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Touché I know you’ve been gagging for someone to ask, so I’ll wire in. How long are you giving us as a species?

More likely that you're under-thinking it.

For balance, I think (hope) that the squad have been bonding over the last two weeks and now play better together, and that they now have the stomach for the fight.

Is there a chance your overthinking it here?

I guess that stupidity is not really a good identifier. He's likely got a degree more than me, for instance. Intelligence, cleverness, or the ability to discuss the inanities of a ridiculous system aren't really the markers that should be merited. He strikes me as having little wisdom, which is of course entirely missing from UK parliaments, by design. It'd be unwise to think that there was a mechanism within those bodies that allowed for meaningful change, or even the slightest attempt to solve any of the crises that the system hurtles us towards. Look at @Ajja's list of "achievements" for labour for example (not criticising here). Have you ever seen such a bunch of lame, temporary, can kicking talking points? What's that? The sixth mass extinction of all life on earth? Well, that maybe so, but have you seen that A&E waiting times are down to an average of 18 hours? Representative democracy cannot deal with anything beyond the current. It's a terrible system. Someone suggested that social media etc meant that everyone wanted everything immediately and no attention span. That may be true, but it has nothing to do with the way the political system works. There has never been long term planning for any conceivably difficult obstruction, there has never been the chance to discuss what politics is for and what we want our communities or nations to be. You can discuss "the deficit", or "national debt", but never what money is and what it's for. You can talk endlessly about how we get economic growth, but never why. You absolutely don't get the opportunity to discuss civilisational collapse (and why ours should miraculously be different). Nor do you get the space to discuss all the issues and how they might interact with one another in a system - each issue is siloed off into its own discussion, so you can discuss climate change but not climate change with biodiversity or plastic pollution, and so you end up with the ridiculous solution of electric cars. Because you can't discuss cars, and you can't discuss what a city is and why. Fergus Ewing is probably stupid, or not, but it really doesn't matter. Because Fergus Ewing is stunted by a system that dictates that he can talk about the effects of particular abstractions, but not about the abstractions themselves. Any wisdom that he might have is neutered by the environment in which he stands. This applies to him, and the likes of Luxon or Ardern in New Zealand too, for the avoidance doubt. It's universal. Edit: and I expect everyone knows what I've written above is true. But you/we will all get drawn back into discussing the political minutae as if it's "the thing", rather than face having to face the enormity of the actual thing. Keir Starmer being a useless dick is not "the thing".

Nah, think it was five years last year too. I'm sure the wifie next to me was talking about it at the time. Maybe someone else can confirm.

Reading that hasn't helped my confidence about tomorrow.

Since the parliament opened, the only ones I can think of off the top of my head that are thicker are Annie Wells & Paul Sweeney I may well be wrong but he’s got a long track record of standing up in that place and sounding like a turnip

Have been surprised by some of the scorelines in the thread. I’d be happy enough with a 1-0 win as they appear a relatively organised outfit (yes I know about their away form). Just don’t think the shackles have been unleashed and we’re prime 2014 Dandies again.

A Reform candidate for Aberdeenshire. James Wyllie wants to see coal mining brought back. If he means the North East of Scotland, there could be the issue that we have never really mined up here. There are also no coal fired power plants left in Scotland. He also called people campaigning for Net Zero, communists. Haven't heard that one for a while and I wonder if he is our very own Jupiter, who classes anyone not on the right as a 'commie'. Going to be an interesting few weeks ahead.

If you renew your season ticket by the first of May, you will automatically get put into a draw, to win a free ST for the next five years. It's usually one year, the draw is for, so possibly must be a few fans holding back on renewing.

So a defender out since January is our player of the season. They should have been cancelled this season and given a special lifetime achievement award to Angus the Bull.

I think i’m being nice, I’d prefer McIntyre but molloy is already under contract. He’s really poor in the air and indecisive, plus not overly technical. He lets the ball drop/bounce instead of attacking headers which kills me. He doesn’t exude confidence and just looks ropey. His errors cost goals, he’s been at fault for a few this season. I’d play him at left back/left wingback as his mistakes there tend not to be as severe, but at the same time I’d play a fit frame or gyamfi before him.

I’ve got horrible post Livi vibes. Last time we had a good solid home victory was against Livi and we played Killie next game. There was optimism in the air and we felt like a huge weight had finally been lifted. Corner turned, top 6 awaits. Pumped 3-0

So why do we do the awards with 5 games left in the season?? Odd given we have a big game in 2 days. Obviously been scheduled for a while but why during the season?

Player of the year awards announced tonight.

I'm feeling good about it. Killie are much improved under McCann but 2 weeks more on the training ground will hopefully have improved team cohesion and the team will have a spring in their step after hibs. An early goal and I think we could get a really solid win here. 3-0 dons Nisbet, Armstrong and Lazetic

and one out of two wouldn't be a terrible record 2bf. Just because you don't like someones politics doesn't make them stupid though.

Because so much people think we are coasting this game, I have got the fear. I'm more optimistic when we supposedly have no hope, like last years cup final. Killies last away win in the league being last September, then along come Aberdeen. We don't usually need a script for the ending, we know it by heart. I'm hoping I feel more confident walking to Pittodrie on Saturday.

Even higher than what the uglies are paying their big earners? I'd assume we're paying a huge chunk of his wage too. Rumour was we were paying over £10k per week, in wages, for Karlsson, so a case of one out and one in. I expect a frugal approach in the upcoming transfer window, which possibly might be a good thing.

defo not and he has not done much lets be honest

I’ve never had a conversation with Darren Mackie either but I’d still be comfortable making a judgement call based on the evidence

Tell me you've never had a conversation with Fergus Ewing without saying "I've never had a conversation with Fergus Ewing". Emma Roddick is thicker than Randys world beating shite in south park

Emma Roddick must be thicker than a Boxing Day shite because Fergus Ewing has absolutely nothing going on upstairs. A dolls heed

Emmanuel Fernandez.