Dons_1988
-
Posts
22,155 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
47
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Store
Posts posted by Dons_1988
-
-
We also apparently struggled to a home draw with Slovenia
0 -
This thread still going?
Well in hibs, again.0 -
Celtic have dropped two points this year, they are truly unassailable. I think what we have to take from this is this is where they should have been these last three years. The fact we were even in with a shout shows how poor Deila did, and how, for a half decent manager, the Celtic job is probably one of the easiest in world football.
Correct.
Even in Europe success is measured simply by getting past the qualifiers.
Celtic will most likely finish this group with 2 points, maybe 3 and Rodgers will be hailed as a success.
We should forget about catching them in the league.0 -
I can remember when Remembrance Day was all about honoring those who never came back from the wars and not about football clubs.
Yep, it used to be a single day of reflection on the fact that young lives were lost in needless conflicts over the years, on both sides, might I add.
You didn't need to wear a poppy to respect that fact.
It is not and shouldn't be a celebration of all things British armed forces, it is far bigger than that.
0 -
I fucking hate Remembrance Day in this country because of articles like that.
0 -
The numbers aren't bad at all to be fair.
10m in debt wouldn't even be that bad on lender debt but it's interest free and unsecured so they are fine.
The losses are reducing year on year as revenues increase.
Sorry to break that to you.0 -
If Rangers fans get all pissy when they get spoken about every night and every other c**t finds it tedious as f**k can sportsound just do us a favour?
0 -
I would welcome that. I enjoy listening to Riordan with his wild sense of entitlement and astonishing lack of self-awareness.
If they are going to bring on the same guests time and time again, why not invite Billy Brown on at the same time as Michael Stewart? Their spat last season was one of the best things I've heard on radio in years.
Sadly the show is becoming a parody of itself - "My name is Kenny MacIntyre and this is Sportsound. We kick off tonight's show discussing Joey Barton and Rangers."
Riordan is incredible.
His last interview where he, without a hint of irony, said 'you can't help your friends or what trouble you end up in with them' (or something to that effect) was astounding.
He really doesn't see it does he?0 -
Be sure to tune in Thursday night where they talk to Barry Ferguson about his Oldco career.
For the 1372838293737383238th time. This month.
You have to be joking surely0 -
Really?
My twittering away on here is worse than the bile that follows the Glasgow clubs?
Really? Worse than the sectarian singing, the violence and the anti-social behaviour that you surely refer to when you mention bile?
Gosh, I'd no idea my little prattlings had such destructive power. Thanks for telling me though - I intend to tone it all down forthwith.
You're Scotland's shame monkey0 -
Lambert will most likely not get it due to having a few failures on his cv but in fairness two promotions in a row with Norwich then comfortably keeping them up in the premier league is worth noting.
He inherited an absolute disaster at villa and has never recovered.0 -
You claimed that this 'emotion' was a recent development of modern politics, citing Scottish independence alongside an EU vote: while disregarding the fact that the very Union under discussion has been based on the 'emotion' of British nationalism for fully 300 years. So... really not a modern political development then. Which is why your pop political science musings were discredited and dismissed for being moronic.
Pretty straightforward stuff.
I claimed nothing of the sort but you carry on chasing whatever bone you think you're chasing.
I do think people's choices are driven too much by emotion.
I said I support independence but not at any cost. I don't feel the SNP made the economic argument last time round.
If that makes me moronic well... you're not worth any of my time min. Night.0 -
It's more the case that a major economic crisis will breed a dissatisfaction with the status quo and an increase in the appeal of radical solutions. You could add Corbyn and Sanders to that list.
Solutions aren't intrinsically good, bad, right or wrong by virtue of being radical.
Absolutely. You put it far more eloquently than me.0 -
To some extent you're asking for answers to impossible questions. Firstly, the last referendum was built around statistics and damned lies with the 2 converging at times.
There will be another refusal to engage on use of currency pending EU acceptance.
There will be a continuation of the too wee, too poor shite which will point at Scotland's deficit without any attempt to profile how it could be different in a vibrant economy where access to the single market might see significant levels of large business relocation and a booming financial sector. None of these aspirations can be proven before the breaking of the chains though so the No side will tell us it can't happen.
We know the Treasury was not even handed by any stretch last time round and nor will it be on this occasion.
So we will all need to decide who we trust and who we don't. I wouldn't trust Theresa May as far as I could throw her. I wouldn't trust Labour to ever form a govt in my lifetime.
Beyond the economics of Indy2, there is a further issue to deal with. Are the people of Scotland as racist as large tranches of the population in the south of the UK? Do I want to be part of the scandalous disregard for fellow human beings as evidenced in our media and political discourse? Do I f**k.
It's time we were out and set about building the country and economy we aspire to and stop fucking about in case we've a bit of a deficit to inherit as part of the divorce.
Thank you for a genuine answer. I agree 100%0 -
I'm not affiliated to the Yes campaign so that claim is wrong. Your thoughts were proven to be moronic so I'd suggest that you deal with it.
That's all there is to say really about your attention-seeking, "why u no convince me" cameo.
Sorry what exactly was moronic?
I accept the point that the SNP have won elections so it might not be right to claim they are solely an emotional vote.
However, there is definitely a Scottish demographic that vote SNP on emotion as the party of independence0 -
Sake.
How about looking at some detailed economical and political analysis of the U.K? And then go on to have a think about how little influence you have on that by being Scottish.
This is not difficult stuff.
I'm not trying to proclaim to be an expert I simply commented my initial thoughts on any future referendum.
Not sure why it's caused such a stir0 -
I'm not a professional Yes campaigner and so I'll be doing no such thing. It is utterly tedious to find attention-seekers like yourself already posturing about why supporters of independence must address your moronic concerns. Nobody cares - least of all given that this is chiefly a Scottish football forum and not in fact the Yes Scotland campaign site. Take your concern trolling elsewhere then.
It's a good job you're not a professional yes campaigner to be honest.
I am not an attention seeker nor am I claiming to be an expert on the matter of independence.
But if someone raising concerns about the notion of independence you dismiss as 'moronic' then that is absolutely counter productive to the yes campaign.
Chances are I will vote yes in any future referendum but there is a middle ground that needs to be convinced by an economic argument. Their concerns cannot simply be dismissed as 'moronic' based on your opinions.0 -
It wasn't 'patronising'; it was dismissive.
Though I'm not sure that a delicate little flower like yourself would be able to tell the difference tbh.
So you 'dismiss' legitimate concerns.
Hence proving my point.
However I'm happy to be proved wrong by your detailed political and economic analysis of why independence is the right idea.
Remember I'm a yes voter by heart so I'm open to be convinced so it should be easy enough for you.-1 -
British nationalism has been an 'emotionally driven' form of politics for 300 years: your concern is therefore dismissed.
f**k off with your patronising pish.0 -
Emotional votes tend to be busted flushes for that very reason, which is why UKIP and Donald Trump have both peaked already. The SNP have won election after election over nearly a decade. Such a lazy argument to lump them all in together.
Can't see how it's lazy to reserve judgement until I'm more informed0 -
Not for me, I am fully confident that the people of Scotland can manage the Scottish economy better than Westminster.
Based on what?
This isn't having a go, I doubt anyone on here really knows the cost of breaking up the union and how Scotland would really do as an independent nation.
Again, hearts says independence just not at any cost. It is almost impossible to know what an independent Scotland looks like.0 -
This thread is an example that too much of modern politics is driven by emotion.
The rise of UKIP, the SNP, Donald trump and more is an emotional one.
For clarity I voted yes in 2014 after much soul searching and I'm sure a second referendum would result in the same torture.
I am in favour of an eventual independence but we cannot have independence at any cost. The SNP need to provide a proper plan. In retrospect the white paper did not do that.
Please Nicola present a credible and supportable argument.-2 -
Traynor of course acted like a bellend as usual but the journalist is in the wrong too.
He should have understood after the first couple of times of 'we won't be answering any questions on the matter, let's move on'0 -
I heard the 'English championship is far better than Scottish football, aside from Rangers and Celtic obviously' comment.
It seemed more to me like empty headed cliches from a pundit without really anything to say. If he thought about it he'd realise it's a stupid comment but he wasn't.
I'd liken it to a footballer winning a cup match and doing a post match interview saying they're glad they got the 3 points0
The Terrible Journalism & Tom English Thread
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
Posted
Dear god.
It's not even worth dissecting that.