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About three weeks too late in my opinion but glad to get him in the end. Didn't think this one would happen at all, a usually very reliable source told me yesterday that this deal was dead, the signing of Pedro Mendes and likely signing of Maurice Edu seemed to reinforce this.

Kyle Lafferty will serve you well this season, and with the arrival of Mendes, i really think you will win the SPL this season


Mind you, I am the bloke who backed Burnley for the Championship and thinks Spurs can finish top 4 in the premier :)

Sure you don't fancy Celtic Kev.

rangers on another position binge

tbh I watched 90 minutes of Rangers AND 90 minutes of Celtic so far this season, and my opinion is one of sorrow for you Scottish lads at having to watch that shite week in and week out.

No wonder you are so unhappy at missing out on the European gravy train this year as it is the only chance you ever get to see top class players .

Im not being arsey about it, but seriously, the standard of club football in Scotland is seriously average... I bet deep down even the most fervent Rangers and Celtic fans long for a real challenge and test for their teams, and the sooner some sort of deal is done to get them into the Premier league is done the better ... but I cant see it ever happening, without the old firm, Scottish football would die a death.

Excellent post..harsh but fair. (Same goes for the dutch league)

Don't think you are being arsey at all. I think your point hits the nail squarely on the head, that is exactly why I am so gutted by the early Euro exit, the European games are something to look forward to and they do add the excitement that the week to week drudgery of the SPL sadly lacks.

I think there may be some sort of Euro league at some point as I think every league apart from maybe Spain has big clubs looking on with envy at the income and interest in the Prem. A Euro league would never happen when it was just the Scots, the Dutch, Portuguese, etc that wanted a Euro league, but if Italy, France, and Germany fancied it who knows. It may never happen but I believe it to be the best chance of Rangers and Celtic playing at a higher level on a regular basis.

agree with most of that Kev.  But as you know when its your own team you don't accept any criticism that comes along.

Celtic and Rangers in the EPL would be IMO top 6 every year maybe barring the first 2.  They would have so much more money and would have far greater exposure and would be able to attract the cream of world football if they played in the EPL.

I don't see it happening for a good time yet.  What I would do though if I was in charge of Scottish football is have a complete overhaul cut the number of teams, instead of bringing more teams in to replace teams that go to the wall.  I'd go for 2 leagues of 16 max, and bring in summer football.  would have 2 straight relegation spots and and one via play off would also try and get the juniors involved in promotion/relegation to the 2nd tier. 

Some Junior teams get better crowds that premier league clubs do for certain games.

We should also move to summer football.

I agree bandit(shock) with what you say about the juniors...In Engerland they have the pyramid Structure and I think thats the way it should be- all the leagues down their from amateur to premiership are linked so gives you something to aim for- to keep moving up a level but up here its a farce- when Gretna went to the wall they had to get teams to Apply to get into the 3rd division rather than some kind of junior playoff to see who is best. I also couldn't believe Pollok didn't even consider- they have a higher attendance than most 2nd and 3rd division teams.

Remember a lot of Junior clubs don't want to join the seniors, they are happy getting the chance to play in the Scottish Cup and their own leagues. Would Linlithgow and Pollock, etc, get such good crowds each week if they were mediocre clubs in Div 2 or 3, I think not. Most of these clubs like to be big fish at their own level.

stuart pollock love to be the big fish of the juniors theres no way theyd consider moving up to the sfl, there more than happy in there current position

Its not finanically viable for the juniors to move up the leagues in the current set up but I think if we were to wipe out a couple of teams who ar ejust shit and offer nothing and restructure from top to bottom it could be worth getting the juniors involved. 

I don't think the like of Pollock or the Rose would want to play in 3rd division.

east stirling
annan athletc
celtic
alloa

are just a few names off the top of my head

hey dont knock annan ..top of the league

Still seething!

Was that pun deliberate? :)up

Can we have an official Rangers board save having a new thread every time they sign a Prem outcast?   ::)

Rangers board would be good

i reckon a seethers board will be more useful.

some1 is always seething about something.

lol seethers board , sounds good

We have started poorly but you didn't even have to watch 90 mins to know we didn't miss the gravy train and are looking to qualify last 16 for the 3rd year in a row. ;)

Sandy

Found it (http://forum.followfollow.com/)

u should put a warning up before clicking on the link. i have had to wipe my internet history in case i get a visit from the police ffs

More likely to get a visit from the men in white coats if you frequent it for too long.

funny how celtic fans forget how shite they were last season, we threw them the league at the death, noone remember the abuse we ginger was taking? " we dont care if he wins the league hes not a celtic man we want him out" yous are off to a flyer aswell lets see if he lasts the pace this term after yous get pumped in the champs league

We were poor by our standard for periods of last season but stll qualified for the last 16 of the champions league as well as winning enough games at the business end of the season to put your mob under more pressure than they could handle.

We were told how great you were, how much you'd win, how fantastic Mccoist and Smith were blah blah blah. Before you played a league game this season you wanted everyone from top to bottom sacked and a new squad broght in. Wgs might never win round a few thousand hoops but i bet he is more comfortable than Wattie in his position just now.

You are setting yourselves up for plenty stick by saying you handed us the league last year as you played too many games. What excuses can you use in May now ?

Sandy

Sandy just remeber this post come may. it will be bumped

The question is though, One of us or one of you ? You are weaker so i fancy our chances ;)

See you in may  ;envious; ;boldie;

Sandy

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