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Listed below are comments made by SlinkyCabbage between Monday, 18th August 2008 and Tuesday, 19th August 2008.

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Paying the penalty in SPL games 1:16pm on 19 Aug 2008 Yes that's it of course Moga. How could me and the vast majority of non-OF fans have been so stupid?

Of course the OF are better than the rest for numerous reasons. The point I was getting at was that each set of them seem to think their team get a raw deal and the other side of the great divide are treated favourably.

I don't dispute that refereeing mistakes happen in ALL games, whether they involve the OF or not. But unless you don't support either of the Glasgow teams I don't think you'll appreciate how often they get dubious decisions in their favour. Be it major ones culminating in a goal or a lesser one resulting in a free kick going their way.

Either we're all blinded by jealousy or maybe there might just be something to it!
Paying the penalty in SPL games 12:14pm on 19 Aug 2008 Another new season and the same old arguments between the 'Ugly Sisters' about who the referees favour more. Personally, I couldn't agree more with the comments of Secret Alchemist.

Each week the spotlight falls upon which of the OF's turn it is to be smiled upon benignly. The truth is it happens every week and it's only the most glaring 'mistake' that is picked up on.

Rangers enjoyed their usual tickle on the tummy when Stuart Dougal, surely the most arrogant individual in Scottish footbal since Souness decided to go from legend to hate figure at Liverpool, sent off Lithuania's answer to Tom Daley for looking like a 12 year old. I presume that was the reason because I couldn't see anything in either incident that merited a yellow card.

Yet the non-OF fans who dare to question the integrity of any official, SFA included, are branded paranoid and jealous by those worthies in power and in the Press.

All we hear about is how hard a job the match officials have. I don't disagree with that but I would like to see some consistency and transparency within football which may go some way to appeasing the conspiracy mongers like myself.
Britain's cycling success - is it cricket? 7:58pm on 18 Aug 2008 I find it somewhat bizarre that this point has been raised at all. Which other country would even let such a thought of 'winning too much' cross their minds? Certainly not the likes of Australia or the US.

As for the funding side of things, yes it allows the cyclists to concentrate full time on their sports but I don't think it dwarfs ALL the other competitors, especially the traditional cycling countries such as Australia, France, Germany etc. and it certainly won't make the individuals rich. Some could have gone for the huge purses on offer in the Keirin racing in Japan but chose to compete for their country.

There are quality facilities that in Britain but not enough of them. Scotland for example doesn't have an indoor velodrome and is only going to get one because of the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow so it's not as if the cyclists have it all so much better than those they line up against.

Long may the success continue because Team GB certainly deserve it for the sacrifices they've made and the long hours they've put in.

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