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Missing the point again, Stuart?

Indeed, and it looks as if you have lost it too! Or have you switched sides?

26/12/1942 St Mirren 1 Clyde 3 Scottish Southern League.

26/12/1942 St Mirren 1 Clyde 3 Scottish Southern League.

Exactly; so neither poll means anything!

My memory is of travelling on the Largs-Millport run on the Ashton and the Leven.
ASHTON and LEVEN, built originally for up-river service during Glasgow's 1938 Empire Exhibition and latterly on the Largs-Millport station." As far as I can gather, they were sold by the Caledonian Steam Packet Company in 1965. I think the Keppel replaced them.

Routine in various parts of the world.

I have given up on this thread. It is a load of bollocks and should be moved to the speculation thread, because that is exactly what it is. I will just wait until the appointment is made!

I have given up on this thread. It is a load of bollocks and should be moved to the speculation thread, because that is exactly what it is. I will just wait until the appointment is made!

I have given up on this thread. It is a load of bollocks and should be moved to the speculation thread, because that is exactly what it is. I will just wait until the appointment is made!

As usual, Stuart, you have gone off at at a tangent and failed to addrees the point of my post, which was that successive UK governments squandered the revenue from Scotland's oil and gas resources - and, of course, you had to get your usual abusive "natsi" comment in.
As for my falling for the nationalist spin(or rewriting history as you call it) I would like to inform you that my memory goes back much longer than yours, as I was born during World War II. I was brought up in a post-war prefab and also had to scrape ice off the inside of the windows in the winter and use towels on the window sills to mop up condensation. I can also remember the winter smogs of the 1950s before smoke free zones were introduced following the Clean Air Act of 1956. Please don't try to outdo me on your childhood trials.
The highlighted area is also relevant to my point. Scotland did not, and still does not, have control of its own finances, as I thought you would have known.

As usual, Stuart, you have gone off at at a tangent and failed to addrees the point of my post, which was that successive UK governments squandered the revenue from Scotland's oil and gas resources - and, of course, you had to get your usual abusive "natsi" comment in.
As for my falling for the nationalist spin(or rewriting history as you call it) I would like to inform you that my memory goes back much longer than yours, as I was born during World War II. I was brought up in a post-war prefab and also had to scrape ice off the inside of the windows in the winter and use towels on the window sills to mop up condensation. I can also remember the winter smogs of the 1950s before smoke free zones were introduced following the Clean Air Act of 1956. Please don't try to outdo me on your childhood trials.
The highlighted area is also relevant to my point. Scotland did not, and still does not, have control of its own finances, as I thought you would have known.

As usual, Stuart, you have gone off at at a tangent and failed to addrees the point of my post, which was that successive UK governments squandered the revenue from Scotland's oil and gas resources - and, of course, you had to get your usual abusive "natsi" comment in.
As for my falling for the nationalist spin(or rewriting history as you call it) I would like to inform you that my memory goes back much longer than yours, as I was born during World War II. I was brought up in a post-war prefab and also had to scrape ice off the inside of the windows in the winter and use towels on the window sills to mop up condensation. I can also remember the winter smogs of the 1950s before smoke free zones were introduced following the Clean Air Act of 1956. Please don't try to outdo me on your childhood trials.
The highlighted area is also relevant to my point. Scotland did not, and still does not, have control of its own finances, as I thought you would have known.

As Leicester Saint implies, Celtic and TCFKAR are provincial clubs. The size of the club is not relevant.

As Leicester Saint implies, Celtic and TCFKAR are provincial clubs. The size of the club is not relevant.

Hibs made a change and went for someone with a good track record.
How is that panning out so far?
Killie went the other way and appointed a young manager with a very impressive cv.
How is that panning out so far?
Mor10 went the other way and decided on experience.
How is that panning out so far?
Look down South... Malky MacKay had taken Cardiff as far as he could and it was time for a change to take them to the next level.
How is that panning out so far?
Aberdeen have tried how many managers before finally getting lucky. But Brown, Calderwood etc have all been respected in their careers and were expected to do well.
Beware what you wish for methinks.

Benefactor a person whose actions benefit another.
You are just a little bit confused, Stuart. How can Scotland be a benefactor to the UK if it is on the deficit side of the balance sheet, and( something I cannot get my head around) why, if Scotland is such a drag on the UK's finances, which I think is what you meant to say, is the UK so keen to hang on to us. I am sure that if you were responsible for a loss-making enterprise you would drop it like a hot brick.

5-0!!

The Sunday Herald editor on Radio Scotland this morning said that the main reason for coming out in favour of a "Yes" vote is transparency. None of the newspapers(including The Hootsmon) whose stance is obviously anti-independence has had the courage to say this openly.

The Atlantic side of Scotland hasn't been explored because the UK government won't allow it because they want a clear route for Trident to get in and out and they don't want any permanent structures getting in the way. That's why. We are extracting oil from incredible depths just now, regularly up to and exceeding 35000ft (inc water depth plus hole depth). The water depth varies but on the shelf will likely be less than 1000ft which is nothing. I know who would lay claim to it all but certainly Scotland would have a good claim to many blocks. Also if current maritime boundaries are honoured then an independent Scotland would get 90% of current North Sea blocks too.
I'm the first to admit that the UK isn't the worst place in the world to live. I have certainly enjoyed many benefits and privileges growing up here, but it is getting worse. The gap between rich and poor is growing and it is not a good trend. You seem to be arguing for better the devil we know.....but there is just as much uncertainty about that devil too. I don't really care too much about the EU and I don't oppose the in/out vote that will likely come after a NO vote. I only point it out as it is one of the biggest campaigning points of the NO campaign, whereas there is no certainty of staying in the EU either way.
You never know who you can believe these days. You keep going on about the £12bn deficit but there are similar articles that claim Scotland would have been £8 billion better off if we were independent for the last 5 years...
Similarly, to assess if we could actually balance the books, we are being told that Scotland is actually one of the richest countries in the world per head and here are 10 facts that show that Scotland would be a wealthy nation.
I've spent enough time on this forum to know that statistics can be skewed so I try not to blindly believe anything I read. But if Scotland is such a drain on England and they are actually bailing us out (whereas others argue that Scotland are a net contributor of tax) then why are they so desperate to keep us?
You ask for evidence that something would have been done better in the past or evidence that things will be done better in the future. Obviously this is completely impossible since the future is unknown and history can't be changed so I think this is pretty weak arguments. Unfortunately all we have to go on is the word of politicians who are as bad as each other. One side saying everything is rosy so lets stick with it; the other saying we could tweak stuff and make it better for Scotland. The future is unknown either way, but I don't want to look back in 50 years and regret that we didn't have the balls to make such an important decision out of fear of change. In all honesty, I think for the average person they wouldn't see too much difference in their day to day life after independence but I think that the potential is there for the country as a whole to be better balanced and to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.

It is ........... a football strip with black and white stripes. I can't understand why anyone can get so upset about it. Now, if it had been green and white hoops or Ibrox blue ...............!

It is ........... a football strip with black and white stripes. I can't understand why anyone can get so upset about it. Now, if it had been green and white hoops or Ibrox blue ...............!

It is ........... a football strip with black and white stripes. I can't understand why anyone can get so upset about it. Now, if it had been green and white hoops or Ibrox blue ...............!

Much better article here.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/goodwin-victim-of-reputation-sabotage-claims-lennon.24114512

We had a neutral at the game with us,an Ipswich fan.His view was that altho Magennis is not a great player he created problems for the Thistle defence with his constant movement and runs off the ball.
Maybe we don't always see the big picture.