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A very good post. Unfortunately the short-term nature of football, from the boardroom to the terraces, means it would be a brave club that took that route. And unfortunately we’re not a brave club.

I mean that it’s ridiculous for a “supporter” to want, or at least be happy to see, their team getting beat under any circumstances and is something I’d have expected to read on a site full of lunatics such as AFC chat.

It’s reaching Hat levels of ridiculousness when we’re getting folk who hope we struggle just so a manager gets sacked.

Shankland was pap for us and anyone who claims we were wrong to punt him is wrong. It wasn’t even our getting rid of him that sorted his attitude out, it was when Morton ditched him that he finally realised he was wasting his career.

No he won’t. Despite FIFA’s eligibility rules, the “home” nations have agreed not to cap players based on residency unless they were at school in the country for the five years, which was the agreement made in order to help the great Andy driver play for Scotland.

We'll see what Clarke time in charge is going to bring with those games you mention. I actually think the players will turn up to play for him as he seems to be a "players' coach", they seem to like his methods etc. If they don't turn up we'll know he's done for.

Pretty sure your criteria would still leave us with Stephen O'Donnell and that's definitely not a good thing.

The only truth that any of those arseholes understand is that there are enough ignorant racists in their respective electorates who will happily go along with their lies to elect them.

Other than McKenna and Logan, today's team can't be far off the one many people would've nominated as our strongest before the start of the season. Hopefully they'll start to play like that...

We've played one up front in 99.9% of the games under McInnes. It's not like that's ever going to change regardless of the opposition so I don't know why anyone would be surprised

Gilmour has the potential to be a great signing. Can't see it happening.

If they're a better sponsor than the one we currently have...

Taylor had a recurrence of his injury on Tuesday and is out for “several weeks”, as is McKenna.

If Hayes is available we should absolutely be in for him. I’d also be having a word with James Morrison and Alan Hutton!

I'm assuming their name being on this list means they're not getting a stand named after them. So, on that basis: Miller Cooper Scott Hewitt Donald Harper

Doohan and Kelly are on loan from the Tims and Huns so that's probably got more to do with it. Fuck knows why Harvie is in there though.

It's Rosenborg's left back apparently.

Good post. You've also got to laugh at the "McClueless" stuff. For all McInnes' failings, and whether he's gone stale here or not, describing him as clueless is a joke. We've had plenty clueless managers in the past and McInnes certainly isn't one. He might be limited, stubborn, too loyal to certain players etc but that's a long way from clueless.

The McKenna situation notwithstanding, it's definitely been a good "close season" for signings so far. Another centre back, regardless of McKenna staying or going, would be great but that's probably wishful thinking.

There is still another three weeks to get May off the books so plenty time for something to happen as he's not very likely to be heading to England anyway.

Could be more to it, but on the face of things it looks like Juve have shafted Spurs massively by changing their minds on selling Dybala to them at the last minute.

Scott Vernon v Falkirk in the 2013/14 league cup. We won 5-0.

It would be odd if the club weren't keeping McKenna informed but certainly not impossible. Everyone - club, player and presumably agent - were content during the last two transfer windows so I can't really see why the club would start dicking him around now.

Sign them both!

McKenna can shove his request up his arse. He was happy to sign a long-term contract so unless we get a bid that meets our valuation, and a suitable replacement in, he can keep his trap shut.