Yngwie

Our recent trialist Adam Straith is likely to be starting for Canada.

The change of policy got the approval of their members, but not of the people who had voted for them. There's a huge difference in principle (although not so much in practice, I acknowledge)

These days, it's far more likely that the Lib Dems would be the party considered too niche to be an option on the poll!

Worth mentioning the Greens here. Their manifesto stated that they would only support an indyref2 if it was "the will of the people". It clearly isn't. Presumably the Queen of Democratic Outrage will be scathing in her criticism of them for this breach of their manifesto and will refuse to accept their votes to get this through Holyrood.

Opinion polls. Latest one today (Panelbase) shows only 32% want one on Sturgeon's timeframe. For info, the same poll puts Yes support at 44%.

To be fair, we have tightened up at the back and therefore become harder to beat. That's usually a prerequisite to becoming a team that can win games.

A key ingredient of their annual Houdini act is that they don't stick with a failing manager for very long...... This season, however, they have shown uncharacteristic loyalty and are finally going down as a result.

Sturgeon, obviously, because she made a request in the full knowledge that it would not be granted. That is the epitome of "playing politics". She is perfectly entitled to request a referendum of course, and equally the PM is perfectly entitled to decline it at this juncture. With 2/3rds of Scots being against a 2nd referendum, we are in the strange and unprecedented situation of the UK PM standing up for the people of Scotland while our FM pursues an agenda against our wishes!

I wasn't there so I'd be interested to hear what you two saw they others didn't.

With games running out, this is the sort of match we need to be winning, home game against a bottom 6 side who are on a terrible run of form. We were close to a much needed win, but at the end of the day that was just another bad result.

This week they have also recommenced threatening letters regarding my wife's 1 minute overstay in 2015, after a year of silence. £160 for 1 minute's parking seems rather steep to me!

Curiously, on Reporting Scotland tonight Sturgeon appeared to be backtracking on wanting her independent Scotland to be in the EU!

Too late for what, exactly?! As you well know, Scotland is not a member of EU and it is doubtful whether we'd be accepted any time soon not just because of Spain etc but because of the chronic state of our public finances. It would take many years of very painful measures to get our annual deficit down from a basket case 10% of GDP to the 3% stipulated by the EU, slashing public spending and hiking taxes. (Regardless of the EU, an independent Scotland would have to take these measures to live within its means anyway once the huge English subsidies stop). I'm with the 2/3rds of Scots who don't want another referendum at this stage. What's that phrase, "Scotland's voice must be heard"! Aye, when it suits Nicola. As for your points about the "democratic deficit" they do have some merit but have been debated many times and resoundingly rejected by Scotland - democratically.

Oh joy, after 6 years of referendum campaigns, here we go again. This one's likely to cost me a lot of money as I'm getting increasingly close to throwing things at the telly. My initial thought was not to contribute to this thread, as nothing I say will change anyone's mind here, but on the other hand I need to let off steam otherwise I'll explode. Sturgeon made references yesterday to "an informed choice" but the timing she's angling for means the opposite. We don't know how things will transpire in the unchartered territory of Article 50 - what sort of terms will the UK end up with, how long will it take to get there (someone suggested 10 years today, and there's still scope for Brexit to fall through altogether as these matters progress and sentiment changes. Meanwhile, we don't know whether Scotland would even gain membership to the EU (needing the approval of all 27 member states including a couple who are fending off their own separatist movements), and if we got in, how many years would it take and what would the terms be - considerably less favourable than the UK's current deal, for sure. And that's before all the uncertainty on borders and trade with the UK, which I doubt we'll get a straight or honest answer to from either side. How on earth can anyone be expected to make an informed decision? These things can be pretty complex at the best of times, but this proposition is just a stab in the dark and cannot possibly be fair on the electorate.

Indeed - in fact if we'd won even one of the derbies, County would be bottom and we'd be 10th!

Wow, strong words!

That equaliser has left me strangely optimistic, strange because we are still bottom of the league and have the utterly pathetic record of just 1 win in 17!

Phew, out of jail! Last minute goal at pittodrie too so 'Well lose.

Seems like he's been with us forever (6 years actually) but he's still only 25.

It's only fitness and injury issues that have prevented him being as big a success as Jonny Hayes, he certainly has the talent.

Since we beat Rangers the other relegation contenders seem to have raised their game, the results in the last 8 days have been awful for us.

It's been a season of chopping and changing at the back due mainly to injuries and with the odd suspension thrown in. It's possible (but perhaps unlikely, given our luck in this area!) that before the end of the season we could have all our defenders available and match fit. In which case, what should the starting back 4 be? I think Tremarco would be almost everyone's first pick, but there are some interesting choices across the rest of the back line, where nobody has really stood out. Options are Meekings, Warren, Raven, McNaughton, McKay, Laing and McCart.

Glad to see McNaughton is fit enough to make the bench.

Tonight's result is a bit of a sickener for us. In fact since we got that long awaited win on Friday, Killie unexpectedly won at St J, Partick unexpectedly beat Hearts and now high flying Aberdeen lose to bottom side Hamilton (again). We clearly can't rely on anyone else doing us any favours, just got to get more wins for ourselves.

We may have confidence and belief now, but we didn't during or after the previous 2 games. If you think that is the cause, where did it suddenly come from?! I think the the reasons are less psychological and more to do with tactics.