Kmcalpin

Is there a need to freshen things up on Wednesday, given last night's marathon and injury to Campbell, which hopefully isn't too bad? Hastie, Carroll, Mugabi, O'Hara, Foley and even Dunne could all come in to a greater or lesser extent. Not a game for youngsters?

I agree with others that 4-3-3 formation doesn't suit us, with the players we currently have. In the short term, if we persist with this style, then Hastie must come back in, until the end of the season, or until Watt or Roberts return, however unlikely that is. The midfield lacks creativity and pace, as Morton knewfull well last night. I understand why we resorted to the long ball last night but that doesn't make it right. A catch 22 situation. Our defenders were launching long balls because the midfield were incapable of creating anything on the deck. We don't have the players to play the long ball though and Lawless is no target man. For a long spell early on last night we were effectively playing with 8 men as the front 3 were seeing so little of the ball.

Yes Allan. If we go 4-3-3 that would be my choice of strikers. We need to put tonight behind us and treat this game afresh.

All the best Yorky. Good luck.

Let's hope Campbell and Watt make it. If both Watt and Roberts miss out that'll be a huge handicap.

Whether we deserved to win or not we're through as Spiderpig said. Thats the bottom line. Morton do deserve a lot of credit but boy did they get a huge slice of luck with penalty decision.Its by no means certain we'd have scored from it, if given, but we might have done. That could have decided the game. In short they got out of jail free. They should have no complaints, although going out on penalties is never good.

Sheer relief! We just deserved the win given Collum's penalty decision. Credit to Morton though.

Morton deserve penalty kicks, but they carried luck with the penalty decision.

GOAL!!

Yes, its was a stonewaller.

It may well go to penalties but they're not a lottery.

Yellow card for booting the ball away?

We're exerting a fair bit of pressure but doing nothing in and around Morton's box. Their keeper's had a solitary save to make, and not a difficult one at that. Typical Gus MacPherson team - hard working, organised and defensive.

A chronic lack of pace and creativity in the team.

Morton are working far harder when not in possession than we are and are closing us down quickly. We're standing off them.

Midfield is virtually anonymous.....thats where our problem lies so far.

Willie Collum is the referee....say no more.

Time to kick off this evening's match thread.

In terms of attacking options much will depend on whether Watt and Roberts are fit. In the latter's case I would doubt it.

Agreed. That,for me, is the weakest part of his game.

Do we know who confirmed this?

Pretty much agree with that Goggles, but I have doubts over Carson's long term fitness. Is he fit enough to be number one? We've heard nothing for months. Other than that, I reckon, or hope, that we'll need 2 first choice central defenders, an attacking midfielder, a winger, and potentially 3 strikers. Thats on the basis that no-one else re-signs, loanees don't return and that the likes of Campbell, Gallagher, and Long leave.

So, it turns out that St Mirren's penalty last Saturday was a dive. Will Jim Goodwin now take action against the culprit, given his previous comments. The issue of Crawford's armball is another matter. They've plainly been at it. Don't expect the media to publicise it.

Same here. I just didn't get it. At that point in the game and sitting a good few goals up why not give a youngster a chance?

I suspect that we've given O'Donnell a fair chunk, if not all, of the £75 Eurocash as a sweetener to sign on.