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I still don't really listen to his interviews, but I always enjoyed him as a pundit. Was never shy about shutting down any of the banal opinions from "experts" being presented as insightful.

It's almost like his new club has let him settle in to his new surroundings and given him time to get up to speed with the new league and new system.

What I have really enjoyed is that before we kicked a competitive ball, JBA stated his intention was for us to play the same way against every team, home or away. There were a number of doubters, but we laid down a marker in the opening league match against Rangers, and have not deviated from that philosophy since. Gone are the days (for now) when we park the bus at Ibrox for 20% possession and hope we get one decent chance on a breakaway.

Miller in the starting 11 tonight for Udinese.

What is it they say? Something like "If you owe the Bank 10 pounds they take you to court. If you owe the Bank 10 million pounds, they make you the CEO"

Brings a lot of useful relegation battle experience with him. In his most recent interview he said: --- He has had interest in Scotland, England and in Europe. It is now about considering those options and deciding what is right in helping him to achieve his goals. “I think I'm obviously a free agent,” Campbell admitted. “A lot of times I think it opens your eyes up to see what opportunities are out there. “As I said, if something came up overseas and it was best for my career and it was a good opportunity, then I'd definitely consider it. “I’ve had a few options in Scotland, England and in Europe. --- Makes you wonder what those options were if he ended up in Paisley. Good luck to him, though. Like all former players in the same league, I hope they always do well, and hope their team always finishes below us.

Aye, far too many ways to avoid it. Was it Hong Kong that used to have a flat rate many years ago? The idea was that there was a relatively low rate of tax, but everyone paid that same rate on everything. No exceptions, no avoidance schemes, big penalties if you tried to dodge it. Helped make sure everyone paid a fair share, and was easy to collect.

Seems to have been screwed over by one of those tax deductible investments that HMRC later ruled illegal. I have some sympathy, but those schemes can often land you in hot water.

Is that also why the didn't sign Lennon Miller?

When Chris Cadden was co-commentating on an MFC TV stream he said he was sure Al kept a notebook with the names of players who took the ball off him, so he could kick them later.

If JBA is like any other manager, he'll have one or two targets identified for every position in case we need to replace anyone.

I don't care which school he went to.

I agree about the investment. What we do need is some partnership/sponsorship - and we have seen some small steps forward in that regard e.g. the electronic advertising board along the length of the pitch. I'd even tolerate ads in the Well Society app if that helps generate a few quid.

That's even less surprising than Kettlewell to Ross County.

I'm not sure JBA, or any current manager, will do well with Celtic until they sort out the behind-the-scenes issues. It's becoming more and more common at larger clubs for coaches and managers to take the blame for the incompetence of the more senior people making the decisions. From Rangers to Manchester Utd or from Celtic to West Ham. It will take more than a decent manager to sort out their core issues. No doubt JBA has a future elsewhere at some point, but he needs the same freedom to make the decisions and do things his way that he gets at Fir Park.

And Simon Murray won't be scoring against us in this one.

When we played them at Fir Park we didn't let them near our box.

And I'm discussing the fact that lots of people on here and over at P&B have our manager and half the team out the door already.

Lose to Hibs, get papped out the cup by Ross County and everyone will lose interest.

Sometimes it feels like our fans are more keen for our managers and players to leave us than even the OF slanted media.

Hand over all the Miller money to him.

I accidentally voted for Said instead of Just, but I'm OK with that for his entertainment value alone.

It sounds like you're just making up stuff to be worried about. Some players will want to stay, some players will want to move on, some new players will be happy to join. Same as every season. That's for dealing with in the summer. Just enjoy the ride for now.

Hot take - maybe some of the current squad actually enjoy playing football for us and would like another season of the same.

And Iredale. He was next for a red card until he was subbed on 38 minutes.