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I'd give Roofe a chance as long as he's fit, TBH.

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McCausland's looking good, three good shots, a goal chopped off and caused a penalty. Sima is working hard, yet, of late little comes of it. Dessers does his job well enough, we don't want to risk Danilo (or Roofe) on that surface after all. Lawrence with some really intelligent play and a fine pass to Dessers for the goal. Hardly ever seen a game where two of your own players deny you goals via foul play or off-side, and then you miss a penalty on top of that. Should be 4 or 5-0 by now, but it has been one way traffic so far and there is little evidence that this won't continue. That said, this surface and their kick'n hope style ...

Wouldn't have risked Lawrence on that surface. Dessers ahead of Danilo exactly for that reason. Let's see how McCausland copes with a first start.

That was passion all round, a bit too much kick and rush, but it worked. Should have been two or four more, so it became a bit more "interesting" near the end than it had to be. Defense looks far more solid now, Jack and Lundstram cleared and controlled the midfield, the latter possibly running out of steam. McCausland - in this atmosphere - with a couple of sublime passes, him and Cantwell will be a joy to behold if fit and ready. Sima, just like Lammers, trying (mayb over-trying) without much impact tonight, I reckon that either would have been hooked earlier if Wright had been fit. Good to see Lawrence back on the park and Roofe on the bench. Butland rock solid! Somehow, Clement got Beale's attack department sorted, and they play with one another and not alongside one another.

Go a way!

That was super-solid. Especially pleased for Wright, but we showed up well from the off, a bit unlucky in front of goals, but IMHO the result was hardly in doubt. Hearts' first goal against us since 1996 had to come from the spot, but we might well have had 3 or 4 more. Well done to Clement and his men, though at time you wonder whether these are the same players who never really got going earlier in the season. Yet, let's look to the future, the past is gone anyway.

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Essentially much like we played in the second half against Dundee, only that the ball hasn't ended up in the net as often. Hearts are more dangerous than Dundee, but have been on the back foot all half. We need to be a touch more clinical ...

He's on 108 senior goals (115 assists). So that means half of all his goals have come from the spot, in roughly 390 senior games. Borna's on 15 (72 assists) in 316 games.

Well, we don't play that well for quite some spells, but grind and now hammer out results. 32 shots, 11 on target, 5 goals ... not that bad, despite the first half "agony". Good to see Balogun back, solid as ever. Ridvan was lively, Lammers finally gets some reward, Danilo the new predator. But for the Dundee goalie, this would have been a rout ...

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We can easily get Jack off, Dundee is offering no threat the others can't cope with. I'd just send Dessers as a second striker and press them more. Cantwell is needed at the weekend.

Start at full throttle, suddenly remember the petrol price and go down into gear 2 (at best). We should be out of sight here ... but then the DMs and CDs remember that they are Premiership kings of tiki-taka and bore us to death. Clement should whip some bums here!

We should be out of sight ... but dreary me, that's some shocking football at times.

Shouldn't the kids be in bed by now?

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... and most other defenders, right-backs etc. in Europe too. No-one denies these feats, nor any to come. Cut the penalties out and his return would most likely be "somewhat" more moderate and normal for a right-back. He's been better this season (so far) than last, yet, like others, his standards dip considerably from game to game, and even within games. He's but one piece of the puzzle though.

Highlights and stats for the game don't look that bad, but once again, 6 mins of quality football can't be our standard.

Not aimed at you, just picking it up here ... I am late to the show, but did you count out all the penalties he's scored? Had Morelos taken them, he'd be away with the European record for seasons to come. Tav never gives up, and that's a credit to him. But how many dire game performances have been papered over - like yesterday - with one good cross and/or a penalty goal? If Clement desiced to play him as a right midfielder in a 3-5-2 or 3-4-3, we might see some good years still with us. But as soon as we get a Ridvan-like successor to Tav, we should grab that chance. I have seen nothing from or in Sterling that suggests that he will be that man. I know people will come about and say that we won't cherish enough Tav's input until he is gone, yet, Rangers always marched on without iconic people. On Thursday I was almost willing to write that we miss Kent ... for getting fouled in or outside the area and an early goal. But then I remembered Sakala and forgot all about Kent. It remains fact that some folk won't carry us to the limits we required these days. I watched the highlights and Lammers and Dessers once more had chances and did some good work, but ultimately somehow don't seem to click. We are where we are right now and can but hope that Clement gets the best out of the current players. I am not sure that some have it in them to succeed here, or should remain ahead of others because of season's past.

It shifted when Wright came on ... and Sparta ran out of steam. Let's give Danilo a run with Sima, they look capable. Fair share of points - all things concerned.

Looks like the ref did a course with that baffoon Robertson ...

Maybe some chaps simply cannot cope with playing the system of the likes of Aberdeen, Hibs, Sparta and Aris, the change in ability and tactics of these teams. At least now. They need far too much time to get going every other game.

Any word why Roofe isn't on the bench? Would not have started with Lammers, as Wright is the better option for a press and did well at the weekend. Cantwell through the middle would be better. Raskin a shadow of what he played against Hibs, Sima and Dessers hardly get the ball, Tav at his mediocre best. Not much Clement can do with these players now, other than whipping them up to 100 %.