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Some mad comments on here. Happy with the draw away against a decent team. Green shoots of progress.

Spot on Joe. The so called "continuity" approach which was mentioned when JBA, left threw and confused many fans, including myself. I can't speak for others, but I was expecting a JBA MK2 manager, albeit with hiccups due to players leaving and a new man coming in. I was still expecting very high possession stats. That has not been the case. AJ's approach is markedly different, although he did say when he arrived that he wanted to get the ball forward quicker. Maybe the continuity comments were naive? There are also questionmarks over recruitment, although many players have still to settle, if they ever do. Do the new lads fit AJ's style of play? Time will tell. What is clear though is that our striker recruitment has failed under both JBA and AJ. It was masked to some degree by an on form Maswhanise. When his form dipped, the deficiencies became clear. Neither Hendry nor Palmer Houlden are out and out goalscorers, but we presumably knew that when they were recruited. So, in that respect I'm not expecting much from them. They are being asked to play a game for which they are not suited. Thor? The jury is still out on him. He needs a run of starts before we can form a final view.

I was very close to thinking time was up a few weeks ago but, performances and results have picked up. The last 4 games while only taking 5 points, have seen ahuge improvement on the field. The players are still playing for the manager & we are improving. Still lots of work to do but if AJ successfully turns this round then it could be the making of him.

I know you werent mate just me still having a rant about some of the reactions to what was a very good DESERVED result Apologies if it came across wrong.

Sorry, I wasnt disagreeing with anything you said. Just putting context on the reactions of others. Im broadly in alignment with your position.

They may well have edged it in some people eys but they are the home team so is that such a shock, that shouldn't generate some of the nonsense spouted. We were worth our draw and even Goodwin grudgling conceded that maybe the case for others watching.. Before Moornan cleared of the line and the guys fluff at the far post their keeper from two good saves from us and Priestman had a fresh air shot when he should have scored. So for me we could have been a couple up before their late chances so a draw was right. I do conceded the quality of their chances were slightly better that's why their XG was 1.91 and ours was 1.75 so even by measure of the quality of goalscoring chances but what do we expect against a good team IN THEIR OWN BACK YARD. **And just for the record JBA didn't win at Tannadice against a DU team that were fa measurably worse than the current. Version.

The " tick tock" was aimed at another poster which to me is gloating at someone losing their job.Like I said at the time if there were a round of redundancies at work , would people come away with " banter " like that? I dont recall you saying " tick tock" . Im happy enough with yesterday, could do with being a bit sharper up front but get Lowry back and we should be fine. A few players who have been getting pelters , JGR , Sparrow did well. Ive been critical of Paulsen but he also did well yesterday.

I think our problem as a support is that Jens moved the bar on everything for us. Pre Jens a point at Tannadice would have been considered most acceptable. I think Ive been there 4 times and seen us lose 4 times. It was always a difficult venue for us. This in a week when the BBC are running articles on United having the best midfield in Scotland! (The boy Iqbal is quality btw). All the stats yesterday say a draw was a fair result. It doesnt always work that way and I did think they edged it second half and as such were the more likely to win. But not by so much that I didnt think we deserved our point. Hopefully with the ship steadied, we will see more consistency of performance going forward and we can all relax a bit soon!

I'd never put myself in the Happy Clappy camp not by any measure but honest tae fuck some of the comments about yesterday are just trying to maintain a point of view already settled in some folks heads. You look at any measure of the stats yesterday we gave as good as we got against a decent DU team. Home side XG 1.91 the Away team 1.75. In case anyone was unsure we were the away team and to go to Tannadice and and play as we did deserves credit. DU as the home side should in the vast majority of games edge it just as I'd expect us to do at Fir Park. Then everyone frustrated at missed chances, as I was. For fuck sake we are at least creating the chances, it would be a real worry if we weren't creating chances. If we keep creating them it will turn. I'm nearly always in the hyper critical mode but for fuck sake go onto the BBC site and look at the stats. DU could have scored a couple near the end but we could also have been 3-1 up by then. Hanging on?? My arse.

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Im judging performances rather than results, albeit they are important if the manager wants to stay in a job. Looking at the bigger picture, we are clearly nowhere near the levels we set last season. But Im sure Ive seen you admit that was probably never going to be realistic. Alfred has a different style. Its still possession based, but he likes to get it wider and forward quicker, so we dont get the same control over games than we did before. My issue was that style disappeared for several weeks at a time he was getting much more time on the training pitch with the players and the injuries were subsiding. That was worrying and counter intuitive. But I think his style is back and clear to see. Much more like what we saw in Europe. Add Lowry back into the mix and I think we look like a team that can hurt other teams. We are also looking a bit steadier at the back. Albeit some of our players are still switching off at important times. (See their goal yesterday, and the big chance at the end). The glaring omission for me is in front of goal. We need someone to step up and start taking some of the chances we are creating. Im not naive however. The last few weeks have been an improvement. But its the direction of travel thats important. If we continue to get better then we will be mid table at worst. If we regress back to where we were, we could be back in the shit before we know it.

Maybe United thought they were playing a derby came against Dundee

Dallas was the var ref today so that useless fud wouldnt know a penalty if he saw one .

Stama got on the score sheet for MacArthur Bulls against Tom Aldred Brisbane Roar won 1-2 It was a real blood and snorters game

Ship has certainly been steadied, which I couldn’t see coming after the Celtic game so huge credit to Alfred and the players for that. Let’s see if we can kick on in an incredibly tight league.

I had the pleasure of meeting up with Stevie Kirk and his good lady at a local supermarket yesterday. They're in rude health and we had a long chat.

Oh I was called a fair few things to my face in very public settings during my working life. Liar, dishonest and incompetent being a few terms. Comments made by supposedly learned and intelligent people I may add and not those you'd ordinarily expect. Colleagues were referred to in similar terms. We were easy targets but we accepted that. It came with the territory I guess. We kept our cool and endeavoured to provide the best possible service to the same individuals who had insulted us. Just to balance things, at other times, we were also complimented on our honesty and integrity by others, again from some unlikely quarters.

I think we’ve allowed the bar to drop so far below where we’d previously set it that even a draw now feels like progress. Again, I’m looking at the bigger picture here rather than judging games in isolation.

I think we’ll beat them. They, like all sides in this league, aren’t particularly good. I think they are on a false run of form and will be found out. Hopefully against us.

Get the half and half scarf looked out for that one

For me 'tick tock' and 'time is running out' have a different tone completely. The next time you are under pressure in your work life or Wellfan is under pressure in his and your job may be under threat and somebody comes along and says 'tick tock' it would be interesting to see how you (or he) would view that comment then. Maybe I am being too sensitive and those of you who call a spade a spade are made of sterner stuff. Generally Motherwell managers get sacked. It is a very difficult job. Motherwell have had 20 managers since the turn of the century. Three of them, McGhee, Brown, Askou moved on after a successful spell. The rest were sacked. When almost 90% of the managerial appointments end in failure then you are going to be more often right than wrong to argue each time that the current manager be sacked. On today's game, it was a very good result against a team that have been in form recently. Again Motherwell matched their opposition and showed that there is very little between the majority of the teams in the league.

Robbo though, eh?

Well, thats us reached the international break and we have taken 5 points from the last 9 with 2 of the 3 games being away from home. Some will say we are only 4 points off bottom, but we are also 4 points off 5th. For me Alfred has steadied the ship and although he is far from out the woods, any immediate pressure regarding his position has been released. Some might still not be having him, and thats fair enough. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But Alfred isnt getting sacked this side of Xmas now.

Hoping Alfred has learned his lesson from the Celtic game and doesnt show Rangers too much respect. If we are as passive as the Celtic game we will be soundly beaten. However, if we get in their faces and put them under pressure we will get some joy. They have got some good players, but they are far from the finished article and their confidence can be somewhat fragile. Id like to see us go more solid in midfield with Oscar, Fadinger and Hodge all starting. We need workrate and endeavour and I dont think Kanga is there yet (absolutely fine as an impact sub). Be interesting to see if Lowry is back, albeit that might present more selection issues.