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Randomly decided to watch the highlights of the Melbourne Victory vs. Melbourne City game, didn't realise until it hit extra time that it was a play-off game
Very enjoyable watch, and that Victory keeper Paul Izzo, I think Scottish football might've learned to be way of Aussie keepers thanks to Mark Birighitti, but what a performance from him. Kept his 10-man side in the game the whole way, then saving 3 penalties and scoring his own in the shootout was just tremendous.
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58 minutes ago, TheScarf said:
At all levels of the pyramid, only the league champions can participate in promotion playoffs. If the champion is ineligible for promotion the game/playoff is scrapped (The Highland League and 3 feeder league play off this season for example, so Strathspey are safe from relegation) or any other eligible clubs (EK in this instance) receive a bye to the next round.
Can't wait for a B team to win the Lowland League, the amount of heads shooting straight into the atmosphere on the forum will be tremendous.
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18 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:
Livi have a fair few players on their books that I'd like to see us act like vultures over. Not all of them - obviously, but fair few individually could add something to our team IMO.
James Penrice has already been snapped up by Hearts but Scott Pittman is one I've always liked. Would add a bit of bite, some much needed experience and energy for our midfield.
Yengi has been mentioned by the ITK poster on the other forum as a possibility. Bruce Anderson and Nouble are both out of contract as well.
I would've been the first to agree with you on Pittman about 6 years ago, but he looks a shadow of the player that was key to leading Livi to the Premiership. The rumour re: Yengi is weird, as the poster is usually reliable but signing him would require a fee as he's only months into a 2.5 year deal. Perhaps there are some variety of relegation clauses inserted in there, but I clearly wouldn't know. Lively forward with plenty potential but seems a bit temperamental, still would be a top striker for Livi in the Championship if he stays there.
Anderson and Nouble are obviously worth a look, it'll be interesting to see how true the long-held rumours of Anderson signing a PCA with Killie are. Nouble will head back down south to the National League imo.
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8 hours ago, Pens_Dark said:
Donnelly had a really poor game and him and Dodgson weren’t knowing when to overlap each other - in turn they just kept passing back the way. The difference with Shaughnessy missing out of the defence was palpable.
Was sat thinking this the whole second half. For all the flak that Shaughnessy received in the weeks before his injury, he was clearly the leader at the back and was the lynchpin of that back 3. Without him, it's pretty crazy to me to play that formation without him. Lamie can't play that central role organising the others, and Donnelly looks lost without Shaughnessy.
Rarely have I went up and down in rating a player as much as I have with Donnelly, which I put down to confidence at that age. When he's comfortable with the setup he's a top player at this level, but when everything else is shaky he becomes the shakiest. He's got the makings of a really good player, but for now without Shaughnessy we surely should be sticking to a back four with Lamie and Portales, and Dodgson and McGhee either side if we're wanting any more points this season. It gets the most out of Dodgson at LB and keeps things simple, as without Joe it becomes a mess.
As for the club as a whole, the aim now is to get our first win in the top six post-split in 12 attempts and over 20 years. Not since Caballero's double at Parkhead have we enjoyed a victory in this position, and doing so would be a decent end to a good season. Naturally, heading to Tynecastle to get a win is a rough task for anyone right now, but we usually are decent at nicking something from Hearts there and we were unlucky not to do so last time so with their season also pretty much sorted we should be looking to restore our pride next week.
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Alright then, suppose I'll do my usual with these prediction threads for the fun of it, as well as due to the fact that I really enjoy this league (just not being in it!). Considering how early this thread was created it'll be quite interesting to see how some of those really early guesses will look now.
The lower your final points total is, the more accurate your placings of each specific team has been and the more accurate your league prediction is. The scores vary high and low for this one, probably owing to just how tight and chaotic this league has been. After going through them all this is how I would categorise the quality of prediction:
Under 16 = Brilliant effort, likely need more than half the teams predicted exactly right for that.
16 to 20 = A very good prediction that is worth a little smugness.
22 to 26 = Bang average, which in this crazy league is still a decent effort.
28 and above = Well... at least you tried!
And now, the results.
Final results:
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@Jives Miguel Version 1: 4+1+3+5+3+2+3+5+2+6 = 34
-- Version 2 (Page 19): 0+3+6+2+2+0+0+4+1+0 = 18@callum-ayr - 0+0+4+2+0+2+4+1+5+0 = 18
@itzdrk Version 1: 1+6+2+1+1+3+0+2+0+6 = 22
-- Version 2 (Page 11): 0+6+1+1+1+1+2+1+5+0 = 18@madton - 0+0+0+1+2+3+1+2+5+0 = 14
@Rob1885 - 0+0+6+4+0+1+1+5+5+0 = 22
@David_86 - 0+0+5+3+4+1+1+4+6+0 = 24
@Broken Algorithms - 0+0+5+1+2+0+2+3+5+0 = 18
@HoBNob Version 1: 0+0+2+2+2+3+1+1+1+6 = 18
-- Version 2 (Page 20): 0+1+1+2+0+3+0+4+1+0 = 12@mcjameos - 0+0+6+2+3+1+4+3+1+6 = 26
@Highlandmagar - 0+4+1+1+4+2+3+5+2+0 = 22
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@Oceanlineayr - 1+1+6+1+1+2+0+5+1+6 = 24
@clashcityrocker - 0+0+3+5+5+1+4+0+4+6 = 28
@jaggyness - 0+0+4+2+3+3+2+1+5+0 = 20
@Slacker - 0+6+0+5+3+1+1+3+5+0 = 24
@Diamond Oracle - 0+0+3+1+1+3+3+0+2+5 = 18
@Chapelhall chap - 0+3+6+2+3+3+0+4+1+0 = 22
@chattyman - 0+0+4+5+2+1+1+2+5+2 = 22
@Mr.Blue - 0+0+2+5+1+1+4+2+1+6 = 22
@Shandon Par - 5+1+2+1+4+1+3+0+1+8 = 26
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@eindhovendee - 0+4+6+1+3+3+0+2+5+2 = 26
@ClydeTon Version 1: 0+5+2+2+3+3+5+1+1+6 = 28
-- Version 2 (Page 11): 0+6+2+2+3+3+4+1+1+6 = 28
-- Version 3 (Page 13, FFS): 9+3+1+1+3+0+2+1+1+9 = 30
-- Version 4 (Page 17
) 2+1+2+2+3+2+2+1+1+6 = 22
@Richey Edwards - 2+1+4+2+4+1+1+4+1+2 = 22
@Jaffa - 0+7+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+6 = 24
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@diegomarahenry - either 0+7+0+3+0+0+1+6+1+6 or 0+7+0+1+1+2+5+1+1+6, both = 24
@Heid_The_Baw - 0+0+3+1+0+3+0+0+5+0 = 12
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@Ex Machina - 7+1+0+2+0+0+2+1+1+6 = 20
@DA Baracus - 0+0+2+2+3+3+3+2+6+3 = 24
@Shooter McGavin - 3+4+2+5+0+4+5+5+1+3 = 32
@williebraveheart - 0+1+5+2+4+1+5+3+1+6 = 28
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@Spider1975 - 0+4+1+5+2+2+0+3+1+6 = 24
@RossBFaeDundee - 0+1+1+2+0+1+2+0+5+0 = 12
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@DreamOakTree1 - 1+6+2+2+2+1+2+5+5+0 = 26
@cb_diamond - 0+0+3+5+2+1+1+5+5+0 = 22
@jagfox - 0+7+0+4+2+0+5+3+1+6 = 28
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@Leedafc - 0+0+0+5+3+1+1+1+5+0 = 16
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@Chubbychops - 0+6+6+2+1+3+3+3+2+0 = 26
@Brmiddleton4 - 0+4+1+1+4+1+3+0+6+6 = 26
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@dirty dingus - 4+1+0+2+3+3+1+1+5+0 = 20
@San Starko Rover - 0+6+6+2+1+1+4+2+4+6 = 32
@MORleyTON - 0+7+0+1+3+0+1+1+1+6 = 20
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@Dunning1874 - 0+6+6+1+3+3+1+1+1+6 = 28
@Andriy_Parmolenko - 0+7+1+1+1+3+1+4+2+0 = 20
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@Diamonds_Are_Forever - 0+1+6+2+2+2+1+3+3+0 = 20
@CathcartSkins - 0+7+0+4+1+4+0+3+1+6 = 26
@Gibb20 - 0+0+0+2+3+3+2+1+5+0 = 16
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@Acon - 0+4+6+2+3+3+0+4+4+0 = 26
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@Salvo Montalbano - 0+1+6+2+3+1+1+4+2+0 = 20
@Hawk89 - 2+6+1+1+4+1+2+2+5+0 = 24
@Poet of the Macabre - 0+1+5+2+4+0+0+3+5+0 = 20
@Liam899 - 5+1+2+2+3+4+3+1+8+1 = 30
@Zanetti - 0+7+1+4+2+0+0+3+1+6 = 24
@AlwaysAPar - 0+3+0+2+3+3+3+1+1+0 = 16
@CityDave94 (the away days prediction!) - 8+1+4+1+5+4+1+2+8+6 = 40
@Terry_Tibbs - 0+1+6+2+1+1+2+0+1+6 = 20
@The Naitch - 0+1+5+1+1+4+2+1+5+0 = 20
@Loon From Outta Toon - 0+1+6+2+1+1+3+3+1+0 = 18
@qpfc - 0+1+1+3+3+1+1+1+1+6 = 18
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@snapper55 - 0+7+2+2+1+1+3+0+6+6 = 28
@keyser_soze - 1+1+2+2+2+2+2+5+5+0 = 22
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@thisal - 0+5+6+2+1+3+1+3+5+0 = 26
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@Fuctifano - 0+0+0+1+3+1+1+1+1+6 = 14
@Les Cabbage - 0+0+0+2+3+3+0+4+4+0 = 16
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@Oberon43 - 0+4+0+2+0+4+1+1+5+1 = 18
@Rael Rover - 0+1+1+2+3+1+0+2+0+6 = 16
@D'Jaffo - 0+4+1+3+2+3+2+0+5+0 = 20
@Nightmare - 0+0+0+1+1+3+0+0+5+0 = 10
@Wildrover - 1+1+0+2+4+2+0+3+5+0 = 18
@oneteaminglasgow - 0+1+1+3+0+0+1+1+1+6 = 14
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@The Ghost of B A R P - 0+0+2+1+2+0+2+4+1+2 = 14
@TxRover - 0+4+1+1+4+2+2+1+1+6 = 22
@AyrAtlanta - 0+4+6+3+0+3+5+0+5+0 = 26
@virginton - 0+4+0+2+0+2+2+1+1+6 = 18
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@GuyIncognito - 0+0+4+1+0+0+1+4+0+0 = 10
@Grumpy Soo-sider - 0+1+1+4+1+3+0+2+5+5 = 22
@Juanhourjoe - 7+1+6+1+3+0+3+5+2+0 = 28
@Paisley Ton - 0+5+0+1+4+4+1+2+1+6 = 24
@GiGi - 0+4+1+4+2+1+0+2+0+6 = 20
@Ian Mcleod - 0+6+1+3+2+2+1+1+4+0 = 20
@Cyclops van Gogh 1867 - 7+7+2+2+0+3+1+1+5+0 = 28
@DG_RRFC - 0+0+0+1+3+1+1+1+5+0 = 12
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@par-adise - 0+1+1+4+1+3+0+3+5+0 = 18
@Mr November - 0+1+1+2+0+1+2+4+1+0 = 14
@Theholyglove - 0+0+5+1+0+0+2+1+1+6 = 16
@ayrunitedfw - 0+1+4+2+1+3+1+3+5+0 = 20
@Arachnophile - 2+1+1+5+3+1+3+2+1+5 = 24
@Dysart - 2+1+6+2+2+2+5+3+1+6 = 30
@Ziggy - 0+0+0+1+4+0+1+1+1+6 = 14
@Gibby82 - 0+7+1+0+2+3+1+3+1+2 = 20
Synopsis:
All things considered, I feel like the standard of predictions for this season just past was quite high for the most part, though with a few obvious exceptions. There's always one team that punches far further above their weight than most expect, and of course this season it was Airdrie doing the shutting up with their excellent season (and that's not including winning the Challenge Cup!) Whether or not they sneak promotion from 4th place for a second straight year, their season to remember helped weigh down good predictions that could've been even better.
As for the disappointers, Queen's Park regressing from last year seems obvious now but plenty of folk early on felt they had it in them to push for play-offs again. Inverness however seemed to be a bigger surprise for predictions despite their sinking in the table last year. You could probably count on one hand the number of folk willing to say they'd be in or around the very bottom come season's end, but here we are.
Best Predictions:
Last season saw some really impressive scores, including the only single-digit score I've seen doing this over the last few years - a crazy 8 from the long-missing @Death in Vegas - and that stayed the case this season, but not without some bloody good attempts.
First of all, a 'fair play' to the 6 posters who finished with 14 points, those being @madton (who made his prediction all the way back on June 15th!), @Fuctifano, @oneteaminglasgow, @The Ghost of B A R P, @Mr November and @Ziggy.
On to the big sexy twelvers. The first to crack 12 points was @Heid_The_Baw, who went one better and also called Raith ending their hoodoo against ICT. Then there was... oh, me! Your humble host @RossBFaeDundee smashed this one, with only Airdrie being a blip. I should've known better after our League Cup game, and I even said so:
On 01/07/2023 at 03:41, RossBFaeDundee said:Had planned to try and put Airdrie higher but with the glut in the middle there's no room
Ach well. The next two 12s came late on, with @HoBNob updating an already respectable 18 point prediction all the way back in June to improve on it, and finally @DG_RRFC throwing a solid attempt in the day before play began. The common killer? Airdrie, and to a lesser extent Queen's Park for all except me, who nailed QP but slightly overestimated Dunfermline and underestimated Caley Thistle.
The crown this season though was shared between two posters who managed a formidable 10 points each. First up is @Nightmare with a dream of a prediction, as aside from Airdrie and QP was pretty much perfect. The other winner this year is @GuyIncognito, who saw the Spiders slipping but his pure love and belief in Ayr United the only other preventer of near-perfection. A very well done to the both of you!
Worst Predictions:
As I said in the synopsis, the average prediction was pretty decent compared to seasons past. There were only 7 predictions at 30 points or higher, which compared to last season is down by a third or so. Three posters managed 30 points exactly, with @ClydeTon managing it on his 3rd of 4(!) attempts, though admittedly I'm aware it was a less serious one as it was immediately after United were beat by Partick in their shambolic League Cup campaign and had them at the bottom with Arbroath top. I bring this up however, as had he swapped top and bottom he too would have been relaxing in the idyllic gardens of 12 points. Still, his last prediction garnered a respectable 22 points, so it's not all bad.
Next up was @Liam899, whose crystal ball which saw Dunfermline take the title and United relegated to Cove Rangers probably needs put in the bin, maybe don't buy them off Wish. The final 30 pointer came from @Dysart, whose faith in ICT as opposed to his own Raith Rovers resulted in this prediction. I'm sure he'll not be complaining Rovers did better than he thought they would though!
Two unfortunate souls made it to 32 points, with @Shooter McGavin first reaching the mark. The fact that having his beloved Airdrie as champions was one of his better predictions perhaps says something. @San Starko Rover was the other to hit this ill-fated mark, and prefaced it by claiming he was "normally way off". With ICT and QP in the play-offs and Partick and Airdrie in the bottom half, who am I to argue?
Only one prediction hit 34 points, the mark which three posters bottomed out with last season, and four posters the year before that. Impressively, it was with the very first effort as well. When you think of trying to predict a league six weeks before it even starts, before teams have even got settled squads, you imagine it'll be an utter crapshoot, but largely a disaster. Some of them turned out great (see madton earlier) but @Jives Miguel opened this thread with a doozy. With such an early prediction, you can dare to dream a little more, and naturally Jives had to place Morton at the top above all, with Dunfermline and ICT in the play-offs. Couple those with a Partick-Ayr-Airdrie bottom three, and we have a certified stinker. Jives would more than make up for it later down the line, with a revised, more modest prediction (Morton were only in 2nd) netted a much more creditable 18 points through a pretty solid bottom half call.
Last but not least however was @CityDave94, who eschewed predictions and instead compiled a table based on his feelings about the clubs, their fans and away days. So while not a proper prediction, his rankings would amass an unprecedented 40 points through Caley being #1, United deservedly being right at the bottom and other entertaining musings that I enjoyed enough to highlight. Curious to see how this table will look in League One next season!
Thank you all for participating!
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Outclassed, no other word for it. Thoroughly disappointing and the European dream gone, but that won't define our season. Very impressive from St Mirren, probably should had Europe wrapped up ages ago on that performance. Such an unlikeable team, but that's how you want your team to be.
Makes you wonder how bad that 'food bug' was in the 4-0 game. I would say best of luck in Europe to Saints, but I'm fully expecting you and Killie to embarrass Scottish football this summer.
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I've seen a team bottle a 3-0 lead at Dens with 15 to go before... though that was Dundee.
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Did the Mexican wave for that
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3 players versus just our keeper. Laughable defending.
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I've called Dundee shite many times in my life, but rarely have I found cause to use the word "surprisingly" before it. Just not handled St Mirren's press whatsoever, Robinson got his tactics spot on. If it didn't take them 40 minutes to get a shot on target they'd be up by a couple more, plenty good chances gone to waste.
Even when we've had chances we've cracked under the pressure, McCowan's missed chance was unforgivable. Our best player having one of his worst games of the season in such a big game is gutting. Doc needs to change tactics quick and get some confidence into these players.
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Zero complaints, been coming all game. Only one team wanting to win this so far, and it ain't us.
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Our players do know the game has started, right?
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If only Raith had been doing this instead of shitting the bed against Arbroath all season...
All the best in the play-offs, lads, would be a much better addition than either teams currently in the Prem are.
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I don't want to alarm Caley fans, but I looked at the QP game and Airdrie were literally recreating the Simpsons soccer scene for a full minute, rarely have I seen a team so unmotivated.
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Looked a stupid penalty to give away, and sounds an even dumber red card to take. Caley getting all the breaks at home here, but nothing so far from Hampden.
Just saw the 3rd, well worked goal but again just a phantom defence. Can't say I'm too disappointed Tyler French isn't returning to Dens next season, just not up to this level anymore after that injury sadly.
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5 hours ago, craigkillie said:
I'm hoping the Derek-Tony alliance will sort out whatever result seems most suitable.Lovely, easy 3 home points then*, as it'll be a total dead rubber for Killie.
Spoiler*of course not, dunno if anyone's as competitive as McInnes
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2 hours ago, Derry Alli said:
I must have missed the bit where Dundee United won a UEFA Cup final. Even their own fans don't claim that.
For me it was the claim that they have more trophies that tickled me. Like, anyone can count them.
Next he'll be claiming his lot have more
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1 hour ago, Lex said:
Similar to Hibs last season.
Start with a minow - they got a team from Andorra. Win that and get a tougher team, they got Luzern from Switzerland which they won too, before getting bodied by Villa in the playoff round.As both teams have zero UEFA club coefficient would that mean we'd be more likely to draw a tougher team in that first round, or does Scotland's collective coefficient's high standing currently lift us above those teams in seedings?
16 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:St Mirren absolutely have to win this. Can't wait for the scenes on the last game of the season when it's still all to play for and Derek McInnes fields half a team and no goalkeeper to help his pal Doc.
Doc saying on the Open Goal interview that McInnes is the most competitive animal alive didn't help my confidence on any leniancy from them even if it's a dead rubber for them. We're still due our yearly result at Tynecastle after the near miss last time.
3 minutes ago, Shuggie_Murray7 said:The last big meaningful game between the sides saw Cody Cooke score the sloppiest hat trick of all time.
That game meant nothing for us, beyond introducing some of our young talent like Robertson and Mulligan, and Cameron would've played too if Darren O'Dea didn't decide to get sent off in his last game.
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23 minutes ago, wirez said:
To win independence you need as broad a church (forgive the pun) as possible.
That is what the SNP should be. Fiscal Conservatives, Socialists, Greens, Centrists...whatever. As long as they firmly believe Scotland would be better off as an independent country.
A face to put up against every unionist party that claims to be any of the above and show voters why independence will be better for them.
Just indulging green left wing policies that have been a disaster narrows your voter base and leads to....this.
I can't pretend to be fully interested in what the SNP should be (or in what politics is nowadays tbh), but I agree with the sentiment of compromise being key, it's what politics is all about and it's the only way independence will be attained with the current situation. Independence is and should be treated as the main goal that we need a united front for bar none, and all the other issues can then be properly reassessed once it has been achieved. For now they're just distractions that cause division and keep independence further away from happening. Once we have freedom, then we best decide how Scotland as a country feels about these issues without the constant needling from Westminster.
For all the misgivings about Kate Forbes, the SNP need someone who can focus on the main task at hand and not get sidetracked by more personal goals until progress is made towards independence, and if Forbes is the best person to do that then it's the right decision. It's a person who non-SNP independence supporters might find more palatable in the short to medium term which could be big for getting things moving again, and I do believe her more personal ideological beliefs would find it hard to get much footing even with her in charge. I certainly think giving her the gig would do more than giving it to Swinney, what a waste of time that would be.
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14 minutes ago, Fide said:
A high scoring draw where football is the winner, if you please.
Much obliged.
Killie fans acting like they're not already definitely going to Europe is a bit silly, tbh.
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1 hour ago, AUcal said:
Get the new kits posted here as your club release them.
Ayr's new home strip. I love it, a very nice kit.
That's a cra-
1 hour ago, Ferguson said:That's a cracker.
1 hour ago, par-adise said:Fair play that's a cracker.
5 minutes ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said:Cracker.
...yeah, it's nice.
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I usually dread games with high stakes due to the emotional toll they take but I'm absolutely buzzing for this one. We have nothing to lose with our already successful season secured, while St Mirren have the pressure of expectation with having held that position for so long, as well as coming so close last year.
Obviously it's very unlikely to be like the 4-0 game, but I am feeling good about this for whatever reason, I think our squad is in a great frame of mind for it and eager to push further. Hopefully Cameron's hamstring tweak was minor enough to shake off for this one, but our depth right now doesn't have me worried even if he isn't available.
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52 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
St Mirren and Dundee fans desperate to add the "St Johnstone got relegated" trophy to their "made the top six" cup already in the bag.
St Mirren might do a open top bus parade, but suspect Dundee will go down the DVD route.
We'd be better suited just making a commemorative canvas displaying all of your best takes throughout the season, though you'd probably need one the size of McDiarmid Park just to fit them all in.
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A-League and Australia Cup 2023/24
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Just looked this up and saw CCM won the Asian Cup final versus Al-Ahed, with Alou Kuol, brother of ex-Hearts and CCM player Garang Kuol scoring the winner. A shame for Lee Erwin though... yeah, Lee Erwin, former Ross County and St Mirren man, playing up front as top striker for the best team in Lebanon. Fair play, that's up there with Marcus Haber dominating Cambodian football in terms of just pure weird.