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In light of his off-the-pitch disciplinary issue at Stirling, he should have been told he'd be living at home if he wanted to go full-time with Morton. Hindsight is 20/20 and all that but he was stunningly immature.

IIRC you're a good deal younger than most on here, so you might not remember just how bad things got towards the end of the Cowboy era. I would say there was more disbelief/incomprehension around then, rather than the pure anger that greeted the end of McInally's reign, but I remember one particular game at Dumbarton near the end of the collapse season where the rage was palpable. Our reputation as underachieving bottlers was cast in iron that season and that we haven't ever fixed, and possibly never will. I agree with cmdc that the complete and unmitigated failures of the 'crazy gang' around that time began with the Williams era. McInally just made a bad thing worse (much worse.)

Whoever's idea it was to fill his pockets with money then leave him to his own devices in a flat also has to shoulder some of the blame. If you're signing a guy like Alex Williams for what was and is by S(P)FL standards a high-profile amount, you really have a duty of care towards him. Ultimately he failed himself, but I think he was also failed by the club in many ways, in that they granted him too much independence and weren't tough enough on him when he needed it.

Williams was (is?) a Keith Moon figure who was destined to burn out under the weight of his own personality. Which is to say he was a complete fucking bam.

Lol, good.

Celtic as a club really have to answer for this. They've been stoking the fires of ref-related hysteria among the more suggestible of their fans for years now.

Speaking as a bigot, I don't really like Rangers FC.

Looks like Duffy is pulling it out of the fire - Dumbarton thrash Stranraer 3-0 at Stair Park, leapfrogging them into 8th in the process. Forbes with the first goal, in a game where Barr, Hutton, and Adam also started for the visitors. Conor McManus appeared for the hosts.

I was only able to watch the first half - watched it in an-otherwise empty Brazilian bar-restaurant on the way to the airport, just me and the (Flu-supporting) staff. It was extremely cagey and the attack was poor for both sides. Neither side was dominant, but I guess you know the outcome by now. Dramatic to say the least. So, will Vasco's resurgence continue, or will Flu finally get their hands back on the trophy? Just a couple of weeks ago Vasco won the game between the sides, but it was 1-0 going on 1-2. I reckon the Tricolor are going to win it now with the momentum on their side. They just need some composure in the final third and it's theirs.

Watching Flamengo-Fluminense in the Carioca semis and the atmosphere is incredible, even though only three ends of the ground are open. One good chance apiece so far. It's winner-takes-all - a one-legged semi at the Maracana, for the chance to meet Vasco in the final. Holders Botafogo are already out; Fla won the year before. Amazingly, Flu haven't won since 2012.

It's possible that he'll be playing Lowland League football next season. Ooft.

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Didn't watch it but I gather it was a very poor game.

Peaso would have had a much better career if not for his injuries, but he did very well for us and I'm glad he's still playing.

It was thrill-a-minute at Borough Briggs today as Edinburgh City canceled out Elgin's 2-0 halftime advantage to take a 3-2 lead with just two minutes to go, only for Stephen "Beat" Bronsky to level in the dying seconds. After this shock result, Jim McInally's Peterhead needed only a draw at Galabank to top League 2 on goal difference.

I don't see it happening but if it did that would be right up there with Leicester's title win.

Reminder that Darren Young is an ex-player and a far better manager than "JJ."

I'm picturing a Rocky-style montage as this guy disappeared for years, only to train up his bantz and come back to... be off-puttingly argumentative like before. I will never understand what people get out of behaving like this on a small internet backwater.

I'd forgotten about that. Christ almighty.

... monkey tennis?

I emigrated in 2010 and I was at every home game the season of that game so must have been around 2009 or before.

I don't recall ever being so unsurprised at what should have been a shocking turn of events, that game.

Sueprb signing for this level. I didn't expect we'd have a realistic shot at him. Thought he'd started well in MK, wonder what happened?

Bring Him (to his spiritual) Home.

Call me insane but I'd be happy to have Russell back if he could demonstrate a good attitude.