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I reckon McCall would take it despite what he has said previously (wouldn’t take the job directly after Archie) and the fact Ayr are flying. He knows that come January Shankland will be away and Ayr will really struggle after that. He lives just of Byers Road and has said he has unfinished business. He went and spoke to Falkirk about their vacancy rather than dismissing it straight away so leaving Ayr is obviously not out of the questions for him would be interesting to know if he applies for it...

Could they not have signed him but not announced it until clearance was granted?

Only 3 outfield players on the bench for the first game of the season is unacceptable

We looked decent first half but that 2nd half was very worrying for me. We looked unfit. that squad needs around another 5 players one a which being a commanding central midfielder. We looked like we could easily get overrun in there. please please please from now until next week all Elliot should be doing is practicing crossing. Also think we need to get Penrice on corners

If that’s true then his career is likely over

Anyone know what time kick off is next week?

Dundee United about to take in around 700k with Armstrong going to Southampton. We really missed out on more serious money for Jack Hendry

Im just hoping we have 2 centre backs that attack the ball in BOTH boxes. Lindsay aside i don't think we have had one for about 10 years. The amount of goals we concede and the lack of goals we score from set pieces is shocking

We need midfielders and we need them pronto

Dunfermline have signed the Longridge brothers. Are we twiddling our thumbs hoping for the best?

With pre season starting I would guess 3 weeks on Monday we really need to start getting players in. If we are serious about challenging for the title we can’t have players coming in mid August with no/little pre season under their belts. Add in the fact most of these guys will not have played with each other we really need a full squad for day 1 of pre season

Yeah but what im getting at is its likely within the next say 5-10 years we could have gone up a division then down again etc... The treams i mentioned Motherwell and Killie have been in that league for what seems like forever

Couldn’t agree more. Did I want to be relegated? Obviously not but I think the championship will be far more enjoyable than the prem. I’ve always thought being a Motherwell or Killie fan must be really boring. Same grounds year after year after year

I read it is as possibly 1 year in championship then promotion the following season minimum. Whether you agree with Archie staying or not that's a brilliant statement. Fans know the target that's been set which is a rarity in football these days

3-0 at halftime. Heard it here first

We got totally sucked into their style last night but i think the pitch kind of forced us into that. Very hard to play when 5 yard passes are bobbling up shin high. Itll be a different game on the bigger/smoother surface at Firhill. I think we need an extra body in midfield to get the ball down and pass around (oh for a fit Bannigan). In an ideal world id take out Booth (2 games in 4 days might be tough) Sammon and Barton and put in Elliot, Spittal/Erskine and possibly McCarthy. The problem with that is we take a lot of height out of the team so unlikely they will all be replaced. Putting Storey in is an option but hes been so poor recently that i cant see it. Id go: Cerny McGinn Devine Cargill Booth/Elliot Woods McCarthy/Barton Spittal Edwards/Erskine Lawless Doolan Get the ball down and pass it around and let the big bodies of Livingston chase us around. I take heart from the fact we were absolutely diabolical but only lost by 1. Livi wanted it more 100% but in reality were they that much better than we were? I don't think they were An early goal (please please please) and all the momentum will be in our favour. All to play for IMO Oh and don't give away any daft fouls

Best place to park at Livi that's not in the car park? Really annoys me paying for parking at a football stadium. Remember Clyde used to charge for parking and they didn't even own the land!

To be fair I think it’s 3 clean sheets

YET another goal conceded from a set piece. Absolute garbage. 1 away win all season and people are saying if we beat dundee we get 11th.... Lets be honest we are relying on County not winning to make 11th. We could probably do with Dundee United turning their tie around because Livi are all about set pieces and we can’t defend or attack from them

Just watched the highlights on BBC and there was not one moment of us attacking in the 5 minute package. Hardly anything when we went to Ibrox earlier in the season. So frustrating when you see teams like Hamilton, St Johnstone, Killie and Dundee getting results at these paces. Wish we would at least try and have a go. We have scored 4 goals in 9 away games and conceded 22.... That is shocking

2nd goal not helped by Lawless ball watching either

That's one penalty more than we will be awarded this season... Going into the season with one striker was always risky and to be honest we almost deserve it to happen

We still need a left side CB and a striker for the first team

Quite windy but generally dry in the west end just now. Forecast has improved since yesterday. Can't see there being any issues.... Sits back and waits for pitch inspection tweet from the club Edited to add now pissing down

Just watched Archies preview on jagzone. He says at the end that the last thing he wants is a replay. Don't know about anyone else but I'd take a draw right now if it were offered