Lobey_Dosser

Well for a start, you can't rely on him being the most creative player in midfield. He thrived in a 5 man midfield than consisted of 2 cloggers, Paul 'the crab' Lawson and Richie Brittain the playmaker, who is head and shoulders above his fellow midfielders. With the squad we have at our disposal, Vigurs just doesn't fit.

He offered more movement than any of the forward thinking players in the last 15-20 mins. Anier was very poor tonight. Always seems to be finished after 60/70 mins too.

Bring back Ross Forbes. Paul Lawson couldn't lace his boots.

Possibly Ramsden, must be one of the fittest members in our squad.

We're resorting to long range shots because we are clueless in the final third. I love Keith Lasley to bits but when you're relying on him being your main creative force, you know you are in bother.

Performance devoid of character and quality. We've see cup nights like this many times over the years and we'll get over it as we're perpetual shitebags. Beyond the obvious disappointment however, I'm pretty disheartened with the quality in squad. It was always going to be almost impossible to replicate standard of play we had last season when we regularly blew teams away but McCall has undoubtedly blown a very decent budget on building a very mediocre team that lacks any sort of creativity, pace or cohesion. Nielson, McHugh, Lawson and Vigurs on 2 year deals FFS. It wasn't a popular opinion at the time and it probably still isn't but McCall moving to Sheffield would have been a blessing in disguise.

Not for the first time this season, more pressure on an Aberdeen game than there needs to be due to McCalls antics in the previous match. Listening to Radio Scotland after the St Johnstone game, the consensus is that we will come out the blocks quickly on Wednesday. Not convinced we are capable of doing so but I hope Anier and Ainsworth start and we blow them away early doors. Suspect we will be in for a tense night though. Big performances needed from the defence and Carswell to shackle McGinn, Hayes and co. Speaking to my Hibs pal, Willo Flood completely dominated their game yesterday. Should be a good battle between him and Lasley.

Utterly unprofessional approach to today's game. Few months back, 3 players don't get on a plane for a European tie to focus on a league game with Aberdeen. Today, we don't give a 100% in a league game to focus on a cup game with Aberdeen. For all the good things McCall does, he is incapable of striking the right balance in the run-up to a big game.

Aye, we've got two shite keepers.

Shocking. The signings of Neilson, Lawson and Vigurs are absolute shite.

Dire stuff as anticipated since the lineup was announced. Hope the tactic is to lull St Johnstone into a false sense of security before unleashing Anier, Ainsworrh and ZFA or Moore.

Fine hat-truck from Leitch by the sounds of him. Good to see us on an excellent run after a poor start to the season.

Moore turning out for the under 20s today. Showed great awareness yesterday before unleashing such a sweet strike. And as Noah says, it was good to see a wise head on young shoulders as he ran down the clock. Got a good feeling about Moore, seems to be fully dedicated to carving out a career.

Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen fans from my work say that they tend to buy a programme due to away team coverage.

Sutton for me, his link up play has really improved from his first stint at Fir Park.

I'm far from Vigurs' biggest fan but he showed some great touches today, looked a wee bit more mobile and was at the heart of anything we created. Still have reservations that he'll ever fit into our shape and style of play.

Really enjoyed that today. Our rivalry with Hearts has gradually subsided in recent years but I felt today was a return to the old times. The game was always going to be a struggle without McFadden and Ainsworth but we got there. Vigurs showed signs of improvement and we were a handful from corners. Delighted for Moore, boy has been chapping at the bit for an opportunity.

If Hammell hasn't lost his way slightly during his early. 20s, he'd have got a better move than Southend and plenty of Scotland caps. Fantastic servant to Motherwell, superbly consistent and underestimated technique. However, he hasn't quite reached the heights that his ability merited, particularly in an era where Scotland have been toiling for a left back .

442. Ainsworth and McFadden on the wings. Go at them full pelt and partially make up for the sham at Parkhead.

Good news, would be great to see him get a few minutes on the park. Few of the under 21s got to train with the 1st team this week, including Fraser Kerr. Andy Roberson that scored against us at Tannadice sounds like the pick of the bunch.

Erwin scores a late winner from the penalty spot to net his 6th goal for Arbroath.

Aye, trip to Tynecastle was a few days after the Shaun Fagsn Celtic game. Jean Louis Valois ripped us apart.

Just watching the goals again, how woeful was that attempted challenge from McManus on Commons. Summed up our approach to the game...

Yip, his omission yesterday would suggest that McCall isn't overly keen on him. Thinking back to our game in Rissia when we adopted a similar approach, Lawson was one of out better players Imo. Vigurs was always going to be a waste of a jersey yesterday.

Credit to Anier for puting in a decent shift while carrying a knock. Given our slow passing approach today, I'm surprised Lawson didn't feature.