We could maybe manage without him for the Dumbarton game, but we'll need him two weeks on Saturday for the Gretna game
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Following last night's match, Rowan Alexander has been reported by referee

for "foul and abusive language" and now faces disciplinary action.
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Peter Weatherson will be right up there.
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Yes, but the ones that were there on Saturday WERE arseholes, and it nearly did lead to violence, as has been discussed.

No-ones ever said that the Morton Support were angels so dont really see what the argument is there?
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Gretna currently have the 6th or 7th highest wage bill of the 42 clubs that make up our four divisions in Scotland.

Whether they have 400 fans or not makes little difference, they will end up in the SPL if they continue to spend money as they have been doing.

ps: See Livingston for the perfect example of what money will do for you

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I was always under the impression, Mileson was going to take Gretna up as far as he could in the SFL (possibly next year) and then attempt to merge them with Carlise, selling the idea to both sets of fans that they could then challenge for major trophies, with the combined support etc. All the time using the theory that neither team can achieve anything major on their own.
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My Dad is and always will be a hun.
Although took me to Morton games when i was younger and only few Rangers games.
He didn't like the trouble being an old firm fan caused, so i was taken to cappielow and loved it since.

ps. My dad still goes to Cappielow rather than Ibrox because it's closer and believes everyone in Greenock should go

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I think what could be behind Chris's lack of form is he's trying to be more than himself. He seems to be carrying that price tag around like a ball and chain and trying to show he's worth it.

I asked Jim McInally about Chris after he scored against Dumbarton at New Year. Jim said he didn't mind Chris keeping the ball and dribbling inside the box, but said he would coach him to play differently when outside the box, i.e. to pass the ball.

I'me not sure if you pay for a very unorthodox player who's the league's top scorer, that you should try to change him. I'de like to see Chris just being himself, nothing more, nothing less, and see how he gets on.
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I'd have thought that Chris' movement is in question, surely not that of those around him ie McLaren & Lilley
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Sons 0-2 Pride of Renfrewshire
Loons 0-1 Peterheid
Grㄅna 2-1 Ayr
Thistle 2-2 Raith
Stirling 0-1 Alloa
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No point even discussing this...the fact is that the lower divisions are ignored when it comes to selecting the U21 national team. With only the odd exception, that therefore proves my rule

, the powers that be would rather select a 19 year old who is playing reserve team games for a "big" club than a 19 year old who is playing week-in week-out in the lower leagues.

Who was the last Morton player to get U21 caps anyway? Davie Wylie?
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Newton yo need to spend more time riding the wife mate

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Aye but who was McGraw up against? Jim Baxter, Denis Law, Iain St John, et al.
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not convinced about mclaughlin at all. another young midget in the centre

great

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I'm wanting to go but don't finish college till 4:30 and since Tuesday will only be my 2nd day, I don't wanna take time off. Gutted cos I've been to every competitive match this season.
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Totally, agree Standman.

I am flabergasted that some people are backing Andy McLaren in this position when he's totally screwed the team for the Gretna match with his petulance. Regardless of how many times he's been sent-off /booked in his career, the fact is his sending off was completely unncessary. I agree that is it fair enough showing passion and commitment; they are admirable traits, but please channel them into something constructive - ie ripping into opponents. Also, he needs to remember that the more he does it, the more of a target he'll become for the refs in this league. McLaren should be getting a kicking from McInally and Clark for Saturday, not praised! He's let himself, the team and (some of) the supporters down very badly.

Should we lose to Gretna in two weeks, McLaren should consider himself largely responsible.
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not convinced about mclaughlin at all. another young midget in the centre

great

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and Kev Finlayson will go where.............................?

There is no way you could leave Kevin out of the team
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Do you know the Morton result on the day (or nearest to the day) that you were born?
If not I would be happy to check it for you.

It would also be nice if anyone who was at any games mentioned in this thread could add any memories that they have of them.

If you don't wish to post your date of birth on this thread, PM me and I'll post the game without mentioning who requested it.

Guess I'll start.

5th February 1972 (not my b'day)
Morton 1-0 Cowdenbeath (Scottish Cup Round 3)

All I know is that we were in Division 1 and Cowden in Division 2 (there were only 2 leagues). We were drawn away to Aberdeen for the next round.

Anyone else?

AT
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Dealing well? as in 2 cleared shots of the line and a few good saves ?
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League campaign finished on 16/2/46.

Morton 1-2 Queen's Park

AT
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For the cup game against partick it was as follows..

"A Quick reminder to both Brechin and Partick fans that tomorrow's CIS Cup 1st Round match at Glebe Park kicks off at 7:30. Admission prices are �12 for adults and �6 for concession"

From Brechin City web site.....
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My team would line up like this.....

....................McGurn...........................

Adam......Harding........Greacen.....McGregor

Finlayson...Miller........Weatherson...McAllister

.........Walker...............Lilley....................
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if walker's fit then surely he would go into midfield and weatherson would be back at right back in adam's place (not that that would be my choice, but it's definitely what mcinally would do)? i'm not too happy about mcgregor playing at left back, but that is certainly a formation that i could see mcinally picking.

i wouldn't mind seeing us playing the same 3-4-1-2 formation we've been doing of late with adam in for keenan (if alex walker isn't fit enough) and templeman in for mclaren. it won't be the same as with mclaren in the hole but it could still work: templeman won't drift out wide like mclaren does so the wingers will have to get up there and cross the ball themselves, and when templeman's on as a striker he's always got 3 players closing him down - but if he's playing in the hole then he should have more time on the ball as the defenders will have to mark the 2 strikers ahead of him ...

i'm not an expert but that's my thoughts on the subject.
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We would probably take at leat 7,000. If a team gets to the final, it generates a lot of excitement and all the supporters come out of the woodwork. I was at the 92 final and it was a great day out although we lost. I was also at a final in about 1996 or 1997 when QoS played Falkirk (the year QoS beat us in the semi at Cappielow). Queens had a much larger than normal support at that and at their appearance against brechin a few years ago. Do not underestimate how much interest this cup generates when you reach the final.
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It's a shame that the situation couldn't be rectified, because he was a fairly solid player and we're not exactly overloaded with defenders. However, his chapter's closed, and McGregor's back from injury, so we're not entirely without cover.
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Some people are getting far too carried away with this.

We don't even know who we face in the next round yet.
I agree. We have the potential to beat most, if not all the SFL team, but we are unlikely to do so IMO.
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I'm always optimistic, but realistic too, unlike many people at times on this and Eddie's board. The team does look good just now, and as I said we probably could beat any SFL team with the quality of the side at the moment.

I'm just not letting myself dream about a cup final which we probably won't be in. We always seem to have high expectations (naturally) when we get a bit of a run in a cup and are usually let down. This isn't pessimisim, I'm just going by Morton's recent cup records.
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Doesn't go with the yellow shorts. Even I, who am entirely heterosexual, can see that the top and shorts clash. It just doesn't look right, seems as if they took along the wrong shorts to go with the tops. Heaven help us if Trinny and Susannah get to vet candidates for the first division.
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Dundee
Hamilton
Morton
Raith
Stenhousemuir
Stirling
St Mirren
St Johnstone

Who do you want?

I'd like Stenny at Cappielow to make a semi final place a bit more assured.

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I keep thinking Derek Lilley looks like a lumberjack in his tartan shirt

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I don't care.

Anyone as long as its at Scappa.

In fact bring on Dundee or St. Johnstone.

We're going to have to beat them to get to the final - we might as well start now!

ScotinBelgie
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i might know somebody who would be interested MJ, i will ask them for you. Could you post some details (colour,maple/rosewood fretboard,condition,case etc)?
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thanks mj, i will pass on that info and get back to you if my mate is interested.

if i manage to get shot of one or both of my guitars i might be interested in the marshall. is it a combo? what size/model/price?
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There was about 60, according to the Stirling fans.

Coyle was on the bench, but McGroarty and Murie both played.
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The papers take a great interest in the final of this competition, even if tv/radio don't. We're only at the Q-final stage, but if we make it through to the final, our first in 13 years, we'll take a few thousand, wherever it's held.
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What a brilliant idea. Wonder why other clubs haven't thought of this? Maybe try and persuade my wife to have more children now.
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Looking at your picture, I take it you are a felinist! I actually think Cappy is attractive in a strange sort of way!

Anyway in the words o' Elvis "You aint nothin' but a hun dog!"
Geez ma jacket!
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Glad to hear it!

Doubt he would even have considered leaving us. He's beginning to build his own team at a club that has a fantastic set-up and a big support.

Is he up for manager of the month??? He's got to be.....
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dr how can you justify that. the lad has never been gave a fair crack at the whip.

the guy is only twenty. i believe the right coaching and played in the correct games he could become a very good player for us. he is still at his learning curve, same with keenan,jason walker and all the younger lads
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Sorry I don't have the answer to that question PMC, but Joe actually was only there for one training night this season before he resigned and I know that one of the other coaches did not feel right in signing players as he felt it was not the correct thing to do as he did not know if he himself was being allowed to stay on. He told me he was more worried about the boys he would not have signed.

I do know that none of the 14's have been signed and that is strange to me. The club have had lots of time to sign the players now. That is why parents are looking elsewhere for their kids. There was a expectation that players would have been signed last night but nothing happenned.
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Sorry Bobby, Can't agree with your comments but we all have an opinion. Joe was at the sessions I was at but I did not attend them all ( under 13's ). Regarding Martin and Jim, they were not there last night .

Do not see how you can say Joe nearly destroyed the youth set up. What was better in the previous seasons ? The 17's also won the league last year, was that not progress ?

Regardless Joe is gone and it's the future that matters.

Unless there is a lot of two faced parents then I am not the only one concerned.

Is your boy with the 14's or 17's ?
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My worry with Adam is that he looks slow and not particularly brave. When you're slow you're slow... no matter what age you are. We'll see how things work out, I don't think he'll make it as a player. Felt the same about Stephen Whalen years ago when some were raving about him, he was so slow he obviously would never be able to play at a good level.
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I was referring to Greenock itself in that remark. The population of Inverclyde as whole is around 85,000. When I started supporting Morton 45/50 years ago Inverclyde did not exist but I would guess that the comparable population then was about 130,000. In the last 30 years we have lost 15,000 jobs in shipbuilding and related trades and our electronics industry is now also a fraction of what it was. Our local authority and central government have been hopeless in their efforts to reverse these job losses but thats not for this forum.

I agree with most posters that it depends on how well a team is doing with regard to its crowds but if you start out with the number each team would take to say the Scottish cup final then the order I have is about right. In fact we maybe slip a place because I forgot to include Thistle.

If we got to the SPL, its probably true that we could at least emulate the crowds of Motherwell, Killie and the like but even at 5-6000 its still not what I would describe as a 'sleeping giant'.

Another interesting point is why is it that English towns seem to produce bigger supports for their teams than Scottish towns. Is it the old firm factor? The population of greater Carlisle is around 130,000 but their team in the lower leagues in England gets 8-10,000 regularly. Paisley is a similar size but the Midden only get around 3000. Falkirk is the same but can't get such crowds.
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Jonaton,

You obviously have discoverd a few flaws in the book, and have good knowledge of the more recent history of Morton. However I think the point people are making, and the one I'd make, is that you're critisising a guy who's not an author, he's a fireman who's devoted a lot of his time to research and produce and publish his first book about the team he loves.

You seem to be going to great lengths to find the same statement repeated etc. I would say within reason that any new book on Morton is welcome in Inverclyde, if it has to be done by an established professional author/sportswriter then it might never happen. Therefore it's up to a brave, enterprising Morton supporter to do the work.

I think that in the circumstances Graeme achieved what he set out to do very successfully. I think it took him two years and if he'd set out to prove everything he wrote was spot it it may have taken another year. I would also be a bit worried about discouraging him from writing a second book, as many of us are looking forward to it.

There are plenty of stories about players that I haven't read or heard before. I didn't look for perfection in the book, and enjoyed it immensely.

Perhaps you should consider writing a Morton book yourself.
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Any information about roadworks/disruption for driving to Greenock on Saturday from Glasgow M8/A8?

cheers

scruff
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Or...The rich guy and the Ton man both working together

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Show him this picture!!
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That would be my prefered line-up.
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Stuart McCluskey signs for Dundee
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I can see tomorrow being a very tough and frustrating game.

We will end up scraping a 1-0 win, but Alloa are certainly no pushovers.

Gretna will pump Thistle.
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I still maintain that McCluskey is a good defender - if his off field antics hadn't messed things up here, a defence of Harding - Greacen - McCluskey with Weatherson able to operate in midfield would have been amazing.

Some things just aren't meant to be.
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It has to be done!

I'll go for 2593
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I went for >3000 cos the weather ain't that great and that it ain't as big a game as it was last weekend. Also, Rangers are at home today, so we could lose the fair-weather fans to them.

I hope we do get over 3000 though.
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This is all crap ,McCluskey was a very good player he saw lots of the ball ,so he made some mistakes, I thought he was made a scapegoat when times where hard with Cormack in charge ,sad loss to the club ,seems that players that are out of favour at our club signed for clubs at a higher level ,eg:- Williams ,McCulskey, they cant be that bad
come on the ton !!!!
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So Chris Millar has one good game this season against Gretna and he immediately keeps his place and Finlayson is displaced to accomodate Walker or McLaren?

Hmmm...
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Fair enough mate. Where would you use Finlayson? I don't think he deserves to be dropped.
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Best team won on the day

, we were never at the races, for us too many players just didn't perform and I thought our tactics were wrong but we can have no complaints Morton looked solid at the back dominated midfield and created the chances. In fact I think your keeper had to make 1 save today, I think that about sums it.

Will Morton win the league, I have to say no, Grtena will get that and it's not sour grapes, I hate Gretna but yesterday our defence had a 38yr old midfielder making his first start and a 21yr old who 5 weeks ago was playing amateur and tbh you didn't make enough of that. Time to stick my oar in about "big Temps" he is awful he doesn't look like a natural finisher and his link up play was poor, and as for Lilley his only real contribution was to make a shocking tackle, but you do have McLaren and today he ran the show but if you are going to win the league then guys like Lilley have to step up a few gears.

As for the ref, he was a shocker, yes it was a free kick your boy gave away but it was never a booking and 8 bookings and a sending off in a game that was never dirty not impressed.

Anyway hopefully it will be another top of the table clash when we play at Cappielow in November..........................and 3 points for the away team again.
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Fyfe is the worst referee ever bar none! I do not consider this statement by any means an overstatement or exageration.

The last two games I have see him he must have averaged a dead ball situation once every 90 seconds (over about 200 minutes of football that is quite an achievement).

I counted 11 yellow cards today (two of which counted as a red) in what was a very keenly contested game but by no means dirty. 4 of the yellows I'd say were justified. Greacans 1st was pretty blatant, a foul by Lilley as well. Also the 1st booking (no 6 for Ayr I think and another high challenge from an Ayr player in the 2nd half).

There were also many similar incidents to these 4 that went totally unpunished or just a free kick was awarded. A good referee should keep control of a game before he has to issue 11 yellow cards, a ref who has to do this most games (He must have shown about the same no. at Dumbarton) should really be taken a side and given a swift pipe coated in sandpaper up the rear end.

You see the likes of Dallas and Dougal on the tele absolutely rollocking players at the start of games when they see a bad foul or mouthig off etc. Refs should really be encouraged to take charge of a situation verbally and issue cards as a last resort. This will not only cut down the no. of cards but the no. of free kicks as well.

No one wants to see the no. of dead balls we saw today. It is impossible to play good football in a match like that and there will almost certainly be very few goals in the game.
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What's purported about it? Did I accidentally hit the nail on the head?

When I said he was a sh1te ref, I didn't quite mean it like that!
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Pat du-Lally is a geriatric Unionist buffoon

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Noticed how some people are getting concerned about how Gwetna are starting to run away with the goal difference situation, IF morton hadn't let in two goals against them and perhaps even won 1-0 goal difference would have been in Mortons favour, its still early in the season,mark my words GWETNA WILL STRUGGLE as the season unfolds,goal difference wont be an issue............you read it here first

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I have being told that I eat disgustingly and slurp drinks.
That when I dont shave I look like a down & out.
I wear the same cloths day in day out including my underpants and socks.
I cross my legs and shake my foot like a right poof.
I fart too loud wenced in the bog
I dont wash my hands after a slash
I dont have a shower often enough
I get sozzled every night nearly
Pull my chest hairs out and leave them on the dinner plates
Pick scabs from inside ma beak
have ma haund inside ma short awe the time
barf and dont say pardon me
Fart then excue my self by saying "gid erse"

woman can be so touchy at times

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In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death.
(Like THAT makes sense.)

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In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
(Do they look different reversed?)

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Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers. The sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
(A brick??)

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The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
(Much worse than "going blind!")

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There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time
Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
(Let's just think for a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)

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In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's illicit lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
(Ah! Justice!)

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Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England but only in tropical fish stores.
(But of course!)

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In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.
(Makes one shudder at the thought.)

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In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
( I presume this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)

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In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: Prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises."
(Is this a great country or what? Well . . . not as great as Guam!)

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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(Who volunteers for this stuff?)

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Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(Is that why Flipper was always smiling?)

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The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
(From drinking little bottles of ... ?)
(Did the government pay for this research??)

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Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Ah, geez.)

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An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that.)

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Starfish don't have brains.
(I know some people like that, too.)

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And, the best for last:
Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(And I thought I had bad breath in the morning!)
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No, I'm not suggesting anything potentially libellous about him. Notwithstanding anything I may or may not have called him on Saturday.....

Nor am I suggesting seriously that he indulges in self-abuse on a regular basis, although that would explain his apparently poor eyesight. As my 8 year old says, "the referee's a winker".
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Will everyone not admit he was just simply not good enough for the Ton. He cant even make it onto the bench for Ayr!
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Gretna will probably have the league won by the middle of March.

Stick this post on the dressing room wall, Jim!

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Can't agree mate.

Weatherson and Fınlayson have the rıght sıde sewn up and Kevın has been brought ın prımarıly to make us a more solıd unıt - and he's done a fantastıc job thus far.
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We are playing 352.

Finlayson challenges anyone that tries to get past him.

Chris Millar is a s***e bag, as he showed several times on Saturday... Chris Millar would s***e it fae Gary Coleman, "whatcha talking about Midget!"

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Let's not start this up again, but "phobia" means "fear of", not "disapproval of" or "dislike of". I think the word you are looking for is...well, probably something else.

Fyffe? He's a banana.....
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What is incorrect about what I said?

Millar s***es out of challenges 9 times out of 10.

Finlayson always go in 100% for every ball, him and Weatherson have that right side sewn up.

Why would we want to put a lightweight like Millar in that spot and make life easier for the opposition's left winger?
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It's funny that I could have sworn Kevin Finlayson was involved in the build-up to four of the goals against Alloa & scored a fifth.

Regardless Jim McInally rates him highly as do most Morton fans & obviously prefers his defensive qualities to Chris Millar, otherwise he wouldn't be playing him there.

Maybe what he is doing is exactly what he has been instructed to do by his Manager. Perhaps they don't want him to encroach on Andy McLaren's area of the field too much in the way that Paul Walker always did.
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Agree, I don't think this is the case at all. I can't think of any example of teams really turning it on against us.

Apart from a settling in period early on we've been the better team in every game and any time we've not won has to be blamed on our poor finishing rather than any major effort on the part of the opposition.

I think teams are showing us a bit of respect and are happy to grind out a draw rather than ploug forward in search of goals but Gretna will be victims of that as well.
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Goal 1 - Finlayson wins header that he was 2nd favourite for on the bye line to knock it back for Millar to play in Weatherson.

Goal 2 - Finlayson passes it inside to Walker who pings it and scores.

Goal 3 - Finlayson plays through ball to Lilley, who knocks it out for McLaren to cross in for Templeman to score.

Goal 4 - Finlayson scores, albeit a sclaff.

Goal 5 - Finlayson (playing left wing back after Jim subbed), plays in Millar for final goal.
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i think he is the captain due to his never say die attitude and unquestionable effort. he can look very uncomfortable on the ball at times though. if ur looking for an on-field inspiration, however, look no further then andy mclaren who in that respect is probably the best choice for captain
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I think he does well up the right side.

Tell me Mortonjag if he hadn't done what he did in the other four goals would we have scored them ?. A yes or no will do.
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There was a poll a couple of weeks ago about Finlayson with most coming out in favour of him starting every week, burt I suppose we could have 100 positive polls for players and folk would just keep starting negative threads a couple of weeks later to try and get people on their side.

Enough said but I'm sure there'll either be a negative or defensive reply.

Negative - What's the point but to upset the team / player.

Defensive - You're just trying to justify your negative comment about the player / team.
Wake up and smell the coffee or would you rather we were where we were before Dougie done the biz !!
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No offence but why start a thread, when a thread was started 7 minutes before this one asking the exact same question?

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It is a sad state of affairs but it doesnt suprise me in the slightest. The OF will always dominate the back pages.

slightly off topic but one thing that annoys me is the coverage of the Junior Cup Final and the complete refusal of any kind of Bells Cup coverage from anyone.

Why oh why show the Junior Cup Final and not the Bells Cup Final live on TV???
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probably. It just seems strange that they devote all that time and money to an amateur/junior football match (even if it is a final) when their are proffesional finals being played that dont even warrant a 20 minute highlights programme.

I recall our last B&Q Cup Final vrs Hamilton got a 20 second review on the STV news that evening and it showed one or two goals being scored out of the five that day.

pathetic.
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I've emailed the Scotsport producer to see if they plan to show any highlights of the Challenge Cup final, I'll let you know what the reply is.
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In England they show the LDV Vans trophy etc on Sky Sports. That is their equivalent to our Challenge Cup.
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what if it is? I think its good they support lesser known teams.

scotland is still in the dark ages where this is concerned and its mainly down to the old scum's monopoly.
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how i hate this forum
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yeah! long may it last! - I also hope Inter stuff Rangers tomorrow night.

who have celtic got in europe anyway??

funny fact for the season... dundee united lasted longer in europe than celtic!! HAHAHAH

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... and soon artmedia of bratislava get to beat the Huns as well.

funny that.

There must be a God.
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fair enough ; so what's the joke ?
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I see no harm in teaching both. I personally believe in a designer but I respect the right of others to believe differently.

It must be said that creationists can just be as extreme as evolutionists. oftentimes creationsits seem dumb and base their beliefs solely on emotional feelings, whereas evolutionists do appear to be the wiser more thoughtful bunch.

however many scientists now agree that although they may not believe in a personal god, they can not rule out the possibilty of an intellegint creator, or first cause. (even Darwin in his book "The Origin of Species" does not rule out the chance of a god - and HE is the founder of the evolution theory).

I for one believe the intricite design and balance found in nature and the universe is very hard to put down to random mutation over billions of years.

If someone told me the pc I am working on just now just evolved over a few thousand years then I would be inclined to think that person was indeed crazy. However if someone told me a team of designers and engineers made it then that would make a whole lot more sense... and a computer is far less intricite than say the human brain for example.
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Man already did....
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Not sure whether to risk it. Have to leave Dumfries about 5 to get through Glasgow, don't want to get there to find the game off. And I can't remember seeing us win a semi final. Ever. (I wasn't there in 63, Newton, before you ask). Don't think I can have been at the 92 semi cos I can't even remember who we beat.

I should work tonight, but....
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Voltaire also said "It is to Scotland that we look for our idea of civilisation"

Shows you how much he knew....
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Amazing.

Truly amazing.

We're second in the league, playing well, winning games that we would previously not have....and still giving abuse to players.

Templeman, Lilley, Finlayson.

Kev does a power of work on the right hand side, and has improved the team enormously. His delivery of crosses into the box is, clearly, a weak point, but he if he had that would he have signed for us?

Great workrate, good touch, solid enough - he could be an SPL player, earning a few bucks more than Morton pay him, if he had the complete package.

Remember we are still a second division side, with second division players (in the main).

Also note that the players we have are GOOD second division players. Every player in this division has weak points to his game...else they would be plying their trade in Serie A.

Give them a break guys!
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This is the funniest pish I have ever read thank god none of you lot are the manager please can someone tell me how they are qualified to even comment on half the stuff some of you do can no-one come on here and be positive or are some people not happly unless they are slating somebody !!!!
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yes I am afraid you do you stick to your day job and I hope Jim Mc sticks to his, I go to every game home and away and he is not crap mate you obviouslay know nothing enough said !!!
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Have a guess how many T-Mobile employees have a degree.

How many do you think have a degree in dealing with obnoxious cockmunchers on the phone?

Hate to shatter your illusions but your degree probably wont get you the job you want.

Like the previous guy said. Students make their choice. Why should they get things for less than the rest of us?
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Talk about snatching an insult from the jaws of a compliment.
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Div is right. For all our good play, we never really looked like scoring.
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Nobody said you can't criticise him. That goes for the rest of the team as well. But to come on here after his performance last night and pick him up on ONE stray cross is a bit OTT.
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Here's what he told the Sun: "There's no doubt that Morton were the better team in the 1st Half until we re-organised things. They had looked the hungrier team until then."
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There was nothing in your original post to indicate 'tongue-in-cheek'. As you probably know, reading messages on the internet for their meaning is quite difficult, so sorry if I've misinterpreted.

You could have used a smilie though

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That and Dear Deidre!

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You couldnae score in a brothel

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You dont need them,you have the family home.
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I think that if it had been any other player than McLaren that had went down for the Penalty it would've been given, He was alway looking for the Penalty and too be honest i thought it was a foul but i can see why it wasn't given as McLaren doesn't do his self any favours at times with the Officials

As for the Greacen one i think there was a shout but i'd have been annoyed if we where given a penalty against us there one of those soft decisions which couldve went either way!!
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overall i think there was about 1500 empty seats in the Caley and Morton end of the North Bank. Maybe 500/600 overall i the Midden North Bank and the stand behind the goal, aswell as what looked like about 400/500 empty seats in the main stand.

Thats between 2500/2600 empty seats in a Stadium which holds a few hundred under 10,000. So the attendance should have been around 7,500. Creative accounting has reduced that by 1000, so thats 1000 people's gate money straight in the pocket of the Midden and Stuart Gilmour, before tax and before the gate money is halved.

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They weren't
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No, you're wrong, Mr MO.

I popped out at lunchtime and proved it....

It was a lovely plate of broth too, but the waitress threw me out cos my football landed in her coq au vin.
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I'm hoping to have the operation next week....

The waitress said she wasn't allowed to eat on duty but she rather fancied a nibble of my sausage when she got off. She said it was the largest she'd ever seen, so I gave her a big tip.
Who needs Benny Hill and the carry on team?
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Sigh... there's always one.

Rafa, are you dyslexic? Are you really Safa the Pric?
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No, but I gave her a tip. Always put salt on your marigold seeds....
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where : 1 a : at, in, or to what place <where is the house> <where are we going> b : at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or respect <where does this plan lead> <where am I wrong>
e.g where is paisley?
were : 1. Second person singular and plural and first and third person plural past indicative of be.
e.g we were in paisley last night.

I'm not the best speaker in the world, i'd be the first to admit it, and I dont know why, but this mixing up of where and were for some reason really bugs my tits.

Sorry.

Phil.

The futures bright....
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I have watched most of Morton's games this season and I think the fitness of the players this season is amazing compared to last season. Alright most of the teams in the second division may be part-time but you could see against Gretna & St Mirren that the pace Morton set they kept it going for most of the 90 minutes so for the fitness levels in the First Division we have nothing to fear.
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In her early twenties - brown hair, nice eyes - normally in stand at Cappielow but was at the front of our stand at Love St Last night ?

Makes a pleasant change from the stewards in the Cowshed, by all accounts !
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Didn't treat him harshly enough IMO. Should've kicked f*** out the old c***.
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Going by your theory then we should do well in the premier league we played Motherwell off the park and Grimsby would do well in the premiership after beating Spurs. What you have to remember wee diddy teams raise there
game against bigger opposition .
Nobody is saying morton didnt deserve to win the other night but it was only one game not a season long campaign.
there will be games this year you will get your arse whipped but still win.
so get a grip of reality your still a second division team who has not played above
that level for many a year .

p.s were in the final and your on

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Nearly every Skunk I have ever worked with has had these same delusions of granduer!

Dykebar isn't good enough for them!
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Israelis have killed 425 Palestinians since September 29, 2004.

would anyone like to take a guess as to how many israelis have been killed during the same period?
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I haven't noticed any cute stewards - it's always guys that are stewarding in the part of the stand where I sit.
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I don't think they're that bad - there's nothing wrong with a bit of harmless banter.
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Xmas day is the day I work the hardest

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Time to put this to bed, some of the posts on the subject are frankly embarrassing. Saint Mirren are top of the first division because they are the best team in that league, 1-0 wins or not. Doesn't matter if we out sang, out fought or out danced them on Tuesday night.
Giez a break.
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Let me think

how come someone from Greenock knows about Dykebar
I wonder what the answer could be

oh I know he supports Morton he must be a loony

enjoy your electric shots ya nobend
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Just to put a wee finnish on this. I saw an advert for Orange last night. The bassas use an apostrophe!
bugger

Phil.

The future's bright.........note the '
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Apart from a pre-season friendly remind me what was the last thing you won? 1987 scottish cup winners 2000 1st div champs,might not have won a lot,but a lot more than you [attachmentid=512][attachmentid=512]
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Some-one gotta start it!

I'll go for 2,916
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I don't think we will lose any of those games, but maybe one or two draws might set the points total down. 11, 13, 15.
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And give you mouth cancer, all round bad idea to use that s***!

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Bit harsh on Millar I think, he covers as much ground as anyone on the park!
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http://www.tontastic.com/2005-10-01-League...ad/dsc_1935.jpg

thought templeman was excellent again yesterday, but it looks like some of our support will never like the guy.
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Agree with most of what has been said by the sensible people but cannot go as far to say that Finlayson is a great player. That would mean there is little or no weaknesses in his game. Sadly for us, his crossing is nothing short of abysmal however as he beats players, gets into a lot of good positions etc people seem to forgive him for this.

I would consider playing him as right back of a back 4 and tell him not to bother straying as far forward as it's just a waste of time. What would be good is for him to track McLaren up the line to a) give him an out ball if he needs it and

cover for him if he runs into trouble.

As an attacking option, I'm sorry but there's no use having him on the park although defensively he's sound.
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Kev has imo been our best player this season.

All we ever hear about is the downside of his game ie his attacking qualities.

His excellent defensive attributes are constantly overlooked.

Twice yesterday he made last ditch tackles to bail out Peter and it appears to have gone unnoticed.

He's a fantastic player and has brought so much more stability to that right hand side of the park.

Steal of the season imo.

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A giraffe is a lot more eligant!

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My post was of course aimed at the likes of you and your constant drivel.

Which part of my post isn't accurate?

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Would the Morton fans would be kind if he was playing against us? No danger. Abuse like that is par for the course. Unfortunate, but it's the way it is.
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The current government wants desperately to be able to tax everything, including movement. They will spin this to look like a good idea with lots of mention of terrorists and such like - but ffs do they really think terrorists are going to have these things on their cars? With a personalised plate TER0R of course. Their true motivation is to extort more money - and no doubt they will use the "congestion" and "environment" cliches too.

About time someone took Blair in a square go. Oh, fiddlesticks, now I'll have MI5 round at my door tonight....
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Anyone got any funny tales from football games they have attended, be it cappielow or beyond.
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You still talking about dogs Mortonjag, or was some it some wee 14 year old nedette from up Sinclair Street, followed by a group of lads in Burberry caps??
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Mouthwashes 'cause' mouth cancer?

What, was this finding gleaned from research which involved alchies who smoke 40 a day swigging several pints of the stuff?
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I remeber smeone launched a cauliflower on the pitch a few seasons back, why someone had one at cappielow is beyond me

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were you one of them?
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Perhaps give him at right back and see if Spoonsy can do anything up front?

I know its difficult for McInally to change it when we're winning but we def have a problem scoring goals and if you keep doing the same thing why should we ever expect different results? We got out of jail on Saturday due to them missing a pen, it's cost us a Bells Cup Final spot and undoubtedly cost us points at Dumbarton ang perhaps against Gretna where we also dominated but couldn't score.

Somthing has to be done to get us scoring goals our dominance deserves.
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John Boyd RIP
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Newton, Alibi, Mortonjag

Its nice to know I am not the only old fart on here!!

Yes I remember Johnny Boyd as a 'robust' defender. Somehow there seemed to be more wet days at that time when sliding tackles could start from about 10 yards away from the opponent/victim. It might also have been something to do with the drainage at Cappielow which was a complete mudheap from about late October on every season.

At that time, my dad had a bookie's shop in Greenock which was frequented by most of the Morton team. We became quite friendly with a number of them and I remember going out to see Johnny Boyd in what was then Larkfield hospital, after a cartilage operation. After that he was never quite the same player.

I still say he cost Morton more lost footballs than anyone else since!

Another thing I remember from that time was going to a pre season friendly at Third Lanark when a mystery goalkeeper was given a trial. he was dressed all in black - a bit revolutionary for those days - and I stood behind his goal and watched him save two penalties. Turned out to be Erik Sorensen and the start of the Danish invasion.
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Very probably - hellish bad timing - Rowan Alexander?
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ah this is what ive missed by not posting on here the memories i hate to say it but i remember all of the above so does that mean i am officially an old codger, but who cares the memories are great john boyd knocking it out the stadium strachan and kiernan winnig headers and jim rielly captain running the midfield and my all time hero morris stevenson twisting and turning down the wing magic
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the there was old slap head eric smith, joe caven and bobby gray
The fish and chips were real fish and chips and you could reread the previous weeks match report. And for afters a couple of tunnocks caramel waffers and a bottle of lawsons american cream soda or the real tizer
I must be an old slap head codger too
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just like to say hi to all of you , ive really missed the chat as i didnt know this site was up and running, hope to have some good banter with people old and new,and a good frank discussion on all things morton
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I got this today and the warning appears genuine.
Yesterday, a friend of mine was travelling on a Gourock to Paisley
train.

A man of Arabic appearance got off the train and my friend noticed that he
had left his bag behind. She grabbed the bag and ran after him, caught up
with him in the terminal and handed him back his bag.

He was extremely grateful and reached into his bag which appeared to
contain large bundles of money. He looked around to make sure nobody was
looking and whispered "I can never repay your kindness, but I will try
to..............with a word of advice for you : Stay away from Paisley "

My friend was genuinely terrified. "Is there going to be an attack?"
she asked him.
"No ... ", he whispered back...... "It's a sh*thole."
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The above True story appeared on the St Mirren black & white army site and lasted less than hour before being closed, they seem to think it's ok to launch personal attacks on us but don't ever have a dig at their town.

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It wasn't pre-season, it was a midweek game in or around February, because Erik joined us towards the end of the season. There were highlights of the game on Scotsport that night, can't see that happening nowadays! I believe it ended 1-1 although I don't know how I can possibly remember that....
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The above came from the thread on the Morton chat re John Boyd, a fullback we had in the sixties. I attended Greenock High from 61-67 and all the local schools had at least four football teams grade by age. Schools cup finals were at Cappielow and Morton got any number of good lads from that source.

I played at the Boat Club on the Esplanade in a jazz band on a Friday Night and that was a great venue with a fantastic atmosphere. Anyone go there? Always good for a 'lumber' and wee fumble down in the locker rooms!

We used to play also in various church halls (a favorite venue for dances then) but we got barred from most of them because our following were rather too fond of the bevvy for the church elders.

Then we always did the annual Liberal party mystery cruise to Rothesay.

On the Morton Front, after the record breaking 63/64 season we had not a bad year in 64/65 ended around midtable. I remember beating Dundee 3-2 at Cappielow the first game. The other highlight was inflicting that year's champions, Killie's worst defeat. We beat them 5-0 on a mud heap Cappielow and McGraw got 4 and effectively ended the Scotland career of the Killie goallie, a guy called Campbell Forsyth.

Then there were the Danes - Sorensen, Arentoft, Jensen, Madsen, Jorn Sorensen, Kaj Johansen who was possibly the best fullback ever to grace Cappielow. plus loads of others.
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That was Per Bartram...
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In Jimmy Greaves new autobiography there's a great picture from the 70's of Arthur Montford giving advice to a long haired Gordon Brown!

Well it's kind of Morton related!
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Gordon Brown - Chancellor of the Exchequer.

You know, the guy who's number 2 in charge of the nation!

Tony Blaire's right hand man.

I believe he's also bought into Raith Rovers.

And Arthur Montford is on the board at Morton.
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Maybe when Brown was student rector at Edinburgh Uni.

My ex wife claims she once snogged Gordon Brown at a rugby club disco (we're talking more than 30 years ago here). Can I get a discount on my income tax because of that?
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Willie Osborne was "Big Sugar" a centre forward in the battering ram style! Many of Sugars attempts on goal were better suited to Murrayfield but he was a bit of a fans favourite. As a kid I used to go doon tae the docks opposite Cappielow to fill a crisp poke wae sugar and I never did get worms like my mammy always said I would. I also used to climb over the lorries parked doon there at the weekend. It was great going doon tae cappielow and getting some man tae punt ye over until one midweek game when I asked for a punt and yer man looked at me and said " I think you should gie me a punt son!" I think I was 13 or 14 and that was my last ever punt. Having a pint in a pub in London about five years ago I got talking tae a wee Rod Stewart lookalike went by the name of Willie Woods said he played in the team at the same time as Big Sugar but I couldnae place him, does anybody remember him and what was he like?
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Might as well start one.

It's looking like a fairly attacking formation, even with the exclusion of Quashie.
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happy days back then but i always thought jim kiernan was a good defender as well as strachan or are my memories clouded,
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Statistically, according to the British Motor insurers federation, you are less likely to have an accident the older you get until you reach 60. Then the graph starts to rise again but you are still likely to be a safer driver at 70 that you are at 18-25.

Thats why insurance premiums get cheaper as you get older. I presently drive a 7 series BMW and it costs me around �360 fully comp per annum, �150 excess. I wonder how much that premium would be for a 21 year old?

So older drivers may be a bit slower, but they are less likely to kill themselves and other people.
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He picked the wrong team from the start. Both Quashie & Webster should have started.

It was ridiculous that he didn't use his other 2 subs. Ferguson should have been subbed without doubt, but of course he's got to play up to the Press, couldn't have him taking off their beloved Barry.

Walter Smith can't blame anybody else today, this was his chance & he blew it big style. I mean that was Belarus' first away win in 10 years.

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Whilst Grumpytits is learning tae drive, I have discovered that to pass the main driving test you have to make an examinr feel you are totaly in full control of the vehicle and make him and other road users (drivers & pedestrians alike) fell safe.
I dont know how some peaple can pass this test when you see how SLOW they travel, surly they must give elderly and woman drivers preferential treatment.

As for the theory test the hazard perseption, you need bloody well good eyesight and reflex actions none of which elderly have.
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Wtf?

I apparently live just off Garscube Road, in Scarymill

Yankees + Geography = Danger!
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I, and they've put me SMACK in the middle of Possil
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I thought you lived in the ghettos of Partick??

Another social climber.

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The original Tescos was in Westburn Street roughly where Mothercare is now.

First Italian Restaurant was Aldos. That was followed by a place called L'Arlechinno
further along West Blackhall St, roughly across the road from Burger King

Cinemas were

The Gaumont (formerly the Palace) on Brougham St opposite the container terminal (where the brown coloured flasts are now)
The Odeon (previously the Kings theatre) It stood on what is now the car park for our defunct Rover dealer.
The Regal was where Burger King is now. Did anyone else go to the minors there on a Saturday morning when they showed cartoons, Flash Gordon and usually a cowboy movie?
The BB Cinema on West Stewart St - Now a nightclub and carpet showroom
La Scala at the West Station
The Pavillion (across from Townhall beside the gardens redeveloped as the library and shops) as pointed out by Davie had actually closed by 63/64 as had the Ranch.

I thought Morton's second Dane was Kaj Johansen but an element of doubt is now in my mind about Jorn Sorensen thanks to Newton

Cragburn was the main dancehall/theatre in Gourock.
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Ahem, I honestly thought with a name like 'Mortonjag' you were implying that you were a half-morton/half-thistle fan a la 'MortonBhoy' etc. My apologies, I never made any connection with Jaguars, especially ones with private plates which incidently was not a cheap one from the DVLA website, but one that you were fleeced a fortune for.

Out of interest, What the f*** has your number plate got to do with it anyway??

Also, I'm deeply amused that you think a place like Partick is Paradise. I know Partick like the back of my hand, and its just like Govan with a few more shops and lots of Student bedsits; or Cessnock without a 'multi-cultural' problem; whilst pretending to be 'The Trendy West End'. Paradise my arse. Incidentally, where did you find Paradise over there? The Rosevale?? Memories?? The Dowanhill?? The Clyde Valley?? Or was it a trendy west end bar where you and your number plate could strut your stuff and move those shoulderpads to Heaven 17 all night??

Also,

These places make even the skankiest parts of Paisley seem respectable. I wouldnt let a stray rotweiller with rabies live there, it would be cruel. You remind me of one of those old women from 'chewing the fat' going on about the "Oooooh, Gallus Glasgow Banter". You and your number plate should get a grip of yourself.

Also,

The sewage farm is in Paisley near the Airport, my new house in Renfrew about 2miles away, which is similar to the distance between Partick and the Shieldhall sewage farm at Govan. Neither are noticable.
Arkleston is not Beverley hills, but its a nice quiet area, i'm happy with it and it beats the arse off anywhere ive lived in Glasgow.

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Hi Teacher Tom,

That takes me back to 1964.

My stepmother had a shop in Inverkip Street, between the hospital and the road to Walkers refinery.

There was a cafe near the corner and I think Doig's Coach office.

Anyway, in the cafe, one could buy a single fag.

It put me off fags for life.

and we'll ignore the double entendre.

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Capstan Full Strength, 3d each,circa 1965, when I was circa 14
feck - 3d each for a Capstan Full Strength

and just 2d each for a Ton goal in 1963/64

wasn't it 6d for kids at Cappielow in those days.

it was 1/6 into the stand

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but ask yersel................................is it compulsary after all washin yer haunz after a shlte aint
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Was it not 4/- for the stand? I remember used to get squeezed through the turnstiles 2 for the price of 1 if you were wee enough. When I got a season ticket in 1966-67, cost �3 (adult was �6) and that included all games including cup matches. I think it may have included the European game against Chelsea too but I may be wrong on that.All sweets were 6d or 3d. Chocolate bars were 6d, so were Mars bars. I remember the shock horror when the price went up to 7d. Made it awkward cos when it was 6d you never saw coppers in your change.
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If you're good enough, you're good enough.
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Iain Fyfe !
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Talking of prices, I passed my driving test in 1966 and went to the garage to put petrol in the car. I put 4 gallons in and had change from a �1. The petrol was either 4/8p or 4/10p, can't just remember.

What did you pass your test in. Me - it was my dad's Ford Corsair. It was pretty average sort of car for the day - it was never out of the garage for cylinder head gaskets. It leaked when it rained and if you took it through one of Greenock's new car washes - I think the first was at Patrick Street but it might have been Regent St. - you got a shower also. I thought I was the bees knees driving that car but looking back you realise just how bad cars were made in those days and what the manufacturers got away with.

I bought my own first car, a Hillman Imp and amongst the extras you had to specifiy for that was a heater! Its incredible to think that a car manufacturered for British customers did not have a heater in the standard spec. Talk about cheap. The screenwasher was a wee rubber bulb on the end of the dashboard which you squeezed like a water pistol.
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First car I drove was an Austin 1100 (a slightly bigger version of a Mini in essence)when I was 15, in a car park at Aviemore (1967). I then learnt in a Hillman Imp when I was 17, and the driving school car was a Triumph Herald (renowned for a 25' turning circle, less than a black cab I think!). The Imp was rear engined and the engine was a development of a Cooper Climax engine which was used in racing cars - originally used to power a pump on fire engines I believe. Car had an overhead camshaft which was rare in those days and was in fact a very avant garde design, sophisticated engine compared to the Mini's old A-series iron lump - it's just that good design needs to be able to stand a dose of bad workmanship, and our friends up the road in Linwood weren't terribly conscientious about putting them together. I remember the throttle cable used to break regularly, because it flexed where it was attached to the throttle quadrant on the carburettor (I bet a lot of you don't even recognise those words...) and I once drove down from Renfrew with the throttle wedged part open with a plastic ruler, turning the ignition on and off to control my speed - no steering locks in those days. The Imp had an opening rear window, precursor of the harchback, but it was useless because you had to lift stuff over the back end where the engine was. That windscreen washer was laughable, would have been better p1ssing on the screen (which you could do to de-ice it, the warmth and the salt in urine you see...).

The difference in cars nowadays is unbelievable. In those days it wasn't unknown for cars to be rusted out in 4 years in some cases. Vauxhalls and Fords were particularly bad, and crudely engineered with live axles and leaf springs, and anything Italian in the 70s and early 80s arrived off the ship with rust already half way through the panels - anyone remember the Lancia Beta? Used to have to get the car serviced every 3,000 miles and grease nipples on some cars lubricated every 1000 miles.
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I think the official site has been vastly improved in recent months and is looking quite good, both visually and content-wise.
All you've done in your post is criticise what is there. What would you add to the website to make it better?
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I think it looks pretty terrible, frankly. But it works well.

Now, name me something else that looks awful but works well.... Yes, I thought that would be the first thing you thought of.
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If Simon Lappin has the requisite ability to get into the Scotland set up Jim certainly has. Bit unfair to criticise Jim on his finishing touch, he's a right footed player playing on the left. Would do a lot better on the right
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Right, ok. Fair point, but what content would you add to make the website better?
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The cable on my mother's car broke (about the tenth time) the day before my driving test - looked like I was going to have to use my father's Hillman Minx which seemed huge to me - had never driven it before. Fortunately the garage (Lang's garage in Union St, right opposite where I lived, now been replace with flats) managed to get it repaired with an hour to spare.

I used to drive an old VW Beetle occasionally when I was a delivery driver for Loudon & Crawford (where Rico's is now) - it had a washer bottle pressurised by the spare tyre. If you used the washer too much, you ended up with a flat spare. When my Transit was out of action (frequently!) I had to deliver using the beetle and a trailer. Used to get an assistant on those occasions, whose job was to guard the goods when I was delivering up the Gibby. Quite an eye-opener for a West Ender like me.
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You think we should drop Finlayson?

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Good shout

PM me and it could be arranged

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I think Glasgow City Cooncil are still chasing me for council tax despite numerous phone calls and two letters from uni explaining that I'm a sponging student and thus exempt. Total pain in the arse

Income tax is another joke. I got paid 20 quid for a shift I did before Christmas, Inland Revenue took 5 quid

and I've still not got it back, despite filling in thooosands of forms (I'm probably personally responsible for the destruction of a large chunk of the rainforest)
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But they still kept a clean sheet agianst you last time

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This thread is getting too old for me..

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Here, less of the old codgers!! We still know the old mantras, like "second hole down from the back of the neck...." Life doesn't end at 50, in fact it gets better. And you appreciate it more.
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Yes we let 3 goals in against the real TON

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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It's fine!!!

- infact its a great wee site with smashing videos and all the info you could need. It's only web nerds that really care what it "looks like"
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I think theres a strong case to switch McAllister and Finlayson.
Finlayson has shown his final ball into the box is nothing great and looks better cutting inside.
GIve McAllister a shot on the right and see how his final ball looks.
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OMG!!

No reserve result?? Why didnt you say??

Thats shocking - how will I sleep.?

Jeeez!

How did you get on supporting the team before we had a web site? it must have been tough.

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This one's for your pleasure

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A snappy comeback if ever there was one

Sorry if I've offended, but I simply dont care if the web site is a bit late.
In my opinion, a 1st class web site is simply not important for me or for the club.
Your OLD-Timer, Non web friendly
Fellow Ton fan

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We've got 3 away games on the next 3 Saturdays (if my calculations are correct).
Due to a combination of wife/weans/dosh I have to give one of them the bodyswerve.

What one do I miss??? My brain is melting with the pressure! What is the general consensus. If you had to miss one of these, what one would it be...

Plastic Whistle
Wraith Rovers
Greetna
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Well, the bar at the top of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai is about 25 storeys up... But the windows don't open.
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I couldn't afford to get pissed - cost me �35 for three drinks, 2 of which were non-alcoholic. Mind you, got about �50 worth of olives and wee nibbles thrown in, didn't need to eat for a week afterwards. And the 20 trips up and down in the express lift which runs outside the building were pretty good too - kept going up and down on it (1200 feet in about ten seconds) till we were thrown out the hotel.
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Wee? Speak for yourself....

And Iain, once in a lifetime maybe, but at the time we didn't realise that.
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If recent Hogmanay's (and indeed the long-term weather forecast) are anything to go by then it will be postponed.

It's a better idea holding a game on Hogmanay than New Years Day when there is no public transport, but as we have another away game on the 2nd January maybe they should look to move the Hogmanay one.
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It's starting to look like Raith could be deprived of my custom, if I remember right it's the journey from hell into the bargain ( and a hellhole when you get there).
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Is it just me or does anyone else think that these are going to get out of hand with every thread becomming a five star one

?

I realise I'm leaving myself totally open to a one star attack here however.

Yes, I've got mine thank you.....

So they have been printed and should be at Cappielow soon if not already.

I'm doing a wee job for the club and I asked them if they could keep me 2 tickets to save me from having to get them from Cappielow. Delivered to my office by one of their staff.