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I think its also fair to point out that Alfred is only 35 and Rosenberg was his first job as a head coach. He is still learning and not the finished article.

This is fair comment. Jens IS a hard act to follow. But Alfred has been backed heavily in the transfer market. The early signs were all very good, so Im not going to jump on any negative bandwagons. However, despite still "playing nice stuff at times" we havent looked anywhere near as compact or in control of games as we did under Jens. Thats a tough thing to figure out and fix without coaching time on the pitch and whilst assembling a squad. But the window is now closed and we now go into period after the Dundee game where that excuse will no longer be valid. I would expect to see some significant improvements in the next month or so. We will have a better idea by the end of October as to the actual quality of our squad and the coaching ability of our manager.

Lowry for me. Only one who kept at it, trying to play the positive forward pass. His work rate is also pretty decent for a supposed lazy barsteward!

Would absolutely NOT be dropping Maswanhise on Saturday unless he is injured. Ive been a critic of his performances since February, but the last few games he has ran his socks off. I agree Seb PH should start on Saturday, as his pace in closing people down should spearhead our press, but Id be dropping Cookie or Kanga to the bench before JT. Id also have Said back, he offers a more solid out ball to retain possession and get us up the pitch than some of the others.

Not sure what part of my post you are diagreeing with?

Lots of hard talking required between now and Saturday. We need to be much more structured and disciplined to allow us to play our football from a solid base. We also need to be running harder than the opposition, particularly when we lose the ball, to win it back. Do these things and we can win on Saturday. Dont do them, and we could be on the end of another loss.

Pretty sobering experience tonight. We played some nice stuff and controlled the game for the first 30 minutes, but failed to score and Aberdeen grew into the game. We got a couple of warning shots that went wide before the goal, so no surprise when Molloy scored. Expected us to re-organise at HT and come out re-energised so to lose a self inflicted goal within 30 seconds of the re-start was a dagger to the heart and truth be told the game was dead there and then. After that, for all our possession and passing percentages, we were so indisciplined and wide open on the transition. To say we had 68% possession of the ball and that Aberdeen had 4 shots on target and scored 4 goals suggests that it was a bit of smash and grab by Aberdeen, but in truth it didnt feel that way. We got well and truly Robbo'd tonight and Alfred will have to sit down and contemplate where we go from here. Its defintely his League Cup semi final moment.

Not surprised. He has been under pressure for quite some time. A significant section of their support are not having Robinson at all, so he is guilty by association. I do wonder though how much free reign he has had up there as Cormack seems very "hands on".

Maybe he was on the 2nd feed and had a late start to catch up on his sleep! 😍😍😍

He ended up in Seville, no Oz! 😉

You have very eloquently expanded on some of the thoughts I was having and put flesh on the bones of what I was trying to get across. Very well done! 🧡❤️🧡

Definitely way overdue for the DSA. Ive always had it in my head that this is something we could do if the decision IS to remain at Fir Park and rebuild the POD. Whilst a full height stand cannot obviously go the full length of the pitch, an innovative elevated platform for the DSA could fill that space without blocking out light to the houses behind......

Ive watched the podcast and read the document and I am certainly intrigued by the proposals. It would make sense that once the security reserve figure has been reached that we should be looking at other ways to use Society Funds. No point building a huge pot of money if its never going to be put to good use. Im unsure whether taking this step now, before we have met the reserve figure is the correct thing to do, but I think I could be persuaded. Making our money work for the benefit of the club certainly makes sense. A little investment here and there could generate further revenue for the club and that would be welcome. What I wouldnt be in favour of however, is the Society money going straight into the running costs of the club and being absorbed. Having seperation between the Well Society and the Club was done for a reason, and should be kept that way. The club should still be required to balance its books and the operational shortfall must be closed if we are going to be run sustainably. That figure cant include Well Society cash. Also, Id be wanting something in return for any money the Society puts into the club. Previous loans were attached to security on the stadium. So we are in a situation where no one can sell Fir Park from underneath us. That is a good thing. Ive seen it discussed elsewhere that future loans might be leveraged against increased shareholding for the Society, and something like that would be appealing. Hopefully all these discussions can take place during the consultation period, and I have put them forward in my response to the active investment document. It feels like the club and the Society are both in good health at present. The ideas being put forward appear positive and as long as we get the small print correct, I think we can move forward in good faith.

Alex Guiness Luke Skywalker Thats tenuous, even for you Grizzly! 😆😆😆

Listening to Sportsound, the comments from Killie and Aberdeen fans are hilarious and lovely to hear! "Big cross field diagonals, this game will get both managers sacked" 😆😆😆

Does his club play in red and we are going to scud them on Tuesday?

Sorry, I should have used some emojis! 😍😍😍

Looking at the information shared by Phil, it certainly would appear that building the new training ground does not fall under the criteria for a member vote if we do not require to borrow any money to finance it. However, given that we all know there is imminent work required on the stadium and that a feasibility study has been undertaken to look at options, I dont think its being churlish to suggest that one might impact the other, and that there could be a scenario where the money being used to finance the new training ground may be used more efficiently/effectively elsewhere. Now it might well be the case that a new stadium is years down the line and and the new training ground is needed now, or the feasibility study has indicated that re-developing Fir Park is by far the most cost effective option or the easiest to deliver. If this is the case a simple communication to members outlining the decision making / thought process would undoubtedly be welcomed and allay any concerns that may exist.

Im hoping all this extra time on the training ground will pay dividends. Id love to see us pass Aberdeen to death, totally dominate possession, reduce them to zero shots on target and score all 4 of ours. Passing with a purpose!

I totally get that Hodge will likely be the preferred starter given what we paid for him and the fact we will want to develop him into a future profit. Hiwever, the question was what do YOU think is our strongest 11. I think Oscar gives us more mobility and athleticism in the middle of the park, whilst not being a significant downgrade technically on Hodge. What a debate to be having though? Good player or other good player!

I dont think we are miles apart.

Our last home game? The one that happened midweek after 6 weeks of playing Thurs/Sunday and large numbers of our fans outlaying on travel to European games? Any chance those would be factors on the crowd being down? If you choose to think that a better option isnt possible, then there is nothing that can be done to persuade you. However, if the club put forward such an option for consideration, say, in the form of a response to a feasibility study, then maybe that would be harder to ignore?

We had regularly over 7,500 home fans in the second half of last season. So the point about the home end stands. Its currently at capacity most weeks with queues for toilets and food kiosks ridiculously long. We need/deserve better facilities. Whether thats a refurb or a relocation. Wouldnt you even like to hear what a proposal to relocate would look like, sound like and what the numbers would be before making a decision? I am by no means all in on a new stadium, but Id sure as hell like to have a look at it before deciding Fir Park is still the best option.

With everyone fit, I think our best 11 is this..... Paulsen Johnny K JKL Moorman Longelo Fadinger Priestman Lowry Maswanhise Seb Kanga Although Id have no issues whatsoever with Jake at RB or RCH, Williams at LB or Hodge in one of the sitting/pivot roles.