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Spittal in the front two with Paton taking his spot, and Mugabi in for SoD, and switching with McGinn. As far as outfield goes, we have no spare strikers and obika is injured, so we're pretty much doing what we can do. Would have liked to see Ross again on the right, but McGinn has done a job there before. I assume/hope Bevis is on the right side and not dead center. Ox in for Kelly was always going to happen, Kelly has a year and could well be sold before then, so we need to know what we have.

They showed last weeks game to international subscribers, but it's audio only for us tomorrow too. Elgin also broadcast our game there on ppv, so I'm guessing the issue is technical rather than legal.

That sucks. We have the tech to show home games and we were able to show it last week, so can't be a capability or legal thing. The worst thing about our streams is the bloody audio too.

I think he would have got more of a chance if he wasn't frequently injured. His opportunity was probably there when Hammel was manager but he was rarely fit to take advantage of it. He had some decent games, and had the knack of coming up with goals, but we'd essentially have to change our system to accommodate him, and our form last season under kettlewell was so good that changing the shape would have been folly.

I like these summary videos, they're well put together. Some standard highlights would be nice to go along with it though. I'd have had Davor running about getting everyone's name wrong, and them getting his spot on. I was definitely a syllable short in my attempt, so the video worked in that regard.

I thought he was up next year too, when someone mentioned it on p&b I had to check the website. Unless he absolutely tears it up, i doubt we ever see him back.

FYI - Teirney is under contract until June 2025.

I mean someone who we see as our first choice striker and regarded as our best signing of the summer. I don't think that where the player comes from matters in that distinction.

That's going to be in the daily record in 10, 9....

I'm hoping that we have a "marquee" signing in the works, i.e. our first choice striker.

Who doesn't? Probably the 2 hardest types of player to find, and usually the most expensive.

Spittal and Slattery were both good. I went with spittal. No one was particularly bad, were still disjointed and you could tell who missed pre season.

Blaney in too, so no bevis.

I'm sure there's a pill they can take for that.

I mean, you can sing his whole name to sunday bloody sunday.

Is it a one legged midget clown to replace Lamie?

I think he said himself that he prefers to play at the back now, and I think our system suits him. It also looks like we want our midfield to be mobile and cover a whole lot of yards, which would definitely expose Butcher. It will be inetesting to see who gets the nod for that spot until he's back. Does casey move to the middle? Or is it between lamie and bevis?

I like efford, he played in the friendlies, so maybe we're being careful with his minutes. I wonder if he fits into our style now. He played out wide for us a lot, but I'm sure he was a center forward when we signed him, so you'd think need need him. Saying that, if Ferrie is going to get serious minutes this season, then the likes of efford become costly backups.

We weren't really tested at the back, but a good runout for the squad and it was great to see three youngsters start. Miller looked composed throughout, and I thought Wilson was solid. Ross was all adrenaline to start with, but chilled out as the game went on and gave a good account of himself. He's also rapid, which is nice for a change. Today isnt much of an indicator as to how the season will go, but it will go some way to preparing the squad and building confidence.

Ross is a forward, right? That would make it a 433 or 442.

Looks like Campbell is off to Annan on loan

Does our home strip clash with aberdeen and hearts? If livi are still yellow they're the only club I can see us having to wear the away strip against.

Amber and orange are totally different colors, so I scoff at any sectarian comparisons. However, we should wear it against Celtic anyway.

I wouldn't be surprised if we put Campbell and ferrie out on loan, and maybe a few others, assuming we take care of their contracts first 🙂

I mean, is it not normal for people to to hand back wages when they feel they are not one of the best 11 people at their work? There's always going to be squad players, changes in form, changes in tactics, injuries, etc. Ideally you want 12-25 to be players that could seamlessly switch into the first team, but that's just not going to happen.