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For every old MacDonald, there is an even older Donald

Cape is just the right word. It reminds me of what the dwarves wore in the Hobbit.

Usually after I have been to an away ground once, I have no problem at all finding it again without need for map, satnav or any other form of assistance. But I get lost every time trying to find the Livingston ground. I can never seem to get there the same way twice. Do they subtly change the location each time they change the name of the stadium?

Will try and name a team but much depends on fitness, so this is probably totally wrong. 4-2-3-1 formation. Cerny Elliott Devine Barton Booth Edwards Bannigan Lawless Erskine Spittall Doolan I am assuming that Osman is not fully fit but may come on for Banzo. If Osman is fully fit, then he may start with Banzo coming on for him. I know that Barton is not at his best in a back 4, but with Keown's hopefully temporary injury, we are a bit short at the back and he is probably needed there more than midfield. I suppose we could play a back 5 including Penrice but that seems unnecessarily defensive against a Championship team and would mean sacrificing a forward player. Penrice may have to slot in for Booth if he is not quite ready. I am certain Edwards will start somewhere and I have put him in a holding midfield role. I suppose he could play the forward midfield role behind the striker, but that means pushing Erskine wide where I think he is less effective and also results in having to choose either Spittall or Lawless but not both. Lawless scored some fantastic goals at Livingston in our promotion season so hopefully that memory will inspire him. It is quite encouraging that even with a depleted squad we have some difficult choices to make which will mean good players being relegated to the bench. How much better it will be when most of the injured players are back, with Dumbaya and Fraser to follow, plus a couple (at least) more signings coming in.

Work in Progres?

Puzzled by references to this being their worst result in Europe. Can an only result be a worst result? If so, then it was also their best result.

I would regard those two as forwards supplementing the midfield rather than midfielders supplementing the attack. It is the particular skills of the latter in running beyond the forwards or arriving late in the box a la Frank Lampard that we need to re-learn.

Could we sit our midfielders down with the last but one promotion winning video and ask them to ponder and replicate the running and finishing of Danny Lennon, Derek Fleming and Martin Hardie? A lower standard granted, but they must have nabbed approx 30 goals between them, Even half of that would be a huge upgrade on the current midfield scoring statistics.

Dress code will be jacket and Tyke. Liam can buy his fish and chips in a Tykeaway and listen to music from Tyke That. If he goes out on loan and is recalled by his parent club, he will revert to Tyke. OK well, I'll get my coat...

I hope Liam puts in some barnsleystorming performances.

The only trophy Oxford have a chance of winning is University Challenge.

My thought would be a plaque on the front wall of the North Stand (ie the low wall separating the front concourse from the pitch). It should be in the place directly between where Robert used to sit and the goalposts ie on Robert's line of sight when he would celebrate a Thistle goal at the North end. That way many of us would see it and be reminded of Robert as we entered or left the ground or were circulating around to the pie stall etc during the game. Some suggested wording for the inscription (which I am sure can be improved, and of course Auld Jag and the family must have the final say):- IN LOVING MEMORY Robert Watson (Rab the Jag) 19??-2017 Disability Rights Campaigner Wheelchair Footballer Jags Fanatic Lived Life to the Full An Inspiration to us all

To quote from the above However, for a team almost on the verge of bankruptcy only 10 years ago and lamenting in the third division, this achievement is somewhat incredible Really sorry I seem to have missed that season lamenting in the Third Division. The promotion celebrations must have been brilliant and I could have filled in that Elgin City shaped gap in my CV.

They certainly have put the green into Forest Green.

That is the most Leigh Griffiths has made me smile since he broke his foot kicking our North Stand!

Scotland needs Tommy McCerny

So David left his agricultural holding in the Highlands to take on this new job

I think it unlikely that Archie would be a target for Aberdeen. It would seem to me that the more conceivable scenario, which of course I hope does not happen is that Aberdeen would go for Tommy Wright, and that St Johnstone would then be interested in Archie, as someone who is in a similar mould to Wright, not flamboyant but a consistent team-builder over seasons.

Also packs an excellent penalty kick on the few occasions we ever get one.

Yes that was the 4-3 game. My recollection was that the weather was crazy too, with bright sunshine interspersed with heavy thunderous showers. The sudden influx of water was too much for the guttering on the old stand and resulted in a spectacular waterfall with jags fans dancing under it as the goals went in!

Stranraer good memories. Play off victory. Fight back from 1-3 to win 4-3. Quinton debut. Ground in middle of play park. Excellent for young kids' prematch entertainment if anyone thinking of family trip (assuming that it is a Saturday).

Was it perhaps BaNton rather than BaRton he had in mind?

Packs a great direct free kick, not an area we have been prolific from in recent years, since the Bull and Simon Donnelly moved on. Higgy got a few. Indeed the only one I ca recall in the past couple of seasons was Booth v Dundee.

Now that Dundee United are staying down, is there any chance of signing Blair Spittall, who has always looked a good player, though he maybe has not yet realised his full potential. Perhaps Archie and Shaggy can draw this out of him. However, I would not consider his brother Hoss, who is rather injury prone.

Inverness post vacant as well.