Casual Bystander
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In hindsight it's amazing how well Gretna did by buying players from the higher leagues then winning the league they are in, while having a small fan base, a very poor ground, no merchandising or television rights and very few (if any) supporters in the mainstream media.
Compare that to another team trying to do the same bottom to top league transition.
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Where did you find that figure? I understood that it was around £4 million officially but assets made it effectively £3 million.
For my sins, it was the Daily Record. I appreciate how stupid it is to lift figures from those cockweasels, so it's probably wrong.
They did leave creditors with millions of debt though so the whole "it's a fairly tale" is bullshit.
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Gretna were a true fairy tale. Scotland needs more ambitious owners like Brooks Mileson. Thanks for the heads up.
£12m worth of debt left unpaid.
Yup, "true fairy tale".
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One man's ego trip and determination to cheat by spending beyond the club's means while screwing the fans.
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Seriously?
Yes, seriously.
What most people on here call "spivs", personally i think thats a stupid name but .... anyway you have a board which is awarding itself mega wages/bonuses and various fees, basically creaming the moneyor themselevss and not to mentionthose awesome onerous contracts.
Even the most stupidest of con men wouldn't kill the golden goose if it kept laying eggs.
But you already knew that and were merely looking for dots.
Considering I received no 'dots' for the posts that makes your comment as daft as the conspiracy that somehow the world is against your team.
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Not the best start to your first post in this thread.
It gets posters especially the more suspicious ones questioning ''eh!..now wait a goddam minute!!'','' he says that and has Pollok as his team!!'', (this doesn't compute) ''now which team does he really support?''.It's alright, going by some posters in the Premiership forum, it seems you just pick a random member and I'm their alias.
If it helps, I hold both Rangers and Celtic in equal contempt.
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I've not commented on this thread before (at least I don't think so, 6000+ pages is a bit much to check) but I just don't understand how Rangers can keep on doing this to themselves. If other teams with far less resources can run on an even keel why are Rangers so spectacularly bad at it?
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What Polls are coming out today?
The ICM, Survation and Opinium were released last night, so whatever is left. YouGov?
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It's fear.
Fear created by the petty and negative campaigning of the Bitter crowd.
Got a video to help you..
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Interesting from Maddox at the Scotsman
"Private Yes briefings put their support at 53-57% No reckon they have 55% both cannot be right"
True, both cannot be right. Who do you believe?
I am guessing both are including current undecideds, which would explain why both think they are in a better position than the polls.
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Really? I've seen plenty people who are expecting something in that neighbourhood, some of whom are on this forum.
If you count arrogant trolls like that H_B character then yes, but you can't base your opinion on the extremist views.
As I say, if you were to walk the street, or chat in bars, nobody is predicting a 10% point gap. Many may suggest a No victory, but a slight one.
The only people predicting huge gaps are those outside of Scotland, or (bless him) Tommy Sheridan - although obviously in the other direction.
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I'm not sure what relevance that has nor why it'd need to be proved or otherwise.
It's the 55-45 suggestion, nobody is expecting that, not even the no voters. And to demonstrate as much..
Mostly through fear and the silent No voters the Nos will squeak home.
However..
Casual Bystander in denial. To pick one word from your quote. Traction. It seems that the Yes bus are losing theirs and slowing to a stop.
So... basically you agree with me, yet claim I am in denial. The movement is in favour of Yes and has been almost all the way through the last month and a half. Like a perfect golf putt it's going to drop into the hole of independence (oo-er) just at the right time ..
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If I had to bet on it then it's still a No win in the region of 55-45.
If ever there was a proof needed to show you are not in the country but observing from some distance, it's that summation.
If anything the 3 polls show that there is still traction for the Yes vote, albeit slowed.
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Not seen them but apparently the 3 polls just released (ICM Opinium Survation) are all showing round about the same % as before 48/52 (Y/N). If that is the case then there are two things we can take from those figures and they are positives for both sides:
The plus for the No: The surge in Yes votes has been stopped.
The plus for the Yes: The 3 stooges and massive scare stories of the last couple of days hasn't had an impact.
Personally, I think that this is a positive for the Yes campaign overall as the No camp have no cards left to play; scaring and Westminster politicians visiting isn't going to improve the figures for the No vote, however an impassioned plea to the Scottish people to seize the day could, imo, help the Yes vote.
Of course people would expect me to say that, but it's what I think.
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Not sure
I was in Dortmund last wk for match, mostly Yes.. I spoke to two Nos, they basically said that they may not bother voting..conscious thing
To be utterly brutal I think that there is a huge support for the Yes campaign in the underclass of society, and to be fair I think a lot of that is to give the "tories an effing kicking" as Cameron put it.
Now if there is one thing the underclasses are, it's unreliable. It's a massive generalisation, but I've slummed it in my time and sitting around smoking weed and playing computer games is considerably more fun than standing in a line to post a vote. Am I being unfair? Probably, but there is definitely a grain of truth in it.
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Banterous must be one of the worst trolls in the history of the internet.
But he has a mole, on the inside of the SNP party, don't you know?
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If we believe the polls then there are two things Yes have in their favour.
1. These missing voters, hunch is mainly yes, not registered with polling companies. .. possibly 300k
2. Generalising slightly here... but all Yes voters will vote, not sure I can say same thing about No
Also, just to note, private polling on ground seems to favour Yes... and since there has been no real change in polls for c. 1 wk now, u could assume no change in ground... Therefore a Yes is still possible
I think it will be an even split between the camps when it comes to those who don't vote.
What will be interesting is whether there suddenly become "incidents" at places expected to vote Yes. Power cuts, accidental flooding, door keys lost, etc. Reduction in staff so that it takes longer to process resulting in turn out dropping.
I am not suggesting that will happen, I am just saying that if there are "accidents and incidents" (as Paul Simon sang) then one might suggest foul play.
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So many assumptions with no evid......
As Internet claims are as worthless as Bitter together promises, one can only go on what they read. As it is, you have certainly failed to convince me of your intellectual prowess when discussing economic matters up until now.
What is even more suspicious is that you suddenly make this claim 400 posts in when there have been numerous other economic discussions and ample opportunity for you to do so before.
Of course the fact that I graduated from university with a 2:1 in International Relations then did a further Masters in Psychology would be irrelevant for me to mention now as it would be dismissed as quickly as I have dismissed your claims.
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I studied Keynesian economics at University ..
Aye, sure you did.
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I just heard from a source within the SNP who i can't quote but you're probably right.
f**k me it's deepthroat.
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Heres a really good article re. Scottish Polls
http://emeraldnewsnetwork.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/something-fishy-in-the-scottish-polls/
Offt I await the seethe and bitter condemnation of that article. While it certainly has a fairly pro-independence spin to it, it finishes with the quote...
Adding the undecided votes on the 18th it is not altogether unlikely that the Yes vote may indeed reach 60% and over.
Loyalist meltdown in .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 ..
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The Adam Smith reference because it sounded a bit small minded. I can't explain it. It would be preferable to talk about the here and now rather than talking about our great place in history.
You have absolutely no grasp on modern economics. Both Smith's and Keynes' work are still considered highly relevant even in today's markets.
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I still contest that the pollsters have missed a trick. There is a huge undercurrent of people that would refuse to be polled for numerous reasons and the majority of them are likely to be Yes voters. Whether that majority will be enough to tip the balance who knows. I think it's these people, those who had stayed off the polling register since the poll tax or who had become disillusioned by politics, that are the real reason the 3 stooges made their way North. It's also why the stupid of the Miliband brothers has been making efforts up here as these people come from the traditional Labour heartlands of the disadvantaged and poverty stricken.
Also I just don't believe there are these "shy no's" who feel unable to give their support to the No campaign on Internet or phone polls. In the street? Perhaps, but then I know many people who would simply not answer in the street full stop, regardless of their opinion.
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I still have utter contempt for Salmond.....HTH
Your painful and obvious butthurt about Salmond is absolutely hilarious.
No matter the result of the vote, he'll be in power in Scotland for at least another 2 years.
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It gets posters especially the more suspicious ones questioning ''eh!..now wait a goddam minute!!'','' he says that and has Pollok as his team!!'', (this doesn't compute) ''now which team does he really support?''.
Do You Support Your Local Team?
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I think I've always had a "soft spot" for the local town. That doesn't normally stay with me once I move though. When I grew up my local team was Rangers and I was sure as hell not going to support them (or the other half for that matter). I have "supported" Aberdeen and Hibs in my time, and by that I mean they were the closest team and paid to watch them.
I lived near Pollok stadium for maybe a year or so and I like the ridiculous clumsiness of the juniors, so I sort of have them as my team these days.