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I always thought this would be McCall's last season with the club. He took over a team and helped them finish 'best of the rest' and then did it again with the team he rebuilt. However, I thought he'd fancy one more crack at the Cups before he moved on. Of course, you never know when an opportunity is going to come up, but I still think he'd be a better gaffer than back room assistant.

What job does he have?

Steve Kirk to the Albion Rovers Board.

Only if the guy injured himself sending it.

A few years ago, there was a trainee at a bank that fired off millions of pounds worth of stock trades because he thought he was using a test system. That's how you properly screw things up. I doubt there are many people on here (myself included) who haven't sent an email they later regretted; either intentionally or accidentally. Call it a "learning opportunity" and move on.

No.

Gunnar has a better grasp of English.

Nothing from the club in my inbox either.

Given the number of people who have suggested the idea of some kind of flexi-ticket, maybe it's just a reaction to that.

Aye. There have been talks. And they are confidential.

He seems to have had many injury problems since he left us too. Whether that means he is less effective now, is difficult to tell, but he really needs a full season of games. A lower league team might be the place to get that and start rebuilding.

I hope we don't loan out Thomas. We could do with him getting some first team experience with us.

Plus we replaced McFadden with Law, Anier with Ojamaa and Hutchinson with O'Brien. I'd be OK with a mid-table finish this season if it means 3 or 4 youngsters have been blooded for first team football (or even selling on). Sometimes you need a step back to move forward.

Kenny Black will run the training sessions. That's how most professional clubs operate.

So all going to plan. Poor league form. Cup on the way. No worries.

There's certainly something wrong with your reading, because nobody ever said all our injuries were because of an astroturf pitch in Europe.

Official MFC Twitter, I seem to remember, pointed out that the Betis game was our 8th pre-season match. A number of them were behind closed doors, but I don't think we can use that as an excuse.

Well guys like Scotland and Antoine-Courier didn't look that fit last season, never mind this one. However, the step up to the SPFL from the Championship is much smaller than the step up from the 5th tier of English football to the SPFL (despite what the English might have you believe). Plus Law's club went part-time at the end of the 2012-2013 season. So yes, I think part time Conference Premier to SPFL is just a wee bit more of a leap than Scottish Championship to SPFL.

Well Ainsworth was only half fit in a couple of games and Ojamaa, by his own admission, was lacking a full pre-season. Law, has never played at this level and could take a few more weeks to get up to the required fitness level.

I miss the days when the Hamilton Advertiser used to refer to them as "Acas" rather than "Accies". We often struggled to beat them back then, too, but Kia-Ora tasted better.

Injured players still out, but some players not previously match fit should be a bit sharper and O'Brien should be ready to step in.

Because the Community Trust won't be paying for that - it's a charity. They might partner with a new stadium (funded from elsewhere), of course, but given the likelihood of a move seems to have faded recently, I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

Only because we are running about half strength.

If their fans are of the same mindset as ours, we will be their nightmare draw. "Any team looking for a win always beats us" "We never do well when we are favourites in a Cup tie" etc. etc.

We could do that. Would be easier if we just improved our form, though.