IanICT

Hibs up 3-1 and Hearts 2-1 ... if things ended now, we'd be in eighth.

2-0. Woody!

That a boy, Dougie!

Accies just scored. Puts a bit more pressure on us to do the same.

Good thing you're not posting the Sky lineups at the top here ... they have listed a 4-4-2 with Imrie and Cowie up front, and Wood back in central mid. I think not.

Edit ... scratch that - just saw it added at the top of the page.

Can anyone confirm this for me? By my reckoning, Adam Rooney's equalizer was the club's 200th goal in the SPL.

If so, congrats to Adam ...

If not ... I need to check my math.

According to the SFA website here - http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_footb...?curpageid=1603 - we've got either United or St. Mirren in the fourth round.

-------------- Esson ------------

Tokely - Munro - Duff - Proctor

------- Duncan -- Vigurs --------

-- Cowie ---- Black ---- Imrie --

-------------- Wood -------------

Woody was a bit stranded Saturday, but was troublesome enough that I think with a slightly more attacking midfield arrangement, he could handle it alone up front. But if he doesn't perform, I'd like to see a sub before the last ten minutes of the match so another striker can get warm out there before the whistle blows this time.

Pen save Esson! That's earning your start!

Great to hear and read the word "composed" in the same sentence as Caley. Seems like its been a while. Great counter.

Halftime and 1-0 up. Keep it up, boys. As it stands, we'd be back up to tenth, which feels a little more comfortable to me. Let's keep on top and maybe Bairns can make it even better with an equalizer there.

GOAL COWIE 0-1!

I think Esson's earned a chance as the starter, and that Fraser's earned a spot on the bench, for at least a match. Even if it's just a shuffle for its own sake, sometimes that's not the worst thing in a 5-match loss streak.

Considering the beating we just took, I'm not sure we should be quite so ambitious with our front line. Boring as it may be to watch, I'd like to see us concentrate on tightening up at the back. The important thing to me in this match isn't to win it - it's to end the losing skid and stop leaking goals.

-------------- Esson --------------

Proctor - Duff - Munro - Hastings

-------------- Black --------------

Wilson - Imrie - Cowie - Vigurs

-------------- Wood ---------------

Imrie's not been awful all over the pitch, just at the finish, so I'd like to see him stay in the lineup, just moved back a bit. Only putting Proctor in for Tokely on the condition that Ross is actually out on yellows - can anyone confirm this?

Crawford will have to be better than Tuesday's official, not much to shoot for there. I personally can't fault Brewster for his comments - there's reason for him to be angry. Was it partially that he's feeling job pressure? That could well be so, too. Still, I can certainly fault him for other things, but I haven't quite given up on him yet. A result at Ibrox certainly wouldn't be the worst way to start turning things around.