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Scottish Premier League Discussion and poll

Which SPL Team do you support (voting Reset)

  • [glow=green,2,300][color=white]Celtic FC[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • [glow=blue,2,300][color=red]Rangers FC[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • [glow=orange,2,300]Dundee United[/glow]

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • [glow=red,2,300][color=white]Aberdeen FC[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • [glow=maroon,2,300][color=white]Heart of Midlothian[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • [glow=green,2,300][color=green]Hibernian FC[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • [glow=blue,2,300][color=white]Kilmarnock FC[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • [glow=orange,2,300][color=maroon]Motherwell FC[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • [glow=red,2,300][color=blue]Inverness CT[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • [glow=Navy,2,300][color=white]Falkirk FC[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • [glow=black,2,300][color=white]St Mirren FC[/color][/glow]

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other i.e. Hamilton Academical, any lower division club

    Votes: 1 25.0%
  • Total voters
    4
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Arabmariner

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SPL ins and outs.Still nothing doing at Celtic Park skilbeck.DUFC look like they are going back to their Irish roots........I count 6 Irish or Nthn Irishmen on their books now.Also heading to Dublin in the pre season..............we'll be back playing in green next! 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7419347.stm
 
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skilbeck

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Arabmariner said:
SPL ins and outs.Still nothing doing at Celtic Park skilbeck.DUFC look like they are going back to their Irish roots........I count 6 Irish or Nthn Irishmen on their books now.Also heading to Dublin in the pre season..............we'll be back playing in green next! 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7419347.stm
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apparently the club has a big one lined up but i dont know. i think Celtic are happy with the lineup they have already (provided they dont lose Naka, Boruc or McGeady). Bobo Balde is about to be released and a few others have gone (especially defenders) which makes me think a few signings at the back may be the case. I dont know if Celtic are willing to pay for Samaras
 
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skilbeck

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looks like Lee Naylor is on the way out and Celtic want to replace him with Vitorino Antunes from Roma. It also looks a strong possibility that George Boateng will join us from Middlesbrough
 
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Arabmariner

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DUFC have got this Spanish player over on trial from Valencia.....Francesco Sandaza......top scorer from their "B" team.

I found this video.....looks ok although some of the defending is a bit dodgy(so's the music with the video!)...but he looks like he can put the ball away ok.It'll be interesting to see what Levien makes of him as he seems to have a good eye for a bargain.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5qaq0_francesco-sandaza_sport
 
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Arabmariner

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Jim McLean the legendary ex DUFC manager now writes a column for the Daily Record in Scotland.Interesting article this about the Dutch influence on his DUFC teams in the 70's through to the early 90's.I remember when I was at school over 30 years ago McLean used to go on about German and in particular Dutch football.He also used to be very critical of how brutal the Scottish game had become......in the 80's we had thugs like Roy Aitken and Tam Forsyth running around kicking lumps out of ball players like Paul Sturrock and Gordon Strachan.And you were allowed to tackle from behind!
It's no coincidence that DUFC,a team who had never won a trophy before had the most successful period in their history while he was in charge, winning 1 league title and 2 league cups as well as apearing in numerous other cup finals including a UEFA cup final.They qualified for europe 12 or 13 seasons in a row under McLean and regularly took the scalps of clubs 100 times bigger than DUFC........PSV,Barca,Werder Bremen,Munchengladbach(twice),Monaco,Lens,Anderlecht,Standard Liege I can remember off the top of my head.They also went within a goal of the 1984 European cup final against Liverpool in 1984,beating Roma 2-0 at home but choking in the return to lose 3-0. :'(
The type of football we played back the was not typical Scottish football and the results showed especially in Europe.

It's a pity no one else in authority in the Scottish game had the vision of Jim McLean back then.......who knows where the game might have been now.....the same could be said about England.

Thats why you'll never hear any critisism from me of the "Dutch methods" being used now in Australia.

Read the article and see how much of what he is saying is being implimented here now ie small sided games for kids etc.


http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/comment/columnists/sport-columnists/jim-mclean/2008/06/13/my-tangerines-were-grown-from-oranjes-86908-20605420/
 
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skilbeck

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In other news there is some interest from the big clubs on Artur Boruc (duh). But he has attached a 10-15m pounds price tag on him so he isnt going to come cheap for anyone and would be an SPL record. The highest being Craig Gordon from Hearts to Sunderland and Alan Hutton from the Huns to Tottenham being 9m
 
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Arabmariner

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A bit of retro.........Scottish goal of the season competition 1982-83.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqayD8IdVys&feature=related
 
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Arabmariner

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Arabmariner said:
DUFC have got this Spanish player over on trial from Valencia.....Francesco Sandaza......top scorer from their "B" team.

I found this video.....looks ok although some of the defending is a bit dodgy(so's the music with the video!)...but he looks like he can put the ball away ok.It'll be interesting to see what Levien makes of him as he seems to have a good eye for a bargain.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5qaq0_francesco-sandaza_sport
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Levein must have been impressed he's signed him up pretty quick.

Levein seems to have got a decent squad together,brought in some decent new blood and kept their best players at the club (Robson excepted).

Quite optimistic about the new season...... :).......wish I could say the same about the Mariners! :-\
 
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skilbeck

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Man City have cut the asking price for Samaras to 1 million pounds from what I think was 3 it looks like a transfer to celtic is imminent
 
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skilbeck

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Teddy Bear said:
skilbeck said:
it looks like you might just clinch that third spot :p
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1. Rangers
2. Motherwell
3. Dundee Utd

You obviously don't have much confidence this season  ;D ;D
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I see it differently:

1. Celtic
2. Hibernian
3. Dundee United
.....
12. Rangers

:p
 
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Arabmariner

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Extra UEFA Cup spot to play for this season.

Obviously them dirty blue noses getting to the UEFA Cup final was of some use after all :p

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=737534
 
serious14

serious14

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Arabmariner said:
Obviously them dirty blue noses getting to the UEFA Cup final was of some use after all :p
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Teaching the world that deploying 2 sweepers, 5 defenders, and 3 DM's doesn't work??  ;)
 
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Arabmariner

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serious14 said:
Arabmariner said:
Obviously them dirty blue noses getting to the UEFA Cup final was of some use after all :p
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Teaching the world that deploying 2 sweepers, 5 defenders, and 3 DM's doesn't work??  ;)
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You better watch out serious...TB will be on here threatening ye with a Glasgow kiss!! :headbutt:
 
serious14

serious14

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Arabmariner said:
serious14 said:
Arabmariner said:
Obviously them dirty blue noses getting to the UEFA Cup final was of some use after all :p
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Teaching the world that deploying 2 sweepers, 5 defenders, and 3 DM's doesn't work??  ;)
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You better watch out serious...TB will be on here threatening ye with a Glasgow kiss!! :headbutt:
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Zenit St. Petersburg 2, Rangers 0.  Only response I need.  ;)
 
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