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Don't start them on that , we are going to get a load shite spouted about mc cowans toffee before Saturday.

Very much so. We played some nice stuff in short spells, but didn't really use our pace to much effect. A lot of possession but little to no penetration until late on when Peterheed tired. A few flashes down the left early on with Manny though. Poor movement off the ball. We looked pretty toothless up front, but in fairness Sule was left isolated in the first half. I thought Just looked impressive but sat too deep. All that said, Peterheed made it difficult for us by putting 11 men behind the ball. They were always going to do that though.

One size larger is that because macron are using metric measurements or is your converter not working

Yes, this is something we picked up on last night. To be fair McGinn is never a central defender in a back 2. The midfield looks talented and pacy but soft and Ap Stam looked tiny and lightweight last night. We don't need to be a team of hammer throwers but we do require more physicality as we struggled to compete in 50/50s in much of the match last night.

Emanuell Longelo the goal scorer

We were never going to achieve a clean sheet, but that wasn't down to him. . I didn't think Matty had much, if anything, to do to be fair. his distributiuon was generally very good although he did cause a couple of heartstopping moments. How would he cope against the hulking 6-4 central defenders and strikers he'd meet in the Premiership though?

Who is Manny?

Agreed he looked very composed and prepared to move the ball quickly.

Everything going to plan I suspect. Manager sussing out his team in competitive games . Also how we will play without Miller. Bonus is we have not lost in this process. It's preseason stuff really and a chance to get players match fit and ready. No need to get too excited about things the now.

When he came on he raised our tempo x 2. At the sluggish pace we were playing before he came on we probably had another penalty shoot out on our hands.

I only saw part of the first half but I like the look of Just

I remember a cup game we drew at Ochilview (0 - 0 I think) and went on to score 6 in the replay. Another plastic pitch, but I expect more improvement and a win. Would love to see a new central defender signed before then. McCowan's Highland Toffee anyone?

Fadinger

To give SOD credit, he did change the game a bit when he came on. He played a wicked cross into the box and rolled a nice through ball into the box (sorry, I don't recall who got on to the end of it). Unfortunately, he also sclaffed one right across field that could have been a bit more embarrassing than it was. He gave 100% when he came on, and I will always appreciate players that give their all.

Nice wee trip to this one. Team still finding its rhythm. But we can see improvements every game. A win for us.

Fadinger and Watt the two standouts for me.

Of the new guys tonight I thought that Fadinger and Watt did well. I have high hopes for those guys as the season develops. I need to see more of Longelo, Just and Sule. Longelo had a couple of decent strikes, was keen to go forward, but wasn't tested defensively. Just has good feet, but tries to do too much at times. Sule got next to no service.

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I certainly don't waste my time discussing maths theories, and it's nice of you to admit you are useless.

Do you only chat about football when you're at the game? The mods on here are useless anyway, so doubt anything will change. Meanwhile, we only win games this season when SOD is playing. Discuss.

Interesting how Watt’s performance has split opinion. I wonder what the his expected role is. I can see him more in a deeper role initiating the play with Slatts and Faddy expected to be more dynamic in their movement. Tonight it didn’t quite click between them.

Yeah, and that was another one tonight, but at least we got the win (just).

Any chance we could stick to football chat please?

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