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Currently 10th at moment but in a very glass half full attitude we are 3pts off 3rd!, league so tight

Lol yes very mature of them. Embarrassing. All I want for Saturday is a win and hope vat don't ruin it again. That goal on Saturday would have helped confidence of Said and team.

Sellik will comeback and win i am certain but also funny seeing them lose at moment after the embarrassing delay to game by 'best fans in world', aye let's throw loads of balls into pitch...wooooooahhhhh that's tough

If Livi win we could be bottom of league. They are a physical side and it will be difficult. Especially on that surface. Draw expected.

I was so tempted to fire a few at them yesterday, that would have left them speechless. My mates would happily agree with your request to move 🤣🤣

We could be bottom of league by Saturday if Livi beat us and that's a real possibility as Dundee beating Celtic.

Any chance you could come and sit beside me in the back row and tell some of your jokes , that will soon move them.

Not losing goals is the secret to winning games, we have been scoring but our defence, and goal keeping have let us down.

Correct right from the start of the 2nd half they were pressing higher up the pitch and in our faces quicker that said we should be coping with that as every team we play will do the same so we need to defend better. As I said in an earlier post its about getting the balance right, ie knowing when to play out from the back and when to take the long ball option and clear your lines.

I don't agree that we're hopeless at both ends. There are only 3 teams who've scored more goals than us, we've failed to score in just one league game and clearly haven't struggled to take the lead. But there's no way we can rely on scoring 3 or more goals to win a game.

A win really would be so important and get the confidence back. We just need to tighten it up defensively and not overdo things up front and make sure final ball is better. I think Andy Robertson had been coaching them how to cross a ball during the week as it had been poor. SOD is the one player that was putting in decent crosses. Again it's not panic stations and give me this style of football ahead of tge garbage that was dished up by previous manager. I am sure JBA will adapt to changing it when needed. Heid Up Folks

There were two teams playing today Falkirk sussed us out in second half the gave us no room for wee triangles and closed us down quickly. We kept trying to play same way.

JBA still only been on job 4 months so it's a long term project and what he has done so far has been great but victories are what we need. Disallowed goal is an absolute farce and how mclean agreed with VAR panel is beyond me. 1st Falkirk goal Welsh very poor as he loses man. For their 2nd goal no idea what Fadinger was doing and I know I don't rate him but if Ward outstretches arms he might have saved it but again maybe I am being a bit harsh. League is really tight so a couple of wins moves us right up. The football at times is great but sometimes one pass too many and final ball needs to be better. COYW

Not sure about that Gaz. Yes, of course there's some; there always are. Our support like all others contains a mix of types. Some purists like pure entertainment end of. The result is almost a crude outcome. At the other extreme you have those to whom the results the end all and be all. That doesn't mean that it's about "Look at me". You're probably too young to recall the great Dundee side of the early 60s. The exact same discussion was had about them.

First half Falkirk should have scored, they missed a sitter but I felt comfortable for the 45 minutes, from a defensive view. We were playing good stuff and I thought we were comfortable at the back outside that one chance. Second half we were so open from more or less the kick off. Didn't help that our passing got sloppy. So what was the difference? I just feel like teams work us out and if that's happening within matches, what's going to happen over a season when we are playing teams 3 or 4 times? I don't actually see the problem as an offensive problem. We've scored in all but one match this season and we've scored multiples in 4 out of 8 league matches. We have a defensive problem. Now I can't pin point exactly what it is, you'd probably have to go back and analyse all the goals we've lost but for me that's where the issue is.

Jordan Mcghee...is he a long way off fitness.? Probably need some solidity in .midfield, priestman looks very lightweight, early days I know, be interesting to see him over 90 mins...at the moment reminds me of davor but hope I'm wrong

Just wish some refs had the balls to stick with their initial decision

We simply have to win this one. With the semi final only a week away we need a wee lift in the run up to it. Not so worried about the pitch this time as its been totally relaid and seems to be playing much better than the previous incarnation. Livvy play it on the deck now so will have it well watered if required. That said, I wouldnt be risking anyone with any little niggles, so dont expect to see Slattery, unless its a 15 minute cameo from the bench. The home against United should be fine for getting him some minutes before Hampden.

Our midfield are all tremendous footballers but maybe not disciplined enough to just defend when needed. I think Welsh could do in there 2nd half yesterday just to sit and Gordon brought on to deal with their height when we were on back foot but that's hindsight. When just went off we lost a body from the middle and that left us more open also. I'm sure JBA will have noticed as his interviews seem to suggest he has.

After his goal v celtic I'd hoped stam was going to go on a run but he keeps half hitting things or not at all, hendry looked miles off it too

You might be right there spider but if you remember Alexander's team that was winning there was moans at that and then his luck ran out. And only last week scotland won 2 games and the response of fans was negative. I do honestly feel that unless it's perfection then a lot of the football fandom do like to moan so they can have a look at me moment.

I think thats exactly the point JBA was making post match. If we slow the ball down and take the sting out of the game we maybe stop them building up a head of steam, and dont leave ourselves so open to the counter attack. Its still early in the process, but we do need to address our rin game management.

There also seems to be quite conflicting opinions over our striking situation. As someone who has defended Stama quite strongly on here, I was certainly disappointed that he didnt start yesterday, especially given his goals in the last couple of games. However, he did go off at Celtic Park with a bit of a knock, so I figured it was just a bit of a precaution ahead of the semi-final not to risk him from the start. It was also a good chance to give Hendry some minutes now that he seems to have addressed his injury/fitness concerns. Given our style of play, we will need both going forward. I thought Hendry did well yesterday in the first half. Lots of energy, put himself about a bit, held the ball up well. Not sure he was absolutely done by HT, but it was certaianly no surprise when he was subbed on the hour mark. I would tend to agree that his movement in the box wasnt as good as Stama's but its early days and that might improve. I thought Stama was again generally fine when he came on. A little bit unlucky with the handball although, as other have said, a little more awareness of the situation might have allowed him to pass it for someone else to knock in, albeit the rule in that regard still hasnt been cleared up. Comparing the 2, I think both are pretty similar players, and I think their work rate and hold up play are potentially more important than their goals, albeit, as strikers, that part cannot be ignored. However, Maswanhise has already scored 8 this season, Longelo has good numbers and we have others chipping in as well, so goalscoring really hasnt been the issue (self inflicted goals and poor defending have). Clearly it would be nice to have a lone striker who was the complete package, and we might be able to get one in January, but until then, Im reasonably happy to give Stama & Hendry the time to improve. Re the defence, in hindsight, I think not playing Gordon yesterday was a mistake when you see what Falkirk had at their disposal, and although McGinn gives you more on the ball, there needs to be some balance in not being too soft at the back. Big decisions for JBA next week.

I thought Falkirks gaffer nailed it when he said we gave them a doing first half but with only one goal in it there’s always a way back . It’s stating the obvious but if we play that well we need to go 2-3 goals up and then can play more possession football and nullify the opposition 2nd half . i know we’re not a Liverpool level team but when Klopp first came in they had similar issues for first season or so . I suspect we’ll get there and pick up wins . Not saying we’ll be top 6 but I do believe we’re moving forward in the right direction .