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The only tickets left in other stands seem to be single seats. Hopefully we can sell a good few in the McLean to make it worth our while and more importantly, improve the atmosphere.

Even ignoring the parochialism that stands in the way of change, there is also the fact that the Scottish Winter isnt actually reliable. We have no idea from one winter to the next when the bad weather will be. Ive been hill climbing in shirt sleeves in December and knee deep in snow in March. We have a maritime climate and our bad weather (and good weather) is at the mercy of the jetstream. I get the advantages for European Football, and the possibility for greater tv revenue off the back of it, but in a world when the close season is now about 6 weeks, Im not sure moving to Summer football would actually be worth the hassle.

I wish I was confident enough to be able to plaice a sizeable bet on us being able to seal our progression after the first leg. But I cant be the only sole harbouring doubts. Hopefully our new keeper can catch a few. Cod only knows how we will get on in the away leg if he cant keep it out the net! Hopefully, it goes ok as Im sure our recruitment team are continuing to trawl other leagues for new players!

The manager specifically referred to him as an attacking defender. I would imagine thats where we will see him. It is a bonus if he can do other jobs, but I fully expect a couple of midfielders incoming soon.

The kit is a winner. Much better than the home effort. Would happily watch us wearing that in every game this season!

Is it the most cost effective though? The ongoing maintenance costs on a ageing stadium only ever go up. The POD is creaking at present and will ultimately be followed by the other stands in the near future. The current site also limits drastically our ability to monetise the stadium on a daily basis and grow our business in a way that would remove any annual shortfall without selling players. Its not as simple as just not putting the club into debt. We could play it safe and it would probably see us good in the medium term (beyond my lifetime for sure) but it would be nice to aspire to something more. Regardless, isnt it a great debate to be having?

Im hoping that even if we have to play one or two of the academy boys, then there should still be enough experience within the squad to see us over the line. Its not like we havent had an entire season on Jensball to fall back on and the academy boys have now had en entire pre-season including games against 3 pretty tough opponents to bed them in. I dont think it will be easy. Hanvar will be well organised and they are half way through their season, so likely to have more match sharpness, but we shouldnt be using any of that as an excuse. Big home crowd for the first real game of the season. Lets make sure we help the boys get it over the line.

Sounds fantastic. But much like last season, we are programmed to believe we cant have nice shiny things. And even if we do, we dont get to keep them long. Id love this to be the exception.....

It wouldnt be every penny we have. If Just goes thru at £5m and Maswanhise similar, we are sitting on nearly £13m. With large a chunk of the Miller money still to be banked (albeit some of it ringfenced for the training facility) this is probably as good a time as any to bite the bullet. Im not saying Im 100% in on a new stadium, but it would be the best way to look to the future. We can stay at Fir Park and build a new POD and that will tide us over for a while. But it limits our options footprint wise and doesnt take into account the need to improve the rest of the stadium at some point in the future. That might be the safer way to proceed, and Im not against it either, but I think we need to think very carefully about this. Its a hugely significant moment in time for the club.

Would need to see what kind of shape he was in and if his year on loan had improved him any. But I agree that on previous perfomances its probably not gonna happen for him with us.

If we put down a £10m deposit we only need to borrow £10m. Sell Maswanhise and we are in the ballpark.

On the face if it another good signing. Good youth pedigree, over 60 senior appearances, right age to develop and maximise sell on value. Hopefully he has the ability to back it up. Also in a position we have needed cover for, for some time.

Dont think we need to owe anyone or answer to anyone (other than the bank) if we move to Ravenscraig. But we will need the co-operation of the local authority and other partner agencies if we are building new. Clearly a new purpose built stadium to see us into the future would be beneficial for all sorts of reasons, but it doesnt necessarily mean it is going to happen. One of the biggest obstructions is that local authoritues dont have any money for redevelopment of town centres and with the hit to the high street after Covid, Im not sure a new shopping/leisure development is even feasible anymore. It might be that remaining at Fir Park is the only feasible option right now.

I think thats the minimum allocation as required by UEFA. Hopefully the club can negotiate enough to fulfill demand. I see the club are advertising dates TBC. Does who beats who decide the seeding? It all seems a bit mental having the draw before tge games are played, if it doesnt benefit by way of planning & preparation.

Quite like to get Helsinki. Never been to Finland. Think it would be a cool trip. Looks like we will have the choice of a winnable tie with poor away allocation. Or A harder tie with better away allocation.