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Replace your Sporran with a "Cod-piece"!

Only change I'd have is Proctor for Mccann, apart from that same again.

Aye pretty decent...

What a load of hypocritical nonsense , what about the seat broken in section G by 1 of our great fans when celtc scored ? Or the numerous mass pitch invasions at Ayr ?

But they are usually doped up, drunk or just glory hunters who shouldn't be supporting sellic

The two fouls that infuriated me were the baltant bodycheck by Mulgrew on Hayes and Samaras's shove on Munro. Both times officials were right on the spot to deal with it and both times they bottled it. Neither had any impact on the result of course but it was disheartening to see so early into the new season that the same officials are still as utterly incompetent as ever before.

You have to admit that the defensive line up has to be given time to gel and get to know each other but I have real concerns about the personnel. As I see it Gillet and McCann are traditional full backs. McCann is solid enuff defensively and rarely leaves his blades of grass but is not exciting going forward - but then again he had the outlet of Hayes - and we need a right back who defends and covers - but he did not appear to cover inside yesterday - perhaps that was his instructions. Gillet has pace and an attacking penchant - I think that the is going to be a real find - but again yesterday he stuck wide for the most and again gave little cover inside - although Fortune played wide all day. Hopefully the full backs will learn to push forward more with Cox and Duncan responsible for the cover. At the end of the day I would prefer to see Proctor in at right back. I was really worried about the "partnership" of Rosscoe and Granty - They may well be solid in the air and in the tackle but the central defence looked extremely shaky when peeple ran at them and Cellic got in behind far too often. Rosscoe just doesnt have the pace any more and he started going deeper and deeper - evidently for the fear of pace and movement. Granty should have been shouting his head off at the other defenders and pulling them out but he appeared to decide to cover them and that kept us deep. Granty isnt exactly quick over the ground and that is why we need the likes of McCann and especially Gillet to be tucking in. Granty has never been as good since the Machine left - He appears to have gone from season to season as the one out and out central defender - and although he has done his bit, especially last season - he is given too much responsibility and I would give the vice captaincy to Esson and get him shouting the odds. i am afraid that I would give Innes a run instead of Rosscoe. Having said all that it is without doubt that if amateurs like maself have these reservations that seasoned ex defenders like Terry and Mo will sort this out in training and on the SPL pitches.