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Good man. I'd hate the Romanians (or Albanians) to think we were boasting

Is the number a clue? Was it Mark Reynolds?

And maybe correct the score in the first sentence.

I think a lot of us liked what he did for the team, but didn't like what he did in the way of touting himself around for work. It's like supporting the troops, but being against the war. There were people who wouldn't give him credit for anything he did, and that is when pelters were dished out (at least by me).

Gannon didn't have much choice in playing the youngsters or in having to buy new players. I agree, however, that he has done a better job then McGhee in doing both. Time will tell if he has assembled a squad capable of competing in the SPL, but it has started to look promising. I'm glad McGhee didn't make any major investments in playing staff once he knew he was moving on as that has given the new boss a chance to build things exactly the way he wants to.

And if we do beat the odds and get through to the next round, we could end up playing Aston Villa.

If we somehow end up playing Everton in the Europa (a long shot, I know), will he be left out the squad?

Clarkson's work rate is first class, and that's probably why his new boss is tempted to play him a little deeper. Personally, I think he is more valuable playing in the traditional front 2 role, but I imagine that will also depend on the shape that Johnson is wanting his team play. I think it's fair to say that McCormack has a more natural talent that Clarky and Clarky is a much (much) harder worker and more of a team player than McCormack. Opinion is certainly divided among the 'Well fans as to which one was better.

Cheers!

Totally agree. On Wednesday JG says he'll have a new player on Friday. And on Friday, we sign a new player. Cracking stuff. I see he thinks we could have signing number 5 by Monday. Good times.

I remember Boyle saying the new manager would have a budget to use on Bosmans or "small transfer fees" as he saw fit. Nore sure what would constitute a small fee, though.

Seems to have a good pedigree with David Moyes (if you can believe wiki) tipping him as a future England international.

At least you can see it. I'll have to wait until I get home before I start messing around with proxies etc. so I can finally watch it.

Because I'm psychic. Right now , for example, my sixth sense is telling me you are just looking for an argument.

Dundee Utd's biggest ever defeat is 12 - 1 to Motherwell. EDIT: beaten to it.

You might think that, but Gannon apparently doesn't

There is no point in risking problems with the pitch in December for the sake of one game. Can you imagine the outrage on here if something went wrong with the "Why did JB not listen to the experts?" and "More incompetence from the club!!" etc. The club screwed up last year with the pitch, so the more good advice they heed this season, the better.

I like Sutton, and Murphy seems like he will be a significant contributor this season. However, as Gannon said post-match, he doesn't like to overuse his youngsters, so we will definitely need to bring in one other striker. I don't mind if that doesn't happen in time for the game in Romania. Gannon has followed through on all his promises of signings so far, so I'm looking forward with interest to see who comes in next.

With all the changes to the playing personnel and management/coaching staff, this has been an ideal pre-season. Six (at least) competitive games to let the new faces find their feet has been terrific preparation for the league. I imagine the Europa run has also made us more attractive to potential signings. Next season, however, I'd rather we didn't get involved until the first round proper

Closing paragrph in The Herald's match report.

Aye he was a good wee player for us when he wore the claret and amber.

Here is The Scotsman's match report. Barely enough space to describe the goals.

Presumably, JG wasn't expecting much activity down O'Brien's side of the park and wanted an extra attacking option. I can't imagine he sees him playing there long term.

On the bright side, I imagine any tie from now on will be available via video stream.

Luckily the teenagers of Motherwell could handle the pressure. It must be upsetting to lose to such a bunch of amateurs, so thanks for your positive words.