MelvinBragg

Went with McGinn. He makes a huge difference to Gordon's game as well as he only has to worry about Casey and not Blaney as well. Was shifted about as subbies changed things and just got on with it. Watt and Maswanhise made a huge difference when they came on simply by instinctively looking forward whenever they got the ball rather than sideways. But I tend not to give MOTM to a sub..

Cheers...

Just a question.. In the group stages, games go straight to penalties. Does the same apply tomorrow in the case of a draw or are we back to thirty minutes extra time?

To be honest, it doesn't matter whether he appears as a striker or a midfielder on the team lineup. His job is going to be to link the midfield to the forwards...

I think the lack of other creative players for the foreseeable future means that he will be used from the bench a fair bit. Maybe out on loan in January if Stuperavic, Paton and Nicholson are all back...?

I don't disagree but with Nicholson's absence (unless you're playing Watt as a creator rather than a number nine which I we will do), a lot of responsibility in midfield being loaded on the shoulders of two weans...

I know he's shite but you've missed out Halliday. I also suspect Wells might get more minutes than you'd think...

Tony Watt is, I'm pretty sure, your attacking midfielder. Whether you like it or not. He's spent a lot of his time at Dundee Utd either on the bench or in the middle of the three in a 4231...

I did not know this obviously. Thanks...

That would be my guess as well...

Are we sure about this? He played as a sub vs Ayr United in the group stages...

😂 Pretty sure he's cup tied, or you could put money on it..

Surely even we're not daft enough to sign Watt to play as a number 9. Kettlewell's obsession with playing two number tens off a striker makes me suspect that Watt has been brought in to play that role and create so more a Nicholson/Stuperavic replacement. Surely...

Pretty much every single player we sign is a gamble on one level or another. They're either unproven at our level, older guys whose best days are behind them and we're hoping to squeeze a couple of seasons out of them or guys who have had injuries that we might not have been able to sign if they didn't have a couple of dents in them. And most clubs our size are doing the same thing (St Mirren signed Dunne and O'Hara from ourselves with their injury records, Dundee United went for Moult). Are other clubs simply being luckier or are their flaws in our training methods or physio/medical approach? That's a separate question.. Even our signings that have worked out in the past have been gambles Moult, Kiprè and Marvin Johnson? All unproven at our level. Aldred? Persona non grata at a shite Bury team. Chris Porter, we were told that we would never keep him fit. Tony Watt? Lazy, wouldn't apply himself. Basically there's no guarantees when we sign any player one way or another.. The only signing I perhaps have an issue with is Callachan. While Halliday (played loads of European games, experienced player to help an inexperienced midfield) and Nicholson (decent pedigree) have records that you could argue justify a gamble on them, I'm not sure you could say the same about Callachan's history...

Went for Robinson. Ross County looked more comfortable when he went off..

Did you see him for Killie? Anyone who would take him back after seeing him play for Killie is off their head...

I'm assuming those who said Partick never looked like scoring didn't see Graham blazing over an open goal. Or the easy chance they missed in the first half.. They had chances. We had a couple too but let's not pretend they created nothing...

Playing Miller as a ten is a ridiculous decision...

Twice in six months we've made Robbie Crawford look like a player. If that's not a sobering thought, I don't know what is... EDIT Just announced we're putting Wells on for Stuperavic. As poor as Stuperavic has been, the two up front experiment didn't last long...

Should be losing...

Or the fact he is now a father will now be a strong motivation to make a success of his move to Europe so he can provide for his family..?

Scotland beat Spain last year. Darvel beat Aberdeen. It doesn't just happen to us, it just feels like it's always your team...

Have seen very little of him, but I have said to a few folk that I think Stuperavic might be part of the answer to our creativity issues. He seems to put plenty of pace on his passes as opposed to some of the pedestrian passing from some others. Also drives at people. Early yet but I reckon he'll be key for us...

I was thinking the same thing...

I think that would be the concern. The number of signings that have been made and yet you're still saying that we haven't added enough pace and energy. Are we going to manage it with the last two or three? For what it's worth, I actually think Stuperavic could be an answer to the creativity issue if we're going to persevere with two behind a lone striker. He was passing the ball with a bit of zip on Saturday and at least trying to drive at people. My own preference though would be to go 352 and play with two quick wing backs...