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Kettlewells formation and set up has really worked wonders , equally the signings of Butcher and Casey have made a significant difference to our defence. Nice to see more daylight between us and the bottom clubs.

what a fabulous prediction this would be Grizzlyg.

great to get a bit of Grizzly on April fools. Any kind of win will be god damn fabulous today.

Brilliant post. We're very quick to criticise. Clarke has proven himself at International level, we should be delighted to have him.

Kelly may not have complete control of what he does. He could well be carrying out instructions from the mgr. He must be one of our few players who could go on to play for bigger clubs. He's had a horrendous defence infant of him most of this season. Suspect he's told to launch it up and hope we win the second ball as there's very little chance of us moving up the park with total football.

Putting the iffy 3rd goal to one side , rangers looked in total control of a game we were rarely in. Not this season , or last couple of years but this century had been horrendous in the league against the old firm . Frustrating that we need to revert to old YouTube vids to remember a time when we had decent players . Not an easy fix but it’s past the point of frustration that we get our asses handed to us each and every time .

I'd forgotten how many seasons Coyne and Arnott had played together. Certainly 2 of my favoured strikers over the years.

Coyne and Coyle up front - must be the most formidable strike force we've had in 40 years.

fair point re being drafted in earlier but he's still only 19 and likely to be a much better player for learning his trade on the loan deals. I don't know the ins and outs but to say we've not protected an asset appears a little harsh. Max was loaned out to get experience in lower divisions and then brought into the team. Bigger clubs are now coming in for him and sounds like he'll take the opportunity. Good for him, I hope it works out for him. Personally I don't see this as a failure of the club, the system isn't set up for to be able to hold on. We've had a long line of talent over recent years which suggests that despite the system not being great that we do a great job of giving youngsters a platform.

these are games we were losing - scraping a point keeps that little bit of distance . good point

Feels like we're past the point of no return . Option 3. From what I've gleaned the demands are fair. Assurances of fall back position to current job, brining in his No2 . Suspect wants assurances over if achieve XYZ gets the job perm. He comes across as straight forward, confident and wants to do well. Even if we did have to offer the job perm , keeping us safe or moving us up the league would be worth it. Was expecting this to be sorted by now, sooner the better.

Killie tend to operate 4-4-2, be interesting to see if SK adjusts our formation. The 3-4-1-2 at the very least enables us to compete in midfield. Suspect we keep the same formation and starting 11 for this one.

He may be stalling to get a perm contract - he may ‘if I’m the best pick then back me ‘ rather than a 12 game contract . a 12 month rolling contract could solve any issues

Whoever the club fancied a week ago should be the appointment we go for. Kettlewell certainly a good guy and fair play for last couple of games, its injected hope into our season. It's certainly a tougher decision than a week ago but I can't believe for one second that he would have been the preferred candidate a week ago. Get him on a pay increase and working brilliantly with the youngsters . Meanwhile bring in who the club believe can move us forward long term.

as auditions/interviews go, Kettlewell has strengthened his position and ours. Massive 6 points. Irrespective of what happens next, massive thank you to this guy.

Thats a vastly improved list from others that have been circulated. Hope we get this locked down in the coming days ahead.

Tonight was never going to be easy or pretty but 3 points is so much better than the usual kick in the balls . well done kettlewell and team

looks a step in the right direction in terms of set up. We'll always disagree on formation + certain players. St Mirren are rightly favourites - hope we at least show some structure and fight.

Wee Nic always looked like a decent left back

That’s a brilliant post - must have missed it previously . pretty grim list of signings , hence why we’re headed down the path we are

Personal view is recruitment has been abysmal . Injuries are an excuse .The players who are injured , none of them were rated as good enough for starting 11 . All of them have significant shortfalls . head of recruitment should be chased out the club . We’re quick enough to sack managers we should be equally blunt with recruitment team . overall we lack quality - that’s why we’ve only won a handful of games in 12 months

That’s the best pre match interview I’ve heard for a long long time from any manager . full of energy , honesty . Fair play to kettlewell - he speaks brilliantly . Be interesting to see how players respond - don’t think he’ll be shy about booting people up the arse when required

Got to say kettlewell spoke really well in his interview . not saying he’s right for the role - but he is in the role and be interesting to see how he sets the team up and who plays

Yes, many of the names mention are the cause of my midweek drinking. The names mentioned are all horrendous. Stuart McCall did a great job for 3 years and then lost the plot. Not sure it would work out long term but agree much better than what's been referenced. We've gone from headlining very credible managers Lennon/Lambert/Ross to the usual nonsense. I rather hope it's all media made up bull swaddle.

Gold Coast Knights ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McDonald