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If the SPL and SFL merge, then surely it's up to all the clubs in the new body to decide?

On MFC TV the other day McCall basically said that he has talked to all the players' agents and is aware of who is interested in re-signing and hinted that at least a couple of players will be leaving (which isn't a big surprise). He added that, until we are guaranteed top 6, the board can't make any firm offers. It sounded like they are already actively looking for replacements, as he also mentioned that he was talking to the agents of prospects more often than he talked to his wife. I would imagine that Law is one of the players likely to leave and I have never had an issue with players moving to any team they want to (OF or otherwise). We'll bring in a replacement and keep moving forwards like we always do.

MLS salaries are pretty meagre (by footballing standards). Apart from the "Beckham Rule" where teams are allowed to offer over the odds for a star player, the vast majority of guys are on less than a hundred thousand dollars a year and a significant portion under fifty thousand. Interesting breakdown here

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We have a financially stable club who are going through one of the most successful periods in their history. And while I'm not defending them on this issue, all this "board is incompetent" stuff is clearly not true.

I wasn't there, but as far as I know the club included it in their presentation at the last Well Society meeting. In particular they mentioned that Aberdeen were the club who thought they were one of the big boys and scuppered votes. This made the league reconstruction proposals more attractive to teams like us because the straight majority rule was a guaranteed part of the package. So if and when they were adopted, as long as 7 clubs wanted to change the distribution of funds, it would be carried.

Drop Derek Johnstone and that would be a decent team. Those were the days when guys like Hansen could play for Partick Thistle and get snapped up by a top Liverpool team.

I think this is exactly it. McCall has mentioned on a number of occasions, that with such a small squad, he often needed to bring in versatile players rather than specialists. Same reason he brought in guys like Kerr and Ramsden. Daley seemed to fit that bill, plus he brought experience to to the squad - he just hasn't worked out. It happens to best of managers and players.

Fair play to big guy. Always seems to deal with criticism the right way regardless of how warranted it was, and now grabbed his own bit of Fir Park history. Hope he sticks around.

Get back to the pictures, ya snob

I resent any accusation of logic in my postings - I'm one of those overseas posters who's not even a real fan! However, the point about Vlad being bankrupt remains. I hadn't read much in the way of facts about his bank's downfall and it was an interesting article.

Vlad is so broke he's going back being a taxi driver. I agree it's a rip off - it's also a sign of how desperate Hearts are right now.

McAllister always reminded me of Lennie Bennett (but I guess that's an age thing)

Only for a few more weeks.

All this whinging about cups if you dont want to be near them dont drink oot them simples our drinks come in cans n stuff too and ar$holez that want to drink without throwing them should piss of to the opera ya snobby twats. Ps I am a47 yr old dad of 2 girls 1 cup and they love this $h1t and what they r trying to do Football is dying because of keyboard knobs moaning about cups FACT

Yir such a drama queen (and I just found a chance to use that emoticon )

I don't know why people get so nervous over these things. Even the most straightforward contracts take time to sign by the time the club and the manager's agents, lawyers etc. have them analyzed line by line. Anyway, I didn't hear the interview, but my dad heard McCall on the radio last night talking about the new contract. Apparently he said that it will be signed soon - he's just been running about between the Bradford Cup Final, preparing for Dingwall, preapring for last night etc. I do, however, think it will be his last deal with us.

We'll replace him. That's how we roll.

Great to get the result, but equally happy with the performance. As McCall likes to say,you can't guarantee the final score, but you should expect players to perform. Huge difference from Saturday - hope we can kick on.

will you quit posting if we finish top 6?

Score first with the last kick of the ball, surely.

I never hold out much hope against the OF these days, but we normally perform a little better against Celtic than Rangers. Will settle for a better performance than Saturday and hope Faddy can get some more match fitness under his belt. If we do still have injuries I wouldn't risk them tonight.

What about Davie Hay, Jock Wallace, Big Eck, and Butcher etc? All walking out mid-contract with various degrees of pork-pieness.

He's waiting for the smoke to clear (allegedly).