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I don't normally single out players for criticism but it is well nigh impossible not to mention Lamie. We got a warning in first half when on 2 occasions he gave the ball away when under no pressure. Why did he play ahead of Mc Ginley who is clearly a better player than him? As Mc Ginley was on bench he must be fit. While I'm having my rant how many times did we give away a foul when a Saints player was in their own penalty box. Fitba players and nae brains comes to mind!!!

Ta.

Didn't see game today. Why was Long substituted after coming on? Injury or tactical?

Good to see Johnson scored hat trick today for the O's.

The Cobra, Dougie and Owen Coyle. Has there ever been in recent times a more lethal or more intelligent strike force at FP?

Cooper was replaced in squad if I remember right by Robert Fleck.

Johnson and the much maligned Craig Clay both scored for the O's on Saturday.

Credit where credit is due but Maguire has pleasantly surprised with me with his ' keep things simple' approach. His midfield performances in the national under 21's have also been encouraging.

Yes, Saturday was just one game but Watt's all round performance was to me reminiscent of a certain Tommy Coyne. Intelligent, creative, great touch, good linking with others, eye for goal and a bit of devilment. Yup, Watt needs to string a number of performances before he can consistently be me tioned in the same breath as The Cobra but Saturday could be the start. Down to you Tony.

Anybody got a spare programme for this home match (Airdrie) back in the day?

Goal king Danny Johnson nets winner tonight for the O' s. Again.

Would have been interesting to see if Campbell would have played last night. Usually indicates staying or leaving.

Tom Aldred even!!

Sorry pal, Maguire's chance as a centre back has long gone. He even failed to impress as a CB when on loan at QOS. His only hope imho is as a back up midfielder and even at that I have serious doubts. For our defence to improve we will have to wait on Carroll' s return to LB which will allow Mc Ginley/ Dunne or eventually Donnelly to slip into left centre defence. Neither Mugabie ( admittedly improving) nor Lamie are dependable or skillful enough. Now, if we could just get the phone number of a certain Tom Alfred!!

Lockdown in Israel doesn't begin until next Monday I believe.

Whilst Coleraine should get all the respect in the world for their defeat of Maribor we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that Coleraine only managed to get by a San Marino team in the previous round with a late goal at The Showgrounds. Can see us winning this 3-1.

Danny is on a roll. 3 goals in 3 games.

I'm sure Robinson/Foyle will be well aware of the large amount of players who will be without a club north and south of the border come October 5. Patience and trust are needed.

Need to say that Lamie should be cut some slack. As our first choice back 4 would be SOD/DEC/ Mc Ginley and Carroll with back up subs being Dunne ( I know!!) and Mugabi, I'm pretty certain Lamie was signed as no more than a squad player. What we are seeing with Lamie is what Livingston fans often said namely that he is a Championship level player whose value is largely restricted to him brought on late in games as an extra defender when defending a lead. I'm quite confident that once Carroll and Donnelly ( who can also be a CB option of course) are back, Lamie will drift onto the sidelines. Moreso as Bevis's form continues to improve and Mc Ginley builds up momentum. Until then it's important we support Lamie so that we get the best from him

Sjarnan is a definite no. Nor do I believe there were progs for Aalesund, Levante or Pana. Yes for the Albanian team but the prog is very hard to find. Hope this helps.

No guarantee that Israeli team will get by Laci as they faced same team last year only going through 3-2 on agg if I remember correctly.

Needless to say we will want to avoid Gothenburg in this round. If we get them a wee ray of hope. Swedish mate tells me they are in free fall and have tried to get ex players to join as a way of averting their plunge towards possible relegation. Apparently they have discarded playing on the deck . Instead its eye bleeding `hoof ball`. They have not won a league game in 10. Is their form similar to anyone we might know???

Also ,if tomorrow goes as expected it's important to remember that in the not too distant we will have 3 automatic first picks back namely Carroll, Mc Ginley and Donnelly. Once that happens (and I suspect 1 or 2 new players arrive by virtue of the DT money) we will be fine. It's just frustrating that us fans will be getting in the neck from others as we go into the international break.

Very good post from The African. Re tomorrow. Although expecting a loss I do feel that Thursday night will have given the team a lift . Consequently I'm anticipating an organised and disciplined performance . Also see the ' runners' Long and Lang causing an already troubled Celtic defence some problems. Factor in the absence of Eduard and you know what we might not be that far away from taking something.

Because we are in the same European tournament now as Celtic and to avoid him being 'cup tied' I feel DT almost certainly won't play tonight. This is a pity as I would liked to have seen a last hurrah from him. I wish the lad nothing but the best for his future. A model professional for one so young who seemingly never let last year's set back embitter him. Also a fantastic talent who I believe will become a star as time unfolds.