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McCowan caused us all sorts of problems drivng down the wing in the same conditions. Efford is our best option for changing things and has some running power, but he is just back from another injury, so we're going to have to slowly bring him back into things again.

Cameron is about 5'2", must have looked like an Ant to Bevis, not surprised that he ghosted in for their goal.

Pretty even game in bad conditions. I thought our midfield showed in patches that they could be very good this season, but we did lack a cynical touch for some of their breakaways. In general everyone looked OK, and we did a good job of getting the initiative back after their goal, and finished the game piling the pressure on them. I thought wilkinson looked a bit sharper, and he holds the ball up well.

Yes

I think we will hover between 8th and 10th. I'd say top 6 is a no go this year, and bottom two possible if we have injury problems.

Can we try and negotiate a sell on clause when he's recalled from the loan? If we make him better we should get some money. Or, if he's good can we threaten Arsenal that we will feed him to Butcher if they don't pay a ransom? Monetizing loans is the next big inefficiency.

Sending abuse his way on Twitter is plain shitty behavior. As fans we're allowed to vent and complain all day long amongst ourselves, and we don't need to be rational about it or even civil in some cases, but to dish out abuse directly to the player is a whole new level of cuntishness. Questioning our policy is valid. The idea of a head of recruitment should mean that we have consistency in approach while managers change, but we've just watched two managers overhaul the squad from the previous one, so we need to have a serious look at this.

I hope we all enjoyed Theo Bair day. Maybe it will be his only day, maybe he will have others, but now we can all go to sleep knowing we can't sign Theo Bair tomorrow.

We discussed keeping him and couldn't get close to what the Dutch team were offering. I'd also warn against signing one striker for the price of four and hoping he doesn't get injured, suspended or loses form.

I'm not particularly enthused about this signing either, but we should also take into account that his manager was Callum Davidson.

There's no way we are that close to Hibs hearts and aberdeen. Those numbers must be made up.

Sometimes you need to take bold steps and push the envelope otherwise you'll never progress. I'm all for project 12th man.

It's not the OF, Hearts or aberdeen away, which is all seeding is good for, so I'll take it, then enjoy airdrie in the next round.

That transfer story about the Irish defender turned out to be nothing.

An explanation really is needed on the added time screw up (we won't get one). The absolute minimum of 5 minutes could have factored into seedings for other teams as well as us, if either we or east fife scored. Deciding "fuck it, game's done anyway" and wrapping up on exactly 90 was farcical and unprofessional.

No, but waiting until he's signed would waste valuable pants wetting time.

Spittal in the front two with Paton taking his spot, and Mugabi in for SoD, and switching with McGinn. As far as outfield goes, we have no spare strikers and obika is injured, so we're pretty much doing what we can do. Would have liked to see Ross again on the right, but McGinn has done a job there before. I assume/hope Bevis is on the right side and not dead center. Ox in for Kelly was always going to happen, Kelly has a year and could well be sold before then, so we need to know what we have.

They showed last weeks game to international subscribers, but it's audio only for us tomorrow too. Elgin also broadcast our game there on ppv, so I'm guessing the issue is technical rather than legal.

That sucks. We have the tech to show home games and we were able to show it last week, so can't be a capability or legal thing. The worst thing about our streams is the bloody audio too.

I think he would have got more of a chance if he wasn't frequently injured. His opportunity was probably there when Hammel was manager but he was rarely fit to take advantage of it. He had some decent games, and had the knack of coming up with goals, but we'd essentially have to change our system to accommodate him, and our form last season under kettlewell was so good that changing the shape would have been folly.

I like these summary videos, they're well put together. Some standard highlights would be nice to go along with it though. I'd have had Davor running about getting everyone's name wrong, and them getting his spot on. I was definitely a syllable short in my attempt, so the video worked in that regard.

I thought he was up next year too, when someone mentioned it on p&b I had to check the website. Unless he absolutely tears it up, i doubt we ever see him back.

FYI - Teirney is under contract until June 2025.

I mean someone who we see as our first choice striker and regarded as our best signing of the summer. I don't think that where the player comes from matters in that distinction.

That's going to be in the daily record in 10, 9....