which set aside devolution, created an economic catastrophe and screwed the peace process in Northern Ireland, while pretending they had no choice The coalitions with the conservatives, in Aberdeen for decades but now anywhere to keep the SNP out The GCC euqal pay claim they created, fucked up, stalled then blamed the SNP for Pretending Labour needs Scotland to win a UK general election Pretending Labour needs Scotland to win a UK general election and expecting us to vote for them Pretending Labour needs Scotland to win a UK general election and expecting us to vote for them, while giving us no reason why we should Pretending Labour needs Scotland to win a UK general election and expecting us to vote for them, while giving us no reason why we should, and getting all upset when this is pointed out Pretending Labour needs Scotland to win a UK general election and expecting us to vote for them, while giving us no reason why we should, and getting all upset when this is pointed out, and accusing SNP voters of facilitating the tories Pretending Labour needs Scotland to win a UK general election and expecting us to vote for them, while giving us no reason why we should, and getting all upset when this is pointed out, and accusing SNP voters of facilitating the tories, while they are literally in coalition with them Denying Scotland has a right to choose its own future Pretending to want to abolish the house of lords while sending their failures there every few months Iraq. Afghanistan. Syria. Libya. All for different reasons foreign policy disasters, which cost so much blood and treasure Promising the earth before the vote in 2014 and then voting down almost everything at the Smith Commission The hypocrisy of lauding Mark Drakeford as he explains the constraints Westmisnters places on devoloution while pretending they don't exist in Scotland Wheeling out Gordon Brown Wheeling out Gordon Brown to tell us all about his constutional review Wheeling out Gordon Brown to tell us all about his constutional review, which he has no mandate to deliver Wheeling out Gordon Brown to tell us all about his constutional review, which he has no mandate to deliver and wouldn't even if he could Wheeling out Gordon Brown to tell us all about his constutional review, which he has no mandate to deliver and wouldn't even if he could, and describing no mechanism for achieving this mandate Demanding a third option on any referendum Demanding a third option on any referendum, which they have no mandate for Demanding a third option on any referendum, which they have no mandate for, and would require UK consent which they don't plan on asking for Whatever it is George Robertson did in Dunblane that is sealed as a state secret for another 100 years Not supporting changes to UK drugs legislation Pretending to be a sepeate Scottish party when they are not and can't change their socks without asking UK party HQ for permission Immigration. Their position on this an absolute disgrace. Lisa Nandy's Catalonia solution Get Brexit Done Their one MP being Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland The Bain Principle Their sheer seething affrontery at Scots not voting for them when they give absolutely no reason why we should That'll do for starters.

A fine 10 to finish the week.

I did not expect this! A welcome surprise this morning TEN Edited as showed last answer.

The losers tomorrow have to keep John Hughes. He'll be suspended above the pitch in a shark cage.

Super sexy TEN to end the week. Wasn't sure of the cathedral but think we might have had that one before.

A 10 to end the week!

You are a fife count.

One, a comical kids character unable to communicate normally . The other, Fergus the Fox.

Bit would we want it moved from Saturday 1500 anyway? f**k the BBC. Fine with this game being for the 8k that show up.

10 for Friday.

I actually agree with this. We have had a horrid past 3 seasons, I used to go to home games in a group of 7, I now go alone for most games but another 3 of the 7 are going tomorrow. I think we are currently on a bit of a high as McGlynn has definitely turned us in the right direction and given us a team to be proud of and get behind. The crowd w**k argument is just banter, when you look at both teams attendances we both do well and many other teams in Scotland will look on enviously at the crowds we get. They won’t however be envious of the league we are currently in and that’s what matters most.

10 for Friday

I'm guessing that not much Malawian football has featured on this thread! Young Rangers v Monga Youth Club Kamphenda v KK Rangers Bowe v Betere …all around Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve, Malawi Bata Sasani v Young Stars Young Challengers v Ngala Stars Mthirah v Red Rangers …all around Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, Malawi A wee bit of background… As I’ve mentioned a couple of times on here, I’m a scientist working on infectious diseases in Africa. We recently got funding to work in communities affected by sleeping sickness in Malawi: essentially a roadshow visiting affected villages including theatre, dance, music, sport, etc, and using that as a way to start conversations with people living in those communities about the research we do, the impact that the disease has had on their lives, the importance of getting tested and treated, and any barriers or fears preventing testing/treatment. As in much of sub-Saharan Africa, football is by far the most popular sport in these areas. Our Malawian collaborators told us that one of the best ways to draw a crowd for our work was to organise it around a football match, with local villages playing against each other. They also told us how resources for sports equipment were scarce in these areas, and that donations of football kit would be a great way to encourage teams to take part and to forge links with the communities that we visited. Thanks to donations from various teams in Scotland (Glasgow University, Bo’ness United Community, and loads of Dumfries Sunday amateur teams) we headed out there in October with plenty of kit to deliver. Overall, it’s fair to say it’s a long long way from a Tuesday night at Broadwood: pitches made primarily of dust and sand, goalposts fashioned from particularly straight tree trunks, often massive slopes, ruts, vegetation, other hazards, and usually featuring a commentator who will describe every inch of the game at 1000 miles an hour via a PA system turned up to 11. The crowds were decent too – usually over 1000 people watching, and many of them very watchable themselves with plenty of singing, dancing, drinking, and general fun going on. Your average Scottish steward would have been in bits. (You’ll note the frequency of the word ‘Rangers’ in the team names. No big teams found, and nothing staunch afoot – just that the games were in places near wildlife reserves, and several of the teams were originally formed by rangers working in those parks!) It wasn’t all plain sailing: the Young Rangers vs Monga match didn’t ever actually start: a third team turned up claiming it was their pitch, asking why they didn’t get invited to play and get a set of strips, and threatened to cause trouble if the game went ahead. Also the Bowe vs Betere match featured two really nasty injuries in the space of a couple of minutes, and we had to organise getting the players to the nearest hospital (at least 90 minutes away). Thankfully neither injury was as bad as it initially looked. Also due to the distances that these places were from where we were actually staying and the quality of roads in between, we often had to leave at half time to avoid driving in darkness, and I’m not actually sure of the final score for any of the games! But what an experience overall – fun, interesting, hopefully worthwhile, and the reactions that we got from handing out the strips was extremely humbling. We’ve done a bit of publicity about all of this on social media which has spread to actual news outlets, and as a result I’ve had people getting in touch offering strips that we could send out. And the Dumfries Sunday Amateur League teams seem to have got a particular kick out of it: two of the games featured face offs between teams in strips from that league, and pictures of the likes of Hole In The Wa FC vs Dumfries Athletic on a pitch in Malawi seems to have caught the eye of a few Dumfries pubs! I’ll be returning to Malawi in the coming months, and I’m keen to keep a channel open for getting kits to teams like these, so if you’re involved in a football team that has spare kit and would like to see it go to a new home where it will be very much appreciated, please do send me a message.

The fiend!

And it's goodnight from him.

We struggle in general

Maybe it was just too much efford

Dry your eyes you bitter wee c**t Porteous always gets booed & always will, because he’s a Grade A c**t.

I absolutely despise VAR, gone through about 6 minutes of football without having a clue what was going on. Get it so far in the bin. It's benefited Aberdeen today but if this is how we have to win a game of football, it can f**k off. It's shite. f**k it.

I would like to congratulate Craig Gordon on him equalling the Hearts record European appearances of 22. There are only 20 players who have more than that for Aberdeen.

Team from Liechtenstein which had a far bigger wages bill than either Falkirk or Dunfermline and played majority of years in the Swiss first division. They qualified for this year's conf league group stages by knocking out rapid Vienna and lost only 2 1 to Alkmaar the team that put 7 past Dundee United . Considering some of the dross that has put the likes of Motherwell and Kilmarnock out in recent seasons it wasn't really a minter at all .

Ha! Snap! Last-minute decision to fire down to Cumnock, but I enjoyed that.

Cumnock 4 Dalry Thistle 0. West of Scotland Cup, Preliminary Round. After a drive through 1950s Lanarkshire, this was a comfortable win for Cumnock. Dalry didn't give up and had some nice moments in the second half. Highlight of the game was Cumnock winning a penalty at 4-0. Player was offside but ref played on. Keeper hacked the attacker down, was sent off, and the outfield player who went into goal saved the penalty. Love seeing an outfield player in goals!

Let's win this for Gordy.

Going to go the u21s game at Fir Park and throw stuff at Calvin Ramsay.

Too many deaths

No they get one every time they pump your maw.Heres some of their colleagues.

I was there last night. It was an enjoyable evening albeit that some of the questions were all a bit predictable. Only real complaint (apart fae the flat coke in my rum) was that the managers could have been on stage a bit longer. It was advertised as being up to 11pm, they were off the stage by 10 and the bouncers were asking people to clear the area by 10:15. Gordon Wallace was in attendance with his wife and daughter. Whilst it was sad to see him in a wheelchair he seemed to enjoy himself and he got a lovely standing ovation from the whole crowd.

All joking and stat-watching aside, I'm delighted to have this fixture back. And it's nice to see a good bit of quite healthy and positive back and forth between the two sets of fans. Just hope the game lives up to the size of the crowd and is a really enjoyable day out. It's times like this that I can never understand why someone from either town (yes, town) would choose to follow one of the arse cheeks. Being miserable all the time, taking it all too seriously, wrapping themselves in all manner of hateful spite and nonsense.

If you'd been on time you could have had a ball.

At a local level: Bringing in some utter no mark as a candidate who lived in Bellshill for the 2015 GE. The guy was a big ginger tube who posted photos of himself canvassing all over Angus, but didn't actually speak to anyone. He'd just leaflet folk and actually ran away from one pensioner on our street who wanted to ask him questions. Bringing in some utter no mark as a candidate who lived in Dunfermline for the 2017 GE. He didn't even bother posting photos of himself pretending to canvass. Bringing in some utter no mark as a candidate who lived f**k knows where because I don't think she even did much leafleting never mind canvassing in 2019. In general: Their seething hatred of the SNP usurping them as the main party in Scotland Labour councillors teaming up with Tories in various LAs across Scotland because (see above) Ian Murray Standing shoulder to shoulder with the Tories for the 2014 IndyRef Tony Blair's war-mongering Introducing Work Capability assessments facilitated by ATOS when in power and laying the groundwork for dickensian Tory welfare reform Abstaining on the above when the Tories were in power Determination to make the economic suicide that is Brexit work Lisa Nandy being as absolute cuntress The party reacting to the prospect of a left of centre leader in Corbyn by squabbling publicly then stabbing him in the back, and replacing him with their own answer to John Major Short story, I voted for them in 92, 97, and 2001. Never again. f**k them.

1. Better Together 2. Brexit 3. choice of any populist Tory policy they are happy to adopt to win back the "red wall"

Despite not being directly affected by VAR yet, I do feel it having an impact on my enjoyment of supporting Ayr. It’s a peculiar position to find myself in, on the one hand revelling in the form that could see us return to the top flight for the first time in 45 years and, on the other hand, quietly hoping we don’t. I’ve been going to watch Ayr regularly for about 12 years. I’ve gone through three promotions, two relegations, cancelled trains in Dingwall, laps of Asda to keep warm in Alloa, thrashings in Stranraer and humiliations in Auchinleck. My enthusiasm has waned at times, my attendance has dipped on occasion, and I’ve had to defecate in some of the most deplorable toilets this country has to offer. But I wouldn’t change any of it. I’ve done it all in the pursuit of those elusive moments of pure, unencumbered joy. A late winner, an unexpected 30 yarder, a dubious penalty award. When everything else in life suddenly disappears and 100% of my being is concentrated on the euphoria all around and within me. Those moments don’t come often, but when they do, the sheer ecstasy they provide is unrivalled by anything I’ve experienced in any other walk of life. I admire anyone who can still celebrate a goal with reckless abandon while knowing it might be chopped off later by VAR, but I can’t. There is no variation on VAR, no time limits or restricted purview or any other kind of tinkering that would let those moments survive unscathed through my eyes. Maybe it’s not important to everyone, or even the majority of fans, but it is to me. Winning games feels nice but it’s not the be-all and end-all for me. I wouldn’t trade all the VAR-assisted 1-0 wins in the world for the bedlam in the away end at Ibrox when Alan Forrest equalised in a game Ayr eventually lost. If those moments are diluted or taken away all together while we wait for a VAR check then my primary reason for going back week after week has disappeared. For the first time, I find myself seriously questioning whether I want to keep going. Even if Ayr don’t get promoted this season, the club have ambitions to get there eventually. I don’t think hoping the club have hit their ceiling is a sustainable position for a fan to maintain. I don’t know what I’ll do in the end, but it makes me incredibly sad that the game I love has become like this.

Whether it’s a penalty or not is utterly irrelevant. The entire point is that it is subjective. The laws of the game are subjective. They cannot be ruled objectively. VAR simply passes the buck onto somebody else who makes a decision that still pisses many people off. The only thing we know VAR does for sure is take the joy of celebrating a goal away. Nothing else is a certainty. Say, hypothetically, we were playing without VAR tonight and Duk dived, the ref bought it and Aberdeen scored the penalty. I’d feel much less annoyed about it than I do right now. And that’s not saying Duk’s dived here, it’s just that there’s no such thing as a right decision in football, so why have we sacrificed one of its greatest elements for 8 minutes of standing around?

Never a pen in a million years but to echo @craigkillie I don’t want to hear a word of complaint from anyone at Hibs, if we didn’t want clown car VAR decisions, we simply shouldn’t have came out and said we supported it without asking our fans.

These things even themselves out over the course of a season it seems.

Just dispatch these two jumped up, nonsense outfits straight to their regional pub leagues.

Congratulations to Jude Smith on being chosen for the Scotland Under 21 squad for their next game v Iceland.

Quite simple .......independence. Our political and economic future is stalled until this is achieved. The SNP are currently the only plausible route to achieving that end.

For sale 90s iconic puppets Sooty and Sweep. Any offer accepted, I just want them off my hands.

I was at the airport this morning and there was a man passed out on the baggage carousel. He slowly came around.

1. Aye, right. 250 odd posts so far on this match thread tends to suggest that both groups of fans care. We have to accept the fact that although we rip the pish out of the other set of supporters if they are playing in the league below, in our hearts we miss these big games like hell when we don't have them. C'mon man, be honest, admit it, right? 2. Quite a few Falkirk fans have already said on this thread that they are lapsed game attendees who are coming along to see the Bairns for the first time in a while so you are perfectly correct. Big games like these put bums on seats, magic.

This is a disgusting misappropriation of the Poppy. The Poppy is in memory of those who died at the front, half the people in this picture played at the back.

You said something earlier about Hearts fans having to take our medicine, or something along those lines. Maybe take a wee step back and think how you look in this scenario. Hearts fans: Had a great time in four different venues, saw a couple of wins, travelled in good numbers and made memories. Ultimately, our team performed to par. Enjoyed early skives off work for Thursday pints at the TA/Diggers/Benson's/wherever. Got to this situation by beating your team twice in a week last spring. Optimistic of doing it all again next year. You: Sitting fucking fuming on the internet telling Hearts fans they should be upset. You're not winning here, pal. Take a wee breather.

Had a wander round Lesser this morning to take some photos. Had a chat with one of the guys there (an Auchinleck supporter - from Cumnock?). He was saying that the east is nearly done and their contract is to the end of the month. They’ve only been there three or four weeks so far but thinks end of the month is realistic for the east stand. He knows of no plans for the south but did say they were only contracted to complete the east. He heard a rumour a temp stand is to be put up at the south but didn’t know any more and it could be just a rumour. The seats seem to be all but ready. The Royal Box looks a bit behind on this timescale. Here’s some photos