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For the interested reader, the concussion protocol followed by the SFA is this one.

I love stats as much as the next man, and think I take a pretty realistic approach to where are likely to finish in the league most seasons. The overall level of performance so far this season is, however, an improvement, and I think that's where we can take some hope for a better campaign.

Which entirely backs up my point about perspective (or lack of). I have never met Levein or Lennon, but those that have met Lennon almost unanimously say what a nice guy he is. Yet he is hated by many for the, almost pantomime villain role he takes in football. If I judge people at all, and I try not to, then I look at their actions, not their words. I get that football as entertainment needs heroes and villains, but let's not confuse that with "the most hated man in football." That's about as realistic as "the most hated man in Winterfell". It's fun to have targets of ridicule and abuse, but most fans forget that at the end of the day, most of these guys are good mates off the field. Anyway, I feel like I have contributed to taking this thread off track, so I'll leave it at that for now and get back to the game. 2 - 2.

I didn't quote you or anyone else. And the discussion was about who was the most hated person in football. But apart from that, I agree.

So we have David Goodwillie playing after being found guilty of rape (albeit in a civil court), and Craig Thomson at Edinburgh City - a convicted child groomer, but Levein is more hated because he didn't like Faddy? Who says fans lack perspective?

What do they call him there? "The Lithuanian Guy Who's Played in England Then Went to Poland but is in Scotland Now"?

From the Evening Times:

Are we going to start using his actual name soon? Or at least, Deimi?

Does he play on the left?

Good to hear. Not going to get too excited yet, though, as Dom Thomas and Craig Moore were star men for the 20s too. I suspect this guy will be better though, given his international pedigree.

Except, as someone pointed out, Bowman's wasn't a goal scoring opportunity because he was taken out after he shot (and missed), while Dunne was deemed to have tackled the ICT guy before he shot.

All league games are winnable. None of them are "should win".

Sounds like we did some good business moving Heneghan on for a tidy sum and bringing in a great replacement.

The decent transfer window, wee cup run and decent start to the season feel that bit sweeter as a part owner of the club. Despite my complaints about a few aspects of the operations, it's been great to be a part of it overall. If anyone is on the fence about joining, I can highly recommend it.

Robinson says in his post match that Dunne had the flu and probably shouldn't have started him.

Was he just knackered? It's seems like a strange one.

Nice to have options on the bench again when players are underperforming.

Billy Davis demonstrates, in one interview, why he has been unemployable as a manager for the past 3 years. Conspiracy, conspiracy, conspiracy, they're beneath me, conspiracy, conspiracy, I'm brilliant.

I agree with Milo it was best for both parties for Thomas to move on. It seems that Robinson wanted him to stay, but didn't think he was ready for the first team. Thomas disagreed and moved away to get first team action (which he is getting). So we go with second best option of a tasty sell-on clause. I certainly have no axe to grind with him. Seems like he has the talent, but not quite the right attitude to succeed. Plenty of players have gone through the same thing - some turn it around, some end up driving cabs. Much more interested in the guys who want to play for us.

It's not outwith the realms of possibility that Thomas and Tait are mates and he was just having a laugh. Guys that played with each other sometimes do that. I'll give Thomas the benefit of the doubt over The Sun every day of the week.

Erwin should have stayed for us, not himself, after all the support we gave him over his very long term injuries. When he eventually got fit, he played a few months then waved goodbye. A wee bit of loyalty after all we showed him would have been appreciated. Not that I'd jeer him for it, just didn't sit well with me.

I remember that kind of structure being rumoured under McLean. I also remember Jimmy Sanderson going mental on Radio Clyde when he heard that a McLean team was on a bigger bonus for beating Killie (a relegation rival at the time) than they were for beating the OF.

I know. It's almost like being a professional footballer is like having a job where people ask for references.

I don't know what our bonus scheme was at that time, but we have had spells where the basic wage was relatively low, but with incentives for appearances, goals, wins etc. However, when Skippy moved to us initially, his career was on the slide and was looking to get back on track. So I imagine he was just happy to get a game at that point.

So you're not going to post anything else on here until the end of the season?