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I heard SykesBear is planning to burn Ibrox to the ground if we drop points before Christmas.

Hope they do turn up tomorrow - the game is Sunday......

Only 5 weeks till the transfer window opens ...

It was not my intention to make out that if this period didnt go well I would be calling for Clement's head. Absolutely not, I like what I have seen and heard so far. Clement himself has quoted this upcoming block of games in such a short period being really important. Many other managers break down the season into blocks between international breaks, or running up to a winter break. I wanted to just point out that if this period goes well, we will go into the second half of the season with massive optimism, and if it doesnt, our season will essentially be over and the rebuilding will begin, again, but at least this time with an experienced top class manager to back and decent, attacking football to watch. I dont think it is possible for there to be much of a middle ground in this, we either gain ground on the tims and beat them at the piggery, in whcih case it is very much game on, but if we get to the break and the gap has got bigger, the league will be over.

Surely no one in their right mind is suggesting Clement’s tenure depends on these 12 games. Because that would be idiotic.

Time for Ryan Jack to chose between Scotland or Rangers as he clearly can't be fit enough to play for both.

Ryan Jack injured, Shockerooni.

Whatever it is people see in Ridvan, I don't. I'd sell him tomorrow. For a club that's spent money on Dessers, Lammers and Pena in recent times I see Ridvan in that same bracket, no idea what it was we saw in him. I genuinely wonder if Ross Wilson bought him just so someone at the club was smaller than him.

I suspect his worst nightmare will be if we win all our remaining games and lift all the trophies we compete for. Not having anything to whine about would almost certainly see him committed.

I don't think Ridvan is good enough. I don't think that Barišić will remain fit for the rest of the season. Keep Ridvan until the summer then get a proper replacement.

Someone who is fit to play in the majority of games would be a great start.

Should be a quick conversation- ‘Hi boss I’m frustrated at my lack of game time’. ‘You’ve been injured for about a year and a half you walloper’

Thugs. @forlanssister may know better.

Aberdonians may not be big city slickers, compo,but they’re not teuchters either. That’s reserved for Highlandmen. The message is correct, though and as Bill says, they will be targeting Cantwell, their new Morelos.

Came on for Scotland in a meaningless match the other night. Annoying.

Unless he suddenly morphs into Son-of-Beale, I think we need to be forming opinions of Clement in a couple of years at the earliest. The man has just arrive and this business of always judging people in advance is fairly dispiriting.

I suspect Clement has been assessing the squad he’s inherited & will move to make changes in/out in the next two transfer windows. Only after that can he be judged in my opinion. He seems to have already commented on the injuries which could be interesting

Do we know discussions are actually planned and this isn’t just more baseless gossip?

Agreed, the damage MB did in the summer shouldnt go unnoticed, and the board have to take a large part of the responsibility for allowing him a free reign with no DoF and sanctioning his wishes. I dont mind these sort of posts about looking ahead at upcoming games but the only thing is in the SPL we play them all so regularly the next 10 matches will barely ever change - its having the League Cup final late Dec which is a puzzling one, it would have been good to have had that out of the way already. But also 12 games in 37 days means we are doing well still having 4 competitions to play for, Celtic will have 11 in that time but it looks like meaningless CL matches for them which is a boost. Aberdeen are in the same boat as us with conference games plus a cup final.

Yeah absolutely, but there is not a chance they will change. The proof is in the pudding - three tournaments running Southgate and his tactics have cost England. In 2018 they go 1-0 up against Croatia in the Semi and they sat back and allowed Modric to run the show then go out. 2021 after going again 1-0 up early v Italy they sat off and allowed Italy back into it. Then last year against France Saka was destroying the French and he subbed him - plus the French just knew they were there for the taking mentally. The only question is who would they replace him with should he actually get sacked, I doubt Eddie Howe is leaving Newcastle at the moment and Potter is waiting for the right club job. Where Southgate does deserve credit is building a club mentality within this squad as the so called golden generation is well known for having cliques.

Too early? he's been here 18 months, hardly been fit and looks like he is being over looked by 3 consecutive managers.

It seems to have become de rigeuer to say Ridvan isn't good enough, I see it parroted everywhere, when he's clearly no more inadequate than any number of other players who don't seem to attract the same level of criticism. Instead of running the guy down, why don't we leave it to the manager to decide if he's good enough ... or not.

What do we need instead of Ridvan then?

If England were to change their manager before the tournament, then their chances would be significantly enhanced

You may be correct, but you can't argue with the results and qualification record Scotland have under Clarke.

"12 games in 37 days will define the season" is a true sentiment imo, but It will not change my mind on Clement being a great appointment. MB left a poor quality, disjointed, unfit mess in his wake and it will take some sorting out. Anything from this season will be a bonus for me.