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Shame, really fancied United at Hampden. Lot of United fans desperate for Goodwin to go. His cup record is shocking, and being as bad as us in the league should be a sackable offence in itself.

There'll be no VAR for this game, which is a surprise because usually it's a requirement for televised games at this stage of the competition. But, will add to the traditional cup tie feel.

For those at the game, did Sandro Schwarz get any sort of reception when he appeared on the big screen? I guess it's hard to get too up or down about his potential appointment. Did well at Mainz and Dynamo Moscow, without any real success though. Has struggled in his next two jobs, but even the fans there haven't given him much grief for it as he never really had the tools to work with. Was having a look at what he played at New York Red Bulls. A 4-4-2/4-2-2-2 was what he came with from his previous clubs, but he played a 4-2-3-1 and a 3-1-4-2 often last season. Would love to have heard his thought on us after the Celtic game.

We had the right idea in playing Nilsen in the centre of defence, and playing two up front. We had some good width too with Frame. But, not enough quality throughout the starting XI to press home when we were on top (for about 15 minutes in the first half and the last 10 minutes). Although had Nisbet scored with that header at the start of the second half, would have made for a very interesting game. Leven - from memory - started with a 3/5 at the back at Ibrox when he began his interim spell (was that his first game or am I imagining it?). And then since then hasn't bothered with it until the second half on Saturday at Tynecastle. I think he should probably stick with it. It's not spectacular, but makes us a little harder to beat and a touch more dangerous on the counter. I don't think we have the squad to play an expensive 4-3-3 at the moment.

This requires context.

Quite funny how it's all worked out. When this game was originally due to be played, we planned to have Eirik Horneland as a guest. Now it's been rearranged, tonight we plan to have Sandro Schwarz as a guest.

I actually listened to the recent episode on the way home yesterday after it was advertised on here, and I had AI vibes too. I've been on the HereWeGo podcast a few times in the past as a guest, but sullied myself each time by talking shite. I think I'm better off with the written word rather than trying to have real life human interactions.

What's the eligibility? Like, can we use posters from the English forums if they have grandparents that post on Donstalk?

That's just a fever dream.

Yeah, twice, but they don't count because that prick Ferguson wore a maroon tie on Saturday, so we've disowned anything he won.

My predictions are clearly shite. Like I said before though, I'd play the players who can't play v Dunfermline (Geiger for one, is anyone else suspended?) and give those who need minutes - Frame, Lobban, Morrison, Armstrong, Bilalovic, Lazetic, Aremu, a run out. Our entire season is now all about the cup. Without Nisbet, I don't think we have the players to play an effective front three. I'd play a front two.

Aye, it's too obvious now.

The man was clearly wearing a red scarf yesterday, in the support of his team. There's bigger problems in the world to worry about.

Do we have such a thing?

Is it a full moon all this week?