L. Brilliant

I hope Yoss is still a Rovers man, I had a feeling he binned it when Murray got sacked That was a very welcome post

2-5 at home to the Pars in their purple and green strip, with Ray Allan in goals. Really terrible experience. Original Rangers winning 9IAR with a 6-0 win at Starks not great. Actually this isn't a lot of fun to think about so I'm going to leave it there...

There's obviously a difference between a sub goalie biting a pie and a goalie-goalie chucking one in. But can you define a legally robust rule that protects against one without impacting the other?

It can seem reasonable to let players bet on games or competitions they're not involved in, but insider trading can't be allowed to happen if it can be avoided. I can't see any other protection against this than just banning all football betting by players or club/association staff (or sponsors, even). If you look at horse racing which only exists for the purpose of betting, is bankrolled by bookies, other sports need to take every action to avoid the market 'maturing' into that dynamic. Side note, we've all read folk like Le Tissier laughing about spot fixing first throw ins and whatever, thinking it's harmless in the context of a 90 mins match. But to a mid table team in a 38 game season, isn't one game just as expendable?

I've never been involved with any club but like anyone into football you know someone who knows someone at the very least. I have heard of some well known names indulging. But on the principle of the rules: I support it and it doesn't go far enough. I know you've got your preference, your belief, already and I'm unlikely to change it. But rules on this subject are necessary for the integrity of the game. Why? There are loads of reasons. Post Bosman, players stay with single clubs for far shorter spells, on average. It's not uncommon for a player to have one season at a club, move to another, repeat and repeat. In time he probably stays with one agent upon whom he relies for the next contract getting sorted. Players having more dependence and therefore loyalty to an agent than to their club can create some unhealthy situations. Agent can influence several players in one game; agent may 'represent' both goalies in one game; liquidity on one game can far exceed the wages, prizes, etc for said game; agents can be and are 'professional' gamblers. Gambling is addictive. Some people get into debts they can't cope with, and owe people you don't want to owe. Players are human. Yeah the good old days, common sense, etc etc, but you have to protect the sport as well.

that's my dream tbh Much prefer that to having red on the strip. Leave 'red white and blue' to others, ken

I'd have got the absolute fear if someone told me we were getting a Butcher's Apron away strip.... fortunately it's not what I'd be fearing

Well, it's a good day to be a guy who doesn't really care what the strip looks like!

I can't see myself being in the market for a full price football shirt anytime soon, until/unless the bairn starts wanting them at some point - ideally the club ends up with the thing that generates the most available revenue/buzz and I don't mind what it looks like as long as it doesn't make us look like, ken, thunderbird ones.

reckon add n to x have seen this

Season tickets weren't as good value as usual last year, that's fair - but at least they were a tangible product for your money. Tens of thousands were given in literal donations though, with a lot less in return than a season ticket (or a home shirt, or a mouse mat, or a lotto ticket, or any of the other things we buy to support the club). I think we often expect a bit too much from clubs in this respect. If you're buying something, you get the thing - huge amounts were donated 'to keep the club going' so if there are 'thank you' gestures getting dished out it would be strange to channel it all into season ticket prices.

That's a stupid type of censorship isn't it. On a par with banning rude words. Bad person characters doing blackface is different from, e.g., David Baddiel ruining Jason Lee's career while in blackface...

Which are these? Is the edginess the blackface, lethal weapon 6 etc?

The gong when the name tag is revealed

It's that and the sound effect when he pulls the gun out, every time

5 Play It Cool 4 Sarn Helen 3 Download 2 Some Things Come From Nothing 1 SLOW LIFE

The Hanson Brothers (not Hanson) played Ramones-imitating music with songs exclusively about ice hockey (they are Canadian) and I often get the notion for doing a Scottish football equivalent - always feels like a good idea after 3-4 fast beers but not really at any other time. Stark's Park for years meant the same tunes in the same order before a game, so there are football songs for me but not bands. Livin on a Prayer, Alive and Kicking, and that 'modern' one that I think is Ikona Pop? Rockin All Over the World after a win. Maybe Deacon Blue because of Scotland games.

So these six acts are your top 5?

5 Beach Boys 4 Jesus & Mary Chain 3 Boards of Canada 2 B52s 1 Nomeansno

I'm not worried about it. We don't need a big target man until the clocks go back, the parks are horrible and we have to bin our classy passing game for a few months. Fine for now.

Good luck to him though

Big, strong, slow. Can appear neat and tidy technically, but also kind of not. A funny one. Scored a backheel at Tynecastle and a big hit in the playoffs v Dunfermline - fondly remembered obviously - but not a lot of threat about him. Signature move is to have it played up to him, get it under control/hold it up in the channel, then lay it off to the wide player before absolutely not getting into the box where he would be your obvious big target. Drove me mad. He would seem to just stand off and admire what he'd done instead of show any kind of centre forward instinct.

Any of the trialists look Turkish? I heard we were looking at Şahur Ser

It sounds like they'll build around him on the park and that's a good move for him in that sense. I hope it works out going for promotion.

The problem is that our player called him a specific variety of c*nt, on grounds that aren't fair game and frankly could have brought a lot of shame (and a range of costs) on the club. The fans have now to live with the way behaviour towards him is understood in that context. What kind of folk are we?