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Mair kaleta Wilson casey Blaney balmer halliday andrews nicholsen vale tj

Given how tight the league is, 3 points is more important. We could win in cup and then draw celtic at parkhead. Best just to take each game as it comes. Not as if us throwing the cup game guarantees a league win anyhow.

The definition of entertaining is providing amusement or enjoyment. You could argue that our attempts to defend are amusing. Granted that's a feeling felt by the opposition. The joy surely comes from whether we win or lose or a goal scored. So taking hibs game, in our own way we were very entertaining. Perhaps the question should be, do we try to achieve our targets by playing negatively? The answer is yes we do. We try to be competitive against teams with better resources taking into consideration our players form and fitness. Is it pretty to watch, no! but it's got us 31 points and a good chance of survival in a league where modern football is all about money and what a club can afford to spend on their team on the pitch. Just look at Aberdeen splashing the cash just now. Whether that's sensible who knows, but it's the modern way, where instant results matter more than long term player development. Society has changed for the worst. No hiding places, no patience and unrealistic expectations. After all that, was that not why we tried to get extra funding? Just so we can continue to compete against teams spending money, even if they run up huge debts. I would love us to play an attacking all out style. But it's never going to happen. We will never have 10 outfield players good enough. Bigger clubs with the odd exception have hoovered up all the promising youngsters. The injuries this season are mental. Although the system we play is broadly the same, players in the team are not. Perhaps if things settle and full fitness and confidence returns we might alter our approach to games. Scottish football at the level we are, does not allow any scope for teams to play anything other than survival tactics. To many jobs are at risk if a club fails.

If he is that bad, why is he on the bench? Someone must have the inside scoop.

Exactly. Another baffling signing.

They will have the ball. What they do with it will decide who wins.

Take it we don't rate Connelly? Third in line and then when an opportunity arises, we bring someone else straight into the team. Writing is surely on the wall for him. You wonder why we resigned him.

Hard to avoid red cards,when the officials are clueless. Vale did what every over player does and commits a professional foul, and is a yellow carded. He did well to get back and cover our missing defenders.

Slattery for the only technical bit of football we played.

Groundhog day. Brutal performance and officials stealing the limelight. Scottish football eh??

We were brutal, but those officials have stitched us up again. This is getting beyond a joke now.

Maybe instead of training off the ball, we should try some drills when we have it. As expected we have been brutal, and gifted the goals and points. Loyality to underperforming players will cost a manager his job. That's not a red card for feck sake.

Maybe instead of training off the ball, we should try some drills when we have it. As expected we have been brutal, and gifted the goals and points. Loyality to underperforming players will cost a manager his job.

The Australian guy must be really bad to not get on for sods.

What a clown sods is. For a guy experienced as him, that was pathetic.

Game on. Var check tho.

Our strikers are feeding of scraps. Constantly chasing hopeful punts ain't getting the best out of them. Just as well Hibs are playing safe this half.

Kaleta at left back!

Don't think McGinns been rushed back. He's been on the bench prior to this game. Anyhow Halliday and Wilson off. To late tho.

By each passing game our general play has got worse. No movement of the ball, and easy option of punting it long. We badly miss Miller.

Watching that first goal. Wilson sleeping. I know he's a young guy, but he is making alot of mistakes recently. He's got lucky previously, but it's run out now. Put o'onnell at left back and bring Kaleta on, who at least offers the ability to run with the ball.

It's so easy for them to play through our press. Brutal stuff.

We can't cope with any kind of press.

Deflection does not matter. When the ball was first kicked he was off. His top shoulder was ahead of our defender. Fine margins yet again.

Another var feck up. Anyone think he was not offside?