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Arsenal are famous for not chucking money around - but if they could have had Tierney for £3.5 million before preventative knee surgery, I'm pretty sure they would have taken him. But that is why I said we need to agree to disagree. Anyway, it's all moot as I fully expect DT to be in Celtic Hoops by the end of the season,

On a slightly different note, I thought it was massively unfair when Celtic signed Lewis Morgan in January and loaned him back to St Mirren where he was instrumental in securing their promotion. Seemed like St Mirren played the system there too (in a different, but significantly advantageous way). That barely raised an eyebrow in most quarters, so I'm not hopeful the Scottish authorities will back us in this one.

If Hastie gets loaned out to Falkirk for the season, nobody would bat an eyelid. It's the MLS component that makes this complicated, as they only started training compensation this year and tend to operate outside of FIFA rules when it comes to player transfers etc. So I suspect any legal battles will need to go all the way to the top, and likely take a while.

Their argument will be that lots of teams staving off administration use loans instead of transfers to bring in players. I have no dobut they believe they are trying to pull a fast one, but it's also difficult to prove and might be a test case for the FIFA compensation rules. I still don't see how Columbus benefit from it, though. (Unless there is some weird salary cap/roster rule working in their favour that I'm not aware of - which is quite possible)

You sound like someone that's just been rubber eared.

The MLS season usually starts in early March. If he is planning to play in that, he'll need to leave Oxford early or play without a break until October/November 2020. I agree none of this is Cadden's fault, though. Oxford may or may not be trying to bend the rules, and it's up to the authorities (and possibly the tax man) to decide if this is a legit agreement.

Remember the first half of last season when people on here were calling Gorrin a waste of a shirt and another example of Robinson's ineptitude in the transfer market?

We'll need to agree to disagree on that one. Carroll had scored 6 goals in his previous 3 EPL seasons combined before joining West Ham, and a grand total of 20 EPL goals in his 7 season EPL career. That proved to be a good predictor of his goal scoring form and his injury record. After West Ham forked out the £15 million, he played another 6 seasons for them scoring 26 goals total (never reaching double figures in any season and only making more than 20 apperances in 1 out of those 6).

You just lost sight of him in the long grass.

The same West Ham who willingly paid £15million for Carroll, yes. And they paid that 15 million knowing Carroll had picked up an injury playing for them on loan. An injury that kept him out the side for 6 months after they coughed up that transfer fee.

Just Ross County and ourselves that have won 3 out of 3 so far, so can't be too disappointed with the current form.

I suspect Sloth was brought in to play that role, but difficult to tell until we see him get some decent playing time.

Nope. Now ask me a difficult one

I knew it reminded of another kit. That's the one.

I hate audio-only commentaries. Hartley makes it 2 - 0.

I thought the rule was that the ref only evens things up if it's the "wee" team that benefitted from a dodgy decision. BTW, somebody needs to tell the MFC commentator to put his mic on mute when he sniffs.

It does, yes.

Sounds like we've been in control without making too many clear chances. And struggling a bit with the long grass holding up the ball (sneaky Hearts tactic). Hylton just hit the post there too.

Ilic makes the breakthrough after linesman changes his mind about an offside. 1 - 0.

Sounds like Dumbarton have kept the grass long to try and hamper our silky football.

Seems like a reasonable rotation.

Never good when the DTs return - early or late.

Aye, I think they have just put him on first team wages. No extension.

A lot will depend on whether Dumbarton decide to park the bus tonight, or decide they can go for it in a game where the result is meaningless to them.

The amount of money EPL teams spent on Andy Carroll - a player they all knew was constantly crocked - suggests otherwise.