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We’ve got until 23 October for that then. I’m sure the club will make sure they get everything just right with the main stand works, so 2 months might be needed… Would be so much easier if the club actually specified what the issues were/are!

Cracking approach when it works - outside of the goal, though, I only recall thinking ‘that’s a f’cking great ball’ once. We need to be able to mix it up, and with McGrath, Main and Brophy we should be able to play into feet far more. There’s also the Ryan Flynn question - maybe not him exactly, but today was the sort of game that was crying out for a bit of vision.

This thread is a tough read - utterly tragic posting. Hearts well worth their win, can’t recall us forcing Gordon to break sweat at all. Midfield was far too stand-offish throughout and when Hearts moved it quickly we got cut open far too easily. Curtis Main a positive for me - get midfielders around him and he’ll get us up the park. Shame he offers no goal threat himself.

Great result - pity the away goals rule is gone! Just need to beat them in Perth, although I’m not sure there’s a lot to fear from Galatasaray. Front men put a hell of a shift in, but Ali McCann stuck out like a sore thumb - must be worth a £500k bid from Rotherham now.

Underrated post IMO - wasted outside of the St Mirren thread. Just imagine the seethe… Almost makes me reminisce about the Captain Sensible v Radford exchanges of the past.

It’s a thoroughly uninspiring selection from Gatland - Hogg’s been wasted in the Tests through never getting attacking ball in hand, and the selection of Biggar in particular shows it’ll be another game of kick-the-ball-away. Trouble is, SA are just better at that than the Lions.

I like the par 3 with the dogleg, but the Road Hole - Gully - Hill 60 run of holes is knackering! Been playing the odd round on the Antonine course at Dullatur and it makes Dalmuir look flat. The hike from the 17th green to 18th tee wasn’t fun in Friday morning’s heat and after a pretty horrible run on the back 9! Cracking course though, shame it’s ear-marked for housing soon.

Looks like 7am each day, info on the European Tour website.

Think that sums it up pretty well TBH. Fear going in was another Livi - not turning up and regretting it. We turned up today, but three chances in the six yard box (ours missed, Kane’s scored) were the difference. Case of what might’ve been for us this season, but it’s progress at least. Well done Saintees, go complete the Diddy Double now please!

And we got decisions in our favour against Motherwell and Dundee United. Maybe that supports your point about club size...

Got my first round of the year planned for Saturday, back to my old stomping ground at Dalmuir. Been spending lockdown ‘upgrading’ my irons from 20 year-old Pinseekers to 20 year old Ping i3s (nostalgia rules!). Fearing the slice on my driver could ruin my round, although it seemed under control last time I hit the range.

I’m awaiting the Hibs limited edition black and white kit for the next derby, sometime in 2022 perhaps.

Up there with the most inept officiating performances I’ve seen in any sport. Imagine how good a watch that would’ve been if Poite was competent!

Pretty big story coming out of the Northern Premier, with Ossett Town (now merged with Ossett Albion to form Ossett United) being found liable for loss of earnings after an opposition player was injured in a match at Ingfield. Unfortunately for the merged club, Town still own one asset - the stadium. Facing costs of over £100k, the club’s existence is at risk. https://www.ossettutd.com/news/article/landmark-case-threatens-all-sport/ Consequences for football at that level could, in theory, be huge. Selfishly, having a soft spot for Town (and subsequently United) based on drunken away trips, I’ve ended up taking an interest in this one!

I’d quite happily never go through another 120 minutes like that again. Not a great game quality-wise, but a good advert for Scottish football - both teams gave everything, and both sets of fans generated a cracking atmosphere. Obviously Hladky will make the headlines for us, but I thought Ferdinand was fantastic when he came on - guy hasn’t kicked a ball really since January, but strolled through extra time and looked a calming influence at the back. From the starters, Cooke was a handful and Hodson was solid throughout. Wasn’t a massive fan of our subs, but Neilson has a knack of changing the game with his - not in the way he intends I’m sure. 6 subs across two ties, and none of them had a positive effect. Celebrations justified from our point of view, but we can’t end up back here next season. Not sure I’d survive it! #beautifulsunday

So Easton’s linked with a return to Hamilton within a week of setting up their second goal in a crucial game? I look forward to the seethe once some folk drag themselves away from our ongoing ticketing shambles. [emoji23]

That was kinda what got me thinking about it - we saw a dip up to the upturn in fortunes under Jack Ross, but we’ve sustained the bounce in attendances even through the Alan Stubbs clusterfuck. In a way, relegation and a couple of seasons in the Championship might prove to be a benefit in the long term. Prior to Ross we had some league games with home crowds around the 2k-2.5k mark - apathy is a bugger to shift, and I admit to being someone who got bored and stopped going for a while. With having family in Perth, I keep a closer eye on St Johnstone than some other clubs - I said after our last game that you guys have a blueprint that we should be looking to emulate (and eventually surpass with the right management and luck). The cup win should’ve given more of a bounce IMO, so the winning team argument doesn’t really apply. Probably as stumped as most of you as a result!

How times have changed - now that would see you as the best supported team in Scotland outside the ‘city’ clubs. Obviously reduced crowds isn’t a problem limited to St Johnstone, but the drop-off does seem pretty sharp when you consider the family pricing etc you guys offer - probably been done to death, but what do you reckon caused that?

Totally. You’re taking this well.

Just as I was looking for a way to pass my commute - fantastic public service!

I imagine that was a relatively fun watch for anyone that doesn’t support either side. Accies’ last ditch defending is something else, and it started to feel like ‘one of those nights’ with 20 to go. Credit to the players for remaining patient when it would’ve been easy to start shelling it long in hope. Watching the key moments back now - red card looks right, although Mullen was pretty fortunate not to get something for his one on Gordon. Great persistence from McAllister for his goal, and nice to round it off at the end. Thought Flynn’s introduction changed the game, would go with him from the start on Saturday ahead of Lyons.

Used to play it regularly when I was younger - was only a 2 min train ride and a 10 min walk to get to. As has been mentioned before, 5-7 are particularly bland, all playing very similarly. 2, 8 (with the right conditions) and 10 are all reachable par 4’s, 12 is a bugger of a hole to pick the right weight of club, and 13-15 can kill an otherwise good round. Always found it was really well looked after as well.

Not jealous at all mate - hope it's as good as the Man Utd game a few years back! Tell me ma.......

Yeah, fantastic gig! Didn't hear much of the 1990's, but what I heard was good.

Managed to get tickets to see Idlewild's "Warnings/Promises & acoustic" and "Make Another World + Captain" sets at King Tuts