retired_pahuja_satish

Nah I don't think you'll get it

Now that would be a good story.

'The Scottish FA rang us today and said we had been unsuccessful New manager Billy McSporran has been given a 20 year contract.'

THE END

retired_bbcarr

this be story of the week

well done, my fellow jambo :thup:

retired_pahuja_satish

I have a major gripe with this.

Whilst, as usual, Jambo has written a great start to a story, I was informed upon my appointment to the SOTW panel that the whole point of SOTW was to give new writers a chance to get their stories read.

Jambo has been around here as long as I can remember, and his stories have always been popular.

But, well done Jambo anyway, it is a good read.

retired_sander

This should be a laugh once it gets going properly :thup:

retired_bbcarr

SoS, if you have a gripe with something regarding SOTW then take it up with the SOTW panel and the mods through e-mail or msn or whatever, but do it privately.[/endofstoryhijack]

retired_sander

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Simon F:
SoS, if you have a gripe with something regarding SOTW then take it up with the SOTW panel and the mods through e-mail or msn or whatever, but do it privately.[/endofstoryhijack] <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

er is your email on the SOTW Panel list?? if it is i dont recognise it

other than that i agree with what you say but i didn't want to say it in here i used the SOTW Panel mailing list instead

retired_pahuja_satish

I'm arcadiandream@gmail.com

Raptor

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Simon F:
enjoyed the start so far, euan hoping for more anti-glasgow prejudice to rear its head <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


Yes, Edinburgh forever :cool:

retired_lela2424

So today there's the first kick of the ball I suppose????

retired_hunar_s

Three days after the phone call from Taylor, I walked into Hampden Park, and all of a sudden the facilities hit me as being “fantastic”. I muttered, under my breath, that this was a dream... to be honest, it was a dream... when Scotland were any good!

But, even leadering Andy Webster and the new group of Scotland youngsters will be a bonus. Already, after my appointment was announced to the media, several of the old and aged Scotland players retired from duty. Not the kind of start I wanted.

But, I’m going to be what Berti Vogts promised... a manager (obviously), who will give youngsters their chance. And bloody stick by them, not change my mind half way through and follow the path of the last manager, with all the Old Firm crap.

I was angry just thinking about the terrible football played under Vogts. Then, I made a brave but bold decision... I wasn’t going to play any Old Firm players*. That’s it, none, zilch, gone forever. Rangers and Celtic players will be unhappy right enough, but if they want to play for Scotland, move .

I shook hands with David Taylor for the final time, before the deal was finally lashed out and the loose ends were agreed on, and I was, officially at least, the new Scotland manager. What a feeling... what a boost, but to see that our first training session will be taking at Scotland’s worst club, East Stirlingshires’ ground, didn’t boost my confidence.

“ For footballing reasons” said Taylor, “ we’d like to go somewhere where the media won’t be watching, for a day at least. It’ll be a good experience, get to know how to play against teams like Moldova at their own park.” He laughed. Somehow, I wasn’t laughing, and my stomach was churning slightly...