Jaggernaut

Dundee United are my least favourite club outwith the erse cheeks. The Thistle Archive post merely scratches the surface of the box of reasons!

While the team is too often lacklustre and always definitely fragile in defence, somehow we're sitting third with a few points to spare. Got to hope that despite his positivity in pre- and post-match interviews Doolan is in fact aware of the glaring weaknesses in the team. Without good remedial action in January I'd say that a play-off spot is far from assured, and if we do manage to qualify for that phase then we'd be unlikely to do anything like last season.

I've only seen the goals on Youtube. The first was slightly unlucky: a scramble in the box with the break going their way and not ours (but another cross early in the game immediately causing us problems!). The second and third showed dreadful defending: nobody putting in a tackle at their second, and nobody jumping anywhere near the ball for their third. We need three or four players out the door next month, to be replaced by better players. And apart from maybe a handful of players in the squad, for me nobody who leaves will be sorely missed.

Aw naw, you've reminded me of last night's nightmare: I was listening to the upcoming game at Tannadice, we were 1-0 with 10 minutes to go, then Sneddon make some kind of almost unbelievable blunder for their equalizer. And then..... yep, they got a second with 2 minutes to go. But I don't believe in premonitory dream stuff, so hope that Jamie will have next to nothing to do, and what he does have to do he'll do well!

Can't argue with BG's contract extension. People must be impressed by Doolan's managerial performance, and I wouldn't be surprised by an attempt to lure him away. If he does leave (and I hope he doesn't), then BG looks like a ready-made replacement.

I think you've got it right!

.... And a Happy New Year! Let's hope it's a good one.....

Not really relevant to yesterday's game, but I stumbled on this, and it reminded me or the "Cornergate" incident against ICT some years ago. Is my memory right: a perfectly good goal got chalked off in that game?

Through the goalie's legs.... love it!

The second half was excruciating to watch; getting pinned back by ICT whose movements off the ball to open spaces at speed simply bamboozled our defenders. Then, when we got possession, there was the inevitable passing four or five times across our own half (or backwards) before the punt. All too pedestrian, with almost no movement off the ball; players didn't look up for it. The substitutions made no difference. A real opportunity to close the gap on the teams above us squandered. But we don't actually seem to have much more to offer, and at this stage I'd predict us to grind on and end up in the play-offs, then losing out.

Ditto.

That's both scary and brilliant at the same time.

Oh, thanks. Will give that a go, but knowing the Beeb, probably not on.

Although today's match is at our "home" ground, I believe that we're officially the "away" team. Am I right in thinking that there'll be no live free stream for this one?

Ah, got it! Interesting stat.... Suggests predictability!

Doesn't that then also apply to whoever they were playing at the time?

D you remember where that game was played? Anniesland?

Must be one of the worst results in the Reserves' history....... or do those calamities get covered up?

Did I read that right???? Did our Reserves lose 10-0 against Hamilton Accies Reserves??? Gotta ask: Who was in goal, if anybody?

ETA: And the newspapers know it. But the number of copies sold is the bottom line.

Yes, I wonder what would be the outcome if a referee warned a Jags player about no more "back chat" and the latter responded with: "I don't care!" Anyway, the game as a whole is fixed, as much as possible (for those in power`), at all levels (maybe not always, to avoid obvious and justified suspicion) so that an erse-cheek (which one decided on by the various media and internal consultations) will win whichever competition is involved. Any occasional "blips" are permitted to reinforce the illusion that everything is legitimate. The system is rotten. To the core. And people involved in the core know it.

That looks like a sensible "Devil's advocate" question to me. It raises the question about whether fans' forums need to (or should) be informed of all the details that are going on at the club. And then, could misinformation be deliberately released.?...... And then could counter-misinformation be put out by rivals..... etc. etc. ? Ma heid's buzzled!

All proceeds to the club: A nice gesture indeed by Mr. French.

In the match preview Doolan said he'd "rolled his ankle."

I can't remember an Aidrie team playing such a slick and fast passing game. Made our's look clumsy and pedestrian (which it was). I wish we could sign their player, Megwa