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  1. Paisley - My Pics Of Old Or Unusual Buildings Or Places Of Interest.

    in General Nonsense

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    13 hours ago, StanleySaint said:

    My dad always talked about getting his haircut at Charlie Galbraith's!

     

    3 hours ago, Slarti said:
    13 hours ago, StanleySaint said:
    My dad always talked about getting his haircut at Charlie Galbraith's!

    Was referred to as "cutthroat charlies" when I was a boy.

    I remember getting my haircuts there as a schoolboy back the 1960s. 

    I remember having hair back then.

    :(

     

  9. New First Minister of Scotland

    in General Nonsense

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    Yousaf's first Cabinet is a massive own goal. Where's the talent ? By shutting out all of those who had backed Kate Forbes ( who won 48% of the leadership vote) he has managed to split the SNP beyond recovery. 

    His debut as First Minister at FMQs today was cringeworthy. Utterly f**king hopeless. Nothing but pre-prepared, rehearsed answers unrelated to the questions he was asked by the opposition. Clearly incapable of offering a valid, pertinent response to probing questions. A Sturgeon puppet with no believable ideas of his own. Douglas Ross, a Grade 1 fud, beat him hands down.

    Stating the bleeding obvious alert - this guy is not fit for purpose !!!

    With a potential by-election looming at Rutherglen, ok maybe not until August, the SNP can expect a right royal shafting from Labour. The writing is on the wall, the tables are turning in Scotland. This saddens me (being pro-independence), but Yousaf's leadership of the SNP and his term as FM must be short lived.

    Get him to f**k.

    Soon.

  10. New First Minister of Scotland

    in General Nonsense

    Posted

    12 hours ago, Slarti said:

    I've said before that I am an independence supporter, not an SNP supporter. At this moment, the SNP are the best vehicle to achieve that. If another party becomes a better vehicle, I will vote for them.

    Up till only a few years ago I would have echoed this sentiment exactly. Alas, since the SNP Scottish government became beholden to the  Scottish Greens they have lost my support. I'm certain many other long-term SNP supporters will feel the same.

     

    12 hours ago, Slarti said:

    After independence, I'd be seriously looking at the policies of all the brand new Scottish parties that will be formed for the election.

    Slarti, you have highlighted an excellent point that many SNP-haters don't grasp.

    It is a common misconception by some that an independent Scotland would automatically mean that the SNP would govern forever more. As you rightly point out, there would still be other parties to chose from coming from a wide spectrum of political views. In fact, post-independence, why would the SNP continue to exist at all. It would be 'mission accomplished', no longer a need to campaign for independence, no need to continue. Using Brexit as a parallel example, what has become of UKIP since 2016 ? 

     

  11. New First Minister of Scotland

    in General Nonsense

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    9 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

    Why, EXACTLY, is alliance with the Green party a vote loser?

    The Greens now hold the balance of power. The tail has been wagging the dog throughout this parliament. If SNP voters had wanted Green policies to become law they would have voted for the Green candidate at the election. 

    But of course you already know this.

    9 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

    IF this has some substance, why did wee Nicky, and the party, agree to this, or stick with it?  

    SNP are a minority government because of the electoral system rules. They require the support of the Greens MSPs to create the majority that allows them to outvote Labour / Tories / Lib Dems at Holyrood. Consequently the people of Scotland are being greenwashed.

    But of course you already know this.

    9 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

    Are you saying the vote to put Humza in place isn't enough to show a true reflection of the SNP support and if this is the case surely that would show the SNP are out of touch with the public?

    Humza would not be the choice of the majority of Scottish voters. Opinion polls showed Kate Forbes was the public's preference.

    Yes, SNP are hopelessly out of touch. 

    We all know this.

  12. New First Minister of Scotland

    in General Nonsense

    Posted

    33 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

    Why? 

    Again, why are the "greens" losing votes and, exactly, what weird nonsense?,

    Now now, FS, are you being difficult ?

    I think we both understand that Guinness's post is referring to SNP's alliance with the Greens being "vote-losing" for the SNP.

    Today's appointment is (IMO) a suicide note signed by about a third of the SNP membership (26k of the eligible 72k had him as first choice). The Scottish public have made it clear in recent opinion polls that the 'continuity candidate' was not their preferred person to lead the Scottish Parliament and, sure as eggs is eggs, support for the SNP will continue to ebb away.

  13. Jay Henderson

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Callum Gilhooley said:

     I agree about the managers gamble bit , I suppose every unknown player has the chance to turn out to be a diamond …….or another Junior Morais !!    
     This isn’t some raw 17-18 year old here, he’s coming up to 26 , if there was a player there, I think it would have emerged by now. 
    We can only assume Robbo chose not to do a quick wiki check - could have given him an idea of what we were getting 😂

     

     

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    Surely the anomaly within his playing history is him being picked up by Middlesbrough based on his previous unspectacular record at six non-league clubs.

  15. He Has An Announcement

    in General St. Mirren Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Albanian Buddy said:

    😂

    Well when I “invested” back in the 90s Saints were over £2M in debt with a crumbling stadium, no training facilities and languishing in the 1st division. 

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    😂

    Aye, me too. I think I own 150 shares bought back then but I've never considered those as an 'investment', more like a donation to help keep our beloved club afloat. I've never anticipated getting any financial return from that donation. 

  18. Sin Bin Betting Thread

    in The Sin Bin

    Posted

    23 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

    It seems the bookies know more than me or you, England 2 up at the break, and well in control. 

    Agreed, although I didn't suggest that England wouldn't / couldn't win, was just surprised they would be favourites away to Italy.

    Now 1-2 though ......

  21. Dundee utd v St Mirren, 18/3/23

    in Matchday & Travel Club

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    This was a match I felt we needed to win if we were aiming for a top-6 spot, so it's disappointing that we only drew. However, I suppose after our dire start today most of us would have settled for a point, which has just about kept our top-6 hopes alive. A few tough fixtures to come before the split, so the Livi and Killie games are now absolutely must-wins.

  25. Sin Bin Betting Thread

    in The Sin Bin

    Posted

    11 minutes ago, Ronnie said:

    If Delta Work wins as expected Gerri Colombe cost me £330 emoji24.pngemoji24.pngemoji24.png.14268980656b76544d2d9c18053e7a48.jpg

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    If my auntie had balls ......

    Joking aside, that was a brave bet on Langer Dan when the Skeltons have been so off form lately.

     

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