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Published Date: 18 August 2008
By BARRY ANDERSON
VLADIMIR ROMANOV addressed the Hearts players following Saturday's defeat by Rangers to declare that Steve Banks could no longer be trusted to play for the club – comparing him with Steven Pressley and Andy Webster.
The majority shareholder entered the away dressing-room at Ibrox moments after the final whistle and claimed to have lost faith in Banks, who was replaced by reserve goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald for the match.

"Banks cannot be trusted, same as Pressley could not be trusted, same as Webster could not be trusted," said Romanov in front of a bemused first-team squad. A meeting between the pair on Saturday morning confirmed Banks' fate and he was a notable absentee later in the day as Kyle Lafferty and Kris Boyd goals consigned Hearts to defeat at Ibrox.

Pressley and Webster both clashed with Romanov and endured similar treatment to Banks before leaving Hearts.

A statement on the Edinburgh club's website revealed that the veteran Englishman is officially now youth team goalkeeping coach, effectively a demotion given that he has performed the dual role of player/goalkeeping coach for the first team for the last year.

It remains to be seen if the new arrangement is permanent but Banks is unlikely to play for Hearts again. The Evening News has learned that he and Romanov did not see eye to eye earlier this year when Rangers attempted to lure the 36-year-old to Ibrox as cover for Allan McGregor.

He was viewed suspiciously by Romanov as the last remaining George Burley signing at the club and, with further discussions due to take place between the parties this week, Banks may seek another club before the transfer window shuts.

Jamie MacDonald performed creditably in difficult circumstances on what was his competitive debut. Afterwards, he was quick to praise Banks' contribution, saying: "Banksy is a good goalkeeping coach and a good man. He's very experienced and has done well. He prepares everybody for a game."

Hearts have now begun searching for a new first-team goalkeeping coach. Arturas Ramoska, who holds the position at FBK Kaunas, is amongst the candidates.




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  • Last Updated: 18 August 2008 2:00 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Heart of Midlothian FC
 
1

We love fitba,

google! 18/08/2008 11:59:45
We're TOGETHER!

(Apart from those who are deemed to be traitors - they shall be purged.)
2

GrahamL,

18/08/2008 11:59:55
Oh For Flips Sake.

You really can't help yourself can you Vlad? Just when things are looking up, in comes twatface with his size 11s and goes and fiddles with everything again.
Yeah, just bring in the Kaunas goalkeeping coach. Why not. And the manager aswell. And the fans. Cos you won't have many left in Edinburgh if you're going to insist on this nonsense.
3

victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 12:00:16
no words can describe how angry this makes me. utter nonsense.

if he wants to be the centre of attention he can do it in better ways than this.

4

Fergie G,

18/08/2008 12:00:20
It didn`t take long then for Vlad to lose the plot!!!
5

Fergie G,

18/08/2008 12:01:03
Am so angry at vlad!!!
6

Harold Bishop is the original John Darwin.,

18/08/2008 12:01:32
FARCE!

Banks is the most trust worthy/decent guy at the club.

You should be ashamed Mr Romanov.

Steven Pressley was also trust worthy and a Hearts legend, Webster on the other hand is a little cockroach and can rot in hell for all I care.
7

Addie,

18/08/2008 12:02:25
Just when I thought things were getting better at Hearts, this happens but would love to know how the EN actually obtained these quotes though?
8

Lenny,

18/08/2008 12:02:41
Oh dear, and so it begins... Surely you Jambo's knew it was all going too good to be true?

Surprisingly not so many Hearts fans on the Hibs stories today, now why would that be.
9

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18/08/2008 12:02:41
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10

everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 12:04:54
the fruits of communist russia ,no wonder i heted eft wing communists so much...why didnt america nuke them when they had the chance and their would have been no romanov today...pity
11

Chas Niceass,

18/08/2008 12:04:59
Interesting. There has to be more than meets the eye on this one.
My guess is that Csaba didnt really want Banksy, he wants the Hungarian and Banksy doesnt want to give up playing and we have an impass.
Q Vlads entry and making another pigs ear.
How did this story get out though, if I didnt know better I'd say there was a mole in the camp.
12

huggs,

18/08/2008 12:05:30
Sothats that then 2 weeks into the season and Vlad is selecting the team unbeleivable

2 weeks in and dubious decions all going for the pld firm again
Just looks like some things will never change
13

SouthSideHibs,

18/08/2008 12:05:38
Scott Lindsay/Rod Petrie please take note - experienced, reliable, decent goalie now for hire.

Get him signed, pronto. Please.

14

Jambo83,

West Lothian 18/08/2008 12:05:53
We all thought Vlad had learnt his lesson and this season was going to be improvement. Game over now in my opinion.

What professional footballer is going to give his all for Hearts knowing that a top pro like Banks was emptied for no good reason?

Lenny, don't start, you Hibs boys have been a bit quiet of late aswell, so get your own house in order first eh. One win against a poor Falkirk defence and everything's rosy down at Easter Rd again?? Don't kid yourself.
15

Optimus Prime,

Cybertron 18/08/2008 12:08:39
I did state this on Friday and regrettably it seems i have been proved correct. Vlad is still very much in control of team affairs and Laszlo will have to tow the line.
16

Old Reekies Big Team,

18/08/2008 12:11:23
Season ticket money in the back pocket, to the people who re-newed there season tickets, enjoy another season of Mad Vlad Championship Manager!!
17

Florentine_Pogen,

18/08/2008 12:11:23
#12 Huggs, spot on post.
Unfortunately, it looks as if Lord of Darkness Vlad will never ever let the "head coach" take the reins re. team selection. Craziness of the 1st order.

Hibs could do a lot worse than go after Banks.
18

I Hate neds,

18/08/2008 12:11:49
# 11 There is a Mole in the camp...our young striker Jamie.

Romanov is a disaster...why could this not have been done over the close season before shabba came in and then we had the new start.....why break everything shabba has spent the last 4 weeks building back up?

feckin crazy
19

Harold Bishop is the original John Darwin.,

18/08/2008 12:11:56
#11

There is a Mole in the camp, his name is Jamie. There is also an a$$ in the camp and his name is Vladimir.

#13

That was my 1st worry that you guys would sign him up and eventually have a decent keeper!
20

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 12:11:59
Absolutely diabolical.

I renewed my ST days before the start of the new season, I wish i had just stuck to my principles, but like every other time we have been suckered in, this time though i did genuinely believe things were going to change. This is the final straw now.

Vlad clearly told Csaba to drop Banks which for me is still meddling.

Banksy has been a true pro in all his time with the club, and is an honest guy. Certainly more honest than that little meddling attention seeking weasel.
21

UrbanFox,

18/08/2008 12:15:16
Moronov you are a paranoid nutter.
22

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 12:15:33
#8 Lenny

Not seen you on here for a while, I suppose we can expect a return of the hibs posters who all disapeared when things were looking good for us and hibs were in the sh*t...which if im not mistaken they still are....nothing has changed down easter road way excpet a win against a team you should be beating at home anyway, and by all accounts it was a narrow win, so still a lot to fix down easter road before anyone starts bleating on again about hearts
23

Ganjass,

18/08/2008 12:15:58
Well at least you all got one match to enjoy without the Vladmeister intervening with his subtle, measured approach, and the best of it is, you've all given him the.

Still the SPL needs some drama..
24

Mixu 6 - 2 ,

18/08/2008 12:16:10
This statement coincides with the Edinburgh festival......................................

how funny.....................................

Back to normal service at tiny................

Give romanov a knighting......................

Rangers 2 going on seven - Hearts 0 never scoring.......................................
25

Fredster.,

18/08/2008 12:16:49
Honest question here.. did Hearts fans really believe that Mr Romanov was going to take more of a hands off approach this season? Its sad to see the same things going on down Tynecastle, the fans cheated again!

This is the same banks who rejected to go to Rangers and now he has been deemed " Not trust worthy" I'm a hibs fan but still believe we need 2 strong teams in edinburgh and Romanov is doing his best to stop that! The sad thing is your stuck with him and nothing can be done.
26

Eighteen Seventy-Four,

18/08/2008 12:20:47

It will be interesting to hear Csabas take on the goalie situation. A defeat in Glasgow doesnt damper the outlook to the season in my books, next saturday cant come soon enough.
27

Bobby Bobby Bobby Prentice on the wing,

18/08/2008 12:21:24
That conversation between Vlad and the players 100% never took place in the changing rooms after the game! Vlad ranted on about how we were beat by the Scottish Mafia, but Banks wasn't mentioned. A meeting did take place between Banks, Vlad , Csaba and that Spanish sounding Russian in the morning and that's where Banks was told he was to coach the youth's. He's rightly not happy and he won't play again except for emergancy's. Vlad also wanted Kello to play, but Csaba resisted as he felt Kello wasn't ready. Another peice of poor journalism. Can't give my source for obvios reasons,(as he'll probably get shot at dawn! )
28

The Duck,

Edinburgh 18/08/2008 12:21:38
Aye delighted I stuck to my guns, over the past few weeks I've been tempted to crumble and re-new my season ticket, genuinely thinking that change had come around at Tynecastle. Obviosuly not, total disgrace.
29

Lenny,

18/08/2008 12:22:11
Jambo83

Are you having a laugh? After all the abuse from Jambo's on Hibs stories . Surely your man enough to take a bit back. What goes around and all that....

Oh, and I never said all was rosey at Easter Road. Far from it. I'm just laughing at Hearts.
30

SAME RULES APPLY !!!,

18/08/2008 12:23:44
EvertonJambo # 9 & 10

History not your strongpoint then.

Stalin was a Georgian.
31

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 12:24:06
"The appointment of a new first-team goalkeeping coach will be treated as a priority, Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo said today.

Steve Banks has been appointed coach of the youth keepers, with Csaba having already started the process of recruiting a replacement for the senior team."

Speaking to Hearts News today, the Tynecastle boss said: "We will be having talks about this and discussing what we will do.

"It is important to have someone in this position as soon as possible and we will do something as quickly as we can."

A number of possible candidates are being considered, although Csaba preferred to keep their identities to himself for the moment.

He added: "We have some ideas but cannot discuss them just now."

Still nothing about this on Hearts world, where has Banderson got this info from? a reliable source? hearsay? or just guess work? i know there is quotes here, and i know what i said in my first post, and tbh the whole situation does stink of vlad meddling. We do need some clarification on this though
32

Lenny,

18/08/2008 12:24:53
Gorgie's Finest,

Started a new role at work, can only really comment on lunch times now. I have still been commenting however, I'v not been hiding becouse Hibs havnt been doing well. (and no one I know thinks its Rosey at ER)

Surely you of all people can take a bit of stick back? You have had plenty to say on Hibs recently.
33

Indy Rep Kid...,

18/08/2008 12:25:14
Vlad: die.

Thank you.
34

Indy Rep Kid...,

18/08/2008 12:28:04
#23

Jambo4ever - you should know by now that JKB is for train spotters and is not representative of the Hearts support.

35

GrahamL,

18/08/2008 12:28:21
#32 Interesting that there are direct quotes from the dressing room in the story.
Either bandersons made it up - in which case expect Vlad to dish out another pasting on the website later today - or Vlad hasn't quite eliminated all the "untrustworthy" people at the club...
36

scholsey,

18/08/2008 12:32:18
alright guys, there is a bit on the banks story on the hearts web site, they are talkign about looking for a new head goal keeping coach

http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HeartsNewsDetail/0,,10289~1369188,00.html

37

Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 12:34:55
Romanov has been quiet for too long, it was inevitable something would blow sooner or later. He cannot help himself, he promised so much in his time with Hearts and has not delivered on any of them, so for him to say he would stay out of team & player matters is fantasy, Laszlo has just rolled over by selecting MacDonald for Saturday, so we are back to square one, unless it was all instigated by Laszlo because he does not want Banks as a player or indeed on his coaching staff.
38

Mr Jaffa,

Edinburgh 18/08/2008 12:34:56
Vlads peope skills really do leave a lot to be desired. Why couldnt this have been a discussion behind closed doors between Vlad, Shabba and Banksy!!

Not sure though about this being clear evidence that Vlad is picking the team. Shabba clearly said last week that Banks couldnt continue to be coach and player! My take on that was as soon as another keeper arrived he would be expected to purely coach. Clearly Banks hasnt agreed with that viewpoint and presumably heated discussions have resulted in a falling out.

I always expected Banks to be playing less this season, as much to do with his age as anything else. Probably more surprised that Basso went first. Dont see in any way why this is connected to George Burley though! Think Banderson may have plucked that one out the air (unlike him I know!).

Anyway....the next couple of games are key to Hearts season for me. A couple of wins and this will be forgotten about. A couple of defeats and we fall back into the dark days again.
39

Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 12:35:42
"A statement on the Edinburgh club's website revealed that the veteran Englishman is officially now youth team goalkeeping coach, effectively a demotion given that he has performed the dual role of player/goalkeeping coach for the first team for the last year."

And whats the problem with this? He has done a dual role for the past year and now we want him to coach the youth GK's with someone with more experience coaching the first team GK's.

Its not a demotion. Banderson you are using words that glorify the situation to make it look worse than it is. FOOL!!

As for the complete tosh spouted by Banderson about Romanov coming to the dressing room? Banderson, you must be on drugs mate. Either that or whoever you get your info from is feeding you complete nonsense.

Banks "can not be trusted" eh?? How come he has been given role of coaching the youth GK's? We all know that IF he could not be trusted, he would be out the door.

40

joppa jambo,

18/08/2008 12:37:15
2 Weeks into the season, and thanks to our glorious and divine leader team morale will have plumetted ....... again! Its like Stalinist Russia!

Instead of getting rid of good honest players like Banks, we should be signing more of them. It was a shameful performance at Ibrox which was appropriately highlighted by Romanov's lapdogs; Miko is the one who should be axed, along with chesny, Zaliuseless, Ksnavipus. And throw that fat b*stard Nade out for good measure too, he should be ashamed of himself hardly being able to last 3/4 of a half ....hes a profesional footballer for god sake!

We desperately need a CB, RB, Attacking Midfielder and 2 more Strikers for this team to be worth anything.

Game Over, Season Over, Bottom 6 here we come.

The guy just cant help but meddle in team affairs, I reckon Shabba will walk in about a month.
41

everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 12:37:29
#31 not really i did not take up history,geography was for me...i did not mention stalin did i ??anyway yeah still hate communists ,,long live anti communist groups around the world,,,as for vlad pity his submarine did not get sunk,,kn.b end little eastern european clown
42

Hibernia,

18/08/2008 12:37:56
#17 I have to say I wish Hibs would take a chance on Banks as I think he is a good solid keeper and when I heard he was being pumped out by Vlad I was amazed.

I genuinely feel sorry for Banks and the Hearts support on this one.
43

Edinburghs Finest,

18/08/2008 12:39:00
Welcome back Vlad...we have missed you and your meddling...
44

everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 12:41:02
#41 its a certain that laszlo will not be hearts manager to the end of the season ,would not be surprised if frail shows up again..or the famous coach from lithuania that was mentioned before zygmotivitch or whatever his name was..fecking circus
45

Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 12:41:02
#44 Are you blind? Pumped out by Vlad? Banks is our new youth team goal keeping coach. And a very fine one at that.
46

Dave Mc,

Buckstone, Edinburgh 18/08/2008 12:41:09
This could be the final straw for many Hearts fans, just when Romanov was perhaps getting a few back on side. To compare Banks to Webster in particular is just farcical. He was the one man who seemed 100% committed to keeping the dressing room together last season when the hierarchy seemed hell bent on doing the complete opposite. I'm absolutely disgusted, although Jamie MacDonald did do well at the weekend.
47

Silence of the Yams,

18/08/2008 12:41:37
Poor old Fartz, just as it looked Vlad waas taking his medication...tee hee!
48

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 12:41:52
#40 VM

Have thought the same myself, re if he isnt to be trusted why hasnt he been punted. It has been well publiscised the last week or so Banksy had to make his mind up either play full time or coach full time. There may or may not have been disagreements over the rolls, but if its over the Rangers issue why wait until now, and why has Banksy played in so many games, not just this season and pre-season but the end of last season as well.

Im not convinced either way yet untill we have more confirmation, as i said though there does appear to be something going on. My first post may have been an OTT reaction, or it may turn out to be an acurate one depending on how this pans out. If its deemed Vlad is interfering again and this is what has happened Then as i said this will be the final straw for me as far as Vlad is concerned
49

Chas Niceass,

18/08/2008 12:42:39
#18, 19 I'll set em up, you knock em in!

Sorry guys but this aint much of a story, if I was Banks I'd be pee'd that my playing career was effectively being told to be cut short.

Hes a decent keeper, wobbly last week against Well though, but I think this is more Csaba than Vlad and Vlad has made matters worse by his total lack of diplomacy, deep end as usual.
Storm in a tea cup by Vlads standards but as ever badly handled.
I would say though theres a 90% chance Banks has spat the dummy, I think I would have too, nobody wants to be a coach when they can play.
50

MaroonToon,

18/08/2008 12:43:08
Vlad you are a complete class 1 F.U.D

You never fail to disapoint eh?

I said a couple of weeks back "Time Will Tell"

Do us all a favour and GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Banks....Good Luck M8
51

We love fitba,

google 18/08/2008 12:43:20
#40 Vlad Magic.

Hi mate, are you the latest pseudonym from the Hearts' PR office?

As for Hibs, Maka is still the one for me, but Stevie Banks would be a good addition to the squad.
52

Mastermind.,

18/08/2008 12:44:55
Let's all laugh at once,
what happened to the going over you promised to give the glasgow Gers,
The hearts fans wont admit the trauma has not left the gorgie club,

long may it last,
53

Bobby Bobby Bobby Prentice on the wing,

18/08/2008 12:45:03
# Jonny Jambo,
Csaba didn't roll over to Vlad, Vlad was adamant that Kello was to play, but Csaba said no, he picks the team and believe's Jamie Macdonald should go between the sticks, as Kello didn't even know the players names! Think it's gonna be an ongoing fight and fingers crossed Csaba will win, we'll see!
54

GrahamL,

18/08/2008 12:45:44
#40 You're just being silly now. He used to be goalkeeping coach, now he's youth goalkeeping coach. And that's not a demotion? How so?
I'm no expert on the heirarchy amongst coaches, but first team coach must be a bigger role than the youth team coach. This is a demotion, and by the sounds we're hearing, it was enforced by Vlad.
55

RichB,

edinburgh 18/08/2008 12:50:26
Scandal.

Vlad very obviously isblackening Banks' name to justify getting Kello into the first team as soon as possible.

Thankfully (and it's a small mercy) Chaba seems to have stood up to him on that one ... for the moment.

Fiasco.

Here we go again.
56

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 12:50:50
I have just found out this story was from.......wait for it guys.......the sun newspaper.

And was seemingly speculative reporting by them.

So Banderson ha snot obtained any info directly himself
57

Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 12:51:44
#55 Bobby, why did he not play Banks, thats what I meant by Roll Over, tell me where did you get the info on Kello btw??

Csaba will not win thats for sure.
58

Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 12:51:58
#56. Im surprised by you Graham. I thought you were more intelligent than this. He was asked to perfrom a dual role which he has done admirably. He should have been told, OR AT LEAST HAVE THOUGHT that this arrangement would be temporary seeing as at the time we did not have a proper first team coach. How can you be demoted from a position you took knowing it would be temporary?
59

Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 12:53:20
#58 SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!
60

Stotty,

18/08/2008 12:53:37
Personally I would wait to see what the official website has to say on that matter, as it's the only decent place get accurate Hearts info these days.

People are so quick to turn into crisis mode!
61

Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 12:54:23
Now I think about it. was Banks every OFICIALLY named as first team goal keeping coach? Or has he just done it?
62

No. 5 - Ibrahim Tall,

18/08/2008 12:55:05
Banks deserves better.. Good luck mate!

Vlad cant help himself.. Everything was looking so bright after the motherwell game but its down the toilet again.

We'll see how much the players are affected against st mirren, im not looking forward to the game now thats for sure.
63

Bobby Bobby Bobby Prentice on the wing,

18/08/2008 13:02:17
From a player, that for obvious reason's I can't name. And Vlad NEVER came into the dressing room after the game and spouted on about Banks being a traitor, he ranted about getting beat by the scottish mafia. Banks is totally pi**ed off though!
64

East at Easter,

Edinburgh 18/08/2008 13:02:19
Romanov will never interfere in team affairs, quote from jabba.

AYR RIGHT. Whats this then?
65

Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 13:02:52
#64 not so much doom and gloom mate, two weeks ago before the start of the season many were predicting a disastrous season and we won our opening game, then we lost to Rangers who are one of the two top teams, we would have taken that I am sure, yes it is disapointing to lose but when we play Rangers and Celtic do we really believe we will win.

Lets beat all the rest if we can and take the OF as they come.
66

East at Easter,

Edinburgh 18/08/2008 13:04:31
what next? The Hearts fans are now traitors and are all banned from the Bus Shelter.

It gets better and better and better each week (if your not a Yam) !

Oh what a circus !
67

GrahamL,

18/08/2008 13:05:37
#60 Wha'??
Coaching and being on the playing staff isn't that uncommon in the footballing world you know.
If I was in his position, I would have expected to move from player/coach into the full time coach role when I decided to give up playing. It sounds like he's been told to give up playing, and that he won't get the coaching job he'd been doing, he'll be doing a lesser job. If that's the case, then he has every right to be p!ssed off, I know I would be in his situation.
It is a demotion, simple as that. The job he's doing today isn't as good as the job he had last week.
68

Paranoid John from Midlothian,

18/08/2008 13:07:17
Think someone else deserves a chance. Never liked Banks and since he nearly gave a goal away after his "Banksy Banksy swing on the bar" bit last season I would have dropped him there and then.
69

HIBSBY,

18/08/2008 13:07:26
Sunshine on Leith,Dark clouds over Gorgie,ps hope you enjoyed 7 days gloating......its over now.
70

Stotty,

18/08/2008 13:08:38
Why would Vlad give him a coaching role if he doesn't trust him?

Doesn't make sense.

I expect Hearts to put something on the official site in response to Banderson's story, so I await this.
71

Hibs fc,

18/08/2008 13:08:48
Nearly hee hee............

48 Gorgie's Finest,15/08/2008 12:45:02
Got my predictions in for the games this weekend.

Hibernian 1-3 Falkirk,
Inverness CT 2-1 Hamilton,
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen,
Rangers 2-2 Hearts,
St Mirren 1-1 Kilmarnock,
Dundee Utd 1-2 Celtic,

tea-bag.
72

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:09:03
#65

I heard on Saturday after the match Vlad was trackside with Csaba and walked past Chick (The moron) young and said "2-0 to the Scottish Mafia" so we do know he was fuming at the game and how it was handled. Unless there is a mole leaking out info directly from the dressing room, then we can assume no-one knows for certain what was or wasnt said, but I do think given vlads reaction trackside banksy might have been the last thing on his mind at the time.
73

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:10:29
#73

Your point is?????

So i was wrong? Are you always correct in predictions?

If so Can you post us the lottery numbers for this week.
74

LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 13:10:34
It would seem we have a bit of a knee jerk situation here,no doubt started be a weegie red top to draw away any attention to the ridiculous OF refs again at the weekend.
Or plainly sulking because they never got their usual wild quotes and loonesy from our beloved leader.
Same old same old.
75

Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 13:12:54
#65 Bobby, I appreciate if you have a contact he should remain annonymous, but if thats the case, why was Banks not playing in the first place, why was he dropped after last week, was he blamed for the goals against Well.
It would not have been so strange if Banks was dropped and none of this p8sh appeared in the press, but Banks did not play and then the press was full of it so I assume only one conclusion, Vlad said Banks will not play and thats it. Maybe he did press to get Kello playing and Csaba resisted but still smacks of Vlad pulling the strings.
76

Bobby Bobby Bobby Prentice on the wing,

18/08/2008 13:14:32
#74,
Not a mole, just a mate. The bottom line is, we got beat 2-0 at Ibrox, not the end of the world, we're looking for a new No1 goalkeeper, probably a good shout, next week we'll have a new hero in David Obua, we'll beat St Mirren, Hibs will loose to Inverness and all will be rosey
77

Chip Stencil II,

18/08/2008 13:15:56
Stop rising to the bait. This is just a diversionary tactic to take peoples' eyes off the burgeoning corruption in the SPL. Focus on the cheating weegies and corrupt refs. Ignore this bollx.
78

Stotty,

18/08/2008 13:17:45
#77 - Laszlo said about 2 weeks ago he wanted Banks to either concentrate on playing or coaching. He's been appointed as a member of the coaching staff as per the Hearts website, hence he was not playing Saturday.
79

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RANGERS LOYALIST,

GB 18/08/2008 13:18:34
Bet you big Banksy wishes he hadn't shown a bit of loyalty to Hearts and moved to Ibrox.
Now the paranoid wee dafty is getting rid of him.
Hope Banks has a watertight contract. Screw the b'wbag for every penny you can get.
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Pazuzu,

18/08/2008 13:19:38
Terrible, if that happened in any other form of employment there would be a tribunal.

Surely there has to be legislation to stop this kind of thing happening.

Get rid of Mad Vlad, before he raises Tynie to the ground.

We need two strong Edinburgh teams, not jsut the might Hibees.

GGTTH
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:19:49
#78

My referrence to "A mole" was not aimed at your post saying you heard from a player, but in referrence to how the media got hold of a story and what vlad has "Supposedly" said in a team dressing room.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 13:19:56
to all the these sorry little fibbys i hope you will be on here sat night when the fibs are beaten at invershuckie and we hammer the saints,no forgot you will all be sssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Pazuzu,

18/08/2008 13:20:33
BigKennyMac

YOU are using the word SHAME?

GTF vermin.

GGTTH.
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jambtastic,

18/08/2008 13:22:08
Comes across as another made up story to fill empty space .Evening News sales and advertising have plummeted to a new low .Many pay offs at Holyrood . Barry Anderson better watch himself for writing more nonsense How did he get access to the Hearts changing room ? Bringing in a Scottish Under 21 cap is no bad thing as Jamie MacDonald will do a good job when called upon . Banks is a good solid safe pair of hands although it seems Csaba wants to clarify his position . By all accounts Kello is also a good keeper
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Bobby Bobby Bobby Prentice on the wing,

18/08/2008 13:23:17
Jonny Jambo,
Cant argue with you there, your probably right, but Csaba has been saying for a while he was desperate to sort the Banks situation out. I know for a fact Bank's is another high earner and it would't surprise me if they wanted to p*ss him off, ad get him off the wage bill to allow Csaba to bring in more of his men. Anyway, come on the JT's
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Newcastle Jambo,

18/08/2008 13:23:18
Not posted here for some time as I've been on holiday.

I was going to say that I'm pleased with the start to the season, the new signings (not sure about the Lithuanian keeper) and am still positive despite Saturday's result and another disgraceful performance by the clown Miko who should never be in the team. This article has changed my feelings however as it's clear that nothing has changed at all and Romanov is as destructive an influence as ever.

I have a ticket for Saturday's match - a sign of my support for the club for finally appointing a proper manager and letting him do his job. Seems my confidence was premature however.

Time will tell if any progress is possible this season or if more mediocrity will result from Romanov's continuing disgraceful interference in team issues despite all Laszlo's comments to the contrary during pre-season.
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 13:25:48
#77 JJ
Why are you assuming that Vlad made the call.
I like Banks,good keeper.
If Csaba is building a team like he has been quoted on enough times for the majority of us to believe him then why would he want a goalkeeper who is closer to 40 than 30 and has no real value apart from his experience coaching the younger players.

What is the problem.
OH yes.............Vlad is interfering again.
Everytime we have a bad result are we going to be subjected to the same old crud,bad enough from the followers of other teams but our own support should either shape up or shut up.


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Stotty,

18/08/2008 13:27:25
#89 - "another disgraceful performance by the clown Miko who should never be in the team."

He won the match for us against Motherwell, or is your memory really that short?

No other player on the park would have been sent off apart from Miko on Saturday.
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Hibs fc,

18/08/2008 13:28:20
Hearts to finish third behind the ugly sisters,
hee hee,
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 13:29:39
#89 NJ, it honestly makes me feel like greetin to see a hearts fan slate miko for saturday. what chance does the laddie have when even we hearts fans can't all rally behind him.

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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:30:22
#89

Yeah u took a holiday from the boards while there was nothing negative to comment on or make remarks about. As soon as there is your on here quicker than a greyhound out the traps.

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busbyfh,

18/08/2008 13:32:55
Hold the front page:

This article does not read well - Poential to be partial Bu115hit. Read the last line ....."Arturas Ramoska, who holds the position at FBK Kaunas, is amongst the candidates." It tells us nothing - Just a journalist stating that somebody (an obvious one) is a possible for the job.....The total writing is very flimsy and if it was not for the alleged quote I would mark it down as drivel.The quote worries though.

What's the betting - Vlad (probably actually Pedro) says to SB "we want you as coach NOT playing". SB replies "I reckon I have one or two good years playing left".
Vlad - "you WILL be coach or nothing" (Henry Kissinger he is not)
Gun to the head - SB - "I'll not be treated like that so will just sit and see out my contract".
Vlad to Casbah - "Make sure he coaches the youth team - that will pi55 him off so he leaves of his own free will and saves having to pay off his contract".

Does anyone ever leave our club without acrimony ?

It's not a first (the method of ousting "unwanteds")- Rangers have used this method for years - Graham Roberts,Terry Hurlock and many more.
Celtic just now are doing this with three players - Rear Done , Balde and Graveson.

The difference is that Banks comes over well and doesnt appear to be in the same ball park as the players I have mentioned. If a player does not do what an an owner wants this is what happens - it is realism that is used elsewhere.
I don't like the way Romanov does his business but some of it is not new.

Just when the atmosphere came back to Tynie for the first time in two years he bu66ers it up.It will be gone again come Saturday. I knew Vlad could not keep things rosey but YET AGAIN he allegedly gets involved on the morning of a match - What does he hate about Saturday mornings ?
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:33:06
#89 NJ

As for your Miko comments, the only disgrace is those who are trying to hound a young lad out of his chosen proffesion and from this country. There are words for that kind of behaviour. I watched the game live online, and can assure you Mikos performance was not disgracefull. He is clearly being victimised in this country and is a marked man as soon as he steps onto the pitch, which to me is absolutely disgusting
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Newcastle Jambo,

18/08/2008 13:36:32
#91 As far as I'm concerned Miko is entirely to blame for Saturday. He let his side down yet again. I agree with the EEN article here that states this too.

I know he scored against Motherwell but he's had so many chances now and consistently lets everyone down. To my mind he is a liability. It seems that he can do no wrong however regardless of his constant sending offs. How many more chances will he get? Sorry, retorhical quetion- he'll be in the team in his 40s probably. And he'll be sent off against Rangers two or three times a season.

Laszlo has spoken about discipline and the club have been rightly hammered by the SFA for their indiscipline over the past 2 years. So I expect to hear from Laszlo that Miko has been heavily fined and will find it hard to win a place back in the squad. If not, he's simply another Romanov puppet. How disappointing.
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 13:37:44
81 - BigMacEater - do you have Alzheimers? I didn't think it was possible but you seem to get more thick with each passing day.

Point 1 - 80 posts since midday is hardly "AWOL" (do you even know what the acronym means? Do you know what the word acronym means?)

Point 2 - So you're happy that a two goal margin despite the best efforts of your as-per-usual complicit refs constitutes the "gubbing" we were all told to expect?

Point 3 - a Bear having a go at any club in the world for their fans' "shameful" behaviour? I don't even need to say what everybody thinks about that comment.

Finally point 4 - Rangers joint top with newcomers Hamilton after two games. Left for dead right enough.

Moron.
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A Jambo come rain or shine,

18/08/2008 13:39:12
#81 The bill you send us will be considerably less than the one we regularly have to send you so no big deal!
As for the game - yes we were outplayed but not outclassed. I know it sounds like a stuck record but the ref didn't help. How did Broadfoot get away with the most blatant dive since Miko's against Scotland? Seriously he'd have won a medal in Beijing. Then Miko does get clipped - minimal contact but there was - and he gets booked?! Admittedly the 2nd challenge was stupid but even then it was his first tackle of the game - anyone else would have got a warning but he gets victimised by refs everywhere. That alone should have stopped him going in for the tackle but he's a bit daft!
Still don't think you'll win the league. Still pretty ordinary at the weekend and easily beatable by a more experienced team - we'll do you at Tynie in November.
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Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 13:39:20
#90 LF, I am only assuming it was Vlad decision because of what has been reported in this headline.

I was asking why Banks was not selected for Saturday after all he started the season as the club's No 1 and that lasted only 1 game. If Laszlo wanted to sort out Banks situation a couple of weeks ago why did he select him as the No 1.

I, the same as everyone else, do not know the truth but something is not right. At the end of the day I think Banks, MacDonald and Kello are probably all as good as each other so it doesn't really matter who is selected, its just the circus that goes on around it all everytime something happens.
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 13:40:23
#97 NJ
You have confirmed with that post what i and i would guess many others have suspected for a long time.

HOBO

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Newcastle Jambo,

18/08/2008 13:40:57
Gorgie's Finest, contrary to your views I have a life outside these boards and in fact outside football and was genuinely on holiday. And, if you read my post it's positive about the start to the season. It's only Romanov's continued interference that's the problem. And as for Miko I simply don't rate him. He has ability but not the tempramemt to be successful - that was shown in his attack on the linesman in 2005 and has been shown over and over again since. I never his mentioned his nationality as that's not an issue so I don't like what you're implying.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:42:49
#101

Spot on m8, you beat me to it.

How any Hearts fan can go against the club the way NJ has is un-imagineable.

Even the most anti-vlad Hearts fans have backed Miko and backed hearts over the fines recieved etc.
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scorchio,

West of the Pecos 18/08/2008 13:43:57
Not knowing anything about the ins and outs of this latest tirade from Vladimir, I am holding off from going banzai...for a bit.
Right now the club is recovering from a catastrophic period, and we need to "screw the bobbin" and not go from happiness to misery overnight.
Obua and Tullberg should figure against StMirren.
That is a positive.
C'mon folks calm doon, it's Vlad, what else do you expect?
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:44:42
#103

Yet more bull NJ

Miko ran into a linesman because momentum carried him through, Stupidity to run up in the first place yes, but he did not attack the linesman.

HOBO
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JamboG,

Florida 18/08/2008 13:44:47
Just a thought, but a couple of weeks ago, Rangers/David Murray sold their best player out from under Walter. So is Murray picking the team over there? It is amazing how anything that happens at Hearts is treated differently to any other club. I dont know what happened, but there is (a) a rumbling about the approach that Rangers made for Banks last winter (he probably wanted to go) and (b) Laszlo doesnt seem to be too bothered about this.

Let's see what happens on Saturday. In the next few weeks, the keepers will probably rotate until they find the best one. And why would be Vlad be so bothered about Kello playing? He's Slovakian, not Lithuanian. He's probably more proud of MacDonald given that he came from the academy.

I dont know why I bother reading the papers these days....
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B4 Part B,

18/08/2008 13:49:53
Hmmm interesting story, don't know what went on which is probably about the same amount of info Banderson has, however, I am inclined to believe Bobby Prentice at #28 as he usually talks sense. What I would say is that as much as I have a great deal of respect for Banksy and thought he was solid and reliable last season, I thought he looked very dodgy v pars, dodgy v hull, and wasn't exactly brilliant v motherwell, so was quite pleased that young Jamie got a chance and I'm looking forward to seeing him continue as number 1! Altho I would have liked to have seen Banksy as first team goalkeeping coach, but he does not have the experiance for the job, does he have the relevant badges?

In summary, probably the right decision i.e. Jamie number 1, Banks coach for the youngsters, but if any of this story is true (I know!) then extremely poorly handled!
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Leithjambo,

18/08/2008 13:51:41
Romanov is a crank plain and simple. He will never change.
I feel sorry for Banks who is the utmost professional. Romanov has always had it in for him as he was a George Burley signing.
Csaba will not last long I'm afraid. He has too much personality for Romanov's liking I'm sure. He prefers faceless yes men like Korobotchka and Chrevenkov.
Hoped things would maybe work out but this is the last straw.
You can see from all the posts above emotional wounds being opened again and I hate to see that amongst my fellow jambos.
I'm off to watch Musselburgh Athletic.
End of story.
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 13:52:51
#100 JJ
This story,if i read back correctly has been pulled from a weegie red top.Surely even with your negative head on you can see that there is no way on this earth that HMFC is going to release a story like the drivel we have been subjected to here.Words used by yourself
"assuming"
"do not know the truth"
"probably"
"i think".

All your opinion is based on a story pulled from a weegie comic.
I watched the game against Motherwell and posted after the game that the communication between Berra and Banks was pretty shocking at times.
Perhaps banksie is just not Csaba's cup of cha.
It does happen..

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RANGERS LOYALIST,

GB 18/08/2008 13:52:56
Gorgies Fanniest, I suggest you watch Mikos magnificent 8 minutes again then reassess your comments.
He went down like a poossy against Papac and deserved the booking.
Then he slid in 2-footed straight after the first booking.
That suggest he's severely lacking in the brain department.
Don't blame the ref, blame the player. He's a top-class faanny.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:54:20
#108

No Banksy doesnt have the relevant badges.

Could be the reason Csaba doesnt want him as first team GK coach, He maybe wants to bring in someone more experienced with the relevent badges. At the moment everything is speculation. No-one knows for sure what has happened or what has been said. Of course that doesnt stop the usual culprits of mischief making and the doom and gloom merchants from crawling out the woodwork.
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Cesni,

18/08/2008 13:55:03
Whoever swallows this story is a mug...Csaba has been talking for weeks how he wanted a new No1 and wanted Banks to focus on coaching...Anderson you are a muppet for spreading this obvious lie!!

Secondly Miko does not stand a chance! As soon as he walks on the park he is unfairly discriminated against! The OF have been the worst for diving throughout the years although lets turn a blind eye for them!!!

Miko puts a 100% effort for us when he is on the park and was one of our better players when most had stopped trying in the bottom six last season.

We will have a good season under Csaba bearing in mind none of our new signings have featured due to injury and fitness so lets get behind the club instead of listening to blatent lies!!!!
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scorchio,

West of the Pecos 18/08/2008 13:55:03

When the Hearts went up to lift the Scottish Cup...I was there! I was there!
Good times will return.
Let's keep things in proportion.
"Together".
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 13:57:40
#111

I suggest you watch clubfoot and boyds antics.

While your at it, may i suggest you also direct what you asked me to, Jim Traynor and Andy Walker (Who never has a good word for us in fact hates Hearts) just two of the names and pundits who have said Miko was harshly treated there WAS contact made by papac, and the ref was shocking on saturday.

Of course though you will dismiss these guys comments wont you, putting them down as Celtic fans

MORON
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GrahamL,

18/08/2008 13:58:06
#112 Hearts website says he's a qualified goalkeeping coach...
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B4 Part B,

18/08/2008 14:00:40
#112

So if the usual hat kickers (do we still use that? lol) had their way, we would have someone in the goalkeeping coaching job who does not have the relevant qualifications, or the necessary experiance, and would also have him playing ahead of one of the brightest young Scottish goalies in the country, despite the elder gentlemans questionable performances?

I like my head in the sand! lol
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Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 14:01:53
#110 LF - If you have read my posts, I have said that if Banks was just dropped, thats fine but because the press reported the "p8sh", it appeared that there was more to it than meets the eye.

There have been quotes from people with "contacts" who say that some things were overheard and this was not from the Weegie Red Top as you say, it was from other Jambo's.

I hope this is all a storm in a tea cup but I will reserve judgement until I see what happens to Banksie.
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Lenny,

18/08/2008 14:06:29
Scorchio

What exactly is the official tag-line of Hearts just now? I forget whether it is 'believe' or 'together'.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 14:07:22
#116

Banksy has the UEFA coaching badges does he?

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Newcastle Jambo,

18/08/2008 14:09:09
#117 While your heids popped out the sand momentarily, can I offer you my view on Banks?

1. He's not elderly for a goalkeeper
2. His performances have never been questionable in my view and I'd have in the team every time
3. He seems to be doing well as goalkeeping coach as well as being a top class player and certainly doesn't warrant sudden demotion from the team AND from his 1st team coaching role

The truth is clear. In comparing him to the "traitors" like Pressley (a legend in my view and a hundred times the man that Romanov is), it's obvious that he has spoken his mind. Venturing an opinion is not an option at Tyniegrad as we know.

Banks was probably concerned about the failure of the club to secure the Hungarian international keeper after his manager had agreed the deal the imposition of another loanee from Kaunas. Aren't you??
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hibbyspurs,

18/08/2008 14:11:53
I would have Banks as Hibs first choice keeper this season please..... Never know, stranger things have happened.

I now think its patently naive not to understand why Vlad runs Hearts (& most likel all his other interests) this way.

He comes from a country which was formerly part of the SOviet Union who to put it mildly "did things a little differently from us".

This sort of behaviour is engrained in his make up, from being in the Soviet Navy onwards his understanding of how things work is that he is the boss (fair enough) and that all his subordinates will do as he says (whether his right or wrong), He sees his business far from being a democracy or run by specialists in that field as HIS and HIS will is how it shall be (much like the politburo of the former USSR).

It's just his way and his life has made him like that. Far from being mad, in his eyes it is us who are all daft as brushes for thinking that consensus & debate & specialist knowledge makes for a better way.

Sadly (for Hearts) though much as Communisim fell because of its inflexibility and authoritarian style so will Hearts ambitions of conquering Europe as the people Vlad will have to deal with will not tolerate being shoved around by the boss to the point of humiliation.

A sad day for Hearts again as another good servant is promptly sent to the "firing squad".
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 14:13:37
#119 JJ
The only thing that rings true is that he probably was dropped.
But name me the manager that nowadays will go public with that.
There is also a chance that Bank's decided himself that enough was enough himself,especially with new blood coming into the fold.
All my own views based on what i have witnessed and read.
Nice to see you posting a reply without using the dreaded V word.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 14:14:52
#122

Only someone who attends matches can give honest opinions on payers. Since you have not been to a match in over 3 years what gives you the insight or knowledge to say a player is good or bad? We dont have a live game every week, and highlights are not a great deal to judge someone on.

As for your commets about the Hungarian It was clearly stated the other day The Hungarian HAS been offered a contract, but he dint decide there and then as has went back and an announcement one way or the other is expected this week. So yet more wrong claims and guess work from you NJ

Try catching up with developments and latest news stories first before you post drivel
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SouthSideHibs,

18/08/2008 14:14:57
#58, damn - so basically everything's OK again at Declinecastle. Just when us Hibees thought Vlad was going to get up to his old tricks again.
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GrahamL,

18/08/2008 14:17:04
#121 I take no responsibility for the accuracy of info on the Hearts website! All I'm saying is that they state that he is "a qualified goalkeeping coach" - I'm afraid I don't know if that means he's got his UEFA badge or whatnot. But I'm not sure he'd have been allowed to do the role on a temporary basis without some sort of qualification...

http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/PlayerProfilesDetail/0,,10289~8201,00.html
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 14:19:42
#118 - I'll reply to that in terms you can understand.

B0LLOCKS!

Have you even seen the game, or did you just read the match report in the Daily Ranger/Scottish *un? 2-0 (notwithstanding the dreadful performance of yet another ref who just can't give a decision against the OF) is not what anybody who knows the first thing about football would call "an utter hiding". Certainly not at home against less than 1000 away supporters (officially anyway) and against a team that all the Bears seem to think is completely hopeless. Still, at least you've got the whole 'divine right' and "we urr ra peeple" to fall back on, eh?

Moron.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 14:20:06
#127
Not doubting you m8, i was just asking if it is the UEFA licenses he has. There are seperate qualifications.

what i was meaning was Csaba maybe wants coaches with UEFA badges/qualifications.
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GrahamL,

18/08/2008 14:23:06
#130 Must admit, I've no idea of what qualifications are available. If only Serg was here - he knew everything about UEFA coaching badges when he was telling us we'd be thrown out of the league for having SF as manager...
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 14:23:07
118 - oh yeah, forgot to ask, how many Ugandans did you see on the pitch on Saturday?

Maybe my sight is going, but I couldn't see any.

Moron.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 14:26:26
#128 Roscoe

Youd have better success explaining quantum pysics to a 3 year old that you will, trying to discuss football properly with the bigotted knuckle draggers.

One win (Through a referees incompetance/Cheating)and alls well at Ibrox again and David Murray is a hero.

One they get pumped and beaten to the title again Theyll soon be saying how they wanted Murray out at the start of the season.

Morons the lot of them, out of 50,000 that were there on Saturday i dont think you could piece together a single brain cell between them
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 14:28:20
lads, bigkennyspak is just your archetypal rioters moron, not even worth the effort.

probably hasn't got a single thing in his house which is green, knuckles have got constant carpet burns (from visiting other peoples carpeted houses), tattoos all over his bloated carcass.... you know the type.

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Indy Rep Kid...,

18/08/2008 14:31:04
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Be fair now Vic; his mind's not been the same since his skull got booted around the Mancunian pavements by Manchester's finest.

ooooohhh......suddenly the sun is shining!!
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 14:31:45
A little bit of good news at last

"Hearts new man David Obua checked into Tynecastle today after arriving into Scotland yesterday afternoon."

"David was finally able to seal his move to the capital four weeks after the club initially announced their intention to sign the Ugandan international."
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 14:32:26
Fairy nuff WeeBenny, Ranjurs ur the bestest footy teem in the wurld and naebdy is ullowd to say thur no.

And please refrain from calling me 'pal', I don't associate with the likes of you.
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Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robertson!,

18/08/2008 14:32:42
#7 I would like to know as well

#8 - Hypocrite
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 14:34:11
#135 & 136

It was probably bigkennyfanybaws that was bitten by the police dog, heard the poor thing had to be put down after contracting some rare weegie disease.

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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 14:35:11
Just to clarify my point at 138 for the more sane, over 70 IQ Rangers fans (and believe it or not there's actually lots of them), it's not Rangers fans I don't associate with, its the ones amongst them who still think, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that Britain has an empire and that all the "peepul" in it are Protestant (as if what brand of religious fairly tale you're brought up to believe makes any difference in the 21st century).
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 14:35:22
#139
As i said earlier the EN or i should say Banderson has copied a story from the sun this morning.
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B4 Part B,

18/08/2008 14:39:50
#122.

1, Not that elderley for a keeper, however, I think MacDonald is just as good and a hell of a lot younger so with the option of one more year of Banks who will not significantly develop his talents, or many years of MacDonald developing into a top class keeper, or at least giving the same standard as we used to get for Banks, I would take MacDonald.

2, Thats football, all about opinions, I gather you have stayed away this year, thats your decision, and while I could never question Banks' performances in the past, I think he has struggled so far this year, in pre-season and against motherwell. My friends and others agree with me, no doubt plenty will agree with you.

3, Again, thats opinions, I feel his performances have let him down and he deserved demotion from the team, not so sure about demotion as a coach as every1 was pretty positive about him there, however, new manager putting in place his own backroom staff? He has done it slowly but he has got his number 2 in place, now for the rest? that is feasible. Also we require clarification regarding his coaching badges, I went on info given earlier in thread that he did not hold the relevant badges, will retract that if proven wrong, but if correct then it would be wise of us to appoint sum1 with more experiance and the relevant qualifications.

Not bothered by the Kaunas keeper coming in, I see MacDonald as number 1 with him as back up, or even Halmar Bjarnosson (sp) as back up, I would be comfortable with that.

I would never call Banks a traitor, but how do you know for certain Vlad has?
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 14:45:06
141 Roscoe

Thanks for that!
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 14:53:55
146

As a Gers supporter for the last 40 years can I ask you what drugs you are on?

"arguably the biggest club in Britain"

You are starting to sound like a delusional tic fan.
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thejambokid,

18/08/2008 14:55:24
Don't know if this report is true or not, I can only hope Banderson is talking p1sh, although there's probably some truth in ti somewhere.

More worried about the overall rubbish performance from the team on saturday. We look decent in defence but were terrible going forward. I have to come to Zally's defence - he was steady enough, Wallace was worse for me. Too many players went missing - Kingston hasn't looked interested in either game so far and was awful on Sat and don't get me started on Miko. Karipidis did well but Stewart and Driver just could not get on the ball. Mole is an honest trier but needs quality up there with him, not Audrey K. Nade... all I can say is that if he was a better option than Makela, then he should be thinking of changing careers. We had next to nothing going forward.
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 15:03:10
OK hot shots, pop quiz.

What the F*** does #146 have to do with #141.

I can't see the connection, maybe somebody else can.

Note to Vlad - I've just heard from my contact amongst the Gers that the reason they win everything is because they have a marble staircase. Please deliver one to Tynecastle forthwith and then all your dreams will be realised.

PS - no worries Daillyman - the more Bears that stand up to "peepul" like this pustule the better for Scottish football and Scotland in general. "Peepul" that don't know the difference between the Masons and the Orange Lodge for example.
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Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 15:03:16
#124 LF Yes it may well be he was dropped by Laszlo but thatjust seems very strange to me, he was named as the No 1 and if Laszlo did not want him as No 1 whay announce it a couple of weeks ago.

I don't think Banksie would have decided to call it a day, not so long ago he was clear that he wanted to continue as a player as well as coach, although as a professional I am sure if he was named as second choice behind MacDonald or someone else he would have accepted that and continued with the coachin.

I am sure he will be out of the club soon although we will probably never know the truth.
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thejambokid,

18/08/2008 15:04:28
Struggling to remember us looking so blunt in attack. I'll give Rangers some credit, they passed it quite well and Mendes is a good player, saw him once for Pompey and he was excellent. Still, the Gers defence isn't that good and we should have been able to cause it more problems. Big Mikey Tullberg better be great.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 15:06:59
149

Decent post Rosco, I was always taught to be a wee bit cautious myself when dealing with numpties.
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Indy Rep Kid...,

18/08/2008 15:08:45
#146

BigKennyMac - you actually give the west coast a bad name with that kind of chat. Quite an achievement.
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Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 15:08:56
Mikey Stewart called up to the Scotland Squad
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Smasher,

18/08/2008 15:09:06
Steve Banks is a man who has priciples. Pressley, Hartley and Gordon all had the balls to stand up to the mad one. What happens? You're out. To be compared to that rat webster must be very hurtful to Steve Banks.

If the diving incident had been reversed and it had been Barry Ferguson falling down going past a hearts defender. Who'd have been surprised at the hearts defender getting booked for the challenge. It is as Craig Levein stated a waste of time going through to slumville as you have no chance of a fair, impartial ref. Having said that it was not a penalty for hearts. Again, reverse the situation and the ref probably would have given it to the flute blowers. It's always been this way. It's just that the whole world can now see through their TV's that cheating has favoured these pair of bigots. The media are afraid to state the obvious for fear that their journalists/reporters will be excluded from ipox or the potato farm. The whole state of Scottish is farcical. Why has some reporter not looked at the dodgy decisions given in their favour over the years.I think this would be eye opening.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 15:10:57
151 bto

It will still be a long season.

I thought the new Herts boss was a good move as he seemed to bring a lot that was lacking in the last few seasons, and did in a matter of weeks.

You just hope for the sake of Scottish football that Mad Vlad leaves the man alone to do the job he was hired for.

SPL and football supporters needs and wants strong sides apart form the OF.
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thejambokid,

18/08/2008 15:11:28
Oh and if the bluenose who yobbed a coin at me after the match turns up on here it was a £2 coin... hope you couldn't afford your buckfast ya w@nker.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 15:13:01
158

You now have a weeks wages. lol
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 15:13:41
153 - cheers. I'm normally a bit more restrained but I'm having a pig of a day to be honest!
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hibbyspurs,

18/08/2008 15:18:53
#146....

What planet do you live on? Marble staircase? Well whoop dee dee.....

I'm no lover of Celtic but I think I'd rather have a European Cup than your fabled "Marble Staircase".......

What an absoloute tube you are, its "fans" like you that drag the "gratest footballing instiution in Britain" (That one really had me laughing) down to the sub human level you generally spend most of your time at.

its a pity as a fari amount of Rangers fans are hard working, intelligent people (thats how they go corporate you see), your sort on the other hand prefer to spend your time getting a damm good hiding off of the Manchester Metropolitan Police Force eh?

Now P*ss off back to an old firm thread why dont you? (oooops, sorry becuase of the likes of you here isnt any posting allowed on such stories eh?)
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Jealousy,jealousy,

18/08/2008 15:22:22
While the OF DO get more decisions than the smaller clubs it aint down to corruption, its the law of averages. More attacking play and more possesion, also influenced by larger supports. Its the same everywhere you go.
They do suffer from decisions against them too but these are quickly forgotten as more often than not they overcome them and still take the points.
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 15:38:01
#162 J,J
There is some merit in what you say there but it doesnt make it any fairer on our part does it.
The hand ball at Ibrox is a penalty OR all defenders do from now on is turn their backs on the ball and shut their eyes.
You know as well as i do that within weeks a similar situation will occur and the pen will be given.
The non-pen at Tannadice is just laughable.

Doesnt it worry you that teams will start turning up in Glesga just to fulfill the fixture rather than actually turning up to test themselves against the best and improving themselves.
Surely its for the good of the Scottish game that both OF teams come out and condemn these corrupt/incompetant officials because your teams will suffer in the future or perhaps have suffered at the hands of our reserves.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 15:51:31
#146 hahaha rankers the biggest team in britain pull the other 1 comedian,,every fan of english clubs would mock such a statement ,you lot could not compete with the likes of bornemouth or southampton oldham wigan etc etc..off you go and read the daily ranger that will be good company to kid yourselve on ...lol govan the land of irn bru and rab c nesbit lol
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 15:52:29
#146 the 2 ways is it mankers fc bigot
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 15:53:19
165

Why knock Rab C. ?
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Jealousy,jealousy,

18/08/2008 15:53:38
#163 LIONHEART

The penalty claim at Ibrox is entirely debatable mate. Look through the threads - There are plenty Hearts supporters saying it wasnt a penalty.

Re Yesterday - Absolute stonewaller for DU. And to show that im trying to be be unbiased the one in the cup final with Cuellar was an equally as bad call.

Although Celtcs penalty last week was dubius to say the least, they had a decent shout for VoH turned down minutes before that.

Off the top of my head last season we had a stonewaller turned down v ICT where Naismith was held back, and a perfectly good goal dissallowed v St Mirren for offside. We still went on to claim full points in these games so there is nothing made of the poor decsion.
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Rolland,

18/08/2008 15:55:03
No official line on this yet so it could all be made up anyway (and most probably is) who is to say Csaba just doesn't fancy Banks and is doing him a favour by "retiring" him now. Nothing worse than when a once great player looses it.

Thanks Bankies but the team is moving on, as harsh as that might sound its the reality of the situation. Take the coaching post and be thankful your still in football. Still its looking good for this season guys, 3rd should be within easy reach once these new guys bed in and I'm sure we will hammer the hobo's a good few times as. Ah its great to have the season back up and running and things back to normal eh.
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Jealousy,jealousy,

18/08/2008 15:56:18
#165 everton-jambo

So you dont like Irn Bru either? I find it very refreshing. Second only to Buckfast of course. ;)
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 15:58:52
#167 the typical mankers west coast dress code thats why,,mankers fc the team who had no support in the 80s...as the ton support sings if you know your history,
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Johnny Jambo,

18/08/2008 16:01:35
#163 LF when we turn up to play these guys we need to play well and beat them fairly and squarly, rather than make excuses every time and to be honest we are not good enough and neither are any of the others in the SPL, teams will have a good season and struggle to come 3rd in the league, Celtic and Rangers can struggle for the whole season but still end up 10 or more points ahead of the rest. Take Motherwell as an example, they came third last season and start this season with 2 defeats. Hamilton kick off with two wins but will crumble.

I think we need to be realistic, unless we beat the OF well, we will always be also rans, regardless of the referees.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 16:02:03
fat mankers govan chip vans burger vans rab c irn bru chip pan fat jakies outside ibrox with their begging hats evening standard junkies glesga it all stinks,,just like your superstar reject signings from portsmouth ,panic buys ambitious
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:02:06
171

I just thought Rab C. was a good comedy much like you posts.

FYI, never wore a white vest and bandana in my life, how about you?
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 16:04:24
but oh they have a marble staircase ,with no european cup of course in the cabinet...rangers fc officially the most un loyal fan base since 1990 when they started to crawl out from the ground and go to ipox..fact
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:06:15
173

Now tell us why you're really upset, was it the Everton losing in the last minute, or the rubbish chips in Liverpool.

As for the reject signing, Mendes has a CL winners medal to go along with the FA winners medal from last season. He had a decent game Saturday, and should improve the side. Not bad for a reject.
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Rolland,

18/08/2008 16:07:16
Can't blame the ref for Saturday's result, but it does seem that the OF always get the major decisions in a game. As for Miko well he should have learned by now he needs to be whiter than white to get a decent shout with the refs in Scotland due to previous antics. He should be fined 2 weeks wages for leaving the team a man down and issue an apology to his team mates. That said I personally feel the 2nd yellow was a bit harsh for his first tackle. None of this appeal nonsense it gets us nowhere, fine the lad and get some discipline back in that dressing room Csaba.
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Newcastle Jambo,

18/08/2008 16:08:32
By the way, I'm pleased to see MacDonald get his chance and I hope he does well and keeps the jersey.

I'll be at Tynecastle on Saturday so will have a right to my views again (and it's not been 3 years since I stopped going, just since Riccarton Gate).

I'm glad Miko will be suspended. I suppose it's too much to hope that Chesny may get a chance, that we won't have 5 in midfield and one up front and that Romanov won't have an influence on team selection or go anywhere near the players.

Well done to Mikey Stewart, a well deserved call-up for a quality player who gives his all.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 16:08:36
#174 because your team and club is a comedy ?like your daily as well ,you svum could never get into the epl cos your league 1 english level ..big support since when?1991 when they started winning meaningless spl titles...at least my family has over 100yrs hearts history now that is what i call loyal,
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GeorgeCowieOrWalterKidd?,

18/08/2008 16:09:21
Romanov addressed the players and called for loyalty. The Sun have the quotes completely wrong though. Funny that. They have such a great reputation for accuracy!
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 16:12:19
#176 tell me ,how many big clubs came in for mendes??not many came to your unwashed lot who cant speak ENGLISH properly so he could get some easy money in a pi.s poor league with some orange refs to make sure the mankers get penaltys evey week,just like the hibs you lot ,the wee team in the big city
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Jealousy,jealousy,

18/08/2008 16:12:38
#179 Everton-Jambo

And at least we have a basic understanding of grammar and punctuation. You should turn up at one of the Govan burger vans......they might give you a job.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:14:57
179

So Everton is just you're 2nd favourite team?

Quick question are you over 14?

There are an awful lot of sensible Jambos who post on these threads about football, who can have reasoned debate, you my friend are sadly lacking in that department.

Evertonjambo the Hearts answer to our BigKennyBluenose.
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Newcastle Jambo,

18/08/2008 16:19:46
#180 I wish Romanov would not address the players regardless of what he says. He's a clown and only succeeds in demotivating all it seems to me.

Banks is the latest victim of his rampany ego-mania. Presumably as goalkeeping coach he had the cheek to have an opinion on which goalkeeper should be signed and who should play. A shame as he's been a good servant.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 16:21:00
oohh what a shame touched a wee nerve buns ,listen have a look at your own posts and cry ,wee team fans in the big city lol ..jealousy alright grammer queens
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:25:34
181

Do you not realise how stupid you're posts read?

What has a football players use of the English language got to do with his performance on the field?

Hearts and their foreign player connection!

Who cares!!

If a player can do the business for his club on the park, I dont care what language they speak, what colour they are or what their beliefs are.

You posts have more than a hint of bitterness in them, more like a hint of .....m.

Grow up son its a big world out there, you seem to spouting terms you learned from that 100 year family history..
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kiwi007,

EDINBURGH 18/08/2008 16:25:38
"HERE WE GO AGAIN HAPPY AS CAN BE"
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Rolland,

18/08/2008 16:27:39
185 - Here here NJ couldn't agree more, Csaba can address the players and he can keep his beak out get on with the running of the business.
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Rolland,

18/08/2008 16:28:52
187 - FFS Daillyman are you sure your a bluenose ?

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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 16:29:12
Have to admit (through gritted teeth) Mendes did look good on Saturday, especially if it's true that he'd never even trained with his team-mates.

And one, fairly major, improvement over BazzaNed, he also appears capable of passing a ball forward.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:31:02
190 Rolland

For the last 40 years.
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18/08/2008 16:32:39
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Rolland,

18/08/2008 16:37:14
193 - Well can you re-educate the other nuckle draggers and help bring scottish football into the present day. Refreshing to your comments.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:38:29
194

Son you're a pathetic wee boy. Throw out the insults thats fine. Everyone has limitations.

I shall wait with baited breathe for a post from you regarding football.

You should be in school.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 16:38:48
the only thing i respect hibbys for is at least they support their team not like your bunch of p-t glory hunters and bigots,to hell you go all mankers
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18/08/2008 16:41:43
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Swordsman,

Dublin 18/08/2008 16:42:01
Afternoon lads...All sweetness and light as usual,I see...
Rolland...Dman is indeed a bear...He says he has been for the last 40 years,but I think he is only 20 and LOOKS 60 given the dominance of Celtic since the start of the Millenium...;@)
BTW...Ta Ta Tam..dont let the door skelk ye oan the e rse oan the way oot...
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Rolland,

18/08/2008 16:42:16
Nah DM Embra schools going back the morn / wed.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:43:01
195

Rolland unfortunately there is an undesirable element in the support of every club.

You just have to read Evertonjambos posts.

I support a football team period, I have no use for the sectarian rubbish that has been associated with a section of the support. The club is trying to move forward, and has done over the last 20 years. Change to some things takes time.
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Rolland,

18/08/2008 16:44:06
Swordsman - Where did I say I was a bear ? Calm down, I might be many things but please don't call me a bear. The 40 years was DM aswering a question to me.
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18/08/2008 16:44:26
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Jealousy,jealousy,

18/08/2008 16:45:04
#197 everton-jambo

Lets get this clear then. Posters who are having a perfectly reasonable debate with others should "fock off" due to the team they support wheras you, who has offered nothing but abuse in your own quaint form of the queens ;) English,should be allowed to continue?

Try and actually add something to the discussion.
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 16:45:33
197 - my fellow Jambo, you're not exactly covering yourself in glory.

If you'll read the posts you'll probably come to the conclusion that Mr Daillyman is a pretty decent chap by the sounds of it.

For a Bear that is!

Only in jest - I have nothing against Rangers fans (some of my best friends know Rangers fans.....), I have a lot against the pretend 'fans' that use the football club they support as an excuse to pretend their bigoted views have any relevancy in modern society.

Don't forget, we also have a wee boil on our collective club backside, the few little trogs that we know about who also believe that 300-odd-year old Irish history is still important.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 16:45:57
"Presumably as goalkeeping coach he had the cheek to have an opinion on which goalkeeper should be signed and who should play."

Why would a GK coach have an opinion on who is signed or not? He's only a GK Coach ffs. Do you think All the backroom staff and coaches have a say who is signed? or do you think they should? get real NJ ffs. As long as Csaba is the one picking and choosing what layers to come in then thats what matters.

You obviously either missed or chose to ignore my post from earlier Re. The hungarian GK.

"Csaba also revealed that he won't rule out the possibility of signing Janos Balogh, although the Hungarian has now returned to Budapest for the time being.

"The Hungarian goalkeeper is very talented, but it is not a decision between me, the goalkeeper and the club," he said.

"At the moment he told me he would fly back. We made an offer. He told me he wants to think about this. You cannot force someone to come here. Next week we can come back to this question."

As i said an offer has been made to him.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:46:12
199 Swordsman

That's it definitely not coming to Dublin with the wife next month...
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Swordsman,

Dublin 18/08/2008 16:46:38
Rolland..read it again ..I said that Dman was a bear,not you...!
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Swordsman,

Dublin 18/08/2008 16:47:52
Ah,My cunning plan worked,I see!
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 16:49:58
A further qualifier to my post at #205

None of this means No Conspiracy by the way, I still believe all non-OF teams get, on balance and over the whole season, the sh*tty end of the decision stick by quite some margin. May be more due to poor quality refs and refs with no backbone rather than to any actual 'conspiracy' but it's a fact.
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Swordsman,

Dublin 18/08/2008 16:50:27
BTW..Has Big Kenny Bluebottle left the darkside for a lighter shade of grey or is the current city of culture's intellegensia had enough of it and started posting on the Hootsmon website?
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:54:29
211

Naw, he just changed his pseudonym to Everton-jambo.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 16:56:13
#210 and what is the proof of this fact?even years ago the scots was getting bought by the english ,all for the love of money and allegiance to the king off england??i.e gers fans,so tell me what is the proof that referees are not gers mason loving people??just look at the penalty turnover at the end of the season..fact
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Swordsman,

Dublin 18/08/2008 16:57:29
I Believe that Davie Moyes has splashed out on two new signings.A Japanese midfielder and an Italian defender...Moyes says he has no doubts that both players will adjust to life in Liverpool very quickly.
The players bought are Nikamota and Robatelli....
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 16:57:33
212

"I still dont know why a viewpoint on Hearts matter by the buns should be relevant"

Its a football forum.
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Jealousy,jealousy,

18/08/2008 16:58:28
Any of you decent Edinburgh chappies care to translate #212 for us?

I managed to decipher than he doesnt like us very much and something about his little brother playing but apart from that not much joy...
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:01:01
over 200 posts mostly about the incompetancy or cheating of Dougal. Yet not one mention of Larryea Kingston's Booking.

So since were on the subject of incompetancy, why would Dougal book Kingston for avoiding what was a 2 footed tackle which was just as bad if not worse than Mikos? becuse he caught Thompson with a trailing leg, he wouldnt have caught the little thug in the first place if thompson hadnt been so reckless with the challenge.

Then we have a challenge by Mendes on Stewart, and if he had connected with Stewart there is no doubt it would have been a serious injury. Yet not even spoken to by the ref.

We have Broadfoots clear dive, which mirrored that of mikos against scotland, clear cheating dive, which not only Hearts fans have picked up on. The what about Boyds clear dive when berra tickled him, this free kick resulted in a goal evetually. yes we can say our defence should have cleared it, but the defence should never have been in the position to have been defending a free kick.

Then we have the penalties. Hearts first, some given and some wouldnt be, however just to clear up the rule, yes it has to be deliberate handball or deemed deliberate by the ref, HOWEVER if the handball even if Accidental is stopping a clear goal then it should be given as a penalty. The shot from driver was on target and would have burst the net.

Rangers penalty 50/50 Im not complaining to much about it as many refs would have given it, the benefit of TV showed wallace DID win the ball however Dougal would never have saw tht and wallace did come in from behind.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 17:06:56
214

Son I hate to be the bearer of some news you might not like.

Trust me there are many fans of all clubs who are in the Blue craft, not just RFC.

Referee's in Scotland in general are a poor lot, I dont think they are bent, some just lack top class ability. And mistakes are made.

Years ago when when Scotland did have some decent officials, we also slagged them.

Its a no win job, and with the technical advances today with slow motion replay their mistakes are magnified.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:08:20
#220

Did you watch the full game?

I think we have proven in the past your not exactly the best person to have a debate with, your a proven liar.

As for my post, Funny how the incidents i have mentioned also have the likes of Andy walker, Jim Traynor and others commenting on the "Inconsistency" shall we call it? of McDougal. Not well known pundits for ever backing Hearts on anything yet have done so regarding saturdays shambles.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:12:18
http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HeartsNewsDetail/0,,10289~1367965,00.html

6th Picture down, tells its own story doesnt it? can you see any contact there? a clearer dive you will never see, yet TV evidence clearly showed Papac's arm out impeding miko. What iam merely stating here is at the very least the ref is grossly negligent in applying the same rules for all players.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 17:14:15
219 GF

I will agree with you that over the course of a season the OF clubs do seem to get the "rub of the green", excuse the expression,, from match officials.

Are they intimidated by the large OF crowds? Who knows.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:14:55
#223 punT1T

As i said earlier when i said this, the likes of yourself would dismiss these pundits because they are going against you, but when they back you up wwhich they do more often than not there back up is welcomed.

You clearly are a simpleton, and not even worth having a debate with. Your views are like yourself irrelevent
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Newcastle Jambo,

18/08/2008 17:17:03
#222 Fair enough on the Hungarian keeper deal but with that still a possibility and with Banks, MacDonald and 2 other promising young keepers on the books it makes me wonder why they needed one from Kaunas too. Especially as MacDonald was preferred to him on Saturday (and did well).

Re. your points in #219 about the game, I am more concerned that the Hearts tactics and performance were as poor as usual against the OF than about the referee's performance. One shot on target in 90 minutes isn't surprising with that formation but it's not the way to win away in Glasgow.

Still, early days for Laszlo and lets hope he gets more positive in his selections and has a go - that's the only way to come away from OF games with the points in my view.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:19:39
#225

Unfortunately that "Rub of the green" more often than not can decide the outcome of a game. The "Big" decisions are probably more than 80% in favour of the OF.

If they are intimidated by crowds then sack them. They are paid to do a job and the fans are paying customers only. The fans should make no bearing on the outcome of the gam excpet to cheer their team on and maybe give them that extra push at times.

If our referees cannot handle big games with big crowds then its time they were gone and refs from another country brought in, refs with experience and are capable of handling a match with 50,000 fans or 60,000 fans.
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Daillyman,

18/08/2008 17:20:41
Well lads its been a laugh, have a good day.

And everton-jambo enjoy you're first day back at school. Remember do all you're lessons!

A brain is a terrible thing to waste.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 17:20:47
#214 yeah right enough how many penalty decisions go agaisnt non o/f clubs?st mirren last wk us this wk no doubt whoever plays o/f this wk end..just ask c levein at least romanov speaks the truth on the refs in scotland..im positive they are bent.its not just an italian thing..
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busbyfh,

18/08/2008 17:23:46
For all those that damn Miko for diving - And I ALWAYS do - he WAS impeded when taking his triple pike.
What is worrying is it is just a matter of time until we again play with just 10 men as Ksanevicius was at it as usual on Saturday and should have been booked once more. It baffles me why he continues to chuck himself on the ground knowing full well he will gain only a booking. Ksanevicius has seen what happened to his mates that went down too easily - can he not learn something from this ????????

Very few folk mention that the free kick that led up to Rangers first goal should never have been given.

Oh - and for all the papers reports that Rangers controlled the game and it was one way traffic - How many saves did our keeper have to make ?
THICK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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what a chancer,

its mad out here 18/08/2008 17:26:40
right vlad wants banks out the way ,are we getting value for money with larry or will he join others who are taking us for a jaunt with our cash.if larry and others dont start playing to thier potential then the manager will go,as vlad constantly thinks these players are not performing due to the coaching staff he has employed.
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Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 17:30:04
Everton Jambo, you're just plain weird. Don't like slagging off a fellow Jambo generally, but you just don't seem very bright. The post you're having a go at in #214 says the OF get the benefit of decisions, that is a fact as far as I'm concerned.

What definitely isn't a fact (look up a dictionary if you want a definition) is that there's a conspiracy. It might look like one but that doesn't make it one.

Please either sober up or shut up, you're not making us look good.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:32:53
SkySports reporting Judas Webster has signed for Bristol City...haha...how the mighty have fallen eh guys.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_4006586,00.html

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Rolland,

18/08/2008 17:34:58
234 - Surely if Vlad is hiring all these coaches and sacking them as they don't deliver in his eyes, that should tell him where the problem lies... i.e. him.

Thus he will hopefully sack himself and save us all from his nonsense.
226

Roscoe P Coltrane,

18/08/2008 17:35:45
Heh heh - cheers GF. Good photo of him straining at the leash to be let go too!
227

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:37:10
Can we expect the likes of PunT1T and BTO to disapear again after the weekend if Aberdeen pump them? will there be more sisters getting married? Will SDM still be hailed a hero along with WS and AM?

Typical glory hunting filth, good at giving it out when they win but soon as there gubbed and there humiliated they run away like little children
228

everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 17:38:19
#235 i take abuse from you because i have a go at the gers mob and that i asked you to give me proof that refs are not biased towards the o/f,eh i think you should ask yourself what team do i really support ,you are the 1 that is weird fact..just come clean you are no hearts fan..you are just SIMPLE and a CLOWN,look it up in the dictionary SIMPLE-CLOWN
229

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:40:37
#241

"very interesting, and when i understand it i may comment"
230

everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 17:42:24
i have the right to view my anti o/f agenda on a football thread ,more so a HEARTS thread..if you think im weird for that roscoe p coltrane then you are mos definatly on the wrong thread for you,dont they have 1 on the evening standard thats more your flavour i suspect..WEIRDO..do you need a dictionary for weirdo..
231

Rolland,

18/08/2008 17:42:29
AH but pundit wait a minute what if its a draw ?

232

Rolland,

18/08/2008 17:43:29
Hey Everton-jambo are you going share those sweeties your taking ?
233

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:43:39
#242

Some of us have jobs and dont sit looking at whats written on forums all day. Being a dole cheating, jakie layabout, bigot supporting, moron you have plenty time don't you?

Now away and run along before the corner shop shots het yer skins and a bottle o buckie. and next time when i want an 4rse to speak ill f4rt
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BEMUSED EXILE,

18/08/2008 17:46:09
Andy Webster is very much a Rangers player, contrary to the claims of #237

Walter Smith has faith in the lad, but believes that he needs a few months of regular first team football to get back to the level where he can be considered for selection by Rangers. Bristol City have lost a central defender to injury, so their manager has spoken to Rangers and Webster will take his place.

It should be a good move for all parties concerned, and because the Bristol City manager has personally made the move, Webster should be guaranteed the first team selection that he craves.

Because, unlike at Tynecastle, Bristol City have an old-fashioned system where the manager picks the team.
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18/08/2008 17:47:18
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:49:07
#250

Well being a Rangers story i wouldnt have been interested trawling through looking for it on here would i...DOH

Unlike some who seem to spend all day everyday commenting on another teams threads about things they know f all about, and making complete fannys of themselves.

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Rolland,

18/08/2008 17:50:25
251 - As I sed gonna share the pills mate..........

Everyone is allowed to have a pop at the OF but you need to have clear and concise arguements to backup what your saying, instead of just slaverying any old nonsense. Put the keyboard down, think a bit before you post.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:51:21
#251

A good jambo would put Hearts first not Everton first. In fact a good Jambo wouldnt be follow another team. One team only son. but dont worry youll grow out of it, maybe about the same time as your balls drop
239

Rolland,

18/08/2008 17:53:12
#256 - lol, give him a break though he was having a go at the OF although, he is just mis-understood. Wonder if he'll be tomorrow during playtime.
240

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 17:56:50
#257

No problem with anyone having a go a the weegie filth, but he was being a bit of a t1t, maybe just got a bit drunk on some wine gums and when he sobers up he'll realise he made a bit of a nob of himself
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 18:01:53
#256 dont even go their gf ,my family history to hmfc goes back to the early 1900s when my ancestor played for hearts and was captain of scotland,,ive been everywhere with hearts and seen and done it all ,so if you want to play the i am a loyal jambo your not game,well i would not go their mate..
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 18:02:46
#258
Only Fact to a Hobbit chump like you Serg.
But as you have no cred left then i cant understand why you bother commenting.
Nice good number of posts on the mighty JT's threads again today.
We must be a very sociable bunch to attract all this attention on a daily basis.
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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 18:04:41
#and as for the everton part i used to live in pool and worked as a heating engineer,and most of my mates was everton,so i adopted them down there..but hearts are always my team and always will be
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Hibs football club - ex player,

18/08/2008 18:05:03
We are going to do this to this team!
We are going to do this to that team!
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We are going to split the ugly sisters!

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We are going to sign this player!
We are going to sign that player!
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We are signing davies as manager!
We are signing McGee as manager!
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We are going to beat gers 2-0!
We are going to beat gers 3-0!
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c'mon Airdrieonians..
245

Hibs football club - ex player,

18/08/2008 18:06:41
#262 Your still two sheets to the wind!
246

LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 18:07:43
#264 Diddyman
I did.
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Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robertson!,

18/08/2008 18:08:51
#149- "win everything" Hahahahahahaha
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Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robertson!,

18/08/2008 18:12:58
#263

Try harder.

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everton-jambo,

18/08/2008 18:13:59
#266 wow you are so clever ,i could learn alot from you no doubt,lol get a grip and support a football club,,you are officially 5 short of a six pack ,ex hibs player lol says it all really.
250

Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robertson!,

18/08/2008 18:14:06
#269 Well he can't exactly put it where his legs are can he
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 18:18:40
#269 Diddyman
I enjoyed the game yes,shame about the result and some of the debatable decisions but thats football.If you support a team that hasnt got the resources of a big club like yours then we arent going to win games like these but i have always been a Jambo and will always be a Jambo.
It probably makes it that little bit more special when we do play well and win the odd cup here and there.

But what choice do i have ?


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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 18:18:49
evening jambos and the couple of rangers guys on here who talk sense...... don't think for a minute that includes YOU plumtit, bto or bigkennyspak.

there's nothing like a match full of contentious issues to really get the plums out and about, driveling their tosh.

each to their own opinions obviously but their really have been some whoppers today.

how anyone can defend the broadfoot cheat is astonishing. as well as just falling over as if he had just ran into an invisible table on the pitch, to make matters worse he gets up and just wanders nonchalantly off as if butter wouldn't melt!!! boyd does something similar by crumpling to the deck as soon as he thinks he's in with a good shout of getting a free kick right in front of goal. there's very little point in the hearts players remonstrating with that pair 'cos they are a right aggressive pair of jokers on the pitch.

don't think for a second that these actions are taken out by players on their own initiative either. the rangers management will be more than aware of the advantages to be gained by taking advantage of pathetic refereeing / outright bias.

rangers may well have deserved to win the match but that doesn't excuse the scandalous abuse of power and position which goes on within the refereeing fraternity and beyond.

a couple of the rangers guys on here at least do themselves credit by admitting to some of the outrageous injustices of saturday, the ones that know about football. the likes of plumtit and bto have been shown to know nowt about football....

AND BOY DOES IT SHOW.

253

Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 18:30:40
Why don't you Hearts supporters take it on the chin?
254

Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 18:37:10
Edinburgh has been crying out for a team to match the oldfirm,
Hibs have been matching and even bettering them for a couple of seasons now,
you hearts fans go on and on about who is signing for you [not],

HRYDD
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 18:40:56
#279 grade "A" plum, of course they have.

ps, would you mind having a look around your home planet for that beagle probe that crashed there a couple of years back? professor pillinger who owns it will pay you a reward.

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Ayrshire Jambo,

18/08/2008 18:41:44
#269

Were you at the game on Saturday? One-sided? Do you suffer from an unfortunate vision defect? Yes, overall Rangers had more chances but, quite honestly, they were very ordinary (as were Hearts unfortunately). One-sided? The targeting of Miko by the 'ref' was an absolute disgrace. One-sided? Yes, maybe if you are allowed to clear goal-bound shots with your hand. One-sided? I don't think so - unlike this demonstration of your misinformed opinion.
257

sangriaboy,

malaga 18/08/2008 18:42:31
nd i thought vlad had nothing to do with the team now...

i hope the hibees solve their goalkeeeping problem by signing Banks.
258

Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robertson!,

18/08/2008 18:46:42
#273

Nearly mate, technically he uses the crutches with his arms are. Good try though

Must Do Better
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Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robertson!,

18/08/2008 18:47:21
#279

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Made my night!!
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 18:52:03
#284 bto, you must have missed the bit where i said that rangers may well have deserved to win. i'm not surprised.... you're not the brightest after all.

mmmmm? perhaps capital letters will help him understand...

RANGERS DESERVED THEIR WIN.

still doesn't excuse the overt use of two different sets of rules by the joke of a referee. dougal and the likes of broadfoot should by rights be thoroughly ashamed of themselves, although anyone who cheats in that manner is highly unlikely to be capable of shame. they won't give a monkeys.

oh, better keep bto happy by saying rangers deserved their win, again.

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Hearts Hearts Glorious Hearts,

18/08/2008 19:00:01
well when csaba came he wanted a young hungry team and that is what he is making it was tht young lads first game and we have a new goalie comingin so it is out with the old and in with the new

use basso

he is better than banks
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 19:05:54
#286 vic
Scottish players cheat in a non-purposeful manner vic,which is totaly different to the Lithuanian cheats who cheat ia a much more purposeful manner.
Its a very fine line between cheats but there is a definate difference.
I think the term is called "intent".The home grown lads dont actually mean to cheat where as the Lithuanian cheats always mean it.

I hope thats cleared everything up with regards diving cheats.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:11:49
#288 bto, glad to see you think we agree about something, i can't agree with that.

here's our chance to agree, or not. straight and easy question for you...

did broadfoot cheat by falling over?

easy question, yes or no?

#289 LF, you jest however i think the rioters plums on here probably believe that.

#290, och what do you want?

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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:12:34
good grief.

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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 19:15:22
#293 chortle chortle.
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BEMUSED EXILE,

18/08/2008 19:18:40
victorian of gorgie

(PS Are you the same poster as last season's VICTOR IAN, or a totally diffeent person?)

I'll admit first of all that I haven't seen the whole match, and my opinions are based on watching the highlights a few times and reading various match reports...

Firstly, to get Broadfoot out of the way - it was so ridiculous that I'm hoping he actually stumbled. If that was a dive then it made Thomson's effort last season against Celtic look subtle. Mikoliunas at least had a hand on him when he received his yellow, but it was still a blatant dive. His second yellow was foolish in the extreme. I make no comment on whether the red card was deserved, but he should never have given the referee the opportunity.

With regard to Boyd, he definitely was guilty of "backing in" to the defender, and the great master himself, Chris Sutton, would have approved. Unfortunately, it's part and parcel of the modern game, particularly on the continent, and Rangers were witnesses to a lot of it during a long European campaign last season (no such problems this year, alas). Free kicks at that kind of range are potent weapons, and defenders have to be very clever and streetwise when they make a challenge.

As for the penalties, I'm going to be predictable. Bougherra turned his back to the oncoming shot, and the ball struck the back of his upper arm, which was fairly close to his body. I just can't see it as a penalty. For the RFC spot kick, I reckon that Miller was definitely taken out as he was about to shoot, and it seems to me to be the correct award, although the TV angle that I've watched is slightly inconclusive with regard to whether the Hearts player actually got the ball, and whether he went through KM first in order to do so.

All in all, though, I thought it was an improved performance from RFC against a team that I still reckon can challenge for 3rd place (if the manager is allowed to pick the team and can get a consistent team onto the field).
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 19:19:49
#296 bto
In other words he cheated but its forgivable because he didnt mean it ??
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:25:59
#296, stumbled by ers*. as soon as he lost control of the ball he took a heider. if you can't even admit your own players' indiscretions then you really are a hopelessly blinkered little man.

#297 BE, same. sorry but your hopes of a stumble are just clutching at straws. i'm willing to accept that you don't want to see that sort of behaviour in your players but it was so blatant that it can't be credibly swept under the carpet.

personally i couldn't watch football with such a blinkered view, it would drive me nuts.

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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 19:29:12
#299 bto
Stumble...stumble hahahahaha
Nice 1..lol
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 19:36:42
Miko stumbled at hampden as well against scotland....really should get decent groundsmen in what with the money david murray has youd think he could afford someone to cut the grass properly, hopefully that blade of grass will be cut by the next rangers game at ibrox, we wouldnt want clubfoot or boyd "Stumbling" on it and breaking their necks in the fall would we


Total fann.y bto, and your comments sum up why you lot or so despised throught scottish football and the world.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:37:37
#302, i very much doubt you really believe that. if you do then i pity you. it must be a terribly debilitating thing to view things in such a rose-tinted-specs way.

i suppose kevin thomson stumbled and his legs were myseriously thrown into the air when he went down in the celtic penalty area last season? maybe gordon strachan used his jedi powers to make him do it to try and get him sent off for diving?

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Franck,

18/08/2008 19:39:54
Mores to the point. I am not reading through 302 comments to see whether it has a;ready been said but Steve Banks is Welcome at Easter Road any time!!!

We'll even throw Micheal Stewart in as a deal maker....... Nah he was a jambo and hibby reject!

Anyway.... Banks on a free does me fine!!
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:40:03
#303 GF, FACT!!! maradonna vs england.... he stumbled and his arm was thrown up right in the path of the ball as it bounced up.

it was a stumble. it shouldn't be called the hand of god, it should be the stumble of god.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 19:41:44
#305

Hibs could afford banksy's hub caps let alone his wages, dream on sonny, He is still contracted to hearts
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 19:44:14
#307

If you had read my comments after the game on saturday you would see im not a sore loser, I did say Rangers edged it as the better team on saturday and the fact of them winning doesnt bother me. Unlike you lot we can admit when were not the better team. Its more a case on the manner of the defeat how it was handed to them.
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 19:46:05
#306 VI
Thats a bit below the belt bringing up one of the worst days in the rioters footballing history.
England getting handed out of the world cup.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:47:01
#310, so you admit KT dived but somehow you can't see that clubfoot dived?

stumble eh? maybe he's got some kind of cerebral palsy, i know you have.

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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:48:37
#311 LF, lol!!! it must be a sickener for them considering who it was and his..... denomination.

if you naaa whit ah mean liksey.

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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 19:49:22
#313

You would know that for a FACT of course because you speak to banks?

Not like you to tell lies is it?

Have the police caught up with you yet, it is a crime to marry your sister you do know that dont you?
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 19:53:12
309. Why bother even talking to tubes like 'bring them on' you'll never get through to them, their 'bluenose' arrogance is something you'll never change. The best we can hope for in the current climate of Scottish football is to watch them play teams in European competitions, in games refereed by officials who don't give a damn about them, they just can't handle playing when there is a level playing field, when they don't have their all-important 12th man, that's when they find out just how ordinary they really are.
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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 19:53:46
#316

No its not obvious sorry youll have to do better
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:54:42
#317, boot laces now is it? jedi powers is more likely.

283

Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 19:56:10
#318

Hit the nail on the head, in Scotland they might be big teams, in terms of European football there nothing and meaningless, and will NEVER achieve anything.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 19:57:35
#318 plantagenet,

1. never in a month of sundays would rioters have lost to kaunas in an spl match.

2. never in a month of sundays would miko have been sent off if he had player against them for kaunas in a euro match.

that more or less sums up how their matches go.

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Gorgie's Finest,

18/08/2008 19:58:23
#322

Thats like me saying if Ronaldo signed or Hearts he would have played against you on saturday....FACT is he didnt and would never sign for us just as banks didnt and would never sign for you manky lot. He has more respet than to lower himself.

The point about it not being obvious was about him being unhappy
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 20:02:28
324. Just ignore them, they're only on here for a bit of ignorant gloating, don't rise to the bait, only respond to the good guys - we've got much more interesting things to talk about - if we don't respond to them they'll get fed up and go back to their slum tenements and their bottle of Buckie.
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 20:03:28
#325 GF
Is that the Brazilian or the Portugese variety,both feasible options of course ???
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BEMUSED EXILE,

18/08/2008 20:04:16
#318

"in European competitions, in games refereed by officials who don't give a damn about them, they just can't handle playing when there is a level playing field, when they don't have their all-important 12th man, that's when they find out just how ordinary they really are."

You'll be talking about the team who claimed the scalps of Stuttgart, Red Star, Lyon, Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lison and Fiorentina last season en route to the UEFA Cup Final itself.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 20:05:40
#327 plantagenet, good call, i've had it up to here (vic raises hand to signal level at which he's had it up to) with these clowns for tonight.

i suggest all of us that have a scooby about football....

BLANK THE PLANK

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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 20:08:09
Did somebody just shout at me there, jings the air is 'blue' I think i must have touched a nerve!
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 20:13:03
#330 vi
We are safe for a while as usual because their favourite English soap opera is on again ??

Banks for or against mate ???
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Sardonic Jambo,

18/08/2008 20:13:05



when will all us muppet jambos realise that it was time for pitchforks and torches about 12 months ago?

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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 20:14:32
330. Vic ths is aimed at Jambos only, unwashed weegies need not respond, Vic, what do you think the Hearts side should be on Saturday, with Mikko out why not introduce young Copil to the squad, bring him on for Driver once we are three up?
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 20:18:28
#332 LF, banks? it's hard to form a definitive opinion about the whole episode without being in full receipt of the facts. we get told one thing about what happened and then we get told by various people that something else happened. i guess that applies to most things that go on at hearts.

i can see why csaba would want a separate GK coach from the 1st choice keeper. i wouldn't see any point in 'retiring' him from playing if he's going to be coaching youth players though. as usual the whole thing seems a bit strange to me.

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Ulsterjambo,

Co.Down 18/08/2008 20:20:37
Just watched the game on Rangers t.v. Overall,not too displeased with performance from back to middle.Up front is still too lightweight(in a football sense,nothing to do with Fatty Nade!)Definite signs of improvement,fortuitous 1st goal and late penalty hardly makes rangers great,in fact almost as shot shy as us!
On the goalkeeping question:perhaps when Banks heard we were looking at another goalie he thought aloud"I could have been at rangers" Miko heard him and ran off to tell Daddy (Romanov) Romanov puts his usual slant on it and tells Csaba Banks is going to throw the game at Ibrox......The rest is history.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 20:22:08
#334 plan, personally i would rather have banks in goal but it looks like that's not happening. has to be mcdonald then?

no idea about copil, no idea if the likes of him and kostadinov are anywhere near ready to come in.

i would love your 3-0 confidence to transpire into a result!!!
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 20:22:39
Just ignore the 'Hundit' if we ignore him he'll get paranoid and skulk off to his slum.
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 20:25:27
#336 vi
I wasnt too impressed with him against Motherwell but it seems a bit strange the way its being dealt with.Previously Csaba has been straight on the web site either denying or clarifying.
I am sure we will find out sooner rather than later though as i dont think Csaba will duck out of to many questions.
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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 20:29:49
19 months as a Lithuanian. Now a Rangers fan.

Pretty impressive record Serg. Do you dress up at weekends?

Triangles? Sides? How many?

Pathetic.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 20:31:36
#341 LF, if he has been treated like an idiot then it's another shocker. the guy seems like a genuine, honest, loyal player to me. vlad seems to see bogeymen around every corner.

i wasn't that bothered about the way elvis was emptied because i still think there was an element of 'ticket working' going on there. i wasn't bothered about frail because imho he was only hanging on to pick up his mortgage money and didn't have half the passion and drive that csaba seems to have.

banks being made out to be monkey would bother me though. but then again, we don't know all the facts... we are jambos, not reactionary hobos.

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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 20:31:58
Anyway back to the real world.

Banks is still employed by Hearts. He has simply been asked to perform another role as reserves goal keeping coach.

Hardly big news is it?
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 20:35:33
I've just been watching the highlights from the game against 'them', the word 'cheat' springs to mind but, not Mikko, I read this week that Craig Levein will have a few points to get across at a meeting with the Refs this week, can anyone out there suggest what these words should be?
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 20:35:41
Vietnamese water puppets are my all time favourites,fantastic show which i would recommend to everybody.

#345
As far as i can work out Banksie has been appointed as the youth team goalie coach and everything is tickety boo.
If he remains at Tynecastle then i would imagine that this story is the usual anti-hearts venom.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 20:35:45
#346 VM, if hearts made a slight error in the players weekly/monthly payroll, like a tiny overpayment of NIC, it would be very big news indeed.

believe me.

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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 20:37:51
#349 LF, never miss it.
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Hibs football club - ex player,

18/08/2008 20:38:44
The guy Mikoloony was an embarrassment to scottish football, but we already knew that,
He plays with the head band far too much, he reminds me of steve Fulton maybe its the red cheecks,
but in all honestly the dude is far from being a footballer, he's more of a take the foot away from footballer.
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Lou Reed,

18/08/2008 20:40:45
Romanov can not fkin help it, any time the fans think things are looking a bit brighter, the cuunt puts a spoke in the chain. If we lie down and take this then it is the fkin end. How much more can the brainwashed element take.
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 20:41:57
351 'Belive', 'mupets' - go away you uneducated @rse.
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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 20:42:24
#353

You spent 19 months pretending to be Lithuanian. Perhaps we should red card you?

While you are there. How many sides does a triangle have?

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Ulsterjambo,

Co.Down 18/08/2008 20:44:05
354
Not a lover of Miko myself,but every now and then he can score a real cracker,surely even you remember one in particular at the gorgie stand end!
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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 20:47:09
#359.

Well said. Obua and Tullberg to bolster what is allready a fine squad.
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 20:52:40
there's a distinct divide between the people on here tonight. there's the ones who are offering genuine and honest opinions about their football team. genuinely interested in a game and in a club that they care about.

and there's another camp who offer nothing but semi-literate growling and barking, no interest in football, no knowledge of the game, probably sitting with their tongues stuck to the screen.

i'm glad for the presence of the underclass on here, it provides some perspective for us real football fans to feel better about things.

tally ho.

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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 20:55:19
#362 Serg. You dissagree?

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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 20:58:13
#361 August.

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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 20:59:53
I win:0)
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LionheartFodithman,

18/08/2008 21:01:32
#377
Aint you the lucky one !!!!!!!!!!
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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 21:02:19
#376 Really??? I do?? Show me where I have claimed that you "morph these boards using an array of aliases. He/She/It knows little about football."

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Ulsterjambo,

Co.Down 18/08/2008 21:02:24
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Glad to see you can finally sign players again,once you sorted out the referees pay rise!
Still 2 dodgy performances so far,but you will follow follow as blindly as before.
Long Live H.M.F.C.
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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 21:03:03
While you are at it. Perhaps you could tell me how many sides a trianlge has. Serg seems to have forgotten.
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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 21:04:49
Serg you will never win. You do not have the intelligence. You are simply not up to the task mate. You are a loser.
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Hibs football club - ex player,

18/08/2008 21:05:50
#360 Put a few in that end myself, mostly with my nut,
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victorian of gorgie ,

18/08/2008 21:06:28
LF & VM, will you two please stop tormenting those poor dogs and come inside and talk footer.

whit teams would you pick for saturday?

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what a chancer,

its a mad world out here 18/08/2008 21:07:04
yes wallace and kingston found wanting,kingston can leave any day cut our losses give wallace a break in the reserves again till he improves,miko a flash in the pan cant wait hanging around for a bit skill that delivers a wonder goal,nade will not impress against the oldfirm his skill level cant trouble them.
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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 21:07:48
Ahh David is another offspring of Serg! Makes sense now.
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Vlad Magic,

18/08/2008 21:08:48
#387.

Dunno but I would defo have Banks in goal :0)
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Hibs football club - ex player,

18/08/2008 21:09:04
Soon be time to hang my boots up for the night,
Noticed all the usual bagpipe blowers are arriving.
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what a chancer,

history repeats itself in football quite often 18/08/2008 21:16:47
use the cash from the sale of kingston and buy two or three auld heids ,centrehalf , midfielderand a forward.
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what a chancer,

no no no 18/08/2008 21:24:07
somebody from down south ,give them a play and pay contract,plus a nutjob celebrity sell a few t shirts and get the place buzzing ,a wee half hour of skill and tactic awareness, the word entertainment for a wee while would be a nice distraction from the nonsense we have on the pitch at the moment.
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what a chancer,

right off the tangent 18/08/2008 21:34:45
some flare required the banter about football is very dull as the skill and trickery are void at the moment,i would say some of the football at the top level is very boring unless the game is one sided like chelsea ,but they are few and far between.
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what a chancer,

time to go 18/08/2008 21:37:31
training for a 10 k ,need a cup of tea knackered.
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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 21:49:59
#400 big deal lad, train or run the marathon like the big boys, good luck anyway.
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Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robbo Robertson!,

18/08/2008 22:11:32
#407

Time to give up mate.
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Edinburghs only big team,

18/08/2008 22:37:44
407#

I think you need to re-translate yopur name to.

"The hibs love guys" ;)
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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 22:38:47
Guru off to your cot now, where are those things from?
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The Gorgie Boys Are In Town,

18/08/2008 22:40:26
Total over reaction, i doubt very much this paper has anything other in mind than try and cause trouble again for Hearts fans by trying to undermine Romanov and his relationship with the new boss. What perfect way to do that by a pesh story from a very poor reporter, i mean read the last couple of paragraphs again stinks of absolute pesh from banderson not Vlad but as usuall without facts being known folk are already burning the season books, what's the old saying don't believe fluck all this tube writes about hearts, yes that's the one, wise words indeed!
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Leithjambo,

18/08/2008 22:49:37
#146
Read this when it was posted at 14.50, but have only been able to stop laughing enough to post now.
"The rangers are a grand institution. The biggest club in Scotland, (and arguably the biggest in Great Britain)."
Waving from another train.

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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 22:57:15
#411
Wow - The truth is a sickner eh, can't take it,
face the facts in front of you, Hearts = spent force,
always and forever RIP.
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Edinburghs only big team,

18/08/2008 22:58:30
#146 LMFAO!!!

#412 one of the biggest clubs in Glasgow though.

Probably one of the best supported teams by referees too!

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Edinburghs only big team,

18/08/2008 23:01:51
413# No MAJOR Trophy in 56 years getting you bitter?

We feel your pain.

After all - in wee hubz case its not the winning it's the being taken apart that counts.

You couldn't be any worse.

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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 23:05:31
Fans go on week after week playing the same LP,
we are going to do this to rangers - this to celtic - this to hibs,
Realise you are a small part of edinburgh,
with a fan base of around 14,000 no more,
You have to be the worst fans in the whole of GB,
who believe you are something you are not,
you turn this forum into a circus with the silly talk,
you are boring the honest football loving fans....
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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 23:08:11
And that 14k is only if you play well,
remember the 70's - 80's & 90's playing in front of 3-4 k fans week in week out...
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Edinburghs only big team,

18/08/2008 23:13:10
416# Jog on


107 Years without the Cup.

56 Years with No major Trophy.

Smaller stadium than Hearts.

Less season ticket holders than Hearts

Defeated 10-2 by your city rivals.

22 games in a row without a win against Hearts.


Need I go on?

Your not the sharpest tool in the box are you? MJust a tool.
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 23:16:01
I'm so relieved, I've just heard it on TV, Craig Paterson says that all these dodgy decisions made by referees will even themselves out over the season. Does that mean that when either of the OF visit Tynecastle that'll be when we get our share of the dodgy decisions, I dont think so Craig, you are just saying the right things for your bosses, tell the truth and you are out on your @rse.
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Leithjambo,

18/08/2008 23:17:24
#417
Tell me the last year Hibs average attendance was bigger than Hearts.
Your user name is ridiculous.
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 23:28:14
417 Graduate? a Hibs supporter? c'mon to be a graduate shows a modicum of brainpower, so this just does not add up.

graduate + Hibs fan minus 50% brain cells divided by Hot pie R squared = ?????

Nope, sorry it just does not work out, yer a fraud.
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Edinburghs only big team,

18/08/2008 23:29:47
419# To be fair referees are equally in favour of rangers and celtic. Maybe thats what was meant.
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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 23:32:35
#418 Your kickback we are fed up hearing,
to talk about a 10-2 defeat 100 or so year ago is what im on about,

now go lie in your p@sh.
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 23:33:16
423. Ah, so that's where I'm going wrong, I thought that Craig Paterson had been brainwashed when he left Hibs and sold his soul to the devil that is Rangers.
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Leithjambo,

18/08/2008 23:37:00
#422
Brilliant!
Youve just perfectly illustrated the point I just made about you on the Stewart thread.
Wonderful.
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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 23:38:40
#420 sorry have not got a clue what you are TRYING to say, F/O..

#421 As for the planet man wtf are you taking for that.
you are another name for a pipe begins with tu--..
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 23:38:45
424. You are right, Hearts fans should not go on about holding the record for the Highest score in the Edinburgh Derby. So if we shut up about that will you stop going on about the Edinburgh record you hold between our clubs for the number of years since your captain held the Scottish Cup aloft, deal?
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 23:42:54
427. Grade A? I can imagine what the 'A' stands for, rhymes with the Hibs average crowd, 'sparse'.
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Leithjambo,

18/08/2008 23:44:28
#427
#421 As for the planet man wtf are you taking for that.
you are another name for a pipe begins with tu--..

Edinburgh University Graduate Grade A plus?

I think not.
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Leithjambo,

18/08/2008 23:50:54
#430
Once again another perfect illustration of an insignificant individuals power complex given validation through an attachment to an institution more powerful than it's peers.
My post on the Stewart thread sums you up perfectly.
Youve never played a game of football in your life.
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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

18/08/2008 23:51:06
Plant man & fit o the walk hambo,

quick question - Are you both adults
or are you back at school on wednesday ?

Thought so it was the latter,

nighty cant be bothered with @ssoles like you two.
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 23:52:17
427. C'mon graduate, are you sifting through your enormous bank of brain cells to come up with a mind-blowing put-down for the Tynecastle ordinary mortals, we wait nervously for your next fantastic post.
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 23:54:04
433. Was that it? Jeeze, isn't education a wonderful thing?
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Leithjambo,

18/08/2008 23:55:05
#433
Er no, actually I teach a course at Edinburgh University funnily enough.
Off to bed with you.
Get tucked up with a glass of milk.
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Plantagenet,

18/08/2008 23:56:25
436. I think between us we saw him off, night, night buddy.
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Leithjambo,

18/08/2008 23:58:42
437
Too easy.
Pleasant dreams Plantaganet.
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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

19/08/2008 00:02:59
#438 The guys name is in front of your eyes fit o the walk clown,
yet you still find it too hard to spell,
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Edinburgh University Graduate Grade "A" Plus,

19/08/2008 00:05:14
two neinafs..
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Silence of the Yams,

perfect partners... 19/08/2008 00:06:22
Thuggery and Glasgow Rangers.
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Leithjambo,

19/08/2008 00:06:45
#439
You have a great deal of anger to work through.
Best of luck!
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Leithjambo,

19/08/2008 00:10:31
#441
Change the th for a b and I'm agreeing with you.
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Leithjambo,

19/08/2008 00:48:32
#445/ 446
You continue to illustrate my point perfectly.
When you were a kid you were always the last to be picked.
Your support for Rangers is a rod for you to beat others and a crutch for your inadequacy as a footballer and a person.
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Der Kaiser,

19/08/2008 01:08:18
#448
"everything goes right for me"
Like your score predictions for the Kaunas game?

Why not have another one of your wee blue tinted polls again. "Who will play better in the first old firm game? McGeady or Niguez. I think Niguez" Surprised us all with your p(l)umping for the Rangers player eh?

You're a Rangers fan thru and thru, I'll give you that. But you're also a diddy.
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westlothian,

19/08/2008 01:19:57
#315 I do speak to Stevie Banks and he did want to join Rangers. I'm sure you'll agree that he showed great professionalism by not making a fuss about the move being blocked. Nice to see him being treated so well in return isn't it.
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Der Kaiser,

19/08/2008 01:23:16
#450
Nobody responded cos it was a waste of time. You never take your blue tinted specs off. You're a rangers fan...not a football fan. Discussion of the most simplest of football matters is an impossibility for you. And if your predictions are so great, what are you dong on a newspaper forum after 1am? Surely you should be whacking large amounts of cash on all these predictions and living the life of luxury.
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Der Kaiser,

19/08/2008 01:33:37
#454
I'm sure your room has plenty of toys to play with.....
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Der Kaiser,

19/08/2008 01:43:57
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Did you predict that or did your wife tip you off?

(message ends)
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morris,

edinburgh 19/08/2008 09:30:27
Heart of Midlothian had no greater servant than Elvis!
Young Webster was a promising young player hoping to try his luck at a normal club,but was perfectly happy until Madenough appeared.The normality went out the window the same day.
Banks played reserve to Craig Gordon for long enough and was and still is a perfectly good keeper.He should be commended for sterling performances behind a lousy defence!
The fact that Hearts have signed a Kaunus goalkeeper who we have only seen play against Rangers,and we are being fed this bull/story about this was the managers decision,but the deal went through quicker than a train through the Chunnel,is a complete and total load of cobblers!
Banks will find another club,and once again the NON SELLING CLUB are clearing out everybody and replacing them with average players,with very minor exception.
Okay a top six finish could happen this season but what happened to the promises of a league title and the four year plan?This club has no ambition!
The fans deserve better and Hearts youngsters are as good as the majority of these signings!
Driver is a classic example.Kingston is a notable exception.
ITS ALL CRUD
I blame the Hearts fans. You sustain Romanov by buying season tickets.If you really love the club then get this MADANOV OUT, and talk to him in the only language he understands MONEY!
Dont give him any!He will soon mend his ways or ........................two words,one is a preposition,one a proposition,not neccessarily in that order!
I would sooner see the club drop to the third division with a youth team and sharing Heriot Watts park than continue with this Lithuanian Lunatic.I was no fan of Foulkes but even he was better than this little Tin Pot Dictator.BAD NEWS on legs.
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:30:18
Thanks Mr moderator, what happened to freedom of speech???????????
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:35:15
#459 could not have put it better.




I have some spare cash if the Lith will sell
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:41:20
I have spent more on my yacht than the poor mans Abramovich has spent on hearts
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:45:39
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:49:26
roman my son times are hard but a least we can screw every penny out of the gullible.

Yes daddy a thicker lot you will never find.
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:51:19
#463 Its never ending
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:55:40
Daddy why did dunfermline and dundee utd tell us to gtf.

Cos they have a little more intelligence than the average hearts gimp.

Even Stevie Wonder saw us coming.

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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:57:20
Why do we rape the club daddy?

Cos its so fuukkin easy my son
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 10:58:44
back in to your box roman, me and mummy will deal with you soon.
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 11:05:28
ive pashed the bed again.
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 11:12:48
Russia/romanov
georgia/gorgia
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 11:15:49
yes but we dont have a brown bush to worry about
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 11:17:43
14,000 Worshipers
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 11:22:08
Jambo = adjective
1. naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" [syn: fleeceable]
2. easily tricked because of being too trusting; "gullible tourists taken in by the shell game"

Banks = Lucky escape (on my way to ibrox)
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 11:25:37
Jambo = easily tricked or fooled
Example: He is so gullible that he believes everything you tell him.

gullible fc
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handsome love guru. And very rich. HEE HEE HE HE,

19/08/2008 11:27:20
never mind romanov will kiss it better
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Hearts Hearts Glorious Hearts,

19/08/2008 12:19:53
banks is still hearts goalie but he is reserve goalie coach aswell and he is gettingold and csaba wants a young team so time will tell.

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Hearts Hearts Glorious Hearts,

19/08/2008 12:20:26
typo


getting old
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The Barred O' Leith,

19/08/2008 12:27:28
Gaun yersel MadVlad!
You woon't be meddling in team stuff eh?
Yer a wee scamp! You just can't keep your nose out of it.
Not that I'm complaining.
Normal service has resumed in the SPL. Refs are at it. hibs are above the Herts and Mad Vlad is ranting at the world again.

Luvvin' it!
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EDINA SOUPERIORITY,

19/08/2008 20:30:47
#226 GORGIES FINEST

You do yourself, the club, and its supporters no credit whatever by coming out with that hostile guff just because someone disagrees with you.....their opinions are as relevent as yours and this'd be a very dull thread if we all agreed. Try and lay off the aggro for once and get back to debate. The constant whining that others are mad, evil, racist, thick etc etc is all too visible and merely demonstartes an unwanted level of intolerance. Calm down....please !!
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birdman,

edinburgh 21/08/2008 11:02:23
VLAD has had long enough to show what he is like, a DICTATOR without a country to run. True hearts fans should be talking with their feet. It may kill the club, but at least it would be more dignified than the slow, painful death it started going through with the present majority share holder.

 

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