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Cracking stuff Beanie and it also saves me doing a similar write up as to be honest there is next to nothing in your comments that I would disagree with

Well apart from the fact that I think the Bhoys will finish above TFOD

Like you I wonder about Dundee Utd. They do have the potential, they had it last season but they just didn't deliver. Maybe I gave them a bit too much respect and they ended up scaring me off a couple of bets here and there as I thought this might be the week that they produced - but it just never came.

The Miller and Crawford partnership has a good look to it and they have some promising youngsters. However they are not going to scare me as much this season and if they start poorly I will look to oppose them.


Aberdeen look to be building a great little squad. Kept Anderson and Diamond. Added Smith and Nicholson (both Scottish internationalists) to the impressive Severin in midfield. I still feel they are a little lightweight in attack, even with Lovell. None of the other strikers truely convince me they are good enough to be first choice - and that seems to be Calderwoods view as well.

Not sure how much extra Maloney would give them. He seems to me to be another product of the Celtic youth system who looks promising, in a strong side, but when it comes to the crunch is just not good enough.


Should be a good fight between Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs for 3rd although I wouldn't like to pick a winner in the "without the OF" market.


Likewise I fear for Dunfermline. Stillie and Nicholson will be big losses, Burchill (see Maloney for relevant comments) just not up to it and I am sure the Young brothers would rather be back at Aberdeen. Wilson and Skerla (another year older) will be hard worked, the new keeper ain't good enough and big Jim's "tactics" involve a few poems for the media and lumping Andy Tod up front.

Given that view of Dunfermline I think a confident Falkirk could look at ICT's survival last season and feel like they could well stay up.