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Turnbull scoring the opening goal (classic curling 20 yarder) today as Cardiff won the top of the table clash against Graham Alexander's Bradford City.

Dunfermline away is a tougher game, but every cup tie needs our full attention. Have no reason to believe we'll be anything but well prepared.

Looks like a decent line up to me. Only major surprise is Ross getting a starting slot, but seems low risk given we'll have 75% possession. At the start of the season I thought Connelly was the most comfortable of all 3 keepers with the ball at his feet - although Ward has obviously improved since then. I expect Said and Sparrow to be pulling them wide to try and create spaces between the buses parked at the back.

Fans are fans. We had posters on here who claimed Slattery wasn't good enough for us during his first couple of seasons.

I'd say the opposite. Too many poor decisions due to "letter of the law" rather than "spirit of the game". The handball rules are a great example of this where attempting to remove subjectivity has made them a complete joke. I agree we need more consistency and better referees. I'd prefer it, however, if we just let them do their job and ditch VAR.

Slightly off topic, but I'd much rather see Camelon Juniors vs Elgin City or Spartans vs ICT being shown tonight than Annan Athletic parking a bus at Ibrox.

It would be great if every signing worked out. It would also make us the only club in the history of football where that happened, but it would be great.

I'd have struggled to tell you what game it was, but seems it was the Alloa cup tie in Jan 2024.

I must have missed that day

I'm not even sure O'Neill wanted him back. From his comments, it sounded like the higher-ups wanted him back so they could assess their options.

I think Slats might be the one to leave. He'll have been with us for 5 years in the summer and if he is looking to play elsewhere, he's at the right age for a move. Be delighted if he stayed, though.

Agreed. I was never in doubt that SOD has some football in him, but I did have some doubts about a few of his managers letting him show it. He seems like a great leader off the pitch, too.

Very much this. The point of a loan is to get a player some game time and improve their prospects of a starting slot at the parent club, or garner some interest in the transfer market. We got the benefit in the first half of the season, but any time a loan player succeeds the chance of them being recalled significantly increases.

As much as I like Welsh, I'd rather see news of us signing a CB soon, otherwise we'll have to do it all again in a few months.

Not if they're selling him. If they punt him back out on loan, maybe.

That's a strange show reel for a striker. First two and half minutes showing goals scored. The next 15 minutes showing no goals scored.

Or he's trying to get sacked so Aberdeen can get him for free. Losing a team that played with 10 men for 75 minutes definitely feels like a relegation battle looming.

The cup tie rule is ridiculous in this day and age. Watching the English FA Cup games at the weekend (and tonight's League Cup semi) they were saying it has been scrapped down south. It made a little more sense in the days before transfer windows, but only a little.

And Gallagher wasn't in the squad against Partick last week.

Keeper aside, they seemed to have started much the same defence as they started against Thistle.

I think I'd start Sparrow or Said too, to pull them out wide.

I anticipate a long day of bus parking low blocking.

From O'Neill's comments it sounded like he didn't really know the current rules and was instructed from above to do "just in case". 100% agree we shouldn't wait around though, and be moving forward on the basis he isn't coming back.

If they're going to go into administration again, they might as well do it splashing out big wages on good players.

Unless they truly do want him to be a starter, it feels like Celtic might just be testing the waters in Jan.