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Lots of contracts ended yesterday 31st May so maybe we will announce a signing or two of players who are now free.

Anyone over sixty with an interest in MFC should seriously consider a season ticket. £175 for 19/20 games works out at around £9 a game. Even if you miss a few it is good value. I have had a season ticket since the year after the cup win and now benefit from the concession price. Its a no brainer I will be renewing. Like others I have had no notification of how to renew but I phoned the club to find out more. The early bird offer ends 8th June and I was given my code to enter into ticket master. Have n't used it yet so don't know if it works well.

Of our expected cup final line up, Carson Kipre Dunne McHugh Campbell Main Bowman Cadden not starting. Only Tait and Aldred starting. Hopefully those not stripped are not seriously injured. A chance for Bigi Grimshaw Frear and maybe Turnbull to stake a claim for the one remaining spot. Also no Hartley on the bench.

The ideal scenario would be to win this and guarantee 7th and Accies to be safe going into the last game. If they need something from the last game it could turn into a shitfest and increase the chances of injuries a week before the big one.

It was clear they would never call him out after they beat Morton in the cup with a penalty that was not. Every pundit on the radio said it was not a penalty as the foul happened outside the box. When interviewed St Brendan was asked about the penalty and he said he had watched it two or three times and it was in the box. The interviewer just accepted his answer as gospel and moved on. If ever there was a chance to challenge him that was it but the interviewer shat it.

What gets me is that Cedric gets a yellow card added to his total and Brown who pushed him in the chest gets away with it. One was as bad as the other but then one is the untouchable Celtic captain.

We must appeal the red card. Thomson indicates that he saw stamp which clearly did not happen so he has got it wrong. But will he be man enough to admit it? As for the game it was a great performance up until the red card. We got right into them and did not give them a minute on the ball. I have to admit that in the second half I thought it would be inevitable that they would score. Brilliant performances from all with special mention to Carson, Aldred (Peter who?) Tait what an engine and a big boo to whoever edited the club website highlights for missing his amazing tackle on Sinclair at the end. Alan Campbell what a boy and Main ran and chased all second half. Ryan Bowman did a great job at right midfield to help Cadden out as Celtic concentrated their attacks on that side. Brown got away with backing into Main and sandwiching him between himself and the centre half until about the fifth time when Thomson finally gave a foul. Scott Sinclair is a little rat faced twat who is actually not very good. Two blatant dives. His tactic seemed to be to run with the ball until he was in the box land then fall down. It is nice to see that we have brought in safe standing in the South Stand and the wing of the O'Donnell. The one consolation of being in the bottom six is that we will not play that vile horrible club again in the league.

That was just brilliant. That is the type of game and result that makes all the miserable cold wet afternoons watching 1-0 defeats worthwhile. Right through the team we had great performances and a real togetherness. After the penalty Dunne put his arms around Cedric and encouraged him and Aldred did the same after the winning goal. I thought the three of them played great as a unit. Who would have thought that we would not miss Hartley and the much maligned Dunne would become such an important player. Carson showed why he should be POY. Apart from his game saving save he commanded his area and spreads confidence. Tait was good too. He is so two footed and his versatility allows us to change formation. He started at left wing back and finished at right full back. Then there is little Alan Campbell who runs around terrorising players that are bigger and look stronger and he can play too. Then the captain who does so much to protect the back three and his wonder strike will live long in the memory. Mains dribble at the end and completely doing the wee laddie in the Hearts team just epitomised the strength and fitness of the squad. Levein was hilarious in his interview. He was feeling so comfortable that he was thinking of making a positive change to nick it. What with 5 minutes to go. Our boss did it with 15 to go. He changed from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 then took off our right back and put on a left winger whose cross led to the winner. On to Hampden. Hopefully we can make the top six too. Maybe yesterday will lead to a Hearts collapse and we can sneak in. So many positives yesterday but the doom mongers on here need to find something to moan about so we get moans about the low home support. Whether you were there or watched on the telly for God's sake enjoy a great performance and result against a club who have way more resources than us.

Does anyone know if there will be separate gates in the East stand for those who bought tickets and those paying cash. I have bought my season ticket seat and will head up later if there is a ticket only gate.

Of course he is doing alright. After all he won the last game we played!

Pretty well sums up my thinking-good post

Went for Dunne once again. The time they were breaking on the right and had two free men centre and left we looked like going two down. Dunne showed magnificent pace to get back and clear the danger. As for McHugh I think he does a great job almost as a centre half in front of the back three. He wins lots of headers that might otherwise be our three centre halves that would be going for. Praise too for Tait who performed well in yet another position.

Big dilemma for the media. If it is three live games then what game will they leave out? To my mind the best two games are ours and Aberdeen V Killie. The arse cheeks games should be a formality and a bore but no doubt both their games will be on TV. And as for the Texaco Cup in 1971 it still annoys me. I remember getting kicked and slapped as we moved through the shed round to the other goals at half time in the first leg at Tynecastle. And also the Hearts cloggers under McDonald in the eighties were a despicable lot. Always hated them for that team. Still we did beat them in a replay after the post Phil O'Donnell draw at Tynecastle.

Wasn't there today but once again it seems like fine margins to decide the game. Last week against Partick we had a scramble in the box and nearly scored. The ball was kicked off the line and Partick went up the park got a free kick and scored. Today at 1-0 Carson makes a great save and we go up the park and score -2-0 game over. That's why I don't get super excited when we win and go overboard when we lose. However a cup final, a 1/4 final and another three wins needed at the start of February for 40 + points and guaranteed safety in the league, I think every fan of our club would have been happy with that in August.

There can only two contenders if you go by ability and longevity. Hammell had the best first touch I have seen in a defender. Instead of heading a goalies kick out he would step back and kill it stone dead then make a pass. Even in the last two games when he came on he looked class if a bit slower. As for Joe absolute genius whose rubber legs made him the best tackler ever. He was also two footed and often played on the right. It was the seventies and eighties when Old firm bias was even worse. Joe never got a cap because they picked McGrain at left back even though he never played there for Celtic. Boyd McMillan and McKinnon were good with McKinnon the best in my opinion but none played long enough to be considered. It's Joe Wark for me.

Fine margins decide games. If Ciftis effort early on had gone in and not hit Cerny on the leg and Mains lob had gone in we would have won easily. Apart from a brilliant block by Dunne they never looked like scoring in the first half. We have a shot blocked on the line they go right up the park get a free kick and our defence shuts off and it's 0-1. Thought the back three were great with Kipre the pick of them. Cadden continues to disappoint. His crosses never get past the first man. There is no creativity in our midfield especially when Tanner is having an off day. As for Thistle what a horrible club. Time wasting from the start which became laughable after they went ahead. Not helped by a weak ref. Football is supposed to be entertaining and for one team to actively try to stifle that is a disgrace.

Aldred has been a good signing but his biggest impact has seen Cedric up his game. He has been outstanding since he came in. I wonder if Cedric thought his place was under threat. I am not sure who lost their man at the goal. It might have been Cedric as Robinson blamed a young player. Also thought Dunne was excellent once again. Campbell and McHugh did alright defensively but don't have the spark to unlock a defence. While it was not going too well for him I was surprised Tanner was subbed as the two opportunities we had in the first half were created by him.

This forum gets worse. Posters asking for the managers head then being negative about the manner of wins against Accies and Ross County. Now some are debating whether our goal today was over the line. Maybe they wish it was not given so that they could have good moan about how refs have it in for us and then go on to get into Robinson and call for his sacking. Thank goodness for Andy P and Kmcalpin whose posts are usually pretty sensible and objective. Not being at the game today I will ignore the usual negative posters on here and wait for their view for a more realistic take on how the game went

Went for the much maligned Dunne. I thought he was excellent today. He won a lot of headers and his pace got us out of a couple of difficult situations and his passing was much better. Special mention to Tait who is having a great season. His fitness level lets him bust a gut to get forward and then back. He is one of best two footed players I have seen at Fir Park in a long time and this means he can play on either side and defenders do not know which foot he is going to cross with. Hartley and Carson being back means we are so much more organised in defence. Tanner was the only one who looked like he could create something. Doubt if we would have scored without the penalty.

Apart from ability there is also the personal life of players. It was rumoured that Moult's wife wanted to go back to England. Rose has an American wife and a new baby. From what I have heard Carson and Hartley's families are still based in England. Players like all of us have families and their happiness will be a big consideration for the players. So there might be departures that we don't expect.

I challenge anyone who has ever posted on here to name our four best players this season and not say Carson, Moult, Hartley and Cadden. Frear who was missing today might well be number five on the list. A club like ours with the wages we pay cannot lose the best players and hope to perform at the top level. It is unfortunate that the games are coming thick and fast we have had to play three games in a week without them. Not time for a mega panic unless the injuries are long term. However it is clear that we need a goal scoring replacement for Moult. Fisher does not seem able to buy a goal and Sid has been a disappointment. Newell seems to have impressed today but he is a young player and we cannot rely on him. We all know that whoever we bring in will be a gamble. Hopefully he will hit the ground running.

I suspect we will sell Moult in January. If we can win two or three more games before the end of January we will have 30 points and then another three wins without Louis will give us 40 points and ensure we are safe from relegation. If we allow him to go in the summer for free there will be no sell on clause. If we sell him in January we will put in a big sell on clause and if he goes to league 1 and does the business a championship club will come in for him and it will be kerching just like Marvin Johnston.

Four points from three really tough league games. Not bad when some thought we were looking at five league defeats in a row.

When it went to 3-1 the important thing was to avoid injury and red cards. Moult went off early I hope he wasn't hurt. Anyone there who can let us know.