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I understand the debate and doubt over Stama and Hendry. Statistically you can make a case for saying neither are very good when it comes to measuring their worth as a striker. However, that really depends on what their role in the team is and what they are being asked to do. No one actually knows that, and only Jens can really assess whether they are worth their place in the team or not. For what its worth, I did think Stama would have come good by now and scored more goals from open play, and since that hasnt happened, Im willing to conceed that we will be looking for re-inforcements come January. However, I keep hearing that Stama has continually fluffed his lines and Im struggling to recall this conveyor belt of sitters he has missed that proves any point. Similarly with Hendry. We are not a team that continually gets to the by line and throws the ball into the box for a striker to attack or pays off second balls that they could exploit. Everything we do is very measured and controlled to the extent we look like we are trying to score thw perfect goal on every occasion. As a result our strikers are lucky if they are getting 1 or 2 chances per game. Even Haaland would steuggle off that. And for those complaining that Maswanhise is just a winger and as such his goals dont seem to count as much? Id point out he plays a similar position to Mo Salah, and no one is saying he isnt a striker......

Some of us are old enough to applaud that! 👏👏👏

I turned the TV off and went out and did something less boring instead... Why don't you?

Oooh Billy Davies in the dugout for Morton this evening to oversee a 2-1 win

It's Marcus Aurelius. "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." (Actually reading that back I've got it wrong - but cannae be bothered deleting it - thought I was clever writing that - back to the bevvy now)

So without the club needing it for the foreseeable, how much are we sitting with and what's the plans?

Trump getting a peace prize tells you everything you need to know about FIFA as an organisation.

Just putting this here before my head explodes WTF is all this shite for a World Cup draw 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

The jury was already out on Robinson before his injury and many including myself concluded that he wasn't a goalscorer. The only decent main striker we seem to have on our books just now is Sule and he's never really been tested.

I'm a bit nervous about this game. I've watched a few Livinstone games and they are far from the worst team I've seen. They been very unlucky in a number of games. Although bottom I think they are better than Dundee, Killie and St Mirren. They should have beat Kilmarnock, Rangers and Aberdeen. I just feel their luck has got to change sometime. Hopefully not tomorrow.

Mental to think that anyone thinks the likes of Jack Ross would be doing any better , Bizarre 🤔

I don't believe anything any manager (or assistant) says about injuries so mibbes aye, mibbes no. If he was technically available for Tuesday, but "load balanced" for example, then he could still play.

Did saying 'everyone who was available for the Falkirk game' would be ready, does that not imply that Watt won't be ?

I hope I'm wrong, but I think our blunt play in the final 3rd is starting to catch up with us. We've had some breaks in the past couple of months with pens and other decisions which have went our way - reckon our luck might be up though. 0 - 0.

awwww ffs........can you go back to predicting defeats every week please ? We were all a lot more confident then 😂

Know exactly what you mean but I’m starting to worry that we’re starting to expect top class entertainment and might run the risk that some over the top fans start feeling entitled and those are the ones who will be first to start abusing players they feel aren’t doing their bit when it’s still 0-0 after 60 minutes (so probably sooner).

Do we have any updates for the injuries to Sule and Robinson? We may not need to spend any more money if they fit well with Askou's system.

The assistant manager said

Marcus is ian mccall

Shite plastic and a bit of fatigue setting in. Can't play like Barcelona every game you know.

I think Falkirk have only lost one home game this season, so it was always going to be a tough one. They had also scored in every home game this season (league and cup) so keeping a clean sheet was decent too. Livi are never easy to play against, but as awful to watch as the games can be, we have a very good record against them at Fir Park, and I expect that to continue.

Right then, which one of you is Marcus?

Stama’s inability to score from anything other than the spot has nothing to do with our system. He’s had chance after chance under different managers and setups, and he keeps fluffing them for reasons we’ve all gone over already. At this point he’s just an expensive investment who hasn’t delivered what you expect from a number 9. As for Hendry, I’m starting to think the jury isn’t out anymore and that he might not cut it either. We’re not short of goals right now, but we still need to go out in January and sign a proper striker.

What difference does his position make? He's still the top goalscorer in the league (and potentially the country), so the system clearly is working. It wont matter if we bring in Erling Haaland in January if the set-up continues to work as it currently is where the goals keep coming from elsewhere or the striker is not being provided with the chances. Presumably the evidence of all these missed sitters is coming soon?

A few weeks ago I’d have been looking forward to this one and another globetrotter performance but I’m unsure why I have a bit of trepidation about this one? The players just seemed a wee bit off if on Tuesday. Hopefully we go with an attacking formation and blow them out the water and they can all go to their Xmas night out in Dublin in high spirits.