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As McIntyre says his first touch for his goal was absolutely ****ing ridiculous and his reaction to the rebound was also great. If he's happy being a big () fish in a small pond, fair play to him, but with talent like that he could have gone places (places that aren't KFC)

The Mooch as assistant manager.

“I mean, I was told when I got the job that we wouldn’t sell any more than 500 replica strips in a year. Well, in the season just gone we sold 624 home strips to under six-year-old supporters alone." Who told him that, I wonder? Answers on a postcard.

Irons was far from perfect but a sniveling wee dick like McLaughlin should remember the massive fucking glass house of failure he's built in his "career" before he throws stones.

He doesn't lean back even one tenth if one degree. Just a titanium fucking God.

Had that on in the car yesterday, love it.

Not sure if this was posted yet but Kevin Kelbie is now at East Stirlingshire in the Lowland League, where they are down 1-0 at Dalbeattie. The Shire are notable for having long-serving striker Andy Rodgers up front, and Andy Rodgers is notable for looking like Keith Lemon.

Declan McDaid scores for "Ayr" away at Albion Rovers after two minutes.

I believe they managed the worst record of any British side in UEFA competition. The players who got us to Europe are much more significant. Then again there'd be massive overlap.

Andy McLaren may have played in Europe, but if you think of the Barrie McKay example, to play international football* and score in the English Championship is a much better achievement than playing in a couple of UEFA club qualifiers. *for a country that actually plays football, Fred need not apply here

I think there was method in my madness. Martin Naylor played against Liverpool, and that was who Jon Newby started his "career" with.

Fuck, I stand corrected. Particularly embarrassing since I actually watched Ed de Ball julienne a carrot while blindfolded with a Dao (a Chinese sword).

Clubs definitely now recruit from further afield, but a lot of that is to do with more people moving around in general (not just in football), better scouting (and video etc), more freedom of movement cross-border and the like. I did read in Tor! that in Germany until relatively late in the day it was considered a huge betrayal to leave your hometown team, and they were also very late to go professional, so maybe there is a correlation here. You're right about the modern player, it's player power now in most cases, which is a double-edged sword.* It means they're harder to exploit but it also makes it more difficult for employers. *all fucking swords are double-edged, I hate this expression and I don't know why I use it.

Even pre-Bosman this was the case, only the reverse (club to player) was even worse, and clubs would just hold onto players' registration out of spite for a variety of reasons. That's what the phrase "on the football scrapheap" originally meant. Bosman was ultimately an excellent thing for football but that doesn't change the fact that contracts that are active should be respected.

Jon Newby and Robbie Crawford. Are they legends too? edit: not Jon Newby, some other no-mark who went on to play in Wales and ended up in a European qualifier.

Never mind that - even those of us who rated Fred are surely going to ask why he's a "legend." Is that accolade coming in cereal boxes now? Fucking hell, he was a good player who spent a couple of seasons here then moved on to a higher level, on what planet does that make him a legend?

"Fred" once again plays the ninety as Ostersunds edge past Fola Esch of Luxembourg into the Europa League play-off round, where they will be be unseeded. The draw is tomorrow and among the teams they may face are Ajax, Dinamo Kiev, Fenerbahce, and Zenit.

Before his red card he was good. After, not.

You're just bitter because you're still head over heels for Carol Decker of "T'Pau." Was clear as day in your latest 3/5 book.

MUSSUS BUNFIELD

You take that back.

I should point out that the Galatasaray top can also be used for trolling Armenians.

I collect tops, some to store but many to wear.

Had no idea they were playing them and I wore my Galatasaray top to the gym today. It could have been me.

If you'd like to see Kerr's "shock troops" in action, Gor Mahia play Everton in a friendly tomorrow in Dar es Salaam.