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It's an obvious conflict of interest, but one that is too late to change - TV companies want more people to watch the game on telly. So whatever they can do to have less fans making the journey and more fans staying at home (or in the pub) the better. Clubs thought, presumably, that getting some financial compensation would make up for the loss of fans. While it may do that in the short term, in the longer term the risk (and reality) is that it is one more thing to drive supporters away from the game.

According to Law 12 (from what I can see) both of the following are Red Card offences: - Denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area) - Denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick

Common sense disappeared from scheduling a long time ago. Unfortunately, we sold any chance of sanity (at an undervalued price) for a short term gain and without any thought to the long term impact of this kind of stupidity.

For all the rights and wrongs, it may have worked out well for us. If we had stayed at 11 men, we might have stuck with the defensive set-up we started off with and ended up losing the game.

Because it's supposed to help players develop their footballing skills, not their cold weather survival skills.

Sounds like one of those "Why the hell are we playing in this weather" games.

Wikipedia has George listed as a "Winger/Creative Midfielder".

From MFC Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6OuPngemvE

Is that just in Scotland, or are there other weird local FA rules like the loan rules in England and differences between Premiership and Championship clubs etc.?

He's certainly putting his own stamp on the team in double quick time. Pleasantly surprised to see so much activity during the window as I was only expecting 2, or maybe 3, new faces at most. Hopefully it's enough to drag us up the table into safety - although it's still a big task. Should certainly inject some new energy into the squad.

No, I think when you are a free agent you can sign for a new club at any time. Players are being released from their contracts typically to free up space to bring in new players during the window.

Lineup will be the new keeper, 5 right backs, 4 in left mid and Sutton as lone striker.

Aye, just found a newspaper article that says Yeovil bid was rejected, and Johnson was also being watched by Notts County, Luton and Birmingham City.

You sound disappointed we made a signing you couldn't pretend to complain about (yet).

Unless it's free agents we are chasing.

Given that we are on the hook for at least part of loan players' salaries, we can only take them from clubs who pay around the same wages as we do.

You won't get an answer until the 11th hour though (except for "I'll listen to all offers and then decided nearer the time").

Twardzik seemed like an impulse signing to me. Our keepers were definitely going through a rough patch when we signed him on loan, but so was the whole team. We have been streaky the last couple of seasons, and Twardzik joined us at that start of one of those streaks. I posted at the time I thought he benefited from our upturn in form rather than being responsible for it, but that wasn't a popular opinion back then. From what I have seen of him, he's OK with a few bombscare moments. Was disappointed we didn't try the same approach as we did for Ruddy and Randolph as there is a wealth of good keepers out there needing games. Glad to see we have taken that approach now.

I hope they tell Brighton to stuff it. We have been waiting for Erwin to get through his injuries and have a run in the first team. Would hate to seen him leave just after he starts to establish himself.

"Salt & Sauce"?

He's enigmatic, not mythical!

Another Ojamaa or Anier to sell on would be nice.

It's that thing Tom Boyd lifted in the air at Hampden, 18th May, 1991.

By all accounts McCall is still on good terms with all at the club - players and board members. Not really surprising given the way we are in. Ex players and managers speak highly of the "family".

You don't just sign up as a ref and get an SPFL gig, though. The guy in charge of the last Rangers v Hearts game earned 195 quid. And there is a significant drop off below that. If it's that desirable, you could sign up yourself and make some extra cash. But like most of the rest of us you won't, because it's not something we want to do.