David

I see no reason why anyone would really want to fly a Union Jack, as that just plays into the idea of being "mini h**s" that we hear Celtic fans bumping on about.

You'll be able to get tickets if you want them I reckon.

Well, we already have a travel thread, which will feature the various buses etc that will be running to the final. An actual match thread, and a pre-match festivities thread should realistically cover it all I think. We may end up with a seperate thread for ticket info & sales (like we did for the semi-final), but I don't think it would be enough to warrant a seperate forum really. Just my opinion though. Admin may feel differently.

Do you work in the shop?

I assume there's no chance of a 50/50 split ticket-wise then, no?

I think I'll have claret & amber and be infantile.

I don't see why we can't do both to be honest.

I'd hope that they would never clash, and I wouldn't have to choose between my country or my club.

I think we should go out of our way to ensure that there an abundance of saltires at the final to combat the Irish tricolours that our Glasgow friends will be flying. Let's emphasis the Scottish in Scottish cup final!

If we get Celtic I'd like to see an abundance of Saltire flags at the game, to combat the undoubted sea of Irish flags we'll see in the Celtic end.

In a more compact, busier environment it would have looked top notch. As it was, it was a great touch. Not too sure the St Johnstone fans knew what was going on. They were, just like their team, outclassed today.

I was sitting in the stand directly across from the display and managed to catch it on my phone. The picture quality isn't too hot, but it's better than nothing. Forward to 2:40 of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZKXAakm6E

I've updated the list with the post-split games.

That's a hell of a surname for winning shit, eh?

I know it's a shame for the lad, but that made me chuckle.

I imagine we'll see some sales tomorrow. What time is the ticket office opening at?

Another few thousand would do the trick I reckon

It wasn't the Scottish cup facebook competition, was it? Because I've just been told I've won two tickets as well!

I think that was set up by the official SFA Scottish cup Facebook account. Even if they don't use this site to set up an event, they could surely get some more announcements & news stories to hype the game up?

I figured this may as well be the Hearts game discussion thread. So, heading into the match on Saturday the updated top six competition list looks something like this; Inverness Celtic (home) Kilmarnock (away) Hearts (home) St Johnstone Rangers (home) loss Dundee United (away) Celtic (home) Hibernian Hearts (home) Draw Celtic (away) loss Aberdeen (away) Accies (home) St Johnstone & Hibs are now officially out of the running, leaving us and Inverness competing for top six football. Has there been any update on when Inverness are playing Celtic? If they lose to Killie on Saturday then it's all over for them anyway regardless of how we do against Hearts, but if we can win at Tynecastle we'll cement our top six placing, although even if we don't get anything from the game it'll leave Inverness needing a win against both Killie & Hearts, and a draw against Celtic to draw level on points with us, which although is mathematically possible, has to be considered very fucking doubtful. The big question is, do we go for it against Hearts on Saturday? Or rest some players with the semi-final coming up?

My opinion upon his arrival was that we should have appointed an interim manager until the end of the season, when there would have been more choice out there. I'm glad to say that I've been proved wrong in thinking we should have done that. I'm thoroughly happy with the job McCall has done thus far. Even as things stand, a semi-final slot and top six is more than enough to keep me happy.

Good stuff! I think this game has a draw written all over it to be fair. Has anyone heard any updates on the guys who were doubtful for this game?

I think it should come as a surprise to no one that the views on a Motherwell forum on this matter would equate to "MFC= Good, Brown= Bad". Take a jaunt over to any Aberdeen board and see if they aren't feeling the opposite. The truth is, Brown & Knox got their big move to Aberdeen because they were operating without a contract. Many people on this board blasted John Boyle for allowing that to happen. They took advantage of the situation, and had every right to do so in a legal sense. However, such a situation tends to have positive & negative points. Brown & Knox are experiencing one of those negative points now. If they had wanted to make sure they would get all money they were (apparently) legally owed they would have ensured that it was written into a contract that they would have proceeded to sign. If they had done that though, would they have got their big move? The phrase "roll with the punches" springs to mind here.

It appears that Gunning, Hammell, Humphrey, Hateley, Lasley & Jeffers are all doubtful for the game according to McCall's email after the Aberdeen game. I don't think we'll see all of them miss the game, but there's a good chance that none of them will be at 100% come Wednesday night. In light of that news, I'll take a draw.