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Amazing

This is a shite game

I've just sent a tenner across to you. Thanks very much.

Is it? Or is it a job for someone who has vast experience of Scottish football, this league, this club, our squad and oppositions squads? I can't see how it is a bad thing for someone with such an affinity with the club to be kept around. If it was just a 'jobs for the boys' appointment then Faddy would have been kept on. Robinson obviously feels Lasley is a much better option.

Is Tanner not an attacking midfielder? For all we know Bigirimana could be the Burundian Pirlo.

"effectively agreed" are the words he used. I'd imagine if the player can't make it through pre-season and a medical then he'll be dumped. I know lots of people are desperate for the next 5 signings to be announced ASAP, but to have 5 (6 if we're including this defender) signed before the middle of June is fantastic work. Especially if you consider we only knew we were going to be in this division exactly 4 weeks ago. We've a month until our first competitive game, 7.5 weeks until our first league game and the best part of 3 months until the transfer window shuts. Tonnes of time for some wheeling and dealing!

If we're round about 35-40 points at the split we'll have had a decent league campaign. That should see us about safe and maybe sneak us into the top 6. Kinder draws in the cups would be nice, and a win against the Rangers would be very excellent.

Really not concerned about Lasley triggering an extra year. I'd imagine his extension would've been triggered by a number of appearances (and Lasley made over 30 appearances last season because he was one of our best, if not our actual best, central midfielders). With the way our midfield is shaping up currently, it is going to be very inexperienced (Elliot Frear the old head at 26...). Lasley being about to occasionally make a sub appearance when we're needing to dig in will be no bad thing. It wouldn't surprise me if he turns out to be our new assistant manager/player. If not I'm sure he'll get more involved with the under 20's coaching.

Exactly. For every Louis Moult there is a Wes Fletcher, a Ryan Bowman and a Jacob Blyth. Higdon and Sutton were 'journeymen' when they joined, but both scored a fantastic number of goals for us in their spells. If Fisher does half as well as them he'll have done not bad!

I'd guess that Lasley will get kept on as a coach but will also be registered as a player, similar to Faddy this season.

Love him. Hard to think of another player who wanted to do well/score/win more than him. He might have moaned like fuck, but that is because he was always expecting perfection from himself and teammates. He's been called petulant many a time for his moans at refs and their decisions, but he does that because he wants what's best for him and the team. A quality player and an even better influence. I'd describe him as a 'winner'.

Only a social s*****c would go about calling strangers on an internet forum social s*****cs

I'd imagine it'll be a bit of a free for all. The Bois will likely congregate at the end closest to the main stand regardless of seat numbers. If they're likely to add a lot of noise and colour then they should batter in

Absolutely. He might not always be able to get back into position in time, but at least he knows where the position is! Anyone who was at Firhill the other week will have witnessed how much better Lasley is than Clay. He's still our best midfielder in my opinion.

No. While he has played well for us this season, he's never going to be able to play at that level. Unfortunately his lack of pace would be exploited a whole lot worse and more often at that level

I must admit that I'm the same. McGhee is far from the perfect manager (some of his tactical ideas and team selections can be mind-boggling) but he will get it right eventually, and has done each season he has been with us. I trust him. With regards to his 'off-the-field' ability, I just find him to be quite...honest (other than when he talks transfers etc.). A lot of people seemingly don't like what he says, but he does just speak his mind, and probably doesn't care what any of the posters on Steelmen Online think of it. I'd much rather he says something truthful (and possibly offend/annoy me) than just roll out the same old cliches that we normally hear before/after every single game.

And how do you know that? Are you in the 'Fuck Dean Brill' WhatsApp group chat with McGhee, Samson and McManus?

Yip. Having the club 'up for sale' would give me the fear

Thought Clay was pretty tidy. Would have scored if not for a brilliant save and might have had an excellent assist if McDonald had been a bit more composed.

I think you're right, however it would end up being the same culprits every week if that's all it was going to be. I'm not sure of the players' pre-match routine but I'd imagine they could take half an hour from 12.45 to 13.15 out no bother

Civic centre is as good a place to park as any

Likewise. I've been reading a lot of comments about us needing a like for like replacement for Pearson and I think we already have one in Cadden. He's fit, strong and we've seen him make lung-bursting runs up the park (with or without the ball) almost every week. As well as I think he has done playing on the right I don't think he's an out and out winger. For what it's worth, I think Clay has looked decent when he's played and I'm sure he'll be more effective as the weeks go by. A midfield 3 of Cadden, McHugh and Clay could become quite effective even if it's not the most 'creative' or penetrating.

I'm not sure if people are maybe reading too much into this comment. I certainly thought it came across as a joke as if to say he's a bit daft or something. https://youtu.be/iQxKiTvcRS4 5:47 if people want to hear it again.

He must be a taxi driver or something to be able to afford a 6 month holiday...

I'd like to think that McGhee, McDonald and Burrows, with the assistance of the Daily Mail, are just trolling the easily flustered members of Steelmen Online.