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Because if our board were doing the same thing then I’d imagine we’d feel the same way as the Celtic support do now.

Despite it being Celtic, my sympathy is with the fans on this one. The board are taking the piss and it's starting to show on the field. Get it right up the lot of them, of course.

That's a shocker. Wife died two years ago as well, 12yo twin boys orphaned.

The simplicity of more strikers = more goals never ceases to amaze me. Two up front guarantees nothing, unless the proposal is a big man/wee man set up where we launch the ball from the back in a 00s Martin O'Neill style. Removing a midfielder to stick another striker in the team is far more likely to result in our midfield being (even more) over-run, almost zero possession and no protection for the defence. The answer isn't more strikers, it's midfield players who are more comfortable on the ball and can pick a pass, ideally to hard working wingers and/or attacking midfielders who aren't afraid to have a go at the opposition defence.

If we can’t make a player like Clarkson work in our team then that’s our problem rather than his and he would be better off away. Which, imo, is a sad indictment of our current state of affairs.

We're normally pretty decent at the commercial stuff but this is an absolutely idiotic decision.

Daboll's results have been hopeless and he doesn't seem the easiest to work with, which is why I assume that (so far) he's the only one away and Schoen and especially Bowen are still there.

Should we move this to the fitba forum to help the new arrivals feel at home?

Didn't see the game as I was travelling yesterday but those highlights suggest it wasn't up to much despite being objectively a good result for us? No good chances for either side until injury time and over an hour before we did anything of note in their half?

Celtic going without a keeper?!

Lobban in. Big chance for the kid.

Great result. Sadly no Dons in the squad, which really has to be an important part of Pfannensteil's new job. Our representation in the age groups is awful for a club of our standing.

20, 19 and 19. Players signed for the future, presumably by "the board" rather than the manager, who sees them in training every day and must feel they're not ready for the first team yet. They've plenty time to come good and prove themselves. Better to let them cool their heels than throw them into a struggling team.

Add me to the list of those who are still willing to give him a bit of time. There's talk that the new sporting director is imminent so I think that it might be prudent to let that relationship form before making any final decisions. Two things would change my mind: as you've said, relegation looking likely would be one and the other would be obvious signs that the players have stopped doing it for him. I didn't see the game yesterday so won't be making snap judgements off the back of that, but it does sound a bit like there could have been early signs of tools having been downed?

Don't know much about Teasdale but he certainly seems to know the way to goal at that level.