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Any news from the Alan Savage presser?

Extremely disappointing news. I thought Cammy Harper's move to Carlisle was ill advised but Keith has trumped that. He must have the worst agent in Scottish football. A massive sideways move for a lad who should be aiming much higher than a struggling Championship side.

Bottom line is we should be aiming for 4th and, injuries permitting, I think we have a fair chance of achieving this objective. On a separate note it was my first post-match visit to Bar 94 on Saturday as my 6 year old nephew was after autographs and photos with the players. To a man they were accommodating, enthusiastic and very pleasant towards both myself and the little fella. It's a great initiative and a huge thank you to all the players for their time on Saturday.

Unfortunately all 5 North of Scotland goals were scored by County players.

Various articles in Irish media and Daily Ranger regarding Derry City's apparent interest in Danny Devine. I would very much hope that this doesn't come to fruition.

Yes, a pretty uplifting article from the Jambo squirrel/lavvy lurker, ex of this parish. I'm sure he'll be having a wee look to see how it's received. Fair play mun.

P&J and Record both reporting we're in for Bavidge and Stewart. Bavidge is sponsored by Orion so no huge surprise there. Bavidge has only started three games at Ayr and come off the bench for 11 cameo appearances, scoring 2 goals against ten man Falkirk a couple of weeks back. Stewart was on loan to Peterhead for second half of last season. I believe one or both may have already been training with us. We could certainly be doing with the reinforcements.

Some of the greatest limbs in the away end since Cowdenbeath 3 ICT4 in October 1996 or the Hearts League Cup semi-final at Easter Road in 2014. I'm lucky enough to have been present at all three of these monumental comebacks but Saturday was extra special given the current circumstances. A massive shot in the arm for everyone involved in the club. Onwards and upwards.

Given the logistics involved and the weather warnings issued by the met office the game should have been called off yesterday on safety grounds. An extremely poor show from both the SPFL and Queens.

I find it incredibly depressing that the SPFL's sole response to clubs falling into insolvency in the aftermath of a global pandemic and cost of living crisis is to penalise them 15 points in an attempt to ensure they're relegated and face even greater financial hardship. It really is a diabolical abdication of any duty of care or solidarity with member clubs. Not a good look for the game in Scotland and highlights the fact that the SPFL is simply not fit for purpose.

This latest fantasist makes Makwana look like Jeff Bezos. Accounts for his various "businesses" on Companies House would suggest that he would struggle to cover the ref's fee on Saturday. Has anyone got Anders' number?

After watching our latest capitulation I've resigned myself to administration. We're going down with this clown in charge so we might as well take the point deduction and wipe the slate clean. Morrison in the Director's box today got a "warm" reception from the away support....read the room Ross!

In response to four points Big Cherly makes above I feel compelled to give my tuppence worth: 1. I agree it's no guarantee of automatic promotion but being full-time absolutely should have a major bearing on where we finish. If it doesn't then it casts a serious question over DF's suitability for the job in hand. Moreover, I believe that we have a squad of players who are capable of delivering better results than we've seen to date. 2. The starting XI since the transfer window closed is consistently made up of reasonably experienced players who've all played at a higher level. We're generally starting with one or no academy players. These core players should, in my opinion, be capable of putting us in a secure enough position to be blooding younger players later in games when the hard work has been done. Unfortunately the tactics employed by DF on Saturday, when we were two up, exposed young players to undue pressure and likely negatively impacted their confidence. Just my opinion but seems to be shared by a number of us who were at the match on Saturday. 3. The very last thing we need is Ferguson let loose AGAIN on the English loan market come January!!! I would have thought that this was blindingly obvious to even the most ardent Ferguson proponents. 4. If we don't go up this season, from what is probably the poorest League 1 in living memory, then we couId feasibly end up stuck in League 1 for years (forever?). Given the composition of the Championship this season there's a fair chance that at least one sizeable club will be relegated which you would imagine would make it much more difficult for us to be promoted in subsequent seasons. I would stress that I do not wish to get into a barney over this apparent difference of opinion. We all crave success after an absolutely horrendous period in the club's history but I fear that persisting with the current management regime seriously reduces the likelihood of a potentially successful outcome this season. One win and four draws in the League to date is simply not good enough from my perspective and nothing I see or hear from Ferguson gives me grounds to believe things will improve with him in the hot seat.

We are one of only two full-time sides in the league and the bulk of our starting XI have plenty of Championship experience. There's no "big-ish" club fallen on hard times in the league and every team I've seen this season has been bang average at best, so yes the league is there for the taking in my opinion. I agree that the astro pitches in this league are appalling but if he hadn't managed to relegate us then we would be playing on grass in the Championship so time to suck it up and get on with it. If he dislikes them so much perhaps he should consider his position. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on Ferguson's tenure and mine is that over the 12 months he's been in charge I've seen absolutely nothing to suggest he's in any way the right man for the job. I don't think I'm alone in reaching this conclusion but I appreciate others may see things differently.

Yngwie sums it up nicely above. Coasting until Ferguson's tactical calamities (plural). This league is here for the taking but we will go nowhere with him at the helm. A massively frustrating outcome given where we were with 20 to go.