Shaka

Can be that or a hipster 4-3-3 depending on personnel & instruction. Its a "fashionable" formation now. Tho if Dunne can play cb it may be 3 at the back but I think LWB wastes Frear!

Id think 4-2-3-1 Carson Tait,Kipre,Heneghan,Dunne Bigi,McHugh Cadds,Tanner,Frear Bowman

What is Cedric's surname? Announced as Kipre, on his shirt as Tipre

Jesus. Awful defending

Fucking garbage journalism. Nothing like what he said. Shows how poor Scotlands rags are

That for me sums up Scottish Football right there. Were crying out for something different,the League cup gets a rebrand and new format giving us the "summer football" we crave and its immediately treated as nothing more than glorified pre season training!

I thought that from the start, but gave Robbo a chance to see if "his team" would be more aesthetically pleasing as well as more successful. The more I see the more I get that Baraclough feeling as well! The next 5/6 weeks are crucial for him, can we replace Skippy? Will we sell Moult/Cadden/ Heneghan? Are we just pissing about in these friendlies? Hopefully he was keeping his powder dry for our first game of the season on saturday. And im praying 1 big fucker up front to lump the ball to is not going to be his number 1 tactic this season! Or were all in for an even more spectacular level of shite this year

Weeyin, Playing Devils Advocate a little here, but its a friendly for BOTH teams, Its a training session,opportunity to build fitness,opportunity to try other combinations etc for BOTH teams. And in that scenario,Gateshead (a part time English Non League Team) pumped us. Im personally not that bothered by the result. However, I can totally see why some folk are a bit miffed. I can also see how your condescending "Il explain Football to you uneducated,clueless plebs" attitude may rub some folk up the wrong way as well

I agree to an extent, its a friendly and Ive never been all that bothered by them. However,I can understand some guys concerns! The teams we are playing are lower league part time players at the same stage of pre season as we are, it is a little concerning that they seem fitter than us and we are playing some total garbage by the sounds of it, yes were not up to fitness but they arent either so we should be competing more. Still, as I said at the start, I dont take much notice of friendlies, Ive seen us beat Man U and lose heavily to Ayr (I think) in the grand scheme of things, the real time to start judging is saturday

What was the Celtic fracas?

The big lad Cedric is from Leicester?! Both him and Dembele look big imposing units

Plus the lad Dunne from Oldham! Many left back names mentioned now

I know fine well how much money can be made from social media. Doesnt mean I have to like or use all platforms myself. I think the biggest trick the club are missing is hiring yourself as Social Media & Marketing guru! Then we could have wee Lanarkshire vikings cutting around football stadiums the world over clapping like a golf fan on coke and making the club so much money our signing targets for next summer will be Higuain,Messi,Ronaldo and Martyn Waghorn

Has to be McHugh. Captaincy and a 2 year contract extension please!

Ive never used or wanted to use any other sicial media. I loathe using facebook,its only good for slagging mates and having the odd rant lol Ive just never understood the obsession with all these platforms. Anyway, we digress from the thread!

Up until last year when the football league I help run started a feed, I always thought Twitter was that bit on my mrs between her Twat n her Shitter! I can handle Facebook, but really why do we need more social media for cunts to bury their heads in their phones instead of actually talking. And now we have club officials getting it tight because they dare to interact with fans on it. Ban Twitter! And Instagram too, no cunt needs to see incessant selfies of some ropey bird , that obligatory beer shot at the airport or wtf youve had for your tea that day. What a fuckin world we live in

Sell big Ben to Burnley for £550k, Match Sean Raggett's £350k release clause at Lincoln and get wee Robbo to sweettalk/kidnap him. Centre Half upgrade and £200k in the coffers! Easy

Id put money on Aaron Taylor-Sinclair for the left back.Played for Wigan in the championship,Doncaster in league one and is currently a free agent.Would keep with Robinson looking for a Scottish core to the team. Plus is only recently "back" from a serious knee injury

Seriously doubt it. One or the other! Unless as has been mentioned , McHugh is gonna be centre back

Looks a lot like it

Yeah I just saw that. Theres a couple highly rated right backs left their clubs looking to move to europe, Josh Risdon & Rhyan Grant, (yes its a slow work day

McGowan was released by his Chinese club a couple months ago and has been looking for a new ckub. Cracking player

Given how awful our recent cup history has been, would winning all of our 4 group games in the Betfred cup constitute a cup run?

Realistically, with the city clubs budgets top 5 should be sewn up so looking at 6th or 7th. Id be happy with 6th - 8th and maybe a wee cup run. As long as the football is better than our "brand" of football last season!

Scougall then?