Swing Kicker

we look good on the counter for the first time in ages

lots more energy and confidence now

I know it's not cool to praise us in any way but I think we've been a lot better. Just lacking that bit of bite

Oh wellI couldn't possibly s........aye of course they are

shows how different everyone sees things. I thought for an inexperienced youngster he was really good for us

plus the breakup of the ussr has created a whole load of new nations, many of whom are decent at football. There were far less developed footballing nations back then. A point the likes of Willie Miller forgets to address when slagging every new generation and bragging about getting humiliated on the big stage with our "world beaters"

Craig Burley is a discount Sutton...and that's saying something

deary deary me

Happy to see Fleck there, he's deserved more of a shot in my opinion

well then....that was poor

Dykes holding it up well. Midfield pretty static

that's a fantastic penalty

seems to be a real togetherness.

Aye my band played there a lot in the mid 00s. Used to be fun but I hear it's....less so these days

This, I felt really sorry for him. Young, inexperienced but clearly promising goalkeeper who started well but was in a rapidly declining team and completely lost his confidence. There's a good talent in there but hopefully it hasn't ruined him. Seemed a lovely guy too

Aye it was just an observation when I was looking up what Roger Boli did after Utd.

Mark Connolly

haha yea was a bit of a shock as Roger was only at Utd for a wee while. Looked pretty good too, never knew why we punted him. Probably stormed off in a huff after having two good goals chopped off against Killie

Not a striker but I'm not starting a new topic for this!. I notice Charles Boli (son of Roger, nephew of Basile) seems to have broken through at Lens. Born in Dundee. Midfielder, they got promoted to Ligue 1 and he's signed four year deal

One of whom is son of John Harkes, legend of the American national team.

"ONE TEAM AT FIR PARK!"

Always loved Jess as a kid, even as a Utd fan. Came across really well too. on Chic Young...utterly insufferable and those really good segments when players pick their favourite 11 they played with, he somehow manages to make it all about him.

Bit harsh , I know he's not the most likeable guy and hasn't set the heather alight for us but he could still do a job here and there.

That's my point, different managers deal with players in different ways so just because it's not working out at a club for a player doesn't mean it's a no go at international level. It's the exception to the rule, I mean I wouldn't want an entire team of players who are barely featuring for their clubs but I don't think it's black and white

Conversely, Faddy played some of his best stuff for Scotland when he was barely featuring for Everton. I'm not a subscriber to the theory that a player needs to be playing well and regularly to be picked, different managers see different things and can get different things out of players. I understand why people feel they should be in form for club but I just see the other side.