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Aye this was my thought when i started hearing of derby fans dislike for lowe, i've been to derby and can confirm it's full of thick cunts . The boy has a bright future in my eyes and two games in a misfiring team is not enough to make a judgement. Re Lampard himself though i've heard him speak a few times over the years and he's no fool. Pretty sure i read an article a while back when he was at chelsea and it talked about the squad being given an iq test wiith Lampards being the highest by a mile. Something in the 140-150 range if memory serves. Also said he was tory but that's hardly a surprise. I know what you mean with the midfield, there's just no cutting edge. We really miss Maclean and Christie, there's no one in the middle that can thread a pass at all. Greg Stewart might be the best we can hope for this window, really scunnered we didn't go for Allan.

It's not like shinnie has anything to prove for scotland either, he's done just fine in all apearances.

Gutted, would have loved to sign him

Did we not stuff the huns the week before?

I think Celtic will be wary of that 2bh, they have been humiliated over the John McGinn affair and not getting McKenna would be even more embarrassment which they really don't want right now. It just seems to me that McKenna is happy to stay till the summer (when he will surely move on). If a richer side comes in with 8 plus and 20% sell on in january then fair enough he will likely be sold but I just have the feeling McKenna doesn't want to stay in Scotland.... and nor should he as he has the potential to be a really top end CH. I do disagree slightly at the level he could go to though and think he could get a regular game with a lower to mid level prem side. Bournemouth would probably be a really good for him given the manager and the opportunity to play (their defence isn't the best). Personally I would like to see him go abroad though and in particular to Italy given how well they do defending but that's highly unlikely to happen.

I posted that in a rush, apologies for not getting my point across better. What I meant, rocket, is that I suspect Mckenna has his eyes on a bigger prize. Why go to celtic when you will earn 30k tops and be tied to a 5 year deal when you could go to England and not only earn triple that but play in a much better league for one's development? When celtic came sniffing in the summer he didn't seem at all fussed that afc dinghied the bid.

I just don't think mckenna is interested in celtic 2bh.

Cummings is a mercurial talent. Now say what you like about DM but by and large his players really want to play for him. If it came to pass I reckon he would get a pretty decent tune out of him. It's a no from me mainly on hunnish grounds but I wouldn't be raging if we did sign him.

I would have mulumbu if it meant shinnie was lb rest of the season. Rocket I think you're getting ando and Campbell confused.

Johnny Russel doesn't really excite me. Decent enough player but I just don't think he's what we need. Had a look at his stats for last season: 10 goals and 7 assists in 30 games which doesn't sound too bad 2bf but when you dig a little deeper his passing and finishing are not the best. He's a blunt instrument when we need a scalpel.... Imo anyway.

Doubt tansey got much from us, afc would have known about the Helen move i suspect.

Moyes is apparently interested in the Stoke gig so Mcinnes for next boss there could be classed as a dark horse at best. Stoke are a bit of a mess by the sound of their forums and their fans fucking hate Rowett so any new boss will have not being Gary Rowett as a big plus mark. All that said there probably would be money to spend and they are 13 points clear of the drop so in no immediate danger either. If they did approach its going to be more of a temptation than Sunderland was, decent size club with a solid support.

As a game I found it a bit meh to be honest. It held my attention but for 2 of the worlds best teams it wasn't exactly a classic.

The back three didn't actually do too bad all things considered. I thought Ball looked better in there when logan got injured. By all accounts this is a tough place to go but I felt we were pretty comfortable most of the game. That said Livi's attitude really impressed me, 2-0 down with 5 to go they showed no sign of giving up. All in a great result and encouraging performance despite injury and tactical changes. I wonder if Wilson is actually just finally responding to the competition of May and Cosgrove working well together rocket. I wouldn't say he was electric today or any other ridiculous hyperbole but he certainly looked far more like the player we thought we had signed. Good touch, attitude, awareness and knows where the back of the net is. He could have had a second assist today too if May hadn't sliced it wide come to think of it. A few more performances like that and he may actually yet be a real asset to us. TC I actually turned to my pal when Gleeson came on and said it should be fine as there's about 60 mins left of the game. He did alright when he came on, was always looking to pass forward too. We haven't seen much of from an afc cm since maclean left.

He changed the game today, looked up for it from the moment he got on the pitch. Also Considine wasn't lb today. We played a back three.

1st pen was stone wall 2nd shinnie cheated.

Aye merry Christmas folks, 3 points tomorrow is the present we all really want!

Get the popcorn out for this one

Levein retorts https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-boss-craig-levein-accuses-derek-mcinnes-of-double-standards-and-talking-tripe-1-4848381 Where's Harry Hill when you need him.

Nice wee bit of bite in DM's postmatcher in response to leviwn think hertz shoulda had 2 pens. "hearts always think they should be getting pens"

Danny Ward all over again in terms of how big a player he has become but at least we have plenty of warning this time. I would argue a new LB is the top priority position for January.

Can't believe how fresh the team is looking tonight! Cosgrove btw, what a transformation in the big man.

Shinnie, like Ferguson, needs a break. He's played like every game this season? DM must be thinking about rotating the squad for Dundee. Good win today

I would still say Henry is the greatest of all time for the 7 world titles. I don't like ROS as person very much but I adore watching him play. Imo he is the most naturally talented player so far and if he had Hendry or Davis temperament he would have eclipsed them long ago. Would love to see mid 90's Hendry up against modern day ROS, that would be a hell of a match.

Lol at hearts Fair play to Livi though that is a cracking result for them. They are good at home aren't they? I'm going to go to the game at Almondvale on the 29th I think, never been there and i do like to get to a game over the xmas period. Not expecting an easy game by any stretch of the imagination.....