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Steven McLean is the ref for the game with Andrew Dallas on VAR

Delighted to have picked up the three points — hopefully everything starts to click sooner rather than later. I think this is the tenth year since the group stage format was reintroduced, and thankfully, we haven’t slipped up yet. There have been some really tough matches over the years. Off the top of my head, I can only remember outright defeats to Airdrie and Rangers, but we've had numerous shootout wins, and one shootout loss, to grab that extra point.

I find the seeding in this cup really frustrating. Like others have said, if you're seeded and manage to avoid the Old Firm, that's ideal, but we've ended up with some really tough draws over the years, even after topping the group. The teams coming in from Europe have already had the benefit of skipping the group stages, so they may as well just throw everyone into the same pot. As for the game itself, on paper, it's the toughest in the group. But I’ve got a feeling a few things will finally click, and we’ll come through it more comfortably than we have in recent matches.

Baa Baa Baa Barrrrry

I wonder if Just and Longelo are getting replaced at half time as they are getting made to run about. Don't usually see that.

I was going to say that. I did notice it on the claret training top sleeves and the black training top as well.

One of the posters on here made that motherwellnet.com website which contains most of the clubs history, I'm sure they said previously that even people on eBay steal the photos and info and post things on the platform for a quick buck. There is another 'Well book on Amazon by a self published author - Well Worth a Mention it was titled but the content is mainly focused on players who rarely featured but seems to be players from the 90s onwards that was a decent enough read.

Amazon has the platform for anyone to self publish a book quickly now. That guy seems to be churning out the books so I am assuming he is doing that but using AI to quickly piece together the content. I'd demand your cash back from Amazon.

Assigned another ref doing his first top tier game, seems to have had a mixed bag doing the other three leagues. Hopefully someone sends Armstrong into Row Z early doors.

Went for a Lillian Gish and came back to a 3-0 scoreline.

Goal Slattery

Groundhog Day for O'Donnell on his trips to Tynecastle this season.

Lennon Miller wins the PFA Young Player of the Year. Congrats.

I remember when Forbes missed I looked to the sky then when I looked back down Graeme Smith and Kevin McBride will celebrating with each other. I was perfectly in line with with Lukas shot from the POD, arse left the stratosphere when the net rippled. Such an amazing game, to think we went to Ibrox days later and we were down 3-1 going into stoppage time.

What happened to Plange, injured or just keech. Hopefully we can get over the line today with the three points.