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Good post and similar thoughts to mine.i thought we started the game well and eventually scored a really well worked goal but after that we seemed to drop about 5 yards back and we're happy to just sit in and look to defend,I actually think if we had scored a second we would have won that comfortably.if you sit in to defend more often than not it will come back to bite you and that's what happened to us,especially as we still look to be dodgy at centre half,that's some poor goals we have already conceded this season.the subs that got brought on were dire,especially efford and morris,neither offered anything and we were far worse when they came on the park, hopefully hammell gets in the striker and winger that he wants and get mckinstry upto speed we will have far better options to choose from.despite the defeat I think we're heading in the right direction,if we can somehow make ourselves a bit harder to score against them I think we can have a good season.im actually looking forward to our next game already,I never thought I would be saying that after the sligo games.

Hammell mentioned yesterday that he's looking for a winger and a striker,hopefully he can make that happen as we definitely need another couple of options up front.i would like to see efford moved on but not sure that will happen,he was a headless chicken when he came on today,sadly him and shields are far to similar.im not sure what morris is going to offer us,he looks the type that come the end of the season we still won't know what his position really is.kilmarnock are shite,there was no need to be sitting in trying to defend that lead,we really need to sharpen up at the back though,that's a few soft goals we have gave away already this season.

We threw that game away with conceding two of the softest goals we will see all season.today shows that we need too add a couple of better players before the transfer window shuts,the options from the bench just aren't good enough,efford and morris in particular offered nothing when they came on.

I totally agree with that,the only thing missing has been a cup win but we have been unfortunate that we have met the old firm in recent cup finals,take st Johnstone when they won both cups,to play teams similar to themselves in they finals was a huge slice of luck.we have achieved more paying modest wages than we ever did when boyle was throwing millions about and paying big wages,trying to find some gems and bringing through our own youth players will always be the way forward for us.

It sounds like we had other options we could have signed sooner but hammell was holding out for penney.i think odonnell had started the season well and done enough to stay in the team but we definitely needed another full back,having a left footer to provide the right balance on that side is always a good thing.

I don't know anything about penney but he has a decent enough cv,he's played a few games for the likes of sheffield wednesday,st pauli and Ipswich,it definitely looks like not a bad signing.

From what we have seen of odonnell this season,I would have no problem with him being used at left back but we definitely need another full back as we're only one injury away from having to play either mugabi or lamie at full back and we don't want to be going back to they days.hammell has said he wants another striker in so hopefully that happens,van veen will be first choice so we won't be going out to try and replace him,someone that can do a decent job in the central area when required and take the burden off him is what we need for now.

Snodgrass would be a good signing but I'll not be fussed if it doesn't happen,from the sounds of things we have got a few other options on the go anyway and were not pining our hopes on Snodgrass coming.

Aye a clean sheet is always good to get,a lot has been made about that nouble and how much of a handful he is but I thought sol was excellent up against him today,he hardly gave him a kick.

That was two teams cancelling each other out with a lot of stop start with niggly fouls,luckily we got the break and won the game which was always the most important thing today.big 3 points for us and we can continue the rebuild under hammy from another position of strength.

It feels a much better environment since hammell came in and because of that we may see improvement in some players that it was never going to happen for under alexander,I'm happy enough if the squad as a whole gets the chance to impress.

It sounds like we could be in for a busy couple of weeks with potential ins and outs,it's good too see the club are backing hammy.

Were trying to sign robert snodgrass according to the sun

I've never got the hype over allan,he was talked about as a youngster and it stuck despite him never really settling anywhere and doing the business for any length of time,he's very similar to tony watt.

Were trying to sign Mckinstry on loan according to the evening times.

Not that it matters now but I was reading something earlier that said it was nick montgomery of central coast mariners,was the other contracted coach that we had spoken too.

There detached from reality that lot up there.there watching a team that has the likes of hayes and mcrorie in being managed by jim goodwin,what is it there expecting exactly that centre half that's there captain,he looks good value for some comedy moments this season.

Same again,start on the front foot and be positive from the off,if we do that then there's no reason why we won't win next week.

Spot on,we don't have the best players in the world but at the end of the day there professionals,let them go and play and do there thing,that was definitely a team playing with the shackles off today rather than the guff being served up under alexander.

We will win and lose games along the way but that team today atleast had a bit of identity about them and something that as fans we can buy into and get behind.

You would think they would be used to get beat off us by now

That was the best we have played in a long time,that was really impressive.we actually looked like a team in and out of possession,our defensive shape was spot on and what a difference it makes getting bodies forward.if we can add a bit of quality to what's there then we should have no real worries going forward.

Ya dancer,how good was that,trust us to bring the sheep shaggers back down to earth

Old frailties coming back to haunt us there

He has been excellent,it looks like he's enjoying having the freedom to get up the park,where before it looked like he wasn't allowed past the half way line.