James Watt surveys the corner of William Street and Dalrymple Street (the A8).
Cowdenbeath visit Cappielow today if the weather holds. [Game on.] This is the season's final meeting between the two clubs. Morton have won two of the three previous matches, and the third ended in a draw.
Morton enter today's action two points up on Partick, with Partick holding two games in hand, as has been the case for several weeks. Partick were again unable to make up one of their postponed matches Tuesday. The ideal result today would be a Morton win plus a Thistle defeat. Partick Thistle are up against third-place Livingston.
The Scottish national team trained at Cappielow this week.
What was the closest First Division finish ever? Three-point era: in 2006-07 Gretna beat St. Johnstone by one point; Inverness CT beat Clyde by one point in 2003-04; Raith beat Dunfermline by one point in 1994-95. Two-point era: too many photo finishes to count, which was why they brought in the three-point win, apparently. But ... don't you want close title races? Don't they create meaningful games?
Did the First Division title ever come down to goal difference? Yes, in 1977-78 Morton (Pts 58, GD 43) beat Heart of Midlothian (Pts 58, GD 35) for first, though in those days first and second were both promoted.
Since 1994-95, when the three-point wins were introduced, what has been the highest points total attained by a second-place club in the First Division? 72 points, by Clyde FC, in 2002-03. But that was the year Falkirk finished first with 81.
And what has been the greatest margin of victory in the First Division since the three-point win came in? 24 points, last year, by Ross County.
Portion of 2013 when Scotland and Nova Scotia are three hours apart: March 10th to 31st. Portion of 2013 when they are five hours apart: October 27th to November 3rd.
[Morton win 4 - 2 with goals by MacDonald (2), Taggart and Hardie. Partick also win, so still no change at the top. Hamilton cannot win the division.]
Tomorrow Sapporo visit Avispa Fukuoka. [And win 0 - 1.]
James Watt, maker of finely calibrated fly swatters. Source.
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