northstbuddie

Or double his salary, hold on to him and finish in the top three. Which would you prefer?

Back on topic. This is a must-win game to go top of the league - 2 points clear of Celtic, 8 ahead of Aberdeen, and 9 ahead of Hibs. When could we last make this claim? However, this is St Mirren.

Really? Out of a catchment area of 100,000+ - 95% have a valid excuse for not attending?

I thought we played some of our best attacking football today for quite some time - and not just for the first half only. The players and the management team are doing an excellent job. Individual players are improving steadily and combining as a team.

Not entirely.

I'm not getting at those in these situations. It's the ones who just don't bother supporting their LOCAL team.

My point exactly. Too many armchair supporters.

Agreed we should increase the capacity to 10,000+. The problem about 'spending on the team' is that money doesn't grow on trees - we need bums on seats first.

Not enough for a team of this quality and for a catchment area of well over 100,000+. Too many armchair supporters, is also an issue. St Mirren deserve better.

Meanwhile, back on topic. Against Motherwell, we will need to compete to our full potential for the whole game - not just the first half, if we want to progress further. Kettlewell was at our game on Saturday and will have us sussed out - watch this space. However, if we perfrom for the full 90 minutes (ie. keep on the front foot), we should get through. Our defence isn't solid enough to sit back and soak up the pressure for the whole of the second half.

According to the BBC, Eammon Brophy won the penalty for us! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66194774

2-3

For once you're being optimistic.

7 minutes for a few Hibs goals.

Backs to the wall stuff now.

Not as imminent as I thought.

A Hibs goal is imminent. That's the 'Elvis' in me speaking.

The match stats speak for themselves.

0-2

Penalty for Saints - O'Hara to score.

It actually makes me quite angry that the manager seemed to consider Dunne a better defender than Shaughnessy - despite the former's regular bomb scare moments/fouls last season. - not to mention his consistent vain, pretentious attempts to execute 40 yards diagonal passes a la Franz Beckenbauer, 90% of which ended up out the park or straight to the opposition. I think Dunne's black sleeve attire is quiite appropriate in his case.

Results like today's (not just in Montrose) say a lot about the true quality of the so-called Scottish top flight.