Craigyboy9

It’s always been a feature Tel, the people who do the TT ride the machine to absolute limit, it’s been like that since 1907. The difference is F1 is held all around the world and it’s a corporate monster, the TT is all about choice, they know the risks and do it. There’s no financial gain to racing at the at the TT. As far as I know the winner of tomorrow’s Senior race get something like £40k. Just to buy a Superbike costs in the region of £100k, never mind what a top of the range factory bike would cost. The thing that sets it apart is, you and I could wander round the paddock and pit lane tonight, all the mechanics will be working on the bikes and the top riders will be there chatting and mingling with everyone. No passes needed. Then we could wander down to the bottom paddock where all the privateers are. Guys who save up all year just to race there, sleeping in the back of a dirty old transit, with a wee pop up awning, doing their own spannering with the help of a mate or two. It’s bike racing in its purest form.

255 fatalities, in isolation looks worse than it is. More people die in mountaineering accidents every year in Scotland than at the TT, yet there’s no calls for that to be banned.

Stupid, just because people die doing it? Might as well wrap us all in cotton wool and ban leaving the house. pretty stupid statement Tel! Every single person there is there because they want to be. Nobody is there under duress, I don’t see the problem.

Thanks mate, and there lies the problem as pure road racing is still viewed by the media in this country as some kind of taboo. The way I see it, it should be celebrated as a last great choice, something the PC and health and safety brigades can’t touch. This is a young man who should have been known across the land for his talent and bravery. It’s a cliche, but he died doing the thing that gave him what he needed in life.

Yesterday at the TT races a very talented young Scotsman named Adam Lyon was killed. I had the great pleasure of meeting him in March at a Euro trackday in Cartagena, he had already won some of the big Irish national road races last year, particularly Armoy if I remember right. He was saying in March that his plan was to race at the Manx GP in August ( it’s like the amateur TT, run over the same course as the TT proper) but when he applied the organisers looked at his 2017 times and performances and told him he was going straight to the TT because he was too fast for the Manx. There’s only ever been a handful of racers who have been invited straight to the TT. He was absolutely buzzing about it, achieving his dream a year early. Sadly Adam died after a crash on his 3rd lap of the Supersport 1 race while running in 17th position in a field of 64 bikes. These men and women don’t do this type of racing on closed public roads for financial gain, there’s very little to be had in that respect. Even the prize money for winning a TT would be lucky to cover the expenses of being there competing for the fortnight. They do it for the love of the sport and the glory of the win. It puts the word brave in to perspective, when we talk about footballers making brave tackles. For me brave is racing through streets lined with walls, houses, hedges and fences at speeds as high as 200mph, for not much more than a little replica trophy. I noticed yesterday there was a small article about Adam on the Daily Rhebel website, focussing on his death and the dangers of racing at the TT, such a shame they couldn’t have written a small article about him when he was alive, concentrating on his achievements. This morning Scotland and Britain are very much poorer having lost a supreme talent and a thoroughly likeable young man.

Coop had more talent in one leg than every player put together from every team since 2012 mate

The figures don’t lie, but you have to add a bit of perspective and relate it to the strength of the scum/others or even the league as a whole. I’d say the teams of the last 2 years are definitely the worst, plus McCoists championship failures even though they may have not on paper been the worst.

I always thought yer pal you went to fitba with was Jock, no Joe?

Absolutely, it’s not too much to ask of guys who earn the money these players earn. Shirt, tie, trousers and blazer should be worn at all times unless training or playing. I’m with the OP 100% discipline and respect for our history, tradition and fans. It’s been on the slide since the day Walter left. This is Rangers!

I agree with you mate, it’s a fucking disaster, no ambition, no pride, no heart and no ability from top to bottom.

If you’re going to get a red anyway, might as well make it count! There’s yer dinner Stokes ya dirty smelly cunt!

You know what gets me is a scum cunt like that, can actually come to Ibrox and get away with it, regardless of the refs inaction. Next tackle he should’ve been booted into the East enclosure.

That’s even a foul in rugby!

The younger bears probably don’t remember or have never seen what football used to be like. I’m fucking pissed off at all the rolling about and play acting piss these days. If the player wins the ball, that’s the end. This pish about it was too aggressive. Fucking ruined the game, they’ve steadily and surely banned defending from the game. Fucking pussies!

100%

Watching paint dry is more entertaining than this now, it’s just a pale shadow of its former self.

Aye it, came from the Calcutta cup game in the spring when we beat England and won the slam, then people just jumped on it. In that context of that game it was perfect, but it’s a shit anthem regardless of its politics.

To be fair back in those days it was mainly just seen as a Scottish folk song, not the theme tune for the Nationalist arseholes it Is today.

Gregor Townsend and some of the boys at Ibrox. Good to see. Someone said in the thread above about Scotland and Rangers winning and losing at the same time. Let’s hope to fuck that Scotland sink the tattie munchers this afternoon.

Is there a game against them on this weekend or something? Typical negative story on the Gers.

Ginger Maldini

Sad news Rab, NO SURRENDER

Have you been before? Best stadium I’ve been to bar none ( the Old Lady Excepted) fucking awesome weekend down there!

Most improved player by a mile, but never in a million years a Rangers captain.

Suppose it’s the same for me, living and working there for a couple of years.