RicoS321

The big plus side is that we're not fucking Huns.

Yep, he's clearly not downed tools anymore than anyone else in the side. He's just looked tired. It possibly hasn't caused this particular injury, but he was played to death since the start of the season and it was only a matter of time before he picked up something.

Miovski is injured. Cameron plays number ten in our system. We don't have an abundance of options for defensive midfielder. We play a 4-2-3-1, and Cameron would play in the centre of the three, as would McGrath (injured), Clarkson, Gueye and Polvara (injured). For the sitting 2, we have Shinnie, Nilsen and Palaversa. Obviously we could shoehorn players between the roles, but those would be the preferred positions of the aforementioned.

He's a great player. Although I'm not convinced that we need another player vying for that one role that we have three other guys looking to play in.

Hopefully we'll concentrate on the striker still. Reckon Jensen could cover midfield if necessary.

Aye, that's frustrating, would really like to see more of him. He did look hurt against Elgin.

Out for months with a shoulder injury. Might not see him again for the Dons. Shame, would have been nice to get a small fee for him in this window Edit: beaten

Nisbet is a difficult one, he really needs someone hitting the line and either firing it across or cutting it back to him. For large parts this season, it hasn't happened. Gueye will occupy defenders, draw them out and give the wingers a bit more room to make telling cutbacks. When you see Nisbet live (probably not obvious on the telly because of the camera angles), you can see he does have good movement in the box, but the defenders are always back in place and facing our goal by the time we get a cross in. Makes it far harder for any striker. What looks like laziness with Nisbet may just be that he's not getting the type of service he needs, and doesn't have the ability to create himself. Miovski was able to take a ball in, lay it off, and then be on the end of a 1-2. Nisbet can only do one or the other, and unless he receives the perfect pass, it's nearly always neither. It'll be interesting to see if Gueye makes a difference to him, by taking responsibility for the creative parts, ball holding and just generally occupying defenders.

20 minute bike ride, lazy Fife cunts. The issue here seems to be a public transport one rather than a kick off time one though. The Sunday service at halbeath is reasonable, it's the fact that they've put a park and ride miles away with no joined up bus. It really shouldn't be beyond the wit of Dunfermline to engage with the local bus company and get a bus to the park and ride arranged if needed. However, I expect that most will be travelling by car or supporters bus.

Aye, he was very good like.

Flixbus has a couple that would get you there in time Edit: from halbeath, but I'm guessing that isn't insurmountable

It wasn't entirely correct, I said "easy" coast, instead of East. Easy coast depends on the driver.

It might actually be okay. I reckon public transport from Dunfermline to Aberdeen would be a bit of a dick about anyway, but you can get a bus around 8ish that takes less than three hours. Otherwise a two hour drive. It's easy coast, so it's not an insurmountable time. Nae like Hampden or somewhere that is 3+ hours and often worse on the way back.

50% of those didn't play against Elgin.

It doesn't really matter. If we just introduce him at the unveiling as "our new striker, not Peter Ambrose" then he'll immediately get everyone's backing.

With three goals disallowed, it seems like there's been some interference going on in Celtic's meeting with Young Boys. Not for the first time of course.

I actually thought Nisbet looked his most useful when Gueye was buzzing about and getting flick ons earlier in the season, so maybe that'll offer something. Nisbet is a good finisher, maybe another player there will create the space required to get the shots away. Otherwise, Keskinen is a decent shout. I'd fancy him most of the time to keep his head, despite his miss against hearts.

What's the point in even having a window, if we're not giving the fans a signing or a hint of a signing every single hour?

Dunfermline. Will take that Edit: at home Edit: our home

Aye, you're right, I forgot about the lad on the line. Agreed, he likely shouldn't have given it.

Think he was in line with the last defender, so maybe five yards out, but could be wrong.

Aye, definitely deserves a thread in this forum. A frustrating manager, but I liked him. Some great times with him in charge, and his record stands up very well as Dons boss.

I'd say that angle actually shows it wasn't in at that point. There's no way that whole ball is over the line. That angle biases the attacking team, if you were to imagine the image rotated around the axis of the line where it meets the ball, you'd most likely see that a good portion of the ball is covering the line (even though there is a sliver of green between line and ball in the image). That said, that particular still frame could be the one taken after the keeper has pushed it back the way a little bit, we don't know. What's funny is that the guys on Red TV were sure it was in because they take the reaction of the players into account. Because Nisbet was strongly claiming immediately suggested that it was a goal. On sportscene, later, the pundits were sure it wasn't a goal because they take the reaction of the players into account. Because the fullback was strongly claiming, it suggested that it wasn't in. Neither weighed up the reaction of the player who didn't agree with their opinion. As you say, sympathise with the officials here. Luckily those types of call are rare. I think I'd probably have sided with Elgin in this case, but the linesman has to go with the view he has got. If VAR had been in play, we'd have been waiting 8 minutes, and they'd have just guessed in the end.

Nonsense. We're back.

Subs flowing now. Not sure I'd have Shinnie and Clarkson sitting when we're only one up, but never mind.