RicoS321

Good lad. I like Djokovic. I reckon Murray will get him winning some titles again.

Yes and no. Nisbet will go where he's most likely to get it played to him. If they're sitting deep, then he'll hang back. Like he did for the goal. But aye, they were fairly pointless.

You mean the thing that has resulted in several goals this season? We probably overuse it, but we often play against teams with deep lying centre backs, which makes the square ball easy to cut out. The stats guys will have looked at it and decided that's where we'll get the most goals (including today). It's fairly normal to see balls fired across either blocked for a corner or straight through, the percentage ball is likely the cutback. I don't remember any today where we were beyond the fullback and their centre backs weren't already in place, we were quite slow to get up the pitch when Morris broke.

Ah well, it was bound to happen. We weren't great today at all. Lots of effort, but not very much zip about the play, save for the first part of the second. Very comfortable for them in the end. We looked a little bit tired, weirdly. Even likes of Palaversa who only came on as a sub didn't really provide much. Duk had a five minute spell, and a back heel (was it him, I couldn't see properly on the stream and it didn't replay). Anyway, we'll bounce back against the Hibs hopefully. We still have the "prize" of a full round of fixtures undefeated if we beat them.

Yep, it's been coming. Easy stuff. Great jump by their lad like.

They've been the better team. Don't see us winning this one.

Palaversa and Keskinen on for Nilsen and Morris. Good stuff.

A sitter for them. We're looking ropey. Think I'd take Morris off, he's fading a little. Topi on for something different.

Yassss. What a lay off.

Aye, probably been our best player this half. McGrath usually not afraid to get stuck in, but barely been involved. Think I'd take Duk and Nisbet on for him and Sokler. Although I expect Thelin to give them a mild chat at halftime, and they instantly then turn to world beaters. We've been okay, but not great. The goal was a hoof from them, but they've contained us fairly easily too and deserve their lead.

I take it nobody else it watching on a stream, and has a better one? I believe they've just had a ridiculously soft red, but the camera isn't following the ref, so I can't tell what he showed in the first place and whether he overturned it or not! Would be unusual for there to be a card in this fixture. Edit: ref went to VAR to look at yellow he'd given but didn't upgrade. Looked a yellow.

Wow. That's some slow defence. Edit: my stream doesn't even do replays.

Interesting start. We're trying to draw them out, but failing to get it to anyone in their half. A real gap between Shinnie and Neilsen, and Clarkson and McGrath. Stream on fawa is awful. Not sure which channel it's piggybacking. Zero commentary is quite nice though!

To be honest, we've had longer VAR delays Anyway, Morris starting is bad karma. McGrath and Clarkson is good if McGrath doesn't hog the space. Duk off the bench good. Sokler away from home maybe the right call.

Nah, it's fine. An hour's delay isn't the end of the world on a Saturday. Better than a midweek replay. Given the forecast, it may even work out better for those travelling home to Aberdeen after. It's just a bit of light rain, not sure what all the fuss is about

Ryan Duncan unused sub for QP tonight. Shame, it's not really working out for him. He's still only 20, and has some good attributes, but he'll need to do something special if he's going to make it for the Dons. It's a pity that none of our young players are benefiting from the minutes being shared throughout the squad. I think we could have carried someone like Duncan in games this season to try and build his confidence. It does seem to be a confidence issue, as he's not a terrible footballer. Ethan Ross looking good again. A very strange career so far, but still plenty of time for him to give it a shot in the top league. Looks like he might be one of those that will stand out in the championship but might not cope with the move up a division.

It's interesting, he's very good, but I'm not sure he's too good for the Scotland squad thread. He's definitely not at the level where he deserves his own thread yet, but maybe in a few years if he continues to develop. He's got a fantastic delivery and great vision, which in the past might have been enough for your own thread, but the game has changed a lot these days and I think you'd need to add pace and athleticism to really break through to the top level, where you might have your own thread, on top of being discussed in other more generic threads.

I recommend opening with a spin round in your chair, followed by a wink. Then pretend to shoot each interviewer with an imaginary gun.

You could sense the fear in the opposition as soon as Devlin took to the park. They'll credit Robertson with the goal, but it was Nicky that made the difference. Great victory like. We probably didn't deserve second place, but we didn't deserve to get relegated either, so well done. A really exciting game tonight with some excellent stuff on display. Doak going off nearly killed it, especially as he was replaced by Christie cutting inside. It totally changed the dynamic. Some ball from souttar for the goal too, and a peach of a header from Robertson, whose decision making had been poor all night. Gordon was solid, Souttar good, McLean and Gilmour were excellent and Doak and McGinn did well but both faded towards the end (with Doak subbed obviously). Ralston was okay again.

We're still playing well. Ralston tiring, so expect the game is poised for a Devlin winner off the bench.

That was a hell of an open game of fitba. Great stuff like. We're playing some fantastic football in attack. Think Clarke's been on the phone to Jimmy.

That's a fucking goal like.

I guess Ralston is just the safe bet as he's had a number of caps now. Wouldn't be surprised if we saw Devlin at some point, as Ralston hasn't played two whole games this season. Dykes is an understandable inclusion, Conway wasn't amazing. I'm very surprised at Hanley getting in on his wrong side ahead of McKenna. Maybe McKenna still getting back to fitness? He was a big upgrade in that second half, simply because he moved the ball forward more quickly. That's not necessarily a criticism of Hanley, who was fine defensively, just that when you're taking the ball on your wrong foot you often need an extra touch - something we can ill afford in a game we need to win (and preferably by two). I'd also maybe have gone for Christie in his club role, alongside Gilmour, but McLean has done quite well over the last few games, so fair enough. Thank fuck Gordon made it too.

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He's young and has had a couple of longish term injuries to date, and has only just started getting serious minutes at first team level this season. I think Middlesborough are taking his progress reasonably slowly too, so there might be pressure from them not to overdo it. I'm fairly certain he'll start though unless he's got any strains or tightness. Scotland are more important than some North of England losers.