lanky_ffc

Why did you have to put that in the title?

That's been coming tbf. Showed a decent bit of fight against us a few weeks ago and looked lively on the break. They could still have a say in the play-off fight down the bottom.

I've fancied Accies to do well in the play-offs since it became clear they were finishing second. Comfortably ahead of their potential opponents with time to rest key players and work on their strategy. Starting to doubt that now given how easily the heads went down when we took the lead. Misplaced passes all over the shop culminating in an embarrassing giveaway for our second goal. Alloa also seem to be hitting form at the right time.

Kelty should be on the beach next week and there's a good chance Alloa are resting players on the final day. That leaves Annan who are fighting for survival but looked like a complete gang recently, despite stealing a point. I'll be incredibly disappointed if we fall short now.

Longridge and Tumilty are their two defenders with the most minutes. They may try and shoehorn in Euan Henderson (10G, 5A) at LW even though Miller's numbers are better. He had a bit of hype about him earlier on in the season. I think Burrell is a shoo-in as the top scoring striker in the division.

It might be tough seeing these clubs ahead of us the pecking order at times but I'd far rather our model than theirs.

Yeah, in one of the Championship seasons. Doubt we'd do that now given the new board and how healthy our crowds have been.

Probably not, but there are lots of houses being built in West Lothian, so potentially a new fanbase to tap in to as it grows as a commuter town. My mate lives in Bathgate and two of his wife's friends have started taking their kids along to Livi: one a Celtic fan and the other who mainly follows English football. The fans are there if you're willing to be brave. Quite a relief that TFS is the size it is. If we do draw one of them in the cup - or reach the Premiership again - they'll get the full North Stand and the stadium will be close to capacity which will save all the tedious debates.

Our champions Tweet on Saturday was swarming with Airdrie, Morton and Livi. Have a day off.

We're top for goals scored across the whole SPFL and second only to Rangers for goals conceded.

A sober one for me yesterday as I took the car but just as enjoyable getting to see the buzz on the wee man and his pal's faces when they ran on the pitch.

It's an accident waiting to happen. Ridiculous that they can't push the fence back to free up the pavement for a couple of hours every second Saturday.

Superb decision to go with O'Neills

Would echo this as well. Even though we don't have it in L1, it feels like the standard of officiating has been poorer since it was implemented in the Premiership. More of the top officials required to operate it meaning a talent drain further down.

Last ever trip to 'Grangemouth' for this lot

Surely we're not being dictated to by Lincoln City ffs. Both keepers have their flaws, so play the one we actually own in the hope he improves.

4D chess from McGlynn to keep Rankin in a job for another few weeks

Earliest the title can be won is at Stirling but it would take a very unlikely set of results. We'd have to win our next three - Annan (H), Cove (A), Stirling (A) - and hope Hamilton lose their next two. I could see them dropping points at Kelty at the weekend but Edinburgh are such a rabble that three points should be a gimme.

That lot would beat Hartley's jobbers from summer 2018.

Player development isn't linear and it happens differently for everyone. Saying they're either good enough or they aren't is an incredibly binary way of looking at things and would rule you out of signing a lot of late bloomers. Players are clearly more likely to have a good career if they're good at a young age but it's no guarantee. On Alfie I think he can turn into a useful player for us. He's got the technical and athletic ability. What lets him down is the decision-making which is the most coachable attribute out of those.

Timing of subs is one of my biggest bugbears with McGlynn but to his credit he reacted to Accies' second and the game calmed down when Tait came on.

Same two for me. That ICT game was pretty drab but I got a great view of Latapy doing one of the best pieces of individual skill I've seen in the flesh.

Very similar to the Dundee Utd defeat in the LC group stage. Fairly even game but we lose a goal through an error and our opponents see the game out. To add to the budget discussion, TNS signed someone from EFL League One a couple of seasons. Undisclosed fee but described as a club record, so you've got to imagine it was somewhere in the region of 6 figures. Their budget would have them top half in the Championship imo. Easy to say focus on the league but I was selfishly wanting to take the wee man along to his first cup final as he's starting to catch the bug.

Quality-wise I think both teams are fairly even. They're a lot more streetwise and have played the ref like a fiddle. Still something in this for us but the final ball needs to be far better.

We've still created plenty openings and will be shooting into the KM7 second half. Get these hammer-throwers pumped.