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Very evening opening to the game with little to no chances. Hearts set up with that back 3 but they were extremely high which gave county a lot of success with that diag into the left channel. Owura, Sims, Hiwula and Samuel all probably unlucky that they didn’t score. You then knew what was going to happen in the second half. Two fantastic goals from Hearts to be fair; first one is extremely well worked whilst the second one is just sheer class from McKay. We seemed to run out of steam in the second half and Hearts eventually managed the game out well but if that’s a sign of things to come for this season then I’m elated. Owura the standout but I thought Purrington was excellent and Dom Samuel looks a different player so far this season.

Good that it’s back, but seems anti-climactic given there’s only going to be a total of 9 league games. Pretty poor turnout in terms of numbers in the league too seeing as there used to be 2 tiers within the reserve system.

Livi 0-2 Rangers Hearts 1-0 County Kilmarnock 1-2 Dundee United St Johnstone 0-1 Hibs St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen

I really liked the look of Hiwula yesterday. Touch was immaculate, looked sharp and has a bit of pace to him. Took his goal excellently as well. Doncaster fans absolutely slated him but he got decent reviews from Coventry and Fleetwood fans so maybe it was just he was in the wrong place last season. Olaigbe was a thorn in the Dunfermline side when he came on as well and he came close to scoring himself. Looks quick and direct which is all you can ask for from a winger.

William Akio has just posted a photo on his Instagram story of himself on a plane. Seems odd that that deal hasn’t materialised yet seeing as he was so heavily rumoured but maybe this might be him coming over now?

I think if we can get one more centre half in the door this will honestly be as strong as we’ve ever looked at the start of a top flight season in my opinion.

Haha fair play. Serves me right for being a cocky c**t.

We’ve near enough got two players in each position now, so I reckon it’ll be a first 45 XI that’ll be fully changed at half time.

That’s absolutely not what I’m saying at all. If there was a pedophile working for the club I support then I would be the first to criticise the decision makers at County, in the same way as the vast majority of decent County supporters with a hint of morals about them criticised the decision to hire a man who had made several racist comments. In time, we all realised that nothing was going to be done about our worries and the best thing to do would be support the club - not the manager. Your post is clearly using racism to point score. You’re trying to get a reaction out of us by making a joke about racism. That is what I am pointing out as strange behaviour.

Point scoring over these sensitive types of topics (racism, sectarianism, pedophilia etc) between football fans to get a one up over an opponent is strange and scummy behaviour.

He got absolute pelters from the Killie fans all season - certainly seems to have gone down a slope.

Definitely going to be the kits.

I saw somewhere after we signed Harmon that Malky wanted another 8. Since then we’ve signed 4…

In all fairness, have we ever signed a striker that opposition fans haven’t told us he’d be our worst player? He seems to have had decent spells at Coventry, Fleetwood and Bradford so hopefully he can recapture that form. I’m going to trust Malky’s recruitment on this one.

What’s the hold up with the boy Akio? Is it happening or not?

It seemed from the outside that Carey was a victim of McIntyre’s antics - was simply just left to rot on the bench. He was one of our better players when he left and seems to have a had a good career since. I’m unsure what level he’s at now, he’s 33 and hasn’t played in Scotland for 8 years but he’s been playing in Europe consistently with CSKA Sofia so clearly an experienced pro. Wouldn’t jump to have him back like but he’ll definitely do a job for Saints I reckon.

According to twitter, Jake Eastwood has joined the team in Verona for pre-season. Wingers Kazeem Olaigbe and Owura Edwards from Southampton and Bristol City respectively are expected to join on loan imminently too. R.E. Eastwood - what do we think the goalkeeping situation will be; surely getting to the point where Ross Munro will be thinking of chucking it.

He was far too inconsistent for me. He’d come off the bench and give us some real drive one week and then he’d start next week yet the game would pass him by.

For me, I think we’re sorted in the middle of the park now. Loturi, Tillson and Callachan all capable of playing in the 2 and Callachan, Dhanda and Ben Paton all capable of playing in the hole. I think we need another winger or two (Akio and maybe a loan?), another left and right back, and then another striker. If we can get those in, this will be the most confident I’ve ever felt going into a season as a County fan in the premiership.

Another forward?

Certainly sounds like one for the future going off of Malky’s comments.

ITK as f**k.

Agreed. Cannot wait for Brora in a couple weeks.

Was that the keeper who was at Killie for one game, made an absolute howler against Hibs and was never seen again?

“Victor Loturi” joining the party. What a laugh the first pre season game is going to be.