RicoS321

That was worse than the Killie game. Worst of the season so far. Once again, as predicted, Shinnie and McGrath in front of Clarkson, playing to Shinnie's weakest attributes again and being surprised when he plays badly. lt hasn't worked yet this season Barry, it will not work, for fucking obvious reasons. McGarry and Duk to be fired into the north sea tonight hopefully. I made the point after the Livingston that moving to that stupid 4-3-3 shit wouldn't work against a better team because we're too open at the back, and it's no surprise that we got easily picked off. Robson has shown he's not a great manager, completely unable to change strategy, but we've also got to be clear that we've got a lot of dross in that squad. We keep hearing that the manager has been backed, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Spending a shit load on foreign crap in a single window isn't backing a manager, it needs three to four windows of solid improvement. I'm saying that because the directors of the club need to be held to account at some point and we can't have them claiming that they've done their bit just by throwing money around. Three rookie managers in a row with inadequate backroom support, and some very weird influence in regards to young players and their contracts (Barron and previously Duncan). If we're going inexperience, then we need experience in staff (director of football, or whatever). Robson clearly isn't answerable to anyone that has a clue about fitba and neither was Goodwin before.

Out of interest, who are the BBC bringing us commentary from at 3pm today @Panda?

That'll teach that dirty wee shite Barron for not signing a contract! Dropped without playing a game. Shame, would like to have seen him get another run out. Looking forward to seeing Clarkson in the number six role and McGarry tripping over his shins.

We don't play two holding mids, it's usually Clarkson behind Shinnie and one other (usually McGrath). There is good reason to suggest that playing two holding mids would be a much better strategy.

Exactly, well put. I don't think many folk would be advised to directly criticise their workplace on social media or forums of any sort.

Absolutely ridiculous that we've had no games in ages, and they get to play three games in 8 days. Completely unfair advantage for them.

It's not really that anonymous. @Panda is a fairly famous journalist. Sorry, "journalist".

That's because he's not very good at football.

He'd be an okay replacement for Miovski I guess.

As does Boyle. The Dons' legends combine to put Killie ahead.

We won't need to if they're extending the season for us.

1. Maintain status quo 2. Maintain....

My mistake. I misread that. Is it unusual to have commentary online? Is Livingston v St Johnstone online? I thought they'd canned that.

Not according to their schedule this morning. I stand corrected though if so. Reprisals from the Hun of course. You can call it the old firm and still believe the Huns are a new club, but that's not the same as the BBC, whose remit is accuracy and impartiality. I don't believe you don't know the difference, hence why this is definitely not personal against you, whose position is that of every self respecting dandy.

Anyway, it's Christmas, we should all be getting together and having a go at the weegies and teuchters that got our game cancelled in perfect conditions in the city tonight.

No, it means being accurate regardless of partisan beliefs. For the betterment of, and justice within, the game.

Yep, they had live commentary of the Hun game tonight alongside the obvious game of the day being the Edinburgh derby. If anyone else's game had been on tonight, they'd have just - correctly - have done commentary for one game. I doubt the commentary slot will be deployed elsewhere and the main radio Scotland channel will be returned to a best of Brian Burnett or some shite. It's a massive, destructive, bias. It occurs because they view impartiality through the lens of two teams rather than the entire league (thus, you have to broadcast a Hun game because you broadcast a Tim game yesterday). I don't believe Panda would be terrified of the reprisals of not calling them the old firm, but the BBC most certainly are. At no point would the BBC air (and stand by) the factually correct and impartial view that the Huns are not the same team as prior to 2012 and so they would no longer be referring to them as the old firm for the sake of both accuracy and to ensure that another liquidation left off can be encouraged in future.

Because of @Panda's team suggestion? Probably justified.

There's a part of me hopes Barron leaves in January in order to prevent you from continually suggesting playing him alongside Clarkson. In fact, I think you're lineup ideas should be subject to a restraining order. You could quite easily have thrown those 11 players into a 4-2-3-1 too, albeit with McGrath in an unfamiliar position, but you have to take it too far.

Think it's supposed to be fine by mid afternoon, but just took a drive to stonehaven and the roads are wild due to the wind. Don't know what it's like further south, but it'll certainly be a rocky trip up from weegieland.

I'd put Ferguson senior in the MacGregor tim mould. He had about 25 caps where he was anonymous, like he was playing within himself, but at times he was excellent. Almost always better when you see him in person rather than on the telly too, as his reading of the game and positioning was really top class. Very different types of player (Lewis and Barry the Hun) though. Lewis is more akin to McGinn, Barry more like Jack if we're comparing with current Scotland players.

I don't think it's fair to compare anyone to that Hun prick.

You'll get round to it I'm sure. Another goal for captain Ferguson today. All time greatest goalscoring Scottish player in Italy. Got a ring to it.

FTFY

Scumdee website Dundee going in two footed on the ref. Whilst they'll be trying to deflect a little, it is clear that he didn't do everything to get the game on. We should be awarded the three points.