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I think that nature of the injury and timeframe for return is very much confidential information, but as you say, it could be equally likely we don't want to let opponents know who is available any given week.

Not sure what the current situation is, but for a while the English clubs were ignoring the rules in place because the TV money they received for the live games far outweighed the small fines they had to pay for the breach.

The early start in the League Cup certainly doesn't help as it interrupts the coaches' ability to put together a progressive training plan. I have heard various managers say that nowadays, their team doesn't get fully match fit until 2 or 3 months into the season.

No wonder there were problems.

I don't think the government puts out the cones.

Maybe waiting for the next home match to pay tribute?

He has previous for that. I'm not saying it didn't happen, but it felt like every week we lost (or didn't win) he told the press he had a recent meeting with the refs who told him the exact opposite decision would be made on a call that went against us.

Every away team that is required to play on that embarrassment-to-Scottish-football of a pitch should be awarded 2 penalties per match as compensation.

My 2 takeaways (as they say) from yesterday's game are: Welsh looks a decent addition to the defence. We are less effective when Slattery and Just are both absent from the starting lineup Defensively, we're making less mistakes than last season - still too many, but made worse by the fact we aren't killing off the game at the other end when we have the chance.

Top draw-er, middle draw-er or bottom draw-er. Take your pick...

Considering we are usually slow out of the blocks after an international break I'm very pleased with the first half. Another goal in the next 15 mins and then some fresh legs for the last 20 mins and we will be in good shape. Simple.

All part of the master plan. Sit back and enjoy.

Was about to say Maswanhise looked a bit off it today. Goal.

One update is the story about him being sold isn't true.

As I've said a few times, I give Clarke credit for taking an absolute shambles of a national team setup and turning it around into a competitive outfit. I think the last Euros should have been the end of the line for him, though, as it felt that he had reached his coaching limit.

I'm not convinced he learns from his mistakes - otherwise he wouldn't have played the way he did in our second Euros under him. Same tactics. Same embarrassing exit with a whimper as the first time. Also, the last Greece game at Hampden was a catalogue of errors.

Max is a classic modern full back. Good with the ball at his feet and good going forward. Marking, tackling and closing space? Not so much.

Miller only came on because McTominay had an issue with his footwear. I'm OK with Miller not playing for the national team at the moment, because he hasn't played a competitive match all season. Players who aren't getting game time with their club shouldn't be getting game time in an international. As for Clarke, I appreciate he has been able to get us to a couple of Euros, but our performances in the finals have been embarrassingly bad and I have little hope a World Cup finals would be any different. I'd rather not qualify than endure that level of performance again.

Does he need a new stamp on his Upper Crust loyalty card?

Turns out Biereth's better off with Slattery or Spittal in his team.

Christian Eriksen is the man makes that Denmark team tick. It was a bonus he wasn't playing last night.

And Dykes must be keeping the body in his freezer.

Bobby Graham and Wullie Pettigrew were the first strikers I remember from when I started watching Motherwell. So I grew up thinking the way they played was normal, and all the strikers I would see at Fir Park would the the same. If only I knew...

If he sat on the halfway line for 90 minutes, he'd still be better than The Rile.

One of my all time favourites, and quite a coup that we were able to sign him (thanks to his links with Ian St. John). Graham, Pettigrew, Goal.