Steven W

Nothing concrete about it at all. To be confirmed on Tuesday. And if Leitch's hint yesterday and the front page of one paper today is anything to go by, it may even be withdrawn.

I thought the Fitzwater one was a red (shouted at my TV for it as soon as he the tackle was made), but seems I'm in a minority. Pawlett one never a red. Brilliant three points. Strange game in many ways. Thought Livingston were better than United for several spells in the game. But nearly every single shot they had went straight into Siegrist's hands. Delighted for MM. Should keep the 'Mellon Out' lot quiet for a while.

Think United actually played better when down to ten men

If NS came out and said another 10 months of restrictions (that's basically what Hancock is alluding too) and you would hit the roof. His use of could and hope is really just packaging bad news in a nice wrapper. A lot of people on this thread would, but I would not. As I've said earlier this morning, and end date to all this brings me something to look forward to, however far off. Sturgeon at times would make you think we could be living like this forever

We're definitely 11 months in.

Is it lies though? With vaccines on the go and new treatments coming to fruition; a prediction that living with Covid will be like living with flu in ten months time is hardly the most outlandish thing ever said and surely something even they can deliver upon? As I said earlier the notion of some kind of end date, even if it's ten months away gives me personally some comfort, that I don't get from NS' open ended use of language.

Ok fair enough. You can go with the 'maybe' 'one day' 'soon' type language then. Personally, 11 months in, I'm looking for something a bit more definitive.

At least Hancock is offering a timetable of sorts with an end date, and something you can process in your brain, rather Sturgeon's horrible use of open ended language.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56050119 Apologies if this has already been posted, but a sore one for the zero Covid brigade

I was quite vocal on this a month or so ago, but was dismissed by some (some pish about having a plan / you need to do things methodically) I have no issue with SG going hammer and tongs with the vaccine supply they have. If it has to slow down due to lower stock levels in the coming weeks so be it. I don't see whats to be gained by instead of doing 65k for the past few days as they have been, only doing 30k and saving the excess for the coming weeks.

I too would happily forego a summer foreign holiday as a trade-off for normality (but that seems a very simple equation to a very complex problem). So long as it was "normality" as she's quoted (and also BJ said last night), and not NS' worrying use recently of "greater normality"

Read this article this morning and thought the same. I've not seen my parents since early September (and therefore my son hasn't met his grandparents for the same length of time). Why is a care home resident more deserving of meeting loved ones than I?

I switched off Sky News last in a fit of anger. This variant thing is pathetic. They done a graphic that would have you believe the first variant was only discovered in December. Then called the 'Bristol Variant' a "variant of a variant"

You would think / hope so.

I agree with every word. However, worryingly, it's not just epidemiologists saying this. The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is saying it too.

Correct

Another thing. That first goal was a thing of beauty. Type of goal that deserves to have fans there. I was up on my feet (in the living room) about ten minutes (slight exaggeration) before the goal went in. McNulty-Shankland-Fuchs-Smith-Shankland GOAL!!

Yesterday in the thread I touched on 'one up front' needn't be something to dread so long as the striker isn't isolated with a gaping chasm between him and the midfield. I think that's what we done today, and credit to the players and MM, they executed it superbly. Pawlett could earn himself a new deal yet!

Tremendous. Fully deserved three points. Well done Micky and all the boys.

A good first 45 from United there. (between that and Wednesday's second 45 we've been decent for a whole 90 minutes!) A pity, perhaps a concern, the half didn't yield a goal

Yep. Every Hearts fan you speak to says that.

Clark misses out for United. Can't be many teams benching their top scorer.

I doubt it. It wasn't really ever that busy (sadly) aside from the Saturday morning when it opened, as far as I could tell. Also Bo'ness had a pop up testing centre at the beginning of January and never caused a rise in numbers like we're seeing now. Just seems widespread across the district. Hard to comprehend really we were in tier 2 just over six weeks ago.

I couldn't put it any better myself. (and thanks for a good level headed reply - few and far between on this website!) Its crazy really that I'm of the mindset that we drop Shankland back towards midfield - but ultimately it's just symptomatic of where we are just now. We live in hope the team will pull something out the bag tomorrow