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Not even close for me, In fact, while Woods wasn't great, I still think he wasn't as bad as some people make him out to be. The fact that multiple managers stuck with him tends to support that.

100 times this. In my list of worst ever goalies there is a huge gap between Gardiner and number 2.

I remember almost nothing from that game, except the slow motion image of that moment.

"try and catch" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. Was like a man in an oversize foam rubber costume flapping at a beach ball on It's a Knockout.

I don't think our momemtum will be too bad as, in effect, we have only missed one Saturday game, and our next one is coming up midweek.

From all the interviews from players (and staff), we seem to have the mindset of staying in the present, focus on winning the current game and the league position will take care of itself. All very Zen, but I think its the best strategy as there's no need to put any additional pressure on the players. I have no doubt the team will be well prepared and well drilled for this one, so it's all about executing the plan. With the current team I don't expect to win every game, but I go into every game thinking it's very winnable. This one is no different.

Miller starting again for Udinese today. Good to see him established as a regular now.

If we don't win it, I could not care less who does. I prefer it's not one of the OF, as their fan meltdowns have added to the entertainment this season, but they will still be favourites. Every team bar one, however, is going to lose.

Should have listened to me

Watching Dundee, with 3 minutes to go and needing to hang on, and the keeper kicks it long for Celtic to immediately win it back. I'm thinking, "play it short and keep possession!"

No chance.

So far, so good.

My extensive network of Aberdonian contacts (= one person) tells me steady rain is forecast for the next fortnight.

Pretty standard for a cup game. Can you imagine Man City playing on that now?

Just bin VAR. It's that simple. Subjective decisions in the booth are wrong just as often as subjective decisions on the pitch. If we must keep it, go with the 20 or 30 second rule. Can't see any error within those 20 or 30 seconds, no clear and obvious error, decision on the pitch stands, and we move on.

I'd much rather it was off, than played on a lottery of a pitch, or abandoned 30 minutes in.

So much for the North East living in the rain shadow.

The East of the country has had a much higher than average January rain fall, so not too surprising.

In the interests of fairness and time, they should just make us the winner of that tie.

Fined for no postponements? Even the SFA wouldn't do that, surely?

Guaranteed cup exit now. Just sayin'

Maybe the ref was delayed by floods on the A90

It's nice to be in the conversation without the pressure of being directly in the mix. Maybe the stealth approach will see us sneak up a position or two in the last few weeks.

Right now it's unlikely. Not impossible, but unlikely. Win a few more this month and let's see what happens.

That's them officially bottled it now.