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I didn't mind the pawnbroker side of the Cash Converters business -that's an unfortunate, but necessary service for a lot of people in hard times. They also provided payday loans, though, which I'm less enthusiastic about.

It's not so much having a sponsor that can make or break a shirt for me, but who the sponsor happens to be. Ian Skelly was pretty iconic, Cash Converters not so much.

He was also Edinburgh based for years and is on record recently saying that he plans to recruit young Scottish players in his new role (or, at least, young players from the Scottish leagues).

A piece from the Scotsman earlier in the week about Tony Watt.

That would be a good move for both parties as Hladky is moving on and I assume Gordon is looking for a first team starting spot (which I doubt he'd get at Fir Park).

It's easy to forget that Campbell's only 21 despite over a century of appearances for us. I think people tend to overlook his technical ability because of his hard tackling and good engine, but he is pretty decent in that department too. He still has room for development, and he has plenty of time on his side. Having Donnelly as holding mid last season let Campbell forward more often and I thought he (and the team) was better for it.

Tough choice, but Gallagher has been pure class all season , so went for the big man. Polworth a narrow second - partly because he's the kind of player I enjoy watching and partly to annoy the people that can't see how good he is.

Unless we're losing another defender in the transfer window I'm not sure we need Gogic. Especially if the Lamie story is accurate.

Classic example is Frank Lampard. Played for West Ham for 6 years while his dad was assistant manager. And the manger, Harry Rednapp was his uncle.

To be fair, I was screaming abuse at him from my sofa this season every time he tried one of his Hollywood passes instead of keeping it short and simple His contributions on and off the park have been significant and I can imagine his influence among the players will be missed.

Have you actually seen him play or did a pal of yours get punted this season and you're ragin'?

Partially that, and partially playing for Man City where Joe Corrigan was never going to be dropped.

I don't think my sanity could cope with lockdown + another 6 month Turnbull transfer saga.

This, plus what ourselves (and all other clubs) end up doing in the way of transfers also depends heavily on what the new season looks like. Even if it does start in August, I imagine there will be a lot free agents available in the next month or two as clubs offload players to save money.

Ferguson is only 22, so unlikely he'll be taking up a coaching position soon. He had an impressive stint at Linfield, so no doubt more interested in 1st team football.

Turnbull has many great attributes, but he's nowhere near ready to be a captain.

Exactly. Same goes for the Hearts League Cup game. If you judged the team on that, everyone from Gillespie to the strikers would have been punted.

He also has 8 more international caps than Gallagher

My favourite comment on the game was from an Aberdeen fan who said it made them forgive us for nicking 2nd place at Pittodrie the previous season.

A fortune? Also, if you didn't see how poor Tait was last season you must have been watching a different team. I agree he has been a good servant and I've always been a fan, but the writing was on the wall after the Hearts League Cup game, and he didn't improve much after that. And all this "chronic planning" chat every season is pretty boring. Maybe you'd like to lay out a plan where every player is offered a contract we can afford and they are willing to accept for the perfect number of years so all the players you like are always available. The rest of us have to work in the real world with budgets and people who sometimes don't accept offers.

Same here. As enjoyable as it was to stuff them (twice), it was more a case of relief considering the high stakes for a club our size. The other thing that stood out for me, however, was how perfectly Baraclough handled the preparation. He struck the perfect balance of positivity and playing the underdog and was the opposite of just about every other 'Well manager in his attitude when it comes to playing an OF side. It definitely helped that we had guys like McManus, Pearson and Skippy in the the team who had experience of going to Ibrox with a winning mentality.

I guess that depends on a couple of things. If you believe Robinson, he is going to rely more on youngsters next season, so plan B may be the reserve team right back. Or he may be signing (or already have signed on pre-contract) a new right back. Or we might just go with a back 3 combo of any three from Carroll, Gallagher, Dunne, Maguire, Mugabi, and, if the rumours are true, Lamie.

Tait made 13 League appearances. Grimshaw 25. So you'd have to think Robinson sees Grimmy as first choice.

I've been a fan of Tait, but for most of last season he was average at best and often poor.

I can only speak for myself, but I had no idea you'd had a season ticket for 35 years.