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If we play anything like we did against thistle Inverness will rinse us. In driving through main heading to glasgow really hard to predict a score for tonight, optimistically I'll go 2-1 Hayes and Rooney

I love this site, it's a staple of my internet diet!. Decent dons chat and debate where you can agree to disagree without it getting personal for the most part..... like any forum there is the occasional rocket but thats easy enough to ignore

I wonder if this is in preparation for a safe standing section

No danger gee will see out that contract, some one will pay big money for him within the next two years

I refuse to do this on principle, the thought is giving me the boke

Nail, head, nicely hit Jute. The starting formation yesterday was nothing short of bizarre, no one really seemed to know who was playing wide right. Rooney, flood, Maclean and hayes all made appearances there during the first half and as a result we lacked balance and width. I, obviously, have a lot of love for DM but he tactically got it very badly wrong yesterday and not for the first time this year (and note I said year not season). When a team sheet comes out these days I don't even bother trying to figure out what formation we will be playing anymore because he is so fond of throwing a curve-ball. As Jute says 442 would have been ideal yesterday, hayes left, pawlett of Mcginn right maclean and jack in the middle. He said post match that we had put plenty of balls into the box but you could count on one hand the number of times anyone did so from the by line. The constant over complication of strategy is starting to hurt us and needs to stop, there is nothing wrong with playing a simple strategy like 442, especially when it allows your players to play their natural positions. Honestly, who the fuck wants to see Adam Rooney playing on the flank?

Showed a decent touch a few times but there was little service so hard to judge manc

We were pretty awful today, no idea what dm was trying to do with the formation at the start.

Agreed al

I'd have preece over Brown and langfield any day of the week. Also tyrant is right about calderplank, the man mistook ritchie byrne for a footballer ffs

I could understand letting gms go as he was out of contract but they should have made celtic pay through the nose for armstrong instead of slightly less than market value. Wouldn't have happened under Eddie, I reckon ST has his hand in the till here.

I'm not suggesting taking a foot off the pedal ST, just changing things up a wee bit. It's hardly unwarranted either as we have looked a bit less fluent recently and our results have shown that, only 4 points from the last 9. Add to that the goals that we got against Motherwell were a little fortunate. Not saying we didn't deserve to win the game but the points were very much gifted to us and I don't remember too many other gilt edged chances. This combined with the poor second half performances at Dens and the San Giro makes me think a few changes are warranted both in personnel and strategy. I would argue that the team needs to have a bit more practice at playing in a more attack minded way for the games to come where we need to throw caution to the wind to get a goal. Not going to win the league but 8 points clear of third with two games to come against them is a good position to be in and I think DM can afford to experiment a little more than he normally would. With Shankland scoring a brace internationally last night it's time to be giving him some starts I reckon.

So the league is fucked. Such is life, it's not unexpected. Gutting because it was impossible not to dream a little bit but not unexpected. 9 games left and with ICT trailing by 8 points you have to think second is all but confirmed (yes I know we threw it away last year but I don't think we will now). I think this is a good opportunity to give Shankland a run in the team. Eg go 442, drop flood, play Maclean and Jack in the centre and give the kid a run up alongside Rooney for a few games. Low should be given an opportunity too, he looked pretty decent earlier in the season.

Truth be told Reynolds is a player I've never been entirely convinced off. His pace gets him out of bother a lot of the time but without Anderson marshalling the back line he looks very average. Jack obviously fucked up but the shot was very saveable. We have finally sorted out lb, just a competent keeper in the summer would be a huge step forward and must be the priority. I knew in my bones when we drew 3-3 at home to Dundee that the writing was on the wall. We have since had our chances and fucked them. Still we have made huge progress this season, let's just hope that doesn't stall.

I officially hate Dundee more than Utd now

Shane long and Robbie Keane spring to mind

Just read the match report, must have just missed the goal frustratingly. No 8 was masson

He got subbed about ten minutes after I arrived, he hasn't seen much of the ball and looked a bit tired truth be told but a couple of nice touches. Shankland, low, Smith, whoever was number 8 and Clark Robertson looked good

Beat county 1-0 at their place, driver scored. I managed to catch the last half hour but missed the goal.

That's a big ten four Tom, been finding them increasingly meh the past few years now

Bit short notice given some will have booked travel but this defo works better for me

Personal circumstances? Have I missed something?

Speaking to a jambo today, he's gutted hearts weren't in for him. He also said he had a knack of getting really important goals in big games. Could be a master stroke signing

(tin hat on) I quite like McCall, he seems like a good bloke whenever I hear him speak. He did the decent thing at Motherwell by resigning and not looking for a payout and I'm not going to forget that just because he's now the hun manager. Sadly I think this is a good move for the 'orribles, I can see them promoted via the play-offs yet. That said getting past Hibs could prove harder than any of the bottom 3..... mind you with motherwell and county picking up a bit of form that could yet be Partick. It's going to be a really interesting end to the season, the play off's are a great addition it has to be said, and hopefully the gift could yet give again.

ping Our number 2 (joe sho?) reacts like it's a goal against us though.....