Richie

Did Killie not have calderwood for a few months in order to keep them up a few years ago?

Yep and Le Guen and Deila . Becoming an athlete appears to be largely frowned upon, although McGhee had us fairly fit. "They dont understand our culture" etc. Its the culture which is holding us back.

He does appear to have a decent cv to be fair, but Im not sure I could take it seriously. The aforementioned incident where he assaulted O'Neil's elbow is one of the standout memories of Fir Park when I was young, (Alongside the Scottish Cup, Katowice, a Richard Gough (I think) OG and the Liverpool centenary game. Anyway...

Perversely, looking forward to Friday alot more now. The last few days have added a bit of excitement. No idea which way the game will go, although I would have feared a pumping this time last week.

Peter Grant, with Colin O'Neil as assistant.

This is what Im struggling with. Why are we sitting with a negative position (to all intents and purposes)? I can only come up with: Misc overheads - the pitch upgrade was a while ago though - not aware of other large remedial work etc? Player salaries - Finishing 2nd is, at the end of the day, negated, if we are spending over the odds finishing there in the first place, then not taking advantage of it (progressing in Europe/cups and banking cash). Seems to have been a very short-term view of things being taken. The Well Society, for all its merits, was never really a viable long-term option in terms of running the club. We simply dont have the fanbase to support it ad-infinitum. I thought it was about having cash reserves to be called on, if need be, in the future (over and above the day-to-day balance sheet management), which is a non-starter if we were in a loss-making position at the outset. Was the Well Society actually just about funding a short-term working capital gap?

How much have we been paying out in wages if we have had: SC Final + 3rd 2nd 2nd Plus the odd European game Plus (small) tranfer fees (Ojamaa, Anier, Murphy) But still facing a 1m accumulated shortfall? And thats after successive budget cuts? Am I missing something?

Einstein's definition of madness (or insanity for the pedants)

The funny thing about the SPFL is that Queens Park, famously, aren't professional.

Was going to say this as well. We were flying out of the traps, taking a few goal leads, then seeing it out.

Would agree with this. That was an absolutely spineless performance.

Yep, second to every ball and kept backing off. Complete lack of urgency. Should have been closing down, pressing and taking the game by the scruff of the neck. A 3rd goal (3-1 win) would have likely seen us through, but we were far too tame.

Haha, was that the one where there was a glitch and it became free after ko time?

Clean sheet, doesn't matter how you do it.

This exactly.

Hilarious. Made even funnier by rhe Aberdeen reaction. Think they are forgetting Anderson's goal. McCall masterclass.

I think there is a ruling where the SFA could put them forward as an exception due to sprting merit. Thats not to say UEFA would agree though.

Have the rangers actually filed any audited accounts at all yet? Not sure they have.

The spineless performance against Sevco at Ibrox last year was pretty tough to endure.

The only ones I can think of in recent years was due to approach roads being frozen and Scottish Power turning off the grid.

1-0 Ainsworth

The vast majority of those involved yesterday wouldnt have been of sufficient age to buy it in the ground anyway.

Is it not St Mirren whe get fine??? Inadequate stewarding or something? Pretty sure there is a perverse rule like that

Tried to post earlier but battery ran out. I got in just before ko, so may well have been till roll spindles which Thomson removed, although there was def smoke bomb beyond the ad boards, albeit not on pitch. That said, the stewarding/policing was stil waaay over the top. Expect them do deploy the same tactics with the Celtic fans... oh, wait.

Is it not St Mirren who receive the fine, as its them who are failing to control crowd? Not excusing it inany way, but thatd how I thought it worked.