Toby Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 There was a feature on Sky Sports News about Kevin Twaddle this morning, who's taken up a career as a professional pool player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 And he is off to Austrailia at the end of the season. Got a good deal Presumably in one of the state leagues, not the A-League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornTON Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Presumably in one of the state leagues, not the A-League? You could have thought that about Erik Paartalu who is one of the top players now in the A-League and in the national squad! Monti is a better footballer than him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17628974 2 The site is supposed to be a place for the extended 'family' of Morton supporters - having an affinity with people that you don't know, because you share a love of your local football club. It's not supposed to be about point scoring and showing how 'clever' or 'funny' you are, or just being downright rude and offensive to people you don't know, because you can get away with it. Unfortunately, it seems the classic case of people who have little standing/presence in real life, use this forum as a way of making themselves feel as if they are something. It's sad, and I've said that before.. So, having been on Morton forums for about 15 years I guess, I've had enough... well done t*ssers, another Morton supporter driven away. You can all feel happy at how 'clever' you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17628974 But wait??? I keep hearing that Scottish Football is now at the same level as the League of Ireland. Surely a guy that couldn't cut it in the second tier in Scotland wouldn't be such a big player for one of those teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deego Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 JonaTon's brought this to my attention on Twitter. “Looking back, it was an interesting time to be at Morton as we made it to the First Division and stayed there. They have a really strong fan base and looking back, I wish I had played more often in front of them." http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news...READ+FULL+STORY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EanieMeany Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 But wait??? I keep hearing that Scottish Football is now at the same level as the League of Ireland. Surely a guy that couldn't cut it in the second tier in Scotland wouldn't be such a big player for one of those teams? I do agree with your point, but how anyone could say Greacen "couldn't" cut it in the 1st Division after watching some of the diddys we have at the back now is beyond me. The quote about him being a "tremendous leader" alone is something that couldn't be said about a single member of our squad. As for McGurn, I thought he got a bit of a raw deal with us to be honest, we haven't had a keeper close to being as good as him since. Not a world-beater, for sure, but he's much better than the likes of Lee Robinson, Dominic Cervi and Colin Stewart. AWMSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornTON Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 just seen in the paper that carlo scored a hat-trick for pollock yesterday If you click where his name is in bold in the match report you can see all three goals, including him showing our strikers how to take a penalty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) I do agree with your point, but how anyone could say Greacen "couldn't" cut it in the 1st Division after watching some of the diddys we have at the back now is beyond me. The quote about him being a "tremendous leader" alone is something that couldn't be said about a single member of our squad. Greacen wasn't a tremendous leader though. It's a conveniently forgotten fact that in Greacen's last full season playing for the club, we conceded 65 goals - the highest total of any side in Scotland. As a centre-half in that line-up, week in week out, and as an ex (possibly still at that time) captain: what leadership was shown? He was as responsible as anyone in that squad for those failings, including chancers like Shimmin. The loss of McCaffrey's influence in our back-line this season suggests how true defensive leaders operate. Far, far less to do with showy diving headers and much more about communication and organisation. McCaffrey/Smyth represented a major step forward, which showed in last season's much more respectable defensive record. Edited April 16, 2012 by vikingTON The site is supposed to be a place for the extended 'family' of Morton supporters - having an affinity with people that you don't know, because you share a love of your local football club. It's not supposed to be about point scoring and showing how 'clever' or 'funny' you are, or just being downright rude and offensive to people you don't know, because you can get away with it. Unfortunately, it seems the classic case of people who have little standing/presence in real life, use this forum as a way of making themselves feel as if they are something. It's sad, and I've said that before.. So, having been on Morton forums for about 15 years I guess, I've had enough... well done t*ssers, another Morton supporter driven away. You can all feel happy at how 'clever' you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird5 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Big Erik has a game this weekend in Oz against former St Mirrens guys - Ian Ferguson and Billy Mehmet. Cmon ye Ton former player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Big Erik has a game this weekend in Oz against former St Mirrens guys - Ian Ferguson and Billy Mehmet. Cmon ye Ton former player! Brisbane scored twice in the last few minutes to win it 2-1. Well done Erik! "To be the man, you gotta beat the man" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornTON Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Think I'll take a wee trip along to Meadow Park on Wednesday and see them play Pollok... be interesting to see if Carlo Monti stands out at junior level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornTON Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Brisbane scored twice in the last few minutes to win it 2-1. Well done Erik! Apparently it was a dodgy late penalty to win the game, and to take the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Apparently it was a dodgy late penalty to win the game, and to take the title. Aye, it was a farcical decision. The game was live on Sky so I watched the last half an hour or so of it. "To be the man, you gotta beat the man" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornTON Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Think I'll take a wee trip along to Meadow Park on Wednesday and see them play Pollok... be interesting to see if Carlo Monti stands out at junior level. It was raining and cold so didn't go, finished 2-1 to Medda. I see on the Medda site that they've loaned out Paddy Flannery to Kilbirnie Ladeside... his one goal this season showing his quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornTON Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Just saw this... http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Dover-Athletic...tail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornTON Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Kevin Cuthbert won the Player of the Year award at Ayr... picking the ball out of the net is definitely the highlight of their season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Greacen wasn't a tremendous leader though. It's a conveniently forgotten fact that in Greacen's last full season playing for the club, we conceded 65 goals - the highest total of any side in Scotland. As a centre-half in that line-up, week in week out, and as an ex (possibly still at that time) captain: what leadership was shown? He was as responsible as anyone in that squad for those failings, including chancers like Shimmin. The loss of McCaffrey's influence in our back-line this season suggests how true defensive leaders operate. Far, far less to do with showy diving headers and much more about communication and organisation. McCaffrey/Smyth represented a major step forward, which showed in last season's much more respectable defensive record. Greacen also played in a defence which only conceeded 18 goals in 24 matches the previous season (40 in total that season). I agree he wasn't a leader in his time with us though. I don't think the captain's armband ever really helped his performances. If you can get him playing well he'll do a tremendous job for you. He was outstanding that season, and we actually rejected a bid from Dundee that summer. I think Greacen would have benefited from playing alongside McCaffrey, but his wages were too high and Moore wanted rid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Stuart McDonald's Cumnock are going down... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYpFll3Y9I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ow6xWXkhtE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThornTON Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Stuart McDonald's Cumnock are going down... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYpFll3Y9I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ow6xWXkhtE Some crazy ****er said he had a club in the MLS wanting him earlier in the season. :lol: :lol: That was definitely the best joke of the season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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