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Making good progress, but not expected to be fit to play until after January break.

You are, of course, correct.

I missed the memo telling us we had to call fans who supported their team and enjoyed winning "happy clappers".

Cheer up. An asteroid might wipe us out by then. If not, Trump may start a global nuclear war that will destroy civilization before they decide relegation.

Of course it was McGhee's tactics and McGhee's lineup. It was also McGhee's idea to have double training on Tuesday. Lots of modern managers don't run training sessions. McGhee is more hands on than many.

He's not one for facts and figures at his fingertips is Mr. McGhee.

Aye, Ruddy on loan followed by Randolph signed up - both going on to the EPL - set a high bar for anyone trying to follow them.

I complain about McGhee overthinking tactics sometimes, so I'll give him some credit today for contributing to Thistle being poor. He set out to nullify their 3-5-2 and it worked.

Good day at the office that apparently moves us back into the top 6.

Aye, sounds like one of those "internal matters" that ends up in players disappearing from view.

Never believe anything McGhee says about injuries or transfers. He never gives anything away about either.

It's a shame if Laing feels we are treating him poorly, as one thing we have done well at over recent years is looking after players. Laing spoke really highly of the way he was treated by the club during his loan and was one of the reasons he cited for joining us permanently. It does seem out of character for our club, though.

Did you miss the part where McGhee said that the ambition is to bring the young players through and put us in a position where they will be winning every week? We can't have it both ways. If we are truly committed to a youth policy (which I am) we also need to accept inconsistent performances along the way. If it pays off, then it will be worth it. Hopefully a run of games will help us get back in the groove. Good to hear that our long term absentees are starting to return to fitness.

325 quid for a Forest Green Rovers Standard Season Ticket in their East Stand.

Unless his mum needs to clean the basement.

Given the signings we made, and some of McGhee's comments, I always assumed he just didn't rate Laing and was on the "to punt" list. I always liked the guy, but I guess with Kennedy on the way back, we have alternatives. Shame if he feels poorly treated, though.

Not going out on loan has really hurt his progress.

At the risk of attracting CMWellfan's wrath, that is bollocks. His brief is to not get relegated and to bring on young players. So far, he is doing both. Not to say there isn't huge room for improvement, but ditching him at this stage would be mental.

3 - 1 to the Asian Troll Cabal.

When the letters fall off the side, we'll be left with the "Sai r h*n " stand. EDIT: and that joke fails with the filter.

Hello, Sailor.

He did, but his deflected effort was slighltly eclipsed by Steve Sidwell's goal. https://youtu.be/5V4ZRSfh_5E

I get the feeling that the Pacific Coast is the closest he can be to any of his clients or colleagues without getting lamped.

More decent than Riordan, definitely. But his comments about our club after he moved on weren't exactly taking the high road.

Definitely. And closer to home, Brian Kerr was another frustrating example. Terrific talent who thought he'd cracked it when he started off with Newcastle and seemed to believe he just had to walk on the pitch to be lauded. He could have been, too, if it he applied himself, but far too often looked like he didn't give a toss. If you track his progress after Newcastle, it was pretty much a straight line downwards.