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Russel Duncan and McBain :020: Goals galore from them no doubt (hope they prove me wrong) Quite glad Cowie is starting. A game for the super subs perhaps?

I've also got a ICT poster in my classroom. Trying my best to influence the Aberdonian kids not to support their local team :015:

And here's me thinking Roy McBain would get dropped after saturday :023: Ah well, the likes of Zander and Markus better bring a blanket to make themselves comfy on the bench. Back to the norm of last season :tic01:

Motherwell v Raith Rovers Queen's Park v Hibernian Dundee v Livingston Peterhead v Kilmarnock Dundee United v Ross County Montrose v Falkirk Gretna v Cowdenbeath Stirling Albion v Hearts St. Mirren v East Fife Berwick Rangers v Hamilton Academical Inverness Cal. Th. v Arbroath Partick Thistle v St. Johnstone

... lets cross that bridge when we come to it. Hopefully we don't get Peterhead in the draw!!

Gretna :023:

We've got an imposter!! According to TeamTalk.com, this is what the real Marius Niculae looks like! Either that, or its incredibly lazy journalism. It is the picture that goes along with the 'Caley gets green light for Niculae" tag line though...

Not the most flattering picture on the main page of this website :015: Remind anyone of the Goonies :023: Or this guy ---> :017: EDIT: The picture has focused itself now, so it doesn't look quite as bad.

Ian Black perhaps?? Hibs have got an awful lot of cash recently. Fingers crossed for "Roy McBain and Russel Duncan your time is up" :004:

To the tune of "Vladimir Romanov, he *ahem* Paul Hartley off" Marius Niculae He needs a work permit - aye!

Just a heads up that Webster and Whittaker are suspended for the game on saturday, so it'll probably be Hutton at RB. Unless they want to give someone else the right back role, to give them a game to get used to it before the return leg with FC Veta. Please god make it Ian Murray or Alan Lowing

It was a big struggle to decide in the end not to go... But i'm pretty superstitious; so i'm going to the same pub, to the same seat, wearing the same clothes as when we beat them 2-1. The other game we won against them I was in Stockholm, so I don't want to buck the trend by turning up.

Thats what i'm worried about

In the P&J it said that there was a bounce game between members of the first team on tuesday; so they'll have had only slightly more rest as the players on Wed night. So perhaps Wood and Zander could come into reckoning for the game?? I'd imagine they'll come on as subs though :rolleyes02: Either way, i'm going to stop thinking about our starting lineup. As there are so many options at the moment, that i'll never guess what it'll be. So i'll just wait till 12.25pm on saturday... then moan about CC's choise then :023: I just hope CC noticed the difference in team we were when we had Cowie, Blackie and Zander in the team against County

I hope CC was there to see Zander and Wood's performances. I'm sure i'm not alone in thinking we should give them both a chance on saturday :022:

I have no doubt that there will be plenty of Rangers 'fans' signing secretarian songs on saturday, STANDING whilst doing so no less!! But there will be nothing done about it by our club and the ref, and we'll all be here moaning about why nothing has been done. I urge you all to alert stewards and record any examples of sectarian abuse and yes, even standing, so we can lobby the SPL to do something about it. Perhaps try to attract the attention of the fourth official if there are any sectarian songs sung; as he has the power to alert the ref. Lets also get 3 points to punish Rangers and their manky fans even more :021:

At what point is that being sarcastic?? Genuine comment. Keep up the reporting of player sighting, being in Elgin or Aberdeen means I only really see Rory McAlliser visiting his sister/ned mates :020:

The size of his head in proportion to the size of his body?? :023: :tic01:

There is a slight difference between being fit enough for playing SPL football and running down the aisles in Tesco, but very good news all the same. In the P&J it was saying something along the lines that he'll miss the Rangers game, but could be back for either the next or the one after. Hopefully by then we'll have Niculae's work permit in time for the next game...

I was thinking a 4-5-1 would work, and thats the exact team i went for, except swapping McBain for Zander

Well here's Rangers team tonight. It'll be interesting to see how sharp/fit they are. Rangers 01 McGregor 02 Hutton 03 Weir 24 Cuellar 05 Papac 27 McCulloch 06 Ferguson 07 Hemdani 11 Adam 09 Boyd 19 Darcheville Substitutes 25 Carroll, 22 Webster, 21 Broadfoot, 08 Thomson, 23 Sebo, 20 Beasley, 10 Novo

Even when he was our number 1, I felt Mike would do a better job based on what I saw in the few appearances he got in the first team as well as reserve team performances. Much better distribution, with similar shot stopping capabilities. Good luck Mark, but I won't be cheering him on in any way.

I'm quite excited by this new stand, and hope it will be a success. I'm also slightly worried, that it'll look a bit rubbish and be another reason for our fans and opposition fans to poke fun at. Don't suppose there are any pictures of the stand to help ease my fears??

FIFA official Stuart Dougal will referee next Monday's Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle. Kenny Clark is in charge of Rangers' trip to Inverness. Craig Thomson is the man in the middle for Celtic against Kilmarnock on Sunday. Meanwhile Charlie Richmond will officiate between Gretna and Falkirk at Fir Park.

Me, plus a Celtic fan, 2 Dons fans and a County fan. Don't ask... :014: