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In Gannon we trust. Both games winable. Got to be cautious but if we nulify McGinn and Dorman we should be fine.

You say we wont pay £250k for Ruddy. We paid £110k for Hammell albeit that was out of the £250k for Paterson. But maybe there is still some money in transfer kitty from the Clarkson,Quinn sales and the maybe thought Ruddy was too much of a risk to first gamble £250k.

He solid with crosses. The amount of times i've seen him catch it comfortably where Buzz woulda flapped at it.

I really couldnt choose to be honest mate. Reynolds and another because i think Hutchison and Saunders would need a leader beside them.

Individually, as in the day before joining Rangers, they were World Class players in thier day.

The de boer brothers

I think its a game where we could win 1-0 or even lose 7-0, depends which bunch of kids turns up on the day. My team would be Ruddy Yassin CraiganReynolds Hammell Jennings Hateley Coke Humphrey O'Brien Sutton Hate to say but i feel its a game where if we play Forbes we will get destroyed.

Met most of the Malpas/butcher era team i think, possibly ever earlier way back in the day. I remember myself and Big Jamie off had some good banter with some players, McBride, Coach and Big Steve MacDonald were quite funny, the big man espically.

Was one of his critics at the start of the season, but since the move to centre half, big massive improvement and delighted he's signing up.

I'd say this years away top is right up there. really nice kit.

Nope we were the Stadium fiasco. I'm sure the Skodahl era was when they finished 10/10 and 2 teams came up.

Nowhere if we keep making threads like this and Jynx the team. Just wait till after St.Mirren and hopefully a win before we start this pish.

Unless we're up challenging the Old Firm in January, he may stay. Na he's off in the window.

Humphrey looked lively.

I think if McBride plays we'll win. Maybe a 2-1 win. Always quietly confident of a win with Jim in charge. Coke and Murphy with the goals i think. I like to see Jennings get a start and clatter McBride. Also cant wait till Humphrey comes on. The pace of Him and Yass down the right is actually scary.

Thought we did ok. I see alot of people dont like this ball retention style of football, I've even heard of it being branded boring. But i understand the philosophy of playing it as the more we keep the ball then the oppostion cant bother us whilst we are in possession. I think tonight we looked jaded and missing the creative Jim O'Brien spark, i think his knock played a part on this. I also think the atmosphere being flat didnt help us, maybe making the lads think oh its a boring midweek cup game against lower leauge oppostion i really cant be arsed. Never the less a win is a win in the cup, where IMO performances dont matter, as cup football is purely results related and financially rewarding. As for the players, thought Hammell did well, seems to attack alot more which is good to see. Thought Saunders had another good game, looks really composed at centre half and sticks to his task well. Thought Hateley didnt have the best of games today, but in saying that the standard he has set has been amazing. Coke looked a bit disintrested but maybe again he effected by the slight knock. I feel we cant be so harsh on the likes of Coke and Forbes tonight, i mean the standard they have set has been grand, and every footballer has a bad day. Finally Jutkiewicz, this boy i think has alot of untapped potentially, can hold the ball up quite well, but seems to go for the perfect goal. I think a bit more effort from him and we have a real player. When this lad hits his first goal he will start powering them in, i think he's a confidence player.

I'm gonna go for Saunders. Improves every game.

I think seems most realistic.

I wonder who it was but it did look like Kerr.

Saunders, nervous to start with but gained in composure and played excellent in his first senior game at CB.

Excellent News. Well Done Gannon & Forbes.

Regarding to the school stuff. I think Coach was a few years my senior, but him being a Coltness lad, thing i played cuppy with a good few times when i was younger. At BB's i also played against Darren Smith, and my mate kneecapped his brother one tournament As for the current crop Lawless from the Under 19's played against him and went to college with him, cracking wee player doesnt like a bad challenge though

Offical list of players on international duty is. Rooney, Brown, Carrick, Foster (England); Nani (Portugal): Evra (France); J.Evans (N.Ireland); Valencia (Ecuador); Berbatov (Bulgaria); O'Shea, Gibson (Rep. of Ireland); Park (Korea); Vidic, Tosic (Serbia); Fletcher (Scotland); De Laet (Belgium); Macheda (Italy U21s) Reserves squad list includes Nicky Ajose Robert Brady Ben Amos Fabien Brandy Joshua King Reece Brown (Wes' Brother) Craig Cathcart James Chester Connor Devlin Joe Dudgeon Corry Evans (Jonny Evans' Brother) Oliver Gill Magnus Eirkem David Gray Sam Hewson Matt James Scott Moffat Oliver Norwood Davide Petrucci Cameron Stewart Scott Wotton Ron-Robert Zieler Dont know if anyone cares but thats the names to look out for tomorrow. Alot have lower leauge experince as Chester was at Peterborough, Cathcart at Plymouth and Hewson at Hereford. Sure people who have played football manager will know some of the names and may so United followers can put names to faces.

Seems on the United site, it wont be Ferguson in the dug out it will be Solskjear.

Oh my, i just fell off my chair in laughter at that delboyd picture