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The manager was a full back,the assistant was a centre half and yet they adopt the tactic of letting balls come into the box unchallenged,it's madness that's cost us yet again.

I know we're not great in possession but without it were absolutely shocking,we get pulled about the place like a boys team.

Seriously,were going 433 again for this.

Madden started it with the shocking penalty decision but the retake is all on the linesman,he has one job to do in that situation to make sure the keeper stays on his line,which isn't hard and he failed miserably.i bet we could go the rest of the season and not see another retaking penalty,it was a fucking joke of a decision.

Good point about pinning there fullbacks back,we really have to find a way to make that happen.if we allow tavernier and barisic to just attack at will at constantly put balls into our box it will be a long 90 minutes.

Agreed,I really don't get the way we're trying to play,we let teams dominate the ball but yet in turn there's no urgency to press the ball,stop crosses coming in and shots from distance,it's like we're happy to just wait for the opposition to make a mess of it to get possession of the ball.i could get sitting off teams to a point if we broke quickly and had players that hurt the opposition when we had the ball but we have guys like grimshaw who's only thought is to slow it down and pass it backwards most of the time.

The recent celtic game at home should be fresh in alexander's mind,we didn't compete in midfield and the ball never stuck up front,two things we will need to happen in this game.we either need to bring in another centre half and make us harder to score against or an extra midfielder to try and make us more competitive in the middle of the park,it'll absolute madness if we stick with 433 for this.

Spot on,it was never a penalty to start with,sondre stood his ground and the st mirren player ran into him doing a dying swan routine,it was pathetic that madden fell for that.as for the retaking penalty,how many times do goalies get pulled up for being slightly off the line,hardly ever,even at the recent euros there was keepers that got away with it that were further off there line than kelly was.itll be interesting next time there's a saved penalty where that clown of a linesman is involved to see what he does.

I would rather he wasn't involved at all either grizzly but if we're going to use him I would rather it was from the bench.the forward line much like the midfield are a complete conundrum right now.

Midfield is dire,even in games against dundee and county we were second best,there's no pace or composure in there,everything is all rushed with either possession constantly giving away or the ball is passed back the way.we have far to many midfielders of the same level that offer very little,i quite like the look of slattery at times but feel we won't see more of him until he's got better players beside him.

Woolery might be a decent enough option off the bench,in games like tonight where it's stretched and come on against a tired full back but as a starter right now it just isn't happening,surely he can't start at the weekend.

It all depends on the officials,9 times out of 10 that wouldn't have been brought back for a retake,it's just our fucking luck it went against us tonight.

I agree with that,if brophy had put it wide then it would have been seen as a decent decision by kelly to come out.his team mates in front of him put him in an impossible position,it was a simple ball played forward into space,mcginley was daydreaming and grimshaw had no awareness as he just let his man run off him.

We showed a bit of composure at the start of the second half and were in total control,mugabis cunt of a pass just before there first goal was embarrassing but we should have defended it better,grimshaw let his man run off him and did kelly need to be that far out.the penalty was a farce,there player ran into ours as for the retake,aye it's the rules but how often does it get enforced,it'll be interesting the next game madden is involved in that there's a similar incident.we were shite for the most part but it's definitely two points chucked away.

Disgraceful from the officials,madden strikes again the cunt

Sake man,that's all from mugabis cunt of a pass out the park.

Get that man signed up to a new deal pronto

Get in,we would be lost without watt.

Agreed,it's one thing giving up possession if it means we then in turn do damage when we have the ball but we're hopeless in possession,we have to many players in the team that aren't comfortable with the ball at there feet and when we do get it it's all kick and rush stuff.the best we can say about some of them are that they try which should be a giving anyway,all it takes is a couple in the team not good enough and were in trouble before a ball is kicked.

We can't even blame the conditions for that first half,we have been absolutely hopeless.

Mcginley keeping his place is crazy,grimshaw passing back to the keeper from the hallway line in these conditions are already giving me the fear.

Alexander has dropped lamie a couple of times this season on the back of a decent game,I'll be surprised if mcginley isnt left out tonight and carroll is back in.grimmy needs left out to,i would bring ohara in for him.first goal will be important tonight,if we get it then hopefully we get a result,if not then I think we will struggle to get anything.

I thought he would have been nothing more than a short term signing when he came but he's been brilliant for us,I've really taking to him and hope he stays.he is the fittest and most focused he has been in his career and obviously that's showing on the park,hopefully we can benefit from that beyond this season.hes honest enough to say money will be a factor in what he does next,fingers crossed we can come up with the right deal for him.

I said in an earlier post about the forward line being disjointed but the midfield is even worse,we could play a combination of any three we have and it wouldn't make us play any different,we don't have players with the legs to get about the pitch,it's all very samey in midfield for us,players should be complimenting each other but at times it looks like strangers playing together for the first time.its far from panic stations but that's three poor performances in a row albeit against teams in form but we have been the architects of our downfall each time.the st mirren game certainly isn't must win but it would be nice to end the mini slump were in.