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Joe had India-rubber legs that could go round corners. Campbell's potential is exciting.

It was called The Joe Wark Tackle..... Or The Alan Campbell now.

Which makes a Kipre/May confrontation a worry. The MMs know this is a toughie and will use all their "skills" to play the ref. I'm really looking forward to it but will be raging if we end up discussing another terrible refereeing decision after the match. Expecting McInnes to do a Lennon and start talking about Motherwell's new "physicality" or somesuch dreck in The Record.

Have just seen the Alba coverage at my daughter's: that penalty was laughable, even worse than the one given against Dunne in Perth. I also thought Tait's foot was definitely caught by the Hibs defender but obvs. the ref thought the arm-flailing was too Sarah Bernhardt. The refs are so poor they're making games into a lottery. Do we know who we're getting on Thursday yet? If it's Craig "Mother Brown" Thomson we're sunk.

"They fell apart as soon as we put a bit of pressure on them. I wouldn't say they are well coached." For the avoidance of doubt, it was a euphemism for "diving barstewards", steelboy. And with refs this bad, big Kipre will be harshly judged simply because of his strength, particularly against The Ugly Sisters.

Seems this team doesn't know when it's beaten: a great quality which has been sadly lacking in recent seasons. The manager is responsible for this. I'm still a bit puzzled by our relatively poor first halves but then the manager makes changes and pulls the fat from the fire. Once again we end up complaining about poor referees. Hibs seem to have joined the ranks of the "well-coached" teams: Ross County, Panathonaccies, Mutton Molesters, etc. Next up: The MMs. COYW!

Apart from Alan Campbell's obvious qualities (tackling ability, passing, energy), the main one for me is that his timing in the tackle is excellent: few silly fouls or needless aggression like Messrs Mauchlen and O'Neil. If his development can be managed well by the coaching staff, he should become one of our outstanding assets. He's a real old-fashioned midfielder. Not surprised, according to reports, that the BBC pundits ignored him. "Is it true, or did you see it on the BBC?"

"Kipre booked for a player bouncing off him." Sorry: still laughing at Katie's 3.27. Great stuff. Loved the way Hartley constantly shouted at the defence. Looks mean and keen. And finally, Stevie Hammell looked about five years younger. Lots of neat wee passes to unlock the left side. SR has instilled spirit and competition: at least this year we'll always get effort, tackling and resistance.

Bigirimana was excellent, as was Alan Campbell; what a fighter. Great finish from Bowman for the goal, although Louis often seemed out of position. Hammell's link up play was very good, and an object lesson for Dunne. Kipre awesome and Hartley really commanding. Thing I like about the manager is, he isn't blate at changing the team when things aren't working.

"That's quite some going." That's a pretty good summary of our season so far with officialdom, Kmc. Never mind, it'll all even itself out over the season. Oh, look! A pixie!

Watched this game at my daughter's. Presumably it was the producer's decision not to look at the disallowed Moult goal. Very surprising such a controversial decision was not subject to "expert analysis" by Thomson and Stewart. Even football-averse daughter thought Berra was almost hitting the back of the net as he heads it out. Or would that have highlighted the ineptitude of the match officials? It could easily have cost us points and not for the first time. And was it just me or did the assistant referee suddenly become eagle-eyed (and hyperactive with his wee flag) after this incident? I'm probably just being paranoid: out diddy team status with the BBC will explain it all. Would a disallowed OF goal not have been commented on?

Just like Sibelius.

The Aberdeen player is Ian Hair. He went to Duncanrig secondary in EK. He was a silky inside-forward at school but ended up playing full back for The Dons. Does not compute. One of Joe's india-rubber-leg tackles.

I am a republican: Kipre for king. He's tough as teak. Thought we outfought them in the second half and Campbell was excellent again when he came on. Good move for our first goal and delighted for Bowman. Classy finish by Louis too. Was it over the line? I'm in the POD. Team spirit looks good. Usual dreadful BBC radio coverage: our game the only one without a manager's interview while Celtic game got over 15 minutes comment and interviews. Aberdeen are top but only mentioned in the last five minutes before Off The Ball.

And, as I recall Hugh Keevins used to blame us for all the shenanigans. Only time I enjoyed it was when Levein and Hogg started whacking each other.

I notice how many candidates are being discussed: this is surely a good sign for the club's health? Tait is suspect as a defender sometimes but he is very energetic and his crossing is dangerous. That's twice now he's popped up in the box to score an important goal. Bowman's movement and energy were excellent and helped Moult's performance. I'll say Campbell because it's a joy to see a midfielder who can tackle and pass. We need creativity in the middle of the park to complement Cadds and Frear. I also think Kipre should be encouraged more to go on his raging bull runs: great stuff to watch.

He's learning what players can and can't do too in real games. We were short of McHugh and Frear today and the team was experimental to some extent. To me, Tanner in particular failed today's physical challenge but Campbell and MacLean didn't. Moult looked so much better in a front two with Bowman. Campbell's appearance released Cadden's creativity. There is so much more hope than last year.

It's a Scots word, meaning, generally," weak, feeble, consumptive, etc", a favourite of both my grannies. The great Andy Weir always looked chesty and weak to me but was a wonderful and courageous winger, at a time when they were chopped down cynically by backs.. Sorry, Clackscat, it's my age.

I give credit to the manager for changing things after an abysmal first half. Tanner and Fisher seemed unable to cope with RC's "physicality": they for me will always be the most "street wise" XI in the league. That's not a compliment. Sendy-off Boy should be driving a plough. Campbell and Bowman were a great improvement, the latter giving great support to Moult, who had been completely isolated in the first half. I also thought MacLean showed promise when he came on. The manager may consider the two young Scottish midfielders worthy of more starts, and they certainly offered more dig and passing options. Haste ye back, Elliot Frear: we missed your drive down the flanks. You may look a shilpit wee guy but you get kicked up and down and never give up. We would have lost this match last year. We produced much more fight after HT and Campbell and MacLean were contributors to that.

Agreed. And I loved your goals in the 70s, btw.

And, with my tin-foil hat on, the appeal panel will be under pressure to rescind Ryan Jack's s-o, so I do worry about their final decisions for us. Can't have too many appeals upheld, after all.

"Theres no way the ref or his assistants could be 100% certain in Carson or Dunne's cards.​" Exactly. Dunne's one was actually quite comical: the SJ boy went down in instalments. Lucky he wasn't booked for simulation. I suppose in the end it all depends if the refs stick together in the appeal process. I have little faith in the authorities.

Thanks, and, from memory, the retake was saved and we lost the game.

Does anyone here seriously think Rangers or Celtic would have had three players sent off in these incidents? No? So what does that say about our referees? In the Rangers game at FP last year, Hammell was halved by a Rangers player (forget who now) in a tackle just as bad as O'Halloran's (who had been sent off) but nothing happened. Instead Thomson couldn't wait to to even up and sent Skippy off a few minutes later, after Miller did the dying/squealing swan. Thomson has always been a prancing ninny of a ref and I'm sure many of us can list some very poor decisions against us, including the retaken penalty for encroachment, which cost us dear. Incompetence or ill-will? Take your pick. Either way, he's useless.

I would agree with Mr A. He was elegant and intelligent. I met him by chance recently with his wife in Glasgow and he told me that the players worked out the tactics for games. The manager picked the team but the players organised things on the park. If you hadn't seen him play, he would just be a name, like Andy Paton to me but I respect the opinion of older fans who saw him dribbling his way out of his own penalty box against Rangers and completely riling them. Captain Courageous? Certainly. And don't get me started on Baldy Shaw.......