Jamie_M Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Did they unwrap Tunnock's teacakes with each team's name inside? Scottish fortune cookies!This fucking HAS to Happen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 What with all the stuff about gobbing on opposition players and that, surely the fact that Rangers even played Grezda and Docherty in the Challenge Cup, against Ballymena United, is massively tinpot? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky1990 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Swami said: What with all the stuff about gobbing on opposition players and that, surely the fact that Rangers even played Grezda and Docherty in the Challenge Cup, against Ballymena United, is massively tinpot? I would say its more an indication of how much money the tribute act have spunked on their squad to ensure they finish second every year rather than tinpot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Jermaine Defoe scoring for fun up here is tin pot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 6 hours ago, Cerberus said: Jermaine Defoe scoring for fun up here is tin pot. Why? He scored loads in England, and for England, as well. He's a good striker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 maybe cos he's 47 now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 9 hours ago, DA Baracus said: Why? He scored loads in England, and for England, as well. He's a good striker. In 34 games for Bournemouth he scored 4 goals. A lot of them were off the bench, but still. Incidentally, it's his 37th birthday today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) And in 87 games for Sunderland he scored 34. We know that the English Premier League has better players than the Scottish Premiership (the ludicrous oceans of money are perhaps a factor) but because a good striker scored a hattrick against Hamilton doesn't make our top league shite or tinpot. Defoe isn't a diddy striker. He's scored goals everywhere he's went, including at international level. Edited October 7, 2019 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, GordonS said: In 34 games for Bournemouth he scored 4 goals. A lot of them were off the bench, but still. Incidentally, it's his 37th birthday today. Counting goals per game really is misleading, precisely because coming off the bench and playing 3 minutes of extra time counts the same as playing a full 90 minute game. He scored roughly 1 league goal every 270 minutes on the pitch, which is about average for a striker, and he did that in one of the poorer teams in a hyper-competitive league. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Cant agree that Defoe scoring here is tinpot. He is a class act, obviously a very fit very professional guy and his skillset that gets him goals isn't one that neccessrily diminishes too much with age. He doesnt rely on burning past defenders. Its all upstairs with him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, DurrantsKneeIsJelly said: Belter Benny. Wasn’t this the flight/they took when they travelled to Greece or Cyprus or something like that? Remember seeing this in the daily Rag. I think it was Israel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I think it was Israel. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6354785.stmWas indeed Israel for a game against Hapoel Tel Aviv. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 3 hours ago, DA Baracus said: And in 87 games for Sunderland he scored 34. We know that the English Premier League has better players than the Scottish Premiership (the ludicrous oceans of money are perhaps a factor) but because a good striker scored a hattrick against Hamilton doesn't make our top league shite or tinpot. Defoe isn't a diddy striker. He's scored goals everywhere he's went, including at international level. His overall "goals per minute" in the EPL is a goal every 200 minutes. Folk are speaking as if hes some absolute jobber. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 17 hours ago, Aim Here said: Counting goals per game really is misleading, precisely because coming off the bench and playing 3 minutes of extra time counts the same as playing a full 90 minute game. He scored roughly 1 league goal every 270 minutes on the pitch, which is about average for a striker, and he did that in one of the poorer teams in a hyper-competitive league. Sorry, I wasn't suggesting Defoe playing in Scotland is tinpot, or anything like it, I was just putting a counterpoint to the view that " he has scored goals everywhere". His minutes per goal is decent, but if they thought he would score more, wouldn't they have given him more game time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 6 hours ago, GordonS said: Sorry, I wasn't suggesting Defoe playing in Scotland is tinpot, or anything like it, I was just putting a counterpoint to the view that " he has scored goals everywhere". His minutes per goal is decent, but if they thought he would score more, wouldn't they have given him more game time? Not if they have even better players on the books. Even the diddiest EPL team - and Bournemouth is close to being that - can afford to pay someone like Jermain Defoe footballer wages to sit on his arse in the pub playing dominoes every Saturday afternoon, if they have a mind to. Being the third or fourth best striker in an EPL team still means you're a very, very good striker indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 It is of course comparatively easy to score goals when all the other clubs bar one have to play by different rules both financially and on the park. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 20 hours ago, Aim Here said: Not if they have even better players on the books. Even the diddiest EPL team - and Bournemouth is close to being that - can afford to pay someone like Jermain Defoe footballer wages to sit on his arse in the pub playing dominoes every Saturday afternoon, if they have a mind to. Being the third or fourth best striker in an EPL team still means you're a very, very good striker indeed. On the face of it you're right, but then there's Oli McBurnie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 17 hours ago, GordonS said: On the face of it you're right, but then there's Oli McBurnie. Who is a very good striker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 6 hours ago, LiviLion said: Who is a very good striker. Game's all about opinions, Gerry. And mine is that Oli McBurnie plays like he's wearing flippers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, GordonS said: Game's all about opinions, Gerry. And mine is that Oli McBurnie plays like he's wearing flippers. Are you suggesting he's a diver? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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