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Week 1 - Celtic

Surely even the SFA can't appoint Gemmill? He literally has no managerial experience at club level and has been a failure with a really talented Scottish U21 squad.

I think most of the actors stand up pretty well considering how long ago they were cast. Don't get the criticism of the guy playing Bran.. he is meant to be almost no longer human and omniscient so he would be creepy. First episode was ok, they had a lot of setting up to do and I'm glad they got all the reunions out of the way in the first episode as well as wrapping up the Greyjoy stuff. It should be all go from now hopefully. I'm trying to avoid watching the trailer for episode 2, but I reckon Bran won't give a shit about Jamie pushing him out the window anymore and is only waiting for him because he knows that Jamie has an important part to play. I'm looking forward to Dani finding out she is no longer the rightful heir to the iron throne, she is power mad now and won't want to give that up for the greater good like Jon did when he bent the knee to her giving up his title as King in the North.

I think the criticism of OK has been over the top. The guys he has brought in have almost all been better than what we had before: Jackson, Hamill, and Ferdinand all have improved the team. The newer guys (Mcallister, Lyons, Popescu, Dreyer and Hladky) although we haven’t seen a lot of them yet have looked promising. The only one I have been disappointed with so far is Tansey. The encouraging thing from Sunday was that we created a lot of chances which we were not doing previously and Jackson was much more effective with Lyons and Mcallister getting up to support him where previously he was very isolated. With a bit of luck and composure we could have scored 4 on Sunday, hopefully with more game time together and bringing in the new LB and a striker then it will click.

This is the first time I've tried to pick anyone up, is there a window when I can or something? Currently says global lock down for every player.

We have Baird, Kpekawa, Heaton and McKenzie (if he stays) at CB so don't think it's a priority. Would be great to get Liam Smith back to have 2 solid options at RB but we need to get a striker first then worry about cover.

Looks like we'll be playing 451 on Saturday then.

Stubbs making a point in his press conference to say that Mckenzie and Eckersley are both injured, he would love to be able to play them but can’t. Surely the obvious next question is, are they part of your plans or are they still free to find a new club? Would he just love to play them till he can bring in replacements?

Is there any spots left to claim? Seen there is one "Blank Space" on that list but not sure how to claim it or if someone is just called Blank Space

Coulson definitely doesn't seem like a LB and I really hope we aren't going to persist with playing 352. Stubbs either has to play Eckersley LB and Coulson in midfield, or sign another LB.

As it stands we would wrap it up by winning at Tannadice if us and Livi both win our 3 games each before then, which would be glorious.

Younger and less injury prone yes.. but also nowhere near as good.

Don't think he is good enough for the Premiership so this makes sense.

What if I discuss it "aloud" rather than on the internet?

Sorry lads forgot we aren't aloud to discuss the possibility of strengthening the starting 11 just because we are top of the league

Sounds similar to McShane so seems like he has been brought in as back up and to challenge for his spot. Weak point is maybe a bit strong but it's the position where we need some backup and there is potential to win a place in the starting 11. McGinn and Morgan are first name on the team sheet, Flynn I'm assuming is backup/challenge for Maggennis.

Not sure what sort of midfielder Mark Hill is but hopefully he is of similar ilk to Mcshane as I think McShane is the only real weak point in our starting 11 and competition for the position can only be good. Mcshane has been really good in some games but also had a few stinkers.

There is about 30 people work in my department and one of these goes round almost every week for a wedding, engagement, landmark birthday, retirement, family death, new baby etc. I've never seen a minimum amount specified though that is a new low. I refuse to contribute now unless I actually like the person and only for wedding or engagement (not both), new babies (max of 3 per person) or retirements.

I mean the fact that we will have a bit of money to spend rather than we need to replace Morgan. Jack Ross and Gordon Scott seem confident we'll have him until the summer.

If we are dropping a five figure sum on a player it would suggest the rumours about Morgan to Celtic in January being agreed are true.

He could have signed a pre-contract in January and left for nothing in the summer I suppose. I wonder if he's seen as a back up to Reilly or a starter.

The thing is.. could Henderson get in our team?

Would be a brilliant bit of business but seems unlikely Celtic would want Henderson loaned out to the championship since he already spent a season with Hibs in this league. Wouldn't be much of a development for him, more likely they'd loan him out to someone in the Premiership.

Our home league form since being relegated to the championship to January 2017: P-30 W-6 D-10 L-14 PTS-28 Our home league form since January: P-13 W-10 D-3 L-0 PTS- 33 Not a bad improvement

I think bottom right has a ball hanging out