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Now you're just being silly . And it's Derek , Davie was the Mr Nasty in Take the High Road

That generally is the case anyway . More often than not Glasgow and that other mob have at least two Scots in their septet .

To be fair , there is only one of us north of the border who gets his knickers in a twist over that . The rest of us are right behind the lads no matter what they are called .

Still bitter Rosco never got the job eh

Down boy , your burd reads this remember

I think they would if Charlie followed my advice about the fishnets and mini-skirt .

Nope , it was a genuine World Class display .

She done fine . The only critisism would be that fishnets and a mini-skirt would have complimented those boots better , but apart from that she did well .

Don't think most sensible people are . It was a gallant effort tonight , but it was just the initial building block of a process that could take 2 or 3 years .

The wee lassie is doing just fine . I dare say live telly isn't that easy to do , but she seems to be coping fine . Plus she's not bad looking .

Yup , he should hang his head in shame . Crump's past it .

I went from jumping around the living room to biting my fingernails to the wick to nearly greeting . It was a magnificent effort and we should be proud of Rob and the lads . Can't wait till next year now .

Bollocks

I think most of us are agreed on that . It was a great effort tonight , and we should all be proud of the team .

I completely agree with you . Had the British number 6 been in the pits , would the team-spirit been the same ? I doubt it . Yes Bridger and King found it tough tonight , but what experience they have gained . We will come back better and stronger next year .

You have to wonder if there is more to Scott's absence than meets the eye . But although we just failed , what a difference in the pits compared to Nicholls and Harris stood , arms folded , ignoring each other like last year .

Can you believe it , my SKY has just went down . It's back again , thank god for that

Correct . We all remember the obvious tension between Bomber and Scott last year . Scott might still be our best rider , but there is more chance of getting more out of the team without him . Good luck to the lads tonight .

Where the hell is Aland ? Never heard of it .

Absolutely

You speak for yourself Snyper . Some of us Scots are right behind Team GB and were proud of the young lads last night . The team spirit Rob Lyon has instilled was wonderful . Oh and Ulster is part of the United Kingdom .

Good post . People on here greet and moan that there isn't much in the way of British talent coming through , well now we have a manager brave enough to give it a chance . Who's to say that the likes of Danny King won't grab this chance with both hands and take his career to a new level . The old guard have had their chances , and plenty of them , and come up short . These lads might fail this time , or they might not , but it will be a good grounding for progress to be made in the next couple of years . Critcism of Lyon is as laughable as it is pathetic , mainly coming from EL supporters who can't get their head round that someone other than the top league clique could possibly do the job . Let's face it - the last incumbant of the position had plenty of EL experience and erm ...................

Was talking to one of our older supporters in our group at Cardiff at the weekend , and i was asking him about Eric Liddell . "Three laps Liddell" was his reply ." A decent enough rider ", he said , " but would come off a lot , usually on the last lap " .

Plus they don't wash very often , or clean their teeth . And they eat things that live under stones . But i agree about the birds , though you forgot Vanessa Paradis .