TopCat

New panelbase poll out it in Sunday Times today. No 48(+2) Yes 41 (-2) Without DK's: No 54 (+2) Yes 46 (-2) When even yes friendly polls like panelbase have yes losing ground, you know how much trouble they're in. More great news for the better together campaign.

Honestly, we've been in 'advanced talks' to sell for about 3 years. Know what I think? I think and hope SGG and co will be in situe in 5 years time.

Superb hospitality, that free Blyth fridge magnet and emblazoned glass will remind me for years to come. ;) ETA A draw wouldn't have been grotesquely unfair, hope you get promoted next year.

Davidg, you're far too sexy to be voting yes.

Never played well at all, but the scoreline was fair. A lot of experimentation going on, Goody will be fit for the first game of the season, at least that's what he told me, and thank goodness. Telling you, St Mirren win in Motherwell first day, get down on it.

Not great, but enough. Hard to judge until we get to Fir Park. I think we will win in Motherwell.

Williams makes it 2-4.

Caldwell makes it 2-3 with a tap in after a keeper error.

Nah. Sutton and Higdon were Junior Mendes compared to him. The trialist should not got a deal based on today. 2-2 still, extremely poor from us second half.

We aren't playing well, experimental side with plenty of youth. Don't like the trialist even though he's scored, we don't need an immobile 6'3 striker, which is what he is. Still 0-2 half time. Would equate Blyth with Pollok Juniors.

Trialist upfront. Are you excited? I'm excited.

En route to Blyth now :

He certainly played centre back for Killie a few times, don't remember him doing so for us. I expect that's where he will be used for us this season. We actually have some healthy competition for places at the back now, at least in the centre half and left back positions!

He's a versatile, experienced defender who can play left back and centre back. I'm happy with this signing, he knows the league, we know him, and I think he will do well for us.... Again.

Beyond Ken in getting it wrong shocker

Looking forward to this How far is the ground from the Blyth Metro? That the best way to get there from Whitley Bay?

2 of the last 3 chancellors have been Scotsman elected by Scottish people. No control over the pound indeed Also, comparing the relatively large, complex Scottish economy to places like Gibraltar and Bermuda? Both those territories have populations lower than Paisley FFS

Why would independence mean English based oil companies moving to Scotland?

Where and when did better together say that?

Means our opening game against the Well will be on a Saturday, had they won it would have been the Sunday. All good. Looking forward to this time next year when it's the real Saints who will be progressing in Europe :

We never did that though.

This is the 4th biggest event in the calendar for these guys, behind the Olympics, Worlds and Europeans. If they aren't 100% fit they aren't going to risk it.

Yep. Then we started signing players and it became clear we weren't going to take that opportunity. That's in the past though, time to look forward, and the future's bright, the future's black and white!

What a bizarre break down So, see you Saturday? Can't wait for this public debate!

1). Yes I do. Contrary to yes scaremongering, these facilities are extremely safe and the economic benefits to Scotland and the area which they are based are huge. Was speaking to a family in Clynder yesterday, it's quite literally on their doorstep, you over look the base from their front window. You won't be surprised to learn that they are passionate no voters who are terrified of a yes vote and the prospect of the base shutting. Places like their town and Garelochead would suffer huge job losses directly and in directly as a result of that closure. I would wager that the towns around the base will return some of the largest percentage no votes in the country in a few weeks. If they're happy with it, so am I. 2). Well if we join NATO ( as Salmond wants to do ) we will continue to be involved in wars with nothing to do with us. That's what being in a military alliance entails. I do think the Wests appetite for foreign wars has been chastened hugely by what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan. You can see this now with the reluctance to get involved in Sudan and Syria etc. Any military operations on the scale of another Iraq/Afghan is pretty unlikely in the next generation or so IMO, if it did happen, we'd be involved regardless of the result of the referendum. 3). You been to Aberdeen recently? House prices are booming up there, it's an economy unto it's own, it's one of the richest cities in the UK. Scotland is already benefitting from the oil we have, thankfully we aren't dependent on it as we would be if we are independent. The way the price of the stuff and the production of it varies from year to year is really scary stuff. I read a stat a few weeks ago that taxation gained from oil varied by the equivalent of the annual Scottish education budget year on year. You want to be so exposed and dependent on such a volatile commodity? I don't, especially when we won't even control our own currency. 4). We have our own parliament, we control education, health, transport, all major domestic issues. All this whilst retaining the security and representation of the wider UK. The UK hasn't voted for a conservative government since 1992 and is unlikely to do so again for the foreseeable future. Even if it did, that's the price you pay for being part of a large and prosperous union. Texas never voted for a Democratic president, they've had one for eight years. They might not like it, but they see the bigger picture of what being in the USA means for them and get on with it. We should too. Why is change badly needed? I think Scotland is fantastic and we are doing brilliantly. Our economy is recovering at a quicker rate than the rest of Europe, we have our own parliament yet retain representation in Westminster and we are one of the cultural capitals of the world. What a success story we are, long may it continue. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.