NewHope

He is making me eat mah words, ah must admit... He even kept the heid when McManus tore the shirt fae his back...! Good game. Pity aboot Papac's mistake though... they never looked like scoring. We can win this in the 2nd half... c'mon!

McCoist just admitted on the tranny that the Gers backroom staff have been arguing for the best part of 72 hours about team selection. He emphasised; "I mean REALLY arguing...!" Nae Boyd at all - not even oan the bench.

PS - Meant to add that Walter will be under a LOTTA pressure if we get a chasin'... People are already lining up because of the Miller thing. Put Cousin into the mix; potentially a disaster for Wattie, if the big dobber uses his heid in ways that are deemed illegal. We know the ref will be under pressure from the heaving hooped hordes theday as it is... Anyway, Mendes to score 1st 2-1 Gers...!

Cousin? I REALLY hope he is in the mood today, the big surly heidbanger...! <_< Also the midfield has no width whatsoever... Big onus on the full-backs today. Gerrintaethum aw the same...!!!

Not a chance... Scotland were the first team I supported... Rangers soon followed. A Scottish team in a Scottish league. It was good enough then - it's good enough now. The Champions League is the place to be in club fitba' and we have it in our hands to be in there every season. We just mucked it up this season. We'll be back. I would rather play FC Barca than Hull City and Wigan. As for Scotland; The occasions when the Scots participated in World Cups were the most emotional and passionate moments in my football experience (It's been a while granted!). 40-odd % of people here should go and support Stoke City and England if they want to watch English players and English teams. British team??? Bah, humbug tae that!!! :harhar:

I thought Der Kaiser Narrowhand already had a free role. He always seems tae be all over the place whenever ah watch him. Although his throw-ins have improved...!

A few votes for Miller... interesting. Although none for Boyd beside him as a partnership... Wattie always liked him as a lone workhorse for Scotland against the better teams. Should we afford Celtic so much respect as to play the one up front? A flexible 4-5-1 turning to 4-3-3 sounds appealing. Would love to see Beasley given a start. He has pace and a bit of flair, something we don't have an overabundance of... RE: midfield - Mendes; definitely. He was recalled to the Portugal squad also...!

I have heard rumours about both the partnerships below... So, if you were in the dugoot for Sunday at the Gasworks, which one would ye plump for??? Velicka and Novo? Boyd and Miller? (I know that there is a possibility of a member of each of the above pairings being played wide in the {hallowed/dreaded} 4-5-1 and supporting when we are on the attack). However, Velicka was known for goals against Celtic when he was at his previous employers and Novo seems to give 160% (as opposed to his usual 150%) against them. Boyd, as we know isn't known for scoring against Celtic and of course, if Miller was to find the net then perhaps the support as a whole would warm to him a little more, eh...? Anyway... A straight choice between each partnership, who would ye go for? I am just interested to know what the fans think...? Continental or homegrown... You are the manager...The choice is yours...!

There is indeed, Coop...!

Have you ever heard the saying about self praise? What, that it isn't praise at all...? Is that the one? Does that mean that I'm actually not unbalanced at all? Can I rejoin society now...? NO!!!!! GO AWAY NASTY MAN !!!1 :angry2: I am glad that this intelligent debate hasn't descended into farce just yet.

Have you ever heard the saying about self praise? What, that it isn't praise at all...? Is that the one? Does that mean that I'm actually not unbalanced at all? Can I rejoin society now...?

And if yer gonnae stereotype then at least dae it rrrrrright...! C'monnnnnnnn the Gers... Get rrrrrrrrrrrrrright intae thum oan Sunday!!!

I wonder... does 26 years of following fitba' constitute a 'New football fan?' Not once in those 26 years have I had to resort to bile or bigotry to enjoy the game. But then, ah'm obviously a pretty unbalanced individual mahself... :harhar: Cheerz. NewHope.

If only McManus had the good grace to score a dazzling second. Picking up the ball in his own half, shimmying past the midfield, taking it on past the defence... beats one... beats two... three... four... oh! Slides it past Shilton! Ahem, sorry... It's Falkirk, no' England. And McManus certainly is no effin' Maradona... Celtic even cheat without style or panache. The jammy bastardos...

WoooFFF! That's a nasty one n' nae mistake... Anyone for Volleyball?

we will sing what we want and if you dont like it dont join in. Good answer...

Any songs that perpetuate religious hatred and lead to violence in my city are stupid in mah humble opinion. Some use these songs as fuel to keep the flames burning for their sad, small-minded, bitter, twisted, warped ideologies. People can say: "Hey, it's just a wee song..." all they want. Go have a wee swatch in the A&E wards after the games, if ye haven't been there afterwards awready. The religious hatred is there. It's real. But fortunately, it's dying out. It's an old man's thing now. There is a brave new generation ready to shun all this shit just to support a great team... PS - Re: Aiden McGeady - If it really annoys you, just look upon this and have a giggle:

What video was he hirin' oot then...?

The changes have been added but Bougherra's 'armball' last week has been added too... Very fair-minded in mah humble opinion.

RE: The name of this thread... Well it certainly isn't us who the bastards have a bias towards. Someone should take Billy Bunter tae one side n' explain the new offside rule tae him. Robbed. I will be checking the 'real' league table (started in this forum) with great interest in the coming weeks. Yours Ragingly. NewHope.

PS - He (Hemdani) should certainly be selected for a central midfield role ahead of McCulloch. Perhaps this would allow Thomson to express himself more in terms of pushing forward, trying to link up play with the strikers. This is something we have been in dire need of for some time now.

Brahim should be the Captain. He leads by example and should be utilised more in the SPL games. Hardly ever wastes a ball (despite usually being a square ball). Always there to snuff out opposition attacks too. He was also Captain of a Marseille side that reached a European final in 2004.