well fan for life

Christ I miss live music.

I'll leave out anyone who signed permanently because that's cheating a bit. GK: John Ruddy - Great keeper. Liam Kelly might get a nod but sample size sways this one. RB: Yassin Moutaouakil - That's right. He's not just a paneer loving Chris Cadden hater. He's also the only right back I can think of that we had on loan so he's in by default. CB: Tom Aldred - Bury fans hated him. Then they went out of business. Serves them right because big Tam Aldred was a colossus. CB: Gavin Gunning - Yes he's shite but the alternatives were Zak Jules or Mark O'Brien ffs. LB: Tony Straker (c) - The reason we've got scaffolding up over the east stand is because we're erecting a statue of him. An icon that brought joy to anyone who set eyes on him. CM: Krisztián Vadócz - A silky midfielder. Pretty sure he scored a screamer against Real Madrid a couple of years later when he was playing in La Liga. CM: Simon Lappin - Scored when we won at Parkhead. Decent enough player from what I remember. CM: Maros Klimpl - A savage, make no mistake. I suppose someone in this team needs to be solely there to kick folk. FW: Nadir Çiftçi - Miss you every day, Nads. FW: Lukas Jutkiewicz - He was a great all-round striker. Scored the best goal I have ever seen against Hibs but was ultimately a solid player the rest of the time too. FW: Gboly Ariyibi - Pure, unbridled entertainment. Would run at a full back doing 12 stepovers, nutmeg him twice then cut in and fire a shot into outer space. Scorer of the most seethe inducing goal Parkhead has ever seen. And James Scott was the fall guy. Nobody remembers Teflon Gboly sprinting about 60 yards to score a tap in. Looking at that team Tam Aldred's got his work cut out keeping a track of that defence and I suspect John Ruddy's likely to be a busy guy. However if that front 3 all turn up at once it's irrelevant because we'll score 10.

If he had a propensity to go on a 20 minute monologue using as many big words as possible then it's definitely him. As funny as Super Scoreboard is sometimes that c**t absolutely does my box in.

Have to say this just gets a big ol' shrug from me. Although all things considered I hope Laurie from Dennistoun is miserable by the end of the weekend.

Superstitions innit? Chrissy Long likes the number 9 because it's his burd's birthday. Ross McCormack wore the number 44 to signify the number of kilos overweight he was when he turned up.

I mean Robinson's final roll of the dice was to put Chris Cadden as a 10/second striker so it couldn't have been worse.

Would be fucking hilarious if the answer to our midfield problems had spent 6 months chilling on the bench again eh?

+1 for Busquets. I love that big c**t.

I think in the limited sample size we have I'd say he's a midfielder as opposed to a centre back. He's good at moving the ball on, loves a tackle and hits a better set piece than just about anyone else. Also I still have nightmares about him playing at centre back and getting the pish ripped out him in that St Johnstone game a couple of seasons back.

I've been genuinely bewildered why Crawford's started ahead of Maguire for most of this season. Crawford's relatively neat & tidy but he's hardly ground breaking eh.

I'm a fan of Polworth too. He's been off the boil for sure, but so has everyone in the team. He'll get back in the team at some point, but as it stands Big, Bad Barry Maguire is looking class. He's built like a brick shit house, wears boots blacker than the dead of night and is whipping in set pieces with both feet. Big fan.

I don't see why we should be trying to bring Polworth into the team immediately. Ok there might not be through balls getting played but it's been a better showing from this midfield three than Polworth's had in months. Even set piece wise Maguire's have been an improvement. If I have to hear Jock Brown saying "Polworth's put that into a really good area" when he's ballooned another set piece right over everyone's head I'll fucking scream.

Absolutely. No harm to Cornelius btw. I'm sure he's a fine player. Just not when we're in backs to the wall shitfests.

This is very true. Cole was still quite effective when he joined but was clearly miles off match fitness. The difference having a competent goalkeeper, a left back and a centre forward who is match fit is enormous. Also having options off the bench that are competent is nice. Foley might not start every game but I'd rather we had him to bring on when we're in a shitfight than throwing Cornelius to the dogs.

Watching the highlights back this morning and, for me, all of United's penalty appeals are a nonsense. The first one hits Lamie's chest, McNulty's lucky he didn't get booked for that laughable dive and Maguire & Cole both got the ball. Meanwhile Fuchs attempted to kick McGinlay's head into the main stand and that didn't even make the highlights. There is still a bit of a clanger in that defence but we looked much better in midfield particularly. Maguire's slotted into the team and shouldn't be dropped for the rest of the season imo. We've been handing him contract extensions and giving him about 3 appearances a season. Give him a long run at it and see if he can cut it. And if Chris Long fancies playing like that for the rest of the season that would be lovely. Hopefully the bold Grezza's sat him down and told him if he doesn't sort himself out he'll be doomed to a lifetime in working class Scottish towns.

That last 5 minutes put me through the wringer but f**k am I delighted to come out with 3 points. Mugabi's turned into a rock at the back and, I'll say it quietly, Lamie was actually alright aside from the one brain fart that Mugabi bailed him out of. Maguire was excellent again, keep him in the team for the rest of the season. That front 3 were all very good tonight. Cole looks full of confidence through the middle, Watt's been up for scrapping for everything all season and when Chrissy Long actually can be arsed he's an excellent player at this level.

I mean conspiracy theories are inevitable with this. However I will not be surprised if/when there's an announcement that he's leaving for an undisclosed fee.

That defence is giving me the absolute fear.

As long as it's straight in front of him. Anything that would mean he'd have to change direction would have him snookered.

If celebrating before the ball is in the net is wrong then I don't want to be right.

Here lads. Less bickering. How about we all just have a big ol' Nadir Ciftci appreciation thread?

Sports science now compared to 30 years ago is wild. If you watch "A Sunday in Hell" about Paris-Roubaix 1976 all the riders are up at the crack of dawn tanning like 3 rib eye steaks and a mountain of eggs as that was the done thing. Even after bike races now the first thing riders get when they cross the finish line is generally like a can of coke and a mars bar.

We must be paying Parks of Hamilton a fucking fortune for all these team buses.

In fairness when Dean Brill turned up he looked like he'd been having that before the game. And for breakfast every morning.

I mean there is a precedent. Looking forward to Tony Watt proudly displaying his spicy chicken ferno.