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Personally I didn't mind that formation earlier in the season, I think it was the lack of options or the fact we had to play Shields regularly was the main frustration but now we have a few options to select from. I always thought we were a few quality editions away from having a decent enough squad. I think getting Butcher in midfield will make a massive difference but who knows the duration of the injured guys at the back.

I enjoyed listening to Kettlewell's interview, sometimes it's nice to be told how it is. I found it interesting as he was hinting about wee cliques developing and he spoke about players making mistakes, it was the fact he was saying he can accept honest mistakes it makes you wonder what he was getting at. Sean Goss must be due to miss a game as he has recieved eight league cautions but not yet served a ban. KVV enjoyed playing against Declan Gallagher last season and on opening day this season, hopefully that continues tomorrow. A win would be massive as it would pop us back up beyond County and Killie with games against them in the very near future.

I remember when Billy Davies got his jotters we got some mad CV's sent in that included Marius Lacatus and Walter Zenga, both of whom went on to manage loads of clubs. I honestly don't know who I'd plump for the role but some of the names being banded about are depressing.

Saturday was a watershed moment, I was gutted by how things turned out for Hammell but in all honesty, I couldn't see him recovering after the losses to St Mirren, St Johnstone, and Aberdeen who were all on stinking runs & we never laid a glove on them never mind the cup upset. I walked out of Stark's Park on Saturday not actually caring about the loss which is a sad state of affairs. I don't know why maybe it's just wishful thinking but I feel quite confident we will get a positive result on Wednesday night.

It was interesting reading a newspaper article there of Trevor Carson. Promoting the Sellick Midden SC tie he was just talking about his proposed move to Parkhead in 2018, apparently we had agreed a fee and he was essentially oot the door. We had agreed to get Freddie Woodman in on loan from Newcastle United but Aberdeen hijacked that move as the guy was on his way up the M74.

Ironically enough before the St Mirren game last week outwith games against the Old Firm in the LC Cup match and one around Xmas we were scoring just fine but chucking them in. You kinda hoped a solid defensive signing or two would have plugged the gaps and helped us on our way. It seems like this is Hammells, Mark McGhee watershed moment when his side got pumped against Dundee. It's unacceptable to have lost without laying a glove on Hibs, St Mirren, St Johnstone and Aberdeen who were all on horrible form.

Not even had a sniff at goal yet.

Livi 3 up on Killie

Killie getting pumped already

We are wearing our bright o light kit tomorrow and Aberdeen are also playing in a one off charity kit. Anyway it's a case of the two charity cases, Hibs, St Mirren and St Johnstone were all on terrible runs, but we have gift wrapped victories for each. We have missed out on pulling away from Killie when they had a double header against the Old Firm and midweek we could have brought St Johnstone back into the relegation mix but again we put in the poorest performance I can remember in recent times. These wee scenarios have kept presenting themselves but we keep blowing it, I suspect tomorrow will be no different. Wednesday was a watershed moment, while we can argue new additions still need time to bed in, it is still massively concerning the performance that was put in. Apathy has set in for me, decided to give this a miss.

That was really pathetic, getting beat by a piss poor St Johnstone team who had lost seven games on the bounce and we never laid a glove on them. We have passed up fantastic opportunities to climb up the table and blow it time and time again. Less than 24 hours ago it was nice to see the new additions arrive and while I appreciate they still have to gel, it's hard to see how we get out of this mess.

Yeah everything seems fine now. On Saturday the official twitter had mentioned his clearance hadn't came through but the match report said it did.

Or left back going by Saturdays viewing. Fair play to the guy though filling in where necessary.

Yeah I wouldn't surprised, noticed this quote. “With Mikael picking up his injury, we needed a new focal point up top. “

Bringing the old 2-3-5 formation back.

Apparently we tried to get Jeando Fuchs in on loan earlier today. Announcements done for the night, hopefully have new additions tomorrow all going well.

A left back from Brighton joining soon apparently.

Aitchison confirmed

The Daily Record suggesting that the deal is done for Connor Shields to head to Queens Park on loan. Apparently they pipped St Mirren.

Seen reports that Mandron is only out for a few weeks. Obviously putting two and two together with us trying to add a new forward I thought he was going to be out for a lengthy spell.

Scott Burns said last night it was likely we weren't interested. However with the teams listed it would be madness to loan to a relegation rival, while St Mirren would probably be the likely destination should he stay in Scotland and it would allow him to add to his shirt collection and help him on his way of reaching his goal of playing for every Scottish Premiership side. A Belgian top flight team has made an official approach so I wouldn't be surprised if he heads there.

They have lost the last seven games albeit they have faced the Old Firm three times during that run. Since the turn of the year when our fixtures looked more favourable we kept getting scenarios where we could bring other teams into the mix but keep blowing it, to think Hibs were a bawhair away from us like three weeks ago and they're now ten points ahead. If we beat St Johnstone they'll only be a point ahead and we will have a game in hand and Celtic is there next league fixture, I can't help but feel we're going to arse it up again then lather, rinse and repeat this against Aberdeen on Saturday. Apologies about the negative outlook, felt scunnered before the St Mirren game. Anyway today is transfer deadline day, I'm not usually one for suggesting drastic changes but if we manage to add any new faces today I wouldn't be averse to throwing them right into the starting lineup as I feel we badly need freshened up. It's going to be an interesting day to say the least as we badly need a left back but reports suggest another forward is en route.

Daily Ranger reporting that Connor 'Row Z' Shields is heading to Queens Park.

I had mentioned in another thread that I was worried about Mandron's injury being a bad one, I wonder if the sudden rumour that we're in for Watt suggests this is the case, a few more reliable sources are running with the story now about us trying to pip St Mirren. However I can't see Watt walking away from his deal with 2 and a half years left.

Our season went off of a cliff last year after his departure, it would be amazing if he rejoined and it set us back on track. However the guys touting a loan move, would United really want to loan to a couple of potential relegation rivals.