Am Muilleach

I'd forgotten MacAllister now takes the shilling from Cove now. No doubt the gusty wind will blow him off his feet frequently.

We more than matched Cove for 80 minutes last time they were at BB, two sloppy goals (how unusual!!) when we just stood and watched them run straight through the middle. Full concentration for 95 minutes and get in about them and we'll have a home win.

That is my reading of it... although the SPFL rules aren't exactly crystal clear!

I just don't see how "locking him up" would serve any purpose. IF found guilty, a fine, a gambling awareness course and then a spell of community service going round talking about gambling addiction would surely be more appropriate. Gambing is a huge problem in football, and in society in general, better to get something good from the situation rather than fill prisons up.

The "highlights" cover about 7 minutes of each game max. You judge a player from them? Wow.

Trying to find someone who works as captain. So far they have all been too quiet. Not sure Shane is the right choice either, he doesn't seem the most vocal either.

To be honest we can only blame ourselves. A goal in the first minute which was careless then two scrambled goals. Car-crash defending, again. Rory is not, and never will be a right back, he was played out of position, and it showed. Hester was pushed, kicked, and nearly had the shirt ripped off him whenever he got near the ball. Stenny obviously done their homework. We didn't make enough of the chances we did make and were just plain flat in the first half. The officials were dreadful but we should've won that game whatever.

Threw that one away. Although Stenny's third looked very offside. Can't believe their keeper finished the game.. grabbing a player by the throat is a red card, surely?

I really like Darryl, and he always gives 100% on the pitch. I'd imagine he would say he wasn't getting enough game time. Whereas The club would say he wasn't professional enough. Hard to see where he would fit into the team permanently these days.

Semi for a semi huh? Quite right. Good luck.

Sorry, should've typed more... on my phone, lack of sleep, etc etc.. The ball struck his arm, the action of his arm moving towards the ball created this meeting - penalty. However, it wasn't given, it was over twelve hours ago.. not an issue. Move along. Just annoyed at the time we got very few breaks from a TV - struck referee who seemed to crave the limelight. Good luck in the next round. Wrexham sounds a good away trip.. better than Sevco at whatever ground they play at..

Just in the door after a long, cold day... Elgin pretty much shot themselves in the foot losing two really poor goals before they even started. Stone wall penalty - the one advantage of being stuck in that corner is that it was directly in front of us. Clearly hits the upper arm. Omar's tackle was never a red. Yellow possibly, I'm not actually sure he even touched the guy, but when you go down squealing like a pig it puts pressure on the referee. Raith looked like a slightly more powerful version of Elgin - decent enough going forward, but poor defensively. I did like the Elgin chant when Tony Dingwall was warming up in front of us of "Shite Russel Dingwall, you're just a shite Russell Dingwall" Anyway... another cup tie next week..and here's a strange thing - it's at home!

After many seasons of having keepers that couldn't kick, we now have a good one in Thomas McHale. Makes a big difference to a team when you aren't immediately put back under pressure due to a crap kick-out.

Hopefully game still on.. been pishing down all morning.. If on, a horrible game but home win.

About to head into a busy little gig-spell. (for living "oop North and having to travelll) All in November; She Drew the Gun, Catfish, Tosca (Opera dahlink) Ezra Furman and then Idles at beginning of December. Also got Johnathan Pie and a five day car rally to fit in... not much work being done by AM in November!

I was there too. Not especially a fan ,but thought I should go... the guy is 71 after all! Very enjoyable show. The Stranglers were great, as always. MC50 - not my thang. Good gig, despite the pretty awful venue. (P&J Arena)

We need to start actually hitting the target if we are to get anything, from any game. Stats for the last two games are; Shots - 19 Shots on target - 2 You aren't going to win much with an average of one shot on target per game.

I know a picture doesn't tell the whole story, but. At the time I thought red was a bit harsh, having watched the Elgin highlights I think red was probably right.

Fair play to Dundee; £10 seems a sensible price for a diddy cup. I'll be there. Another ground ticked off my list.

From BBC Sport.. Attendances: Fraserburgh v Ross County U21 - 225 Albion Rovers v Hearts U21 - 207 Brora v Aberdeen U21 - 150 Hibs U21 v Elgin - 424 Livi U21 v Formartine - still counting... St Johnstone U21 v Cove - 175 Berwick v Sevco U21 - 303 Kelty v Killie U21 - 509 Queens P v Celtic U21 - 321 St Mirren U21 v EK - 245 Clearly fans inspired by this.. even free Caramel Wafers didn't get them out.

Maybe Shane's contract is a two way street.. make him earn another year, or two if he wants them. Not stuck with a player who doesn't want to play and with a long contract left. Hopefully all the nonsense (from both player and some fans) has passed.

I see Declan Byrne scored again last night for Rovers. Well done young man. Remind me why we never gave him a game (until 10 minutes to go) oh yes - we're overloaded with striking talent!

I thought it was a fantastic steal for us. An England Under 19 player I think. And a loanee gets priority. Madness.

Not enough game time. I thought he was as good as Gourlay - and not a loanee. Now if Gourlay is re-called we're going to be struggling.

He has family up here. Hopefully he'll return after the loan, when Gourlay will be back to Dundee. I think McHale is a decent keeper, he just needs game time. The odd cup tie was never going to be enough.. Back to Stevie Dunn as reserve keeper again.. he must be well into his forties now.