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Too early to judge - didn't really see much of either of these guys in the cup games and pretty much nothing since. Lewis looked handy against Brechin but poor in the following game (Alloa?) as far as I can recall. Williamson will be in direct competition with Holt so it really depends on how the latter continued to perform.

I think the evidence of the last handful of games is that Fitzwater cant play at right back. Agreed; he's been played in that position but it was only marginally more successful than Odoffin as a striker. With regard to Parkes, from what I'm hearing, he was about two stone over-weight - hopefully he's well on the way to correcting that. For Kelly, so far he's only been brought in as a substitute around the 60-70th minute. Coming into a shifting backline is something he seems to have struggled with. Maybe he'll be better starting there?

And "weight-watchers" Parkes. If Devlin moves up then we have no-one at right back. Whatever format you play that's going to be a problem.

Personally I think we're reasonably well covered at CB at the moment. The bigger problem seems to be RB; with McMillan injured and the persistent desire to move Devlin into midfield means there's a gap at right back position. Attempts to fill it with Fitzwater have consistently not worked.

Taking Bailey off for Kelly was like we'd already settled for a draw with thirty minutes to go.

Unfortunately not identical twins.

Congrats to Motherwell. Architects of our own failure tbh but they all count. Also thanks to all those that joined in on the applause for Steven. total class.

You really are outdoing yourself tonight.

Ahem; Sevco (6002) LTD if you don't mind

Frequently - but leastways it gives us something to talk about other than the danger of plastic pitches..... allegedly.

Surely you cant be referring to oor Gerry - his financial history is squeaky clean

Bl00dy hell - that's going back. Next you'll be singing "do the shake and vac and put the freshness back".

^^^^ Not Kylie Minogue. Behave! The last thing I need is for that tune to be buzzing round my head for the rest of the evening

With cucumber raita?

Why would I want to check Companies house - its a library. If I was seriously interested in the liquidity of a company I'd pay out for a Dunn and Bradstreet report.

Eight days late

I've got an idea - why don't you create your own thread and you can go and post there instead of polluting this one with your attention seeking dribble.

Your going to lose a game thanks to a brace scored by a guy on crutches - this I've got to see.

Incidentally I was amazed to ready the "latest news" on the official site that seems to imply that the front desk has been on the receiving end of angry and possibly abusive customers who where picking up tickets etc. I've always found them to be genuinely friendly, helpful and supportive whenever I've needed to pop in to reception. Despite the challenges of the pandemic and the restrictions therein; I've always believed they've tried to do their best to ensure customers have the best possible experience. I appreciate some season-ticket holders wont have been happy to get their seats temporarily relocated during the restrictions but its the world we live in at the moment - its a million times better than where we were last season and the reception staff should be applauded for their work; not vilified. I'm sure this is actually a very small minority and everyone I know feels the same. Sorry - soapbox time over.

Don't encourage him

The defence have started to look increasingly more settle; however our management's propensity to phuque around with the defence, round about 60 - 70 minutes in, can completely upset the balance. Irrespective of when/if we score we really need to cut that particular "own-goal" out.

He was comfortable as right wing attacking midfield and performed well as a result. When we tried him as a makeshift number nine it was nothing short of a disaster in my opinion. During his "purple patch" he was probably one of the fist five names on the starting line up and he didn't throw a "hissy fit" when being substituted unlike another winger I could mention.

Lawless joined us as a squad player but, with a string of good performances, developed into a regular starter. He was particularly good at dead ball and penalties but struggles with tracking back to defend. Rarely did he manage to see out a match, at best he would last 80 minutes but, more often, was substituted after about 70. I was actually surprised when we signed him initially because he hardly distinguished himself in the play-off for Thistle; but he settled in well with the squad at the time. Often though his comments, particularly when talking about Motherwell, implied that he felt there was still unfinished business there - as far as I understand he felt he never really got much of a chance the first time around?

Don't know much about Motherwell this season. Thought they would be weaker with the loss of Gallagher but, having seen his performance for Aberdeen, I'm now not so sure. We've generally managed to squeeze the odd goal out most games but this losing a lead its beginning to bug me - that and understanding that a game lasts until the referee blows his whistle; not 80 minutes - its not Rugby. I'm going for a narrow 1-0 win but I'm not overly convinced.

I remember when, if the penalty taker paused in the run up, it was deemed ungentlemanly conduct and would generally be cancelled out. Mind you, as far as I can remember, goalkeepers weren't allowed to move their feet until the ball was kicked either.