Lex

Full time 2-2.
Decent performance, ICT dug in for a point after going down to ten and they deserved 1.
We have enough here, trust me.

Amount of points is inconsequential.
What is important is the huge post split game at Firhill and/or RP when we need a win. Important enough to bring a travelling support of approx 3000 and show the clubs around us what kind of football club they're dealing with.
Important enough to inspire our players to a vital victory, again.

Is Mark Corcoran available?

Our final pre split match and a big game for both teams. I think this is a very winnable match against a Well side that just lost at home to Killie.
Hopefully see a big crowd in Paisley and we will roar the team on to a memorable victory. I will go for a 2-1 home win.
Come on you Saints!

Full time 2-2.
Decent performance, ICT dug in for a point after going down to ten and they deserved 1.
We have enough here, trust me.

Full time 2-2.
Decent performance, ICT dug in for a point after going down to ten and they deserved 1.
We have enough here, trust me.

Full time 2-2.
Decent performance, ICT dug in for a point after going down to ten and they deserved 1.
We have enough here, trust me.

Full time 2-2.
Decent performance, ICT dug in for a point after going down to ten and they deserved 1.
We have enough here, trust me.

Full time 2-2.
Decent performance, ICT dug in for a point after going down to ten and they deserved 1.
We have enough here, trust me.

NEWTON!!!
The problem with Newton is that he's been asked to be a creative player, he isn't.
Ask him to sit beside Goodwin and buzzbomb the opponents. Run around daft like the Duracell bunny he is, win the ball, then give it to the more creative players in the team. Players like McLean, McGinn and Gowser.
Ask him to perform that role and he will excell IMO (in my opinion). He's one of the fittest players I've ever seen at St Mirren, and he can get stuck in too.

We've conceded the least amount of goals out of the bottom 5 clubs, why would the defence be the managers priority?
We're scoring fewer goals than the teams around us though.

Paul McGinn behaved himself perfectly after our cup win. Club suited, part of the entourage but left the squad of players that won the tournament to enjoy it.
We didn't see McGinn piggy backing Danny Lennon at the final whistle nor did we see him dancing around the pitch at Hampden with a St.Mirren scarf and champagne all over the place or a Twitter photograph of him drinking champers out the trophy.
Paul McGinn handled the situation exactly how it should've been. Magennis, not so much.

He knows he is going, he even knows when and it wont be before May
Perhaps if management, players and supporters collectively accepted this reality and rallied together then we might see the team galvanise itself for the run-in and a cruise to 8th place
But all the current negativity, in-fighting and knickerwetting will put paid to that
As a self-confessed Danophile, it pains me to say he needs the support of everyone, including those that are foaming at the mouth to get him out.

I don't believe either should be starting personally. Our strongest 11 is - in my opinion:
Kello
Naismith
Cheesy
McGregor
Kelly
Newton
Goodwin
McGowan
McLean
McGinn
Thommo
The problem last night was Magennis played instead of Goodwin and we kind of went 4-4-2. That mean we were being over run in central midfield and that consistently allowed StJ to overlap against our young full backs. Had Goodwin started infront of the back 4 this certainly wouldn't have happened to the extent it did.
Campbell had a nice finish against Killie and an immense 45 minutes against Hibs. Apart from that he's done absolutely and I'm not surprised he's not in the team. As I said before he came, you can't really expect consistent performances from a player his age. He's just turned 19 and has virtually no senior experience, he's a good option to have from the bench but I wouldn't start him.

Gary has loads of ability however he seems to think that compensates for hard work. Does he think Messi just stands around waiting for the ball to come to him or does he actually go looking for it?
His constant pathetic little digs on twitter about being asked to run channels etc tell me that he isn't ready to grow up and listen to the advice he has undoubtedly had from several coaches over the years.

Really?
He's been poor more than he's been good.
Another player who has become better when not playing.

Think we might sneak 1-1?
Would be jammy, but certainly got a chance.

Not sure I understand that, unless you're aware of something the rest of us aren't. His contract is up at the end of the season so we put him on gardening leave and continue to pay him for that couple of months. He gets no less than he is contractually obliged to receive. Why would this go to tribunal?

I will be amazed if he's not.
I said at the time, I've said it with hindsight I'll say it again. He should have went after the home loss to Thistle. That was in August, a new man would have made a difference then. A new man won't make a difference now though, it's too late, there's no point replacing him.
The players shouldn't need motivation at this stage, each and every one of them is playing for their futures. Financial and otherwise.
It's not over, 11th isn't a foregone conclusion. We have enough in the squad to keep us above second bottom, and I still believe we will.

I will be amazed if he's not.
I said at the time, I've said it with hindsight I'll say it again. He should have went after the home loss to Thistle. That was in August, a new man would have made a difference then. A new man won't make a difference now though, it's too late, there's no point replacing him.
The players shouldn't need motivation at this stage, each and every one of them is playing for their futures. Financial and otherwise.
It's not over, 11th isn't a foregone conclusion. We have enough in the squad to keep us above second bottom, and I still believe we will.

Although I can certainly see where the 'must win' camp is coming from, I certainly wouldn't put this game in that category.
If we draw we will go 2 behind Killie and there's a decent chance we will go 1 behind both County and Thistle. Hardly all over given we we will play all 3 post split and 4 of our 7 games after this one are at home.
A loss would certainly damaging to moral but it wouldn't be fatal. Out of these 3 games before the split 4 points would be a decent return, 3 wouldn't be bad, anything less than 3 and we will certainly go into the split in big trouble.
I'll save the must wins for the post split matches though.

Don't forget the 'one we've been waiting for' Bahoken, Caprice and DIllon.'
The mess of the squad is old ground though. Despite everything we may still stay up.

Think we might sneak 1-1?
Would be jammy, but certainly got a chance.

Although I can certainly see where the 'must win' camp is coming from, I certainly wouldn't put this game in that category.
If we draw we will go 2 behind Killie and there's a decent chance we will go 1 behind both County and Thistle. Hardly all over given we we will play all 3 post split and 4 of our 7 games after this one are at home.
A loss would certainly damaging to moral but it wouldn't be fatal. Out of these 3 games before the split 4 points would be a decent return, 3 wouldn't be bad, anything less than 3 and we will certainly go into the split in big trouble.
I'll save the must wins for the post split matches though.

Nah, we don't do heroic video clips, rocking music, letting visitors know this is our manor.....
We do...
'Who's your favourite St Mirren player Keiran?'
'Stephen Thompson.'
'Stephen Thompson? He's good, isn't he?'
'Aye.'
'So, what's the score going to be Keiran?'
'Four nil to St Mirren.'
'Good stuff, what about the second half?'
....The opposition are shitting it by the time they come out. Paisley Panda might waft a paw in their direction too these days....they know this is our patch all right.