We want a cup run

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January 7, 200917 yr

We need a cup run. Since coming into the SPL we've not really done so well as we have in the lower leagues. Lets get behind the team this run and go for glory.

January 7, 200917 yr

We need a cup run. Since coming into the SPL we've not really done so well as we have in the lower leagues. Lets get behind the team this run and go for glory.

I'd be happier to see a virtual reserve team line up against PT - our key players (who-ever they are) should be rested for the one game that really matters - Hamilton Accs...

January 7, 200917 yr

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Disagree John. Put the strongest team out. Further we can go the more money comes back. Bet you Alex Ferguson wishes he'd started his strongest team tonignt.

January 7, 200917 yr

Disagree John. Put the strongest team out. Further we can go the more money comes back. Bet you Alex Ferguson wishes he'd started his strongest team tonignt.

Absolutely. As well as the potential financial benefits, getting past this game should also boost morale and confidence - that's a far bigger issue than fitness at the moment, IMO. I don't think we should worry too much about "fighting on two fronts" if we go further in the cup and are involved in a relegation battle. Maybe we'll even find out what our best team is...

Hopefully Rooney will get a start on Saturday though.

January 7, 200917 yr

Disagree John. Put the strongest team out. Further we can go the more money comes back. Bet you Alex Ferguson wishes he'd started his strongest team tonignt.

Absolutely. As well as the potential financial benefits, getting past this game should also boost morale and confidence - that's a far bigger issue than fitness at the moment, IMO. I don't think we should worry too much about "fighting on two fronts" if we go further in the cup and are involved in a relegation battle. Maybe we'll even find out what our best team is...

Hopefully Rooney will get a start on Saturday though.

rooney may start if his number comes up in brewsters weekly game of striker lotto.

i have serious misgivings about winning this one. it will mean having to string two results together if we're gonna win the 6 pointer v hamilton and the chances of that are slim to no chance

January 7, 200917 yr

I dont agree with the rest the players for the cup game idea when it is the national cup and gets a saturday slot. Fair enough in midweek give some players a rest who need it but if you rest players they have 2 weeks without a game and may lose match sharpness.

A win may bring some much needed positivity and confidence for the players. PT will be well up for it so any contemplacency (which would be shocking given our current position) will end in yet another defeat.

January 7, 200917 yr

I'd be more than happy for PT to hammer us 5-0, and see us beat Hamilton 1-0

Brewstew sacked between these two fixtures would be an added bonus.... :rotflmao:

January 7, 200917 yr

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Disagree John. Put the strongest team out. Further we can go the more money comes back. Bet you Alex Ferguson wishes he'd started his strongest team tonignt.

Absolutely. As well as the potential financial benefits, getting past this game should also boost morale and confidence - that's a far bigger issue than fitness at the moment, IMO. I don't think we should worry too much about "fighting on two fronts" if we go further in the cup and are involved in a relegation battle. Maybe we'll even find out what our best team is...

Hopefully Rooney will get a start on Saturday though.

rooney may start if his number comes up in brewsters weekly game of striker lotto.

i have serious misgivings about winning this one. it will mean having to string two results together if we're gonna win the 6 pointer v hamilton and the chances of that are slim to no chance

And we all love an optimist

I'd be more than happy for PT to hammer us 5-0, and see us beat Hamilton 1-0

Brewstew sacked between these two fixtures would be an added bonus....

Sorry John but money builds teams.......WIN THEM BOTH I SAY

January 7, 200917 yr

I'd be more than happy for PT to hammer us 5-0, and see us beat Hamilton 1-0

Brewstew sacked between these two fixtures would be an added bonus....

amen

January 7, 200917 yr

WIN THEM BOTH I SAY

Good shout, going this weekend for my first home game this season, and Hamilton Away will be my 2nd away game..

Got to get behind the team for these 2, they WILL or break our season IMO.

Anyone else fancy bringing some much needed atmosphere to TCS this Saturday? :rotflmao:

January 9, 200917 yr

Would it be fair to say that tomorrow?s cup game against Partick is a lose-lose situation for Brewster?

In theory we should win this game but the manger is unlikely to get many plaudits because it?s lower league opposition.

However, should we draw or dare I say it lose it?ll will just add more fuel to the flames calling for CB?s head.

Whilst I have my rational head on today I?ll happily admit to much rather having 3 points against Hamilton next weekend over cup progression tomorrow.

Should be an ?interesting? game. 1 home win all season V 2 away wins!

January 9, 200917 yr

For the first time ever I'm finding it hard to get up any enthusiasm for the Scottish Cup. Like a number of others, I'd swap a cup run for league safety.

January 9, 200917 yr

We've got enough potential to avoid 12th spot AND have a decent cup run. It's not much to ask IMO.

January 9, 200917 yr

We've got enough potential to avoid 12th spot AND have a decent cup run. It's not much to ask IMO.

:rotflmao:

January 9, 200917 yr

We've got enough potential to avoid 12th spot AND have a decent cup run. It's not much to ask IMO.

:thumb04:

January 9, 200917 yr

its a sign off the pish poor state we're in that loads of people are willing to write off the cup already, and we're playing bloody partick.

January 9, 200917 yr

we did OK in the CIS cup before the dreadful referee.

Just believe in the boys!

January 10, 200917 yr

we did OK in the CIS cup before the dreadful referee.
Just believe in the boys!

We all believe in the team it's that clueless chappie we dont believe in anymore

Edited January 10, 200917 yr by themann4thejob
replacing personal abuse with more apt word and correcting spellnig error

January 10, 200917 yr

I think we are going to hammer the other jags today

January 10, 200917 yr

The players may well see this as a chance to save their season with a good cup run. Partick is never going to be an easy game even if we were playing at our best. They'll be up for it and Brewster should play his best XI. I'd also like to see one of the new players getting a chance later on in the game to see what they can do.

2-1 ICT!

January 10, 200917 yr

We've got enough potential to avoid 12th spot AND have a decent cup run. It's not much to ask IMO.

What's funny about that?

January 11, 200917 yr

Forfar/Forres v Perth/Gers

Airdrie v Pars

Hearts v Falkirk

Locos/Well v Brechin/Saints

Dons v E Fife

Celtic v Peterheid/Q Park

Hamilton v E Stirling/United

ICT v Ayr/Killie

January 11, 200917 yr

Great chance to reach the quarter-finals and after that who knows.... :rotflmao:

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Those six games were key in getting oscar , jordan and others up to speed and also supporting a two squad team.

By Moogthurso · 15 hours ago15 hr
KDM Trophy 26/27

So getting promoted means we have six games fewer than last season. Not everyone will agree, but I think that's a good thing.

By snorbens_caleyman · 17 hours ago17 hr
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Cove (away) on Tuesday 7 July with a 1900 kick off.

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League Phase MD2: August 25/26
League Phase MD3: September 8/9
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League Phase MD6: October 13
Round of 32: November 3/4
Round of 16: November 24/25
Quarter-finals: January 12/13
Semi-finals: February 9/10
Final: March 27/28 or April 3/4

By tm4tj · 20 hours ago20 hr
World Cup

I agree with that.
I can't see Argentina repeating and my Brazilian colleague tells me that they are not good right now, although in Brazilian terms that likely translates to only being good enough for the quarters or semis! No other country springs to mind as an eventual winner other than France or Spain although Spain also have a bit of controversy going on after naming no Real Madrid players to the squad.

Don't know what to make of Haiti. That's a pretty good result but looking at the squad list there are only a handful of players at recognisable clubs. One of them - Derrick Etienne Jr - plays for Toronto so I see him every week. A pacy winger, who will be familiar with the stadium in Boston, but someone who flatters to deceive most weeks. Scored something like 8 in 46 games for Haiti and only 5 in 60 for Toronto but popped up just a couple of weeks ago to score an absolute banger against Charlotte. Hopefully that is him done scoring for the season - internationally at least!
Not that I put much faith in the rankings, but it does have to be noted that Haiti are 83rd and New Zealand are 85th. The two lowest ranked teams in the tournament. Even Cape Verde (69) and Curacao (82) are ahead of them. Scotland are at #43. What surprised me - in the rankings - is that Ghana, who I thought were higher ranked, are listed at 74th spot so round of the 'worst five' according to the rankings.

By Scotty · 20 hours ago20 hr

We want a cup run

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