SPL Season 2009/10

Jock Dodds · 1 Dec 2009 at 12:19

Might as well stick the Scottish Cup in here too

Active Nation Scottish Cup fourth-round draw:

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell
Hamilton v Rangers*
Morton or Dumbarton v Celtic
Hibernian v Irvine Meadow
St Mirren v Cowdenbeath or Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers or Peterhead v Airdrie United
Dunfermline v Stenhousemuir or Cove Rangers
Forfar v St Johnstone
Clyde or Livingston v Dundee
Albion Rovers v Stirling Albion
Aberdeen v Hearts
Edinburgh City v Montrose
Partick Thistle v Dundee United
Ross County v Inverurie Loco Works
Ayr United v Wick Academy or Brechin
Kilmarnock v Falkirk

Ties to be played Saturday 9 January 2010, except Hamilton v Rangers, which has a 1215 GMT kick-off on Sunday 10 January.

I went to see my local team, Wick Academy, (the most northerly club in British football, fact fans) play Brechin City on Saturday. Best game I've seen in ages and certainly more entertaining than anything Celtic have offered in the last 2 years. We went 1-0 up, then 2-1 down, then 4-2 up, but eventually succumbed to 2 late goals. And big Jim Duffy was magnanimous (and honest) enough to admit we we're the better side and deserved to win. We got a good write up in the press and it was great to have the spotlight on our remote, grim, town for a day.

Anyone else experience the romance of the cup on Saturday?

Jock Dodds · 5 Jan 2010 at 18:55

This thread has become the equivalent of two jakey retarded kids sitting at the back of the classroom arguing over who has the most nits. It's a ****ing embarrassment, it really is.

Can none of you see that?

Jock Dodds · 5 Jan 2010 at 19:10

McRod said:
We provide the facts, Oddie provides the comedy.

What do you provide Jock?.

And i`ll have you know my hair is nitless.

I'll take that as a no then.

I don't provide anything, any more, because the thread has descended into the same cringe-fest that it does every year. I'm not even sure why I read it, it's like a car crash I guess.

If you think that you or any of the other participants (and I include myself in that) come out of these episodes looking anything other than puerile, then you're very wrong.

Everything about it is embarrassing; the childish nicknames, the tired old wind-ups, the delusions, the ignorance, the barely veiled hatred for each other...

Doesn't anyone else get tired of going over and over the same old ****, year after year?

Jock Dodds · 6 Jan 2010 at 07:43

McRod said:
Youre either for name calling, or against it,

which is it, or don`t you do irony in Wick.

(just teasing ya Jock, lighten up a bit )

I've spent more time arguing with you on here than I care to put a figure to, so pardon me if I sit this one out. :cool:

Jock Dodds · 17 Jan 2010 at 10:59

I can't see this Celtic team, or manager, winning eff all, we'll be lucky to finish second this year.

Jock Dodds · 17 Jan 2010 at 12:58

I've seen enough. 9 points is too much. We've handed the league to the worst Rangers team I've seen since.....the one we handed the league to last year. We're pish, end of.

Jock Dodds · 20 Jan 2010 at 09:27

Celtic sweep aside the Greenock giants, Morton, in the Scottish Cup.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8465693.stm

I reckon this result was just the catalyst we needed to ensure our season ends in glorious domestic ignominy.

Jock Dodds · 24 Jan 2010 at 19:32

A fine second half today but our problem has been stringing performances together so pardon me if I don't get too excited yet... It's good to claw back a couple of points though.

In other news, I heard that James McCarthy was considering switching BACK to the Scottish national team, I cant find any other source apart from the NOTW so it could be BS.

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/football/697041/McCARTHY-CONSIDERS-SCOTLAND-SWITCH.html

Great news if true though, we need all the talent we can get and the boy has plenty of it.

Jock Dodds · 27 Jan 2010 at 08:54

Swordfish said:
I wish sometime we could live in a world were there were no blue or green coloured glasses.

A world without 3D movies?

Jock Dodds · 27 Jan 2010 at 16:53

Swordfish said:
That is red and cyan (light blue).

See here for a full explanation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaglyph_image

You applied logic to my joke, Bravo sir!

Jock Dodds · 27 Jan 2010 at 19:24

Celtic v Hibernian
Dundee Utd v St Johnstone
Falkirk v Motherwell
Hearts v Aberdeen
St Mirren v Rangers

My Predictions:

Disappointment and confusion.

Jock Dodds · 27 Jan 2010 at 22:50

Jock Dodds said:
My Predictions:

Disappointment and confusion.

I should have taken odds on that!

Jock Dodds · 28 Jan 2010 at 13:39

McRod said:
You seem to have a better grasp of reality than some of your comrades.

No dellusions or paranoia.

You sure you're a Celtic fan?

Yes, and I will be until I'm on my death bed. At which point I'll convert to Rangers....better one of you dead than one of us

Jock Dodds · 28 Jan 2010 at 17:26

Kennysevenfold said:
Gay.

Ban tbh.

Jock Dodds · 29 Jan 2010 at 12:06

I think the fact that Mowbray has been allowed to perform drastic surgery on his team says that the PLC are at least going to back him until the end of the season, and rightly so imo.

If he can't take the league from a team who haven't signed a player in 2 years then he ain't cut out for it and should do the decent thing and throw himself out a window.

Jock Dodds · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:43

Fox goes to Burnley and McManus goes to 'Boro

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/default.stm

I'd rather Fox stayed because he has a cool arm tattoo, and now Naylor has moved one step up the left back pecking order. McManus has been a great player and captain for Celtic but he's definitely lost his mojo these last couple of seasons.

Jock Dodds · 1 Feb 2010 at 10:50

Reconstruction for this season and beyond continues as Celtic sign Diomansy Kamara (loan) and Paul Slane.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8490897.stm

In my, totally uninformed, opinion I reckon Scott Macdonald will be off before the end of the day.

Also trying to sign a Spanish defender

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8490261.stm

Exciting stuff!

Jock Dodds · 1 Feb 2010 at 11:35

doopydug said:
To be honest I am not excited Jock - I am not sure Tony is the man for the job - i would love to be proved wrong. I did have my apprehensions when he was appointed as he was known for playing attractive football but not for winning. As much as I would like to see both, having to fight Hibs for 2nd spot is not a position I would like to be in.

I personally feel we had a pretty good squad before he came on board.

I've all but written off this season but signing new players at least affords us a glimmer of hope, these new boys might be just what we need for this team to click, that's where the excitement comes from.

I disagree that we had a good squad before he came, it was after all the squad who capitulated last season. Neither do I agree that he was known for not winning, his Hibs and WBA teams we're pretty successful if memory serves.

Before the recent activity I wouldn't have backed Celtic with your money, but now....if the new players settle, we toughen up a bit, and string a wee run together...well, you just never know.

Jock Dodds · 1 Feb 2010 at 11:46

doopydug said:
Certainly hope so my friend

I guess the pivotal point is the Rangers game in 4 weeks, anything less than a win there and it really is game over.

Jock Dodds · 1 Feb 2010 at 12:24

Braafheid signs on loan from Bayern

http://celticfc.net/news/stories/news_010210113302.aspx