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Suggests a complete 180 in our recruitment strategy.

Yep - the club was all over the shop on the McGrath one. Seemed a strange decision full stop, given he’d been pretty good overall in his 2 years, but then made zero sense at all once they gave Nilssen a 3 year deal. Looked even worse when the replacements never delivered either unsurprisingly…

Make it make sense. Just bonkers really.

Regurgitation of the story I highlighted on 17th April or is it actually happening. Imagine signing a player of this age when we refused to give McGrath the fourth year that would have taken him through to this age

If he put in half the effort he did against the Diets last week he’d certainly do a job for a year or two. Ticks the Gogic box for me, proven experienced SPFL player who knows the league and has delivered in it for years so could do a job for a year or two while we completely rebuild the squad - which lets be honest, is going to take a bit of time given the mess its in. I’m not against it on that basis…

Nik Kershaw sings it as "KI-hOAtay" in his hit song of the same name.

Yep, this is where I am with Milne. I actually feel for him because its the club that’s tried to shoehorn him into a position he can’t play purely based on his size - but I guess that’s because he isn’t good enough for midfield either. He’s soft because he’s soft. Nothing to do with age, its just his character. Not the boys fault, its who he is, but its zero use as a CH in this league. You can’t coach personality traits and character, so he’ll always be too soft for CH. Then there is his complete lack of heading ability. Ok, maybe that can be coached a bit, but the basics need to be there (including the aggression) and he’s not got it. I’ve seen enough, there’s just not enough there to make it worth persisting with in our first team. If they want to keep him, he needs to do it out on loan. Get him a loan next to that big experienced hairy arsed CH who he can learn off and see if that works. We can’t do it in our first team next season though, way too much of a liability…

Sky Sports are saying that the club are looking at signing Martin Boyle.

I've read it afore, it's good, if you like that sort of thing. Like all the best books, it's quite accessible, with no horrendously long chapters, so even if you have a phone-addled attention span you can pick up and put down with regularity! It was only £5 in the rosemount bookshop, so it's fine to have in the hoose. It has to be photie-rhyming. I've been to Spain in athin.

I should have stated in my original post, that the reason I put these down as fails is that I think it would have been expected for them to play more of a part this season, Kjartansson especially. Fails in comparison to Frame and Lobban basically. Next season will give us more of an idea. They're both too old for our youth setup, and should be making the breakthrough.

Everyone's favourite snooker player is in the final of the World Championship. I'm sure you'll all be cheering on your best pal Shaun Murphy today and tomorrow.

That’s why I think he’ll hold onto Keskinen. He should be a good fit in that system and offers some more expansive ability. Do we think Marshall will be a mainstay in the midfield or are we doing our usual in convincing a young lad to sign on to protect our future earnings with no intention of developing him?

Robinson allegedly prefers a 433, he did change to that when it went 2-2 on Friday as well.

Do we have to invade a pitch or something if we finish above them?

Quite.

I'd forgive a lot of this seasons ills, if we can send them back down the road to their caravans, with zero points. I hate this lot and their very deluded fans with a passion. It's their big game too and I know it won't be easy, but beating them is worth the price of a season ticket alone.

Fair assessments mostly being made but I agree with Don Julio that Bilalovic and Kjartansson are young players and it would be unfair to write them off yet. Maybe even Lazetic falls into that category, I feel like he could be the type of player Robinson could work with as he has the attributes physically. I wouldn’t write off any one completely, it’s been such a strange season.

Maybe stating the obvious now, but I would say that’s us realistically completely safe (if not quite mathematically). Three games to go and St. Mirren are 7 points back and Kilmarnock are 6 behind. Bear in mind they still have to play each other, worst case is they both pick up 7 points or St. Mirren pick up 9 and Kilmarnock 6. If we weren’t to pick up a single point more and that were to occur they could catch us. They are worse off by a goal difference of 10 and 12 at the moment, possibly if the scenarios described did occur this could be within reach. But ultimately it would take quite a series of results for us to end up 11th now.

Let me know how you get on with that- been something been on my list to read for years

I agree if we are switching to a system that uses wingers. But if it’s 5-3-2 then Frame and Lobban looks good enough - that said I’m not sure why the later is not getting a game.

Funny, thought of weir today too. Strachan wasn’t a winger, but were we spoiled. McGinn and Hayes seem a long time ago too. We need many new players, but two proper wingers would do so much for us. Even Morris and hedges are a clear upgrade on the current options.

Ajax v PSV on premier sport 2 just now. 1-1 after 25 minutes.

Not really seeing anyone of Peter Weir quality in their team right now.....

You can guarantee that the Ojo-assaulting family (of inbred Jute cunts) club will have the after-burners on next weekend as we’re their cup final. I hate that disease of a club, although I do my best to disguise the emotion.

“KI-hOAtay” rhyming with “photie” and onomatopoeia for clearing phlegm fae yer throat, or “KwixOaty” like “a ready-made breakfast cereal”? A long-standing debate in the Bilermakers.