Big Stall

So Butcher and Adams both felt the need to pull out of the running 'in the press'! Seems like a bit of face saving to me Oh, and regardless of why or how he pulled out, thank fuck!

^We are 11points off 6th place right now. With games against Ross County and St Mirren coming up we could be much closer by christmas. Of course the reverse is true, we could be miles off the pace and rock bottom on our own by Christmas. The point is that Milo asked if it was our worst in 40years, the reality is that we only need to go back 6years for a similar struggle.

Well im not a stato, but im not a panty wetter either. Christmas 2008 we were joint bottom of the league after a shite performance at Accies if i remember correctly?

Dan again. Thought Ojamma was prettt good in the first half, but drifted out of the game in the second half.

Is that when he had us finish bottom aye??

If thats true, it will be a major reality check, and probably take us down to a comparable level of quality with St Mirren and Ross County. Need to pick up a few December wins and try and put some daylight between us. Would also expect that if Ojamma is available, there will be plenty of our competitors interested which would be a right kick in the baws

^ As much as im not a Clarkson fan, you can only pish with the cock youv got, and DC has scored 8 in 8! Can't argue with those stats. What i think it shows, is how poor our league has become that David Clarkson is ripping it up!

Probably at Kenny Black for bringing on a defender rather than Ainsworth when you are 2-1 down and have 5minutes left to try and stay in the cup! I know i commented on this point yesterday but it still sticks in my craw far more than the defensive mistakes. We actually had an opportunity to at least try and do something to salvage a draw and replay. Is Ainsworth our top scorer this season? Unsure but he cant be far off it. He also caused a lot of damage to United in the game 3weeks ago. Throw the boy on, we might lose 3-1 but at least we lose 3-1 going for it rather than settling for a 2-1 defeat and not trying. Weir, Wilson et al should show Black the door right now on the back of that decision as far as Im concerned.

Dan without a doubt. Ojamma was superb in the first half

Josh law was much better than usual today IMO

Played really good in tbe first half and losing Lawson really affected us. Whether he was the difference or United stepped it up im not sure, but reid doesnt offer the range of passing to link the midfield and attack as lawson does. Second half it was all United. Dan played a stormer today and didnt deserve to be on the losing team. Really, while im dissapointed to be out the cup, im only angry at Kenny Black. To think about bringing kerr on for a defender at 1-1 was bad enough signaling he was happy to take a draw. They score, we are heading out the cup with 5mins to go and still bring him on when we have attacking options in Ainsworth and Thomas on the bench is unforgivable! Also, as much as Josh Law is shite, he was actually half decent today.

Whats the point in getting a new manager and then he gets punted a week later if we get new ownership?? Imagine we had appointed McKinley, and then the South Americans took over, poor guy would be lucky to get his 3 game run with us. The board are doing this correctly, Black can handle the ship until we get ownership sorted out, at which point whoever is running the club can put a manager in place who supports whatever their ambition for the club might be.

Do you really not 'get' the phrase??

I can't imagine we are considering him. Potential future owners might be but i doubt the current group are after him

Was he bullying as well?

I said when McCall resigned that Malky would be an outstanding appointment if we could get him. Not convinced we could but if he was at all interested, the board should at least sound him out. Would expect he would be able to get some good loan deals in. Plenty managers thought he got a tough deal under Tan.

Rather Calderwood than Adams but don't want either. Adams plays drab, defensive football (not something thats going to entice fans to Fir Park). He's also a moaning face wee runt who will always find someone to blame for a defeat be it the ref, linesmen, pitch, dirty opposition tactics, you name it. While some of our fans might not have appreciated McCalls nicey nicey approach in interviews, at least he was able able to be the bigger man and accept that sometimes you are beaten by a better team. From what i've seen, Adams doesnt have the ability/class call it whatever you want to take a defeat on the chin.

While I agree with you, theres no money to be made conventionally, if, they had a steady stream of reasonably gifted South American players and were succesful in using us as a staging post for getting them into the EPL, there could be decent money there. Obviously dependant upon the quality of the players. Remember South American football is not run the same way as it is here. Very often players are owned by individuals or groups of individuals. See Tevez!

And the fact he's still punting motors in Stockport should silence most thoughts that he is Morinho2.0

Im not quite in the vigurs love in yet, but there was a good 2minute spell that included flicks, back heels & a cruyff turn that was very impressive to watch. With a good, confident team built around him he could be a player

Ojamma for me, thought he was buzzing everywhere tonight.

Im not confident about tonight either but i dont think we are as bad as you make out. A slip on the grass caused us to lose the last two games. If things were going for us we were due a draw minimum in both. I would suggest we were probably the better team in both games. We certainly were not setting the heather alight, and didnt look like destroying anyone but im not convinced our form is too far away

Can't expect too much from this game, lost 5 on the spin, dressing room in disarray and playing one of the better teams in the league. Probably means we'll turn it on! So when we are 3-0 up and cruising after 35 minutes, does the drum kick in and the full stadium stand for a rendition of 'We are all, Stuart McCall'?

Did he play? I could be wrong about this but I seem to remember he was scheduled to play and then at the last minute pulled out? Probably after noting what the reaction would be amongst our support? I could be entirely wrong about this.

Don't forget the ones who obviously had questionable allegiances and went on to play for the old firm.......