bazil85

Amazing today. First half - battered them Second half - dug deep & stopped them playing This is what we have been missing for months. A guy in the pub with the perfect summary as well ‘Here’s to you Stephen Robinson, you won’t be winning trophies anymore’ 🎶

For me, fans are well informed enough to know that voting out VAR means a return to how things were. It wasn’t perfect but it was miles better than what we have now (imo) However, the overarching point I was making regarding points like ‘What is needed is it has to get better’ was… If England with all the money in the world to make the technology state of the art can’t manage it. We have no chance. It’s a pipe dream thinking we will make it better where they can’t. As such, I think fans need to decide if they are pro or against VAR as is. Because this is almost certainly, pretty close the end state of VAR in Scotland.

You could probably apply the same logic to a second Indy vote to a second VAR vote. In both instances we now know just how much of a sh*t show it would be, what we were actually voting for. 😂

I think a lot of fans did have this view. Almost that VAR was the lesser of two evils on making decisions & ref competence. Indeed, when it was introduced, it passed a SMISA fan vote. But we are now in a position we weren’t before. We can see football with & without VAR. I would wager that if there was a fan vote now on binning it, it would pass as some fans have changed their position now that they can see just how bad VAR is. (EPL poll does seem to back that) For me a vote achieves the endgame. If fans vote keep it, then that’s it done. No point arguing & debating the keep/ retain because it’s democratic on what VAR actually looks like. If they vote & say bin it. We chalk it down to an education piece & it (hopefully) never darkens our door again. Two absolute key things if there was a vote for me though. 1. Clubs strongly advised to engage fans on how they vote (season ticket/ ownership polls, etc) 2. Fans are fully informed that they’re voting on what VAR ACTUALLY IS. Not on pie in the sky, empty promises & wishes of far better technology & unbias/ better trained officials. That is simply, NOT in the plans for VAR in Scotland.

Recent poll of fans of top flight English clubs. Some of the outcomes - 75% of those polled want VAR binned - 85% of match-going fans “strongly disagreed” that “VAR decisions are generally resolved in a reasonable amount of time” - 85% of match-going fans “strongly disagreed” with the notion that “VAR makes watching football more enjoyable” - Only 18% agreed that “VAR has improved the overall accuracy of refereeing decisions”. - 79% “strongly disagreed” with the suggestion “that the match-going experience is better with VAR”. At a recent SMISA meeting & the continued message from the SPFL & SFA is, we want to work to make VAR better. To make it less impactful on match experiences & faster at more accurate decision making. These results are based on a technological investment in the EPL we are nowhere near. If this is the view of fans in the EPL with the gold standard tech, what chance have we got for meaningful improvements in the short to medium term? The issues of officials competence & bias are also really clear on social media. That for me is a red flag for changing our officials or upskilling (not that it is on the cards anyway) For me it’s time for a fan led vote on retaining or binning VAR. If people want to keep it or not, surely there’s no debate that the fairest way is to let the democratic views of your biggest stakeholders (the fans) decide?

That’s time up for me. You can’t have zero reaction after a 5-0 doing at home. And that’s what we have seen, even with most of the injured players back. Thanks for the memories Robbo, time to go while your reputation is in tact.

We didn’t deserve that after being better in the second half. But what the hell is Gogic doing sticking his arm up like the tin the age of VAR? Two goals from two utterly stupid mistakes.

I honestly think it’s getting that way for Robbo. Yes the recruitment has been hopeless, but we have good players in there. If he isn’t able to get the best out of them, thank him for his amazing time at the club & send him on his way. We need someone who can motivate these players at 100% for the run in.

Another extremely difficult watch. Awful goal to concede, O’Hara not even capable of hitting the target with a free hit from 8 yards. We have seen practically no reaction since the Motherwell game. Fell apart after 60 minutes against Livi & now United strolling it. It’s getting very close to change needed in the dugout for me.

I couldn’t say hand on heart, a single St Mirren player left it all on the park tonight. They didn’t look interested.

It’s a sorry state of affairs given what he’s done for the club but we are now on a timeframe for turn it around or change it regarding Robbo imo. For me that has to be an extremely short timeframe as well. If he doesn’t get a reaction from the players in the next few matches, I doubt he ever will. That was one of the worst performances I remember in 35 years watching the club. And there have been some stinkers. Motherwell could have put their under 18s out tonight & beat us. Not one player looked interested or bothered.

That’s completely correct, plenty of credit in the bank. But if this continues, these voices will get louder and louder. It’s just the way it goes in a results driven business.

Another match where we get exactly what we deserve. Nothing whatsoever. Easy way to make some money at the bookies today though, Hibs & England (rugby) double. 🤑

We are needing to settle here & settle quickly. Hibs are being allowed far too much space & to create in around the box.

🔥🦯 No idea how those emojis will come through but I’m sure a lot of people will get the ‘how’ in watching St Mirren away games that aren’t on TV 😅