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I actually thought he played well when he came on. He made a really crucial block which I thought was going in and I felt he did well getting forward and was reasonably solid. Better than I’ve seen him for a while tbh

A lot what you say is true, however I suspect there will be times when it horses for courses. Especially once teams tumble to how we play. My biggest issue with Kettlewells eye bleeding pish was when it was obvious plan A wasn't working , he tried Plan A again so all we ever saw was limited possession and hoofball. Id like to think JBA has enough abiout him to mix it up at times.

Will be another good test for us.

You got no appreciation for football. Crazy statement to make. What are you actually wanting to see? Teams playing great passing football!

Got to agree there, Maswanhise’s second was a thing of beauty but his first was probably more important as it calmed the nerves of the team and took the pressure off for the rest of the game.

I like the possession football but most successful teams who play in also mix it up a bit at times with either long ball’s out to the wings or quick passes through gaps through the centre and id like to see us trying that more. I think the second goal was a result of that (at least I’m convincing myself that or conning myself maybe). Overall a decent game with a good few bits of entertainment, some nice touches and goals - that’s enough to keep me happy. Also I think that teams looking to loan out players might just look at us and JBA’s tactics/coaching and think it would be good for their better young players.

I'm not so sure. If possession football is not done correctly it can be as dull and frustrating as hoofball. And less effective to boot. Previous attempts at various Scottish teams have turned out this way (only exception probably being celtic under Rogers). Why are middling teams from similar sized leagues (Denmark, Croatia, Czech) able to play better football than our mid sized teams? I don't know, exactly. If i had to guess, I would say it's more down to individual technical skills and a more positive mentality than playing the right brand of possession football. Culture, you could say. The best Well team I've ever seen (I'm mid 30s) was our McGhee 1.0 team with Porter, Hughes, McCormack et al. Did they play possession football? Not in an intentional way, I dont think, like JBA is attempting now. There were some good technical, experienced players, who found form and the team just clicked. Anyway, I'm not trying to be negative about the possession stuff. I think it may well work out, but there's also good reason other teams have tried and failed with it in the past and it could still be the case with us, even if we are patient. However, let's get behind the team and see where we end up!

Seen that and thought it was harsh, no players were moving to give him any other option and better to clear the ball rather than end up giving it away in the penalty box. Did the right thing in my opinion.

Well that was very enjoyable. Controlled the game from start to finish, with the exception of 10 minutes after the triple substitution which seemed to unsettle the rhythm of play. Considering the whole of the group stage, does anyone recall a set of matches where we have completely dominated the opponents in the way that we have this campaign? Sure, the opponents have all been from lower leagues, but we have often struggled badly in such games. While we have gifted a few goals and struggled to score, we have been dominant in all of the games. I certainly didn't expect us to dominate Morton the way that we did tonight. It was a very comfortable win. If we can get some improvement of the final ball and solidity in defence we could be very good this season. Roll on Friday to see how we compete against some higher quality opponents.

It's also why much of Scottish football is in the dark ages.

" Eye bleeding" and " like watching paint dry" , that's why teams don't play patient football, too many fans want to be 6 nil up in first 20. That's what Jba will need to battle against when we lose a few.

You must see yourself as a real character....

Johnny K and Longelo as our full backs we look so good with those two bombing back and forward can see a fair few goals coming from pair of them this season.

You got to believe in the super well! 💪 💪⚽⚽.

It’s here the first League game of 25/26. A win would be great. MJC will say different. Work in progress Steelmen will give a good performance for a win. COYW

In JBA we trust -I think he's going to do very well for us - better than Wimmer and I liked Wimmer

Had to be TJ for that 3rd goal alone, special mentions for Just and Longelo

Fake news.😀 Killie top with 7 points according to BBC

Of the four League Cup games, this was clearly our best overall performance so far. We’re still very much a work in progress and remain two or three players short of having a solid squad. Bring on Friday night.

We were never in any danger tonight, controlled and dominated the game from the start, we had a 10 min spell 2nd half when we sat back a bit and let Morton come on to us, but in reality they never looked like scoring. Good to see AP scoring hopefully that will boost his confidence, and what about the 3rd goal, that's a contender for goal of the season, worth the ticket money just to see it. Hopefully the results in the other groups go our way and we can be seeded in the last 16.

Maswanhise is the obvious choice, honourable mentions to Watt, Fadinger, Longelo, Just and AP.

Went with Maswanhise

I’ve been really impressed by Watt so far but Tawanda’s clinical finishing deserves the motm award.

The use of VAR now makes sense, Villa can hold a minutes silence in the 666th minute of the opening league game this season.