RicoS321

Mitov was fine yesterday. Just like the rest of them he made a single error. Not sure his was worse than any of the others. Generally speaking, he's decent at crosses too, but we seem to face an inordinate number of them in games. Far more than we throw in. We've given up blocking crosses, and seem to prefer to defend them in our own box these days. That results in Mitov having to gamble a lot more than you'd like. Saying that, if he'd stayed on his line for that one yesterday, I think they might have scored. He seemed to do just enough to put the guy off, despite not getting to it first.

Hun. My kids don't even make the top ten.

Shearer, Mixu, Booth and Jess had over sixty in the league between them in 92-93. Mental. Don't remember the pens stat though.

For all the tedious shite we hear about JT "being backed", and big player budgets/spending a lot of money, we only had three signings on the pitch yesterday, and one of those is a loanee. The return has been exceptionally poor this summer, as expected. The sporting director and Mowbray only now joining has set us back a huge amount, and that has to be shouldered by Cormack. A total false economy spending a load of cash when you don't have the system in place.

3-5-2, 3-3-2-2, or 3-4-1-2. We played a 3-5-2 against Motherwell, with Karlsson and Lazetic central, but we quickly shifted back to the 3-4-3 because the midfield struggled (that was the game that Armstrong looked knackered anyway). In my opinion, the 3-1-4-2, with Clarkson (or Polvara if we must) sitting in front of the defence, with two in front would work nicely. Similarly, two sitting, with Armstrong ahead would work fine too. I'd argue that none of these work particularly well with Karlsson in the side, but I find it bizarre that we haven't tried any of these options when looking for something to change a game, instead insisting that Nisbet comes on as a lone striker in abject failure, every single time.

He'd have been a slightly better match winner if he hadn't missed the original header! As he did in the first half too. In fact, if you go through their chances, there was probably only one created from a good move (the lad on the left getting deep into our box before being crowded out). Milne got caught under the long ball in either half, Knoester did similar in the second, losing a ball he seemed to have under control, and then Devlin tried a difficult pass back instead of just clearing it for a throw. The rest of their opportunities came from set pieces (albeit there were maybe a couple of good moves to win corners).

Maybe if you would write bigger, then Thelin might hear you.

A good performance, without a standout player. Everyone worked hard, and we were disciplined throughout, generally speaking. I'd probably give Armstrong the man of the match for us, as he was the one that seemed most assured. Jensen was good too, and the back three and keeper each had a dodgy moment, but survived. Midfield worked hard, and closed the spaces very well, but Polvara got caught in possession too many times, and both were weak in the tackle. They were a decent team, but with the spine of their side missing, didn't really cause us many issues. It didn't feel like we were one ahead playing against the top side in the league. There are several sides in this league that will beat them with those players, or equivalent, missing. A deserved victory for the first half certainly. The subs were an abomination again. It felt like a preseason friendly, with half the team changed in the space of five minutes. It was unfair on the players coming on, as well as being high risk. The subs should have started around the hour mark, when players (Lobban, Polvara, Lazetic) began to fail. We looked all over the shop, unsurprisingly, with Clarkson especially looking bamboozled playing on the left fucking wing (almost like he's attempting to teach him a lesson, or just generally alienate him). Anyway, a very good win, and another clean sheet.

It's one player, in a position that nobody has claimed. If he's willing to be a squad player, who waits for injury to get his chance, then get him along. The dirty English prick.

Just play a 3-5-2. Or a 3-1-4-2, or 3-3-2-2. Plenty of options to retain 3 central midfielders. We'll be playing a 3-4-3, with only two in midfield today.

Perfect opportunity to play two up front, but we stick with it. Disappointing. Guessing it's Aouchiche and Polvara playing central, with Armstrong hanging around the right hand side up front. Or switch Armstrong and Aouchiche, which wouldn't be good. He might try the 3-5-2 with Keskinen alongside Lazetic. Shinnie and Armstrong struggled last time out with that setup, as part of a 3 in midfield, but I don't see Aouchiche having an issue with it, and Armstrong will be fit again I'm guessing. I think it'll be the 3-4-3 though, with Armstrong out of position.

It's quite impressive losing a head that size.

I'd go with @Panda's suggested lineup, but I'd take Knoesters out and play Knoester, plus I'd take Karlsson out and start with the front two.

Aye, I think he's thrown in Shankland and Devlin as both doubtful, which suggests the two you mention probably are out.

Remember, McInnes loves to talk about players being doubtful, only for them to miraculously appear in the starting lineup with fuck all wrong with them.

I like the fact that Knoesters has joined the ranks of yer Tescos and yer ASDAs.

Big Yengi on the score sheet again. Knew there was a player in there.

Aye, but we still wouldn't be dirty Tims.

It does scrape the surface a little! If you'd said that he faked the ear injury, I'd be prepared to believe that. The rest, not so much. The simplest explanations far outweigh the conspiracy. You could be right about Epstein. I don't think it's a huge stretch to suggest he was killed, although I don't think it's a huge stretch to imagine a man with his connections arranging his own suicide, in fear of spending the rest of his days locked up. Not sure which way I'd edge. As for Guiffre, I'm fairly certain she committed suicide. She'd told her story already. I think you're doing her a disservice, honestly. The absolute trauma of being trafficked as a teenager and coerced into being fucked by old men is unimaginable. You don't have to look too far to see the victims of such crimes ending their lives later in life, unable to cope with the constant reminders. I think you're belittling that pain slightly, and robbing her of agency in her final decision by suggesting conspiracy. For example, I suspect that if it had been a 17 year old boy trafficked and fucked, you'd be less inclined to claim conspiracy, and would have some understanding of their desire to end it all. It's difficult to put yourself in the shoes of a teenage - reproductive age, to put it very crudely - girl in what appears (from the photo with Andrew for example) to be a situation where she has some agency. There's always a hint of "she knew what she was doing" in people's minds, a bit like when a kidnap victim appears in public with their abuser and doesn't scream for help. I'm not accusing you of thinking that way, I'm suggesting that subconsciously there's a bit of that in many of us, and you really have to think deeply (for a man, anyway, women would probably think I'm being ridiculous) to grasp the impact that the trafficking would have had on her.

Hmmm... those magic beans are starting to look all the more appetising. They arranged for a martyr to climb the roof of a nearby building and aim to just miss the former president, accepting that they'd be killed in the aftermath? "They", being a group of people that wanted the former president to be re-elected. Seems like a lot of work.

For clarity, the person that was killed behind him wasn't killed? Or wasn't even a person? Or just collateral in the faking?

Good. Don't want any of those cunts soiling our tournament.

It's simplistic, no more so than suggesting we have to take out a midfielder, but it also takes into account the actual goalscorers in our squad. Nisbet is completely nullified without another striker, so we're left with Lazetic being the only viable option. We have already adapted our defence to accommodate our defenders with a back three, it seems strange we wouldn't attempt to do similar further up the park. A 3-5-2 would work, as would a 3-3-2-2 (I claimed in another thread), or a 3-4-1-2. All would provide three midfielders. The 3-3-2-2 would allow Clarkson to sit behind two high pressing midfielders, the 3-4-1-2 would allow Armstrong to play in front of two holding midfielders. The wing backs would probably be slightly more defensive (as required, depending on circumstances) due to the additional striker. The downside would be Karlsson on the bench. He could play behind the strikers of course, or we have him as a high impact sub, maybe moving to a back four to chase games.

Knighting is for cunts. Public holiday should be mandated for all our games.