Kmcalpin

Overall, happy with last night's performance and result especially as we went down to 10 men but never gave up and went at them. I did have a feeling before HT that we'd see a red card but thought that it would be Said. As someone in our group said, Sevco played like a more expensive version of Livingston or Killie i.e. kick everything that moves. Sevco adapted their game to nullify us and it worked to a certain extent as we saw through their effective policing of JT. I thought we played at about 75% of full capacity but lacked that killer punch up front that you need to beat the gruesome twosome. One point of concern was that in the last 3 games we've gifted the opposition an early chance and last night it cost us dearly. We fully deserved our draw and probably even the 3 points but weren't quite good enough to pull a win off. Some excellent and exciting football but with some sloppy edges but JBA knows that. This season will be a vintage season, probably in the Ancell Babes mould i.e. a great footballing team that wins nought. I'm really looking forward to next season though and if we can improve in our weak areas, with or without JBA, then a cup is a real possibility. A good team performance last night but I thought our best players were McGinn, my MOTM, Welsh, O'Donnell and Priestman.

This. He's doing exactly what he was signed to do and its now his second assist despite limited gametime. Not a spectacular striker but one who can cause opposition teams damage in their box. Had Ap Stam or Hendry been brought on instead last night, we'd have lost the game.

Thats a question for a particular minister in the Scottish Government. Political pressure was brought to bear on the SPFL to apply strict liability for pyro abuse but they lack the backbone and political will to tackle sectarianism. Tonight's chanting was medieval and offensive but as usual, the media is complicit in concealing it.

And thats precisely why we won't finish in the top 3 or win the Cup this season.

I've been going to Fir Park for too many years to get my hopes up. As you say, tonight will pretty much tell us where we stand. Without going full MJC, I still think we're a little short, relatively speaking, this season to be considered as serious league or cup contenders. Next season though?

Its been that way for years and years Joe and despite repeated pleas nothing has changed. For many, its bad enough having to leave home habitually 2 hours before a game without taking into account traffic congestion and queues at the ticket office. I honestly don't know if the club has ever tried to resolve this issue.

Absolutely. We're not going to finish in the top 3 and last night's result was a real bonus for us. Happy days. It keeps Hibs 4 points behind us with 2 more games played. That takes a lot of pressure off us tonight and if we can scrape a draw it will be a fantastic Wednesday night for us. A tall order though. You'd imagine that Falkirk will swat aside Dundee and although they'd only be 4 points below us, they'd have played a game more. We can now enjoy tonight's game without worrying too much about the result. Hopefully the pitch and weather will allow us to play entertaining football.

A good move for all parties concerned. Lets hope it works out. I agree Grizzly. We currently have 3 out and out strikers. Of those, 2 are currently injured and the other is still gaining match fitness. Can't think of any young strikers about to break through.

I doubt if they'll win it but they'll certainly be in the mix. A very good cup team. They can grind out wins, turn up on big occasions and have that invaluable quality needed to win cups - good luck.

We've given Nick Daws some brickbats in the past, so its only right that he and his team earn some credit here too. Recruitment successes weren't all down to SK.

Being somewhat cynical, how much does that earn us?

Thats the last JBA said about them.

"Sometime in February".

Who me?

I suspect that Aberdeen will try their damndest to ensure Saturday's game is on after yesterday's unexpected flash flood.

Absolutely. McGhee and McGinn can also play on the right but not on the left. LB is a weak area.

Not a million miles away from my view Joe. In short we have to keep ahead, if only slightly, of our peer clubs. Its not just what we do or don't do, its what they do too. Performance and results wise we've done really well this season, and I didn't expect, at the outset, that to happen this quickly or at all to be frank. However we can't rest on our laurels. We have got a little cash in the war chest and whilst we can't afford to squander that or eat into other budgets, hopefully it'll help to boost summer recruitment.

Overall, I'd say its been a decent to good window; probably rating around an 8 out of 10. It could have been much worse, for example if we'd failed to secure another striker, lost a centre back and lost TJ. It could have been slightly better if we'd signed another LB. To add to the mix we have McGhee and Nicholson back now. I always believe that the time to strengthen is when things are going well and if we want to hold onto 4th or even drop to 5th place then more of the same simply won't do. To clarify, I mean the personnel not the system which will continue to work well. Ostensibly both Aberdeen and Hibs have strengthened and even if only some of their new recruits hit the ground running then they'll threaten us. Fortunately we have a decent cushion over both. We mustn't ignore Falkirk either as they are a credible threat and may have strengthened slightly. If we fall to 6th I'd still be delighted. If we drop to 5th place I'll still be over the moon and if we can hang onto 4th place I'll be ecstatic. Finishing in the top 3 whilst theoretically possible is pretty much beyond us. A Scottish cup run? Not so sure this time round. I really think we can achieve something next season though, with or without JBA.

You were spot on. I tip my baseball cap to you sir.

We can still announce signings tomorrow.

Given JBA's comments, I'm expecting a CB to arrive today or tomorrow.

Curtis Main joins Morton.

I was and still am hoping for 2 additions today: a LB and a CB.

My wish too. Graeme McGarry tweeting that despite more interest in TJ this morning, presumably from Anderlecht, that our club is standing firm as its too late to source a replacement.

Yes that was a bonus. If he can stay injury free he'll fit nicely into our system and help squad rotation.