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Why? Not seen Anderson at all and fleeting glimpses of Morris hasn't filled me with hope for his signature. The reason they were on trial is due to the fact we are looking to try out players and their agents are looking to get them employment. I don't think we're in a position to sign every trialist, so we have to get it right.

Once the competitive games start there will be pressure to play games, with presumably positive tested and close contact players missing. My workplace has seen a spike in track & trace reporting, strangely coinciding about a week after Scotland played at Wembley. What will happen after lockdown restrictions are removed will be anyone's guess...

Hopefully our new sport fitness specialist is limiting the games for some of the senior players to prevent early season strains. As for the results - we would like to see big wins against HL teams but then people will just question the standard of opponent, and it is still early days. Either way we have to be aiming for a good competitive start this year - a poor start and early exit from the league cup is becoming a bad habit which has cost us later in the year.

Amazing financial muscle on show again from Cove..what is their average attendance anyway? I'm sure Vigurs can show Draper all the best places in Aberdeen to start on the door staff.

It was amazing to see how Modric changed his position as the game went on, from being more advanced in the first to slightly back in the second halves. This game management basically won the game for them , as he was sitting outside the danger zone in the second while we chased his mates he sat in 10-15 yards of space waiting for the ball getting laid back to him. By the time the ball went to his feet for his goal he was so comfortable in his space he strolled up to the ball and just faded it into the net...lovely goal, but so simple. He used a lot of energy in the first half to get on top of our midfield , and nobody could get close to him ( when he had the ball). From our viewpoint I didnt see much,if any, of the passing that kept England at bay in the previous game, which can't just be down to Gilmours absence.

It's not about the falling down, but about how you get back up & become stronger for it...or something along those lines. Signs of talent coming through and a learning experience should help us get better from here on in.

Just switched on the itv coverage of North Macedonia v The Netherlands, and guess what they are still talking about...

I'll trust Clarke to make a good decision again - if we'd been hammered by England with a 20 year old bench warmer from Chelsea making his starting debut then I'm sure the conversations would have a very different sentiment in them. Although a few of the team had below par games against the Czechs, the fact they bossed the Croats for 45 minutes shows how well we did to make the chances we did...although we had the same problem against the Sassenachs - getting the ball in the net.

Makes a change from Willie Johnston and the 'banned stimulant' scandal... Couldn't make it up...and currently NO close contacts identified... Believe it?

At his age with the right coaches around him he should still have room for improvement...like most of the celtic team last year he was barely treading water, and at that level it's like going backwards.

Billy Gilmour, he's only 20...

Is there any season ticket discount for students?

It was good (at times) to see the youth involved last year it's been lacking for too long, but it was some experience we lacked at crucial times in the crunch games.

Carl Tremarco new position at Ross County

Very good to see we are (re)building a squad this early into pre season, more to come I'm sure and the feel good factor can continue with Mr Dodds & especially Mr Hughes getting them into the best shape they've ever been in for a title assault.

Old story, so they were crap first, surely we would have learnt from their mess rather than follow it with our own.

Should've been hooked far earlier.

Any relation to Ryan Christie??

So if you don't get a shout for training, you're no longer required... Very poor show ,thought we'd got past that.

Can't believe we've not had a dedicated person/department for this, despite squandering resources in the 'glory years'. Did we not have a fitness coach a few years back?

We don't have that sort of financial clout, or a fictional job description to charge his wages against.

Ah, you've remembered then.

And this is in ICT Squad update because...?

Josh Meekings signs for Brora on a 3 year deal. Statement of intent.