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Been ‘stop, start’ due to being unlucky with injuries. He puts in a good shift. Needs somebody to play off up front, but you could see him going on a good scoring run with the right service and avoiding injuries. He is a bit greedy at times but we have a recent history of overplaying a bit when we get into the last 3rd. I don’t mind his directness and shots peppering the stands if he bangs in a few of them. Having Brophy and Grieve signed up for next season is a big plus for me.

Conor hasn’t made the squad for tonight’s game against Belgium. Shame for the lad but still a good experience going over there and training with the squad. I’m sure his time will come. He’s got the talent and seems a good lad.

Reading that Greive is the first Saints player to score an international goal in 58 years. Surprised at that stat. Thought Gunni would’ve managed it, but last scored for Iceland just before he joined us. Great achievement for Alex, must feel a bit of a whirlwind for him. A big plus for him and the club.

Was at hospitality yesterday and was well lubricated so the game seemed to fly by, even with the extra half hour that the ref added on at the end. Game of 2 halves. Utd didn’t lay a glove on us first half, brilliant goal from wee Jay and looking like we were cruising to a victory. Second half was a disgrace. Although we lost the second with the last kick/header of the ball we deserved nothing. Tam Courts changed their shape and we couldn’t cope. We were second to every ball and panicked whenever we actually got the ball at our feet. Every time Ronan got the ball he had no options to hit. When Main came on, supposedly fresh, he couldn’t be arsed closing down their defenders building from the back or chasing through balls. What was Alnwick thinking trying to come out for that ball when we had defenders back? Watt actually gave a blatant shove on one of our tracking defenders which would have earned us a foul just before Jak took all the ref’s attention from that when he flattened Watt. That is a very ordinary Utd side’s first away league win since October. Well done to Shaughnessy, Erhahon and Henderson for coming up to do their duties in hospitality after the game. No sign of our manager who was allegedly telling fans to F*** off on the way off the pitch. Agree that we need to be patient and Robinson needs to be judged fully this time next season but his start has been really poor. Goodwin jumped ship but he left us with a good squad full of confidence. Hopefully Robinson can turn us around, but if we get beat by Well, I’m starting to look anxiously down the table rather than up.

Aberdeen are welcome to Alnwick. Sold the jersey’s today, although the second half is possibly the worst I’ve seen us play this season. Absolutely gutting today.

I think that Mugabi straight red should mean he’s suspended for the game against us, which is a wee boost.

Much better interview. Agree with everything Stephen said there and think given time he will do a good job for us. Always prefer managers that give honest interviews, one of Goodwin’s strengths. It gets the fans onside too. The next 3 games before the split are tough but hopefully he can get positive results against the Arabs and Well and some momentum, then buzzing before the zombies arrive in Paisley (hopefully with one eye on an upcoming European tie).

What about Ronan’s strike tonight?Reminded me of Faddy’s goal against France. There seemed to be second delay on the roar because of the shock of what we just saw. Phenomenal goal. Talented player that has similar goals in his locker to Adam Hammill for us, although Ronan looks a better all round player. Be interesting to see where he ends up next season but we should enjoy watching hIm for us for the rest of the season. Hopefully he produces more magic in the remaining games.

We definitely lost our shape when he made these changes. Henderson for Jones and crack would’ve done but we looked finished and didn’t have a sniff after that. Was a big ask tonight to be fair but when that Ronan’s peach went in I really thought we were looking good.

Probably the best we’ve played in spells since Robinson arrived. Woeful defending for their 3rd when we looked on top. No excuses, Hesrts deserved it. Plenty to build on though. A wee side note. Looks like Jak is on his way and will deservedly earn a decent move. Been great for us but for me Hladky was a better keeper.

Great win last night. Gutted I couldn’t make it when Dens is a 20 minute drive from my house. Clubs that don’t sell away tickets on the day/night must lose a fair bit of dosh. Still had a good bounce in the living room with my son thanks to Dee TV. The scenes in the away end looked absolutely magic when Ronan scored. Thought it was going to be one of these nights after the chances we spurned. The Jones volley being the worst. We’ve played better this season, but 3 valuable points, Brophy put in a great shift and looked like he’s getting back up to speed and Henderson skinning McMullen then whipping in the peach of a cross was brilliant. Last night will have given the team and the fans a big lift. Bring on the Jambos.

Huge game tomorrow that could arguably shape the rest of our season. Ronan being back is a big boost as hard to see where else goals will come from at the moment. Surely it won’t the fourth game in a row without us scoring. Robinson’s chance to supposedly put “ his stamp” on it. Hopefully it’s not a Main starting and 5 at the back shaped stamp.

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "It's very disappointing. I've come in and tried to just go along with what was there but now I have to go and try to put my stamp on it. Strange comment from our gaffer…

As we’ll as playing Main, he also seems to have replaced Fraser with Tait. Favouring his old Well boys? I think we were all disappointed when we saw the team lineup today with the 3 centre halves. Our season turned round when we changed away from that. Has no one told Robinson this? Huge game regarding league positions and top 6 and we didn’t turn up. County were poor too. Need a big improvement against Dundee in a few days. Hopefully he’ll learn from today.

Utter shite.

Lyness’s kicking is terrible.

Thought that was a foul on him???

A win today would be massive. Would be a big boost for Robinson and take a wee bit of pressure off, getting his first win under his belt (not that you’d be critical of him for the results in his first 2 tricky games). The league is so tight that points leading up to the split are vital. Wins can shoot you up a few positions in the league. Draw wouldn’t be a disaster but a defeat makes things look a lot more challenging re the top six. If Main starts today the natives will start getting restless, barring the miracle of him actually scoring. 3-2 Saints and the Buddies travelling up there having a good bounce. Fingers crossed.

Parked the bus and with a bit of luck could have scraped a 0-0. Didn’t deserve anything from tonight and didn’t expect anything. Celtic weren’t overly impressive tonight but we offered nothing. Hopefully Robinson got a good look at Main tonight. The one and only thing you expect from him is effort but he wasn’t working to press their players at all. Greive or Brophy every time before him. We move on quickly and focus on the next couple of massive games ahead.

We were second best today, even with 11 v 11. Thought the Greive pen claim was a good one but not a stonewaller. Most refs would’ve given it. Really like Greive’s movement and energy and he looks a great find but he does go down a bit easy at times, as do most players nowadays to be fair. Ronan had no intent to catch the boy but it was a red and he’ll be a miss in the next couple of games. Hopefully Fraser doesn’t get done retrospectively for his challenge just before Ronan’s. Not impressed with Robinson’s post match interview. Saying it was the ref that cost us today. We weren’t nearly good enough. Hearts bossed it from the start. Probably not fair to compare him to Goodwin, but one of Goodwin’s strengths was his honesty in interviews. Still pretty sure that Robinson will come good for us. Also not impressed with the knuckle dragging Hearts fan on the way in today that called us ********s. They still have a bigot element with some of their support. Diet Rangers fans. Hopefully we play better in the cup game. Definitely think Robinson and the boys will be fired up for it after today. Whatever happens, we’ll always have the fond memories of Obika night to cheer us up.

Went into work this morning with a gloomy Broonie/Naisey shaped cloud hovering above my head; left with a wee spring in my step. Hopefully the Robinson deal goes through. Good experience and track record up here, exactly what we should be looking for at the moment.

Oh dear…

Absolutely, no manager is going to turn down moves to Sunderland or Aberdeen from us. Compare Goodwin and Ross’s achievements with us in comparison to the likes of Stubbs and Rae. Still gutted to lose Goodwin but £250k in the bank and a more experienced Jack Ross in our dugout who knows our club we’ll would soften the blow.

Good point in the end. What has that wee article Collum got against us. He’s an attention seeking wee numpty who ruins games on a regular basis. Well done the Buddies. Back to more worrying and wild speculation about our new gaffer.

Yesssssss. COYS!!!