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Really weird season iirc when we only played 26 league games. I missed nearly all the games in what was either the Summer Cup or the Spring Cup think that was the same season we got to the League Cup semi.

I wonder if Central Pk, Cowdenbeath would be deemed SPL ground compliant?

Or howzabout a Doolan & a Doohlan!

I see Derek Adams is a 5-1 shot

Did alright no glaring errors but he wasn't on the park that long. Don't know his age, looks slightly younger than most of his teammates.

Still scoring the odd goal Here

Anything in the above to contradict opinions that the Challenge Cup is anything more than Mickey Mouse?

Personally I don't rate an injury free MacDonld that highly but I'd rather see him in a Jags side, going on current form, than either Buchanan or Doolan. But that's a far cry from saying who I'd rather have in a Jags team a year or so down the line.

That's fair enough, but if both guy's contracts are up in January then I can only assume other clubs have offered them better terms. Surely they wouldn't both think their futures are assured at McDiarmid?

For what it's worth HERE'S a very comprehensive report from the enemy camp. Jeehon, not for the first time one of your posts has confused me. Care to elaborate.

Burns & Fraser. Burns was subbed with maybe about 15mins left. I think the lad who came on was Ryan Clougherty . One of the Pars centrebacks was extremely good. But for him our forwards could have got a few goals.

Beaten by Dunfermline 1-2 on grass at Rosyth. An excellent game was heading for a fair draw but Pars scrambled the ball over the goal-line with just a few minutes remaining. Disappointing tho' the score was we played well against a decent Pars side (evidently all their players are full time). This week we looked more or less back to full strength with only Colin Stevenson a notable absentee. Unlike the first team we were effective down the flanks where both Jamie Stevenson and Burbridge (our goalscorer) played well. Imo Stevenson isn't far off a start in the first team. Unlike Burns, Bannigan & MacBeth he's got the body strength of an older player and is very direct. Burbridge looks a really good prospect. I thought also that Lochhead isn't far off the first team. I've seen him play better but he could make a useful box to box midfielder. Maybe given the position he plays it'll be harder for him to make the breakthrough but I doubt he'd be much of a risk. Burns looks a bit more physical and Shepherd in goal had another very good game.

Dundee might not go into administration but they're certainly going to have to cut their cloth. I would expect something like the Dunfermline situation of about 7 years ago where players will be asked to take a wage cut and/or be placed on the transfer list come January. Two things about Harkins. Firstly I thought the reported £150K good enough business especially with the sell on clause despite there was evidently no or little competition for his signature. But secondly it would be criminal given the source of Dundee's funding if we haven't received the total sum. Please someone tell us we got it all .The sell on was always going to be extremely speculative again given the source of the funding. In a small way (or maybe not that small) we were betting on Dundee getting promoted and being financially comfortable enough to realise further on a decent transfer fee for Harkins. With Melville's cunning masterplan of buying promotion coming unstuck the likelihood of us ever getting a sizeable sell on was greatly reduced. Dundee have gone from that rare breed a buying club, past even just being a selling club to a must sell club in little over 15 months. That takes some doing. Ideally Harkins will refuse a wage cut and be transfer listed in January. Somehow there'll be enough clubs wanting his services to force up the transfer fee and counteract the fact that the selling club is desperate. Lots of ifs and buts there but the sell on was always going to be a bit dodgy.

An all too concise report on today's game .....HERE. Next time could we have a bit more detail please?

Sorry, but you asked whether we thought today's result was more/less important than next week's result. I gave you my answer. Btw why would I go shopping instead of going to the final? I don't know when was the last time I've missed a Challenge Cup game (next week may well be the first time in many seasons). And seriously, if we were lucky enough to win the trophy, do you really think we'd be parading the Alba Cup the following day?

you're totally correct, advice taken.

I'd take 3pts today even over a win in the Alba final never mind the semi. I miss few games and find all this refreshing web pages to say the least stressful. I can't believe if I don't go next week I'll be near as uptight as today. Yes, it would be grand to be in a final but let's be honest it's hardly an open-top bus affair. Just look at last year's winners. Pride in winning a trophy should equate to enviousness of others who don't. Few give a toss about the Alba Cup. If however McCall puts out a good handful of the youngsters next week and if successful also in the final, I'll be more than willing to change my mind about the status of this trophy. Till that occurs today's win is to me at least far more important than next Sunday's outcome.

He possibly didn't but how the **** do you know he didn't contribute to the 2nd goal? Jeez, it's bad enough picking out a scapegoat when we're beaten. You're evidently happy to pick out one in a victory when I assume you weren't even at the game.

Yessssssssss!! 2-0

Would it be 100% Warriors decision or does the SRU have a say in all this?

Others will know better but our pitch can't be ideal for rugby. Rugger pitches always look bigger to me than football pitches when you take the touchdown area behind the goals into consideration. I suppose the attraction of Firhill has been the capacity, amount of seating, bars etc so the Warriors might be minded to stay till they can get all their necessary infrastructure in place. I don't know the current set up and possibilities at Scotstoun .

lettuce hope so

I think both players only got their first match practice about 10 days ago in a bounce game. They can't have had that much more football since. If they are coming it may well be better for all concerned if this isn't too imminent. After tomorrow we've a fortnight till our next league game.

A ding dong Dongle in Dingwall.