New season starts at last!

SLG · New season starts at last!

The new season kicks off today Very Happy

. Hibs v Dinaburg Daugavpils, 3pm. We can forget about all that World Cup pish and get back to the real thing Wink

Reluctant Hero

Don't know anything about Dinaburg Daugavpils, but putting 5 past any team is a good result.

I think you will be safely through to the next round Very Happy

SLG

Worth getting absolutely soaked on the way up to Easter Road for some good goals, Dinaburg were absolutely s***e though Laughing

. Hibs missed another 3 or 4 great chances. Given the conditions, there were parts of the pitch covered with water, Hibs passed it about well and looked good, though it's hard to tell against such poor opposition.

It looks like being OB Odense in the next round, might be a bit trickier.

Morph

Nice to see a Scottish team doing so well. I think if Hibs can keep a bit more consistancy this season they will do well. Shame about losing thoses players though

SLG

Well I think we'll go into the new season with a slightly stronger squad than last, despite the players we've lost. Caldwell leaving certainly strengthened our first team Wink

and the new centre half that we've signed seems like he should be able to do a job. Still hoping for another couple of signings as well though. Still such a young squad though, so I still expect consistency to be an issue.

Have Killie signed anyone yet?

azzuri

They have a few trialists but nothing official yet.

They are at their pre-season training camp in Italy just now, so we'll prob hear a lot more when they get back.

The budget is so tight that we couldn't sign anyone early because that would've meant paying their wages over the summer! Sad

Reluctant Hero

Ross County kick off their friendlies this weekend against Nairn County.

Also have games lined up with Motherwell and our nearest and "dearest" ICT.

That match has just become even more interesting as we have just agreed to sell one of our best players, John Rankin to ICT.

Other big names leaving Victoria Park are David Winters (Robbie's brother) and Jim Lauchlan, our captain.

It's not all doom and gloom though as we have made a few signings including a few youth loan deals from the Old Firm and it is rumoured that Derek Adams is returing to the Staggies.

Your right SLG, its good to be getting back to proper football again.

Reluctant Hero

Seen the Hibs are safely through to the third round of the Intertoto Cup SLG Wink

SLG

Aye, safely through Smile

Amadou Konte even managed to get a couple! Bring on Odense! It would make a real difference to the season if we could get through to the UEFA cup. I think it really will have us starting the SPL at full strength - much better than meaningless friendlies.

I think Adams would be a good player for you to resign, always liked him. I've never liked loan deals, but I suppose if you can get a couple of good players for the season without having to pay much, can't be a bad thing.

Reluctant Hero

A potential for Ross County to be playing Kilmarnock this weekend Cool

Reluctant Hero

Not an insurmountable deficit to overcome for the Hibees SLG. Then you will be in the same round as Gretna!

Noticed Gretna thrashed Threave Rovers 18-0 the other day. It is going to be tough in the First Division next season.

Ross County have got a friendly against Killie tomorrow.

Should be an easy win for us Razz

Morph

RH as a killie fan mate ive never trusted the easy teams lol. Remember that penalty loss to Airdie Utd about 4 years ago, that was the one of them for me Smile

Reluctant Hero

Ha, ha only jesting Morph. Although we usually do pretty well against Premier League teams when we come up against them (que a 5-0 hammering for us Razz

).

We start our league campaign away to Airdrie. Although it is going to be far from easy game.

Morph

Yeah, it will be interesting to see how teams treat wee Stevie Naithsmith this season. Also if we can keep up the form that saw us do so consistantly last season

SLG

Probably a fair result yesterday. Penalty was never a penalty, but they were the better team. Hibs were never really in it. Odense weren't great though, so if we play, we should beat them at Easter Road. Would be a real disgrace if we didn't.

And less of the jokes about Gretna, they got into Europe for losing - that's the last year that's happening. Not seen any odds, but are they favourite to win the 1st?

Morph

Brooks should get his checkbook out and sign all those Juve players wanting a bit of European action this season, would be great for Gretna Very Happy

azzuri

SLG

What was the score like? Cannae see it on the BBC site.

Saw this though Laughing

azzuri

1-0 to county - killie missed a penalty and got a goal chalked off though. Sad

Mc Intyre

Non-Killie fans please excuse me, but I watched our friendly with West Brom last night at Rugby Park, I was impressed with some pretty intelligent football, I just hope they can keep it going. If Allan Johnston plays like he did last night he's worth the gate money on his own.

Wolf of Badenoch

azzuri

I agree about Johnston McIntyre.

I think he will always play better at the start of the season though and fade towards the end due to his fitness - just like last season.

SLG

That's a really good result against a team that was in the EPL last season.

azzuri

aye it was surprising - it only shows up how meaningless pre-season friendlies are though...

SLG

Look at Hearts beating Osasona (sp?) 2-0. They finished 4th in la Liga last year. Thought it was a great result. It was their first pre-season game though. In their second they drew 0-0 with dunfermline. Means nothing till the season proper starts.

That's why (as long as we don't get injuries) I think the intertoto cup is going to be the best warm up to the SPL we could get. Much better playing real competative games than meaningless friendlies.

Mc Intyre

Wolf, I'm [not quite] old enough to remember a thruppeny admission fee,but as kids we used to get a "lift ower" the turnstiles and get in free.
We lived outside the town, and most of our pocket money went on the busfare. The good old days!

Wolf of Badenoch

Mc Intyre

Two quid tae get intae Love St., aye but how much was it tae get back oot? Only kiddin, I've enjoyed watching many games against the Buddies, New Year ones included, roll on.

Wolf of Badenoch

SF102

Wolf, that not normal up your way then?

We've progressed darn sarf ya know we got roofs on ours

2 quid to get into a football match jesus wept . . . .i aint EVER seen the Hammers play for that price come to think of it i don't think i've seen anybody for that price Sad

Morph

its not like that everywhere SF, i mean at Ibrox or Parkhead you get a free singsong and Band playing all the way through the game Very Happy

Gung-ho

Come on ye Bairns

SF102

Oh jesus thats all i need . . . . . 1 hibs 3 Killie and 1 Falkirk any more and i'm gonna need to start writing them all down

SLG

frank rizzo

Yet another Killie fan!

SF102

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO thats 4 Killies 2 hibs and 1 Falkirk. Might be easier if i was to split ya into either Killie fans or Others. If anyone is out there watching . . please add ya team (pref with which league ya play in just so us <ok me> numptiyheads can join in) Cheers Very Happy

Wolf of Badenoch

Thaur ye are! The Burnie!

Whitburn Juniors.

Gung-ho

parkhead_rfb

m'on the hoops!!

Cymro

Does anyone on here use Freeview to watch Sentanta for SPL matches? If so what kind of set top box do you use? Cost? I tried to use my intergrated Freeview tv to get it and it wouldn't work, neither did it on my parents set top box either. Going to buy Freeview for the tv in the bedroom to get Sentanta occasionally but want to make sure I get the right box to receive it.

Thanks

Morph

dont you need one thats top up tv?

Cymro

I think so. But does that mean I need to pay the £7.99 a month for that? Or can I buy the top up tv box and not bother to register to get UK GOld, Discovery etc. I've got Sky downstairs so I don't need to pay for all them twice. I just think Sentanta on Freeview - £8 per game will be cheeper for me for now as opposed to £14 per month for Sentanta on Sky. I don't watch enough SPL to justify that.

Morph

i think you can just buy the compatible box, and not subscribe

Reluctant Hero

We started the season today with a 2 - 0 away win over Airdrie Utd.

'mon the County

SLG

Aye good start. Looks like Gretna will be living up to the hype yet again. I really hope someone gives them a challenge.

Reluctant Hero

I honestly thought that Gretna were going to be found out in our division. But a 6 - 0 win on the opening game of the season is pretty emphatic.

We play them in mid-August, the 19th I think, so we will see what kind of season County are destined for pretty early on.

What happened to Hibs today?!

Title decider between Hearts and Celtic tomorrow Razz

SLG

Well Hamilton were mid table last season so it looks like Gretna are a fair bit ahead of them. We'll see how they get on against Livi and County though.

Only got to hear bits and pieces of the Hibs game on the radio today. Sounds like they were back to their best for the first half, and should have had a few and killed the game off. A Fletcher goal ruled offside when it seems to have since been clearly shown on the tv to be onside. Fletcher is very good but still young and the other strikers brought in to replace O'Connor and Riordan have yet to show enough.

SLG

Morph

I heard that you were the better team in the first half SLG and should have been up by more. As you say a team with O'conner or Riordan may have converted these chances.

In the second half Kilmarnock were meant to be greatly improved adn switchin Stevie out to the right wing seemed to be the difference in the second half.

Was gutted as i was working or i would have been at Rugby park. Rolling Eyes

azzuri

I was in Ireland for the weekend - gutted I missed Naisy's goal! Sad

According to Scotland on Sunday:

SLG

Aye, sounded like an amazing goal. Hibs will come good though. Zemamma should start next week, Boozy will be back soon and mibee one or two other new signings. We'll be alright.

I hear that Killie are mibee signing Fernandez. Could be a good one. I liked him before he went to Seltic.

azzuri

Aye we have rumours of about 4 or 5 coming to sign for us. Who knows...

I think we might see Paul Ritchie signing as well. I'll wait until I see them on the pitch before I judge. Seen too many 'stars' arrive at RP and turn out to be complete failures to get excited over a couple of OF failures signing.

SLG

Well I don't think Fernandez and Ritchie can claim still to be stars. I'd imagine both will find another club in the SPL though. Been a wee bit of talk of Ritchie coming to Easter Rd. I wouldn't mind giving him a go, so long as his wages aren't too high. Same would apply for Fernandez.

azzuri

see here for Killie vs. Hibs highlights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnb472smgMo

Looked like a good game

Reluctant Hero

I know that some of you big teams don't have to play until the second or third round, but today was the kick off of the CIS League Cup......

.....and County won 4-2 over Stranraer Very Happy

Get in!!!

azzuri

...I bet ye' that's the longest trip in the whole cup competition for any away fan.

Reluctant Hero

azzuri

..you couldn't make it up RH. We regularly have trips to Aberdeen and Inverness around Christmas and New Year.