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^ toxic culture which probably hasn't gone umnoticed in the close net insular world of Scottish football when it comes to talent wanting to work under that regime. Another factor to include into our challenges for recruitment.

Assuming a few on here more intimately refer to him as 'brother'

Oh look, the mods are getting upset at criticism of the directors. I'm sure given all your powers you can change the title if you want but I'll reiterate given the nature of 2 other threads on this site its clearly about our CEO.

Did you, not sure if your serious or trying hard to be obtuse? As its clearly about Scot Gardiner who's the ringmaster in this circus.

Thought it's worth starting incase anyone forgets he's part of the issue. Dundee fans did warn us when they pointed and laughed tbf

100% record

Thankfully he's no just repeating the same old crap as he has the last 2 seasons. Awaiting an injury excuse to complete my bingo card this weekend.

Only on wk 2. Serious club inquiry into signing policy or training regime required if this is the case given the history of the last 2 seasons. This is unsustainable long term to keep having lengthy crock lists.

Not just them, still some real hardcore fan boys within our support who still can't see the decline before their eyes.

Thank **** we have Panos on board, that seems to be making all the difference to our advising the club on how to manage players on an individual level and mitigate injuries. Least we won't have to pay him a significant day rate as a third party consultant 🙄

Ftfy

Unfortunately missed this game as on holiday. Can anyone confirm if we have an injury crisis yet please?

I'm sure the club will enact the 'crowd wanking' approach regardless. Every match will have figures including all ST plus walk up and any corporate so the real figures for each will never be transparent........no different to most other Scottish clubs these days

I predict we will be bang average somewhere around 4th - 7th, with us literally scraping the play-offs if we do make it. Last years end of season papered over some major cracks and I see those being wider this season. I also expect countless excuses to be cited, inconsistent form with runs of several poor results book-ended by a few positives. Games with good possession but little end product before sloppy or poor defending meaning things get tough in games when we will revert to type and Doddsball. However, then January will come and using the promised battery storage funds we will make the Saudi spending look amateur as we cherry pick the best dross on offer in the Championship to form a mighty charge in the league but also back to Hampden and European football.

If anyone wants to tag Dodds and the club on this right now, it'll get the excuse set up nice and early this year

Fully expect to see him punted our on the wing after a few games and doddsball continued unsuccessfully to Billy as per previous seasons

Cairns would never play regular for us,he's too tall and might actually win an ariel challenge

Jim Goodwins had a shocking start to the season so fingers crossed................

^ that's a bit unfair, given SG success at dealing with other clubs finances and BD being part of the Rangers cheating EBT crew, I couldn't think of a better combination to be incharge when we get all the battery storage and Freeport ca$h. Cant be long now until we a 'ballers' playing moneyball with these sports washing Saudi's................

Airdrie will be this years Hamilton

We really don't. Weaker than last year in key areas and what will probably be a stronger and more competitive league. Mid table last season was a failing, this year that should be taken as our expectation.

Oh dear, dissent already........ The extension of Doddsball should be celebrated and we should all be supporting and behind such a master tactician and proponent of the game. Given his cv of success you can see why the board stuck with the great man after leading us through the worst injury crisis to ever affect any club in the modern era with unwavering confidence in his play and formations refusing to alter in the face of adversity. This is going to be a roller coaster season and I am delighted we have doddsball to see us through.

Knew it

More feasible. While based on the high ball approach Dodds likes so would be a physical foil for Billy (akin to Phillips& Quinn or even Dodds & Shearer), he never used Oakley last year in that 'target man' role , instead opting for Samuels or Boyd - resulting in a frontline with less height than a borrowers convention.

Thankfully we have Panos on board so there won't be expensively invoiced medical bills anymore for consultants............