The Ball is Round

In response to: "Shock in Sarajevo?" 3 days old
by pompeycaulkhead [Member]

I'd love to see Ronaldos boat race if Bosnia did pull it off!!!!!!!!!! more…

In response to: "Why Burley Must Go Now" 4 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Interesting view. You were in a fairly small minority in thinking he should still be kept on after that performance. You must have the patience of a saint. more…

In response to: "Why Burley Must Go Now" 6 days old
by rendall [Member]

Yup, pretty embarrassing. I was backing Burley after the Netherlands game, and still just about think he should get the next camapaign. But there's so much negativity surrounding him now that it'll probably drag down whatever efforts he makes. more…

In response to: "Best Team in Madrid?" 7 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Hi Rendal.

Much as I dislike Real Madrid, I have to point out that the stats tell a different story, exposing as a myth the widely held belief that Franco set out to ensure refs made it easy for RM and difficult for Barça. In the post-Civil War period from 1940-53, Barcelona won 5 Spanish championships while Real Madrid won none. Altho more…

In response to: "Why Burley Must Go Now" 7 days old
by pompeycaulkhead [Member]

Awwwwww Poor George Burley. He did do a great job at Southampton though!!!!!!! :)):)):)) more…

In response to: "Best Team in Madrid?" 22 days old
by rendall [Member]

Interesting. I always like to see Madrid come a cropper.
Something to do with their Harlem Globetrotters-like signing policy and all the league titles they got from Franco's cronies nobbling Barcelona. more…

In response to: "Norway 4 Scotland 0 (Welcome Back!)" 68 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Hi Rendall. Oh well. Back to the domestic game. How is McGhee shaping up? more…

In response to: "Norway 4 Scotland 0 (Welcome Back!)" 74 days old
by rendall [Member]

Hey BaLiis, long time no comment. How you doing? Keep the chin up - Scotland were really good in the second half against Macedonia. Tomorrow night? You never know. more…

In response to: "Still Crying Over Argentina?" 368 days old
by The_Walrus ^Pro

It's just a game. more…

In response to: "Shock as Submarine Goes Down" 388 days old
by technomist [Member]

Even the best teams can improve. As good as a particular style might look, if a team is not versatile and adaptable and does the same thing often enough and get stale about it, someone is going to come along with the answer. more…

In response to: "Authorly Sorry?" 388 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Hi Chris,

Rankin is from a wee toun in darkest Fife, where the colours are very fine indeed. I doubt very much if he is a Fenian in any sense of the word.

Also, just to clarify, I'm not personally sure if Rankin needs to apologise for this comment. The "Apology required please, Ian" is a mere link to the view of fans on h more…

In response to: "Authorly Sorry?" 388 days old
by Chris H [Visitor]

Rankin, yer daft Fenian, apologies due to the Orange marchers, all forgiven then, eh, bhoy? (Nae bother). A tad surprised, myself, that yer man should be drawn into this sectarian shite - thought him the best 'thriller' writer for years, and apart from making Rebus a 'Hibbie' never detected -ahem - any tribal rubbish in his books. Or, indeed, in t more…

In response to: "The Famine is Over" 389 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Spot on VFM with your last sentence. It would be nice to see some progress being made in Scotland.

Ballis more…

In response to: "The Famine is Over" 395 days old
by Vote for me [Visitor]

I agree with everything you have written. The same thing comes up time and time again. The media are scared to properly criticise the clubs because as soon as they do they become embroiled in the whole circus with each side wheeling out "their" politicians making allegations the other way etc. Considering the progress that has been made in North more…

In response to: "The New European Cup" 417 days old
by Phil [Visitor]

I see that they're actually planning on changing the UEFA cup so that the early rounds are 4 team leagues like the Champions League. more…

In response to: "The New European Cup" 419 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Wouldn't argue with either of those views, Phil. Being rewarded for a defeat in one competition with a bye into the later rounds of another is quite bizarre. more…

In response to: "The New European Cup" 437 days old
by Phil [Visitor]

They should make it into a proper cup or get rid of the seedings so that the big teams or teams from the same countries get put together. Teams shouldn't drop into the UEFA cup either. Once you've lost you should be out. more…

In response to: "Elementary, my Dear Hibees" 444 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Ayr were a decent side in the seventies when I started watching. Ally Macleod and all that. I'd like to see Ayr waking up. The SPL is always desperately in need of fresh new blood. more…

In response to: "Elementary, my Dear Hibees" 445 days old
by Andi M [Visitor]

Ayr are a sleeping giant man. I spotted some pretty well known businessmen in a Golf Hotel in Ayr talking to some of their board. Mark my words they are going places! more…

In response to: "The New European Cup" 450 days old
by Chris H [Visitor]

Agreed; even as an occasional visitor to 'Parkheid', I find the Champions League rather predictable, hence dull (although the hoops do have a touch of the 'underdog' amongst that class.) The UEFA Cup offers a little more opportunity for an 'upset', rather like the FA Cup (much devalued, these days).
And the Big 4 of the English Premiershite more…

In response to: "Football Songs" 459 days old
by Sporter [Member]

Football fans have weird logic! more…

In response to: "Football Songs" 480 days old
by Chris H [Visitor]

Nottingham Forest fans - of which I am one - sing "Never felt more like singin' the blues, when Nottingham win and Derby lose.." I have attempted to explain to fellow frequenters of the Trent End that this should be "LESS like singin' the blues, etc". To no avail. Thought you might like to know that. more…

In response to: "My Father and other Working-Class Football Heroes, Gary Imlach (Yellow Jersey Press)" 512 days old
by Purple & Green [Visitor]

Gary Imlach is a gifted broadcaster and his biography of his father is one of the finest sports books I've ever read. more…

In response to: "Hibernians!" 512 days old
by Chris H [Visitor]

Hibees here, Hibees there, Hibees every f****** where... more…

In response to: "From Banff to Bayern" 548 days old
by BM [Visitor]

Welcome to best online casinos more…

In response to: "Sectarian Sketch" 589 days old
by rendall [Member]

(Excuse my illiteracy above!) more…

In response to: "Sectarian Sketch" 589 days old
by rendall [Member]

Alright, how's it gonig. I've seen this guy at the festival a couple of times - hilarious. more…

In response to: "Football Songs" 730 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Spinning in his grave, I'd imagine. more…

In response to: "Football Songs" 730 days old
by Ballis [Member]

Obrigado por isto, Luis. Zico é uno do meus jugadores favoritos de todos os tempos - a estrela grande de Espanha '82!

Ballis more…

In response to: "Football Songs" 740 days old
by Luis Santos [Visitor]

Aloha!

And one more, about football. Skank.
The game, the love!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-wCf4wQTMs more…