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Brilliant performance from us yesterday - our press and composure on the ball was a joy to watch. No coincidence that the spine of our team has got back to form over last few games Hemming, Gogic, O’hara and Mandron were terrific but tbh we didn’t have anyone performing less than 8/10. Enjoy Buds as victories over the two arse cheeks don’t come round that often - now let’s push on ………. hopefully 🤞

Queens Park, Livi and St Johnstone now through to last 8 and if we can get through this one then a decent draw, a wee Hampden day out could be on ! COYS 🐼⚽️

Given recent run of results we need a boost that a cup win would give us ............... defeat could have a further knock on effect in the difficult run of games we have coming up. Fine margins but hopefully we can get a break and improve on our recent home form.

It’s fine margins in this league - yes we were very poor yesterday but that looks like a stone wall pen yet the ref wasn’t even asked to look at it ! Its a big if, but had we gone 1-0 up at that point it changes the complexion of the game as St Johnstone would have had to come out of their defensive set up which they stuck rigidly to for the whole game. Glad we have complained as pretty sure we are top of the “hard done to” table

Our old failing of not taking our chances still haunts us - once Olusanya missed the 1 v 1 you almost. knew we would be made to pay for it. United finished the game stronger than us and I think we should have put Gogic on in 2nd half as we were looking tired. Robbo maybe being too loyal to certain players but there is nothing in this league - saying that losing is a bad habit to get into and we need to stop the rot quickly.

Fine margins in this league and we really need to stop "gifting" goals to the opposition if we want to maintain a top six placing. United are well organised under Goodwin and it is a tad ironic that Declan Gallagher is looking a stand out for them when we let him go a few years back. They don't have much pace at the back and tend to sit quite deep which is a tactic we seem to struggle against at home. Need to get right behind the team for this one as it has look of a "must win" for me otherwise we are back to looking over our shoulder in the bottom 6.

Still buzzing after that last night - winning goal gets better every time you watch it ! Was bemused by Hagi’s reaction to Rangers equaliser, right in front of the Saints fans …….. wtf was that about did I miss something ??

Great win for us and we look a lot more balanced since Kiltie and McMennamin came back into the side. Ayunga put in a good cameo when he came on and hopefully he can rediscover some form as well. Not much between the teams in this league and credit to Robbo on how he has us set up - a win next week and we are right in the mix

Always liked Conor McMenamin - one of the few players we have that can carry the ball and can take his man on and create something. Think we look a lot better balanced as a team with him on the right side. Played well on Saturday and hopefully kicks on now a gets an injury free run in the team.

There’s not a lot between the teams in the league and I think the likes of Dundee Unt and Motherwell will be drawn back into the pack ……….. we are in a bad place right now and Robbo knows it. We haven’t been able to get a settled team or formation due to injuries etc. Midfield is an issue as we are not playing as a unit in there regardless of who plays. Defensively we look ropey and we miss a no nonsense Cb like Bolton. Hopefully this is us just going through a bad run and we will turn it round soon. Rollercoaster ride with Saints as always 😎

We were poor on Saturday but we battled away and a draw was probably about right in the end (Watkins very streetwise in nudging Ayunga so that he was off balance for the header) - I think a lot of our problems are stemming from not having a settled midfield which in turn is putting additional pressure on the defence. Killie dominated even with 10 men and we never got to grips with Armstrong and Kennedy all day.

Brann are a good side but there was no need for the gamesmanship and time wasting at end of the game - watch back the incident with your goalkeeper and Olusanya, he reached the ball and then followed through to take out the St Mirren player. Then keeper rolls about the ground as if he has been shot to get Olusanya booked …….. linesman who was two yards away gives a throw to Saints ! Referee was shocking and if anything should have booked the keeper for feigning injury. More time wasting followed and perhaps a bit of karma on goalkeeper when we scored the late equaliser. All to play for next week !

That actually felt like a win given the way the game went - with hindsight probably a mistake going with two big guys up top - Olusanya and Scott made a big difference as their back line suddenly didn’t look as composed. They played triangles round us all night and we couldn’t get near them ………… it felt like that game of fives we’ve all had where you’re playing the top of the league and you can’t get a touch ! Midfield didn’t get a look in but in games like that you need to be defending from the front and we were allowing their back line to come forward unchallenged. Missed O’hara big time although thought Adeniran gave us a boost in there when he came on. Back line and keeper kept us in the tie - we know how they play and we can play better than we showed last night. All to play for next week although they will obviously be strong favourites on their own patch.

Remember Bodo/Glimt giving Celtic an absolute doing a couple of years back (5-1) on aggregate - Brann not as good as them but they are a decent side and are rightly the bookies favourites. Hopefully with the big crowd behind us we give them a game and keep ourselves in the tie for the second leg - like Robbo's attitude saying we fear no one at home so lets give it a right go COYS !!

At least Bet365 paid out at 2-0 ……… silver lining and all that !