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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.

Just noticed as well they have put tickets out for sale in the middle section of the lower south stand. That’s brilliant that we’ve sold almost all other tickets. Something like 100 tickets left in the POD, cooper and East.

The manager does seem to have a wee but of an obsession with Mikey Booth? He’s mentioned him personally in 3 different interviews. In all honesty I thought there were better youngsters on show on Friday.

The closest thing we've got to a clash is Dundee Utd. This doesn't clash with them so we'll either wear this or the 3rd kit. Against Hearts we'll wear the home kit unless there's another agreement between the sides to both wear away kits like we've had previously. Other than that we'll probably wear it in every other away game bar Aberdeen and probably Dundee or Rangers.

It’ll probably be the opposite of when we have a white/non claret away kit. We’ll wear it against sides who we wouldn’t normally change against ie. Hibs away where I fully expect it to debut a week on Sunday. Against the sides we would usually have the away kit on such as Aberdeen and Hearts we will wear our home kit when we visit them. And then there’s the anniversary blue kit which will probably get a run out against Dundee Utd. Having seen it up close in the shop this morning it is a nice jersey, but I feel it would go better with the white shorts of the home kit and likewise the home jersey would suit the claret away shorts.

I suspect, like JBA, he's playing his cards close to his chest. If we haven't got a clue about our line up neither will HB.

Each to their own. Personally speaking as a passionate supporter who wants nothing but the best for the club then I do feel embarrassment when we get bad results. Maybe I just care more than you

Alfred’s silence on injured players at the presser suggests they must all still be fkd or extremely doubtful which is not great but it does sound like the burton Albion signing will be straight into the first 11. he did mention that HB are in a good run of form so it’ll be a tough game. I’m expecting a draw or a narrow loss and we can hopefully turn it around next week. Time will tell.

It looks nice but when are we going to wear to when it's more of a clash with most of the teams we would normally wear our away kit against?

They could beat us 4 - 0 and I still wouldn't be embarrassed. You need to try and separate other people playing football from your own self-esteem.

Most of the summer leagues are trying to avoid their unplayable winters. Ireland is the exception, but they wanted less competition from their more popular sports. I remember on a different thread I put together a list of all the challenges of playing a 10+ month season with off-season being the winter. I won't repeat them all in this thread, but a big one is the ever-expanding Euros and World Cups taking place every other summer. So teams with international players are going to be deprived of key team members for 5 or 6 weeks in alternate years. If the intent is to be more competitive in Europe, the Conference League for example, has ties scheduled in December and February. The Europa League has ties scheduled in December, January & February. So any level of success would mean a 12 month season including winter. Logistically it might be easier if there were less games in our season, but I don't see clubs voting for that either.

This...

Streets better than the new home kit. If the colours in this one were reversed it would make a great home kit.

The gaffer said

... his big team got pumped last night

I see what you did there. There was somefin fishy about it.

The pressure of this tie is giving me a haddock!

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.

Ohhhh behave yersel

The usual Euro non-event/embarrasment for us at Fir Park. 0-1

I'm in favour of summer football for most of the reasons you outline. There are a few things I don't know and maybe wouldn't know without further digging and the actual implementation of it. First, how would a March till December league work with the practicality of transfers? We get a mid season window here for a month but imagine one is 3.5 months long which could affect cohesion and momentum. Would we struggle to attract players for three months till mid-December on late August deadline day? Maybe they'd be thrilled at Xmas off and January in Dubai but they also could not be happy at 17 months straight football and no summer holiday, how many League One players would want to join us in mid-May with 50 games already under their belt from August the previous year. Our preseason business would limited to one month only and at a time when the pickings are slimmer than in the summer, from the start of February you can't affect things in any meaningful until mid May. I guess with a number of Northern European leagues already dealing with these there are answers to a lot of this. We're pretty unique in the Uk for a Northern European country that we can't wait to get abroad when we have the best chance of good weather at home. In Scandinavia it's nowhere near the same culture, while not universal they tend to vacation more on shoulders of summer and deep winter. So attendances and revenue may be hit here. Could the shortfall be made up by a better TV deal with Sky and the SPFL having zero competition for UK audiences for 3.5 months every second year. In the year we transition, mid May league finishes .... what do we do until March the following year? There would have to be some sort of mini tournament to keep those teams in Europe ticking over. In WC and Euro years to use this summer as an example, the Scotland squad reported a few days after the final games and were released three weeks ago. Raskin a fortnight ago, when do we go back to a full schedule, FIFA/UEFA have blackouts and player burnout would have to be considered. However, I think the upgrading FP/Move thread has shown, there's a strong reticence to change and breaking the habit of winter attendance, what has always been known/a thing. I'd suggest the majority of Scottish football fans will operate with a hierarchy of how does it affect me, my club, national team, wider society ... all in that order. Beyond that, Scottish football decision makers and administrators have shown it is full of silo builders and the epitome of parochialism. We can't even agree a consensus on colt teams in lower leagues, reserve and U21 football or anything else for kids development that comes from a Henry McLeish report commissioned after a Scotland failure and national moratorium. With so many +65 guys called Hughie in blazers in almost every Scottish football club there is zero chance we can get the numbers required even if presented with a business case that is a slam dunk change and our fortunes. "Wee Ne'erday dram, down the Ex Serviceman's, OF match, up the road for steak pie. No way I'm not giving that up"

Gutted I didnt think of those 🤣

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!

I like it think its a banger!Think we have some of the best kits of any teams this season from what I have seen so far.