edinburghhonestman

Somerset Road end wasn't covered when the original floodlights went up

Sorry for your loss. First game with my dad was in 1963 and last before he died was 2004. I still miss him at games even now.

I don't think it's lack of confidence. I just think he switches it around game to game and I think the younger players are maybe less set in their ways.

Seems to me that Brown is very keen on imparting information and players being able to do what's asked. I suspect he sees some of the young players being more malleable e.g. Bryden and Tomlinson moving in to new roles. In terms of new signings I suspect most of them will be real team players. Dowds is a good example and sounds like Brown likes him. Would be great if we could get him signed up early.

I agree. Sometimes they're a bit cheesy but unlike the mainstream media, he's not all about the Old Firm. Covers all levels of the game in Scotland and his heart's in the right place.

Great result. Looks like we're down to the bare bones and picked up a few more knocks tonight, but that was a decent second half. We had far more composure on the ball. Credit to Nick McAllister playing on the left. I thought he put in a decent shift

Ref bottled it

That aged well.

Very few positives to take from that and more pressure to get a result on Friday. Only players I'd give some credit to were Dowds ( worked hard, but if he's doing all the work where are the goals coming from), Stanger (looked the steadiest of the defence) and Tomlinson (tried to get forward and create something). Midfield were awful and McKenzie and Bryden were passengers.

Which was closer than McAllister had been.

Young announcer is better than Somerset Boab.

Thought he was pretty poor there against Dunfermline. Hope we can get a result but feeling glad I didn't head up today. Maybe Chalmers to come on at half time and inject some energy like he did up there last season?

Plenty of evidence pointing to that not being true, ICT being the latest example.

That's where the Swiss have got it sussed. I went to Servette and there was a guy coming through the crowd selling tots of brandy.

Strange to hear Brown say in his interview that we didn't get enough balls in to the box. That team just wasn't set up to do that Without Reading getting beyond Murphy to offer another option to Murphy cutting back, and without Chalmers on the right we just didn't have players in wide positions who were going to get the ball across. Neither Musonda nor Bryden put a cross in.

He was being warmed up before that by the coach and the two other keepers. No idea where he disappeared to.

Very poor today. In the first half Dunfermline were exposing the full backs every time they came forward. Musonda just won't do at left back. I'm 63 and I'd take him in a race. Dunfermline did very well at flooding the midfield and McHugh and Dempsey really struggled to have any impact. Up front, in the first half, Dowds was looking to make runs and no-one was on the same wavelength and McKenzie and Bryden were never really in the game Given we have basically the same unbalanced squad we had under Bullen it's not hugely surprising since Brown isn't a miracle worker, but we're definitely missing Reading (!) and Stranger. I also not think McHugh is necessarily an upgrade on Sylla, and Chalmers needs to start over Bryden. I'd also be giving the new boy some intensive fitness training before the ICT game as we need a genuine full back.

Away from home McKenzie is probably the right call. Hopefully see Willoughby later against tired legs.

Only £35 through here in the capital.

On the assumption we won't be able to get two new fullbacks for each flank, I'd keep Reading. He's shown more this season with a decent footballer in front of him and he's more capable than McAllister at going forward, which seems to be what Brown is looking for.

Latest Championship form table has us joint top with Morton on 12 points in the 6 games since Bullen left. Arbroath clearly struggling but ICT and Dunfermline only picked up 6 so the upcoming games against that pair crucial. Based on the opponents expected points per game, we've had the toughest run in the division. Interestingly we are joint top scorers with Partick, but only Partick and Arbroath have conceded more goals so clear where the problem is.

Posts on here after Saturday and last night saying how we need Paddy back. How times have changed. Good to see.

Sadly, I think Arbroath will run out of games, despite getting players back, and will go down automatically. I think the 9th placed team will come from either Dunfermline or ICT. Dunfermline are on a poor run with injuries affecting them and they need to start getting results soon. ICT seem to struggle to score goals and that could cost them. I think us and Queens Park will start to pull away from those two. Irrespective, I think either the Pars or ICT will have too much in the playoffs for whoever from League One.

I think it took him a wee while to get up to the speed of the game, but that tackle on the edge of the box was a match winner.