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Villa appoint Unai Emery

Finished 4-3 to Pollock. Brilliant cup tie.

3rd draw. Dons in hat next round. Albion Rovers v University of Stirling Ayr United v Pollok or Annan Athletic Clyde v Dumbarton Cove Rangers v Dunipace Drumchapel United v FC Edinburgh Dundee v Airdrieonians Dunfermline Athletic v Forfar Athletic Formartine United v Stenhousemuir Fraserburgh v Arbroath Greenock Morton v Queen of the South Hamilton Academical v East Kilbride Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Elgin City Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Stirling Albion Linlithgow Rose v Sauchie Juniors Montrose v Darvel Open Goal Broomhill v Alloa Athletic Partick Thistle v Kelty Hearts Peterhead v Queen’s Park Raith Rovers v Auchinleck Talbot Wick Academy v Falkirk Pollock currently beating Annan in last remaining 2nd round tie. Live on BBC.

Tam Courts punted by Honved. Surprised he lasted as long.

Highlights here if anyone interested. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UClPCjayqAxV1ANqfACWdZqA

2nd round results so far. Sauchie producing surprise of the round putting out league 2 Bonnyrigg. Fraserburgh and Dunipace also producing shocks.

Richardson back in as is McKenzie. 3-5-2. Barron and Clarkson in midfield with Ramadani

Having watched last night I am even less convinced that VAR improves the game. Linesman actually flagged the Hibs forward offside it was only the new rule that stopped him raising the flag until the play was dead. No VAR he raises the flag when original ball was played. Instead play goes on until ball is dead then two minutes to review on VAR. Just cannot see how it improves the game.

Would expect us to stick 3-5-2 for this one. Richardson will probably come back in for Kennedy which is not a good thing and would expect Barron to come back in for Besuijen in midfield. Bit concerned how a midfield of Ramandani, Clarkson and Barron will cope with the physical challenge of Motherwell. Think Goodwin will stick with Lopes and Miovski as front pairing but Ramirez is pushing hard for a start. Motherwell have lost 3 on the spin although admittedly against top 3 sides but do seem to be struggling for form. However they do like a result against us and with their height will give us issues on set pieces. In Lift over then pub. Away end Lift back to capital 2-2 Miovski and Lopes

Not even close.

Could be wrong but think it will be 3-5-2 again.

Richardson dropped. Surprised Barron out but maybe not wanting two games a week on way back from injury. Caved in and got supporters bus up. This better be good.

Article was standard one you see from player who is not looking to sign another deal. If he is going hope it’s abroad and we get as big a fee as possible.

Think Goodwin will stick with the 3-5-2. Needs to be our strongest team available as this is a competition we have a chance of winning/getting beat by the Victims at Hampden so need to go for this. I would consider changing Miovski for Ramirez but we need to give Miovski and Lopes a chance to develop an understanding as a front 2 so probably not. Oot (unless some mug….I mean kind person decides to drive) flat stream if there is one flat 2-0 Lopes and McCrorie

Roos challenge on Humphries looked a penalty. I thought Duk dived/was going down anyway in first half.

Think we got lucky yesterday Hearts should have been a couple up at least before Lopes scored. Thought they should have had a penalty at game and after seeing in on TV not changed that opinion. Think the 3-5-2 is probably way to go for us at the moment. As others have said got better in the second half and got two well worked goals.

No no but pit has to jäger bombs for £5.50. Apparently.

Is heading to pub at half time wrong? Asking for a friend?

Cannot believe Richardson stays in. As others have said Hayes being out is a disaster.

Fair point. Although Truss seems to be going for the call that a bin fire route.

Levelling up something something getting Brexit done something. There was definitely nothing in it about turning the country into worlds biggest bin fire.

Could argue policies Truss and the new de facto Prime Minister Jeremy Cunt are now enacting are not in the Manifesto that Tory party were elected on so they should be going to the country for a fresh mandate. They of course won’t as they know they are fucked and will now use the next two years to line the pockets of their backers with every last penny they can squeeze out of the public purse.