texanwellfan

I agree that we are a selling club but if we can get second place or if we qualify for champions league by default it may require some re thinking by players and baord alike... 1. Do the players want to move and miss out on champions league? 2. Will we make enough money through our league poisiton fonish and being in europe to put us in the position where we do not have to sell a player at the end of this season? Based on our successful season and in anticipation of european soccer next season I hope we can hang onto our curent players ( Murphy included ) till we are out of europe but of course still be able to allow them to move on to bigger things ( perhaps in the Jnauary window? ) for decent transfer fees.

great record when you think that 5 of the 8 total losses are to the old firm.

For all we have a smal squad it seems to be now that if someone is out or having an off day somebody else steps up. eg craigan suspended....clancey in............daley off day ............hump steps in........let's hope we can kee that going through some of the suspensions. With the financial rewards it carries, we have to be aiming for second. but fully agree with previous post that we focus on one game at a time. Although the financial rewards are there it would just be soooooooooooooooo great to see our name in second spot in the league table!!!! COYW

Ok no more mention of the bridies, please!! unless you are goign tosend some over here.

1 goal is fine by me just win it!

3rd place by no means wrapped up..............BUT........... we do have a good oportunity to wrap it up by the split. Not saying we will but definately we have earned the chance to do that we play the bottom 2 teams away we play 2 teams probably not making the top 6 we play rangers at home. I thought a while back that 60 points would win 3rd. If we can win the 4 games against Dunfermline, Hibs, Killie and Aberdeen ( not an easy task but certainly not fantasy stuff ) we will be on 60 points at the split. I do not believe that any of the teams under us will manage to get to 60 points by the end of the season. That would set us up to have a go at second place with all guns blazing if Rangers are still within our grasp and they have a tough run in to the split.

Page should not be playing in the cup game. we should have full squad to select from, right? unless you have a violent conduct red card suspensions stay in the same competition. Not sure how we are situated for yellow base don the 2 previous rounds. 2 yellows and you miss next round.

Haven't written St Johnstone off but think that Dundee Utd will be main contender, just my opinion. I think top 6 will be Celtic Rangers Motherwell Dundee utd St Johnstone Inverness

I don't have a problem with the Higdon thing. First of all we have no clue what he said and secondly have no issue with one professional to another saying " good strike" "well taken" or whatever. I am pretty sure Higdon wanted to beat Celtic as much as any of us in fact probably more since I am assuming they get some sort of win bonus? ( or maybe that went out the window with administration, not sure )

Well, getting us back on thread............. Seems like Dundee Utd may be emerging as our closest competitor? Looking at recent results, up coming fixtures and how they almost caught Hearts last season they might be the ones to push us the hardest. Of course, being in the position we are, it is only ours to loose so we need to keep churning out results through suspensions to key players. I am still confident of finishing third. Would be good to get to the split 9 or 10 ahead of closest rival.

why will Lasley get suspended again? he got 1 auto game ban ( hibs ) for the 2 yellows in one game. that took him over 6 yellows so he got suspended for dunfermline game. So now he has to reach 6 yellows again to be suspended.

No suffering through updates on the shout box this saturday. Sure there will be a few live streams. if not I may have to infiltrate the austin celtic supprters club and goto Fado's ( pub ) to watchit.

GO FOR IT!!

Which one of those 4 is higdon???

have been kinda monitoring the bugs as people use it but may have to stump for that for health reasons!!!

I'm gonna vote for Higdon and I wasn't even on the continent!! any idea how much we "furriners" suffered getting updates trough the shout box??? I had to go for a walk twice...........well ok once for a walk and once for a shite

So as someone stated clancy and Hutch out the same game. V aberdeen in the league For reaching 6 yellows the suspension begins 14 days after the date of the incident, So that would be March 5th. and aberdeen game as called out by Milo. V Celtic full squad to pick from V Dunfermline Lasley out V Aberdeen Hutchie and Clancy out V Aberdeen ( CUP ) full squad to pick from So who plays alongside Craigan V Aberdeen????

Sporting life only shows Clancy and ojaama as yellow cards.

I'm with you lets go slug it out we are much better when we attack. No shame if we don't win but at least have a go

great news!!! lets end Celtic's winning run!!!

The pleasing thing is that we have a host of options!! not bad for a small squad.

i think i read in another post that his twitter says missing Hibs and Dunfermline. Thats his auto 1 game ban for being sent off ( hibs ) and 1 game ban ( effective 14 days after incident ) for reaching 6 yellows.( dunfermline ) Google the document below. The guy from STV sent it to me this morning. Scottish FA Judicial Panel Protocol

reading Tony's post has me confused.........well in as much as i don't know the official disciplinary procedures.........YET......... Lasley is already banned for hibs and dunfermline. A yellow against celtic just goes towards his next 6, right?

igonre my previous posts ( which you probably did anyway ) i was unaware that they had changed the disciplinary procedures and of course no one ever tidies up on the internet so I was using procedures from last year. I don't have the daily record or BBC over here to keep up to date with accurate information.