Goggles & Flippers

Unquestionably sporting advantage gained. Cynical move by both clubs? Killie have more of a defence than St Mirren do as Ayrshire NHS told them to cancel. Kinda makes a mockery of the stringent rules most other clubs have been adopting to mitigate things. Through no fault of our own we've been messed about, been awarded points, had them taken away, now have to find time to play the games, just reeks of incompetence and mismanagement. Rules in black and white, flouted, so what's the defence? Just shows in life if you get an expensive lawyer, they can even get OJ off.

Joke, how can they even justify this. Just another reason why I’m increasingly fed up with football. Totally done

Remember when we got him and the collective rant was Livvy reject .... Messi would have to bide his time to break into that team at the moment.

Not a player but Leeann in now the boss at Queens Park. £5m for sale of Hampden to manage. I know she lives close so the 2 hour commute per day to Leith will be 10 minutes each way. But I think it maybe more likely to laying the groundwork for a future roll, plus her office will be next door to SPFL and SFA ......

Shalom

Israel

As countless times this season lack of being streetwise. We'd be 4 points better off if they screwed the nut today and at Tannadice.

My soothsaying is now reported in the Daily Rag 5 days ago https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/declan-gallagher-wants-dream-celtic-23261948 "A source close to Gallagher" .... that reeks of the horses mouth, he's hardly a shy retiring wallflower. Of course he doesn't want to be tied as we're hardly riding the crest of a wave but he needs to be sure he's gonna get regular appearances otherwise he's not going to get the start in the Euro's he now expects. Do I blame him for angling to move for more money? Nope, but the way he does it is as disrespectful as he pulled someone up on twitter for.

His neighbours say the same .........

This bridge chat is burnin my eyeballs. Tommy Wright ... GTF Alexander 1/5, seems they are confident. Expect Yodo to give him to St. Valentine's Day ironically.

Based on the current squad we need trio with the ghosts of Robin Gibb and Sir Jack Charlton. I understand "Maggie" is Seedorf's nickname.

Not Tommy Wright for me. The club have a tendency to find people off the beaten track so can't see it being anyone mentioned so far. Las was hobbled by Archer and Lang departing plus O'Hara suspension. I think it is bad luck that the perception can't be ignored over the reality of the shitty situation he found himself in. I'm hoping for a Steve Clarke type appointment when Killie got him. I suspect there's a few highly respected coaches not on the radar except for those in football circles looking for a chance. It's rare that a coach, reserve/youth team manager will see much media daylight when focus is on the gaffer and his assistant. But players and club officials talk about who's got something about them and that drips down. Quite often it needs a move away from where familiarity has flourished to a new pasture to earn the respect and deference the role needs. A lot will depend on contacts and knowledge of what personnel may be able to bolster the half dozen who have got something about them currently in the squad.

Prime example being Ben Heneghan, was OK, wasn't amazing but solid 6's with the odd 7. Goes to Sheffield Utd for 400k. I doubt we'd be able to realise that with Shuggie McDonald who we signed from Burntisland Fishmongers FC.

What’s the equivalent of throwing a virtual season ticket on the pitch before walking out?

I wonder if that wee skank from the documentary is stood on the hill with the rest of the So Solid Silvertonhill Crew

Oh shut the fuck up, you got your pound of flesh.

Amateur goalkeeping

Have Devine, Johnson and Morrison featured on the bench before this season? Set up for a battle in the midfield. Hastie turned purple 2 years ago almost to the day. Maybe we’ll see it again.

Good job you weren't Alex Ferguson's career advisor or more recently but not on the same tier (yet) .... Robbie Neilson's. However there is an element of truth to what you say, he's settled nearby with a young family if it doesn't work out is it likely he'd be offered another backroom job at the club like Durrant at Rangers who seems to have stayed there through thick and thin. Stay as a Number 2? No guarantee that any outside appointee will want to keep him over bringing his his own guy. Everyone concerned will want to see a bump in the next few games, if there isn't one then he drops to being the cheapest option to take us to the summer. Naturally I expect a "Lasley out" thread on here tomorrow at 15:01

Take no joy in him leaving but I think he was scunnered by performances and lack of tempo. He also seemed to lack the drive and vigour he exhibited at the start of his tenure. Looking at the last few SPFL appointments, Lennon, arguably has plateaued St Brendan's team at best, reality is he has made them much worse despite trophies. Davison, don't see any improvement over Wright except he managed to point May in the general direction of a goalmouth. Killie had that Italian who lost the dressing room now it seems Steve Clark's assistant is a career assistant. Hearts, shitshow after another from when Cathro was appointed. Let's not overlook the advantage of Livvy's pitch to Holt's record. Ross County, highlight was beating us in week 1, Yoggie to the rescue? Accies, Brain Rice ... give me strength. It would be hard for anyone (except the usual suspects) to argue over Robinson during his tenure however it did seem to be on a downward trajectory acknowledged by himself. Yes the team is roughly in the table where he picked it up. While not finding and developing, he blooded and played a number of our youth setup for big financial gain. Financially we are immeasurably healthier and would be infinitessimily if he hadn't given wages to a number of imposters. I'd say in our league at present there are 5 managers who have improved their side (some marginally) over what they inherited. Gerrard, McInnes (however I'd argue he plateaued about 2/3 years ago), Goodwin (too early? based on that Rangers result maybe and recent form), Ross and Robinson. Mellon has inherited Neilson's team but they are more than holding their own as newly promoted, don't feel it fair yet to judge. Holt improved his team so should be above but they declined of late and let's not ignore the importance of that pitch in picking up points. The rest are maintaining that status quo or taking their teams backward. Davison, Kettlewell (as newly punted), Lennon and Dyer (probably the worst performer). No surprise Las gets 4 games (in theory), that leaves 8 days before the transfer window closes. In reality, to stand any chance he needs a bounce against Accies and St Mirren. Good results in the current circumstances is not to be drubbed by Rangers and Aberdeen away is on paper tough but oddly one of our most successful away days for the past 10 years. The board will have an idea after St. Mirren if there's promise and shouldn't be expecting much from the following two games. However the wheels have already been set in motion to court outside interest and will potentially gain more impetus on the 10th of January depending on the result the day before. I also guess he will be told he has to get results with what he has unless there were loan signings already in the pipeline. That could be argued as handcuffing but it is a big step up for someone with no pedigree so I have no issue with that. Also if we do appoint outside the club, having 8 days to wheel and deal to bring in players has to be seen as a minor incentive over playing out things till May with what they inherit.

Embarrassing fallout of this. Authorities investigate (sensible as you'd expect), Clubs present their versions (their right), deliberated (procedural with facts), outcome (you'd imagine wateright), league table (altered or not), job done ....... Now we're adding in appeal and re-alteration of league table with potential to be re-re-altered back. Nothing should have been done until every avenue exhausted and all parties in agreement with outcome (if not result). Non negotiable timeframes imposed because speedy resolutions are important. Like red card appeals are heard on the Monday or Tuesday afterwards as if rescinded, the player is available for the next fixture opposed to sitting it out. Nothing should have been done to the league table until this was finalised, it should not have taken 2 months. It could be argued that our opposition could have a sporting advantage over where they were. It's how Scotland got an unlikely 3 points in the Czech Republic in the Nations League after all.

If I was Cole I’d be knocking on his door on Monday saying “gaffer, no offence but what exactly do I have to do to get ahead of some of the pish you’ve got here?”

Positives - Tim Hortons is now open Negatives - They don't sell methadone, only caffeine based products which heighten the senses

It's pretty much inevitable

Semi finalists of St Johnstone, Livvy, St Mirren and Hibs. Granted it looks like the Petrofac draw. Jesus what a time to have bottled it. I hope that realisation dawns on the players tonight and how close they could have had to silverwear if they just screwed the nut. Saying that we'd have managed to arse up the Dunfermline draw. Fair play to St Mirren, managed a result we can only dream about at present.