Celtic Banter Archive December 02 2013

02 Dec 2013 18:02:47
Just watched the rangers fans on independence wa there a credit to themselves and the union lol . "Take your camera over to Ireland there all living on the streets "

{Ed007's Note - That was a hilarious video lmao.}

" If it wisnae fur the Queen we'd be nuthin . She brings in £20 mill a year " . " Am gonny move to England if thae get independence . Wait a minute naw am no England's ful a immigrants . Am gonny immigrate tae Wales " . Comedy gold . DH

Alex salmons s***s grannies

{Ed007's Note - I've just watched it again and it's still as funny. That gormless belter with the Maradona T-shirt, no teeth and nicotine up to the elbows should honestly get his own show, remember Ricky Gervais done Derek?}

DH, it was the part about Wales that had me in tears! Absolute halfwits lol

If they were my relatives, i'd gladly drive them to Wales myself.

Ed isn't the gormless belter Jimmy Calderwood . I know he's not had a job for a while but he really is going downhill . DH

{Ed007's Note - Hahaha}

I know that boy. Stays in ferguslie park. Total roaster.

I know the clown who said Alex salmon grannies from the Saltcoats loyal ha ha ha ha how proud he must be of himself Saltcoats has a real problem with sectariansm but it's clowns like this who want to still live in the stone age it's subhuman they have a genuine hatred of nl heard it with my own ears it's grown men acting like this but all you do is smile because we all know they're hanging on to a carcus of there dead club they delude themselves into believing they're the same club so never want to play the rangers until it has to happen when they get to spl to much hatred still being spouted

Ayrshire bhoy

Just watched those knuckledraggers on youtube. I haven't laughed so much in years, what a pair of clowns. When he firstly said that he would move to England was class (i think they would be made welcome in Manchester) then Wales due to the amount of immigrants was brainless. I wonder if anyone notice Tubes lookalike from soccer am in the background near the start of the video.Also the racist comment at the end sums that lot up.
67Coatbridge

{Ed007's Note - Hey! There's nothing wrong with Manchester.}

Just watched it, I wasn't into independence but if it makes they cretins move ill vote for it. Jbhoy

Saw it a couple of weeks ago and I'm still trying to get my head around it, do wr blame the educational system, their parents, drugs, alcohol or substance abuse. Imagine if aliens landed on earth and these boyos were the first 2 people they met, we'd never have to be worried about being invaded by aliens again

Ed007 @ your reply to post 7 there was plenty wrong with Manchester when the old rangers(RIP)last visited it. ps not happy about celtic moving home game on sat 11 jan. to a wed 29th. Had promised my youngest a trip to game on his birthday.

{Ed007's Note - That was hardly Manchester's fault was it? That was down to over 200,000 Chelsea casuals wearing Rangers tops remember.}

Sorry Ed, forgot about that lol, what about celtic moving game, not doing the fans any favours there.

{Ed007's Note - It's never fair on fans moving a Saturday game to a midweek.}

It's "mullions" DH, get it right mate.
HH joe

@8 Beware jbhoy if independance come's, is the country going to be run by people with the same attitude as these cretin's, think before you vote
Tambhoy

Ground breaking stuff- had to watch most of it through my fingers.
Wish I had the capability to hack the zombie Ed account to stick up a poll regarding support for the vid. Could be a valuable marker on determining the actual meat heed percentage of their support :). It made my mind up on the sunny seaside town ill be visiting for my summer hols. Why jump a plane when we have such a rich hub of culture and Cannes worthy quality filmmakers on our very doorstep rglen8

That's just a myth that is being peddled Tam, just remember that a vote for independence means that we then have a general election to choose a government. If you vote "NO" then you are basically agreeing with the present coalition in power, are you willing to vote for Cameron & co because that is what a "NO" vote is basically doing. Out of about 60, yes 60 countries that have gained independence from the UK how many have came back begging to join again? Even countries in Africa where the UK rounded up their slaves would rather live in poverty and try to better themselves whilst other small countries have flourished. This is a great chance for our country, a once in a generation chance so can we really afford to vote "NO". Nobody has given us any good reason to do so yet the SNP have their white paper there for everyone to see, they DO have a plan. Let's not force this horrible Union on future generations where Scotland is progressively down-trodden by England until we are no more than their slaves. Look around at our country with food banks, the bedroom tax, pensioners who can't heat their homes, kids being sent to pointless wars to be killed, in wars that we can never win, and the Government know we can never win a fake war in the name of oil, and it will only get worse with a "NO" vote. Read up on the secret oil pipelines the US/UK are planning across the Middle East and then look at where our 'wars' are, look at the junkie in the street who can get his fix cheaper than ever yet heroin in Afghanistan is under US/UK control, yet kids are being sent over there as nothing more than cannon fodder. Let's face facts, no government gives a damn about ANY soldier killed on duty, war has been the same since the dawn of time, soldiers are no more than pawns to be replaced as they die. Cameron can stand there and talk about how tragic the latest death(s) in Afghanistan or Iraq, but it is false sympathy, it is a lie and the expect us to swallow it, Cameron sent these young men to their death, he should be f***ing sorry, he should be tried for war-crimes along with Tony Blair. Since 1707 the UK has spent a total of 64 years AT PEACE. Break that down and it tells us that the UK has spent 1643 years or 4 out of every 5 years of it's existence AT WAR with someone. We have a chance to change that. It might be a rocky start but future generations will celebrate an Independence Day like the USA and Australia do. People need to think about the future, your kids and grandkids futures and even further into the future. We have a chance to change the world for future generations and all this nonsense about the power Orange Orders or knuckle dragging RIFC fans will gain is absolute twaddle, where is the evidence that any of that will happen? Unionists are using lies and black propaganda to plant the seeds of doubt because that is all they have, threats and intimidation. I beg, no I implore, everyone who has the right to vote to read the facts, the actual facts and figures that are officially released before deciding how to vote, the guy down the pub going on about Orange Lodges etc is only reading, listening and playing a nationwide game of Chinese whispers.

Thanks for reading ED007 and everyone who took the time to read it. Sorry about ranting(again) I lost a cousin in Iraq to a roadside bomb, 19yr old and a wee gorgeous baba girl left with no dad, who never even seen her, for what? For f**k all that's what. His girlfriend was treated like shite by the authorities, even housing at the council because they weren't married. It's strange that one of the most poignant sayings about wars comes from a comedy show, Grandad in Only Fools. Lloyd George promised "homes fit for heroes" for serving soldiers yet Grandad said

"They promised us homes fit for heroes...instead, we got heroes fit for homes."

A No vote is a vote for these wars to continue and more of our kids to die to make money, money is THE root of all wars. I know you will agree ED007, I've seen you write about political stuff on other sites and you're a more intelligent man than me.

Never Forget, Never Forgive.

{Ed007's Note - Sorry it took so long to get this posted up Che, another Ed had left it for me to deal with. Sorry about your cousin though mate, you make a lot of good points. I had family on my maternal side that served in the Army, I had an uncle who hung himself when he got out, simply because he couldn't handle returning to civilian life after 20 years of serving all over the world. How many casualties of war are there like my uncle who aren't used in the 'official' figures? Take care buddy and nice to hear from you again, your posts are always an interesting read. I wouldn't say I am more intelligent than anyone Che, you don't exactly come across as thick in your posts (even your spelling & grammar is a 9/10 ;) but thanks for the compliment mate. I'm that intelligent me and Mrs E had Craig Whyte down as a Reptilian Shape-Shifter, so use that as a yardstick lol. You mention Tony Blair, things could get very interesting regarding him soon.}

Great post Che! Be rubbing the disgusting vile pieces of crap over at ibrox way up though! It's funny how they bang on about being proud supporters of the British armed forces but in my 22 years in the military I never came across many of the proud loyal followers of the now dead club in the forces at all! They make me sick with their disgusting Remembrance Day carry on! Which I may add that they were told to stop doing by military hierarchy lol

It's important that people do look at everything that comes with independence and realise it will be a very hard path! But let's remember that the quicker Scotland gets away from England the better!

Spot on about government not interested when guys come home from war which is why they moan if you do not buy a poppy this money is actually used to pay soldiers and save government from doing it

{Ed007's Note - Exactly the problem some people have with the poppy appeal. If you are injured serving your country, any country, the government should be paying for anything and everything you need.
And let's not forget that in 2011 a FIFA edict said wearing poppies would break the rules about displaying political symbols, however, the ruling was reversed after Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron wrote to complain.
They probably told them they need the advertising (because that is what it is on a football top) to help keep the myth that everyone needs to BUY one, would a poppy seller give a homeless person one for free? I know ex-soldiers that point-blank refuse to wear one. Anyway that's it over for another year so we can draw a line under the poppy debate, as although Che has touched on the supposed cause about the young girl it wasn't the focal point of his post. Here is an article from the carry on in 2011 about it:

http://goo.gl/C85gPZ

Great bit of adult chat today lads. Imagine what this would have ended up like on some other sites.Great site 007 keep up the good work.I always enjoy reading posts from guys like Che, Mrs E, Green Jehdi, and names I forget. no offence to all the other great people on here meant there btw.I love the site but don't usually post its like the football phone ins lol I don't want to get slattered by all of you for talking sh!te but I thought I should take the chance to complimint everyone, this page is my first port of call every morning now. Andy

{Ed007's Note - Thanks very much Andy, I appreciate that mate. Don't be so silly about posting. You will quickly learn to give as good as you get in debates.}

Cheers 007 I will try to think of a name and register. Andy

{Ed007's Note - Good man Andy.}

Hi ed (regarding post no7) I only mentioned Manchester in reference to their visit a few years ago. I doubt they would be welcomed there with open arms.
67Coatbridge

{Ed007's Note - No hassle mate, I was only pulling your leg, I knew what you were meaning :)

Love the post che. Straight from the heart with evidence to back up your points. Good points also Ed.
Bankie Bhoy

{Ed007's Note - Thanks, but all the plaudits here belong to Che.}

Che First of all let me say how sorry I am regarding your cousin, I am not going to talk as if I know all about war but I think even if we do go for independance the young men will still be sent to these place's, can you really say we will be better off with independance, I really don't think the S.N.P. have made a difference to Scotland my opinion, I worry that our schools will be closed, our young people will not be allowed to work because of who they are, they don't ask you what scool you go to now, it's what team you support, I honestly believe what you are calling twaddle could happen in this country, I believe we could well go back to the times of no r.c. need apply, that is my fear. I know this coming from someone who wish's a free Ireland sound's rediculous but this is how I feel
Tambhoy

Excellent post che, you may just have shifted a few folk who were sitting on the fence.
bowbhoy

Don't claim to know an awful lot about it but would the soldiers still not be sent to the same wars even if we had independence. Am sure we would still give and look for back up in wars.

{Ed007's Note - Why would we need back up in wars MB? Who would want to go to war with Scotland and over what or vice-versa? We'd be a wee country left to get on with our normal lives and would be like a lot more in the international community if we didn't have any association with one of the two most hated and corrupt countries in the world. The UK and US are despised all over the world for their financial and political bullying. Don't believe what the TV news is pumping out to you mate, you have to remember that it is all state owned or owned by friends powerful like Rupert Murdoch. They only tell you what they want you to hear, and just because it is on the news doesn't mean any of it is true. I can remember a few years back an ITV documentary showed the IRA blowing up a helicopter, the makers and ITV had to apologise because it had used a scene from a computer game and passed it off as the video, Google it and have a look, it was only about 2/3 years ago.
Remember 'we', the UK went to war over weapons of mass-destruction in Iraq that turned out never existed? For months the TV news spouted about the evidence that they had been found though. Another illegal war that Scotland was dragged into because of it's part in the UK.}

Cognitive dissonance was mentioned earlier and it is very apt. Scottish people believe they are different from the rest of the British because of what exactly? Tartan? Football, Rabbie Burns, the great enlightenment, Edinburgh Castle, Bannockburn, or William Wallace? The list could go on and on Andy Murray perhaps. Alexander Graham Bell, Baird, Telford, Dunlop, McAdam, Simpson in fact where does it end. We are sold the idea and its a complete myth that we are Scottish. Just like the old Rangers who died in liquidation then Scotland as a country was liquidated on 1st May 1707. We lost statehood. You know the little things that make you a country( let's not get into the country v state arguement its a designed distraction) Like making laws and repealing them, like taxing or not to tax, like whether you are a subject or a citizen, like whether you have a constitution and a bill of rights or not. Of course whether your resources and people are responsible for their own decisions and have access to their countries resources and talent. The other biggie. Whether we go to war or not. We pretend to ourselves we have these rights and call ourselves Scottish as if we are a seperate country. We are in fact far from it. We are no more than a region of the British Empire which despite reports to the contrary is alive and well. I suppose most readers believe we also live in a democracy against any measure the best we could say is we live and have for centuries lived in an Oligarchic regime. The debate has been hijacked from the start, as free people as Scots if they are to exist again the shackles of Empire, war, and Royalty where one man is more worthy than another because of bloodline (which are real examples of discrimination) must be cast off. We are part of an evil Empire which has waged war on innocent people since its inception. The city of London is a main hub of deception lies greed and imperialism which should be an affront to all decent people. Given a chance to break free from all this iniquity and hellish wrongdoing should not be a difficult decision. Of course the future once achieved must be carefully planned to ensure we don't simply become the wild environment for the elite to shoot deer and catch salmon. There is a choice. A boot on a humans face or freedom. let's not be afraid of our possibilities. let's grasp the possibility to have a choice on whether we have a possibility. Cognitive Dissonance indeed. Sopotcelt.

A couldn't tell you who would want to go to war with us am pretty sure there are we countries that have went to war. As a say don't know enough about it was just what came to me when reading Che's post.
A can't see Scotland turning there back on England when it comes to wars not after all the time together a would imagine there will still be a good relationship between countries.
A will probably vote yes maybe that's wrong of me for not knowing enough about it

Che, fantastic post!

Really sorry to hear of your family's loss, war is the devil.

I'm a YES voter and would write more but the site is not working properly on my laptop.

Craig Whyte is a shape shifter! Him and Charles Green are the same person, no doubt about it.

{Ed007's Note - I'm surprised we never got took away with the men in white coats for that one Mrs E! Is it a problem with the site itself or your laptop you are having?}

It seems to be the laptop, its been going really slow for about a week and I deleted stuff tonight.

I also had to increase the security on it so now its seems have found some speed but will only let me use the alternative reply button and i'm not sure where your post goes with that option!

{Ed007's Note - Your post should still come to us, the Alternative Reply is some techno gobbledygook for iPhones or something like that but your post should still come through.
Do you have a program called CCleaner installed? Even the free version of that can be very useful for clearing up junk on your machine. I'm actually going to have to put my laptop in to be fixed I think and that is just over a year old. I've been having some problems but can't seem to sort them myself.}

Yeah well i'll be putting the laptop through the window if it doesn't sort itself out!

I'll give the CCleaner a go and see how it goes.

As long as the alternative reply works, i'll give that a go tomorrow.

Cheers Ed

{Ed007's Note - CCleaner should help I would think, it will clear up your cache and temp files (things that clog your PC up). And you are welcome.}

Go for independence guys, enough is enough. My nephew has joined the army Che - I'm ex raf and begged him to join that but he fell for the glossy mags -the uk is one of only a handful of countries to recruit under 18's. To add insult to injury he signed up for the Guards (ceremonial) but got 'transferred' to the regt of Scotland (cannon fodder) as they were 'short'. There is no doubt in my mind that was always the army's plan. Disgusting conning young boys. I'm an expat living out the country or I would have bodily stopped him from joining. Scots need to take control of their own destiny again- how come we don't like seeing a stranger diddled for a few quid yet we as a nation, our families and loved ones are shafted daily as part of this union of equals(ho ho). Bye I'm married to an English lassie, my son was born on Dubai. I want independence not because I'm a mad Scot in the tartan type of way - more I want a fairer society for my family and friends to live in. HH joe

@30 yes one of inly a few countries to sign under 18s but the only country to pay them as minors also! And not recognise their under 18 time as pensionable time either! Absolutely disgusting some of the rules that are employed by HM armed forces! I believe if a man or woman sign up to offer their lives for their country they should be paid as an adult! Just another discriminatory thing that the mod get away with! And the classic one is the non recognition of common law marriage such as Che's cousin! In the 21st century the mod are still employing 19th century beliefs!

@31. That's right mate - anything under 18 you do for the 'queen' lol. I'm sure she's very grateful. The whole of the MOD is rotten, absolute clowns. It pains me to this day to think how incompetent they are. Guys like me and my nephew and Che's cousin most probably joined up for a job - simple, an independant Scotland could pay the kids to goto uni and do something constructive instead of being sent to some foreign @@@@hole. It's as if London is still the great colonial power sending the jocks to do its dirty work

{Ed007's Note - Read up on the City of London Corporation. Just like Washington DC in USA, when you dig deep enough you will find these cities are ran as companies by powers that normal everyday people aren't even aware exist. The same people that make money from wars, legal and illegal ones, usually by funding and supplying both sides.
You are spot on about Londoners general feeling towards Scotland, they still think we are barbarians up here, whether you are a Catholic Republican or a Protestant Loyalist/Unionist they don't give a sh1t about any of us.
They see us as beneath them and always will, divide and conquer, then you have control is one of their most used tactics.
Even the memory of Thatcher should be enough to make Scots vote yes in the ballot.}

Spot on ed. Two cities with metropolitan police forces and City and Capitol separate elite forces, independent with sweeping powers. Makes you think

To Tambhoy @22. Tam I am only 20 and no expert on politics and a lot of what has been said on this thread goes over my head but if you think that voting yes will make Scotland some sort of Orange Order ran country with no RC schools and rc people being downtrodden can you explain to me then why Loyalist/Protestants are all voting no?Wouldn't they love to have that control of our country where it could become their very own Loyalist/Protestant state to do as they wish with? just seems strange that people are voting no along with the people they fear geting ino control. I'm with Che and it all sounds like twaddle to me.You will be voting no along with the Orangemen who you say will ruin the country, it makes no sense. I don't mean to sound cheeky pal, but just asking the question. The Queen will still be seen as head of state and they would have all the power that you describe, why woul they vote no to that?

ConfusedTim.

{Ed007's Note - You have made some great points there. For someone of only 20 you seem to know more than you give yourself credit for.}

@34 Like yourself I do not know a lot about politics, I am expressing my fear's, I would also add at no time have I mentioned the orange order, I am talking about people in the video who have nothing to do with the orange order, but they are not all knuckle dragger's like the two cretin's in the video but have the same belief's, remember Mr Salmond jumped to the defence of Rangers when they went into admin and then very quickly fell away from that stance. I wonder why.
Tambhoy

{Ed007's Note - So you think complete bangers like those in that video are in any position to decide who gets jobs etc Tam? They would need to take their shoes (no socks) off to count to two!}

04 Dec 2013 18:21:50
Ed007, What does it mean when it says 'an add on for this website failed to run'?

That the message that pops up at the bottom of the screen why I go into this website!

{Ed033's Note - Please use the contact form for tech questions

02 Dec 2013 15:14:54
Well yesterday was the perfect tonic for the disappointment that was Tuesday. I cannot remember the last time I saw a Celtic side so focused and concentrated for a game. Of course the circumstances have to be taken into consideration, hearts team with it's inexperience and youth being the main issue, but that should not detract from a quite stunning display.

From the first whistle we were on it.I agree with Lenny, we would have given that kind of shoeing to any premier team playing like that.The problem now is the benchmark has been set.It also asks the question where has this kind of display been hiding? Our passing was quick and our movement was exceptional. Commons and Stokes caused enormous problems for the hearts defenders with dropping and swapping with each other constantly. This gave the midfield an option we have not had for what seems like an age, players with good touch and time to play in the danger zone.

Lustig and Izzy were also quite superb.They never stopped working the wings and roasted the hearts full backs.With Virgil and Effie, capable and comfortable with the ball, playing us out we had constant control of the whole game.For me the key was the fluidity of the team.Players were popping up all over the pitch and no matter where they were we kept possession and played football.It really was lovely to watch. So why yesterday?

My own opinion is that Sammi and Forrest are weak links when we play this type of game.Both have a tendency to take too many touches and are too predictable. Sammi in his last two European outings has been guilty of running into blind corners, Forrest has been even worse.My question is this, would that display have been possible with both in the team yesterday? In my opinion no. The midfield would not have had the options they had and we would never have retained the ball so well. As I said earlier the benchmark is now set.

I am not stupid enough to think that level is attainable every week.We will play tougher teams with better coaching that will make life hard, but the style of play and the invention shown should not alter that much.It must also be remembered that for all their youth, hearts were a tricky prospect. Big game against the Champions and cup holders, fired right up in a nothing to lose scenario and us arriving off the back of a terrible result in Europe. Make no mistake they would have fancied this pre match. We overcame this and played superbly well.I would expect every player to hold on to their shirt for the next game.That sends the right message to certain players. Do it on the pitch or sit on your ass on the bench.

I have been very critical of Forrest and Samaras as well as Pukki, Mulgrew and Stokes as to be honest they have done very little to write home about for most of the season.
I now hope NL has seen through his blind spot for the 2 you mentioned and the fact that our strikers (and I am not including Commons who needed this past couple of weeks to get back to his best) are not striking, while Balde is obviously not in the plans we need a quality front man to lead the line and help Commons out.

JJ

Hearts are rotten izzaguirre has been rotten all season wouldn't say superb never got tested defensively yesterday and he's cack at that maybe if he played well in Europe you could class him as superb but he is the weakest link in Europe lustig for me is the most consistent player this season van dijk a close second teemu pukki is very poor the game that made me think this was Kilmarnock 5 2 game one shot of bar that was his contribution whole game am all for giving players a decent cracking but we all know he's poor the money spent on him and balde was the best part of 5 million so why not spend that on one proven striker who will get you 20 plus goals a season we got humped off a very poor Milan side because we have no strikers someone that can bully defenders hold ball up and finish simple no forrest in team yesterday happy at that but boerrigter what's up with him if nl plays him against ac Milan then benches him for hearts then he can't be fit

{Ed007's Note - The problem with buying £5 million players is they want £5m player's wages. I have said repeatedly that I would rather see less signings, more quality and the wage structure revised to allow players of a higher quality get the wages it will take (within reason) to sign them. Surely putting a cap at say £35k a week for a couple of 'star' players, the finished article so to speak isn't beyond the club if you look at the accounts.
At that kind of level it won't cause dressing room animosity as it's not like it's 2/3 players on £75k and the rest are on circa £20k. I read somewhere, only the other week that the average wage in the EPL is now at £30k a week, they are not all on £250k like Rooney etc.
If the club revised the pay structure we would attract a better quality of signings.}

02 Dec 2013 14:18:54
Alloa v Dumbarton
Clyde or Stranraer v Inverness
Hibernian v Raith
Albion Rovers v Stenhousemuir
Brechin or Forfar v St Johnstone
CELTIC v Aberdeen
Dundee Utd v QotS or St Mirren
Sevco v Ayr Utd or Dunfermline

Typical, sevco match fixing. Both teams sitting 2nd/3rd behind them in the lower leagues and the get the home draw??, ., .kbarry

So there'll be a minimum of three teams in the Quarter Finals that aren't in the Scottish Premiership (Alloa or Dumbarton, Albion Rovers or Stenhousemuir and Sevco, Ayr or Dunfermline). I hope we avoid Sevco if both clubs make the next round, I for one don't want to hear their hatred + bigotry for a long time to come. Let them rot down in the shadows!

The fat slug was begging for a home draw also when are we as a club going to inform the msm no questions about the new club to be asked at our press conference as it start this old firm nonsense again as Kris Commons never stated bring on rangers in any interview I heard

Wonder if we met them in the final and we win league would they be in Europa league

{Ed007's Note - No. They would not meet the 3 year financial criteria required.}

David Tanner who was hosting the draw on ssn made several mentions of the "Old Firm".

Reply from the dark side
2.) Ab72. I've being following the gers for over 40 years. I've never been afraid of facing celtic no matter what our situation was. bring them on

Billyboy72

Seriously though, what fecking planet do these "people" live on?

02 Dec 2013 13:57:03
Scottish Cup draw starts in a few mins on ssn. Who are you all hoping we get? I fancy Alloa away!

{Ed007's Note - I fancy Aberdeen at home ;)

Ed you got it right, ., .kbarry

{Ed007's Note - I caught it just as I was going through the posts mate, it was just drawn.}

Haha, didn't expect the draw to be over + done with as quickly as that! Suppose it beats all the fannying about though!

{Ed007's Note - Whatever do you mean? lol}

I posted the thread a few mins before 2pm, thinking there'd be a whole lot of chat before the draw kicked off, giving us time to post who we wanted. But clearly it was straight to business bang on the clock lol.

02 Dec 2013 08:10:07
Firstly, that was a bit more like it yesterday. The work rate was phenomenal + showed great profesionalism to bounce back from a trouncing by AC Milan. Surely I'm not alone to say I'm concerned that we scored 7 yesterday, but neither of our strikers (Stokes + Pukki) managed to find the net?!

Four goals against Ross County, three against Aberdeen and now seven against Hearts and not one from a striker

Fair point Hamilton. It shouldn't matter where the goals come from, and I'm glad we've got many players capable of chipping in, plus I thought Stokes played well, but we're still crying out for a new striker. January could (hopefully) and should be the time the board decide to bring in a player capable of filling Hooper's boots, getting him into the side well before CL qualifiers. If we do get the quality in up top, just as the squad was this time last year, I don't think we'll be too far away.