beyond our ken

SL just watched the replay
Zak panicked there, no presence of mind or conviction 
if he had focussed just on the ball there was a great chance of dispossessing the forward

He just likes stirring the pot and is happy to go around insulting people in a semi-joking manner with the intention of provoking a response so he can then say "I told you he is a nutter".  How does someone who purports himself to be a messenger of peace get off on riling people for hits on his channel?
He should learn how to spell "Jewish" before taking up the cudgels on behalf of Jews and he needs to sort out that contrived accent.

50 miles east of Paisley and the weather is looking good at this point, how it all holds up is another matter i suppose.
Looking forward to a competitive and fast game if not a very refined one and a healthy goal tally for Saints.

He is definitely the kind of player we have been missing this season.  His anchoring of the midfield and passing allowed others to play with a bit more endeavour.  Is the celtic loanee of the same ilk?  If so we should show some improvement in the next few weeks.

He is definitely the kind of player we have been missing this season.  His anchoring of the midfield and passing allowed others to play with a bit more endeavour.  Is the celtic loanee of the same ilk?  If so we should show some improvement in the next few weeks.

She is responsible to her shareholders, customers and employees, who all expect that the recruitment process is fair.  It's actually refreshing to me that she is taking this interest in senior roles 

I don't understand why we took him back and used him so sparingly.  He was never a long-term signing for us which means he was there to be used rather than nurtured.
I wish him well, a really good prospect who deserves a good run playing at a good standard.

It looked great and I guess it is all in the context of the opposition.  Here's hoping he gets tested more and still makes that kind of contribution.

It looked great and I guess it is all in the context of the opposition.  Here's hoping he gets tested more and still makes that kind of contribution.

Sao Paolo

Mark O’Hara, our best player
puts us in the lead at Pittodrie and gets pilloried for a penalty miss
shocking behaviour by some so- called supporters 
how is a player to get through a tough spell with that kind of shit flying around?
 

Mark O’Hara, our best player
puts us in the lead at Pittodrie and gets pilloried for a penalty miss
shocking behaviour by some so- called supporters 
how is a player to get through a tough spell with that kind of shit flying around?
 

Mark O’Hara, our best player
puts us in the lead at Pittodrie and gets pilloried for a penalty miss
shocking behaviour by some so- called supporters 
how is a player to get through a tough spell with that kind of shit flying around?
 

Mark O’Hara, our best player
puts us in the lead at Pittodrie and gets pilloried for a penalty miss
shocking behaviour by some so- called supporters 
how is a player to get through a tough spell with that kind of shit flying around?
 

I'd say redeploy rather than drop, I think Thierry may be the paciest player in the side and I'd like to think we could get more from Tanser further forward.  I'd take any re-org to get Gogic back to his most effective position behind the centre of midfield
We need 3 decent centre backs and the ones we have, with their undoubted skill, are all prone to gaffes.  Fraser is defintiely the most solid on recent form though and I still have hopes (maybe misplaced) for Bolton.  

I'd say redeploy rather than drop, I think Thierry may be the paciest player in the side and I'd like to think we could get more from Tanser further forward.  I'd take any re-org to get Gogic back to his most effective position behind the centre of midfield
We need 3 decent centre backs and the ones we have, with their undoubted skill, are all prone to gaffes.  Fraser is defintiely the most solid on recent form though and I still have hopes (maybe misplaced) for Bolton.  

I'd say redeploy rather than drop, I think Thierry may be the paciest player in the side and I'd like to think we could get more from Tanser further forward.  I'd take any re-org to get Gogic back to his most effective position behind the centre of midfield
We need 3 decent centre backs and the ones we have, with their undoubted skill, are all prone to gaffes.  Fraser is defintiely the most solid on recent form though and I still have hopes (maybe misplaced) for Bolton.  

I'd say redeploy rather than drop, I think Thierry may be the paciest player in the side and I'd like to think we could get more from Tanser further forward.  I'd take any re-org to get Gogic back to his most effective position behind the centre of midfield
We need 3 decent centre backs and the ones we have, with their undoubted skill, are all prone to gaffes.  Fraser is defintiely the most solid on recent form though and I still have hopes (maybe misplaced) for Bolton.  

Ever since the cup game at Easter rd it's been obvious.  If the opposition get in amongst us early and keep at it then we simply don't perform.  Anyone watching that game could see how easy it is to knock us out of our stride and I think the spine of the team is missing.  Without a decent centre half who is not gaffe-prone like Taylor & Dunne we are forced to play Gogic there when the team is better with him slightly forward.  That leaves O'Hara exposed and there is not central striker option at the club.
Strain has been a big loss as his final ball has been more successful than what we get down the left and he gave the midfield a breather with his runs, Small looks a definite prospect and i think we should have Fraser on the right and Thiery in left back.
McMenamin hasn't produced any goods yet and we paid a fee for him, with hindsight there were maybe better options around at the time however he didn't seem to be a punt for the manager, he was hell-bent on getting him in and unless Conor turns it around after the break I'm afraid it will be time to cut that particular loss pretty soon.
We could still threaten top 6 again and I'd be contant with that.  If we can maintain that status then the manager would deserve another year, which would depend heavily on his January and summer signing targets.  The board should look very critically at the names he puts forward because if it still doesn't look right at that stage then a decision point has been reached.  The model is to supposedly bring in talented underperformers, turn them round and sell on for a profit. A good strategy that relies on a good eye, so far the only decent money we have made in years has been in selling on the youth-scheme graduates.  That tells a story that neither the board nor the manager have the industry nous needed to build us beyond the current level and we will slowly sink into another downward cycle.
 

Settle down
we need to steady the defence and either find a final ball supplier or a striker-maybe both
Other than that, not much needs changing, unless the manager can't see the above.  In that case he would need changing too

McMenamin hasn't made a difference in any other game so why would that help?

To be frank, that is a post made on a huge denial of reality 
For all his faults, Elvis nailed this one and only an honest appraisal will address our failings
maybe we have been mugs thinking we could crash top 6 twice in a row
we are worth a punt whilst not  being top 6 contenders and have maybe deluded ourselves that we are better than that 
 

To be frank, that is a post made on a huge denial of reality 
For all his faults, Elvis nailed this one and only an honest appraisal will address our failings
maybe we have been mugs thinking we could crash top 6 twice in a row
we are worth a punt whilst not  being top 6 contenders and have maybe deluded ourselves that we are better than that 
 

To be frank, that is a post made on a huge denial of reality 
For all his faults, Elvis nailed this one and only an honest appraisal will address our failings
maybe we have been mugs thinking we could crash top 6 twice in a row
we are worth a punt whilst not  being top 6 contenders and have maybe deluded ourselves that we are better than that 
 

Good-ish signing and could prove to be a find
I hope we also get a decent central defender to boss Taylor & Dunne and release Gogic back to the middle of the park.  All areas of the team will work better with AG back in midfield.  O'Hara in particular seems to be missing AG as back-up and if we can get A O'H back on form then the rest of the team should spark up nicely again.