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    Held Up

    in TA specific

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    3 and a half hours from Dundee, ridiculous queues. Returned after the game to find a parking ticket on my windscreen because I'd failed to notice a sign at the end of the street, not much larger than a postage stamp, in the dark when I'm hurrying to get in the ground. Tonight, Glasgow can go and itself! Doubt I'll be back for a midweek game.

    Mcnamara

    in Football related - Discussion of non TA football

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    Should have been away after the Scottish Cup Final last season. Found out big time now that he doesn't have our star players but even when they were here we underachieved. No idea how to change a game, unable to motivate and just seems to be trying everyone in every position of his system, hoping to stumble across the right team. He will however get as long as possible to turn it round to save our chairman having to pay him off.

    Only Major Derby In Scotland

    in Football related - Discussion of non TA football

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    Looking forward to watching this tonight.

    Wasn't overly impressed with United last Sunday, but they pulled out a decent result at the weekend. Equally, I've been impressed by Dundee any time I saw them last season (Aberdeen's bogey team), and their result against Killie was an eye-opener...however, they reverted to (inconsistent) type by all accounts against Hearts.

    Is the game at Tannadice ? Dundee seemed to be United's bitch last season, for the last ten years, for the last forty years, but I think I'll go for a 2-2 draw in this one.

    At Tannadice, aye.

    You must be a youngster Adam :-))

    Hope Over Fear - George Square Today

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    Here is a breakdown of how people voted. I fear the limited poll by Lord Ashcroft has skewed peoples opinions.

    http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/e1yphtuis8/Final_Prediction_140918_Final_Website.pdf

    The Ashcroft poll interviewed 2047 people - hardly limited compared to pre-referendum opinion polls. The YouGov poll still shows it was the coffin-dodgers that sealed it for No though, does it not?

    Hope Over Fear - George Square Today

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    Salmond and Sturgeon said it was a "once in a lifetime opportunity". If it had been 50.1% Yes then indy would have happened. Yes threw in multiple scare stories including trotting out the old NHS privatisation nonsense. It was a fair and democratic vote. If you can't accept democracy then you're going down the wrong path.

    Alan, you have seen the breakdown of how different age groups voted haven't you? It is likely that in 5-10 years time those wanting independence will be in the majority. Therefore would it not be fair and democratic to address the will of the electorate should they continue to return SNP governments?

    I can just about accept that the vote was fair and democratic. I will however, never accept that the campaign, coverage and process were.

    Should The Yes Campaign Continue.

    in Anything Goes - Other topics not covered elsewhere

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    If it's correct that there are approaching 10000 new SNP members already then it goes without saying that they aren't joining to just sit around party conferences for the next 15-20 years. I plan to join today as well, never thought I'd ever join a political party (always voted SNP though as a means to an end).

    We need to put pressure on the party and new leadership to consider standing on a platform of committing to hold another referendum (2020?) if returned by the Scottish people in 2016. In the meantime they need to be seen by the electorate to be consulting with businesses, European leaders, economists, etc to nail down the currency question, EU membership issues & roll out someone from DWP to clearly state the facts on pensions for all to see.

    The momentum has to be sustained, we have to continually discredit the BBC and the rest of the MSM and promote the alternatives to those around us. Never forget the dirty tactics of those opposing us but learn from them for the next time. Importantly we need to police ourselves better - we need to be seen to be whiter than white as unpalatable as that may seem at the moment. Defaced banners, egg throwing and a bit of jostling are trivial but have been blown out of all proportion by the media to portray the old caricatures of nationalism that turn the nervous and fearful away from our cause.

    It's still there for us and it doesn't have to be a lifetime away.

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