Happy Dosser

Perhaps, but you can only play the team in front of you. We'd had a pretty shocking record at Celtic Park until the mid-70s, if my memory is correct, and so going there to see us win was brilliant. I wasn't thinking of the 80/90s. Those five-goal thriller games were in the mid-70s. I think our wins at CP began under the managership of Ian St John and continued for a few seasons. I haven't checked the records in 'Well Again but I think that's correct.

From memory Ian Taylor scored from a free kick in that game. Loved Willie P's winner as he dragged Roddie MacDonald and Fat Pat McCluskey around the final third before neatly finishing in the far corner. IIRC Kenny D ballooned a great chance over the bar at the Taggart's End in the dying minutes: a wee shame for him soanitwuz. All particularly sweet since at half time I had had to endure the patronising "You're a good wee team really" patter from two Sellick fans in clerical garb in the main stand who had miraculously disappeared by the final whistle. We also in that period beat Celtic a good few times at Celtic Park, including the famous 2-3 "Chance of a lifetime for Pettigrew!" match (still avaiable on YT). "And it is THERE!"

Looking back after all these years, the two jaw-dropping goals are Dougie's header and, of course, Colin's Exocet. I was just about to say to my pal beside me, "He's not going to hit it from there , is he?" when the ball arrowed high into the net: a stunning goal in any era. Loved the way Kirkie almost forced the Celtic players to shake at the end. McStay's face is a picture 😱.

You should get your marching orders for that. My cough mixture tells me that we will get an unexpected point on Saturday.

Re Alexander: thought the same thing. Thanks, Graham 😱. Having read some of the panicky commenters on SoL since the DU game, imagine if they were Arsenal fans tonight. Meltdown madness!

Yes: I can think of Higdon and Moult immediately. Having said that, if KVV got a big payday somewhere at this stage in his career then it wouldn't really matter if his new club's investment wasn't really worth it in the end. Having played for clubs like Scunthorpe and Northampton you couldn't really begrudge a 31-y-o a golden sunset before retirement. Having said that, let's hope he stays and leads us to a cup victory next season 😀.

Indeed: I blame it on the roundabouts.

For so many seasons we haven't expected much from a direct free kick and now we have Goss, KVV and Slatts. I'm presuming our new manager must have had an input to this turnaround.

Sorry, in my world "Ah-hoo, etc" equates to "Ah'm aff ma heid" and I require swift medical attention.

Adding to that, our great away victory at Easter Road, an articulate manager and team on the up, and an expectant, 3 o'clock crowd at FP tomorrow........... Oh God! I'm off to YouTube to watch one of those vids about blocking intrusive/negative thoughts. Ah-hoo! Werewolves of London!

Nice of Big Kev to inquire after Marshall's health.........

Great to hear most of Texas is claret and amber, TWF 😂.

Lad spoke well. Good luck to him.

'Well Again says the scorer was (Andy) Walker

Yes, I'm thinking the same. And I pay tribute to your scintillating alliteration skills.

Are you trying to needle me?

That one had me in stitches 🤣.

Might I add a Sunday Post classic from The Seventies: "Last Gasp Point for The Stealmen". Wisnae there, cannae vote. Looks like Slatts is Da Man, though.

Liked the "versatility" comment: looks like a manager not afraid to change things during the game as required. I know talk is cheap but he does sound energetic, knowledgeable and motivated.

Great to see the ball sticking to Obika and allowing him to link excellently with KVV, who really tired hard today too. Honourable mention to Spittal again but I gave it to Butcher. Never put a foot wrong and is an organiser like Hartley. He and Casey make us seem a lot more secure in central defence, which has been one of our weaknesses.

There's some truth in that. I watched some fans gleefully giving van Veen the treatment when he was subbed against The Tractormen a few weeks ago (someone else mentioned this today) but all seemed to be forgiven the other night. Such abuse is often solved by a good performance or goal. I've never booed a 'Well player yet (despite much provocation 😇), although I do remember shouting something obscene at Bobby Watson during a game at Muirton. In my defence, it was just one, sclaffed, square, overhit pass too many...... * Literary note: Watson is the only MFC player mentioned in an Ionesco play*

I will be surprised if either Holloway or McCann became our next manager. I remember Peter Reid of Everton fame had a very short interview with the club once he saw the available budget and was quite dismissive afterwards. I suspect Ross' polite turning down of the managerial offer (if true) was just a more diplomatic reply. i hope we're not going to have a re-run of the lead-up to Hammell's appointment where lack of money or interest seem to have been the determining factors.

Agreed but I hear he's always been a 'Well fan and longed to pull on the "clamber and aret".

Absolutely, and Courts wasn't sacked by The Arabs but left for what seemed a better gig but maybe his colloquial Hungarian wasn't too good . Both Ross and Goodwin seem to have had a catastrophic loss of dresssing-room confidence in their latest appointments. Just now i would appoint the Anti-Christ if it would keep us up, I don't care which side of the Old Firm he is supposedly associated with.

Could they not take one of our advertising hoardings instead?