Got to be the best team available but I’m not sure what that is anymore as a draw there would set us up for Saturday.

Ferry is sitting one yellow away from suspension. Correct? If he gets a yellow on Wednesday is it automatic for the next game or seven days later meaning he’ll be available for the Aberdeen game? 

dufc5 wrote:

Have to go there and defend deep and not let our goal difference take a battering imo. Hopefully Celtic do us a favour then it's everything to play for somehow on Saturday. 

 
We need Hibs to do us a favour first and beat St Mirren.

Hoping that other teams beat St Mirren to benefit us. What a fall from grace United.

My thoughts are that we are all in agreement now or we should be that we can't play against anyone and have a go. We simply don't have the guys to do it.

Last time we played this lot we got our arse handed back to us on a plate after a promising start.

Back to the tried and tested please, 4-5-1 and try and frustrate the opposition. 

Need to try and get some legs into the team, Fotheringham should come in for that as he has previously against Rangers.

Middleton and Trapa to come on as Subs with 20 to go if are still in the match.

You can copy and paste the above for the Aberdeen game.

I think for me, Wednesday is all about limiting any damage.  I'm normally one of the most tangerine tinted specs wearing heart on my sleeve optimistic Arab but after that damp squib on Saturday, I really do feel we're going to lose out on 5th now as I think on current form, we'll be lucky to get any points this week and I have a sneaky feeling St Mirren will beat Hibs on Wednesday.  We don't have the luxury of rotation in the slightest but what I would say is that we need our fittest, strongest XI to start on Saturday so I think we need to take a chance at Ibrox and just play backs to the wall.  And I know the below isn't going to happen, and wouldn't be anyone's cup of tea, but it would make use of the squad.
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Walton

Middleton
Gal
Manny
SCH
Trap

Vicko

Sibbald
Doc
Campbell

VDS
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Middleton and Trapanovski playing as wing backs with Vicko dropping back into defence if we're attacking.

Sibbald, Vicko and Doc can make the midfield a busy place and given how we know they can play and have played then if they show up then that will frustrate the rangers.

Campbells got to be due a bit of a game.  If he's sitting slightly in front of the midfield, it just gives them someone to aim at who can turn on the ball and play forward.  This is the role that Babunksi should have been excelling in this season but it's just not worked out that way.  Campbell has the ability and you never know...given he was linked to that lot before signing for us - he might just turn in a performance to suit.

I love Dalby, I do...but it's clear that he's just not as good a football player as his goalscoring record suggests.  Get the ball in the box and he'll put them away, but he's ineffective up top on his own when playing as a target man.  I'd be inclined to even start Moult, but I think giving VDS the nod would just give Rangers something else to think about...we know he's not ever going to be the player we want him to be but VDS will run left and right all game chasing the ball and he does have a wee spark of pace.

Genuinely think a set up like that could and would give them problems in attack and we could look to sneak something.  Again, I'm not expecting anything from Wednesday but if Celtic give Aberdeen a doing then we're still in it for 4th come Saturday.  Let's make sure our best team is ready for it.
 

Last edited by dyed in the wool (12/5/2025 3:36 pm)

Go for the draw.
To me best percentage play - in unlikely (hate saying that) event of us sneaking it, it's another point in the bag. Second best would be goal diff not taking too much of a hit.

What happens if two teams vying for 5th end up on same goal diff ?

David_Blunkett wrote:

If points, goals for, goals against, head to head are tied, then it's a play off, that's all a quick search throws up.

So for instance we lose 4-0, sheep lose 2-0 they'd be on -10 GD, we'd be on -12 GD

But we beat them 1-0. GD is tied, but surely head to head is the first decider?

 

Geez DB wish ah hadnae asked 
Makin ma heid nip.
- Not inconceivable tho'  - and that's without throwing Buddies intae the mix.

Cheers mate.
 

Celtic win and Hibs don't lose is the ideal scenario let's be honest can't see anyway we're getting anything tonight. Suspect both results won't go our way though. 

Richards starts in goal.
Campbell starts in midfield.

This is going to be messy.

Turned on the VAR. My problem with VAR is I think it's shit full stop. But besides that it would seem that VAR's sole task is to rule on penalty - no more, but rules of game are that clear simulation is an offski. This was simulation, nothing more nothing less moaning pussed wee Diamande shoud'ae been off.

Up until then I thought we were good nearly all over the park, especially under the injury circumstances - lots of toiling, lots of battling, lots of 100%.   Special mentions to Docherty, Sevelj, Kai who's mebbe earned himself an extension, big Sam for his defending and Richards for his timewasting. Edit: forgot tae mention Young Sam for he's goal - great stuff kiddo.

I play walking football - you've to be 50+ and arthritic - you're no allowed to tackle from the side or from behind - this is what like it is at Castle Doom, Huns are a protected species.

Sair ane all round.

Last edited by Shakey Isles Arab (14/5/2025 11:04 pm)

Winner takes all Saturday, bring it on.

Rather he played full game that taking a chance on the subs he made, game was done Tek