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fuck it, if you can't get the ball , get the man....intae these shower of cunts Motherwell

The problem with this train of thought, is that players are regularly injured on grass too, with Christophe Berra being the most recent one. I'm in no way putting up a defence for these pitches, as I think they are a complete red neck, but to suggest that they are unsafe in comparison to grass parks isn't an argument that holds much water...long-term effects on the joints, or the lack of entertainment due to the un-natural playability and random bounces etc are where I'd be focussing my arguments, not on freakish injuries.

fuck him

2 hours in the pineapple listening to a load of auld shite versus 2 hours at Fir Park listening to these horrible sevco cunts...not sure whats worse

The first time I'll be seeing the team this season....cannae wait

surely its Frear and Cadden supporting Main from either side??

So a wee bit of organisation and we'll be fine then...I'm sure the manager can rustle that up over the next 36 matches

...and there are people out there who reckon they will finish above us this season

Who's the leader, or matchwinner, for Accies? or St Mirren, or Dundee...and as for Livi, it'll take a lot more than a near 40year old striker to keep their heads above water. I honestly think you need to re-evaluate where we stand after TWO games. I'm completely unimpressed as you can see from my post above, but it will be a huge shock to almost everyone in Scottish Football if we are below Accies and Livingston at the end of May

How anyone can say that we are going down after two league games is a fucking mystery to me as well... ...that said, there are a few things that are worrying me with regards to the start we have made and the general apathy around our support. I've had a season ticket for the 14 seasons, prior to that I was young, free and single and spent most of my money following us home and away. Of the past 13 pre-seasons I have renewed my season ticket, and that of my son(s) without even thinking about it, even Maurice Malpas never put me off, however this pre-season was the 1st time that I really felt like packing it in. This was partly because my oldest son is now at the age, where he can go himself if he wants to, while my 10 year old, can take it or leave it, as hes more interested in playing the game than watching it...but partly because there were massive swathes of last season where I felt as though I was entertained less, than I have ever been before. At times, in fact the vast majority of the time, it was excrutiating to watch, we had almost no alternative plan to our 'blood and thunder' way of playing nor did we ever venture away from our 5-3-2 formation...the fact that we made two cup finals, through these tactics put a real shine on the season and lifted it from one of complete and utter mediocrity to something that was almost (if we had turned up at either final, or didnt face Celtic twice) special. I was also prepared to put up with the shite fare, that we endured last season as I understood that the manager was helping the club recover from the mess that he has inherited, that he was having to recruit almost a whole new team and that if I were him, the 1st thing I would have done would have been to make us difficult to beat. However, I'd have expected him to build on that, give us something exciting over the course of the transfer window...a marquee signing if you like (rather than umpteen average players being recruited), and while the media team are obviously excellent at their jobs, and while Hartley and Aldred were brilliant for us last season, the thought of getting excited about a big bruising centre-half signing up again (on loan may I add), doesnt really do it for me This pre-season I watched the transfer dealings, with more interest than usual, and I seen nothing from them that encouraged me that we were going to be more pleasing on the eye this season, and only purchased my season books because my son and a few others shamed me into it really. I haven't been to a single friendly, league cup match, never made the Accies game and I'm unlikely to be at Livi or the Rangers game...mainly due to holidays and kids football, so while I haven't witnessed us this season in the flesh as of yet, by reports I'm seeing on here, from friends and in the media, we have been torture to watch, while not managing to take anything from two league matches, that should have given us something...with Hibs amount of games, I'd have expected us to be a lot fresher than they were, while losing at home to Hamilton is a rid neck. The squad is bloated all over the park in my opinion, we have 5 strikers ahead of James Scott, we have at least 6 central midfielders ahead of David Turnbull, we have 6 players ahead of Maguire at centre half, 4 ahead of Livingstone at left wing-back and 2 goalkeepers ahead of Rohan Ferguson...now I'm not suggesting that these 4 players should be playing, as I've not seen enough of any of them to form a real, evaluated opinion but these lads have to have something to aim for, otherwise what is the point of them being there? David Turnbull must be sitting wondering how the hell he will make a career for himself, when he has Grimshaw, Campbell, McHugh, Bigirimana, Rose, Rodriguez and even Cadden in front of him, not to mention Tanner when he is back fit. I know we have tried the quality over quantity in the past and it threw up some issues when we had injuries, but there has to be a happy medium that can be found rather than running with so many players, who are all very much of a muchness in terms of quality, although I'd exempt Campbell from that criticism. With the squad size the way it is, its not a surprise to see no one really knows what the best starting 11 is. The signing of Connor Sammon just screamed out that we were struggling for ideas, and signalled to me that we are in for another season of utter tedium, except that I highly doubt that we will have the excitement of the cup runs (purely because of the laws of probability, would suggest we've had our chance at that for a wee while) to take the edge out of the boredom. At a younger age, I was definitely more loyal to our cause and would sit through seasons of abject shite, like we witnessed under Kampman, McLeish, Butcher and Malpas, knowing full well that I'd be back next week, or next season but as I get older I want to be entertained, I want to come away from a match thinking I got value for money, but the way this is shaping up currently its going to be a long, drawn out pile of pish. I don't think we'll be relegated, as there are teams around the league who will be worse than us over the course of the season, namely Accies and Livingston, but after what was a good financial season for the Club last season, I'd have expected a wee bit more than just pure survival in this one.

that's diabolical

Haud the bus...Im just catching up after deliberately leaving my phone switched off when I was away on holiday and only knew we were beaten on penalties, but our keeper saved 3 and we still got beat? FFS

Head of Compliance at a large South African Bank sounds grand...have you ever driven a taxi though?

Aye the Gordon one will be a loan, if Archibald is happy to take him

As others have said, there is still loads of time to sell him back down South in this transfer window...with us bringing in Gillespie (who won't be here to sit on the bench, because that'll be Fergusons job), I think the Club themselves know that its only a matter of time before a decent bid comes in.

Apparently the 'not yet revealed 'twist'' is a sleeveless replica of the home top to appeal to the man-children who want to wear the strip on their summer holidays

Each to their own, but I'm baffled to fuck at the excitement and frustration that a new kit release seems to bring out in folk... ...me? I honestly couldn't give a fuck what they look like

Also....those suggesting Cadden plays Centre-mid beside Campbell, I hope yer wrong

This....there is no way that Dunne is getting dropped

He looks like he'll be a good foil for gauld... ...also McLean away to Morton, so either Turbull or Gordon to Thistle

Fuck sake...the club need a sponsor, they have the cash to do it...they arent paedophiles, drug dealers or murderers, they are a company that offers a legal service and there are umpteen similar companies who financially back other sporting clubs...some people like a bet, some people dont, some people cannae manage to walk by a betting shop without losing money, but sticking their name on our jerseys wont make an ounce of difference to that issue.

Defintely diminutive, however i believe he has bulked out...also has a good stature within scottish fitba

Hes nearly 23...and barely kicked a ball in years...Everton, Spurs and Liverpool are fantasy clubs for him...the story I have is that Lisbon want rid but dont want him going on loan to another Portuguese team again...they also know that nobody will be prepared to pay a fee. Apparently Robinson heads the queue as he done his coaching badges alongside someone on the Lisbon staff... ...if it doesnt come off, dont shoot the messenger.

What makes you think that?

Ryan Gauld on loan Im told