DantheDon

This one could be tricky, they are halfway through their season and will be a lot fitter than us. Also there's a lot of new faces in our team. I think we will scrape it over the two legs.

You are probably right, It makes you think maybe that is what is wrong with our approach to recruitment in general. Look at the players who went on to do well with us and most of them were on an upward trajectory. Think Severin, Hayes, Mcginn, Maclean etc. Of course there are exceptions, Rooney being the stand-out.

Yeah, and a couple at a lower level. When you look at it its not a lot but he was doing well at that point. I cant really put my finger on why it worked out for him then but not now.

Whether May can recapture any kind of goalscoring form after moving on will be interesting to see. But here he will be wasted like Stewart as he isnt suited to our system. Hes tried hard and you cant fault his workrate but hes not a natural finisher.

Haha No problem, Got a result and sounds quite positive. Good to see big Sam in the goals again. Hopefully he will hit the ground running this season.

How was the game, How did the new signings look?

I think wilson seemed to do better as a winger. He has the pace and skill to skin players. I reckon thats where Mcinnes sees him playing next season.

I would think if we sign any of Mulumbu, Mcgeogh or Djoum that would be us in midfield. Any of those 3 would require big bucks and we have still got Gleeson on the books. Unless we get into the group stage of the Europa League I wouldnt be surprised to see Dean Campbell go out on loan this season. It would probably be best for him to get a regular game somewhere. On another note I read thay Ryan Gauld has been told he can leave Sporting if he finds a club. He may well become the new Alan Gow and I know hes not really fulfilled his early potential but he would surely be worth a punt on a free transfer.

Well i checked the BBC gossip column and im sure it said 1 million before. It does say 100k now so either ive misread it or there was a typo in there earlier.

Says they want 1 million for him. So it doesnt really matter if its Killie or us. He wont be going anywhere for that money.

I see Hibs have signed Cristian Doidge who we were apparently interested in last summer. Hopefully he turns out to be rubbish.

I presume we will have received some sort of compensation at least for him? Id never even heard of him so I dont know if I should be upset or not.

Celtic apparently lining up a deal for Max Lowe to replace Tierney. Would be gutted, but its another reason these loan deals just dont work out for us. Anyone who does well ends up getting a better deal elsewhere.

I went for Lewis probably cause hes still here and hes been excellent. Rooney is the other who id consider. Shinnie was good and i think we all realise we will miss him, But hes not the best for me. Cosgrove and Ferguson may prove to be great signings. Both are young lads that have made a positive start but still have a lot to prove in my eyes. I also dont think Christie should be on this list, we only loaned himand he was never really our player.

Its just frustrating how long its dragged on. I understand keeping your options open, but he must have seen whats on the table for a while now. It seems like he has been looking for a way out as if he really intended to stay he would have signed by now. He is a talented player but he has been hot and cold during his time with us. I have a feeling we are better with him but I doubt he will move on to anything better as I think we have been good for him. I could see him fading into obscurity on a bench in England. If he goes to the states he will probably do ok and I cant begrudge him wanting to try something different.

Maybe we spoke to soon. Seems he has agreed to join Celtic.

We were much poorer then. I remember we were lucky to get into the top 6 let alone get europe. If memory serves we had just lost a bunch of key players and needed a total rebuild. While you could draw parallels to now, the team we have at the moment is argueabley a young up and coming team with lots of potential.

Seeing that he knocked back a contract from derby to join us,which sounds positive. Adds a bit of experience in midfield which i hope would help with bringing on a couple of our youngsters.

Not saying that the teams there will be easy to get past but if you compare it to burnley last year im sure none of them are on that level. Which is a positive.

Always liked the old black and gold (yellow) kits but I cant say im impressed with this.

I see that turnball has rejected Celtics offer. Good on the lad, Im sure he will do much better getting a regular game for Motherwell for a few seasons.

From the BBC Gossip column: Aberdeen have beaten Hibernian and Rangers to the signing of Queen's Park striker Michael Ruth, 17. (Sun) Bournemouth's Scotland winger Ryan Fraser, 25, has hinted he will stay at the club for another year despite interest from Arsenal. (Mirror) Hope someone pushes the boat out to get Fraser, If he was English he would have been a 50m player.

Stewart confirmed as signing for sevco. Bizarre signing for them, but at least hes not coming here.

Read this morning that we have pulled the plug on Shaghnessey deal. Not surprising with Ash Taylor coming in.

Having snuck a 2-1 win against Cyprus at Hampden are we not a stick on to go and beat Belgium on Tuesday. We will then beat Russia home and away, draw with Belgium at home before finishing off with a draw away at Cyprus and a loss at home to Kazakhstan. Final position in the group third on goal difference....