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somwhat of a contradiction but I think he plays better attacking football when he is given a more defensive role. Coming from a defensive poition he can see everything in front of him. Now he is being played further up the field and I think it will take hime time to adjust since is now getting the ball with his back to the attacking half. He needs to learn how to time runs and also open up his body position and hopefully getitng used to bothof those will mean he is not receiving the ball with his back to the efending players. So for me he is in a totally new role and will need time to adapt

it may depend on what the red card offence is but can't be arsed looking it up. We'll just beat them whether he plays or not! 2 - 0 Super well. I think I may be the anti MJC .............. to clarify NOT MJC's auntie

Confident that we will get a victory against Thistle. 2-0 to Super 'Well

I have confidence that McCall will sort it out and that we will finish in the top 6. Will we make a realistic challenge for a european spot in the league? That probably depends on how quickly he can sort it out. Perhaps in the Scottish cup.

So Hately still not signed for anyone?

Thanks Andy. Totally agree, accomodating friendlies into the schedule is certainly to allow Celtic to make some extra money at the expense of undermining the importance of our national league competition.

They should just get rid of that rule. When and why did they introduce that rule anyway and what is the rule?

Does the Ramsden cup count? although thier history in that tournament is pretty bad

See! You just highlighted how much progress we have made over the years. We are all now scunnered at a much higher level than we used to be!!

As far I could see Keeper is blameless. Not even sure why McManus even had to touch the ball. I couldn't belive it when t I watched the ball go in the net. Obviously he was trying to head it over but would have been harmless if he just let it go. Daft error but I am sure he wil help us get many points this season

Seems like a worse reaction to the missed penalty tonight than the one from Murphy against Odense that might actually have meant something.

My preference would have been to have a go at them with our strongest team. In saying that the decision to leave the 3 behind doesn't really bother me. Especially since I am not sure what our strongest team is! I assume McCall knows what his tactics will be and I would have been inclined to leave Sutton out and go with someone more mobile up front anyway. I think similarly in midfield he will be going for more energy and workrate in place of the chance of Faddy producing a brilliant moment. I don't think he lacks ambition, just that he is realistic and as someone mentioned, may well have chosen not to start the 3 of them anyway even if they had been there. Still holding out hope for a 3 - 1 win for super well

haven't seen anythin official anywhere about him signing for anyone

A 3 - 1 result for us is not impossible. You never know how a game will go. We have to go there beliveing that we can do it. Every team has an off day and the longer Kuban has gone without messing up the more likely that game is due. So why not Thursday's game COYW

I'll have to look at it again before I can 100% say that wasn't the case but at the time it just looked like a stupid rush of blood to the head as he pushed him. Having said that it was so obvious that I can't believe the ref would miss it so perhaps you are correct.

Yep! We dodged a bullet on that one!

Agree that it is against the odds of us going through but still not too far fetched that it's totally impossible. As mentioned, it also gives the guys another competetive outing which is what we need mreo than training right now. Let go have a shot at upsetting them.

But we know he is going to get better so picking up 3 points away from home and Faddy still to click looks pretty good

haven't see Anier at all so don't know what he is like but I would think we need to have him or McHugh in there up fornt to add a bit of pace, movment, tenacity or whtever you want to call it.

Which means I get to wake up early Sunday morning to watch the game on the telly. 7.15am kick off but changed days. When i came here in 1989 i could hardly get the results on a short wave radio. Now I can get up and watch the game live in my own living room. Ecellent with a captial F ! COYW

Didn't see enough ( i only saw from just after their first goal to second goal ) on the stream to vote but like you say I did notice that when we gave ZFA the ball he was immediately closed down by three players.

Yep! As soon as they broke from the corner i was thinking " this is Pana all over again"

I think initially yes but at some point we have to go for a goal or 2

Tough choice for McCall to pick the right formation. Trying to balance how they play against how we best shape up. Trying not to give away goals but still need to score a couple. Not an easy task at all, so here's hoping that the 11 men on the park all stand up to be counted and put in a good display.

Seems like most people, on here, are agreed on 8 starters although not necessarily on what role they should be played in Nielsen Ramsden McManus Hutchinson Hammell Lasley Vigurs McFadden Not a bad bunch of players by any means. So now the puzzle is selecting the remaining 3 out of these, still pretty decent players. Lawson Carswell ZFA McHugh Sutton Anier I have a feeling that McCall my actually have 2 team selections in his head. One for the first part of the game to try and keep it tight then a more attacking formation to go for goals in the second half or last 30 mins of the game. So perhaps McFadden may not start since you would really want him in the "going for goals" line up I think we may see along the lines of Nielson Ramsden McManus Hutchinson Hammell Carswell Lawson Lasley Vigurs ZFA McHugh The changing to below for the second half or last 30 mins Nielson Ramsden McManus Hutchinson Hammell McFadden Vigurs Lasley ZFA Sutton McHugh( Maybe Anier ) This may be a lot of shite but no one to talk to about the game so got to vent my pent up anticipation in writing on here Cmon Ye 'well 2 - 0 for the good guys