stewarty

happy with that draw, though can't say i know much about their side.

And his heading.

At least part of the set piece weakness defensively is McGregor's reluctance/inability to command his 6 yard box.

Gone for Jack as well. Amazing how much he influences the team with his positioning, screening the defence, regaining possession, precision of his passing.

Yes. I think it was a wake-up call that we need to focus on each game and not be so passive at crucial times. The manager has taken the metaphorical handbrake off to some extent, we look so much better with the full backs getting into forward positions more often. And on top of that, we’ve got some crucial players returning to fitness. I’ve said to my mate that we need to keep the head and take each game as it comes. Much as they’ve had a good spell, Celtic have had all the marginal breaks in their favour since the turn of the year, and arguably in December with one or two late goals. To me, there’s a fragility to their squad’s fitness and confidence. It’s down to us to put in the performances we are capable of and put them under pressure.

The preverbial "free hit" for us. And with Dortmund's variable form, we need to pick our moments but I'd like to see us have a go.

I’ll take that.

You sound like you're planning your squad for your Football Manager game. Formations are starting points for the structure of the team. Players naturally will adjust positionally during games to find and exploit space, to counter opposition tactics, cover for team mates, etc. We play with a nominal front line of 3 players, but there are a number of considerations for the manager when picking which ones - form, fitness, playin style, training performance, opposition-specific tactical adjustments, etc. Yes we could pick our best 3 strikers and that might get some results, but some players are better suited to the wider areas and Kent is one of them.

We tried to get the game moved but UEFA wouldn't agree to it - not sure exactly why but I think it was to do with the game being live on TV. Ultimately I think they control the venue the same as they do in senior competitions.

The number 10 Alvarez for Sevilla looks a bit special. Lowry our stand out - clear to see why he has already had a first team chance. Looking forward to seeing how he develops. Also thought Weston looked really good when he came on.

Jack's calming and precise influence in the middle of the park was very welcome. I thought overall our energy and aggression off the ball, was markedly improved with the likes of Lundstram showing again that he shouldn't be written off, but it was the Buffalo who set the tone immediately and got the crucial goals.

The response we wanted. The response we needed. Great performance

Next year's accounts will be interesting regarding the Castore deal in particular, but its clear we have a strong team in place and they're delivering new revenue streams on a weekly basis. Encouraging read.

Sakala as he was a constant threat. Hopefully he can dial in his decision making in the final third

If this happens, hopefully it sparks Kent into some form.

Diallo looks like a younger and faster Ryan Kent. Some great touches in that video. Not that the obligatory youtube highlights reel means anything!

Looks like we are going to need to cut Bacuna a deal to move him on, which is disappointing but for whatever reason, he wasn't likely to feature regularly so can understand if he wanted away.

Indeed but I think the frustration is that we can all see the potential the lad has, if he could develop more consistency.

I'll file that under "hot take". I think we will notice when he is not around.

The average salary in the English Championship is circa £30k per week. I'd imagine he could on that just now, or something around the £25-30k pw mark. Plenty of scope, particularly for the richer teams with parachute payments from the EPL, to offer him a significant wage rise.

I remember him, he was Rothen.

Wouldn't it be fun if we finalised the deal to take Souttar this month, but only once he's played against the forces of darkness on the 26th and signed off at Hearts be securing some points?

He's under contract until 2025, so there will be no selling on the cheap, no matter what we bought him for.

I think the more pertinent question is did the organisation know about allegations, or was it complicit in covering up said allegations… which have now been proven to be true in a court of law…

Was there any admission that there was no evidence base for the previous crowd restrictions?