Injury list

[shedka]

Watters has a hamstring injury so add him to the list of missing players for the derby

If Zac can recover would be ideal otherwise typical luck of the funsters

[LSArab]

Why do we have so many hamstring injuries and injuries in general

Someone at the club should be looking into it - better warm ups ?!?!!

[shed-buoy]

Any chance Sapsford will be fit for the derby?

[Arabdownsouth]

According to Tek there's a rumour gathering pace that Moller injured himself in training yesterday 😮
How much truth in it is anyone's guess as we only f*cking signed the c*nt yesterday!

[shedka]

Wouldn't be a surprise this season as seems to happen with derbies for us

No coincidence the new year was the closest we had to full strength last season in those games

This time it's the strikers

Still quietly confident for Sunday

[Arabs4ever]

I see Alec Cleland is back at United as youth coach. Never mind the youths get him working the fullbacks and central defenders into a strong unit. One of the best right-backs I've seen play for United. Got up and down that right hand flank. Unlucky not to have been awarded a penalty in the 94 cup final against deadco.

Reading the article about his role can't help but wonder that what made players good years ago was reserve team football played at the actual stadium with paying fans. You gave them encouragement and they played with players on the fringes of the first team and players getting match fit coming back from injury, none of this u19 bs with a few over age players.

Time for a centre-half to do a John Clark role in the derby?

[Yeats 62]

JG did mention that this was going to be the hardest pre-season that some of our players have ever had. Hope that isn't backfiring on us.

Wee Jim had us the fittest team in the league/Europe . Never had this amount of injuries.

Strange one indeed.

[Arabdownsouth]

Ryan Strain back in training going by today's photos, no pics of Trappa though

[Stoke_Arab]

Ryan Strain back in training going by today's photos, no pics of Trappa though

I saw that. Strain hopefully now back up for the season given how we've strengthened. Thinking about it we've gone to a whole new level as a club.

[Arabdownsouth]

Trapanovski hopefully back next weekend.
If everyone was fit we could field a second 11 that looks like this..

Richards
Strain
Cleall-Harding
Graham
Naamo
Eskesen
Pappoe
Sibbald
Moller
Watters
Trapanovski

Plus all the young lads like Stirton,Thomson etc

That team would be good enough to win the championship I reckon and do ok in the SPL too.
Of course Graham will come back into the team when he's fit rather than any second 11 but you get my point though.

Jim Goodwin has done a fantastic job building this squad from the square root of f*ck all whilst the sheep spent millions!

Well done Jim you've definitely proved me wrong (not difficult I know &#129315

I'll say again,what a brilliant time to be an Arab! FTD! 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡