texanwellfan

Yes, we need to get more crosses from Spencer. Gent seemed to have more room/success than Spencer did last week. The more crosses we get in the more chance of scoring. Also, having St Mirren have to deal with wide threats should leave more room in middle.

I’m pretty sure they know what to do we just have to do it. When we turn the ball over you need to apply pressure on the ball to slow down the opposition attack or preferably win the ball back, high up the park. So in essence you have to move up and down the field as a team otherwise it’s hard to put pressure on the opposition. We were doing a great job of that (playing as a unit) earlier in the season and it’s one of those basics that we need to re learn. It takes concentration and effort and I think for our players they just have trouble applying that concentration and effort every week. Hopefully we find the trigger to get them back in that mindset very soon.

Agree with that l, except weighted balls over the top for him to run onto are fine but yes, we do have to ditch the hit and hope long balls we have been seeing far too often.

Yep. Davor done enough to merit starting V St Mirren as did Gent. I’d also start Bair along side Mika based on his short performance yesterday.

I would start Davor and Gent again and probably Bair alongside Mika. SK must be thinking hard about dropping Kelly.

I think the ref left his cards at home. No cards at all today, right?

Bair looked surprisingly much better today for the few minutes he was on the field.

Kelly oh dear

lol I was typing at same time

Although he doesn’t give it away much. Win the ball and keep possession. I’ll take and let the other midfielders step up and do the “creative” work.

I’d take basic stuff like pass and move. If they just done that we would look 10 times better but the lack of movement off the ball, showing for passes is abysmal

That’s my worry. Almost got sucker punched right before the half but luckily Kane just couldn’t connect properly.

The way we play I think we need someone more mobile than Obika. I’d put Shaw in there for Obika. Haven’t used Spencer up the right as much as I’d like to see. To many long balls still.

lol it’s just adjectives but not in the same class as the mix up

Line up ????

Don’t see anything wrong with that. I use phrases like that all the time. If you don’t know the name it helps narrow it down.

Yea, basically Mika and one other

Probably line up per below since not too many options due to players out kelly O’Donnel Bevis Blaney Davour spencer Slattery Spittal Gent Mika Wilkinson

I forgot all about Blaney. Seems a decent starting line up. Obviously we need to tighten up defensive side of our play but we can make things so much easier for ourselves if we stop giving the ball way time after time, when we should be completing simple Passes with ease. Cut down on the long hopeless balls and play wide or through the midfield. Generally, execute on the basics and we stand a good chance of getting 3 points.

Not a popular post, I’m sure, but I’m with you. The board need to take him aside and have a word with him. Calm him down, redirect his focus onto the things that worked, re institute a firm grounding in the basics and tweak from there. Do not make radical wholesale changes from week to week. At four games or so into this bad run we were still playing very well and had we continued to play that way we would not be in this mess. However, we now have confidence/mental side of things causing us issues as well. The players and manager need to get the last 11 or so results out of their head. The focus is going forward. Consider the next 17 games as a mini season starting from scratch and focus on that league table. I’m done with sacking managers. We have already have the advantage of hindsight on that, it doesn’t work, it just leads us back to where we were. We are all in it together so the board, the players especially, and the fans need to support and encourage the manager and team. As mentioned, I think it’s very cruciaL that the board Support and guide him to keep his head straight and steer him away from panic actions.

I like O’Donnel but your last paragraph is the way to go. Spencer on right with Gent on the left. McGinn Bevis Casey back 3. Slattery Spittal Paton in between Spencer and Gent. Top two Mika and one other from Obika/Shaw/Wilkinson Having Spencer and Gent should help stretch defenses making more room in the middle or if not then it should afford some space for Spencer and Gent to fire in some crosses all round, more focus and effort is needed. We should look like we are fighting for our survival, because that’s what we are doing. We are sadly missing a Peter Hartley type leader on the field. oooopsss! Casey probably injured so O’Donnel in the back 3. Hopefully McGinn ready to come back in.

I think they’ll give him Saturday home game. If he gets 3 points they’ll stick with him.

grizzly? Is that you?

He graduated from the Joe Hart school of goalkeeping

He was well on