beyond our ken

I think it was really all over on Wednesday night Caught napping early and what should have been a win was a really hard-won draw Gutting thst Hibs & Celtic get to celebrate in our presence Big thanks to all those players who have had their last game for us today

6th will do Without the support of a big investor and a bigger weekly home support t is all but impossible to crack the top 5 Amazing last third of the season for us

big clash between the orange walk and the after-match shenanigans in Glasgow tomorrow, city centre best avoided, it seems

the coaching team have done an incredible job in dealing with player's comparative weak points since the end of last year, occasional blips along the way, but it's been a weakened squad from November to March. Cant afford the early absence of concentration we saw on Wednesday. I'd roll the dice and say Utd will be beaten again and that a draw will see us through to 5th

If you took that comment seriously then so be it, i was recycling a point i made last week that was contextualised beyond reasonable bounds, for a laugh and all because i cautioned people that Hibs were in great form and had the ability to upset our rythmn if they stuck it to us, which they actually did for the first quarter hour last night. Thankfully we got back into the game and have a bit of a hope of 5th and maybe europe again. So happy days, for now.

Bullshit 2 0 up and they went to the secondaey game plan I doubt they expectwd to be 2 up so quickly but they banked it and held their line As I said they would, they got in our faces and reaped a reward We took too long to get to grips Massive credit fir getting level and buying a sliverr of a chance on Saturday and a big shout out for all the buddies who will attend My hope is that this Saturday will be historic for us and i still see us stealing a point

Elvis Stop it, we are ahead of hibs in the 3 week form table and must prevail

I wouldn't have gone that far given United's blind luck in some areas this season and Aberdeen's flakiness. I always felt that a disciplined performance would have gotten at least one win if not two

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Think it is all parties agreeing to snuffing out the blue touchpaper and stepping back, maybe i missed it but I haven't seen any retractions but i haven't seen any continuation of allegations either so i guess the board members got what they wanted and AW gets to walk away without further expense. If pursued, these kind of disputes only ever benefit the lawyers so in the absence ( i guess) of a public apology it all just seems like a bit of a pissing contest. More damage, albeit short-lived in the media and now in the past, to the club than to any other party

Opening gambit, i think Lincoln want a club record fee for EH

I was using the example of where our form has been better than theirs, which is 3 games over 14 days and that includes a loss to Celtic. Of course we can win it and i said as much, provided the door is shut on a few more errors. The manager and team have done a lot to reduce our errors in possession in recent weeks and deserve credit for the one thing that held us back this season. The last 2 shifts have been hard ones but we looked fresher and fitter than just about anyone else in the league v Aberdeen and Utd.

They say the table doesn't lie, I guess it is all down to whether you think "recently" is confined to the last 14 days, or not A wee look up the league placings also tells it's own story. 1 Hibernian 10 7 1 2 21 9 +12 22 6 WWWDWWWLWL 2 66 Wed 14/05 19:45 St Mirren (a) 2 Celtic 10 6 1 3 30 12 +18 19 7 LWWLWLWWDW 2 6 Wed 14/05 20:00 Aberdeen (a) 3 St Mirren 10 5 2 3 20 17 +3 17 6 WLLDWLWDWW 2 115 Wed 14/05 19:45 Hibernian (h)

Had you been at the league cup game last season, they were right in our faces and we were well beaten You might also have seen that Hibs were really poor in some recent games against us but have been in roaring form recently , as I said when they are in our faces, which they certainly weren't in recent games Grow up

almost everyone delivered a top-notch performance. A couple of times, one in particular in the second half, we were caught in possession and robbed of the ball, a more competent side would have punished us for that at 1-1. Disappointing to see the player robbed berate his team-mates (at length) for not warning him but he dawdled and was robbed by a guy who was 10 metres away. I thought John had a great game, Fraser and Gogic should toss-up for man of the match and while we were a wee bit hasty in front of goal the two we scored were both worthy of winning the match. Taylor looked knackered and i hope he is fresh for Wednesday night as he has screwed the bubbin and gets caught in possession less these last few weeks. A few underhit passes that the manager is sure to pore over with the guys concerned. The only reason I mention these is that we have Hibs up next and when they get in our face we have not coped with them well in the last two seasons, otherwise you couldn't really complain about the overall performance as we made United feel beaten from before the 60 minute mark

United have not demonstrated much resilience recently and some of the players that have seen them through the season are reportedly starting to wilt. We actually have a stronger squad than we have had for months, even without Olusanya we are creating more chances (maybe because we don't have that default long ball & sprint option any more) Looking forward to the game and a wee day out on the Ember bus and a taxi to the ground

We are amongst 6-8 sides who are capable of taking one of the spots between 3rd and 6th, everybody is ambitious, everybody is either well-run or can rely on an investor and most have very good managers. We are already top 6 regulars, the problem is how do we build on it-or even maintain it? It couldn't have been closer for us this season, so if everyone else is trying to hone their edge what are we doing to hone ours? As I said, sweating the asset will work for a while, until the time comes when depreciation becomes an issue. Hopefully, by that time, we will have found some avenues for growth to work alongside efficiency. I think the management have done a very good job within the limitations of what the 90s and 2000s left them to work with, alongside the work of the support. The fans did the heavy lifting that makes the current success possible and we should be wary of trading the kind of belief we had in Gilmour & Co with similar belief in the current regime.

I have been in businesses that have relied on "sweating the assets" and it can bring benefits in the short term, it can also create problems. The chances of assets failing because they are being worked to the max with minimal investment rates (often below the depreciation rate) increase. I really wish we were operating in a situation where the income increased due to sustainable growth in the assets and efficiency. Several of the problems we have seen in the last decade arise from Gilmour's reluctance to invest in the club's off-field earning potential and infrastructure that boosts efficiency such as on-site renewables and things like rain-water harvesting which would have seriously reduced outgoings while boosting our green credentials. In effect, Gilmour sweated the assets and we stagnated. While initiatives such as the re-purposing of the 1877 club facilities can generate income in the 10s of thousands, it would take dozens of these to make enough money to fund a step-change in earnings that would be meaningful in terms of on-field success. Every little helps and is most welcome, lets just remember that being top 6 next year is probably going to be considerably harder than it has been in the last three seasons with a resurgent Hibs & Aberdeen, the possibility of Utd riding the crest of a wave into next season, the possibility that Hearts will eventually get it right and the potential challenges from Dundee and Falkirk. An unexpected payday in transfer fees would help in the short term, in the long term we are really talking about extracting more revenue from visiting supports and growing both the fan base (which will happen with continued success) and the capability to house a bigger home support.

Hopefully the advice to Fraser is to work on the upper body & core this summer and use his short stature more, maybe in the McGinn style, to help him win and stay on the ball.. He just looks a wee bit flimsy and that just invites defenders to come in hard & fast, so the key is always to try and use that as an advantage as well The extension might also be a sign that he will be loaned out while we look for a fee in much the same way as we did with Offord

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Looking forward to Paul Carrack at the Kelvingrove Bandstand on 31/05.

Very fond memories of the Cellar for me a meal in town and a couple of drinks pre and post a movie at the ABC were a big part of our weekends before and after we married Always felt at home there, great jukebox too

I think he shows great pace for a larger player, but if we can get more? Pace & endurance seem to be the two biggest advantages a player can have in the modern game, you just need to look at Celtic to see.

I'm hoping that he finds the fitness to last a full game in the close season, rather than after Christmas. It would be a gamble just now to tie him down on a longer term deal however it would be great if he could get to a place where he is at peak fitness as he is a great player at our level and we either got a couple more years from him or were able to cash in if he left under contract. I noticed on a couple of occasions that he plays with Kinesiology tape on both sides of his lower spine

True, it looks better the last time passed on that side of the stadium.