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Anyone who says Hastie isnt better than what we already have needs have a think again. He may only have had a purple patch before, but neither Hylton or Seedorf have produced anything near the quality Hastie did during that time and they had nearly a whole season to do it. Im very much on the fence with the signing. I didnt like the way he left or who he left for, but he is back now and the management clearly think he can improve the squad as they would not brought him back knowing the furore it was going to cause. Its a bold move, and the lad will need a thick skin for the first few weeks, maybe longer. But he seems to know whats coming his way and appears up for it, so good luck to him.

Gallagher and Campbell

I think it works way better that way round. With claret shorts and socks its a winner....

My only question is, can he improve the team?

My over riding memory of the Morton game was hearing the line up and texting my mates saying it was an extremely bold team selection and that Barra would either be a hero over it or end up getting his jotters! Unfortunately the performance was so bad and the atmosphere afterwards so poisonous there was ever only going to be one result.

The fact that he didnt incur any compensation fee being paid cannot be overlooked.....

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Thats a lovely idea. Coop, Phil, Mowgli, Jamie to mame but a few....

Undoubtedly both will go at some point whether its now, January or next May. Surely best we have cover in advance?

I think Robbo has a very good chance of the N. Ireland job. As good as any of the candidates imho. Hope Tommy Wright gets it though as I wouldnt want to see him considered for our job. I think we need to stick with young modern thinking aspiring coaches. Id promote from within. A Las/Mo Ross combo would do me fine.

I had mentioned to pals during the seaon that it seemed strange that Tait had lost some pace despite how obessed he seemed to be with his fitness and that maybe he had put on too much muscle. He isnt that old so you wouldnt expect his legs to be giving way so dramatically. If the club had an issue with that though, why offer him a new contract at all?

Be interesting to hear the clubs perspective on this. Absolutely no issues if hard decisions had to be made, the clubs survival is always paramount. Just doesnt sound like the way we would normally do business. We are normally very good at dealing with players in these type of situations.

Tait on Sportsound just now. Claims the club did the dirty on him. He had signed his new contract and was waiting for it to be ratified then Lockdown happened and they tried to change his terms effectively reducing them. Claims Flo said he would call him to discuss and never so he walked away.....

From a selfish point of view, Id hate to see him playing against us for another Scottish team, as he was such a popular figure at Fir Park. However, given that I thought it was probably, on balance, the right decision for us to let him go, just need to suck it up if it happens.

I dont think it goes all the way round unfortunately....

Im telling you mate, you should be getting commission on these!

Big Deco for me. Gillespie a close second.

I like it. Think a sponsor will waste it. But cant see even Paddy Power agreeing to another logo free season.

I would say someone likes your work ratber a lot UBH!

RIP Christian.

Well done to the club again for responding to the concerns raised by fans.

I didnt say Ariyibi was consistent. I just said he was more consistent and entertaining than Aarons who had a reasonable first outing and then flattered to deceive the rest of the time.

Ariyibi was far more productive and entertaining, not to mention, consistent, than Aarons imho.

Anyone who thinks Hastie should have been offered an extension whilst on loan at Alloa is totally revising history. He came back after the winter break, had a real purple patch, was offered a new contract and turned it down. Shit happens. Robbo has made a number of mistakes as manager you could hold against him, but thats not one of them.

Im not a critic. I think Robbo is a great fit for us. 10 is perfection. Which on our budget aint gonna happen. To improve on 7/10 Id be looking for consistent top 6 finishes. Less signings that turn out to contribute nothing and fewer baffling substitutions and tactical decisions that dont change a game in our favour. That would get him to 8/10 for me. Winning a cup in addition to the foregoing 9/10. Wee Tommy did that and wasnt perfect. I note though, there is a noticeable absence of Robbo critics today.....