buster.

He was wrong to do so and showed a lack of defensive awareness.

We've spent years moaning about Tav's lack of defensive awareness. Jefte showed an acute lack of defensive awareness in that moment. He's young, he can improve it, if he is well coached.

Don't know, but I don't see what rationale would be used to stop a trade between willing owners/parties in ordinary circumstances. Why do you ask?

We now have a chance to put it right. About six weeks to sort ourselves out, become a functional team and instill some belief in ourselves.

Could be timing his run very well, if City get what they are due, in terms of punishment for the 115 charges. I reckon he'll do relatively well.

Since our conversation on this, I listened to the Clement presser that was released on Saturday. He basically says as much and is having a go at the lack of support from upstairs, in terms of communication of the ongoing financial impediments. Gilligan isn't doing what he said he would, only 6 or 7 weeks ago.

Clement's third consecutive national cup final.

Cerny makes a difference to this team. He provides much needed, moments of quality that can get us over the line. At least in games against middling to poor opposition. Three wheels on our wagon And Phil is still rolling along....

It isn't just physically. Mentally, he has checked out. In Clementspeak, he has left the building and there is a patently, unhappy hologram left in his place. For the good of all parties, he shouldn't be on the pitch. Clement has to be cruel (drop him), to be kind.

Halliday, another Hampden goal 8 years after the first.

World cup '82 West Germany 3 France 3 (WG won on penalties) Including Schumacher's unpunished GBH on Battiston

1M sterling ain't much until you learn that we made less from the sales of Cantwell, Wright, McCrorie, Goldson, Lammers and 4 loans, including Davis.

I'm not saying it is easy but if the club want to keep the current manager, he needs to communicate that the blame for what is going on is at various levels of the club and put more focus on the harsh reality of our finances. I don't envy him. This has got to a point where Gilligan may be wishing he had declined the offer of interim Chairman.

It isn't about geeing us up. It is about being realistic. Clement is left to try and communicate this message when Gilligan expressly said that he would talk about the numbers/upstairs stuff and let the manager get on with the football. Waiting for the AGM would be fine if the situation was normal, it isn't. Of course, the alternative is that Gilligan comes out and tells us that Clement is gone. Is he hedging his bets ?

John Gilligan needs to show some leadership. Early in the coming week he needs to talk to the support about our financial position. Especially, in relation to how that effects the football department and what are realistic expectation levels. The video the club put out doesn't cut it. Should have been done last week.

1. Reduce revenue 2. Increase expenditure How attractive is our current situation/ expectation/January transfer window budget black hole to a decent manager? St.Mirren CEO candidate knocked us back. We ain't an attractive proposition at any level, unless you are desperate for a job or get a financial offer that we currently don't have. Maybe sell before we buy. We raised 810,000 in the last window through 5 sales (Lammers, Goldson, Cantwell, Wright and McCrorie) and 4 loans. Player trading at its finest. Other clubs know our situation and take the piss

I thought we'd go up to Aberdeen and put on a European type performance and get the win when our backs were against the wall, but no. The performance suggested that something is rotten in Denmark. The players, or at least a good few, aren't interested enough and our squad is so light, that there isn't much competition for places. Despite the squad changing over time, the same general traits remain. - Positive response to new manager followed by cr@p. - Motivated on a Thursday, not so much at a weekend. - Don't respond well to pressure. Doing the same thing as a club, will probably mean more of the same. Especially when the downward spiral includes having a decreasing budget. No predictions from me for today.

To be in a position to do that, you firstly need to learn from your mistakes. At all levels, we repeat them. From upstairs, to the football department and the support. Someone like Mike Ashley will be keeping an eye on us.

Told by whom, a direct or an indirect source ?

SC'76 Motherwell 2up but we come back to win 3-2 with some direct fitbaw. Peter McCloy, assist king. I was a wee laddie listening to David Francey commentary.

Clement makes a point of mentioning 2012 again. Apparently it comes from the meeting he had with the full board in June. It was used to emphasis the need to change direction (financially) as in we don't want to go bankrupt again. The condition/direction of our finances were viewed as potentially existential in that meeting. John Bennett would have been part of that discussion and you wonder if he might have been PC's biggest defender. There was a defensive steeliness about Clement today. Lets see what he comes up with on Sunday.

'Stalking' can be pathetic when used consistently.

THE financial expert could be the answer. Barry Ferguson could be appointed as our CEO, DOF and first team manager. Why did nobody think of this?

John Bennett made it pretty clear what the short to medium term was looking like. Cutting cloth and pain.