Ya Bezzer!

If there are more players like Clay next season we are down. Nowhere near good enough. It's not even close.

I didn't want Robinson back in the first place and certainly not as manager. I remain unconvinced by him over his tenure but we stayed up and you have to give the guy a chance to rebuild over the summer. In terms of style of football I think we have been pretty dire since Robinson took over, albeit I seemed to have missed our best performance under him on Wednesday, so I want to see a big improvement on that score. We also have to seriously improve our home form. The result in midweek feels like a huge weight off everyone but looking forward, with another city club coming into the league, a big rebuild required, and limited funds I think he is going to have his work cut out for him.

I agree it was a terrible decision but it wasn't Hughes. Vaughan was sent there by the Raith board a month before Hughes was appointed as manager.

I've not put the midweek results into my stats yet but the overall picture is clear, they are the lowest scorers in the league averaging less than a goal per game. Fighting for your life against a safe Ross County who didn't have much to play and still not winning doesn't bode well for Accies.

If we ever move to summer football I'd sign up Ainsworth in a flash. He's some player in May and August.

I'm no Hughes fan boy but Raith's relegation had more to do with them going 15 matches of the season without a win. 11 of them were outside Hughes tenure. The almost unprecedented rise from the dead of St. Mirren in the second half of the season when they went from the worst team in the division to probably the best was also pretty extraordinary.....and unfortunate for Raith. Raith had a lot of hard luck, from going into the play offs on goal difference with two other teams, to losing a penalty shoot out having equalized in injury time and then taking the lead in extra time. Ultimately it comes down to players. Raith probably had a bottom three squad in the Championship last season, Dumbarton continue to achieve miracles, so Raith's time was up. Hughes record wasn't bad under the circumstances but he perhaps over estimated his ability and underestimated the rut Raith Rovers were in. Should they have beaten Brechin - yes. But it came down to a mad 2nd half, extra time and penalties and as the old cliche goes 'football's a funny old game'.

I think Accies will be more vulnerable in the play off than Inverness. Inverness have had a poor season but they aren't a poor team. There are some very good players in there and they have actually lost fewer games than us or Dundee this season. Accies are really struggling for goals. You have to go back to November to find them scoring two goals in a match without the aid of a penalty. If you look at both Falkirk and Dundee Utd their goal power far exceeds their ability to keep them out. If Accies can't score twice in a match they won't win the play off.

If we got Scougall I'll do a handstand and bellow "yasssshhhhhuurrghhh"

Sadly Ainsworth is just one of those guys with all the talent in the world but what for ever reason just can't tap it on a consistent basis. And I don't think it's right to blame managers or positions he's played. It's him. But even though he was pish 75% of the time I'll still feel a bit sentimental if/when he goes. He's given us some great memories and good luck to him in the future if that's him away.

Are you saying Hammell isn't the best crosser in the team? I just said he doesn't get into advanced positions as much as he used to so obviously there is going to be less assists.

Carey is a player with an excellent final ball. Something we lack when Hammell isn't around. And lets face it Hammell doesn't get into advanced positions as much as he once did.

Pretty much this. In fact Strachan said he would have played at international level if he had more pace. I think this says it all Keith Lasley is 38 years old and he's still a first pick midfielder. Even now, when he's not the player he was, he's a much better player than many younger players in our squad. In fact with the ball in front of him I think we'll be lucky to get anyone better. Lasley's problem now is when the ball is behind him he just can't get back anymore. However, he's basically there because he's seen off all challengers for 11 years. I've said it before and I'll say it again - Craigan, Hammell, Lasley - these guys were the very core of one of the most successful periods in the clubs history. Perhaps in hindsight they will be appreciated more than I think they have been by some in the present. Next season - I think Lasley could still be a good player at a lower level if he wanted to continue. He could even be a useful squad player for us. But now is the time to move forward - the squad needs a huge rebuild and now is probably time for Lasley to take that step back. We'll miss him though and when will we see his likes again?

Before last night the last time I missed a home game was in 2010 and we thrashed St. Johnstone 4-0. Maybe I should just stop going!

Missing my first home match in 7 years tonight. What a one to miss!

Went for McHugh - thought he showed a bit of calm and composure when others were hacking at it.

Unlike today we'll be up against a couple of rough house strikers who will put themselves about. Not exactly our strong suit.

Pretty much. We have a coach who's tactic is 'shitefest to 10th'. Huge game, must win, we did and I'm thankful for that but......there was just so much wrong today. The tactics, the quality, the level of performance, the decision making. We scraped a win against an awful Accies team and still nearly blew it at the end. Hopefully we can get the win midweek, guarentee 10th and just bury this season under 6 feet of earth. Big, big changes required.

Grant Hanley was signed for £6 million.

How ever has Row L Seat 84 can play left back over either of those two!

A Scottish Cup win, a Championship title, another Scottish Cup semi final and a League Cup Final and 50% increase in attendances?

It wasn't a disaster. He got us top 6 last season. I wouldn't advise you hold your breath until we are in that position again.

This criticism has always baffled me. What good leader, never mind, football manager doesn't have an ego? Were Alexander the Great, Napolean, Jim McLean or Fergie shy retiring types?

It's impossible to say if McGhee would have kept us up but I've said it before and I'll say it again - McGhee is the only manager who has done anything other than scrap along the bottom with Austerity Motherwell. Personally I think he should have been given at least one more game, the match at Kilmarnock, but the supporter reaction to the Dundee match really panicked the club into making the choice that they did. What was that choice? To replace McGhee with a vastly inferior manager. Since then we have dropped to second bottom, our goal difference is worse and our points per match average has basically stayed the same (actually decreased by a very small margin) despite having an easier run of matches. Our performances have been poorer over a more sustained period and in actuality changing the manager hasn't made any positive impact. Given McGhee's record, and the clear lack of potential quality replacements, I think we were a little bit hasty in the decision. However it's also true that McGhee's behaviour had become erratic and bizarre and he seemed to have lost the players. Was it a phase or something more serious? We'll never know because history didn't transpire that way.

It would be absolutely hilarious if Rangers signed Heneghan. It would be absolutely tragic if Rangers signed Moult.

Dundee Utd have been up and down all season but are finishing in decent form. They have more goal power than Falkirk with Murray, Andreu and Mikkelsen. Their achilles heel is they aren't great defensively but neither are Falkirk I still fancy United to get through to the final. All the chat is that the Championship has been fairly weak this season, no great teams. I think any of the Premiership teams will be strong favourites to win.