Kmcalpin

Absolutely Al. Stuart McCall is a decent guy but he left us in a poor state. His squad rebuilding decisions over the past 2 years proved to be very poor. Off the field too, I suspect things were not as they could have been. Not expecting miracles next season but hopefully we can achieve at least one decent cup run and higher league placing - 7/8/9 place will do me. It promises to be an interesting summer on the transfer front with a good bit of rebuilding to do. Ian Baraclough will have the opportunity to rebuild at the right time and not having to firefight during the difficult January window. Targets were identified as far back as January so matters are already in hand. Will be renewing my season ticket shortly. The Play Off Final games seem to rekindled interest among many fans.

What did Flow say on Sportsound?

Having said that what contribution have Vigurs, Lawson, McHugh and Cummins made this year? They would account for a few thousand pounds surely.

I wonder how quickly we have to hand over yesterday's 50% gate takings to the SPFL? We should take a leaf out of their book and hand it over sometime in say October. Either that or deduct it from the cash they are due us.

I agree Allan, as you know. The problem is that the Police instruct the stewards to take a soft approach. A year or two back I complained about Celtic fans continously standing in the south end of the POD Stand - we couldn't see the corner of the pitch. The steward on duty said he'd speak to his supervisor and he did but his boss said the Police had instructed them to take no action. Maybe stewarding and policing is something the Society needs to take up with the club. Its an important issue for fans and we aren't clear about what goes on.

Good post. I suspect the large blue contingent in the POD Stand may have been a mixture of hospitality, complimentaries and those just chancing their luck. Of all the stands this was the one in which there was most likely to be trouble and for years now that has been the case. Credit to the club, including under pressure ticket office staff and people like Yir Elder, for doing their bes, but yes,there are lessons to be learnt surely. Stewards and gate staff must take a more proactive role and remove obvious interlopers PDQ. Quite how a family kitted out in blue and orange managed to gain access to the East Stand and sit near the Bois beggars belief. Thankfully there was no trouble. Stewards should be taking note of seat numbers and passing them to the club for long term use.

We also have Fraser Kerr who is out of contract. Is the jury still out on him?

I think thats because the Police wanted to keep a low profile as they usually do at Rangers and Celtic games. Disorder in the South Stand could have resulted in a few arrests I reckon.

Pretty sure Sutton, Erwin and MacDonald will all move on. Reports that Erwin's agent is talking to Leeds United. As Haggis said Sutton's time has come and gone.

I think thats about it Greg - not sure about Angol's position though.

Quite a few security issues today eh? Prior to the match we drove into the almost full Knowetop School car park with ease. Despite what Police Scotland said beforehand we found no ticket cordon whatsoever. No steward at the car park entrance to check parking tickets. Quite a few Rangers fans in the wings of the POD Stand. Now I suspect from previous experience that many of these would be complimentaries but I might be wrong. In that case they were there legitimately. However fans should report any seat numbers occupied by interlopers to the club to prevent the same culprits acting in the same fashion again. Potential flare throwers should also be reported. One or two at the south end behaved themselves but others left acrimoniously amid a barrage of catcalls and boos. Our fans should not have invaded the pitch end of. They should certainly not have goaded the South Stand. The Police were far too slow to react to the events. That said, the Rangers fans pelted our fans with cans and even a ripped out seat - no Police reaction to that. Quite a few Rangers fans were also involved in nasty exchanges with stewards and the Hospitality boxes in the South Stand after the game ended. Again the Police were nowhere to be seen.

Fantastic result today and over the piece we were worthy 6-1 winners. As expected Rangers relied on the long high ball and initially we allowed them far too much leeway to sling crosses into the box. Once we scored the first goal though the outcome was never in doubt. A huge result for us. So credit is due to Ian Baraclough and the players - a real team performance. Probably Lasley, Pearson Johnson and McManus were the pick of the bunch. We got our tactics just about spot on. A very emotional day in many ways for so many but my overriding emotion is one of relief.

Certainly Ian Baraclough has produced the goods in the Play off Final. It'll be interesting, now that we've secured our top table place, how he reshapes the squad. A substantial rebuilding job is necessary.

Maybe you're right. I do know that the Police have the final say on ticket office opening hours though. Almost everything that goes on today in and around Fir Park will be under the control of Police Scotland - don't know about the match itself though!

Absolutely Andy. We need to pressurise the referee and officials at every available opportunity whether it be stealing 10 metres at a throw in, hefty tackle on one of our lads, dives or penalty claim. This does work - you don't get penalties at Tannadice very often and Arabs are among the most moaning fans there are.

Sounds like the club has twisted the arm of Police Scotland to allow a time extension. IF we win through today the Police should order the gates of our stands to be closed for 20 minutes after the game finishes to allow the away end to empty and home fans to celebrate.

Agree in principle Graham but are we fitter in the last 15/20 minutes?

The same issue that Dodge raised. I'm a bit puzzled though. Isn't this the case at other grounds though - Tannadice, McDiarmid Park, Dens Park, Dingwall, Inverness? In the past both sets of supporters have used Fir Park Street to gain access to our ground and shared toilets and kiosks. So whats the problem? Credit to the club for pursuing this.

Absolutely. A lot of bodies stand to lose out financially if Rangers don't get promotion - we must take nothing for granted.

Tempted to go now Al?

We need to cool it. The job is only half done. Yes we're in control but a lot could yet go wrong. Its crucial that we don't lose an early goal on Sunday. Given their recent games I expected Rangers to tire badly tonight but they didn't and in fact finished the stronger side. The tie isn't over yet. I've supported the Well far too long to take things for granted.

Great result tonight and beforehand I'd have been very happy to take a 2 goal advantage back to Fir Park.

As will the other 11 Premiership clubs. Their fans however are a different story. Local Dundee fan however said he was solidly behind us.

Not the news I was hoping for. Although we can only do it bit by bit, our back line needs a massive overhaul, and that involves the full backs. Josh Law is an honest trier but he's not the level we require.

I understand that Dodge but we have had to share the same kiosks and toilets. Whats so special about segregated turnstiles?