northstbuddie

I have heard a rumour that we are playing Celtic at Parkhead tomorrow if anyone is interested - kick off 3pm.

Wrong 100%

I apparently don't hold a monopoly in talking rubbish. The two sectarian clubs, the two Edinburgh clubs, Aberdeen, and one of the Dundee clubs undeniably have superior resources, but after that we should be battling with the likes of Kilmarnock and Motherwell. After all, you can't always rely on turnover to guarantee success in the top six as this season has demonstrated. The way some people talk, it's a minor miracle we're even in the top flight competing against the mighty St Johnstone, Ross County and Livingston!

No we haven't. My point is that St Mirren should be at least challenging for top six with our potential catchment area - your stats are out of date by the way and reflect a period when we were definately under-achieving.

A day for celebrations - well done the whole squad over the season and to the management team and backroom staff. However, St Mirren, to most of their fans, are not a mini team from the lower reaches, who have over-achieved this and last season as has been argued by some (including SR). Rather, we have under-achieved since the 1980s, but we should be challenging for the top six most seasons, as should a club with the catchment area of Paisley and surrounding towns. But yes, we need to attract greater investment into the club and also persuade those so-called 'buddies' who travel outwith their local town to support the two sectarian clubs from neighbouring Glasgow, that they could get more reward out of supporting their own local team. Maybe then, we can think about providing a stadium befitting a club in Scotland's top flight with a capacity of upwards of 12,000.

Thankfully, our main problem on Saturday is who to leave out. This match is so finely balanced that who is selected and firing on the day will be the major factor in separating the sides.

But not today!

"A really entertaining first half at Fir Park, but Motherwell must be wondering how they're behind. They've had plenty of good chances, but Theo Bair has forgotten his shooting boots." - quote from BBC reporter. ???

Sometimes a 1-0 lead is better than 2-0!

Agree that Kwon should be in the midfield - however he is likely to be in the Celtic midfield next season, whereas hopefully O'Hara will still be with us.

Good to see Ryan Strain back - but would have liked to see him team up with Connor McMenamin on the right as this combination provided a real attacking threat in the first part of the season. Also a welcome return for James Bolton in the middle of the defence.

One real positive from today:- We can't argue we were unlucky - Kilmarnock murdered us in the second half. Then some negatives:- With the benefit of hindsight - should Kwon and Baccus have started? And on this showing, we will have to do something to bolster our central defence - will the return of Bolton and a fit Taylor make a difference. The result today, from 2 goals up at halftime, was particularly painful after the turn-around against Aberdeen a fortnight ago.

Taken apart by Killie's quality up front and our frailties in defence.