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Scales starting for the tims today. Didn't see that coming 2bh

Exactly this, it was a bookable offence all day long even if Miovski makes the most of it.

Massive game given we haven't won in the league yet but I'm feeling fairly confident. It will probably be a tight game but give Helens form you would think they will be doing more than just sitting in against us. 3-1 dons duk, miovski, mcgrath

That Miovski finish was world class imo, he knew exactly what he was doing. Agree with Rico, I now have the fear someone will try and poach him before the window closes next week. The most key introduction for me was MacDonald and moving Devlin to rwb (and Devlin is starting to look great business incidentally). All of a sudden we became solid and when mcgrath and mcgarry came on they couldn't handle us at all. I think we will batter them at Pittodrie 2bh. Pen is a joke btw, you can't even say for certain it even hit his hand. I don't think we will get a proper feel for what this team is all about until sometime in October but they clearly know how to fight for a result and that encourages me greatly.

What time will that be for you bud?

How we all feeling about tonight? I'm fully expecting a keep it tight to take back to Pittodrie game from us

You can play 5 at the back with a fb's and not wb's 2bf though I concede you don't see it very often. Given this is a game we are likely going to have to do a fair bit of defending on paper playing that back 5 with JM as lwb is probably our most solid option.

He should be fit at least, he's had a full pre season etc. If he does play it would likely mean Mackenzie to lb which wouldn't be awful. Should we chuck him in? Hard one to call, but I do like the idea of getting players playing in their natural positions and we could have a back 5 entirely made up of that tomorrow eve.

2bh i was thinking we wouldn't see too much movement until after Thursday but they all seem to be decent enough purchases on paper.

Looks a big ol unit as well which is usually useful in this league.

Left footed cb as well it would seem.

I don't agree with that on two counts. 1 I felt Maclean played his best stuff when he moved back to cm and Christie was playing the advanced role. 2.My feeling was Clarkson played his best stuff for us last season when he was a bit deeper 2bh. On the second point I could easily be wrong though 2bf.

Defo more a no 10 type player i think but could be wrong. I do remember he had an excellent period at St mirren and I'm not going to judge him too harshly for his showings at utd given how much of a basket case that club is. That said I empathise with the underwhelmed feeling of you all, I suspect he wasn't first choice but that doesn't mean he can't do a turn. If he can ge back to the level he was at a few years ago he could be an asset to us.

Time will tell but his pedigree is reasonable

Robson did say it would take him a few weeks to get up to speed a few weeks back i think.

The huns and tims are both vulnerable at the moment to be fair and he's got a plastic pitch.

Bologna v Milan was a good game. Two good goals early from Milan settled it but Bologna caused them plenty problems in a pretty entertaining game. Fergie started and was playing on the left of a front 3, he troubled the goalkeeper a few times but never had him too worried.

I would love and hate that. I have such a huge soft spot for la viola.

That could very well be the root of this.

Nor the bite of Rama, he's defo more a creative type than terrier. Rama must be replaced, if Shinnie got injured we would be very light in the ball winning midfielder stakes. I did hear rumour Dadia has played there before but that's not ideal. Ideally we bring in that type of cm before Thursday but I'm not holding my breath.

Och we are through. Credit it where its due, Stirling were very gutsy and well organised.

Decent second half, turning the screw a wee bit though we look vulnerable on the counter

Gutsy performance from Stirling, not giving us an inch. Goal was made by Devlin though excellent composure from Miovski. Probably the only moment of real quality in the game so far

I don't think we are over praising Polvara. Bear in mind Robson clearly has high hopes for him and he defo knows better than us. He's clearly a player with potential and I'm sure he would be fairly easy to deal with. Rumour mill saying we may be in for Rocco Vara whom has apparently been told he can leave the tims. I know very little about him other than he's a wide player.

Maybes ayes, maybes naws. We are going to need to be on our toes against Stirling I think. Also it shows him he has to fight for his place. Robson basically said its not worth risking the injury. If MacDonald is back in it will be interesting to see which fb will be moving out of the three. You would think Devlin as Mackenzie is doing well and left footed but Robson does seem to like Morris and I'm not sure he wants to drop him in a game where he could get on the ball plenty.