David

After seeing Hearts promoted last season, if you'd told me that we'd win the play-off tie with Rangers and would still be an SPFL team this season I'd likely not have been confident of us getting anything from Tynecastle, but I'm actually feeling optimistic. I'll go for a narrow win, or a draw at worst.

I wonder why they don't simply get the guy who draws up the posters to allow them to use the same images on the programme? Those posters are excellent for the most part.

Isn't the idea supposed to be a smaller 1st team squad with a view to bringing through more homegrown young players? If that's the case, surely one of those young players will step up in Pearson's absence? It kind of negates the whole ethos of what we're trying to do if every time a key part of our first team squad gets injured we simply bypass the young lads and head right for a loan deal from down south or something similar.

Fucking hell Skippy

Aye, so it seems. I was just hoping that someone had a link to one of those obscure radio channels that covers the odd game here & there.

Anywhere doing actual match coverage of this? Or are we stuck with Twitter and OAM?

I'm pretty confident that team can get us a result today.

20 minutes tops.

Why would he be better leaving? Because of what some fans on a message board say?

Dan is a backup keeper really, isn't he? If he's happy to play that role then I'm happy enough to see him stay at the club.

How long was that new deal he signed at the end of the season before last?

It says;

With the new season not too long away and some signings made, what are the general expectations going into the new season? Looking back on a similar thread this time last year the general consensus was that we should be looking at top six minimum with a top four finish a real possibility as well as a decent cup run. Personally I was looking for top six with a cup run being a bonus. This season anything above 11th will do me, and i'm not really fussed by the cups.

This is fair dragging on, no? Other clubs have had their new kits unveiled, pre-ordered, in shops and on the streets for a while now. Didn't this happen with us last time as well?

If we make the number of signings that seems to have been suggested then it only stands to reason that one or two of them will flop, it's only natural. Let's just hope that we see more wins than losses in that regard.

Nice one Donaldo, i've updated the OP as well.

It could, and maybe I'm just being cynical when I believe it's more about seeing what kind of cash is on offer.

When McDonald says he has "unfinished business" down south I'm guessing that he means the business of earning more money, because it's not as if he's going to be joining a side looking to win trophies. He's simply assessing his options before making his decision, which he's perfectly entitled to do. Saying that, I hope the club have said to him that the offer made has a finite lifespan, because if he's not interested we need to move on and look at other targets.

Where did you hear that?

That's three times I've seen people mention sums of money upwards of half a million quid when it comes to Marvin Johnson. Are these sums actually being discussed by clubs looking to buy him, or are we just making them up?

Done.

New Signings Sold & Released​ Wes Fletcher David Clarkson (St Mirren) Jack Leitch Brett Long Loaned Out Expiring Contracts Stevie Hammell Ben Hall Keith Lasley James McFadden Scott McDonald

Don't they use them a lot in MLS?

I figured a thread dedicated to our pre-season shenanigans was worth creating, with confirmed games updated in the opening post. Thus far we've got; July 7th - Borussia Monchengladbach under 23's vs Motherwell (7pm local time) - Rheden, Holland July 9th - SC Heerenveen vs Motherwell (7pm local time) - Drachten, Holland July 18th - Livingston vs Motherwell (3pm) - Livingston July 24th - Motherwell vs Preston North End (7pm) - Livingston I'll try and update it as games are announced.

Has Murphy been anywhere near the national side? I've never saw his name mentioned in call up news.