The_Judge

End of season showpiece..?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48296119 Unionistas de Salamanca: The Englishmen at the heart of Spanish club's meteoric rise

Agreed that Howie is indeed a class act and so reliable, especially for someone that came into the team so young, but one thing we don't really seem to have much of is an attacking threat from corners and the ability to defend against attacking threats at corners. Both of Cove's goals in the game at EK stemmed from that fact.

This.

..and aided by Dougie Imrie who seems to cause big seethe amongst fans of all clubs.

AGAINST PERFECTION is the debut album by British alternative rock band Adorable. It was released in 1993 on Creation Records. In 2016, Pitchfork ranked it at number 42 on its list of "The Best 50 Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Track listing "Glorious" – 4:17 "Favourite Fallen Idol" – 2:41 "A to Fade In" – 4:50 "I Know You Too Well" – 3:41 "Homeboy" – 4:30 "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" – 3:34 "Cut #2" – 4:43 "Crash Sight" – 4:02 "Still Life" – 2:37 "Breathless" – 5:18 Interview with Peter Fijalkowski

I know that Boyata didn't play after the group stages at the 2018 World Cup but whilst he was there he must have looked at the players around him and noticed that almost all were playing for big clubs in the biggest leagues and presumably earning between 5 and 15 times more than him. At 28 (29 in November) this is very possibly his last chance for a lucrative long term deal. His time in Glasgow was good for both sides and I hope he does well in Germany. #POWER

What a speech!! Surely SSC could solve the Brexit problem?

Going to be more difficult to get top players without the lure of European football.

Sensational season for Kilmarnock. To finish 3rd ahead of Aberdeen, Hibs and Hearts is just a phenomenal result. Enjoy your night boys and girls

Congratulations to Cove, thoroughly deserved.

No harm to Annan but personally I'm happier that the team that finished runners-up to the champions have gained promotion ahead of the team that finished a distant 4th.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48035673 Turkey Kurds: The bitter politics of the football pitch

East Kilbirde star Sean Winter feels like he's achieved nothing after playoff defeat 10 MAY 2019 Sean Winter insists it feels like he’s achieved nothing at East Kilbride after they came up short in the SPFL play-offs once again. Kilby were this season bidding to banish the pain of their penalty shootout defeat to Cowdenbeath two years ago, but on Saturday they were brushed aside by Highland champions Cove Rangers in the second leg of their play-off semi-final.They lost 3-0 in Aberdeen and 5-1 on aggregate, leaving them staring at a seventh successive season in the Lowland League. Despite Winter winning two league titles, and countless cups during four campaigns with the club, he said: “It still feels like I’ve achieved nothing. “It’s all about promotion in this league and when you don’t get that it’s tough to take. We know the setup, we know how it works, but when you put all that effort in to winning a league and then you fall at the play-offs, it’s like it’s all been for nothing. “I’m still devastated. "I've won two leagues in four seasons and we finished second last year as well. "It's been a frustrating season for me. I've had a few injuries and when I came back I found it hard to get back in the side because we kept winning games. “It's hard to take and now we’ve got a full year to go before we can hope to try again. "But it’s going to be difficult. The league is getting better every season. We just have to give it our best and go again.”

And they still managed to beat the eventual league champions to nil only 7 weeks ago.

As it should be but you must've banked a few quid from your 4th round Scottish Cup adventure this season?

Cowdenbeath finished 6th (4 points off the top half) so I guess the same is true for you if you 'splash the cash'?

How many Professional i.e. Full Time teams are there in Leagues 1 and 2?

It's only OVER if you let it be OVER. Reduce your costs where possible, work hard at building an a competitive, attractive team with the funds you have. Enjoy competing in a league where your main aim isn't just avoiding last place. See some new grounds, meet some new fans and you'll find there is more to life than league 2. You might still manage to land some cup ties.

I had a look at Kilmarnock's squad at the start of the season and it didn't scream Top 3 to me. I had a look at Falkirk's squad at the start of the season and it didn't scream 10th place in The Championshiop to me. I even had a look at Tottenham's squad at the start of the season and it didn't scream Champions League finalists to me. Sometimes football can be a funny game and isn't won on paper or via a spreadsheet.