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Er, any word on Thommo's injury?

Sorry, when I read the title of the thread I thought you meant this guy.....

That narrows it down to two.

What, before the players come back is a strange time to take some leave? The days of managers "doing the deal" are long gone, it's the General Manager's job to tie up these things and the Chairman's job to make sure he doesn't overspend the budget. Players will have been identified some weeks ago and agents will have been spoken to; agents will be hawking other players round clubs now and Teale / Goodwin can pick up the phone and call TC to discuss if necessary. With no players back yet does it matter where the management team are when they are picking up the phone!!!!! Please everybody, calm down (or take a valium)!

What, before the players come back is a strange time to take some leave? The days of managers "doing the deal" are long gone, it's the General Manager's job to tie up these things and the Chairman's job to make sure he doesn't overspend the budget. Players will have been identified some weeks ago and agents will have been spoken to; agents will be hawking other players round clubs now and Teale / Goodwin can pick up the phone and call TC to discuss if necessary. With no players back yet does it matter where the management team are when they are picking up the phone!!!!! Please everybody, calm down (or take a valium)!

What, before the players come back is a strange time to take some leave? The days of managers "doing the deal" are long gone, it's the General Manager's job to tie up these things and the Chairman's job to make sure he doesn't overspend the budget. Players will have been identified some weeks ago and agents will have been spoken to; agents will be hawking other players round clubs now and Teale / Goodwin can pick up the phone and call TC to discuss if necessary. With no players back yet does it matter where the management team are when they are picking up the phone!!!!! Please everybody, calm down (or take a valium)!

Can I ask, without trawling through pages of this stuff, exactly where the thread for asking questions is?

Can I ask, without trawling through pages of this stuff, exactly where the thread for asking questions is?

Can I ask, without trawling through pages of this stuff, exactly where the thread for asking questions is?

Tess can play anywhere across the back four, or three, or five - whatever we play next season (answers please in a s.a.e. to TC, etc.). Perhaps they want to push Naismith back into a more central role which I think is his natural position. Tess could be a useful acquisition. Don't get shirty about his wage demands, everybody looks for their maximum worth for their labour. All this talk about "excessive wage demands" and "only pay them when they play - you'd never guess we were a Paisley club!!!

Tess can play anywhere across the back four, or three, or five - whatever we play next season (answers please in a s.a.e. to TC, etc.). Perhaps they want to push Naismith back into a more central role which I think is his natural position. Tess could be a useful acquisition. Don't get shirty about his wage demands, everybody looks for their maximum worth for their labour. All this talk about "excessive wage demands" and "only pay them when they play - you'd never guess we were a Paisley club!!!

I think it was just after his sons death and in the back of my mind I recall Cooper with his arm round Tony after he had been sent off. A referee that I met at a dinner some time after told me that the offence had been dealt with compassionately by the SFA and that several players from both sides had contacted them and that RFC had asked for leniency. Whether anything had been said to spark Tony off is just idle gossip I think.

Their average gate the last time they were in the top league was over 6,000, our average this season was about 4,500. This, and the new investors who have promised them money, might mean they could have a better budget than half the Premiership next season - us included. Their problem will be that they will need a lot more players for the new season based on what I saw of Hamilton the other night. All the pundits reckon Hamilton were a better side than Dundee and they struggled against Hibs, by far the worst team in the Premiership this season.

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!

Sometimes, it's better to say nothing at all!