Sonny

Problem was O'Hara committed several stupid fouls after he was booked and was warned by the ref. His next foul was always going to be a booking. Stupid from him and the bench for not taking him off. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Frustrated as I felt we chucked away 2 points tonight. Why at Away games do we not press? We sat back and allowed Livi to control the game. Lucky break when they went down to 10 but we continued to play with 5 at the back and a sitting midfielder - criminal setup against 10 men. Took us to 45 mins to have a shot on goal. And Dunne kicked every cross field ball straight out the park. Brophy made a big difference when he came on but we should have taken off Erhahon and O'Hara at half time. One sitting too deep and the other obviously about to be sent off as it so proved. Only decided to actually try and attack Livi when we were down to 10 and they were a goal up. Could still have won it but naivety from the players and manager threw 2 points away. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Holt can play against us as Livi have appealed the ordering off. Nouble may also be back. Strangely I am confident about this. We have only been beaten once in our last 5 visits. How we start is crucial. On Saturday we did not press enough from the start (not for the first time) and allowed Aberdeen to dictate play. Get in their faces to begin with and I think we have the workrate and energy to dominate play. Ayunga and Main may be hopeless in front of goal but they can demolish any defence allowing others to score.

And was that the craziest booking of the season? Gallagher comes up the park to take a long throw, as he had done all game, but Walsh books Strain for not taking the throw in?

A fantastic 3 points and deserved imho but we made some hard work out of that. 20 mins to go and Ayunga was absolutely knackered but kept on the pitch which was a mistake. He had no composure. Loads of running but easy chances missed and at one point we had a break of 3 on 1 and he f**ks up a simple pass. Kiltie was very impressive after coming on and Brophy should have been on a lot sooner. But O'Hara MoM and Aberdeen made a big mistake in letting Gallagher go when you look at the central defence they now have. And Jim having a wee greet on Radio Scotland. Delicious. PS Great crowd today.

Maybe, however they are a top level club who have pulled in over £3m in transfers over the last few years and there was plenty of warning that there would be sub zero temperatures. Surely they could afford a couple of grand on insulation and some heating over several days? What did they do to ensure pipes wouldn't freeze? I live in an old house and have had to insulate pipes and tanks and leave low level heating on. Maybe I am being harsh but for teams in the top flight to have burst pipes in a Scottish winter is pretty poor when they know and were warned of freezing temperatures. Ps I have asked Alan Burroughs what Motherwell did to protect their pipes when they knew freezing temperatures were on the way. As yet no reply. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Apparently the pitch is fine. Problem is burst pipes in the stand so no water nor heating. Amateurish. There was plenty of weather warnings about sub zero temperatures. Why did not not insulate pipework and leave heaters on? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

You maybe want to check the Speculation thread. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Never noticed. Cheers.

Sorry to upset you guys 2 weeks before Christmas but Hesgoal is no more. It has been seized by US law enforcement. Anyone fancy streaming away games from their phone?

We beat Killie 1-0. Brophy scored. Hopefully he impressed Kilmarnock.

Johnstone got his first cap last year. Most of his 33 caps have been against the likes of Bermuda, Caymen Islands etc. in the CONCACEF Gold Cup (41 teams). It remains to be seen how much anyone is willing to pay for Baccus but I would not think Johnstone's pedigree is any better than Baccus. But Celtic are daft with money when buying players from non-Scottish teams. I wait with fingers crossed that his good performances against the best players on the planet will provide us with a decent fee. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Am I missing something? One guy joins the Board and almost everyone else resigns leaving the one guy to do what he likes? Instead of walking away why don't they stay and vote him down on issues he brings up? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

AEK Athens and Ghent among a lot of interest .... https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/keanu-baccus-gent-aek-athens-28698788 And as I have previously mentioned Celtic have just signed a 24 yo Canadian for £3.5M who has only ever played in Canadian football and a lot of that was College football. I think Baccus has proven himself to be of very decent quality and should command a decent fee.

Aww well. Thanks for the journey. Probably the last time I'll see a St Mirren player in a World Cup knockout stage. Cheers Keanu. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

FIFA's video on the World Cup Club Benefits Program is a bit ambiguous about payouts stating that every club a player has played for will receive money (which could infer a separate equal payment per Club) but every report I have read states there is one amount which is divided between each Club the player has played for in the last two years. So we won't be getting the $8,500 per day. Nice to get some extra cash but not anywhere near as much as we would like. Western Sydney Wanderers will get most of the money.

Celtic are signing a 24yo Canadian for £3.5m. Hopefully there is another club out there wanting our 24yo Australian for a similar amount (not that I want Keanu to leave), but we cannot let him go for a few hundred K. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Come on Keanu! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

History made! First St Mirren player to play in a world cup. Well done. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Disappointed not to see Greive start. Ayunga has been gash for weeks. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

JJ was comparing Brophy's contribution on Wednesday night with Ayunga's. And he wasn't wrong imho. Ayunga seems to have a gearbox problem as of late where he cannot get out of first gear. Lethergic and disinterested. He is also incapable of lifting his head to see where his teammates are to pass to them but looks at his feet all the time until he runs into trouble. Maybe it is a confidence thing as he was playing far better at the start of the season. But for me Greive then Brophy should start before him as both offer so much more to the team.

A rating on Ronan's performance last night ... Until he came off, Ronan did himself proud. He got forward, offered a link up and a threat and almost scored.

I hope Greive now gets a start ahead of Ayunga. He contributes far more to the team with his closing down, running and passing. Was really annoyed with Ayunga last night when he came on. He was lazy and just sauntered about as if he couldn't be bothered. We were against 10 men and should have been running them ragged. And that pathetic 'attempt' that went clean over the family stand? And big shout to Kiltie. Thought he had a very good game. And besides a few decent passes Ethan was again poor in marking and closing down. Needs to up his game defensively.

In only one Away game this season have we not conceded at least 3 goals. This time to the team bottom of the League. Shocking statistic yet we continue to play the same players in the same formation. It was time to change it weeks ago yet we persist in long balls to no-one.

After a decent start to his League campaign Ayungu has become totally an empty shirt. Greive and Brophy must be wondering what they have to do to get a start.