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Can't say they haven't deserved it so far. We really have no craft, firing long balls down the pitch.

Hearts look like a team that work on their shape and movement going forward. We do not.

To many that just aren't good enough. Coulson really isn't any better than young Jack and is being destroyed. Kennedy and Hayes aint offering much. Miovski has no presence and is a fucking horse. Genuinely not fit to lace Cosgrove's boots. One goal in a semi does not a player make.

Think we could swap miovski for shankland back?

Looks like we really do only play four games a season. Ridiculous pen but we could get a spanking if we're not careful.

Miovski knows we're not in maroon eh?

Never really deserved the win today but still had some chances. Terrible error for the red. Still lightweight up top. Disappointing wee never had a real go until the last five minutes of extra time.

Fucking hell. Uncomfortable half an hour coming up

Miovski struggling to get near the ball now. Needs freshening.

All credit to Kennedy. Great run. And as much as I slate his ability, it was a tidy finish. Now we need to have a go for a second and kill this off. We've been lucky twice, need to have a go at them to take the pressure off.

Coulson might be the end of me today

Gonna be a lot of sitting deep with miovski up to alone.

Pitch looking like it's cutting up already and the weather is horrendous tonight. All the makings of a battle tomorrow.

Did I just see Dean Campbell put villa out? It sure looked like him

Exactly what I've have picked too, though possible Hayes for Duncan and switch sides. That's a decent side with plenty of options too.

At ochilview today. Sad to miss Shinnie's return but having seen the lineup. Not expecting miracles today. The duk miovski debacle continues.

This surely means Barron is offski

His will to win is his outstanding quality. Accurately. I wouldn't say ramadani hasn't provided this fight though. Shinnie isn't going to have Ten assists a season or half a dozen goals as you'd maybe expect from Clarkston ( and possibly an in form Barron ) So I think it'll be really interesting to see how Jim decides to play him. Fair me I think Barron may go and shinnie will slot straight into his place with Clarkson at ten. That however means sticking with the current unsuccessful set up.

It means that he is a good ball winner but a poor distributor of the ball and offers little going forward. We finished second mainly because the rest were relegated on and off but you can only beat what's in front of you. He was a great left back before coming to us. I'd agree that mcrorie lacks the same quality in the middle of the park. Pure energy, little quality and that shinnie is better than him. Not really sure where Ross ends up. Like him marauding forward on he right but rarely delivers a telling ball. Wasnt a good centre half last year and can't see him in midfield ahead of ramadani or shinnie

Never much more than a journeyman as a midfielder IMO lacked guile but certainly will add fight and a bit of organisation which is badly lacking. Be interesting to see how he slots in. Clearly himself and ramadani will play. Probably both are holding midfielders. Is it 5/3/2 or 4/4/2 ( would lack creativity with this two), 4/5/1 or Diamond? Or do we bring back wingers? Right player of we intend to play two holding. If it's not to hold, he's no better than Clarkston or Barron going forward and it would make no sense to do ramadani who has been out best player of late I'm hoping he's coming in to let one of those two play at ten

These subs are fucking unreal. Why wouldn't you take miovski off and push Ramirez up with Vinnie linking play. We've now got duk through the middle against two monsters. No supply from Clarkson and I hate to say it but Hayes is past it.

Need to be a bit sharper. It's all heid down and running for the bye lines. Ramirez in particular taking up good positions in the inside and Kennedy needs to get his head up. Duk doing well again but delivery from that side had been poor. Stronger team, just need a break

If he plays the same set up. Is Ramirez being asked to play behind the other two? I genuinely can't believe that he sacrificed Barron to keep miovski in the side.

I expect a Jekyll and Hyde 3-0 today to paper over the cracks. He won't change anything. He'll play miovski, he'll score a penalty and everybody will say he's worth 10m again. Jim will put the last few weeks down to bad luck and well move on until the next poor run.

Sorry been busy. Happy new year. However Celtic were very much like Celtic in Europe minus the finishing. Look at Brighton for example. They play in a certain way without big names and punch above their weight. Whilst others want to give Jim a couple of windows. It's rather someone with a style of play came in. Hypothetically speaking. If Brendan ( for example) fancied a trip back to Scotland and came to the dons. Are you honestly telling me he couldn't improve the performances after a few weeks in the training ground because of our squad?