Steven H

Shocking! Will not be having a family away day now...£52 + expenses for me the mrs and our 2 kids Before people start saying stupid things about fans with kids being spoiled, I expect to have to pay some sort of entry fee for the kids but £8 for a 7 year old is ripping the piss. Livi, parent and child £20...even Dunfermline was cheaper if I remember correctly. Factor is the point that Falkirk actually have a parent and child gate for home fans only and it's unfair to say the least. Now factor in the valid point that we allow under 16s in free (for home AND away fans) then the use of the word shocking is justified. Tit for tat perhaps but maybe it's about time Thistle started charging under 16 away fans to get in...which would also save the club from being fleeced by the chancer away fans who get away with goin in the u16 gate even tho they're well over that age.

Hope he doesn't have Facebook...oops lol

I have a picture of him and Jim in discussion...dunno how to put it on here tho.

maybe they know I like a few pre match pints and they're catering especially for me

Was told 12:15...well doors open at 12:15 at least.

Cheers . Was a Facebook comp, they do it quite regularly.

Will be experiencing hospitality at firhill for the first time ever thanks to MacB . Champaign reception, tour of stadium or Robert Reid talk (dunno if the stadium is still on offer). 3 course meal (menu on the official site) with wine(?). Half time tea/coffee etc, complimentary programme and team sheet. Post match bar. No a bad freebie...cheers MacB

No sorer than goin to ibrox or Parkhead...infact it's very similar. A bunch of pricks getting under your skin, sometimes causing a mild burning sensation and occasionally causing the feeling of wanting to vomit. But, if u don't think too much about it it's a dawdle (again, similar to how best to deal with yer average old Old Firm knuckledragger).

Had this discussion with many a Celtic fan since the song was first sang (ayr away at the tail end of last season) and not one found it offensive. Many we're stunned when I told them we had been filmed by the sectarian police for singing it. A few of us sang it when Jackie took the stage at the POTY night, his response? "Cheers lads".

Nope, we sang it first game of the season and the sectarian police filmed us. Discussion ensued at halftime and a couple of guys changed the lyrics...but very few people sang the 'safer version'. The police line 'we aren't sure whether it falls under the criteria of the new legislation or not' (or words to that effect). Couple of hundred people filmed singing it, none charged or spoken to about it...as far as I know. Why should we clean it up? It's not 'dirty'. There will be far worse songs sang at the airdrie fans on Saturday.

Bet it doesn't!

We weren't pulled up because its not sectarian...Celtic fans call themselves Tims and don't take offence to it. You not the same guy who made some ridiculous comments regarding the Morton player getting his leg broke? Strange moral values base you got there G.

What about 20 & 30somethings, would that be acceptable to you?

I looked into getting qualified to coach kids teams a few years ago. While the SFA had some courses available and would accommodate, it meant travelling some distance to do it. Then there's the finance involved in starting a club, running it and dealing with the legal side (I.e disclosure checks on all/any volunteers. Registering and getting into a league etc). It's much more than a one man job, and finding volunteers to help out was not gona be easy. That's before u even factor in the difficulties outlined here re parents and the attitude of kids today. My son is 7 and is now starting to take a real interest in playing football. He wants to join a team so I looked into it. The only boys club with a team for his age group us Airdrie Utd (boak). Even then, how do I know they are coaching him the right way? I think I have a fair idea of how young kids should be coached, much of it outlined here. Start with the basics, develop the ability to use both feet while doing so, develop skills and understanding about the game (how to play positions (all positions, no such thing as a midfielder or defender prior to the teenage years). When at that point, start to play 5 and 7 aside games against team mates (really just a bunch of lads who go to the same place to learn how to play football) and then introduce them to playing 11aside games against other teams in pitches scaled to size for the age group (this would allow them to learn how to play as a team, play the positions properly (rotating the positions each play plays)). Only when they get to under14/15 level should kids be playing on a full sized 11 aside pitch. By that time they will have developed physically, technically and have a greater understanding of how the game should be played. Also, by playing different positions when younger, and developing the ability to use both feet at the very basic level when first starting to play the game, the standard should be greatly improved. For now I will coach my son at the basics stage, using both feet, knowing what part of the foot to use for specific passes/shots/skills and how to tackle...and how to enjoy playing. You know what they say, 'those who can, do. Those who can't (me) teach'

That explains why we haven't been wearing the black strip then, I guess that one is being consigned to the history books then.