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On a slightly different note, I'd love to see the punishment for stopping a breakaway with a cynical foul changed to be an automatic red.

When they moved to summer footy in Irelamd the attemdances didn't increase. It also causes issues like where (or how) to train when pre-season is in the winter. And there would be no chance we could have done all the pitch renovations over the last few years in the winter rather than the summer. Even the stadium updates would have been difficult. The best way to avoid winter games is a shorter season. A league of 14 or 16 playing each other twice would let you have a winter shutdown and a summer break, but the clubs and most if the fans are against that due to potential loss of income.

Before the game I was worried about Sol, but along with the rest of the defence, didn't give Livi a sniff of a goal. Considering how they tend to thrive off route one, brute force and second balls that was the most pleasing aspect for me.

I agree. He did a lot of donkey work up front and worked well in Robinson's set up. He's just not a natural goal-scorer and in his later days with us he had obviously lost some confidence in his shooting and tended to drift out of scoring positions rather than gambling to get in them. His best ever season is 8 league goals at Doncaster, but he can be a good man to play off.

The rebuild juggernaut moves on. Take your pick...

Usual lack of entertainment from a Livi game. Just a slightly different variant of non-entertainment. Good 3 points against a tough opponent and nice to keep our "haven't lost to them at Fir Park in 20 years" intact. I still do a double take every time I see Kelly play a short pass out from the box.

Lawrence Shankland better start looking over his shoulder. Curtis Main on the scoresheet for St Mirren.

Wee Al scores the opener for Luton.

PPV for UK fans was a special arrangement during lockdown. It's usually against League and the broadcasters' rules. Now lockdown has gone, so has PPV.

I still think he's potentially a great goal scorer but his Premiership record is no better tham KVV.

I like listening to Hammell because he talks like a coach - which is obvious, of course, given he's spent the last few years coaching. Will be interesting to see if after a couple of seasons of having his words twisted by the media and attacks on social media he will revert to the usual manager-speak.

Shankland was certainly a goal-machine in the lower leagues. He hasn't quite proved it yet in the Premiership and I'm still on the fence on if he's going the be Higdon-esque or Bob Malcolm-esque, but his current team are probably a good fit for him to find his form.

I like Lamie for Saturday because it's his old team and he tends to raise his game (as he proved with his Euro winning goal last time). More importantly, we know how physical Livi are going to be and I think he's more suited for that than Sol. If the boss decides to start with last week's winning team, however, I have no complaints.

You thought he was fitter in Feb 2020 than Dec 2020? Fair enough.

GA reaped the benefit of Robbo signing him, extending his contract to summer of 2022, getting his head right and getting him to put the extra effort into getting fit.

Robinson seems to have been the only gaffer in recent times that found a way to get him to knuckle down and produce goals. Outside of that, the Dundee Utd experience seems pretty standard. It's also why I wouldn't be surprised to see him end up in Paisley.

True. From what I've read today (and now from what you're saying) that seems to be the case. Was just throwing out some general reasons why players choose Scotland rather than better paying gigs down south.

Depends on various factors, though. He might want to move for family reasons, he might take a wage cut while he gets coaching experience in a new role, he might have media offers in Scotland he wants to develop. Or, it could be a play from his agent and he has no intention of moving north.

I know it depends on availability, but I'd still prefer a left back coming in.

Record reporting on Snodgrass too. It does say he has other options in the English Championship and League One too, but wants to make a decision on his next club by the weekend.

Watching the clip on Twitter it looked like McKinstry is even more excited to be at Fir Park than we are to have him back.

Just the 2 games according to the official SFA - SPFL list available here (pdf download)

Hammell coached him as part of our academy.

"Wide player that can play anywhere across the front three" surely?

The Watt that left us was. I have serious doubts if a returning Watt would hit the same heights.