
Albanian Buddy
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Panel Pundit on Radio Clyde (13/14)
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Yeah. I understood that. But what’s the source?
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Nah. Lot of pish. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms was the biggest selling album of the 80s in the Uk. Even Queens greatest hits black album was a massive seller but isn’t in this list. U2 Joshua Tree another missing album. Police Synchronicity was also their biggest seller surprisingly but omitted from this list. I’m just looking at four of the biggest bands of the 80s and all are missing. Not sure of your source but seems odd.
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It was meant as a joke. 😂 However taking it a step further ND has 12million visitors in a year and charge for entry so it’s easily money well spent. Still it’s better our council kept it going as a public museum rather than turning it into an HMO.
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Regards the museum renovations….am I correct that Notre Dame after the fire was rebuilt in less time?
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Well let’s hope it’s not the contractors involved in the Paisley museum renovation. As the cost will go up and delays will be inevitable.
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The Fergie's Furies Thread.
Albanian Buddy replied to shull's topic in General St. Mirren Discussion
I believe if we had not lost Frank McDougall to a broken leg in the Scottish Cup replay and never went as far as winning the Anglo Scottish cup in season 79/80 under Jim Clunie we’d have beaten Fergies Aberdeen to the title. Why did the club also sell Bobby Torrance mid season after McDougall’s injury to Hibs? Torrance scored the winner for Hibs in a defeat at Easter Road at tail end of season. That was Fergies first league title with Aberdeen. I thought Jim Clunie invested well after departures of Fitzpatrick and McGarvey and was very unlucky that particular season. -
In other news - random news stories of interest
Albanian Buddy replied to W6er's topic in General Nonsense
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If you found a scud book under a bush in the 70s you were never quite sure where the bush finished and the woman started!
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Hunting for Scuds during the Gulf wars created great excitement for Scottish soldiers.
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Best advice I can give anyone is never to engage in any conversation or texts. Two reasons: Firstly once you answer or respond your number is deemed “live” and you will be targeted by other scammers. Secondly they can record your voice and get you to use certain phrases that may be used against you with financial organisations. You might have heard “my voice is my password” on some telephone banking systems. These scammers are always trying to be one step ahead and will use significant resources to fleece as many people as possible. Give these scammers nothing. Rather than tell them to Fcuk Off - just don’t engage with them at all. Ignore all unknown numbers - send them to voicemail. If it’s someone you know or trying to contact you then they will leave a voicemail. Once you identify a scam number - block it immediately. You can also report these via ofcom. “7726 is a number that most mobile customers using UK networks can text to report unwanted SMS messages or phone calls on a mobile. The number ‘7726’ was chosen because it spells ‘SPAM’ on an alphanumeric phone keypad – that’s a handy way of remembering it.” https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/scam-calls-and-messages/7726-reporting-scam-texts-and-calls/
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Although it could be argued that Bobby’s football career was cut short by a terrible knee injury it may have saved him from the crippling brain injury that Gordon McQueen died of. ”In January 2021, Gordon McQueen was diagnosed with vascular dementia.This highlighted the issue of injuries caused to footballers by persistent heading of a ball. He died from complications of dementia at home on 15 June 2023, at the age of 70.”
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This unfortunately was the game in which Bobby had an ACL injury that ultimately destroyed his football career. Bobby was an excellent player and was destined for the English top flight. A powerful presence at both ends of the pitch. Some older supporters at the time believed he was a better player than Gordon McQueen. I wasn’t old enough to remember Gordon at Saints but obviously saw him at Leeds, Man U and Scotland - from what I saw of Bobby he had the ability to go as far in the game and win some major honours for club and country.
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Celtic v St Mirren, Sun 5th Jan
Albanian Buddy replied to faraway saint's topic in Matchday & Travel Club
Celtic and Aberdeen have massive resources in comparison to St Mirren. Yes - Saints are certainly favourites on paper to beat QotS but the financial gulf and resources between those two teams is much lesser than the two sides you mentioned. It’s frankly unbelievable that we’ve managed back to back top 6 finishes - given that other teams like Hibs, Hearts, Dundee and Dundee United all have wealthy owners. So why don’t you @elvis just fcuk off back to Parkhead ya glory hunting eejit. 😂 -
The Fergie's Furies Thread.
Albanian Buddy replied to shull's topic in General St. Mirren Discussion
Is that Steve Archibald behind Billy Stark and the other Clyde player in front of Tony Fitzpatrick the actor who portrayed Scouse thief Gary in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?