Villageman

To me Ripley was the deciding factor. His saves happened at crucial times in the game. He has had his critics but i said after his first game he "looks" like a keeper if you know what I mean.Hall had a good game. You woudn't know he only has had a few first team games. McManus appears to be giving him more support and encouragement than he gave Kennedy or Laing. Marv's talent is coming good again but I much prefer him on the left.However the setup allowed Pearson space on the left. He definitely does not get the support from refs. Skippy good, appears to have slimmed down a bit.Please have Ripley and Grimshaw stay.

Waiting on news. Drive from Borders area. M74 open one way with police escort. And the ref cant tell the time. Sure its not Collum?.

Chalmers lack of pace is worrying, only good positional play saves him from a roasting. Much more comfortable going forward,might be a steady if not brilliant midfield player.Hammell is not blessed with pace either. Johnson has/is putting a power of defensive work. Makes me wonder if that has contributed to his recent lack of form.

He must have a double then. Given 2 votes.

Oh and manage the team via twitter.

I have a suggestion. Sack McGhee and appoint six, no make it twelve, posters from here as co-managers.

Somebody will still vote him mom .Contributed nothing today.

Good yin, Weeyin!

One additional point. I was reluctant to fit in a 70 mile return journey to Fir Park during the week to buy a ticket and waited to see if pay at the gate was to be offered. No decision made by noon Friday so decided then my plans for Saturday did not include Douglas Park. Why it was all ticket God only knows. Amateur level at best and once again how not to treat football support. Wonder how many others felt the same. Then again if i had not watched so depressing football lately my decision may have been different.

Disagree we had no one up with play. The players were there but more often than not the final ball was poor. On one occasion when it was perfect Thomas completely missed it.

Reading Hughes comments I'm not sure it is the same Vigurs we had last year!.

Yes a good interview from Craigan. The most significant bit for me was " From now on they are professional players,they have to train,play,eat and live like professional players". Most of what we are hearing from the Club is very positive and welcome.

What struck me most about the highlights was the height / build of the players. Ainsworth, Trialist excepted all looked to 6 feet and well built too.

Have to admit to being there as a 12 yo. Sadly tho can't remember very much about it. Sadly recall not as active as it used to be. Not as memorable as 1952.

Yes I agree cars are more flexible but could give you an argument on time. We left the football car park at 5.05 was back in Carluke at 8.30 via stops at Motherwell and Wishaw. A journey of around 185 miles.Inverness may be a poor example for comparison because all vehicles are restricted to average speed of 50mph on A9. There are concessions on the buses mentioned to which I am entitled. As also mentioned earlier I live in a village on outskirts of the Borders and when I drive to home games mostly on my own the the cost petrol exceeds the cost of the bus to Inverness.

Yes I Have plus a few Rovers matches. Don't get me wrong I am not comparing him to Leitch or which one is better or even ready for a lengthy first team stretch in the event of Pearson being absent and no replacement brought in. All I am saying is that if that scenario happens he would be better suited to play alongside Lasley. I think too it would be a lot to ask any of the youngsters to play in that position for presumably for 4 months if the rumours are true.

My post regarding car share was not in relation to the bois travel arrangements. I was trying to do two things 1) Understand like Dewell why more people do not use a supporters bus. Yes I know there are restrictions. 2) Encourage fans to use them also there must many fans on the outskirts of the North / South Lanarkshire borders like me that could maybe tempted. Back to Saturday I did not hear any announcement of the number of visiting fans but did read 400 quoted elsewhere, Two supporters buses around 60 fans, So 340 fans made other arrangements. I am also curious to understand Ya Bezzer whose location is given as north lodge, Motherwell? when I lived there chose to go to Ayr when train admittedly was too expensive could have used the Central supporters bus which was not. Not a criticism in any way.

Do not agree he has answered his own question or do I agree other modes of transport have become cheaper. For instance I looked at options for Inverness, train £60+ and does not ensure return same day after the match. Car? If you are in area where share is an option then £10 / 12 each should cover. Many of us are not and I for one in the borders area travel to meet the supporters bus and I believe charges are very attractive. On the car share years ago the Club asked those from outlying areas to advise if interested but I believe the response was poor. I enjoy my away days to Inverness etc. bot there are other reasons why a 450 / 500 mile round trip does not appeal. What might do tho is a car share to the nearest supporter bus pick up point. I know supporter bus sometime struggle to fill them.

Re, Cadden: Only seen him play 10 or so games but imho has a Stephen Gerrard style. Not for a moment am I suggesting he is that good. If Pearson is out for long and transfer market is not successful he would be a better option than Leitch as partner to Lasley.

Correct he stayed on after the tackle and a few minutes later made a pass out wide and noticeably suffered a reaction.he then rather cautiously walked at half time soon after.

Laing for me. Aware that this was the first "real" game of the season but having watched him in the Gers games and the friendlies he has improved greatly on the raw boy sent off in his first game.

Quote "We picked up 3 points from a difficult game" Was only a difficult game on paper. Inverness were very poor and as usual physicality used as a substitute for in the main. They have players with some skill but no end product. Unless you include their ability to go down rather easily.

With maybe a bit of luck and more composure the match would/should have been over by half time. The Inverness player was panicking prior to that incident and the ball was kicked out of play a yard or so behind him. He actually turned to kick it out. Why didn't he boot it out of play nearer the half way line and the way he was facing. His attention was focused on the sub on the other touchline.

Well I hope that has settled the "should we" argument. Not asked to do much but as has been said elsewhere came for crosses and bossed his area and at times the players in.front of him. Also nice see that he appears to have been made with the same kit as two former keepers.

Just shows how differently we see players performance. I agree with almost of all your post but not about Lasley. Yes he put himself about a bit made tackles and blocks but for me the then made too many square and ineffective passes. but then again I have never quite understood the hero worship he is given. Pearson was the missing link in the second half. I hope we do not have to depend on a Lasley Leitch pairing. For me it has to be one or the other not both.