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On here, mostly.

I'm pretty sure he'll know who it is.

Replace the steelworks with a sports centre and a Nandos?

Hope everyone flying in has a great trip. And an even better one, flying back home.

Not ideal, but better this than playing during an international break and getting injured before an important league game.

Ah, fair enough. I don't think I have a seen a Bournemouth game this season.

I know what you mean. A classic modern full back/wing back - great going forward, not so great at defending. I saw he is the best crosser of a ball in the Premiership though, according to the stats.

Is Ryan Fraser not a winger? I thought Cadden was brought in as an option to play wide right, rather than wingback or mid.

Yes. The same signing philosophy would apply. Young players lacking first team opportunities with a point to prove.

I don't think it will mean the end of shirt logos. I think it could mean there will be both options. I'd guess a majority of shirt buyers are younger people who want the exact same one as the players - logo and all, so those will never disappear. The Man Us of this world play to different sponsorship rules (although I'm sure they'd be delighted to offer different sponsors a space on their collar, and sleeve and shorts every week for large fee), but I'm sure they would find a way to monetize it too.

Once the technology catches up, I imagine TV companies will be able to superimpose sponsor logos onto shirts on the video (a bit like they can do with advertising at pitch side). That way, the sponsors could still get their product on the telly, and clubs could sell shirts without the logo. That technology isn't too far away.

Talking of which, I read somewhere that Airdrie are keen to have Hastie and Watt back for next season (signing Watt permanently if he isn't renewed with us).

Regardless - clubs break contracts all the time. Sacking managers, and ditching players are the most common examples, but Rangers have many more examples of breaking contracts recently.

Sad* - but true. *not sad.

Apart from work, I've been watching all the English and Scottish league play-off games to keep me occupied this week.

The only pictures I can think of are the ones taken at Hampden after we lifted the trophy. I don't remember anything official.

A few weeks ago Robinson said that this was (obviously) the first step and he wanted to "refine" the team over the summer. I was hoping that might mean adding a few more footballers to the squad. It's possible to be hard working hard tackling and play decent football.

As has been noted many times before on here, moving to Celtic seems to turn lots of people into moaning, bitter eejits. Players and managers alike. I don't take it too seriously, though - in fact I don't think I've really listened to anything Boyd has said since he left the club. He was an excellent player for us, and played well in the Cup Final. That'll do.

Like Robinson was saying (again) it's too expensive to sign Scottish players - at least from other Scottish teams. So all we can do is try and develop our own.

I would have agreed about Kipre until he extended his contract a second time. I think he'll be with us for the start of next season (if not for much longer). Of course, Aldred might fancy his chances elsewhere too. It's not a given he'd want to come back to Fir Park.

The problem with signing Aldred is who is going to sit on the bench every week. With Dunne and Kipré tied up on new contracts, someone will be warming the bench until at least January I'd imagine. As excellent as Aldred has been (and he could be the best signing of the season given the Harltey injury), it might make more sense with our limited budget to keep McGuire as the bench warmer and spend our money elsewhere.

Nah - he would struggle the same way guys like Higdon would struggle to adapt; just not their style. If we changed our approach, he might be a good signing, but I doubt that's the direction Robinson is taking our team. He's a guy that needs a team mate with a bit of guile and football in him, and that last guy we had with that was probably Nicky Law.

Nice to be playing in a final at the end of the season that has nothing to do with relegation.

Would be delighted if that is the approach we take next season (although I doubt it will be the case). I know Ciftci has taken some stick, but that's been in part due to the style we play and that he needs someone with a footballing brain to play beside. Bowman and Main don't offer that. Tanner did to some extent.

Lack of goals is due to a huge lack of creativity in the midfield. I'd rather we sorted that out next.