johnstone

To be fair on the Accies when they had McArthy, McCarthur, Easton and a fully fit Neill they were a very good passing side. I think they don't have those players anymore so have resorted to lumping it up the park.

The reason McHugh hasn't been given a chance is because Murphy, Blackman, Humphrey Sutton and Gow have all made an instant impact this season. Nothing else to it. I agree Forbes is played out of position, but he hasn't been given much of a chance becuse Lasley and Jennings work really well together. Also the comment about it being Brown and Roxburugh's fault the game is in its current state is the biggest load of bollocks I have ever heard. These guys got us to Euro and World Cup finals, which would no doubt boost our national and club level game - not hinder it. The fact that Forbes and McHugh are at least getting game time justifys their inclusion in the squad. We can't farm every youngster out to other clubs either or we will end up with no cover.

By not having any money clubs end up signing better players as they invest much more time seeing if they are worth a wage. When we all had buckets of cash a huge amount of pish flowed through the doors at Fir Park. Swings and roundabouts I suppose.

I have never seen Brian Kerr play well in a game. Ever. Hope to god he stays well away from us.

Get yer coat. Overall a shite game and a shite performace. Distribution form the back was awful and our midfileders were totally anonymous. Accies were playing the game out after 20 minutes and stuck everyone behind the ball it was a dreadful advert for the SPL. Pass marks to Blackman and Humphrey who were both excellent.

Shut it!

Check out all you negative bastards! We were going to have to face one half of the Old Firm at some point. Best to do it now and then pump Aberdeen in the final.

Yas. Lets beat those blue nose c***s!

Don't think so. I think they will just have Walter Smith and Neil Lennon in a room and asking them who, when and where they want to play their games. Everyone else will then just accept this.

Shite game. Good win. Pass marks to all of the team who gave it their all against a merry band of hatchet men from the East. Levien and Houston should be hung drawn and quartered for their crimes against football. I actually feel sorry for guys like Goodwillie. Bags of talent but forced to chase longs balls into nowhere and stuck up from with a total haddy in John Daly. Goodwillie would be amazing in our team.

From the sounds of it McCarthy has been a revalation down at Wigan. Rumours are he is Arsenal bound very soon. McFadden - done well, but not as good as I felt he could have done. Murphy. Still a long way to go before he can play regularly in the EPL. He also needs to bulk up slightly.

Over the 90 minutes we were the more comfortable. Apart from Daly’s excellent bicycle kick and the ‘nalty they didn’t have a decent attempt at goal. We on the other hand must have got well into double figures in terms of chances. I though Blackman and Humphrey were superb throughout the whole game and gave their defence all sorts of problems. One thing about Humphrey is I feel his corners are a bit hit and miss. I would prefer to see Hateley deliver the corners as I feel he is much more dangerous. Murphy and Gow I felt worked well up front and Gow just seemed to be trying too hard. He had some excellent touches and I think once he gets a bit of match sharpness back he will be a great player for us. Think about it this way he has not had 90 minutes of game time for us yet, but has had a hand in three of our goals. Not bad at all. If scouts were there to watch Murphey then they will be going back with glowing reports. His movement on the ball is sometimes stunning. Defence-wise – apart from the from the usual lapses in concentration from Reynolds and the usual howler from Craigan we were pretty solid and Hammell has become Mr Consistency. As for the Saunders v Hateley at right back. I would say that Hateley shades it just, but it’s a decent position for us to be in having to good right backs at the club just now. Oh and Lasley was immense until he went off. Also remember this is a Dundee Utd side who hadn't lost away (apart from the OF) for 18 months.

Good to have you back mate!

Mama Mia!

I am thinking 0-0

Humphrey is no where near the Scotland squad at the moment, but if his game continues to improve then you never know, but right now there are many players ahead of him. Would like to see Murphey get a chance, but I think he will need to maintain his current form all season and maybe get 15 plus goals. An achievable goal I think, but if he does then the vultures will be swooping in the summer. Clarkson and McCormack had great starts in England, but seem to have gone of the boil big time. Its a shame as both looked like they were on the verge of breaking into the International scene on a regular basis.

Any stato know how many goals he has setup for us this season so far? From memory I am thinking about 5, but can't be sure.

It was fucking raining, the grass got wet and people slipped on it. Fuck me sideways!

I concur, my pie and broon sauce was excellent. Not too fatty and a nice crisp pastry.

If we end up like a stadium like New St Mirren Park I will be devestated. Lets look to Europe for inspiration. Specifically Norway please!

I thought over the 90 mins we deserved the win. St Mirren had a few chances either side of half time, but never really put us under any sustained pressure. We on the other hand had a bout 35 minuts of constant presssure, but just couldn't get that second goal that would have killed them off. Gow did make a difference. He ran the line with intelligence and was in the right places at the right time to get us the goals to win the game. When fit I think he could be a real asset. Great start to the season and hopefully thats the 'home hoodoo' of our backs. St Mirren were not as bad as I thought they were going to be and in fact their better players were the guys they signed from Cowdenbeath. Also the boy McGowan looks a decent player. They just got punished by make school boy errors which we pounced on. With Hibs and Hearts looking pretty average this season and Aberdeen in the middle of a terrible injury crisis then this could be the time to put a bit of a gap between them if this run continues.

If Murphy continues to progress the way he is then he is destined for the big time. Humphrey has been our best player this season so far.

Another interesting point to note is that our defeats were as follows: Celtic x 3 Odense x 2 Dundee Utd x 2 Hibs x 1 Falkirk x 1 So since Brown has taken over we have only been beaten once by a team who finished below us in the SPL. Also I noticed we have actually been beaten 9 times not 8, but two of them are in the Europa League.

Just did a bit of digging and this is Browns record for every competitive game we have played under him: Played: 32 Won: 16 Drawn: 8 Lost: 8 Thats a fantastic record.