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To be fair, in the EFL Cup, Mandron scored an equaliser against Brentford (at Brentford) after an early Ivan Toney goal, and Gillingham went on to beat them on penalties. And I've watched a few lower tier teams in the this season's FA cup beat teams 4 or 5 tiers above them. It was still entertaining though to watch Goodwin go down in flames. Even if we can only be smug until the next round.

I know the league is pretty tight, but any time I've seen Aberdeen this season they have been pure mince - yet they are still in 5th place.

THAT's what you remember about our cup form in 1991?

I'm OK with am away tie as long as it's not on a plastic pitch.

If any gaffer is going to bring in another left back it's this gaffer. From his interviews it sounds like we are actively working on more deals, including a replacement for Penney.

Red Lichties gas now at a peep. Make your choice...

Counterpoint. The charity strip is horrendous. Fantastic cause, and delighted it has sold well, but 1980s retro fluoresence at it's worst.

We're testing out a new 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 formation. (keeps Kelly out the wind)

Where's Ceefax when you need it?

I suspect there are many, like me, who tend to avoid this place when we have a dip in form as there are only so many "man for the job", "must go", "punt him", "need defender/striker/midfielder/" posts you can take.

Looking forward to tomorrow's "Clarkson - The Man for the Job?" thread.

When we've signed players on 1yr deals the complaint is that's not long enough. It's always a gamble either way. I'm not sure we're exactly financially crippled though based on the last set of accounts. We do work to a budget though to ensure we don't do a John Spencer type deal. Also, don't we have insurance that pays (or assists) with salaries for players with long-term injuries? I'm sure that used to be how it worked, but don't know if it applies these days.

Share your best lines - no hoarding jokes.

It's rare that we bring in any player that the media has us linked to. I'm pretty sure our managers and coaches know what we need, but as always, that's the easy part of the job. The tough part is finding someone in January who is better than what we have, that we can afford, that their club will release and that wants to come and play for us.

Is ITK not Dennis Rader's wee brother?

It says in the article that it's Brian McLair, so yes...

I see Lukas Jutkiewicz scored against League One strugglers Forest Green Rovers in the Cup. His second goal in his last 43 games.

Also depends on whether or not he gets to choose. His parent club might be getting a better financial deal with a different loan club (or maybe even have a chance to sell him), and they have a lot of control where their players end up.

My prediction is windy with a chance of showers.

MOTM Polls - Am I the Man for The Job? a) Yes b) Who cares? c) Pick your man of the match...

If nothing else, playing in this weather is good training for our upcoming trip to Arbroath.

There's zero chance of getting a 20 goals a season striker into Fir Park in January, but on paper at least, this looks like a decent signing. We've had no options through the middle, so even when KVV has been injured, sick or just off form he's still had to be the starter.

That comment deserved more likes. From the official website it seems that Stockport changed tactics and stopped using a winger, so he's looking for more game time elsewhere. Hope he's up to the challenge as we need options out wide.

Surprised nobody mentioned Jake Taylor this weekend. One of the Stevenage team that beat Aston Villa on Sunday.

If the job is writing for Mrs Brown's Boys, then yes.