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5 points clear seem to have broken the 2 horse stranglehold on Jock fitbaw 

The days of dodgy old scouts roaming parks looking for talent is long gone. 

The Tony Bloom model of stats and facts is deffo the way forward, successful at Brighton and now with the Jambos. His team in Camden have info on players from all divisions in every country on the planet. 

 

Some Scottish clubs used to play in the English FA Cup, as did Linfield.

Forest are the only club to have played teams from N.Ireland, Scotland and Wales in it.

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 17:55

Pub Bigot" wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 13:53

eusebiovic wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 13:34

There are clubs in the National League who would give most of the others a torrid time. Some of the attendances put them to shame as well.

I agree, but playing English/Welsh team would lift attendances, especially for cups competitions when they’re drawn against big English teams. And like England, their non-league scene is thriving. 

COYI - No chance Rangers or the other mob would yo-yo with access to the riches of the PL. They’d become mid table teams fairly quickly, but I think they’d struggle to break into the top 6. 

In its current state Rangers would be relegated from the premier League. Its squad is shite.

Pub Bigot" wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 13:53

eusebiovic wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 13:34

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 13:29

Not a bad idea actually. Celtic could hold their own in the Premier League. Rangers would be a yo-yo team I reckon and Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen would yo-yo between Championship and League 1.

All the other dross from up there would be League 2 at best.

There are clubs in the National League who would give most of the others a torrid time. Some of the attendances put them to shame as well.

I agree, but playing English/Welsh team would lift attendances, especially for cups competitions when they’re drawn against big English teams. And like England, their non-league scene is thriving. 

COYI - No chance Rangers or the other mob would yo-yo with access to the riches of the PL. They’d become mid table teams fairly quickly, but I think they’d struggle to break into the top 6. 

their fans have a Queen song for their forward ;

" All we need is, Claudio Braga ! Claudio Braga !  .. etc
.

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 14:05 Unless you are going to have a Great Britain international team Scottish clubs should NEVER enter the English league 
The Welsh clubs should also piss off into a Welsh league

Do feel like the League Cup should be a combined with Scotland.

Unless you are going to have a Great Britain international team Scottish clubs should NEVER enter the English league 
The Welsh clubs should also piss off into a Welsh league

eusebiovic wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 13:34

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 13:29

Pub Bigot" wrote: ↑28 Oct 2025, 12:56 I’d like to amalgamate the leagues. Aside from Ibrox and the Piggary, I’d love to get to Tyncastle, Easter Road, Pittodrie etc. 

Makes moving to Scotland next year so I’ll be ticking some of them off. 



 

Not a bad idea actually. Celtic could hold their own in the Premier League. Rangers would be a yo-yo team I reckon and Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen would yo-yo between Championship and League 1.

All the other dross from up there would be League 2 at best.

There are clubs in the National League who would give most of the others a torrid time. Some of the attendances put them to shame as well.

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑30 Oct 2025, 13:29

Pub Bigot" wrote: ↑28 Oct 2025, 12:56 I’d like to amalgamate the leagues. Aside from Ibrox and the Piggary, I’d love to get to Tyncastle, Easter Road, Pittodrie etc. 

Makes moving to Scotland next year so I’ll be ticking some of them off. 


 

Not a bad idea actually. Celtic could hold their own in the Premier League. Rangers would be a yo-yo team I reckon and Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen would yo-yo between Championship and League 1.

All the other dross from up there would be League 2 at best.

Pub Bigot" wrote: ↑28 Oct 2025, 12:56 I’d like to amalgamate the leagues. Aside from Ibrox and the Piggary, I’d love to get to Tyncastle, Easter Road, Pittodrie etc. 

Makes moving to Scotland next year so I’ll be ticking some of them off. 

 

Celtic only 6 points behind them.

They’ll be clear by Xmas.

joe royal" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 21:36 Thought this was going to be about a Marillion song.

My mates moving there next year, not me. Fucking autocorrect!

I’d like to amalgamate the leagues. Aside from Ibrox and the Piggary, I’d love to get to Tyncastle, Easter Road, Pittodrie etc. 

Makes moving to Scotland next year so I’ll be ticking some of them off. 
 

I’d so love to see a club other than the ‘old firm’ win the league.  But it is early days.  Over the last 30 years or so we’ve seen both Hearts and Aberdeen challenge for the title only to fall away in the new year. Presumably due to not having as big a squad as Celtic.  I do remember Aberdeen winning it a few times in the early 1980s. But as has already been said it would be good for Scottish football to see Hearts succeed. 

Brenda is a good manager, but he lacks bollocks and would have jumped ship the first chance he got back to a stable Premier League club. He's like Mourinho in a way and has a shelf life before he moves on himself or he's sacked. 

Had he been available before Nuno, I'd have definitely preferred him to come in, but we're not stable so he'd likely passed on taking over us. 
 

Enough of a gap between them and Celtic for Rodgers to resign.

Bizarre that 72 year old Martin O'Neill is going back there. He hasn't managed for years.

Thought this was going to be about a Marillion song.

Rather Hearts than Celtic, but with Danny Rohl in charge at Rangers, I’m hoping after this season the era of Rangers dominance begins. 

 

The 1986 double runners up in both, was where they got their fanzine name from “Always the bridesmaid”

Hearts winning the title would be the best thing to happen to Scottish football
That would be their 5th league title … 4 more than Rangers

8 points clear. Early days yet. But long may it continue. As for Bloom. It’s all about the money honey.!

Tony Bloom

Proper owner.

violator wrote: ↑19 Oct 2025, 11:12 I remember in 86 I think when they lost the title on the final Saturday, I think they lost the cup final a week later as well 

The Bhoys being schooled at Tynecastle.

3-1 to the Jambos.