David

I'd hope that they would never clash, and I wouldn't have to choose between my country or my club.

I think we should go out of our way to ensure that there an abundance of saltires at the final to combat the Irish tricolours that our Glasgow friends will be flying. Let's emphasis the Scottish in Scottish cup final!

If we get Celtic I'd like to see an abundance of Saltire flags at the game, to combat the undoubted sea of Irish flags we'll see in the Celtic end.

In a more compact, busier environment it would have looked top notch. As it was, it was a great touch. Not too sure the St Johnstone fans knew what was going on. They were, just like their team, outclassed today.

I was sitting in the stand directly across from the display and managed to catch it on my phone. The picture quality isn't too hot, but it's better than nothing. Forward to 2:40 of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZKXAakm6E

I've updated the list with the post-split games.

That's a hell of a surname for winning shit, eh?

I know it's a shame for the lad, but that made me chuckle.

I imagine we'll see some sales tomorrow. What time is the ticket office opening at?

Another few thousand would do the trick I reckon

It wasn't the Scottish cup facebook competition, was it? Because I've just been told I've won two tickets as well!

I think that was set up by the official SFA Scottish cup Facebook account. Even if they don't use this site to set up an event, they could surely get some more announcements & news stories to hype the game up?

I figured this may as well be the Hearts game discussion thread. So, heading into the match on Saturday the updated top six competition list looks something like this; Inverness Celtic (home) Kilmarnock (away) Hearts (home) St Johnstone Rangers (home) loss Dundee United (away) Celtic (home) Hibernian Hearts (home) Draw Celtic (away) loss Aberdeen (away) Accies (home) St Johnstone & Hibs are now officially out of the running, leaving us and Inverness competing for top six football. Has there been any update on when Inverness are playing Celtic? If they lose to Killie on Saturday then it's all over for them anyway regardless of how we do against Hearts, but if we can win at Tynecastle we'll cement our top six placing, although even if we don't get anything from the game it'll leave Inverness needing a win against both Killie & Hearts, and a draw against Celtic to draw level on points with us, which although is mathematically possible, has to be considered very fucking doubtful. The big question is, do we go for it against Hearts on Saturday? Or rest some players with the semi-final coming up?

My opinion upon his arrival was that we should have appointed an interim manager until the end of the season, when there would have been more choice out there. I'm glad to say that I've been proved wrong in thinking we should have done that. I'm thoroughly happy with the job McCall has done thus far. Even as things stand, a semi-final slot and top six is more than enough to keep me happy.

Good stuff! I think this game has a draw written all over it to be fair. Has anyone heard any updates on the guys who were doubtful for this game?

I think it should come as a surprise to no one that the views on a Motherwell forum on this matter would equate to "MFC= Good, Brown= Bad". Take a jaunt over to any Aberdeen board and see if they aren't feeling the opposite. The truth is, Brown & Knox got their big move to Aberdeen because they were operating without a contract. Many people on this board blasted John Boyle for allowing that to happen. They took advantage of the situation, and had every right to do so in a legal sense. However, such a situation tends to have positive & negative points. Brown & Knox are experiencing one of those negative points now. If they had wanted to make sure they would get all money they were (apparently) legally owed they would have ensured that it was written into a contract that they would have proceeded to sign. If they had done that though, would they have got their big move? The phrase "roll with the punches" springs to mind here.

It appears that Gunning, Hammell, Humphrey, Hateley, Lasley & Jeffers are all doubtful for the game according to McCall's email after the Aberdeen game. I don't think we'll see all of them miss the game, but there's a good chance that none of them will be at 100% come Wednesday night. In light of that news, I'll take a draw.

The latest from the gaffer, for those who don't get his emails; I see he's dropped the "forever claret & amber". He must read this forum.

It'll be interesting to see what comes of all of this. I'm sure Celtic & Paul McBride will be keeping an eye on events as well, seeing as Brown is a firm favourite of the blazers who run our game.

Another Wednesday night, and another game against Dundee United. The second last game before the infamous split, and our last at home. Looking ahead at the fixtures of the clubs who could realistically catch us; Inverness Celtic (home) Kilmarnock (away) Hearts (home) St Johnstone Rangers (home) Dundee United (away) Celtic (home) Hibernian Hearts (home) Celtic (away) Aberdeen (away) Accies (home) My prediction would be Inverness taking a maximum of three points, St Johnstone a maximum of three points, and Hibs a maximum of four points. Assuming that we lose to Hearts away, I can see us clinching a top six finish even if he happen to lose to United on Wednesday, but I reckon at least a draw will see us home safely. Thoughts & opinions?

I'd be willing to wager that John Boyle probably agrees with you this morning, but it's easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment, isn't it? The way Brown & Knox departed last year did leave him with some major headaches no doubt, so he's probably been harbouring a fair bit of resentment due to that. In the end, we got the three points. Maybe the press are willing to allow the after-match antics to overshadow our win, but we most certainly should not.

I have to admit, like a lot of people, I didn't fancy the Jeffers signing at all. When a player comes to the club you can only go on his past record as any sort of guage for how he'll do. I also said that I'd be more than happy to be proved wrong, and I think Jeffers has went somewhat close to doing that. If he plays a part in the team making the Scottish cup final and sealing top six football then I think he's definately worth another year on his contract if he wants it. As someone else said already, he looked different class from from anyone else on the pitch against Dundee United last Wednesday, and that includes wonderboy Goddwillie.

At the end of the day, Brown can do all the television & radio interviews he wants. He's playing bottom six football for the remainder of the season, and faces the prospect of another beating if he somehow manages to get past Celtic in the semi-finals. The best part of all of this is the dignified way in which Stuart McCall has handled himself during all of this. Top drawer from the 'Well manager.

Aye, he didn't look out of place today, even if he did look a little bit unfit.