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Absolute clickbait. Why would Watt join a team that could get relegated. They might be able to offer him a little more, but its not going to be significant enough to make him jump ship. If there are already offers from England then thats where he will be headed as only Rangers and Celtic can compete with the money down there.

Stay, enjoy a cup run, bag a winners medal and go with everyones best wishes in the summer.......

Id be delighted to be free of relegation by the New Year and I suspect the board would too! Would allow for some very early planning for next season! Think this will be a tough game. Be interesting to see who is available and what the team selection will be. Be good if Slattery was fit and available, although I'd like to see Cornelius keep his place as well, which would mean Donnelly dropping out. Could be some selection dilemmas for GA now as players come back to fitness as those who have come in havent done a lot wrong. Im going 2- 0 Motherwell.

Cornelius had a decent game. Put in a lot of work and took his goal well, but struggled to get on the ball as the game largely bypassed our midfield. KVV took his goal well but much like Woolery, his decision making in the final 3rd cost us a couple more goals. Our best players over the 90 mins were Sol and Bevis. Neither put a fut wrong all game and both made important challenges. I just thought Bevis showed a little bit more quality on the ball today so he edges it for me.

Pretty scrappy game with very little football played by us in the middle third again. However, a great 3 points, and you cant fault our work rate, solidity at the back and our front 3 always look like they have goals in them. Cant be too harsh about the midfield with Donnelly getting his first start for such a long time and Cornelius still being a rookie. Goss is however, turning into quite an important player for us. St Johnstone look like a team desperate for the transfer window. They need to do some decent business if they are to get out of their current predicament. Ironically they played some decent stuff in the middle third but were pretty toothless up front and couldnt deal with our front 3. Same again next week will do fine.

Already has cult status, but if he is here any length of time, he has club legend written all over him!

It was a really stupid yellow card. If he just stands in front of Hart to slow the ball down, nothing happens. He maybe gets the waggy finger. The minute he kicks the ball away its a certain yellow. The fact he got a kick on the shin for his troubles only compounded it.

It would be nice to have some defenders back. However, given we stood up to Celtic with a depleted squad, you would hope we could cope with St Johnstone at home. Not that it always works that way. Hoping the new change of tactics / philosophy continues. If it does we should cause them problems with our front 3.

I dont see him moving in January, as I dont think he will have given up on the Scotland Squad, which would again raise his earning potential and maybe earn him a better move. I think he is likely to sit tight and see what the summer brings.

I thought Goss, Watt and Slattery all had pretty good first halves, but MOTM has to be Bevis again. Led a makeshift defence very well.

If there is a good way to lose a game thats about as close as it gets. Plenty of endeavour, good shape and discipline, defended well in the circumstances and created a good few chances, albeit mostly in the first half. Disappointing we couldnt take one of those and the manner in which we lost the goal was frustrating. We should have been more alert to what they were doing. All that said, we maintain our league position, morale will remain high and if we go into the next 4 games with the same belief and attitude we should be picking up a fair few more points.

Good to hear! Love the wee mans attitude!

Not expecting anything from this one. But its a free hit. Our recent playing style should suit the fixture and the opposition. Hopefully our injuries are not as bad as forecast and a couple of our centre halves make the starting 11. Fingers crossed we can cut out any stupid mistakes and maybe sneak a goal to sew doubt in the minds of the opposition.

He got a really bad injury after a horrendous tackle early in the season. Not sure he has had a lot of game time?

Just another example of poor, lazy journalism. There is no news in the article. Best ignored.

Alex Neil on Sportsound last night. Coincidence?

Glad this hasnt come to pass. Ive been critical of the style of play at times this season, but you cant argue with GA's points return and the team has the feel of a work in progress. It would have been a shame not to get to see the finished product, which may take another couple of windows. Re Ya Bezzers last point. I had to check, but it would have been 3 Scots managers in a row for PNE as McAvoy took over from Alex Neill. I wonder if any English team has ever been that bold!

If we approach the game the right way and start fast and put them under pressure we will win at the first time of asking. If we dont, it could be a nervy 90 minutes and possibly a replay and who knows, maybe extra time and penalties!

I hadnt considered McLair. Not sure why. Probably because his time was brief. No doubting his quality. Just didnt have the same impact on my memory as the others.

Who are your top 5 then Weeyin? Genuinely interested. You may pick someone Ive overlooked, like Skippy, who, on his first time round, is certainly worthy of consideration.

Dundee United showed yesterday what happens when you sit off Celtic and let them play. Doesnt matter how many players you have behind the ball if you dont press them. They have the players to create space and open you up. Must put pressure on the ball and make it difficult for them to display their quality. That might not be enough, but we need to try and effect the game.

He is definitely top 5 since I started going to games.... 1. Pettigrew 2. Coyne 3. Arnott 4. Higdon 5. Moult Only others I would consider worthy of consideration are Bobby Graham and McFadden, but they werent really out and out strikers.....

Celtic are a very good team going forward, but their defence can be got at. It would be a mistake to sit in and let them have the ball and try and hit them on the counter. Hopefully that is a lesson we have learned from the game at Fir Park where we were way too passive and barely laid a glove on them. The last few weeks (Dundee game aside) have been encouraging, as we have been pressing up the park much more effectively and not just gifting teams possession. We will need to do that well on Saturday to get anything from the game. Id be delighted with a point, but realistically, as long as we dont put in another gutless peformance and stick to whats been succesful recently, I will be happy.

Woolery. He was unplayable. More of the same at the weekend please big fella!

Went into a slide tackle in the 2nd half, got up holding his hammy. Walked off, so hopefully a strain rather than a pull.