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Scottish v English football
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MegaSteve
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Watched some of the FA Youth Cup semi on the box yesterday... Some real good play to be seen... Wish I had made the effort to go as I had been told about it earlier in the week.... Only four notes to get in [two for kids]...
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Yes I watched that for a bit, good innocent stuff.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
One curious similarity/coincidence this weekend is that in the SPL St Johnstone play Dundee Utd and in the EPL Hull play Arsenal.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
2-0 for super Saintees - so that'll be 2-0 Hull tomorrow in the other half of the dress rehearsals.
Would love to see Hibs get sucked into the play off spot and ultimately go down. Just for Butcher.
Be some dog fight next season if it happens as well.
Be some dog fight next season if it happens as well.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Anyone bother watching the Scottish Cup Final? My lad was a bit surprised how good the football was and said it was the most fun he's ever had at a football match (well we were in the middle of 16000 celebrating St Johnstone fans 
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We watched the second half of the FA Cup Final when we got home - and it wasn't half as exciting as the game we'd just been to Quality of skills on show a different league from what we'd watched at Parkhead - but from a spectators pov of view the Scottish game was I think more exciting. But I admit that I am VERY biased.
)We watched the second half of the FA Cup Final when we got home - and it wasn't half as exciting as the game we'd just been to
Quality of skills on show a different league from what we'd watched at Parkhead - but from a spectators pov of view the Scottish game was I think more exciting. But I admit that I am VERY biased.
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Foxholer
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Anyone bother watching the Scottish Cup Final? My lad was a bit surprised how good the football was and said it was the most fun he's ever had at a football match (well we were in the middle of 16000 celebrating St Johnstone fans
We watched the second half of the FA Cup Final when we got home - and it wasn't half as exciting as the game we'd just been to
Saw a tiny bit of it - enough to confirm my prejudices about Scottish football. But can certainly understand how someone with a vested interest could find it more exciting than than the FA Cup.
And while TV provides better coverage, it's pretty tame compared to actually being there - and there's a lot going on that is not covered by cameras. I completely changed my view about Tony Adams when i saw him live (in an England shirt)!
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gdunc79
Assistant Pro
I thought the Scottish Cup Final was fantastic! COYS!
Seriously though, from a neutral's perspective, although the standard of football is undoubtedly higher in the English Premiership than the Scottish Premiership you would be hard pushed to claim that the Scottish Cup Final was less entertaining/exciting that its English counterpart.
Seriously though, from a neutral's perspective, although the standard of football is undoubtedly higher in the English Premiership than the Scottish Premiership you would be hard pushed to claim that the Scottish Cup Final was less entertaining/exciting that its English counterpart.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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There wasn't a lot of 'tippy-tappy' football on show on Saturday - but plenty of the rumbustious, committed, up and at 'em (you cannae score from row Z) sort. No shortage of skill though. COYS!
Slime
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The technical skill levels were pretty low but it was still a good watch.
Not so much 'blood and thunder'as 'thud and blunder', but play acting was virtually non-existant.
It was refreshing to watch a physical football match without the pathetic play acting that is often seen in the prem.
It was also refreshing to see the Scottish Cup final played for by so many Scottish players. Not too many English players at Wembly ............................ and that I find very sad.
Slime.
Not so much 'blood and thunder'as 'thud and blunder', but play acting was virtually non-existant.
It was refreshing to watch a physical football match without the pathetic play acting that is often seen in the prem.
It was also refreshing to see the Scottish Cup final played for by so many Scottish players. Not too many English players at Wembly ............................ and that I find very sad.
Slime.
Anyone bother watching the Scottish Cup Final? My lad was a bit surprised how good the football was and said it was the most fun he's ever had at a football match (well we were in the middle of 16000 celebrating St Johnstone fans
We watched the second half of the FA Cup Final when we got home - and it wasn't half as exciting as the game we'd just been to
Couldn't agree more on the second sentence in bold!
I also saw the second half and ET of the 3-2 thriller played in warm sunshine
SwingsitlikeHogan
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NWJocko
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Anyone bother watching the Scottish Cup Final? My lad was a bit surprised how good the football was and said it was the most fun he's ever had at a football match (well we were in the middle of 16000 celebrating St Johnstone fans
We watched the second half of the FA Cup Final when we got home - and it wasn't half as exciting as the game we'd just been to
Didn't see it but congratulations!!
Being an aberdeen fan I wanted you to win a) as you were playing the Arabs and b) you knocked us out.
Must have been a great day, glad you enjoyed it and enjoy celebrating :whoo:
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
What's been great is the congratulations coming from supporters of all clubs - even some grudging
congrats from Dundee and Gers supporters (why is it that Celtic supporters seem to be more at ease passing on their congrats).50yrs of having the rip taken out of me for being a Glaswegian supporting St Johnstone (especially when I was at school) - winning the Cup is such a very sweet feeling.
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c1973
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Being a Ger I wasn't that fussed who won but it was nice to see the piggery decked out in Blue.
Well done Saints, winning trophies is a good feeling, particularly for those who go week in week out and support their team. I enjoyed 'The saints are coming - The Skids' at the end (only bit I saw as it happens) but is that not pinched from the pars?
Enjoy that winning feeling.
Well done Saints, winning trophies is a good feeling, particularly for those who go week in week out and support their team. I enjoyed 'The saints are coming - The Skids' at the end (only bit I saw as it happens) but is that not pinched from the pars?
Enjoy that winning feeling.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Being a Ger I wasn't that fussed who won but it was nice to see the piggery decked out in Blue.
Well done Saints, winning trophies is a good feeling, particularly for those who go week in week out and support their team. I enjoyed 'The saints are coming - The Skids' at the end (only bit I saw as it happens) but is that not pinched from the pars?
Enjoy that winning feeling.
It's going to be fun for your lot getting out of Championship if you have both Hibs and Hearts trying to win it as well. Assuming that you still have a ground to play in
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c1973
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It's going to be fun for your lot getting out of Championship if you have both Hibs and Hearts trying to win it as well. Assuming that you still have a ground to play in
Yeah, it certainly isn't a given that we'll come up at the first attempt. It's going to be a helluva league next year, it's easily the most competitive up here and has been for years imo. Hearts finished the season well and should be a good test (as will quite a few others) and I pray that Hibs come down too.
In Rangers and Hearts you've got 2 of the 3 biggest clubs in the country in the 2nd tier, kinda weird in a way.
And we'll have a ground tae play in, don't worry about that..............not sayin we'll have a team of note though! Lol.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
It's going to be fun for your lot getting out of Championship if you have both Hibs and Hearts trying to win it as well. Assuming that you still have a ground to play in
Not forgetting Falkirk as well.
'Twould be funny seeing them stuck there for another year though!
smange
Journeyman Pro
Being a Ger I wasn't that fussed who won but it was nice to see the piggery decked out in Blue.
Well done Saints, winning trophies is a good feeling, particularly for those who go week in week out and support their team. I enjoyed 'The saints are coming - The Skids' at the end (only bit I saw as it happens) but is that not pinched from the pars?
Enjoy that winning feeling.
It's "Into The Valley" by The Skids that's played at East End. :thup:
Shame we managed to save two of our worst performances of the season for the play off finals against Cowdenbeath as The Championship will be a great league next season and we would have had a lot of big crowds.
Might sound a bit like sour grapes but the play offs are a nonsense in my opinion. Promotion and relegation should be decided over the space of the season, that's what league tables are for.
