MelvinBragg

Not simply about censoring your celebration, more about not feeling compelled to do the "get it right up you". There is a middle ground. Like you, I find the not celebrating against a former side a bit silly (Jim Hamilton would never have celebrated a goal), but Higginbotham seemed more concerned with our support than the Thistle fans...

That was a missed opportunity. But when the draw was made, I don’t remember thinking "we should beat this lot". Given the first leg, we could have got through but blowing one opportunity against a team that we could (not should) have been good enough to put out does not make a poor European record...

This. I'd be interested to know which teams we've lost to in Europe that people expected us to beat...

Adam Asghar signs for Alloa..

Hibs, I heard last week but the longer it goes on, the more you wonder if it's fallen through...

Don't disagree with you on Smith but our team season 2012/13 was better than McGhee's team...

Aye, know it was a hypothetical as Angol was injured. What I tried to put across was that it was more of a loss than some would think, him not being available...

This may see me marked down as insane but I reckon Angol might have made a difference last night. We kept getting exposed down the left as their right back had no one in his way due to Vigurs tendency to drift inside. Someone more inclined to stay wide would have at least given their right back another body to get past. Thing is, if you play Angol and Ainsworth, you'd need to drop Vigurs, Law or Lasley. Would McCall do that? For me, if you're playing 5 in midfield, at least two have to be players that are natural wide players. Particularly against a packed defence, you need to stretch them out as much as possible...

Given he's first team coach at our first opponents in the league, scouting would be the order of the day...

That same thought occurred to me at the time. Having said that, had Sutton stuck away the chance right after they made it 2-1, I reckon that would have knocked the stuffing out of them. First impressions of the game... Wrong goalkeeper. Nielsen was shafted towards the end of the season, dropped as he was finding form after his penalty save against Celtic. Twardzik looked very shaky tonight. Not that he was helped by the entire left side of defence being exposed/posted missing. Can't make up my mind if Hammell really was that bad tonight or if Vigurs "free role" left him exposed. Thought Carswell was good tonight. Lasley, a bit too headless chicken. Ainsworth, we didn't get the ball to enough early on when it was clear he had the beating of them. Law, too early to tell, but looks comfortable on the ball. Vigurs did a lot well but also made some terrible decisions. Sutton won a lot of ball in the air but was feeding off scraps. My last thought, a question really. When did putting Kerr on at right midfield ever work? Not having a go at Kerr, think he has a lot of potential and attributes to be a solid defender but he looks a fish out of water at right midfield no matter how often McCall plays him there...

Team Twardzik Reid Ramsden McManus Hammell Lasley Carswell Vigurs Ainsworth Law Sutton

Can someone please stop this guy getting to the game tonight..?

In my opinion, that's where we should be playing Vigurs. No real pace required, just an ability to pick a pass. I'd like to see us play a 4231 Nielsen/Twarzik Reid Ramsden McManus Hammell Lasley Carswell/Leitch Ainsworth Vigurs Thomas/unnamed left winger Sutton For those saying Sutton can't play up front himself, I'd be hoping that it would turn into almost a 433 with wingers pushed forward when attacking...

Anyone watch the Celtic game and think on that basis we'll have a hard game on Thursday?

Stealing my material? I got slated last close season for asking about McHugh's minutes to goal ratio. From what you've said about last season, I'd imagine that it's still pretty good...

God, I hope the season starts soon...

As you know, I don’t really buy tops so quality less of an issue for me. Design was to my tastes. Simple collar, quite a plain design. And we've had a few tops with more loose definitions of claret and amber...

The white away one where it ran down the side was horrific but the two kits we used the season we were in administration are two of my favourites. Plain, no nonsense kits, the a way the inverse of the home...

Having "The Untouchables" on the kit wasn't too shabby...

I'd imagine a fee would be involved. Hibs could afford that, we couldn't. Not that I see it happening... Also says Murray is on trial with Sigma Olomouc...

Anyone questioning McCall's record in the transfer market is insane...

I'd be interested to know how often Sutton and Anier started together last season. My gut feeling is that it wasn't that often. Point is, we seldom started with two out and out strikers. Normally five in midfield or with McFadden as a link man in a 4411. For me, it makes a Shiels type a more likely signing. Could Clarkson do that? Well, I seem to recall him playing winger for Bristol but does he have the footballing intelligence to play the McFadden role? He certainly could fit the bill as a replacement for Anier in those situations when we threw Anier on alongside Sutton. Would be a decent signing but would he start every week and would he be better going somewhere like Hibs where he probably would...

This. McCall has a good track record. Guys like Clancy, Ramsden, Reid, Ojaama and Ainsworth didn't have stellar careers before arriving at Fir Park but we've got the best out of them...

A lot of faith in Erwin then? No disrespect to the Welsh, but I'd maybe see us beating them. But not sure where the goals would come from. Ainsworth? Vigurs? Maybe but we'd still need a striker to occupy the central defence and create space for Vigurs and Ainsworth...

Even if big Handsome gets injured...?