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No one should be abused at their place of work. And it should go without saying that no-ones family should be abused at their place of work either. However, football is an emotional game, as SK showed repeatedly on the touchline with us and on Saturday night at Kilmarnock. If you have been in the game for as long as he has, you know this, and you deal with it. I dont wish any ill on him or his family. As others have said, we have much to thank him for. But the manner in which he left did leave a bad taste in the mouth, so I wont be weeping any tears for him regarding his current travails either.

Given that you forecast a 4-1 win at the weekend I will embrace this new positivity! All aboard the Jens hype train! 😍😍😍

Need to see the highlights back. I dont recall it, so cant think that it could be that bad. The shot in the first half is a bad miss though. I know you are taught to go back across goal but its mid height and no power in it. He should have smashed it. Left or right side, matters not. The keeper got plenty time to look at it.

I would think thats likely. He has had to be patient for his minutes so far. But I really like him as a player. Hopefully he will seize the opportunity with both hands so TJ has to fight for his position when he gets back.

I think it says a lot that when we played without AP or Hendry against Hibs we didnt lose anything. We just put someone else in there to do the job and continued regardless. Albeit it was a very specific tactic to try and isolate Hanley and make sure we stopped them building anything. Again yesterday, Livvy tried something different to put us off our game, but we found a way to adjust and figured it out. The manager just continues to impress. I think we need to enjoy it while it lasts as he is clearly destined for bigger things.

Always a hard venue for us to pick up points. But Uniteds form has dropped off a fair bit, so I sense an opportunity to get something out of this and keep the run going. A point would be a good return. 3 points, and we will be making another statement. A full weeks rest and training should help. Lets do this.

I dont recall the header but take your word for it. My eyesight isnt what it used to be! I agree with the rest though. Even if Jens is happy with what Stama and Hendry do for the team, another striker in a different mould is a must in January. We cant keep relying on Maswanhises goals, espencially when he will be away to Afcon shortly. No idea if Sule would be that man or if he will even be fit by January, but it would be a lot to expect him to hit the ground running so Id be wanting us to have someone else in mind.

Johnny K for me all day long. Was at it right from the start and was very aggressive in the tackle and going forwards. Livvy couldnt deal with him and had to resort to kicking him to slow him down, which they did. How Kettlewell never saw a player in this boy is anyones guess.....

Was waiting for this. Yes, was a bad miss. Should have scored. But point me in the direction of any other chances he had today other than his penalty. On the other hand Hendry missed 2 just as bad but he runs about and does things so doesnt get the same criticism? For clarity, Im not excusing Stama's misses. Just putting context around why his goal return might not be what would want/expect.

Given the changes we made again, I thought that was a very decent performance, albeit with still room for improvement. We are a better team with Watt in midfield no doubt. But felt that when he had to go off, Priestman did well and Fadinger really stepped up. Thought Johnny K was excellent all day until he had to go off after a couple of really late tackles on him. Thought SOD looked rusty first half, but came onto a bit more of a game second half. 3 goals going on 5 or 6 with gears to spare. 6 points off top. Cant really complain.

DORIS to you sir! 😆😆😆

I understand the debate and doubt over Stama and Hendry. Statistically you can make a case for saying neither are very good when it comes to measuring their worth as a striker. However, that really depends on what their role in the team is and what they are being asked to do. No one actually knows that, and only Jens can really assess whether they are worth their place in the team or not. For what its worth, I did think Stama would have come good by now and scored more goals from open play, and since that hasnt happened, Im willing to conceed that we will be looking for re-inforcements come January. However, I keep hearing that Stama has continually fluffed his lines and Im struggling to recall this conveyor belt of sitters he has missed that proves any point. Similarly with Hendry. We are not a team that continually gets to the by line and throws the ball into the box for a striker to attack or pays off second balls that they could exploit. Everything we do is very measured and controlled to the extent we look like we are trying to score thw perfect goal on every occasion. As a result our strikers are lucky if they are getting 1 or 2 chances per game. Even Haaland would steuggle off that. And for those complaining that Maswanhise is just a winger and as such his goals dont seem to count as much? Id point out he plays a similar position to Mo Salah, and no one is saying he isnt a striker......

Some of us are old enough to applaud that! 👏👏👏

No idea how we will line up. Hopefully Watt is rested and good to go again. Wouldnt be averse to the 4-6-0 again with Just, Cookie & Maswanhise up top. I quite liked it! Think we will dominate possession on our lovely bowling green of a pitch and hopefully have too much for Livvy. 3 points is a must with another tough away tie next week.

Anyone know what is actually wrong with Watt? I note he wasnt even on the bench, so suggests more than just rotation / load protection.

Wild Sheep Enterprises anyone?

Out of likes. But I concur!

Welsh has looked very good for us so far. But its still a small sample size and very much in the context of who came before. He is also the right shaped peg for the way we play right now. I wouldnt expect to drop him into the Scotland squad and see the same levels of performance. That said, its not a position we are blessed with a multitude of riches, so if he could maintain his form (and stay fit) until March, I wouldnt be against seeing what he could do. Hanley is fine if we are playing backs to the wall and you just want someone to head and kick it. But if we have to play out from the back he is much more limited. McKenna for me is much better in that position, but if something happens to him there isnt really a naturally left sided replacement. I certainly dont think Welsh would be any worse than Hendry, who seems to be the accepted back up for Souttar on the right.

Aye 8 from the remaining 4 would be excellent meaning we would have taken 15/21 available. If we do that I dont think we should be overly worrying about the ugly sisters either. Rangers were rotten last night and Celtic can be gotten at away from home as well. We dont want to get cocky. But no reason we shouldnt be confident going into games against anyone right now. Very strange feeling!

If we were going up there Id be more concerned. Having them on our patch, Im far more confident of getting a result. They generally dont travel too well and Jens will have us properly prepared. Not the easiest draw, but far from the worst when you see some of the other ties!

I dont think anyone is suggesting the tactic was a mistake. Just that pointing it out to everyone wasnt maybe the right way to go. Be interesting to see what happens now next game v Hibs to see if they change it or just use it as fuel to try and turn the result in their favour......

On reading the list of available teams, there isnt really anywhere weird or wonderful. Kelty Hearts Cove Rangers Tranent if the can get past Inverness? Camelon Not sure Id fancy Auchinleck away! Maybe a home tie against Dunfermline for a big crowd?

The answer would appear to be yes! I wasnt aware! https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2025/08/21/new-safety-barrier-section-introduced-in-kevin-mcallister-stand/#:~:text=For the last couple of,Join the FSS here!

That is weird. 7937 capacity. 6935 seats. Where are fans standing when the seats are all full? Do they have a safe standing area? Im curious now! 😆😆😆

I agree. Clear light / distance whatever you want to call it. No more of this "bawhair" stuff.