PerfICT

Not Fallon - useless. Don't know about Bangura....

See you all there! 1900 is a great crowd, all things considered!

Get him on the bench!" Dressing room motivation + penalty taker if necessary: has to be as heavily involved as possible. Foran's absence from the team over past 7 games has been more of a factor than JH's stewardship IMHO.

Superb! Meekings fires in the long ball to Draper (leading the cavalry charge) who nods down for Doran to cross and Mckay to bundle home. What could possibly go wrong....

Stevenson staying at Hearts. http://sport.stv.tv/football/262308-ryan-stevenson-if-hearts-were-playing-on-the-moon-then-id-be-there/ Their new boy will no doubt score (as per Ngoo), so we need 2 to win! C'mon ICT!

...maybe we should go for Skacel.....

Form is irrelevant - it's who turns up and harnesses their nerves best on the day that will win.....

There'd be something amiss if we weren't nervous. We have the chance to go to a major final, so it is right to be nervous. It is 90 (or 120) minutes of cup football, so anything is possible. I think what we're all struggling to get to terms with is the unusual feeling of being the favourites (at least in some people's minds). Nerves/excitement is what it's all about (the alternative would be playing Hibs at home in a league match). Enjoy the adrenaline ride!

Looks like Hearts have lined up Jason Ibe from Liverpool to "replace" King, if SPFL rules in their favour this week. They might, however, lose Stevenson to Rangers (that affluent 1st Div club with cash to burn....)

But ultimately

Great effort everybody! See you there and I hope above hope that we have need of the Caley Club when we get back!

Agree - I can't see JH risking any of his first choices for Sunday in this game, so I reckon there a clues in this team. Foran might just be kept up his sleeve: if he is anywhere near being fit I'd stick him on the bench, just so that he's in the dressing room.

...just like Danny Wilson last year, then!

Ngoo would really fit with groundhog day!

....as I mentioned in the Hearts signing embargo thread: they'll try everything to get Skacel in for the semi - he's their talisman! I bet they have another bite at it! Either way, he'll play us in our league fixture in Feb. I think it matters little: if we get our heads right and play the way we can we'll win. Anything else and we don't deserve to get to the final. Can't wait!

Come on guys - more positivity required! Form is irrelevant for these games - whoever harnesses the nerves/excitement the most effectively will win. It's for occasions like this that we support the team and it's why the game is played! The blood is pumping and life is good!

Has to be: . Brill Raven Meekings Warren Tremarco . Draper Shinnie Doran Vincent Williams . Mckay Esson, Watkins, Devine, Ross, Tansey, Polworth, Christie

Minds elsewhere? Meekings injury is a worry: we could do with St Mirren taking the wind out of Hearts' sails on Tuesday. From a league perspective, the draw at Fir Park makes it less disappointing: Celtic win and a draw in the other game tomorrow, please!

will never forget that one - Keystone cops!

This is looking really solid! If we can get Draper and Vincent signed up for a season or two, we'd be really strong. That's not to say that some of the younger lads shouldn't be offered opportunities too, but what a squad for next season!

I'm sure our Eric was Tanzanian and not Kenyan!

....could have sworn he was from Tanzania??

Looks an excellent appointment to me - I hope we get a "bounce" against Killie tomorrow in the wake of this appointment and I look forward to ICT continuing to get the ball down and play on the deck like they did at Aberdeen. Welcome Russ!

I'm sure he's a top target for Butcher in the summer and he might be tempted. Hope not - he looked great for 2 months and it would be all the sweeter if another Butcher signing target passed him by!

...no, but would have done on this particular topic!