buster.

Glass half empty take is that we have to get better at closing out results. The 3 goals conceded have all come in the latter stages of either first or second half....89, 92, 40. - Two of those goals have come with Jack off the field Is Ryan Jack our most important 'defender' ?

Thanks, I missed that. August is a busy, difficult and crucial month. It's a month when we could probably do with a 25 man sqaud now (potentially 9 games in 29 days). A successful August will see regular midweek fixtures throughout the first half of the season. However, we still have significant hurdles to get over, including Kilmarnock (A) in the League Cup.

Re.10 I don't see enough creativity or guile for when we come up against better opposition. I'm far from convinced that Ejaria will be the answer. 9 A Lafferty deal might yet happen. Solanke talk doesn't go away.

9 IMO you can't trust Morelos and another option breathing down his neck may push him in the right direction. Sadiq is yet to prove himself. 10 We need a decent alternative to Ejaria / a replacement for Windass 5 No brainer Re. 9 & 10 A splash of quality in at least one of these numbers would be good although may have to be another loan.

We now have to seriously consider the possibility of 6 extra high profile midweek games when finalising the squad,...which would be a wonderful problem to have. One that might allow the budget to stretch a little bit extra in the final week of the window. As it stands, it's only a possibility.

The way we countered adversity at Aberdeen showed that the management team know what they are doing and importantly can get the message through to players, who in turn can carry out instructions. As you say though, it's early days and there will be setbacks....but if we stay the course and give SG&Co the support required, I'm confident that we'll get where we want to go within 2 seasons.

5 9 10

Still some work to do on strengthening our squad. We need several more in.

Sandy Jardine and Alex Miller were penalty kick takers in the latter stages of Greigs playing career.

Excellent result We still have work to do to see this out but we're in the driving seat and hopefully Jack is fit.

Flanagan booked. That's 2 for the competition ( 3 bookings = suspension) / No Barsic in qualifiers.

Gooooooooooooooooooooooool Alfie

Couple of notable HT's HT Dinamo Minsk 3 - 0 Zenit St. Petersburg HT Trencin 3 - 0 Feyenoord

Frankie got the XI right 8 New signings 2 from Pedro/ JJ 1 from MW

They didn't look anything special in the 20 minutes I saw but Progres were better than last season (still not very good). I'd have a decent level of confidence against either. However I don't have it for the Maribor tie, which could go either way.

Was His value or International caps wouldn't have increased by sitting in the Ibrox stand. Better to take the money now and free up a wage.

In the real world, the "correct way" for managers is to win and to marshall his resources towards it.

FT Ufa 2 Proges 1 38' Sylvester Igboun 1 - 0 63' Ivan Oblyakov 2 - 0 80' Olivier Thill 2 - 1 Tie still in the balance. Russians went 2-0 up in the 2nd half but later allowed Progres an away goal and a chance of making the play-off round.

Is there nothing on at the pictures for him....

Here's hoping he brings us some luck.

HT: Ufa 1 Progress 0 Watched 20 minutes of first half and neither team looked very good. Predictably, the Russiana are better and will probably add to their lead in the second half. Can't subject myself to anymore of it.

Let's Go to Shrewsbury ??

Just as well given Tav is on tonight's match programme cover

Getting him out the door (and replacing him for a 'Gerrard type' player) makes perfect sense. He wouldn't have increased his value if he was still here but not playing, so the 2M (approx) up-front plus sell-on clause would be welcome. Not to mention freeing up a wage.

Yesterday Hearts installed a new pitch over the summer but when asked how it was shaping up, Levein said: “It’s a bit long just now, that’s all I can say.” ps. Ridicule is the best way to get to Rodgers IMO. Saturday 11th August 2018 Hearts v Celtic