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As others have said, if we were more clinical we could’ve been out of sight already (story of my Saints-supporting life), yet needed four saves from Balcombe (two of which were truly outstanding) to remain in touch. Cracking entertainment for a neutral! Valur look like a ‘tidy’ team, but without moving the ball at pace - the sort of team we should be comfortable defending against. Cross-field diagonal to their left winger was the ball that could’ve caused more problems - Elvis was tucking in a bit too much at times. As well as the big keeper, I was impressed with our back three. Jaden Brown, however, looks like a different player to last season’s loanee - proper competition for Tanser on that side! Last word goes to Valur though - brilliant hospitality, the set-up at the clubhouse/museum was great and made for a real party atmosphere. Will likely keep an eye out for their results in future, hopefully after their European adventure ends on Thursday…

Unsuccessful in round 2 - frustrating as me and my son were ready to travel, but the club are in a tough spot and the only fault I’d have with their approach is around transparency (would be nice to have known how many fans applied for tickets and how many were re-ballotted today, for instance). That being said, I had pre-booked an AirBnB where the hosts happened to be Valur fans - they’ve been super helpful, so if anyone who’s got tickets is needing accommodation, this might be worth looking at: https://www.airbnb.com/slink/qD6T4xf9

That’s part of the fun! I’m looking at trying to get there Wednesday mid-afternoon if connections allow and getting an airport bus to Shkodër. Likely looking at a Friday afternoon flight out (if I’m doing it on a budget) or spending a day or two exploring before a weekend flight back. Trips like these don’t come along often, and I can’t say Albania was ever on my bucket list, but definitely want to make the most of the opportunity if it presents itself. If it’s Iceland, paying for it is Future Codfish’s problem.

The funniest thing about this is that Falkirk DID dig up a perfectly good pitch. Their grass surface was arguably up there with the best in the country, before they went to astro. Yet more short-term thinking from them IMO.

Optimistic IMO - I had intergalactic domination down for 2042. Might need to check with Tony Fitzpatrick - after all, he got the top 6 and Europe bits right.

Agree on both counts - it was a really entertaining match with both sides playing some good football, and the pitch invasion from W7 was pretty selfish at best. Ultimately taking my son onto the pitch and getting photos with his heroes was a great experience, but that’s not really the point.

The subs in general felt odd at the time (albeit Sportscene mentioned Strain had a virus, so maybe something that affected Tanser too) - I got the need to become more adventurous, but it was square pegs in round holes, particularly with Brown and Bwumono both on the bench.

Feels like this thread needs more petty nonsense. Unfortunately I can’t bring it - as much as I’m disappointed about the result, I can’t help but be happy for Killie fans. If it was Dundee…

And 3-1 to Motherwell. Didn’t think reading out football scores was a challenging gig.

Killie are - in the nicest way possible - a horrible side to play against. Well organised, a big b*****d up front alongside a workhorse and pace in the wide areas. Had our number every time this season, and thoroughly deserve fourth. We were far too passive, and the ponderous sideways passes were our downfall. In all likelihood we’ll get over the line thanks to Dundee’s result on Tuesday, but would be nice to get the intensity back and finish off on a high on Wednesday night.

Ooh, imagine the Old Firm seethe if Killie gave us another stand… (I don’t expect we’ll fill the full stand, and wouldn’t expect an additional allocation even if we did. But then I don’t have the sense of entitlement that fans of some clubs do).

@Div Might be worth moving this thread to the Championship forum. Save you a job on GTF day.

Famously, VAR delays only impact one team. Poor wee lambs.

Delighted for Toyosi, raw as hell but his attitude is brilliant and he’s now looking like a real game-changer for us. Aberdeen are in big trouble though. Echos of Hibs under Fenlon but without the cushion to 11th they had. The manner of today’s defeat will have County and Livi interested.

Two things - I’m not sure someone scoring 19 goals for the side in 8th in the Championship is ‘not ready’ to step up, and there’s little chance he’ll be on the radar when he has two years left on his deal at QP.