Lobey_Dosser

Win this and we are well on our way to top 6. Regardless of how much of a patched up team we need to put out, hopefully we can feed off the pressure on Aberdeen and go toe to toe with them. If Skippy is available I'd play him in midfield, it's what should have happened at Tynecastle. Looking forward to this game and expect Aberdeen to maybe bring down 3000+. Personally, I hope I return in decent enough nick from Cheltenham in order to enjoy this.

I'm not into anti-Motherwell vibes in the slightest but it's hard to understand why Sportscene picked up on this while glossing over the elbow from the Hibs boy in the final. I understand Bartley got a yellow so there can't be retrospective action but such a blatant incident was surely worth discussion. I personally think it may be down to the profile of the player involved. Had Cummings thrown the elbow in the final and it was Josh Law in our game, you would probably see a role reversal.

Losing Pearson for 6 weeks is a sore one, fair play to him for trying to play on with such an injury. It took McGhee a long time to carve out a fluid 433 formation and I fear with Pearson out for some time, we may struggle to formulate such a balanced team. If he isn't suspended, we'll probably have to depend on Skippy doing a job this week and/or draft Leitch in. On the subject of quality midfielders, Jackson Irvine was terrific again today. Wonder if we did come close to signing him in the summer.

Didn't realise Jackson had went bankrupt. Explains why he looked an absolute tink on sportscene the other week. Thought he'd have creamed a few quid out of United.

Glad Accies beat Inverness. It's all about the top 6 so Dundee and Inverness losing today suits us perfectly. Hopefully we have sufficient players available in order to have a right good go at Aberdeen next week.

Marvin and Moult compliment each other very well. The willingness to run in behind and excellent hold-up play just edged the class of Johnson.

Definitely onside. Really poor defending from Hammell.

Really enjoyed that tonight. Right good battle and we managed to play some good football at times while keeping our bottle throughout. Credit to Skippy, Cadden and Thomas for their contributions when Lasley when off. Moult ran himself into the ground as usual while Marvin's quality made the difference. Big 3 points but it could obviously be costly. McDonald is like to get a ban but hopefully Pearson and Lasley are ok. That was a helluva hit Lasley took, his attempt to get up epitomises the sheet steel of the man.

Hopefully Fletcher gets a chance to prove himself in the coming weeks. Moult is on a different level in terms of potential but I reckon Fletcher would score a good few if he could get a run of games.

There's no doubt McManus will be offered a new deal. Our last 3 managers have spoke very highly of him. As has been discussed there are few defenders in the league significantly better than him. I think we all just expected more of a leader given his Celtic and Scotland record and as a result he takes more than his fair share of criticism.

Shame for Lain after an impressive return to the team. Wonder if we'll go with Law or Kennedy.

I think we were talking about Allan Campbell who has been playing the holding role in midfield this season. From what I've seen he seems to be a natural at reading the game. Yet to see Turnbull.

Yeah I agree. Sense that Craigan/Lasley are really keen on him.

I considered this too but without wanting to overplay the occasion, this is a significant opportunity on a number of fronts. A win would boost the morale throughout the club, aid the confidence of our top prospects and possible raise the club's profile in terms of youth player recruitment. Under Johansson we had some good players playing nice football with a defined shape about us. Since the arrival of Craigan, the good football has been underpinned by a desire to build a winning mentality. For that reason alone, I think the club will rightly want to select the strongest team eligible and utilise the players that have been key to the squads progression in the last 2 years. Personally, the prospect of Cadden and Thomas lining up on either wing at Hampden is one to look forward too with some excitement.

Really pleased for Craigan, Lasley and the boys. Just from watching highlights and the odd visit to Airdrie, I've been really impressed this season. Wee trip to Hampden will round off the season nicely. Hopefully it falls on a date that allows Cadden and Hall to feature.

We don't often beat United at Fir Park and this will be a tough encounter. Outwith the defeat to us they have been in fairly good form of late and will come with a spring in their step after Anier inspired them to a fine cup win. They still look pretty poor at the back though so hopefully our front three will have too much for them. Enjoy a rare Friday night game, looking forward to it. A wee win here puts us in good shape.

Don't think anyone stood out in particular. Marvin was in and out the game but carried a threat. McDonald and Moult worked tirelessly as usual with a fair amount of quality. Thought Pearson had a quietly effective game and was pivotal to us seeing the game out. He gets my vote.

Excellent win today. After starting fairly well, we rode our luck a little with a few defensive lapses before Laing scored. I thought we were then relatively comfortable throughout the 2nd half with the players running themselves into the ground. Enjoying Marvin's role in the front three. Not everything comes off for him but with the freedom to move along the pitch, defenders are on edge throughout. His pass for the pen was lovely. Shame Moult couldn't put the icing on the cake but it was hardly surprising he missed given the delay. Win next week against a relatively in-form United and we are just about safe.

May was a goal scoring left sided midfield before he came to us. He did to a job upfront in the Ian Ross game mind you.

Presume Gomis is fit for this? I hope we go with the same team as last week but suppose Gomis would potentially help keeping Crawford quiet. I don't have any dislike towards Hamilton, Infact I've admired the calubre of player they've produced in the last 7/8 years. However their current group is very ordinary with the exception of Crawford and I hope we can win convincingly tomorrow.

Dunfermline always reminds me of listening to a late comeback at EEP on the radio. 1 down to Jimmy Calderwood's team with maybe 5 mins to go and Townsley equalises. Brannan then scores the winner in the last minute.

Ian Ross, John Philliben and Pat Nevin for me. Lower profile but Kevin McBride at Livi kicked off a decent Hogmanay.

When was the last time we scored there? The day Forbes missed a pen when Gannon was in charge? Hopefully McGhee can inspire us to a Cillian Sheridan style win.

Indeed, that was a wee boost before kickoff. Shame we won't be able to wear the white shorts at NDP.

McDonald and Cadden were done yesterday but their attributes and continued work ethic was irreplaceable. I loved seeing a knackered Skippy pulling the ball out the air with his chest and then buying us time. For whatever reason he isn't everyone's cup of tea but in my opinion his quality as a centre forward is the best we've had since Tommy Coyne.