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And they have. Bad luck caravan dwellers

Started poorly but once we scored there was only going to be one winner. Lowe was immense bombing up and down the left (and occasionally through the middle), good shifts from Consi, McKenna and young Ferguson but m.o.m. yet again has to be Cosgrove. Got a bit lucky for his first initial rebound could have went anywhere but came right back to his feet, his second was a touch of class skinning their right back before cutting in and finishing in a way Rooney or McDougall would have been proud of. No question the third was scored by Ferguson.... Finally great to see sevco taking another beating. I'll be heading over to sevco media shortly for this evening's comedy entertainment, should be in meltdown all night over there

Aye turns out it was owned by Willie McKay the agent.

You are one of many on here who's going to be seriously pissed off when we sign him permanently in the summer. (Assuming DM doesn't walk/get his jotters beforehand) FWIW Although I wrote Gleeson off in August, he does seem to have worked on his fitness and stamina and has looked more like the player we expected to have when he joined. I hope nothing comes of the Dundee interest and gets some proper game time between now and summer to prove what he really can do. If he's still not up to the job then by all means try to punt in the close season

Plane was owned by the Cardiff owner. And a 2 hour direct flight between Nantes and Cardiff airports in a shitty wee plane beats the alternative scheduled flights indirect routing Nantes to CDG to Bristol then taxi/train by almost 18 hours at the time he was flying

Gleeson being linked with a move to Dundee. At least that would mean that Shinnie won't be offski till summer at the earliest.

Using a tablet as I killed the lappy last night with a half pint of ginger beer strategically spilt into the inner gubbins.....will get the hang of it by season 2022/23

I'm counting no chickens after Saturday. Actually fancy QOS to turn Dundee over in the replay. And we have a history withe them too....

Think it was crackers to start with Stewart hadn't trained with us in 8 months plus May/Cosgrove were going well.....if it ain't broke fgs don't fix it. Still totally unacceptable and utterly embarrassing. Only upside is that I can make the replay......they better get their fingers out for that one. Still haven't beaten Stenny ever in our history

Astonished if we did anything other than agree a pre-contract for next season.

I'd be amazed if both GMS and McLennan start. Also with Devlin not featuring at all in the Dubai friendly can't help thinking he's still not quite 100%. Might be better leaving him another few days and return for the Killie match

100% of the Derby fans on their forums agree with my assessment. The Leeds winger had him on toast all game.

To be fair, Lowe looked utterly out of his depth in the 2 games he played. If Derby had been sitting mid table they might have stuck with him but they're going for promotion so need a proven player.

Sure he's a right footer. I couldn't imagine he would want to play back up to Devlin at this point in his career unless we were offering silly money. Although as I've already said, it does look on evidence so far that Devlin will miss a fair chunk of each season through injury and suspension. If he was to be signed as a first choice.....meh

Scott Allan signs precontract with hibs

Sure i saw an interview a few months back (McLeish?) saying that despite being at Manure, he's really a quiet kid with not a hint of an attitude problem or superiority complex. Can't really see the point of us taking him on loan. He would be yet another defensive midfielder......even if Shinnie were to leave in this window, he isn't a viable option for us to buy at the end of the loan.....he's worth £3-£5 million at least and probably on £20k/week. You would think Celtic might be a better option for him with Broon in decline/possibly off to molest some wallabies. No matter where he ends up on loan, I think he needs to leave Old Trafford. He's just not quite the level that they operate at. Southampton, West Ham or the likes I think he could do a job

Jesus that's a monstrosity......I think It's definitely right up there with the most bizarre concepts I've ever seen. Presumably designed that way so if necessary the 3 lower stands can have a higher tier added fairly easily individually if/when required. I hope it's a design that grows on you....

I suppose it's a case of we will just have to agree to disagree Ultimately the only person whose opinion really matters is DM. And I think he will sign Ball up permanently in the summer.

Id argue that Shinnie makes a cunt of things equally as frequently. Ball is a better passer, better in the air and a bit better with his weaker foot than Shinnie. Just remember to yourself what happens when Shinnie finds himself in an advanced position. Generally results in a brain fart as he hasn't a clue what to next.... But Shinnie is "one of our own" so he gets away with his aberrations. I agree Ball is god awful at right back....that memory seems to be what sticks in folks' memories. At defensive midfield he is absolutely solid and has been one of our most consistently good players this season....never flashy just gets on with doing the job he is paid to do

Dropped to bench for tonights FA Cup match at Southampton. Derby have made 6 changes in all from the weekend so it could just be because it is the Cup. His replacement is the guy who played all December since Forsyth got injured....Malone. He looked an absolute bombscare hence why Lowe was not only recalled but was pitched right into the side. Sadly Lowe was every bit as bad in the 2 games he played. Will be interesting to see who Lampard makes his first choice going forward. Despite having those 2 plus the 2 real "first choice" left backs who are both out injured for the season, there seems to be a clamour amongst Derby fans for Lampard to go out and buy a new one whilst the window is open. That would leave Derby with 5 left backs in the summer. Let's hope he does indeed decide to do this.....could mean Lowe becomes available not just for a loan but actually a permanent transfer.

We cannot afford to have 12 central midfielders on their books as sevco have. Indeed sevco cannot afford to have 12 central midfielders on their books but thanks to some gullible directors willing to flush cash down the toilet and some accounting wizardry they do. Yes record wages but our squad compared to the arse cheeks and even Hearts really is very thin. We cannot afford to have more than 2 specialist players fighting for one position.....indeed right now we have only Logan fighting himself for the right back position and precisely zero players fighting for the left back position. The squad also requires 3 or 4 fillers ho can cover 2 or 3 positions.......hence Consi covering centre back and (reluctantly) left back. Ball covers defensive midfield/ centre half. Forrester covers a bench seat and the reserves..... I don't directly compare Ball to Dougie Bell. But the fact remains he performed a similar role (Watson did it more directly compared to the positions they play) for the early to mid 80s side.....when all "first choices" were available he would occupy a seat on the bench. But as I said before......injuries/suspensions/lack of form meant he was inevitably starting around 20 games each season.

Every team needs journeymen squad players who can come in and play 20 games a season competently, filling in for team-mates who are injured/suspended/bang out of form. In our glory years we had Dougie Bell and Andy Watson doing it. Ball fulfills this role well and would be a fairly cheap addition. I think we will sign him permanently and absolutely hope we do. There seems to be a section of our support who are blinded by an absurd hatred of Ball. I suggest this is more due to their lack of knowledge and also lack of insight into our financial situation. Long term I fully expect Dean Campbell to be the Shinnie replacement alongside Ferguson but he is not ready at this point to play week in week out. Ball can fill in intermittently and is also handy on the bench as he can cover centre half as well as defensive midfield.

Stephen Pressley appointed manager of Carlisle. Used to have a bit of a soft spot for them but hope the hun c@nt leads them to relegation now

Ok think I can shed some light on the whole Celtic/McKenna shyte from earlier...... It appears Mr McKenna allowed himself to be pictured with the driver of a taxi he was about to get into earlier today in Glasgow. Cannot confirm where in Glasgow but presume the airport having not long arrived back from Dubai. Anyway this must have been witnessed by some Dhimwit, who, as anyone naturally would ( ), assumed that the only place in Glasgow that could be his destination was Celtic Park.....and promptly took to twitter/text/smoke signals to inform all his wee jakey pals. Thus he became the credible source so often alluded to in the ensuing bhollocks story. I can not so exclusively reveal that McKenna's actual destination was Heart Radio, where as I write he is taking part in the "Drivetime Show" and no doubt is fielding requests from the Great Glasgow public for such popular hits as "Fields of Athenry" and that great dubstep choon "No Pope of Rome" Happy fucking days.....