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Potentially means we won't play again until October which is a month already jam packed with fixtures, not much wiggle room esph with the World Cup cutting in mid season.

Decided to head along to the game on Tuesday. I actually enjoyed the game for what it was, I know most of the first team players were getting valuable minutes under their belt namely Aarons, McKinstry and Moult. I found it interesting that O'Donnell was deployed at left back for this game as well. I like Shields work ethic and that but his finishing is not really good tbh. The young guy Mahon had a terrific game. If they play most of the home games at Fir Park this season I would certainly head along more regularly.

Assuming the old coffin dodger pops her clogs today I believe sporting events in the UK are postponed for 9 days, as the Hearts game is Sunday next week we should just about squeeze that in.

Waiting until 12 on the button to announce Moult.

Scott Fox away out on loan to QOTS.

I would rather someone launch him into row Z in the first few minutes. By all accounts from United fans feedback his best game for them was against us last season and of course his only goal for them came in that match. While I don't think they'll be as easy to beat as the like of AZ, St Mirren and Celtic found I'm confident we can take home the three points.

TBF they started the league campaign well, both got goals against Hibs (3-0) and then the following week same again against Hearts (3-2) at Tynecastle but sadly the decline would be quick heading into October.

I think it was the SPFL official website that used to have a feature where it had a transfer section and on deadline day you could see all the players teams were trying to register hours before they were announced, way back when we had that mad spree in January under Baraclough it made for some exciting reading but can't find it now. It'll be interesting to see what happens tonight, expecting some incomings but wondering if the likes of Ojala and perhaps Morris might move on, wouldn't be surprised to see a few young ones go out on loan.

Apparently Jack Ross has just been sacked, hopefully that doesn't bode well for Dundee United on Saturday. Anyway first things first looking forward to the game tomorrow night under the lights, it would be nice to go on a cup run. Since getting to the final in 2017 we have had some frustrating exits from this competition being knocked out at this stage by a struggling Hearts and Dundee side who both ended up relegated, not to mention gift wrapping a St Johnstone win who would go on to actually win the cup. I'm not really familiar with much of Inverness players these days, I recognise a few former Accies forwards, the goalie and Billy McKay. I would love to see us register a comfortable win but I guess as long as we are in the hat for the next round then that's all that matters. It'll be a interesting few days with comings and goings as well.

Prob thinking of the diamond ear ring wearing Ndjoli that only played twice as a sub. I would have loved to have seen Aaron's return but since he left us he has played 12 games, one all of last season. He was rapid, quite tricky and scored a nice goal against St Midden. He'd be a massive upgrade on the liked of Roberts\Woolery, but obviously his lack of game time is a worry.

As you do each and every week. I watched ICT get pumped by Partick Thistle just over a week ago and they looked a poor side, while on paper it seems like a potential banana skin I'm quite confident we will be comfortably progressing to the next round. I wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of changes to the side most likely Penney making his debut and probably Efford for Shields. Looking forward to the Fir Park double header this week.

Obviously it's going back a bit now and rules have changed etc. But I remember at the 1998 World Cup a new rule was introduced in that any sliding tackle that hits your opponent from behind was a straight red, I always had the impression that had stayed. For me, as much as it pains me to say it but I feel Collum was hundred percent correct, the Rangers guy recklessly launched into the back of an opponent. I see the wee neddy Hibs defender was the first on the scene again telling Willie it's a red. As for the 11 Celtic fouls today with no yellows, perhaps worth a mention that Jota against Aberdeen last season had nine fouls commited with no yellow or even our own O'Donnell against Rangers last year where his two fouls merited a yellow each in Nick Walsh's eyes only for Balogen to be let off countless times for the same fouls. VAR is going to be a laugh up here. Anyway it was nice to get one of those clear cut dodgy decisions in our favour against Livi.

Yeah, we learnt our lesson the last time we tried to sign a guy from Leeds. Announced as a new signing then half an hour later saying it was cancelled as he had played for two clubs.

We're apparently trying to get another young guy in on loan. A left back called Josh Reid from Coventry, he had previously played with Ross County.

I'm sure I had read that the way the cash rewards worked for player call ups for major tournaments worked dependant on the sides the players had served within the last 12 months or so. If he had left at the end of August almost a year before the tournament we would get a nominal fee or come January then it would be half, well that was my understanding at least. That would have been a kick in the stones to see Gallagher make his mark with Scotland for us and play his part in getting to a major tourney for the first time in over 20 years and not even kick a ball for Aberdeen but they get a few hundred grand.

I remember it well, it was a freezing cold day and they only had five shots each and everyone ended up in the net with Khaled Kemas getting one for us. We did get revenge late in the season when we beat 6-2. Looking forward to the game, no doubt Livi will be a tough but to crack but hopefully were will see more of this attacking approach we saw on Saturday. We tried to sign two players on Friday so it'll be interesting to see if we will have any new faces in soon.

It's one I've always enjoyed reading also when we triumph which is more often than not these days. Last night it was 27 pages of pure gold, it started with ridiculous scoreline predictions, how much they owe us one, then they hoped the team would take it in turns to snap KVV and so forth. It was nice to see all the optimism crash when Spittal scored. It is well worth getting the blue riband looked out and reading it while slurping tea. Delighted with our performance yesterday, to think we missed plenty sitters and still scored three. Looking forward to Saturday same again please.

Then you have Jonny Hayes, a guy with a face like a welders bench.

There is a random sign in the last stretch of country road before you get to Dundee that said Pittodrie - Place of manure and it has been there since I was wee, always thought it was a joke. Apart from enjoying some consistency in the league under McInnes they have always been relatively keech in my lifetime, you would think fans of a certain vintage within their support would have made peace with that fact by now.

Clearly he wouldn't but you have to ask what he was doing as this is night and day.

Fair amount of corners already. Jonny 'Face for the Radio' Hayes diving as per. Positive so far apart from slip.

According to the Daily Ranger we have officially signed that goalkeeper Aston Oxborough today.

I remember that he took really ill around the time when Stuart McCall was manager and he stated in an interview that he was disappointed that the club never took care of him. A quick Google search and he enjoyed calling Lesley a waste of space and lays into Robinson as well.

That Australian keeper they bought was stinking. While AZ did score some nice goals he was a bombscare and couldn't deal with crosses. Tony Watt mentioned last week that he joined United for nights like that I wonder what his take is tonight. I was actually worried that AZ were going to beat our record score of 12-1 over united.

I think it's always a difficult one when your club is looking to recruit a new manager, I started going to games when Tommy McLean was manager and when he left I remember the excitement of who it could be and I remember Guus Hiddink amongst many other names being touted for the job only for Alex McLeish to get announced. Since then for the best part it always seems to be guys with limited to no experience or a few who's stock has fallen drastically that get the gig. I remember being scunnered by the Stephen Robinson appointment, but I think that was mainly based on his Oldham experience. Personally I'm glad it's not the likes of Malky Mackay or Neil Lennon, I woke up in a cold sweat this morning thinking about that this morning. For me Hammell ticks all the right boxes, yes it would have been great to have more experience but he'll know the current crop of youngsters well, he has made all the right noises in regards to the necessary changes that we could all see that were needed under Alexander, so lets see what he does in that regard in the next few weeks. No matter who was hired it would clearly be met with a mixed opinion.