cruzcampo3 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Need a return of the Tennents sevens. Link to comment
RAZOR Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Need a return of the Tennents sevens. Was it nae sixes? Link to comment
cruzcampo3 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Was it nae sixes?My Mistake. Didn't we also win that one they had on sky with ex players? Link to comment
Clydeside_Sheep Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Was it nae sixes? It was - cruzcampo must have had a drink in him when watching it Link to comment
Tommy Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 It was - cruzcampo must have had a drink in him when watching it He certainly did.It was the Hong Kong 7's he was watching. Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 It would prove that second tier English footy is vastly superior to top tier Scottish fitba. No wonder you're all against the idea... Since second tier English footy wouldn't be involved and neither would Scottish top tier footy, I hardly see how that can happen. The suggestion is for NI and Welsh teams to be added to the Challenge cup along with EPL Under 20 sides. (Its a stupid idea as others have said.) Link to comment
muttonhumper Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 What a pile of steaming shite. 1 Link to comment
360 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Went down to away leg against Middlesbrough. What was the score? Link to comment
Tommy Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 What was the score?I think Boro won 5-2 at Ayrsome and 2-0 at Pittodrie. Link to comment
Bluto10 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 ayresome park; some place Link to comment
beer gut Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 The priorities of the top clubs in the SPL is 1. Money2. Money3. Money etc etc They don't really give a shit about the fans views. They are still messing about with numbers of teams in the top division ffs. Einstein is quoted as sayng "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results" What exactly has come out of the recent meeting? What i'm hearing is Facial recognition cameras to snoop on fans because a couple of idiots have set flares off. Yeah cause thats what we need. More cameras in fans facesAirport scanners in grounds to search fans. Expand the league to 16 teams (we have already 10 then 12 the 12 then a split so be as well try 16. will the 16 have a split? Does anyone care?)Cross border cup competition. What for? Wil this attract more fans? Will it raise more TV money? There is no point in changing anything until they all decide exactly what it is they want to achieve long term. I wont be holding my breath Link to comment
RAZOR Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 My Mistake. Didn't we also win that one they had on sky with ex players? Nah, that was just a rumour at the time. The Huns won it a couple of time though if I remember. Link to comment
boboisared Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Nah, that was just a rumour at the time. The Huns won it a couple of time though if I remember.I'm probably opening myself up for a massive woosh here, but we definitely won one of the Sky masters tournaments. Willie Miller was playing, of course. Link to comment
RAZOR Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm probably opening myself up for a massive woosh here, but we definitely won one of the Sky masters tournaments. Willie Miller was playing, of course. They maybe won sort of division but they definitely never won the Masters tournament. They never even made the final. Link to comment
boboisared Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 They maybe won sort of division but they definitely never won the Masters tournament. They never even made the final.It was the Scottish Masters. Not so much a division but a qualifier for the bigger event. Link to comment
cruzcampo3 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 It was - cruzcampo must have had a drink in him when watching it Gary Caldwell's Uncle told me it was 7's Link to comment
RAZOR Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 It was the Scottish Masters. Not so much a division but a qualifier for the bigger event.Any idea what year that was? Link to comment
Jigot Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Nah, that was just a rumour at the time. The Huns won it a couple of time though if I remember.We won it once. Still raging that there was nae open top bus parade or fuck all.Took the fuzziness right oot ma baws that did! Link to comment
Panda Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 They maybe won sort of division but they definitely never won the Masters tournament. They never even made the final.It was 2000 when we ruled the world again. For some reason we were in the north east masters against Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Sunderland, rather than in the Scottish one (which was Rangers, Celtic, Hearts and Dundee Utd). We lost 1-0 to Sunderland, thumped Newcastle 6-1, then drew with Middlesborough, finishing second in the group ahead of Sunderland on goal difference on account we had skelped the toon. In the final, urged on by the Newcastle and Sunderland fans in the crowd, we handed Middlesborough their arse 4-2, and Willie Miller again was lifting a trophy. Essentially the team was all from the 80s - mainly the Gothenburg lads plus Jazzer, Mason and McKimmie. In the grand final we beat Liverpool 2-1, then something happened against Rangers which doesn't need to be shared, and that was that (was only 3 teams in a group in the final tournament). The next year they let us play in the Scottish one, but the other three teams all had younger players and guys that had only been retired a year or two, while we were still rolling out the Gothenburg boys who were about 20 years older than them. Youth sadly prevailed. After that we stopped entering (I think we stopped being invited because sky were only interested in the old firm and Edinburgh two so they could get their wee derbies) though we did enter once more - 2005. Can't remember who played for us that year but I remember Lee Richardson, Eoin Jess and Dean Windass were all lined up to play, but in the end I don't think any of them made it. We never entered again until eventually sky realised it was shit without Aberdeen so didn't bother with a Scottish masters at all. Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 It was 2000 when we ruled the world again. For some reason we were in the north east masters against Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Sunderland, rather than in the Scottish one (which was Rangers, Celtic, Hearts and Dundee Utd). We lost 1-0 to Sunderland, thumped Newcastle 6-1, then drew with Middlesborough, finishing second in the group ahead of Sunderland on goal difference on account we had skelped the toon. In the final, urged on by the Newcastle and Sunderland fans in the crowd, we handed Middlesborough their arse 4-2, and Willie Miller again was lifting a trophy. Essentially the team was all from the 80s - mainly the Gothenburg lads plus Jazzer, Mason and McKimmie. In the grand final we beat Liverpool 2-1, then something happened against Rangers which doesn't need to be shared, and that was that (was only 3 teams in a group in the final tournament). The next year they let us play in the Scottish one, but the other three teams all had younger players and guys that had only been retired a year or two, while we were still rolling out the Gothenburg boys who were about 20 years older than them. Youth sadly prevailed. After that we stopped entering (I think we stopped being invited because sky were only interested in the old firm and Edinburgh two so they could get their wee derbies) though we did enter once more - 2005. Can't remember who played for us that year but I remember Lee Richardson, Eoin Jess and Dean Windass were all lined up to play, but in the end I don't think any of them made it. We never entered again until eventually sky realised it was shit without Aberdeen so didn't bother with a Scottish masters at all.Well that settles that then. Link to comment
Rabiusmaximus Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 There needs to be a UK League, supplemented by regional leagues for the diddy clubs. The 'We'll never win another European trophy if we play in a UK League' argument is pish, because the reality is that the way things stand we're never winning another European trophy. Clogging around in a backwater league like the SPFL might give us the opportunity to make the fringes of Euro competition in the form of play-offs, but as far as challenging for European silverware on our budget, with the players we can atttract, not going to happen. Scotland... ABERDEEN... voted to be British, so what's the problem with playing in a British League, against better, more varied teams, for more money, in a better stadium, with modern facilities? No fucking wonder the city can't even organise the building of a bypass. Heids out of arses. Betta togetha Link to comment
RAZOR Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 We won it once. Still raging that there was nae open top bus parade or fuck all.Took the fuzziness right oot ma baws that did! No we didn't. We won a qualifying group.It was 2000 when we ruled the world again. For some reason we were in the north east masters against Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Sunderland, rather than in the Scottish one (which was Rangers, Celtic, Hearts and Dundee Utd). We lost 1-0 to Sunderland, thumped Newcastle 6-1, then drew with Middlesborough, finishing second in the group ahead of Sunderland on goal difference on account we had skelped the toon. In the final, urged on by the Newcastle and Sunderland fans in the crowd, we handed Middlesborough their arse 4-2, and Willie Miller again was lifting a trophy. Essentially the team was all from the 80s - mainly the Gothenburg lads plus Jazzer, Mason and McKimmie. In the grand final we beat Liverpool 2-1, then something happened against Rangers which doesn't need to be shared, and that was that (was only 3 teams in a group in the final tournament). The next year they let us play in the Scottish one, but the other three teams all had younger players and guys that had only been retired a year or two, while we were still rolling out the Gothenburg boys who were about 20 years older than them. Youth sadly prevailed. After that we stopped entering (I think we stopped being invited because sky were only interested in the old firm and Edinburgh two so they could get their wee derbies) though we did enter once more - 2005. Can't remember who played for us that year but I remember Lee Richardson, Eoin Jess and Dean Windass were all lined up to play, but in the end I don't think any of them made it. We never entered again until eventually sky realised it was shit without Aberdeen so didn't bother with a Scottish masters at all. So we won the North East qualifying group. In 2000 Nottingham Forrest beat Rangers in the grand final. 2001 and 2005 we finished bottom in the Scottish Masters. Link to comment
cruzcampo3 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 No we didn't. We won a qualifying group. So we won the North East qualifying group. In 2000 Nottingham Forrest beat Rangers in the grand final. 2001 and 2005 we finished bottom in the Scottish Masters.I am sure 2005 was a players who played in our reserves when they were with us. 2000 was our strongest team. Link to comment
RAZOR Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I am sure 2005 was a players who played in our reserves when they were with us. I think you might be right. I have visions of Ian Good and Michael Bird kicking about. Link to comment
cruzcampo3 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I think you might be right. I have visions of Ian Good and Michael Bird kicking about.Good memories of the 2000 one, watching it being replayed on Sky while playing Pool in the Amusements at the Beach during the Summer holidays. Link to comment
Panda Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 No we didn't. We won a qualifying group. So we won the North East qualifying group. In 2000 Nottingham Forrest beat Rangers in the grand final. 2001 and 2005 we finished bottom in the Scottish Masters.Aye but we got a trophy 'n that. They still talk about the triumph in the North-East of England. Link to comment
Jigot Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 After some deep as tup's pockets researching, I can confirm that you, we and them have won the Tennents' Sixes on 2 occasions each.Tennents' SixesFounded 1984Region Scotland (SFA)Number of teams Usually 10Current champions Partick ThistleMost successful club(s) Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers (twice each) Link to comment
caledonia Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 BBC paid £68m pa on English Premiership highlights vs. £4.5m for ALL Scottish sportjust thought i would throw that in Link to comment
zander Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 BBC paid £68m pa on English Premiership highlights vs. £4.5m for ALL Scottish sportjust thought i would throw that inI'd be willing to bet that viewing figures of MOTD in Scotland are higher than the viewing figures of Sportscene. Link to comment
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