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Was it a 50:50 split?

Don’t think there’s space at Scotstoun at either end of the track. Realistically, the athletics would be held outside of Scotland like it was for the 2018 European Championships.

They’re saying that if Glasgow hosted it then it would be a scaled back games with fewer sports and only as a last resort. I think they’d just use existing facilities and host the athletics elsewhere or possibly not have it at all (unlikely).

McGrath is one of the best attacking midfielders in the league.

Rhymes with Aberdeen, endless potential for songs there.

Not only has the system failed, they’ve also overruled the referee’s on field decision based on a guess, with the deepest defender obscured. They didn’t even call the referee over to look at it himself.

We had this to some extent with St Mirren Park. The way SWNT were going though, they had outgrown all grounds in the country under 20k. They had a few games at the Edinburgh stadiums and then went to Hampden as a move to ensure parity with the men (and a cost saving exercise since the SFA had acquired it so no rental fee). I think there was an opportunity to grow into good five figure crowds and they did get this initially but failing to qualify for two tournaments and a dismal nations league campaign has seemingly removed any feel good factor and reduced interest. Moving to another ground may be a good option but it would be viewed as a backwards step at this stage.

I don’t think that’s completely fair. There’s usually regular social posts for tickets on sale, I’ve seen led advertising around Glasgow for the games plenty too. I know the sfa regional staff near me help local clubs run buses to get to the games too. A huge proportion of the crowd will be young girls who play the game. I'd say the trajectory of the team is the biggest factor. It’s also not a great experience at a mostly empty hampden either, which is a bit of a catch 22.

3000 is a terrible crowd. For comparison, there was 32,000 at the Aviva tonight.

They apparently refuse to do reprints for Hampden tickets so AFC (and possibly other clubs) don’t offer standard delivery in case it gets lost. Ridiculous situation. They could easily utilise the Hampden ticket app that they use for Scotland games too.

Circa 500k development fee and the standard 5% of any future fees at least.

Before the last Euros he brought in Adams in the March window and Gilmour, Patterson and Turnbull right before the tournament.

I’ve heard the new Falkirk pitch has green pellets instead of black which definitely makes it look more natural.

The Championship has fixtures during international breaks. I could be wrong but I think Airdrie are full time or at least hybrid.

Better than anything on show at the Tony Mac today.

Turn on BBC Alba just now and you’ll see what a good artificial surface looks like.

F*ck VAR, that is all.

Nope. We’ve essentially had 1/4 of the stadium on sale to us and we have around 1.5k left so will be around 10k atm. Over 1000 of these are in the South Stand at £41 each plus £7(!) postage charge per order. We may sell out the rest of our current allocation in the West but not the South at those prices. Celtic will be getting a good chunk of the North-West corner of the ground pretty soon I’d imagine.

If that was his plan then he probably be better off going into a similar role at a premier league academy. Higher pay, working with the players every week instead of a few days here and there, probably regarded more highly by other clubs for future roles.

Jose Mourinho is currently unemployed too but that doesn’t mean he’s going to be the next Dons manager.

Of course it means something. Why would anyone willingly take a drop in salary? He’s only 37 years old and could easily go into a coaching gig at numerous first teams or academies at top clubs in Europe. He’s got Valencia, Newcastle, Spurs and Wolves on his CV. Nothing to lose by asking the question but I’m pretty sure I know what the answer would be. Maybe for a performance director type gig or u21s job at a push but can’t see him going for the u19s.

I think it would be a non-starter. The wages he’ll have been picking up in the last few years will probably have been not far off what we’re playing the manager of the Scotland senior team, never mind the u19s.

That would be a coup and he is currently available but I seriously doubt they could afford him given he’s recently been on Premier League and Saudi wages.

I’ll stay in a brothel to save money if needs be but I draw the line at sharing accommodation with England fans.