garydavidson

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    garydavidson reacted to The Real Saints in Saints Development League Thread   
    3 well-taken goals. Good to see Brown scoring an even better goal after his first effort was disallowed.
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    garydavidson got a reaction from Saintee 14 in Saints & Europa League 15/16   
    You sure? That was not as I remembered it or what wiki has.
     
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Cup
     
    As with all domestic cup competitions in UEFA countries, the winners of the Scottish Cup qualify for the following season's UEFA Europa League (previously the UEFA Cup). In the past, if the winners had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League or the UEFA Europa League via their league position, the cup runners-up were awarded the Europa League place. This has been quite a regular occurrence in Scotland, with either Rangers or Celtic often winning 'The Double', while Aberdeen also achieved that feat in 1984.
    In 2006, Heart of Midlothian had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by finishing second in the SPL, and then won the 2006 Scottish Cup Final. Therefore, the Scottish Cup place in Europe passed to Gretna, the beaten finalists. In 2008, the SFA announced that in such a situation the place would in future be awarded to the highest-placed club in the SPL who had not otherwise qualified for Europe. This followed some disappointing performances by middle-ranking Scottish teams including Gretna, Dunfermline Athletic and Queen of the South. All those clubs were knocked out at the first hurdle of the UEFA Cup which reduced the nation's coefficient, the calculation used to determine the number of places allocated in UEFA tournaments. UEFA blocked the proposed change, however, insisting that a club from the cup competition should represent Scotland. Falkirk therefore qualified for the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League as runners-up of the 2009 Scottish Cup Final to league champions Rangers. Falkirk then lost in their opening European tie to FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein. In 2010, as Dundee United had qualified for the Europa League through both winning the Scottish Cup and finishing in third place in the SPL, the Europa League place passed to Motherwell, who finished fifth in the league.
     
    Beginning with the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, should the domestic cup winners already qualify for the Champions League or Europa League via their domestic league position, the cup runners-up will no longer be granted a spot in the Europa League, and the spot will be given to the highest-placed team in the league which has not yet qualified for European competitions.[14]
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    garydavidson reacted to RandomGuy in Player contracts and transfers   
    Yeah we rejected Loy the Summer before last, and it was probably the right decision. Hes obviously developed at Falkirk, I just don't see enough in him to suggest he'll be good enough to be first choice at this level though.
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    garydavidson got a reaction from auld reekie saint in Motm Celtic 0 - Saints 1 - 4/3/15   
    When you compare it to our win there in the late 90s Mannus was in a deck chair with a cigar in comparison to what Main dealt with.
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    garydavidson got a reaction from Dave H in Celtic V St Johnstone. Wednesday 4Th March 2015   
    If not for throwing Croft to the ground then for his reaction as well.
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    garydavidson reacted to HOODLUM65 in Ibrox latest...   
    Don't think King has yet been accepted as a fit and proper person to run The The.
    But that obstacle should not prove too difficult, given the punishment ( or lack of ) that Ashley was given.
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    garydavidson reacted to Dave H in Celtic V St Johnstone. Wednesday 4Th March 2015   
    Armstrong should have been sent off! Second booking!
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    garydavidson reacted to PauloPerth in Celtic V St Johnstone. Wednesday 4Th March 2015   
    Absolutely brilliant Saints. Take a bow everyone of you!!!

    Had 1-0 Saints at 22/1... If you put enough stupid bets on eventually one comes in
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    garydavidson reacted to Broon in Celtic V St Johnstone. Wednesday 4Th March 2015   
    Good to see you're prepared for the 10 minutes of additional time that inevitably comes with Celtic being behind at home. 
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    garydavidson got a reaction from california_saintee in Celtic V St Johnstone. Wednesday 4Th March 2015   
    Reverse psychology
     
    peach.
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    garydavidson reacted to PauloPerth in Michael O'halloran   
    MOH is now only 4 goals off the top of the premiership scoring charts:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-premiership/top-scorers

    A great performance mostly from midfield in a team that hasn't created too many chances this season.
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    garydavidson reacted to Cagerf in Player contracts and transfers   
    Certainly United could do with a keeper
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    garydavidson got a reaction from ex-montrosesaintee in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    This needs to be the chant to every goal scorer till the end of the season.
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    garydavidson got a reaction from AthensSaint in Michael O'halloran   
    Not to sound like yoko ono but imagine he started against Queen of the ......
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    garydavidson reacted to RandomGuy in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    I thought it was "Are you Rado in disguise" to the United keeper? Unless its a different chant I heard.
     
    My "highlight" of the fans was the "He's got a head like a ferrero rocher!" shout from some guy behind me 
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    garydavidson reacted to HOODLUM65 in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    My thoughts entirely.
     
    Shifty shooting from thirty and forty yards (what's  that in metres  ? ) which had the end result in being in the main being blocked by an excellent Saints rear guard, or being wide of the target was very pleasing.
     
    Also loved the fans support for the team  today with the following " who put the ball in UNITED'S net, Ando, Ando, who put the ball in UNITED'S net Steven Anderson"
     
    A compliment of the highest order was given to the two goal hero Michael O' Halleron, (who's that ) Michael O'Halleron, when the fans sang "are you Ando in disguise".
     
    Classic and so spontaneous. You guys are MAGIC.
     
    Sure Michael appreciated the fans chants.
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    garydavidson reacted to RandomGuy in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    Excellent! Cheers for that, as thats my night sorted now 
     
    Also came on here to post some of TWs thoughts after the match
     
     
     
     Tommy kens
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    garydavidson reacted to RandomGuy in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    One of these days, David Wotherspoon is going to score one of the best goals any of us has ever seen.
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    garydavidson reacted to Jenko82 in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/400/mcs/media/images/81154000/jpg/_81154183_clash.jpg

    Gotta love Steven McLean
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    garydavidson reacted to rik2304 in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    "Calum, waken me up when we've beaten Unitit again."

    http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77864000/jpg/_77864382_wright.jpg
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    garydavidson reacted to Cagey in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    Dundee beat Motherwell. Our draw with them against 10 men looking even worse now.
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    garydavidson got a reaction from Wendy Saints in Dundee Utd V Saints. Sat. 21St Feb   
    Nice to see Tommy taking the piss and putting Gary Miller on for a run about.