Scottish Premiership Thread | 2025/26
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jimharri
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What's happening with you lot? You're a pale imitation of the team you've been over the last 4 or 5 years. It can't be just down to the manager, can it? He does seem to have been a shocking appointment, though. Have your players lost their appetite for the fight? Winning title after title, I'm guessing that that will lessen the desire to an extent. And yes; there's animosity between your fans and some of the high ups at the club. But would that effect the team to such an extent as is obviously happening? You've already lost 5 SPFL games before the new year. Without googling it, I'm guessing that you didn't lose that many in the whole season. If you lose on saturday, which wouldn't be that much of a surprise, given the current form of the respective clubs, is Nancy gone? Not wumming serious question.
You’ve got to be on the ship to desert it right enough…..
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First "open" League for a good few years.
Could be Hearts' year as both the Old Firm teams seem vulnerable.
Shame Aberdeen have deteriorated...
Could be Hearts' year as both the Old Firm teams seem vulnerable.
Shame Aberdeen have deteriorated...
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Tony Bloom will do to the SPL what Khaldoon did to the PL.
The auld firm got way to comfortable with being top dogs. I doubt Hearts winning it once will be a flash in the pan.
Just needs another couple of sides to grow a pair and the big boys will be fighting for 4/5th in seasons to come because their hubris infected their clubs. Or they could do Hearts the same way other PL clubs have tried doing us. Off the pitch.
I hope Tony Bloom does bring continued success to Hearts.
You think Rangers got complacent? Lol
Thirdly they already did that to Rangers and is exactly why Celtic gave enjoyed such dominance
jimharri
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Hibs fans clearly won't agree about Bloom's impact on Hearts, but I agree with you. I've said it 'til I'm blue in the face (not green!), but I'd love to see someone other than the big two win the title in may. And at the moment, that looks like Hearts; Motherwell and Hibs are too far back, in my opinion.....
Dundee Utd? I think I can safely say, not a cat in shell's.
If Rangers can win on saturday (by no means impossible) and Livi somehow scrape a point at Tynecastle (humour me!), it'll be very interesting in the second half of the season.
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Jim, It's a mockery, of a travesty, of two shams. It's been coming for years. We downsized, failed to invest to qualify for the CL. Any good player we have is sold, fair eniugh, thats just how it is. Our recruitment these last 3 windows was led by No 8. It had to be. He will think the same of me with the dross his mob have bought too. Mothereell are better than both of us. We are both pish.
We have lost key players to injury. Jota, CCV, AJ, Ian Atchoh. Young Osmand looked good. We have two strikers who couldn't hit a donkey on the arse with a banjo, if they were sitting facing backward on one.
Thev3 4 3 exposes shit players fast. Its not the system at issue, its our tragic recruitment has made us worse. We have been shit for ten months.
It is a tumultuous time. A time for men to hold their ground and fight. Lets hope we sign some like that. If not, it could get messy. I'm.hoping at the end of the end of the season, I look back at this post and smile a "never in doubt," smile.
Still win the league though.
jimharri
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All the best for Hogmanay to my legion of Caledonian friends, and to their families.
Well; most them, anyway.
;-)
Well; most them, anyway.
;-)
Many Old Firm fans claim they want a more competitive set up but I’m not so sure they do. The way the prize money is distributed is weighed heavily in the big twos favour. That should have changed in 2012 with the demise of Rangers but Aberdeen voted with Celtic. Huge error.
The Old Firm also benefit from more or less guaranteed European money season after season. I’ve said consistently that there should be a pool of money (10% of profit minimum) set aside to be distributed to the others.
I’ve seen Rangers win everything I’m ever going to see them win. RB Leipzig night will never be topped and that’s probably why I’m more interested in bettering the Scottish League as a whole than solely looking for success for Rangers…I’ve consistently said all this and why I find the bias claims frankly laughable.
As far as Saturday goes. The result will decide nothing as there is still half a season to go. Going by form you’d think relatively easy away win but MP and I have seen far too many of these games and literally anything could happen . Celtic are due a performance in these games and that’s why I ve a feeling they could get a result … which I’ve already said. That’s that bias shining through again lol
The beauty of this season is any team is capable of taking points of any of the so called top teams. In recent weeks Livi have been unfortunate with two dreadful decisions going against them whilst playing Old Firm. Should be a great run in and also the Cup could be won by any of 6 or 7 teams. A very pleasant change
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jimharri
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Strange that the old firm game wasn't played today. Maybe my FOC status is fucking up my memory, but I'm fairly sure that the traditional new year's game was played on the 2nd (it's a Bank Holiday up there, isn't it). I can fully understand it not being played on new year's day, though; too many "ill" people after Hogmanay!
Was usually New Year’s Day. I’ve been in attendance at this game in same dreadful states. Lol
I can only think with the Saturday falling on the 3rd they decided to leave it as it is.
Anyway gave the club time to hold annual service for the 66 who lost their life’s and there is a supporters service starting at 4-45pm today.
Also should mention there is a touching banner up at Celtic Park put up by the Celtic support showing their respect to those who went to a football match but never came home. Credit where it’s due.
jimharri
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Never occurred to me about today being the anniversary of the disaster. Obvious, then, not to have the game today. Hard to believe it's 55 years ago now. Thoughts to the families of those who never returned home.