Archie McSquackle

You've not read the proposal on the government website through the link, have you? It's specifically about extending it into Scotland. And while the headline talks about travel to sporting events, the proposal says it's specifically intended for association football.

I completely understand it's too good to last but considering we were bottom of the league shortly before he took over, it's quite the turn around. We've carried a bit of luck in the last two games which could easily have been draws and there will no doubt be draws to balance those but there's just a structure to the team that hasn't been evident in quite some time.

Am I right in saying we've only lost 2 league games under Kettlewell? Incredible.

Unfortunately it's the results side of it that keeps getting his clubs relegated.

That article also has Hibs due to play "second placed Kilmarnock" which makes me wonder if you can believe anything in the article.

Boo Keith Lasley. Boo! Nah, Keith hasn't put any of our players on the injury list. Yet - give him a chance

I was going to ask if that tactic worked but the scoreline tells us all we need to know.

By the sounds of things, you removed your midfield and replaced them forwards yesterday. We've all seen it before and know it very rarely works as they tend to get in each other's way and they need a midfield to supply them. Stuart McCall and Terry Butcher were particular fans of this approach for us in the past.

Jeez, have we got 2 weeks of this pish?

Spencer got into a position a couple of times last week where he could have ran into the box and he lost all composure. Hopefully some coaching and playing him on the right can improve that as he looks as though he could be a real threat.

Bit of a bump for this thread. Good luck to anyone doing the Tour of the Borders this morning, cracking day for it. I can't take part but am doing a bit of marshalling although should be finished in time for breakfast!

Polystyrene rubbing against anything.

I'm not big on stats but is the red mark on accurate passes not a bit of a .... red flag? Or is it just that he plays a lot of passes into the box which, by their very nature, don't always find their man?

I think it will be a midfielder for cover. Anyone thinking itll be a defender? Maybe we need a poll.

We are a bit short in midfield though for when we get any injuries and Slattery's suspensions kick in.

For all the talk of 6 month deals, I reality are they not only going to be 4 months so they're available in January? Personally, even if he's not scoring, I think Fletcher would fit in well in terms of hold-up play and linking with the midfield. Less convinced by Shaw.

Week 1 - Celtic Week 2 - Rangers Week 3 - Accies Week4 - Falkirk

I saw footage on someone's phone that confirmed he was well onside (as we all suspected). That could have made a game of it. What a trip that was - Valencia was stunning.

Would be not be due, like 10% of this boy Cody Drameh? His forearm or something like that?

Anyway, donner kebab pie on Saturday. Alright, preferred the chicken tikka chasni pie a few weeks ago.

I hadn't seen any of their games so wasn't sure what to expect from Kilmarnock but I was very impressed by them in the first half and we were lucky to only be a goal down at half-time. They looked well-drilled, everyone knew their job and had quality going forward with an attacking line-up. We had to make a change and when I saw Paton coming on for Efford assumed we were trying to get on the ball in midfield (which had been over-run) and worrying about where goals would come from after that. It turned out we had enough ability and goal threat in midfield when they could get on to the ball to compensate for having a lack of threat in the forward line. What will be like when we can actually field a decent centre-forward? I wasn't convinced it was a penalty but Slattery stood facing the goal for far too long while everything else was happening. He really needed to step away until it was tie to take it. I was fairly philosophical after the miss as I thought a draw would be fair but when Vassell got played in with 5 minutes to go I thought we were going to get one of those late Killie sucker punches that we seem to have seen a good few of over the years. Fortunately it turned out to be our turn to hit a very late winner but there's next to nothing between a good few o the teams and we will win some and lose some of these games this season. A good striker can make all the difference.

I wasn't particularly aware of any ongoing feud between Casey and Armstrong but he was certainly wound up. There was talk in the summer of 30 seconds being added on for each booking. Is that a thing now? Would certainly explain where the seven minutes came from. I once went to the pictures with a girl who had forgotten her glasses so we sat in the front row. Bizarre experience although maybe I looked devastatingly handsome to her without her specs on

Well, it's nice to get a normal thread again after that St. Mirren bin-fire.

White shorts always me think of the Harri Kampman team for some reason. Not a good thought.

It was a cup game so we had to give them half the gate otherwise we'd still be rolling in it.