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Poet of the Macabre

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  1. Just the latest in a growing collection of tightly-fought Pars vs Airdrie games. Felt like a score draw kind of match so I'm delighted we were able to edge it.

    Paul Allen - woooft!

    Didn't think Otoo had a poor game at all but was quite surprised when I heard him someone say he got given MoTM. Felt Chalmers was better than him in the middle of the park and McCann was excellent. Maybe got higher marks for scoring I suppose.

    Also, whatever that pre-match monstrosity was can I please ask it is never repeated? Mash-up music was toe-curling and the flag-raising looked so naff.

  2. 2 minutes ago, TheScarf said:

    There’s your answer. An absolutely tinpot broadcaster.

    I actually don't mind Lamont & Loy as a duo - they have good voices for it - but some of their chat would lead you to think they're not even in the stadium. The almost OG at the end of the half and Lamont just casually says "was going off target" etc and the replay shows it was going right into the middle of the net!

  3. I'd have been absolutely terrified watching those first 10 minutes as a Hibs fan. Getting passed off the park by some Andorran mob. If this lot weren't sub-East of Scotland level at the back then they could have won this tie.

    The goals have inevitably come but any other Premiership side will be rubbing their hands at the prospect of playing them. A handful of decent/good players and the rest are utter gubbins. 

    BBC Scotland are predictably total amateur hour. Commentators seemingly not having a clue what's going on; just constant errors on who was booked, why fouls were given etc. This is also the first time I think I've ever watched the second leg of a European tie and the broadcaster doesn't have any mention of the aggregate score on the screen.

     

  4. 7 minutes ago, VinnyPar said:

    You've conveniently missed the entire point of my post, budget. Do you think we were paying 100% of his wages when he was on loan? Do you think he's on peanuts at Cove? 

    As I said already we needed bodies in for pre season and he needed fitness / somewhere to train. 

    Let's pretend for a minute that this conspiracy theory of the board blocking a McGowan deal is true, does it not show that they have learned from the mistakes of letting diddy managers spend their budget unchecked (see Pybus, Dorrans, Jones and even Mehmet who was well documented as being the highest paid under Peter Grant).

    Holy shit - it's a full blown conspiracy theory now!

    McPake is very good pals with McGowan. Do you seriously believe that he was not aware what he'd be looking for in wages for a permanent move? Or that he knew and took months and months to decide whether to sign him or not?

    Also, when did I say the Board blocking it would be the wrong move? I'm personally relieved we didn't sign him but I would highly doubt that McPake feels the same way.

    Perhaps I'm 100% wrong but it's hardly absurd to think a club kiboshed a signing and the manager didn't like it, considering it's probably happened at least once at every club in the country.

  5. 1 hour ago, DA Baracus said:

    Seems like a narrative is being created here with little to back it up.

    What evidence would satisfy you my wise liege?

    1 hour ago, VinnyPar said:

    How do we know it wasn't McPake who decided not to spend a big chunk of budget on McGowan? Maybe his wage demands were too high and he felt he could spend his budget better elsewhere? Maybe he never had any intentions of keeping him at all but as someone who needed somewhere to train when we were short of bodies pre season he kept him in?

    But the really obvious answer to all of this would be we weren’t willing to pay the money he wanted, that doesn’t mean it’s just the board that have decided that, McPake had a budget to work within, who’s to say he didn’t feel like shelling out the wages gowser wanted?

    So, your argument is McPake signed him on loan last season, praised him to the hilt, had him in for pre-season training, included him in our friendlies and was publicly frustrated at not being able to use him in the League Cup matches...and didn't want to sign him?

     

  6. 4 hours ago, TxRover said:

    I just kept it simple, and if it was not clear there are multiple tiers, I simple quoted the highest. Regardless, it's pretty wild how much the prices have increased the last few years. it looks like $25 is the lowest Premiership PATG, so its coming.

    Yes, "simple" does seem appropriate tbf. If you did literally any research whatsoever then it's perfectly clear how much away fans will be getting charged at EEP this season.

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