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Great to have something tangible to discuss again at last. I'm happy with Celtic at home first - we won't be expected to do much against them whereas a home game against, say, Killie or St Mirren would immediately be treated as a barometer of how our season's going to go. Definitely going to try to make that one, and already planning my away programme. The midweek game in Aberdeen presents a challenge to my aim to get to every away game this season, though - will need to try to wangle a free period last thing that Wednesday, or else try to beg a lift off someone leaving the Glasgow area after 4 pm. :D

Uncanny.

Cole and Ballack. It's far too much of a coincidence to be anyone else. (As far as I'm concerned, 28 still qualifies someone as a 'youngster'.)

No he isn't. Not when he mentions 17-20 supporters. Everyone knows we have one of the smaller away supports and obviously it will dip if we have nothing to play for at the end of the season, but it is lying, disrespectful, disingenuous bullsh*t to claim that it will ever be as low as that. Our way support was in three figures for almost every away game last season and the season before that, and I suspect was one of the best in the division for the final quarter of the season. It's fair enough to say that Dundee being promoted would have been far more advantageous to Utd, but why lie like that to make your point? My point was that it's obvious a local derby would be more beneficial to DUTD as opposed to a tricky journey up the road or against a team with a fairly small away support. But it's the same as a local derby would be good for anyone. Im sure Killie would love Ayr to come up (although we all know that'd never happen ) just as we would love to have County to beat in the same league. He's not really lying either. It's much more of a rash speculation to exaggerate on his point. And the reporter has latched on to that for a better story. It's not big news to be honest. I don't really care for what he has to say but hey it's his point of view and he's entitled to think that... whether he's right is another matter entirely. I do appreciate the basic point he's making, but the '17-20' remark just really irritated me, maybe because I did keep faithfully going to the away games throughout our last two disappointing seasons in the SPL and saw the same faces there every week - a good bit more than 20 of them. Had he said '80-100', which would have been more accurate, he could have made his point about Dundee just as well without putting the boot into us and giving extra ammunition to all the Saints- and Killie-supporting @rseholes on P&B who delight in telling us what an insult to the SPL we are. I am aware, by the way, that this is probably a mad, tin-hatted over-reaction...

No he isn't. Not when he mentions 17-20 supporters. Everyone knows we have one of the smaller away supports and obviously it will dip if we have nothing to play for at the end of the season, but it is lying, disrespectful, disingenuous bullsh*t to claim that it will ever be as low as that. Our way support was in three figures for almost every away game last season and the season before that, and I suspect was one of the best in the division for the final quarter of the season. It's fair enough to say that Dundee being promoted would have been far more advantageous to Utd, but why lie like that to make your point?

Your granny was called Lachlan ??? Think this gets my vote so far :D Oops... didn't read the OP properly. When I responded to this on Facebook recently you were allowed to choose either a male or female grandparent, according to your own gender. So you lived along the road from WTW then? :023: (Unless it was Broadstone Avenue which would have placed you next door to Baillie!!) Across the road from WTW, Charles, and over the back from Baillie. And Mecca. My Labour name would be Simon Guinness. That sounds more Sinn Fein to me.

Mine is Lachlan Broadstone-Weatherspoon

Finally got round to paying again.

Tsk. And I bet you've spent the past week, as I have, repeatedly telling your pupils to read the questions properly...

The Snug is in Dundee - on the town side of the ground rather on than the far side like the Centenary. The crack in Munn's before the last Partick game was great, but I chose not to put in any of the pre-Partick pubs because it doesn't really feel like an away day for me. Was in the Elizabethan and the Airdrie stadium bar as well this season, but they didn't quite make the Top 5.

The Ship Stark's Bar The Norseman The Snug The Mallard I never made it to the bar at Palmerston on either journey to Dumfries this season - staggered through a motley collection of Dumfries bars instead, none of them very memorable.

Who will you build your teams around next season?

June 17th as far as I remember.

The problem with Perth - like Inverness - is that Macdiamid is so out of the way. If you want to take the risk out trying to get enough taxis at quarter to three there are a few decent places in the city centre where the away army could congregate: the Old Ship Inn, in an alleyway off the High St, is a good old traditional pub; the Moncrieffe Arms on Princes St has (or at least used to have) a couple of pool tables; from memory Mucky Mulligan's, an Irish pub on Canal St, also has pool and a decent juke box; and the Twa Tams on Scott St has a beer garden and live music. Guess Alex M and Yngwie might have the best ideas about where to go, though.

Both the Snug and The Centenary Bar in Dundee are fine. In the past have just headed to the 208 in Perth - 2 mins walk from the ground, cheap & cheerful. We ended up in there again before the Challenge Cup final because the Tulloch was too full to take any more ICT supporters. Hopefully we'll get Hibs away first on a nice sunny August afternoon, and can enjoy the Iona's beer garden.

Preferably Hearts or Hibs away, although I'm not sure whether the SPL will try to have us at home for the first game so we can raise the flag? They didn't last time, but I remember a lot of people being quite surprised about it.

Agree with Caley D that the decisiveness is a good thing. Terry must be fairly confident of getting cover in in central defence. FWIW I wouldn't have been sorry to see us keep Bully - sometimes he had a bit of a tendency to lose opposing attackers but I saw him have a few very good games for us. I warmed to Eagle too after the 0-0 at County and the Ayr game, where he showed some promise, but he was never going to be challenging Hayes or Foran for the wide positions. Clearly, though, we can expect to see a few new signings, which will make the summer more interesting.

Obviously not. In fact I'm thinking of changing my username to 'Bottom Six Next Year'. Fancy ?20 on it? :023: How about this: The last away game, if we're top six, you pay me in. If we're bottom six, I'll pay you in. Tickets for the infirm are more expensive so this works in my favour... You're on. Just as long as you don't expect me to pay for the pies as well...

Obviously not. In fact I'm thinking of changing my username to 'Bottom Six Next Year'. Fancy ?20 on it?

Judging by the state of the Hibs and Motherwell defences tonight we can do something against them too. Although we may concede the odd goal...

This.

I agree with everyone that says we could never match his wages. If he comes to Scotland, I wouldn't be surprised to see him sign for a year or two with Hearts. They might be in the financial sh*t but it looks like they're losing Michael Stewart and he's probably on more than 5k - they have players on upwards of 10k by all accounts. Alexander strikes me as Jeffries' type of safety-first signing.

What brilliant news to come home to. I agree that Sanchez and Odi need to improve, but I'm pleased Tel's giving them the chance to do so. I think both could be very effective in a team that will have to play on the counter attack much more next season than it did this season. Could see us being a little like St Johnstone were when they first went back up - scoring plenty of goals but also losing a few more than we should. And tbh, I'd be more than happy if we do as well next season as they have done.

Tend to vote on the whole-day experience rather than just the quality of the game / importance of the result, so: 7-0 at Ayr 3-1 at Dumfries 5-1 at Ayr 4-0 at Kirkcaldy 0-3 at Killie - just for Kyle. And because it was a cracking day out despite the scoreline.

:022: Sounds like I bailed at the right time...