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Portugese and israeli officials still due to come though. Chance of some matches to go ahead but no games confirmed.

It doesnt bother me too much at all as long as they Ref the game properly. The only problem I foresee is if there was different rules from our game to the leagues they ref which is unlikely in top flight football. It does make a mockery of the SFA running the game but they have been doing a good job that themselves for years and years. But I suppose the games going ahead are the main thing as fans have been counted as No.1 here (or so they say). If I had a ticket for Tannadice this Sunday at it was my first game coming from overseas in years id be pissed off if it was cancelled with no effort. I dont think it takes Scottish independance out of the game, the day the 3 foreigner rule was scrapped ended that. It used to be a foreigner playing in the league was an interesting thing and original. As long as its a one off thing and doesnt go Global then there is no harm, the last thing we want is globalisation in football with games being played abroad etc like the EPL are trying. Although the Atlantic League was something I was always open to due to the gap between the OF and the rest of the SPL.

Probably why the Swedish and Norweigan Ref's said no thanks....they werent coming over to stay in a caravan and make peanuts.

Davie Weir for me

Yip. He'd have been in my team ahead of Whittaker for the last 6 weeks.

Dont often disagree with you Pete but I have to here. Miller has been overall brilliant this season but i think he is suffering from a bit of fatigue (both mentally and physically). He's got 18 goals and we are not even in December. Granted since the OF game his performances have dropped but changing formation every week to have a partner upfront then play on his own isnt helping him either.

Yip thought he played well but Weir was outstanding for me. I dont find it a coincidence that so many other defenders seem to play well when they are next to Weir. Thats Wilson, Bougherra and Broadfoot.

TBH I think this game has been in the minds of everyone, even WS. Im sure WS has a wee thing to beat Fergie and he can pull something off. The formation will be interesting, the 5-4-1 has been good in Europe but with no Bougherra it may change.

Its a good job Barry is into a wee bit of dope and drink to calm himself

No way chaps. Im confident in this one. They only nicked it 1-0 in 2003 with a late Phil neville goal, they arent as good as they were and if we can draw 0-0 at Old Trafford then we beat them at the Brox.

Gersnet wouldnt be Gersnet with no downtime. Best forum around...11 months out of 12

If there is money available then the team could be done with 2 fresh additions in midfield and defence. Having Kerbar (sp?) available now is a good addition but we were always going to be light in the centre mid once Kevin Thomson was sold. Fleck is more of an attacking mid for me so cant count in the position Edu, McCulloch and Davis can play. So a centre mid is top priority along. Webster is a joke, if he was even available for the odd game it would make a difference. Getting Jelavic back will be a blessing.

Anyone know the latest on Jelavic and when he is due back??

Sorry to nick your thread Ian This time last month id be confident saying Rangers 2-0 Man Utd. At the moment I'll go for: Rangers 1-0 Man Utd Miller

Talk about a game of 2 halfs. Arsenal fuck up at home again.

Shouldnt that be dont make you laugh? Im laughing at the moment as Miller bangs in another 3 today.

Cracking game so far. I half fancied Spurs to get a result today but Arsenal have shown up. Strolling it at 2-0. Nasri is the best player in the league at the moment by a mile. Should see the Goons be top of the league and Brum will get something off Chelsea.

Kilmarnock have been playing well of late, couple of good 3-0 wins at Hearts and St Johnstone so I think it will be tight. Kilmarnock 0 Rangers 1 that man Miller again

Agree RE Webster. In all other jobs he would have been released a long time ago. Not sure the stance with footballers, Managers can get the sack no problem so why cant players.

Anyone know what the crowd was? BBC have it down as 25,064 which is impossible as Pittodrie only holds about 20,000.

As a big Scotland fan in the past, my support for the national team is slowly drifting. I just cant get excited about anything Craig Levein does or says. The lack of ambition shown from the SFA and the "it must be a scotsman in charge" just derails the good work Walter and McLeish did by appointing an alcoholic then a run of the mill SPL manager. WS had us up to 19th in the rankings, and now we sit 57th!! Thats ridiculous. That 4-6-0 is going to come back to haunt Levein.

But its an attacking midfield with all 5 capable of getting forward. Still wouldnt be surprised if Faroes got a draw.

Darkening the border has helped heeps, thanks. Just one more, the "whats going on section" at the bottom on main forum page which shows 1) Currently active users. 2) Total members that visiting site today and 3) Gersnet Stats.....a highlighted box around each section would look better. Could make the first red, second white and third blue.

Would be good if every box on the page from this box we type in to the thread boxes had a darker border around them.

It is a blip but it could be a long term blip if things arent freshened up. Its still only November and the that means the busiest period is still yet to arrrive. Last December we had 7 matches alone. Players arent going to automatically gain fitness, they need to be given a rest so its all about utilising the small squad. However playing 2 sets of 90 mins matches a week shouldnt be a problem for some players, crikey kids play 4 or 5 times a week, the important thing will be recovery and training methods along with mental fitness. IMO Bougherra is suffering a bit from playing in the World Cup (shame eh...pro footballer, playing in Champions league and World cup - tough life! ) A lot of unnecessary pressure is being added to Saturdays game just because its Aberdeen and has to be a must win. For me we should look at it as a home game to remain top of the league against one of the league poorest sides and what ever XI put out should be more than good enough if they give it 100%.