Archive for October, 2009

Now it is Stirling, again

October 31, 2009

Boy oh boy, where will it all end? In tears, probably. Stirling Albion are minutes away from oblivion due to unpaid tax, or so the story goes. I have no doubt that her maj’s revenue are owed money, a lot of money, but I don’t think the Binos will fold.
Old man Mackenzie will pay up [...]

You could not make this up

October 29, 2009

“Airdire Utd chairman Jim Ballantyne has warned fans the Diamonds will die if they continue to drift away.” – today’s Daily Record.
I don’t believe what I’m reading! The people who run football clubs continue to make me laugh. Fans are mugs, me included. For decades they have been told they have no place in decision [...]

Just picked this up from Dr John

October 27, 2009

“SOUTHEND LATEST
A hearing to place the club into Administration has been set for 4 November. In his statement, Chairman Ron Martin reveals that roughly £13m has been written off to allow the club to keep going, and that £1.9mhas been spent on the stadium which has not been built. However you look at it, the [...]

As bad adverts go this is the one

October 27, 2009

If you dont believe me check out this link
http://consumerist.com/250121/retro-asbestostwin-towers-ad-the-black-irony-coughs-itself-up

That will be us safe then!!!!

October 26, 2009

The Right Honourable Jim Murphy has set the precedent then. He has stepped in like a Knight in shining armour to tell Lloyds Banking Group to cut  Rangers  some slack and not put them into administration.
The $64 million question is this : If it was East Stirling, Brechin or Dumbarton F.C. in the same position, [...]

Yet another eye opener

October 25, 2009

http://footballmanagement.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/administrations-review/
I don’t know how John Beech manages to work as an academic and keeps this blog going!!!!!

Well that was tough!!!!

October 24, 2009

At last a home victory. First in the league since we beat Elgin in May and wasn’t it nervy?You could smell the fear both in the Stand and on the park as time went on, but we done it , that’s the most important thing.
First half we played some good stuff but when Geggsy went off [...]

Here is the origin of the debacle shown in the previous post

October 21, 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2007/10/04/city_ground_feature.shtml
Do these carpet baggers think all football fans are mugs?????
Again please cut and paste link

Here is a wee gem I found on you tube

October 21, 2009

This is good, as I have heard this kind of crap from closer to home,I couldn’t possibly say where though
You need to cut and paste the link

A must read

October 19, 2009

Again from John Beech absolutely brilliant!!!!!
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