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I think the team is set up to play better away from home, but not because of the abuse levels. It's more to do with the fact that our personnel is more suited to counter-attacking football. When we have to press against a stuffy defence (as we often do at home), we aren't as effective.

I'm all for freshening up the team, but it's easy to forget that there is a huge difference between coming on for the last 15 mins of a game, and starting it.

I hear Casagolda lifts a great car in training.

There were plenty of posters on here moaning about Porter and Jutkiewicz after their first couple of months' performances. Porter, in particular, was taking stick for being slow and Jutkiewicz for his lack of touch. Sutton took plenty of stick throughout is 'Well career too. If Wullie P was in his prime playing for us now, I swear the same eejits would be booing him for not contesting the long balls through the air.

Not to all the posters who were on here moaning about how unfit he was, and unable to trap a bag of sand. Same thing when Porter joined - unfit, yard off the pace, no touch etc. etc.

For most furriners, "play in Scotland" means join the OF, as they equate that bunch with Championship level teams.

That's Broon right now - he said as much in his post-match interview. Another reason I was glad to see the auld man move on. He should never have been with us after his first season because he doesn't have the vision to take a team forward. He's proving that again at Aberdeen. Perfect for the short-term job to stop them being relegated, but clueless when it comes to improving what he has.

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And was actually a sneaky handball rather than a header.

Rangers playing some of their diddy players helped too. Probably wouldn't have helped us, but it definitely helped Falkirk.

That would be most satisfying. However, sneaking a 1 - 0 win in the last minute with an offside goal would be quite funny.

As professionals, we should be trying to get points from every game.

"Hardest League in the World" might be a great slogan for WWE or Rugby, but not a great advert for football. And while many of the top players are undoubtedly great athletes, their athleticism is a complement to their ball skils, not a replacement. We both know that if any Motherwell defender breathes on guys like Lafferty the wrong way, Rangers are getting a free kick or penalty. I'm with Orinoco on this. We need to be focusing on skill and technique. It's much easier and more productive to bulk up a talented kid, than take a clogger and teach him ball skills. Look at how well Rangers fared against mediocre European opposition this year to see how well their approach works.

Aye, you are right - I got them the wrong way round. It was a peach of a reverse pass that sent Walker in, too. You are also right about painful semi-final defeats. It did make the cup win even sweeter though.

It was a close call, but when Smith's went in, I felt the comeback was on (not that we deserved to be 2 down at that stage). I wasn't sorry to see the square goalposts get replaced at Hampden after that penalty shoot-out!

As usual, you are adopting contrary positions for arguments sake. One minute you are saying Higdon is useless. The next you are saying he scored 17 goals last season, but it didn't help the team. If useless players score 17 a season, I'll take useless thanks.

Little consolation, I know, but losing to another SPL side isn't nearly as bad as Rangers, Hearts and Aberdeen all getting papped out by lower league teams.

He did deal with it. That wasn't the question, though.

At least when it comes to the East Stand, it must be close.

I agree with this and the sentiments of the orignal post. Hibs are no mugs, and with the budget to bring in guys like O'Connor and Griffiths (and more during the next window, no doubt) will soon be up amongst the mid-table battlers with the rest of us, fighting for top 6. I am a little concerned though that McCall did say he would need to blood the youngsters as they would be key as the season progresses. So far, that hasn't really happened. Of course, you can argue that with the start to the season we have had, there is no reason to mess with the team. Again, last night, while personally I would have swapped a couple of players to freshen things up, asking the team to go and redeem themselves isn't a horrible tactic. However, from what I have seen, there are definitely a couple of players who would benefit from a week or two on the bench, and enough depth to replace them. It's times like this when managers earn their wages. A few bad results and now it's up to McCall to turn it around for Saturday. Certainly not as disastrous as some posters are making out - losing a League Cup tie to another SPL side isn't exactly a coupon buster.

Didn't agree with it, but I could understand the logic. Definite need for some fresh faces now though. No excuses.

Aye, it would be much better if the ref blew for full time whenever we take a lead.

It's the modern way Busta. One footed players, and managers who love to play them in the wrong position.

I only saw the highlights. but the problem on Saturday seemed to be that we started with Plan B.

Bruce Cleland's 50 yard effort at Love Street - we still lost, but it was a cracker. Andy Walker's goal against, I think, Brechin, that secured promotion out the First division. Too many of Wullie P's to mention. Alfie Conn's first goal for the club against East Stirling; a delicate wee lob. Brian McLaughin's against Accies after running half the length of the park and beating about 7 players along the way. Paul Mill's last minute effort against at Dunfermline. Paul Smith's goal in the League Cup semi against Celtic. There have been so many it's difficult to choose a favourite. Oh, and Andy Lynch's double against Celtic