craigkillie Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 19 hours ago, DA Baracus said: Also that tweet is proof of nothing. No figures or sources are noted. You think that the SFA's Digital Manager was lying about the supporters' club memberships? What would be the motive for that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Can someone remind me what did the SFA do to Rangers in 2012? SPL/SPFL I understand they feel that they didn’t bully teams enough to let the new company into the top league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7237619/rangers-celtic-players-free-transfers/ I shouldn't be surprised by The Sun, but this ticks both boxes of desperately contrived links to the OF and lazy journos. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky1990 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 11/06/2021 at 10:40, Ric said: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7237619/rangers-celtic-players-free-transfers/ I shouldn't be surprised by The Sun, but this ticks both boxes of desperately contrived links to the OF and lazy journos. Its in The Sun. Save yourself the bother and just dont read the red tops. Its lowest common denominator content aimed at OF morons. Would be more shocked if someone could find any example of good journalism coming from them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 11/06/2021 at 10:40, Ric said: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7237619/rangers-celtic-players-free-transfers/ I shouldn't be surprised by The Sun, but this ticks both boxes of desperately contrived links to the OF and lazy journos. Jon Toral Toral spent six months on loan at Rangers from Arsenal in 2017 before joining Hull City and later Birmingham. The Spanish midfielder, 26, has struggled with injuries and fitness this season and was let go by Blues boss Lee Bowyer. He must be due a testimonial! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Jacky1990 said: Its in The Sun. Save yourself the bother and just dont read the red tops. Its lowest common denominator content aimed at OF morons. Would be more shocked if someone could find any example of good journalism coming from them. I think you need to check the thread title, champ. Of course the piece is utter mince, that is the point! 10 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Jon Toral Toral spent six months on loan at Rangers from Arsenal in 2017 before joining Hull City and later Birmingham. The Spanish midfielder, 26, has struggled with injuries and fitness this season and was let go by Blues boss Lee Bowyer. He must be due a testimonial! It was Toral's addition that prompted me to post the link. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 09/06/2021 at 21:35, TheJTS98 said: I know a few Rangers fans who 'support' England and hope Scotland lose etc. But they're thick neds. They think this way because their mates, also thick neds, think that way. They think it gives them staunch points. But asking them for a political, religious, or philosophical rationale for it would be like asking a sponge to tell you about its favourite film. I don't know any Rangers supporters who aren't brain dead morons (can stop sentence here etc etc) outside football who have this view. I do love the idea that Rangers fans started supporting England because of Gazza. I'm pleased by it. If Scotland get a pasting from the Czechs, I'll just decide I support Rudi's team. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dee Man said: The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. Yeah, sponge out of water was shockingly bad. Didn't care for the art style either. 3/10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Dee Man said: The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. Victor/Victoria? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57439470 Stuart Cosgrove blaming devolution for Scotland failing to qualify for a major tournament is certainly an "interesting" take. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 12 hours ago, Crawford said: Yeah, sponge out of water was shockingly bad. Didn't care for the art style either. 3/10. David Hasslehoff's cameo wasn't too bad tbf solid 5/10 imo/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 18 minutes ago, The Master said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57439470 Stuart Cosgrove blaming devolution for Scotland failing to qualify for a major tournament is certainly an "interesting" take. Early on, I was waiting for PlayStations to get the blame, but thankfully it didn't dredge up that old cliche. Turns out it was the Xboxes all along 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57439470 Stuart Cosgrove blaming devolution for Scotland failing to qualify for a major tournament is certainly an "interesting" take.The B*Witched fact is a lie as well, they were number one when we played Brazil, but by our last game in a major tournament they'd been knocked off the top spot by Three Lions '98. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Yeah, Cosgrove's assertions shouldn't even have been put into (virtual) print as it's possibly one of the stupidest things he's ever said. It's a lazy correlation on speed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Famously they don't have Xboxes or PlayStations in countries like France, Spain and Germany. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Famously they don't have Xboxes or PlayStations in countries like France, Spain and Germany. And not one person under the age of 18 drinks alcohol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, TheScarf said: And not one person under the age of 18 drinks alcohol. In Germany you can drink beer in a pub legally, at sixteen! Maybe drinking half decent pilsner in the warm rather than Dragon Soop in the pishing rain creates better footballers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) Cosgrove's points are a rehash of arguments he made in that BBC documetary series a few years ago. His thesis hasn't improved much for accuracy IMO. We failed to qualify throughout 1960s, and qualified throughout 1990s... neither of which fits the narrative about pre-war crowds and post-war crowds, motorcars, videogames, loss of heavy industry, etc. This also goes totally unexpanded upon: and, increasingly, by following other national team sports What other national team sports have developed a following? It used to be football and less so rugby union and it still is. Barely anyone follows cricket, netball, hockey or rugby league. 12 hours ago, DA Baracus said: Famously they don't have Xboxes or PlayStations in countries like France, Spain and Germany. Tbf they probably didn't have a teachers strike in 1985. That usually gets an airing. Edited June 14, 2021 by HibeeJibee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 It's a bit bizarre from Cosgrove as it seems at odds with the article he wrote for the latest edition of Nutmeg. If he wants to express that view that's fair enough - my issue is more with the BBC by not really questioning it and then, even worse, including the quote in a package used on yesterday's edition of their Global News podcast where listeners could be forgiven for treating it as fact. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 STV giving the Scottish Premiership a touch of "The Barclays" by talking about a "Big Seven" https://news.stv.tv/sport/football/six-classic-recent-derbies-with-big-seven-back-in-premiership?top They call it "the traditional ‘big seven" but I can't say I've ever heard it being used until this very article. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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