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Sounds far fetched, but we were about to beat FC Zurich to get into the Europa League groups and would've been drawn with Arsenal and PSV. However one of our players got sent off for diving early in the 2nd half and we ended up going out and dropping into the europa conference with Fiorentina, Istanbul and a Latvian mob. (probably for the best - Hearts V Arsenal...)

We were close to loaning Elliot Anderson in the summer but Eddie Howe really fancied him. Do you think Anderson will be loaned out next summer?

Scottish Cup Winner = Europa League final qualifying round (and drop into Europa Conference group stages if this game is lost) However, if the Scottish Cup Winner is Celtic or Rangers then 3rd place gets the Europa League slot and 4th/5th get Europa conference qualifying rounds.

When McTominay plays good he is Scottish and when he is bad he's English

Here are some Hearts fans views on Kuol from today: https://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/index.php?/topic/199428-kuol/

Happy to continue to provide updates. He's an interesting one. Moments of serious potential with the boy. I know you guys might get frustrated that he doesn't get more minutes, but he's looking very raw. He's going to benefit from regularly coming for 20-30 minutes in front of 20,000 sold out stadium of proper British style supporters down his neck. If any of you have attended Tynecastle Stadium then you'll understand what I mean. Our training ground is the Oriam (joint funded for SFA and SRU). Basically a slightly smaller St Georges - he couldn't ask for better facilities.

If that is humour then please pass my sympathies onto your family, my man. No one in Scotland views Geordies as Little Englanders - a lot of love for you guys up here. Newcastle feels like a home from home. Our national team is good btw (unless you are comparing us to England which wouldn't be a fair comparison). We just need a proper goal-getter (I was hoping Ross Stewart could kick on but yeah...I'm sure you guys aren't too gutted about his current situation!) I think you guys have been linked with McTominay and Tierney in the last month or so? Can't be so bad.

After a difficult late 90s, early 2000s with the collapse of TV deals and sub-par foreign players, Scottish clubs are mainly in a healthy, financially stable position with majority scottish based squads, good stadiums and the highest attendance in europe by population. Celtic and Rangers are both managed by forward thinking coaches and most of the teams in the league try to play good football. The introduction of the pyramid system has seen the game improve at the lower levels. The national team is reaching or close to reaching major tournaments again and we are beginning to demand proper transfer fees for our domestic players as they go down and have decent levels of success e.g. Mcginn (Hibs), Robertson (Dundee United), Van Dijk, Tierney (Celtic), Patterson (Rangers) Mckenna (Aberdeen). Plus lots in the Championship - Dykes (Livingston) etc... We are lacking a lucrative TV deal that reflects the number of eyes our game actually gets. Hopefully with streaming and pay-per-view models changing the landscape again, we won't be beholden to the shitty, peicemeal coverage SKY pay for and give us due to them having us over a barrel after Setanta collapsed. There is a lot of really good stuff going on up here. Scotland only needs to compare ourselves with e.g. Danish, Austrian and Belgian leagues, rather than just being laughed and constantly called a mess by our bigger brothers down South in the EPL and the over-hyped English Championship. For a population of 5 million, it really is a highly entertaining, decent league with lots of intrigue. We just need Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen to get themselves going at the same time, unforutnately at least one of us is always in the proverbial mud for whatever reason.

Heads up for folk on here monitoring his progress - Kuol did very well for the second goal today and from what I hear seems to be enjoying his time in Scotland so far. The boy is incredibly raw though. Plays a bit like a schoolkid but one of those kids that isn't afraid to mix it. On a steep learning curve but his speed is immediately clear to see. Can you elaborate on how Scottish football is a mess, btw? Or is this just a lazy line as a substitute for lack of knowledge about the game?