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Is he fit?

A toss up for me between Said and Moorman, but gave it to Said for the goal.

I've read a few reports talking about our two "goal line clearances". Which is certainly true, but makes it a sound a lot more dramatic than it looked when I was watching it. Thought they were both pretty comfortable.

100% that was going to happen today.

If he can add some more goal scoring to his game he'll be worth more than Just. Great 3 points considering the circumstances, and always nice to get the first league win under your belt. Takes a lot of pressure off the new manager and new players.

Still got it. Take your pick...

Hibs are scared to press us in case we break through them. We still look like a team with players getting to know each other, but improved as the half wore on. Moorman's cross field Hollywood pass the highlight for me.

I was going to say Mulligan had been doing a good job shutting down a lot of our moves. Then he does that.

Are we playing a false 9 or is Said just too deep?

That’s being generous.

True. This game in particular has the feel of a Friday night Championship game.

I wish we were up against that Kilmarnock defence today.

Fair to say the defences have not been on top in the 2nd half. Also funny/annoying listening to the commentator trying to pronounce "McDiarmid Park"

System? Sounds more like a guess. And they want us to use AI assisted VAR.

All this weekend's (and Monday's game) on Paramount. So you get to choose which commentator you want for ours.

Nah. You beat them with movement and passes. Don't want to get dragged down to their level – just give Said the ball and leave him to it.

Go, as they say, figure.

Not to derail the thread, but the most confusing one for me at work was when they talk about "tabling" something. Instead of meaning "to put something in front of someone for discussion" it means the exact opposite - to put something away and maybe talk about it later. I feel the need for some pudding now,

You're right. In fact I just checked the UEFA website, and apparently you can register 2 in that window as long as you maintain the minimum quota of 8 "locally trained players".

That was just Messi.

Aberdeen certainly staying true to Robinson's principles so far in the Hearts game.

I gave up watching the Falkirk game after the first half and went to buy some booze. Watched the end of the Tranmere v Rochdale Carabao Cup match when I came back. Went to penalties, which Rochdale won 2 - 1. The commentator said "I've seen a lot of poor penalties in my time, and most of them have been in this shootout"

True, but we have 3 fit left backs, and JK and SOD that can cover there when needed, so you have to think at least one will end up being surplus to requirements. I'm not complaining, as we have struggled to fill that position in recent years.

When everyone is fit, I think we have about 10 first team defenders right now. If we are bringing in more, then one or two must be on their way out.

The word "identity" gets bandied about so much in football it has become almost meaningless. However, we obviously have a clear plan for our style of play and what we want to achieve. That makes things so much easier when it comes to recruitment, and easier for the players who are already here and don't have to learn a new system every summer. Continuity is so important in football, and helps create that "identity" It doesn't guarantee success, of course, but i makes it more likely.