RicoS321

Because you weren't there.

See, the dirty Tim dick didn't even have the decency to talk to you in person. Subhuman scum. I'm not convinced that somebody doing well at the Tims has any bearing on the rest of us, whether players or managers. They'd have to be fairly badly informed managers to use that as a benchmark. The Tims operate on an entirely different level to any other team, to the extent that for all intents and purposes the Scottish premiership isn't a single entity (when it comes to player or manager signings). Nobody would sign a Dons player because van dijk made a successful switch to England, and the same would apply to managers. I don't think Jota and the carter-vickers are good enough for down the road at spurs level. The former too lightweight, the latter too slow in possession. Kyogo and Hatate could likely make the step though. Maybe thon big lad up front, but not seen much of him.

I doesn't reflect well on anything but Celtic, but perhaps giving a fuck what England think about our game is an insecurity we'd do well to avoid. I hope he fails cause he's a dirty Tim dick. But mainly because it would show that being successful at Celtic is a barometer of nothing, because John Hughes could do it.

That's actually what I meant, but couldn't work out the grammar to make it obvious.

I think we were already high in sales prior to European qualification. The Robson effect has clearly worked, but actually I think a lot has to do with the red shed and the extra noise and the kids moving to the upper deck, which is quite an attractive part of the ground to take them too in comparison to the merkland. Had we finished fourth, I think our sales would have been fairly similar.

Mental. Must be struggling for right backs. I guess we usually play a back three, so wingback will suit him.

21 year old Craig Whyte?

Good stuff. They're still peddling the myth that it was about player development of course. I hope that we don't get an expanded loan system either like the Dons suggested, where we could send half a dozen players to one team. That'd be shite. The available reserve league, coupled with loans is absolutely fine. We risk diluting the other leagues with anything else. These teams have identities and supports, they don't need to be an afterthought.

Hampden yesterday was probably the first time I've noticed inappropriately bright and flashy advertising boards at a Scottish game. I don't know if it was just the camera angle or the particular adverts, but they were really off putting.

Impressive from County. Malky for spurs.

I wanted Inverness to win. Fuck the Tims. Another fairytale at Hampden as the plucky Irish Glaswegian underdogs bravely bring home their 853rd trophy this season.

I think the future of the team in third becoming the new level of scum is quite a bleak future. Getting five or six times the winnings just for finishing a few points ahead of someone is absolutely bollocks and a huge problem for our game. Robson will likely find out the hard way next season when a few of our fifteen signings don't go to plan and we're struggling for third after Christmas. Would love to see Inverness get the windfall just to highlight the stupidity of it.

Aye, it's a bit weird, think they've just screwed something up on the fixtures bit. It confused me, which is exceptionally difficult to do.

It's amazing the lengths that they'll go to, to ensure that the big teams get bigger. What a contrived bunch of shite. Weirdly, the projected examples they give have us playing CSKA Sofia in the playoff round, but in their next tweet, neither qualify for the final 32. They didn't make it completely clear that it was any team in pot 1 that can play any team in pot 4 (rather than the highest seeds getting pot 4 teams), but given the pot 4 teams seem better than pot 3, I'm guessing they couldn't engineer it any further to ensure the biggest team gets in. I hope Inverness win tonight to save us from all this shite.

McKenzie not good enough to start, but a good squad player to cover left back and left centre back. He's not that young anymore either! A back 4 would be great, but it's slightly harder to accommodate the 2 up front without sacrificing midfield. I don't see it happening while Duk is in the team. He needs to be kept away from defending at all costs and also be allowed to try things and lose the ball now and again, so the extra man in midfield is essential.

County could be in danger, with thistle 1-0 up and County down to ten. Unfortunately due to sky's pish coverage of Scottish fitba I've never bothered to subscribe and can't watch it. Obviously they've chosen to finally take an interest after ignoring the entire playoffs so far and any relegation games. A fucking farce. 2-0 now.

Good bit of business in theory. I had it in my head we'd actually signed him, so the try before you buy is a bit of a relief. With Miovski, Ramadani and Myslovic tried and tested we should have a better barometer for the Eastern Europe laddies. There's likely only so much you can get from the stats and the videos and it must be difficult to guage how a player will translate to playing in a different league. Knowing that we need to aim higher than Zilina (where he played 60 games) is probably useful.

Moult would have been an excellent signing at the time we needed him. He'd likely have got us into the group stages in Europe and the final of the league cup too. Just by not being Nicky Maynard. That he spent the rest of his career injured was neither here nor there. It was all about timing with Moult though, we had already won our first leg against Apollon and he was a guy on peak form and ready to slot straight in. Van Veen is slightly different because we've got the whole summer to consider a move. I think we could do better, but we could also do a lot worse, and likely will. The difficulty won't be whether he can replicate this season's form, but whether he can cope with being a bit-part player in and out of the team as second choice to Miovski. It's clear his fitness has vastly improved this season and that's offered him another half yard of pace too which is the difference - he's always been an intelligent player that plays on the shoulder and uses his body well. I think that as a like for like replacement for Miovski in what will be a busy season I think he'd be a great signing. However, he won't offer us anything different from the bench, which is what we often need when trying to break teams down at home. As you say, he's not remotely comparable to Main or Jet. I'd be concerned that he'd come and be benched and start not enjoying his football to the extent that his confidence goes. He does seem to be a confidence player.

Are St Johnstone not in the league cup group stages?

Who do we play once we're through the groups?

It's a fantastic record. He's clearly been playing some great stuff and it's definitely merited. Any cunt can score for either cheek, it's impressive to do it so consistently with shite like Motherwell. I expect he'll break that record with the dons next season.

Hopefully not. I normally assume that if the P&J says something, the opposite will happen. It's usually a good rule of thumb. He leaves a massive hole in our midfield. That said, if we get a good attacking midfielder, then any combination of Shinnie, Ramadani and Barron as a 2 in a 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-1-2 might make up for it.

Really need some strikers.

Aye, Dundee are normally so sensible in their managerial choices.

Not that I give much of a shite about the English pish, I'd have liked to have seen a supposed big club in Everton go down. Seems like they've been taken by a spiv, and it'd be good to see a team in England get their comeuppance. Nothing against Everton in particular.