bobbybingo

I thought Hibs fans preferred Spoons.

If you think our season's basically been over since Pittodrie, fair enough. I don't feel that way at all, and whatever happens in the summer, I'll wring every bit of enjoyment I can get out of the remaining games.

Hearts just lost at Kilmarnock. They also lost a huge game at Ibrox and have failed to beat us so far. Celtic lost a cup final to St Mirren and still trail Hearts in the league. Rangers have only lost 2 league games but still sit in 3rd place, They lost a 2 goal lead at home to Celtic, and followed that up by going out of the cup to them in a penalty shoot-out last week. St Mirren have 9 huge league games coming up, plus another semi-final. We'll see how those go. Other than Falkirk fans, probably, I guarantee every other set of supporters have asked/are asking questions about their team's mentality this season.

No, those are all fair points. Our away form certainly hasn't been outstanding, though it hasn't been disastrous. One home loss in March is beyond anyone's wildest dreams, as is the quality of football. The success of the season does all depend on these last 8 games. It feels as though everyone's pretty much running on fumes at this stage. Those guys have put themselves where they need to be, so I suppose we're about to find out if they have the mentality, or to put it more bluntly, the balls to stay there.

Which team in our league has a big game mentality?

Jens didn't sound like he was questioning the penalty or the red card in his interview. VAR were always going to give the first, which was always going to result in the second. It's what the 3 wise monkeys choose not to get involved in that's the pisser, even though we know those were the rules long before VAR existed.

Kmcalpin has repeatedly said we were never in the mix for a title challenge, so that can't be his reasoning. Singling out defeats as proof we lack big game mentalty while ignoring the home wins against Celtic and Hibs, the draws against Rangers, or any other 3 points that have helped put us where we are now, feels harsh. The title's still up in the air and only St Mirren have won silverware (while staring at a play-off), so we're pretty much all in the same boat when it comes to questioning mentality - which Hearts, Hibs and Falkirk fans are probably doing this morning.

Hearts keep playing like that, and the uglies won't need much help reeling them in.

It's almost as if they know their constant whining about him having an agenda against Celtic forces him to give them every debatable decision. As for his actual competence as a ref, he made 4 huge calls in our games at Pittodrie and Parkhead, and VAR 'corrected' 3 of his clear and obvious errors.

Not sure why Dundee would be considered a big game in comparison to any of the games we won.

You may very well be right, and there's no way we are favourites today. However, I remember you suggesting we were highly unlikely to ever beat either Celtic or Rangers again not so long ago. We absolutely won't win all of our remaining games, but I don't see any of the other top 6 sides getting to the end of the season unscathed either. We'll cost someone along the way. No time like the present.

Just a feeling Hearts are due a wee unexpected stumble. A Killie win would be preferable, obviously.

A win for us and a draw for Kilmarnock.

Yeah, that's him. The official site says he was McLean's assistant, but I honestly can't remember that.

Billy Campbell has died, aged 81. Was he assistant manager to Willie McLean or Bobby Watson?

Their average home attendance is just under 7,000. They've been getting around 8,000 for European games.

The Aberdeen goal aside, Charles-Cook's been disappointing, as was his sub appearance on Saturday.

2-1 to the mighty. Worst case, a draw.

At least you managed to have Motherwell losing at home to lower league opposition in your fantasy scenario.

Utterly irrelevant whatabouttery. Another huge game coming up for us and folk are still arguing the toss over two clubs who couldn't give a toss about any other club in Scotland.

Score draw.

Aberdeen's approach has triggered a clause in Robinson's contract, apparently, so they have no option but to let him talk.

I don't know what would be funnier - Robinson taking the job or Robinson turning them down.

At least they aren't kicking it into the long grass. Though Robinson will soon fix that.

If you're not ultra optimistic as a Motherwell fan, it must be a hellish pastime. Four major trophies in 140 years tells its own story. This season may or may not be repeated, but while we're waiting and hoping for silverware, I'd much rather spend my hard earned watching a team at least attempting to play decent football. Or in St Mirren's case, football.