The 8 Cup finals

[Chick A Saw]

Would take some freak result for Killie to win in Paisley.

Its gonna take some freak results for us to survive, but lets not allow that to take our eyes off the ball of our survival for which failure is the most likely outcome for now.

To start off, i think the first of 3 freak results has to occur next Sunday!

[tHeArAb]

Its gonna take some freak results for us to survive, but lets not allow that to take our eyes off the ball of our survival for which failure is the most likely outcome for now.

To start off, i think the first of 3 freak results has to occur next Sunday!

We've already beaten them at Tannadice though and are unbeaten against them this season, so not as much of a freak result as you may think.

[PT_Arab]

Unbeaten against them but the last time we played them we were on semi decent form:

4-0 win v Kilmarnock
1-0 defeat at Pittodrie
2-2 draw v Hearts (unlucky not to win)
3-0 win v Ross County
1-0 win v St Johnstone (first and only away win of the season to date)
2-0 defeat v Sevco

And we had Levitt and Middleton offering some sort of attacking threat - we don't have that now.

It was just after that the wheels well and truly fell off. Trust me, any win for us WOULD be a freak result right now.

[arab777]

By the split we’ll have played Kilmarnock, Ross County, AND Motherwell away twice and just once at Home.
We’re only due 2 home games post-split. County are the same. Kilmarnock should have 3 games at home.

Put your mortgage on us being away to Kilmarnock post-split.
(first game after the split would be my bet)

Sometimes it is unavoidable having to end up playing a team 3 times away from home. I dont expect it will be Killie though for one reason - things are so tight between us, Killie and Ross County in relegation fight they will avoid that imbalance in head to heads between the 3 clubs. The disadvantaged fixture will more likely be Motherwell. The SPFL have always kept Celtic and Rangers away from the the 3 away games scenario with each other because they understand they are usually in a title fight.

[tHeArAb]

Unbeaten against them but the last time we played them we were on semi decent form:

4-0 win v Kilmarnock
1-0 defeat at Pittodrie
2-2 draw v Hearts (unlucky not to win)
3-0 win v Ross County
1-0 win v St Johnstone (first and only away win of the season to date)
2-0 defeat v Sevco

And we had Levitt and Middleton offering some sort of attacking threat - we don't have that now.

It was just after that the wheels well and truly fell off. Trust me, any win for us WOULD be a freak result right now.

Yeah, and their form was equally as good as ours. We also beat them in October with them on the back of four wins on the bounce. This time they've lost three on bounce with us having two draws and a defeat to the Huns.

[tHeArAb]

Sometimes it is unavoidable having to end up playing a team 3 times away from home. I dont expect it will be Killie though for one reason - things are so tight between us, Killie and Ross County in relegation fight they will avoid that imbalance in head to heads between the 3 clubs. The disadvantaged fixture will more likely be Motherwell. The SPFL have always kept Celtic and Rangers away from the the 3 away games scenario with each other because they understand they are usually in a title fight.

Was there not a big imbalance last season in the race for the European spot? I seem to remember one of Well or County getting sh*t on.

[offshore_arab83]

we're ****ed and have been since last october

here we are....

[Shedboy_Shimmy]

Sometimes it is unavoidable having to end up playing a team 3 times away from home. I dont expect it will be Killie though for one reason - things are so tight between us, Killie and Ross County in relegation fight they will avoid that imbalance in head to heads between the 3 clubs. The disadvantaged fixture will more likely be Motherwell. The SPFL have always kept Celtic and Rangers away from the the 3 away games scenario with each other because they understand they are usually in a title fight.

I truly hope that you’re right.

I just don’t think this will be a consideration cos it’s Dundee United, and not the erse cheeks.

[PT_Arab]

Yeah, and their form was equally as good as ours. We also beat them in October with them on the back of four wins on the bounce. This time they've lost three on bounce with us having two draws and a defeat to the Huns.

Aye, could be interesting. Hopefully we show up with the right attitude and take the game to them from early on. This is perhaps verging on a new match thread now for this coming weekend…?

[Yeats 62]

I have no idea who chooses how the fixtures are set, whether it is a fair tombola, or whether other fixtures come in to consideration. One thing I can guarantee though is....if the west coast mafia have any influence whatsoever... we are well and truly FCUKED...