St.Ricky

Bye bye Wee Boaby. Too much for you? Little grasp of the wider issues involved? Not populist enough for you? No need to reply. I know the answers to these. I wouldn't patronise the Native Americans by jumping to popular sentiment just to gain a sound bite moment on a football forum. These things are seldom as clear cut as they appear. Would I like it if Sr Mirren were called that Irish Club from Paisley?. Racism, Sectarianism all stem from the same roots and I don't favour either approach.

Foolish and came too early. Probably sums you up Wee Boaby.

Unfortunately not true. Try to get your facts right. I said that I didn't know if the name was considered offensive and didn't know the background. Native Americans were treated very badly by early settlers including the Brits and French amongst others. More were killed by imported diseases than by armed action. The native American voice has been growing in strength in recent years. They are big landowners and have often used this to advantage in setting liberal gambling laws (A bit like the way a local tribal chief in South Africa enabled the establishment of Sun City as a gambling destination when this was banned in the rest of the country.) A decent article on how the native population feel is in this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30314290 But read black. Brown, red. Aboriginal, Mauri or any other variation. Us white chaps have not treated indigenous populations very well. Nor have we done a great job of welcoming incomers here.

Did I say that?

Oh dear. You are touchy Wee Boaby. I'll take that as you telling me that you don't have a scooby. I have often been embarrassed when visiting cities in countries that the UK colonised by our transplanting names from e.g. Scotland into the place names. Joburg is a good example. Dunkeld, Rosebank and Blairgowrie as well as Sandton prominent.

Have you anything of value or expletive free to add?

Nice one Shull.

I know nothing about the background of the redskins part of the name. May be good cause and no cause for offence. Should Hibernian stop being Hibernian? Should Celtic stop being Celtic as these are associated with Ireland? After all, Dundee Hibernian changed their name to Dundee United to move away from that association. I asked.. Should St Mirren change its name as it is also accociated with an Irish Saint? We didn't sing Molly Mallone for no reason... Did we?

Baffles me as well.... Never been to Arran. Thanks Antrin

A frightening level of incompetence.

I'm not sure that they are "confident" as you put it. They suggest a wider range than your snippet suggests. They also emphasise that a variety of actions could radically reduce the numbers. Worth taking note of, for sure, but not a cue to panic.

The ruling of the Arbitration Panel should be known this week.

Best of luck with Albion Rovers Scott

So good you said it twice.

Do we play St Johnstone on Tuesday?

Boaby. Wee man. You do make a lot of fuss about nothing. Empty vessels and all that. I do feel for you. I see they have even written a book about you.

Gets better and better. No sense of self control.

This, I don't get. Should we change the name of our club to Paisley United rather than a Catholic saint. St Mirren?

I'll leave you to it Bazl but have some mercy on the Wee Man. He can't understand and can't help himself from showing it. Now.. Ask Boaby about Betting, Booze and Balderdash and he is the go to man on the forum. Undoubtably so.

Enjoy HSS.

Displaying a paucity of language once again. Dear me Boaby.

Statistics. Did you study stats? Just asking.

Drunk or drugged

A different point of view on this TV programme. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07lsv1j

I know. I know. Baffled. Bemused. Bewildered. Those last three epithets are only a few of many similar ones that can be ascribed to the loon from Arbroath.