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Made the mistake of going onto FB to discuss this. Mr Dickies supporters are on full attack mode. Is it an age thing? Im 55, but even I have a greater grasp of the internal workings of our club than some of these muppets!

You would then immediately get into the subjective opinion of the officials on whether they thought the ball would have crossed the line without the intervention of the handball. In Caseys incident, Im not sure it would. It would probably have hit him in the chest and come back out.

Well, I accept I am totally biased. But for me he looks like he tries to keep his arms close into his chest to avoid making himself bigger. Its not a natural position, but he certainly doesnt spread himself or appear to deliberately handle the ball. I think thats why its important to know the reason given for the red card and the wording of the current IFAB guidance. Context is everything in these decisions.

I dont think both incidents are the same as Souttar is further from goal and Butland is behind him, but I do think you need to go back and watch Caseys again if you think that was a save. Its a very similar motion to Souttar in that he throws himself in front of the ball to block it and his arms come up across his chest as a result. No question it hits his hand(s) but he hasnt exactly dived full length and tipped it round the post!

Why was he sent off then? It was the reason given on Sportsound after the game.....

Hard to say how really bad Danzaki was or wasnt. He came in when the club was an absolute carcrash and the manager who signed him got emptied within weeks if not days. Clearly SK didnt fit into SKs style of football. The good thing was that we managed to move him on quickly so he didnt end up stinking up the dressing room. Its something Kettlewell has been pretty good at.

Mich'l Parker! 😉

Havent seen it in real time obviously, but Souttar isnt right on the line and the goalkeeper is behind him. Is that a certain goalscoring opportunity? FWIW, I dont think Caseys is that clear cut. It hits his hand on the line no doubt, but I think there is an argument to be had over whether it was deliberate or whether he made his body bigger. Personally, I think the answer to both is no, but it may not matter depending on the current wording of the laws surrounding such incidents

Thats why I cant find it! 😆😆😆

Thats why I think tweaks to the current set up are the way to go. I think Davor or Halliday are probably fine by themselves just now, at least until Paton and/or Slattery are back. Its both of them together I have an issue with rught now. For me, dropping Miller into his natural position and putting Sparrow into the midfield further forward would allow us to press further up, support the front players and retin the ball more. Unfortunately SK seems to want to use a pecking order in team selection and Sparrow is behind Halliday and Davor in that order.

Who was that against? I cant find it

Its the age old dilemma for a club our size. Do we try and play more football at the risk of losing more games. Or do we continue as we are playing more pragmatic, but ultimately winning football. It would be nice if we could play more football and keep winning games, but it doesnt always work out that way. Personally, I think with a few tweaks and the likes of Paton and Slattery coming back into the team we wont be far away. Until then, I think we are stuck with a Davor/Halliday double act. Not my personal preference, but it seems to be SKs.......

Im hoping that part improves when the likes of Paton, Slattery and Nicholson all return. Of course there is more we could be doing now. I really like what Ive seen of Sparrow. He has a drive and an energy going forward that none of our other midfielders have. My preference would be to play Miller in the deeper role and have Sparrow supporting the front players. But that means SK dropping either Halliday or Davor, and I dont see him doing either.

Just seen the highlights. What a save from Ox in the first half. Even better than the pen save. We have upgraded big time in the keeper department.

Another tough test at a difficult away venue. We still havent found the right formula for midfield. But if we can remain defensively resolute, Hibs defence should cough up enough mistakes to give us a chance. Going for a score draw.

Lennon Miller for me. 2 goals, coulda had the hat trick and generally our most composed player. Creditible mentions for Oxborough and Ewen Wilson.

Not our best performance today. But I felt it was solid enough first half and we were handling St Mirrens size and tactics fairly well right up until their goal. Id like to see it again to see if there were things we could have done better, but it was a lovely turn and finish from Phillips. Thought we did well to get back in it after that. Couldnt really see if it was a penalty or not. There seemed to be a tangle of bodies at the back post but couldnt really see if the claim was justified. Great finish from Miller to put it away and he took his second one well also. Second half, the game seemed to to unravel for the referee in a Collumesque kinda way. There were a number of rather bizarre decisions and bookings and the players did well not to allow things to boil over. Thought after it went to 10 aside we crafted the better of the chances and Miller and Stamatelopoulos could both have had us out of sight. Overall, a good 3 points aginst a tough opponent. Onwards and upwards to Easter Road next week......

I can only assume that its his application that is the issue. He clearly has some talent given the clubs he has been at, but he has never made it at any of them. The fact we are farming him out so quickly after giving him a 2 year deal (with a 3rd year option) is a concern. Hopefully he has been told to go and get used to the Scottish game and come back fit and ready to stake his claim in the starting 11. It would be pretty shit for him, but mostly us, if his Motherwell career is over a couple of months in.

Not sure about that. He has been blowing out his arse pretty much every game he has played so far. He is definitely getting fitter and is in much better shape than when he arrived. But whether he has 70 mins in him remains to be seen. That said, I agree we need to start him at some point and see what he has in him. If we need to take him off at half time, so be it.

Its ridiculuous that segregation doesnt include top and bottom tiers of a stand at a neutral venue. Absolutely nuts in fact. Especially when the accessible tickets appear to be that side. Given how reluctant their fans are to give the SFA any of their money, will they even sell out their allocation?

Thats a really terrible contract negotiation then on behalf of the SPFL. That essentially does the club hosting the game out of money they could have made by streaming the game direct. If all they want is the ugly sisters, fine. Pay for that and we share the revenue. But dont pretend you are interested in the other clubs and then cant be arsed actually covering the game. Where is the benefit to Motherwell and Dundee United there? Just feels like a bone Premier Sports can through their subscribers at no extra cost to themselves.

Given that its a national cup competition and Premier Sports presumably outbid other channels for the rights, the clubs really need to grow a set next year and insist they treat every game as seriously as they would if their preferred clubs were involved.

It was. Yet there were still idiots booing him from the East Stand even before he scored. I wouldnt have applauded him onto the pitch. But booing him on is just wrong after what he did for us.

This was the day my hatred of Rangers was born. I was 9 years old and my father had to carry me across the pitch to safety to avoid the missiles raining down on us. Absolutely disgraceful stuff.

A bit like SOD, Casey has been a revelation this season. Whatever they did close season has to be welcomed as both have come back looking fitter, stronger and quicker than they did last season. The big man has nailed down his place again after what by the current incarnation, was an underwhelming season last year.