David

Anyone else been following the video diary on MFCTV of the under 19's trip to Turkey? In true Scottish fashion they get there and it starts raining!

Forbes will suffer from not getting a good run in the team, the same as the likes of McHugh. Bringing someone in for one game and expecting them to hit the ground running is a bit ridiculous. Players need game time to get themselves going, and Forbes is no different.

These types of games are always interesting as far as I'm concerned. Can't wait to get along and see the new lad and some of the younger boys do the business.

Over 60's and students get in for a tenner as well.

Trust me, following Motherwell means you don't "expect" anything. What I'm saying is, if we want to finish in the top four we have to be beating those kind of teams at home. Dropped points against those sides will see us slip down the table, as clubs like Hearts and Dundee United have far bigger squads who can cope with the inevitable injuries and suspensions we all deal with as the season goes on. My expectations & hopes are the same every season. A top six finish with a possible run at a European spot, and a decent cup run. Speaking of European spots, does anyone know what positions in the table will qualify for the Europa this season?

Saying we should be winning at home against the likes of St Mirren & Kilmarnock isn't too high an expectation in my opinion. Those are the kind of teams we should be beating at home.

Don't get me wrong, if we eventually finish fifth I'd happily take that.

Our home record at present is nine home league games played, three wins, three draws and three defeats. The reason why some people (including me) are bringing up our home form is because since we beat Aberdeen over three months ago we haven't managed to win in four games. We've lost to Celtic & St Johnstone, and drawn with St Mirren & Kilmarnock. The loss to Celtic is fair enough I guess, but if we are looking at still being in the top four by the end of the season we need to be winning games against the likes of Kilmarnock & St Mirren. If we keep dropping points at home to sides like that we won't maintain our league position, it's as simple as that.

Superb post. Very insightful.

I don't think anyone is really being pessimistic. Most people are simply saying that we need to improve our home form if we wish to maintain our league position. Makes sense, doesn't it?

Those results didn't change my opinion of us finishing third either. Our dropped points against the likes of St Mirren & Kilmarnock, and further dropped points against sides who will finish below us in the table will cost us third place. Hopefully a result against Queens Park at the weekend will boost morale and kickstart some decent home form, as wins against the likes of Inverness & Dunfermline are needed in my opinion.

Two games in hand aren't guaranteed points though. We were looking poor against Hibs before the game was halted, and Dunfermline will come to Fir Park with the same mindset as the likes of St Mirren which has caused us problems already. We need to rectify our home form if we want to finish third or fourth. It's really that simple.

We have four home games this month, one of them a cup tie, and two away games (one of which we've lost already). If we are serious about finishing third (or fourth even) we need to start winning at home. A minimum of seven points from our games should be the target.

"Expect" may be too strong a word, but I'd hoped for at least a bit of fight. I never expect us to take anything away from Ibrox, but I don't expect us to roll over like we always seem to do either.

Full-time 3-0. A heavy defeat as usual. I never went, but from the commentary we sounded terrible.

I can't see us losing, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if we end up with a draw.

If our home form doesn't improve we'll be lucky to finish 5th this season.

Hopefully. With our home form at present I wouldn't be surprised if we ended up getting a draw with Queens Park next weekend.

F*ck Rangers. F*ck games against the old firm. Next weekend sees us back to the comfort of a 3pm Saturday kick-off, this time against Queens Park in the Scottish cup 4th round. This is a game that we should win, and one that we could with winning handily, try to boost some confidence after what looks like consecutive losses to both Hearts & Rangers. We should see Jennings back for this game, which give him 90 minutes to lose any Christmas weight he may have gained during his holidays. I'm hoping for at least 3 goals from the home side, and for Murphy to get on the scoresheet. That lad needs a confidence boost of some sort.

Would I be right in saying we went out there with a defensive formation? I can understand that if it were the days of Gazza, Laudrup and co, but against Aluko, Fleck & fucking Healy? If McCall mentions anything in his post-match interview about us having to be at 100% whilst Rangers need to be at less than their best for us to win I'm going to fuck this computer monitor right out the back window.

2-0 Rangers. Losing to a team playing with a strikeforce of Healy, Fleck & Aluko

I doubt I'll ever return to either of the Old Firms stadiums to see us play again.

How about we keep Jenno and let Hughes go when his short-term deal expires? That may free up some money to use in other areas.

Would it be easier if this thread was pinned?