Kmcalpin

Undoubtedly. From the little I've seen I'd say Obika is number 3. Bair tries hard but simply isn't Premiership level and Shaw was a panic stop gap signing. Much will depend on Biereth's fitness as to how much he'll be played.

A most peculiar game today, in which we just about deserved a draw. Before hand I would have been disappointed not to pick up all 3. A great comeback all the same which speaks volumes about team character. SK is being tested in this run just now and is struggling. Teams have now seen enough of us to work out our strengths and weaknesses and just as Ross County and Livingston did, so will Aberdeen, Killie and St Johnstone. Whether we play with a single striker or two, they have us sussed. Our 1 or maybe 2 aces in the pack are Biereth and Butcher, but a lot will depend on the former's fitness. Today's points were conceded before kick off, to a considerable extent. I'm being Captain Hindsight, but Shaw should never have started before Wilkinson. At the very least the former should have been hooked just after half time. Our defence was very poor and depending on fitness, Butcher should have replaced, a totally out of form, Mugabi midway through the second half, if not before, when the warning lights were flashing. He's usually good for a blunder per game but today it was several. Our weak point, which isn't being addressed is our wing backs. Once again, just like Livingston, Ross County exploited our weaknesses out wide, where they enjoyed far too much space. That can't be allowed to continue as its costing us. For sure, our next few opponents will have picked up on that. We could easily have been 3 goals down by the 7 minute mark and again in the second half Ross County gave us ample warning of our frailties at the back as they sliced through our midfield and defence with ease and created numerous chances. Again that needs sorted out pronto. Dingwall Amateur Dramatic Society aka Ross County were streetwise and played the referee like a fiddle. Considering Wilko's yellow card at Livingston I think we're fully entitled to feel hard done by. A record number of VAR checks and I'll look back with interest at those "pivotal" incidents which TV has chosen to include in their highlights. There's plenty to ponder with games coming up thick and fast. One things for sure, changes are needed and quickly. More of the same simply won't do. To finish on a positive, it was great to see young Luca Ross grab the late equaliser. He had a decent game when he came on.

Maybe Grizzly maybe. I'm in no rush to see Bair and Shaw start again. Also, I agree about Mika and we don't know what Arsenal's "advice" is. Keep him off Killie's weed infested plastic pitch. As I see it Wilko is our number 2 striker and I'd like to see more of him. Not in the KVV class but he looks to have a goalscoring instinct and deserves a run of games.

They could have been 3 up within the first 7 minutes.

That decision almost cost us a point.

I'm not expecting a classic today. Result is more importnat than entertainment for Ross County. I fear that, if we go with one man up front, they will have drawn encouragement and optimism from Livingston's highly effective tactics of smothering and suffocating our midfielders.

Not an issue. As long as Sky are happy that's all that matters.

I thinks he's a week or two behind Biereth.

For purely selfish reasons I'm glad. Bought 2 tickets and neither of us would have been able to go.

That tells you a lot about about the state of Scottish golakeeping. That aside, I've no time whatsoever for Craig Gordon after his antics at Fir Park last season.

The correct decision and it was sensible to announce it early. A bit bizarre though to announce the game was likely to go ahead just before announcing it was postponed. Most folk living round about Perth thought that the game was definitely in danger.

Match postponed.

Once again, the safety of travelling fans won't be a consideration. I would think that refusal of a ticket refund due to being not advised to travel to the stadium would be unreasonable even if its in the T and Cs. In the event, whether or not the game goes ahead is not their decision to make.

Game seems to be 50/50.

The game must be in serious doubt. Heavy and continuous rain now forecast until lunchtime on Saturday. Add to that the McDiarmid Park surface has a poor record due to underinvestment.

What about losing 9 in your second international appearance?

A mixture of existing experienced members and fresh blood. Ostensibly, a good mix. After the events of the past 18 months, with some fans questioning the relationship between the Society Board and the Club Board, I'd like to see a recalibration of that connection. More transparency and independence is vital and is most definitely required. By that I don't mean a detailed blow by blow account of daily details being fed to members. Some candidates did pick up on this. Society members, and I include myself in this too, need to step up, become more involved and hold elected members to account as they do represent rank and file fans.

It would have been very helpful if the online hustings had been available when voting opened. I would probably have voted differently in some cases.

I've watched the replay over and again and can't see much contact; I'm not saying there wasn't any at all. Now the referee was well behind play and his view was probably impaired. The nearest linesman would have been at least 35/40 yards away. How he reacted so quickly and decisively I don't know. As far as I'm aware the ref should issue a red card unless he is virtually certain about what took place. How could he be on this occasion?

Agree 100% Joe. Referee was very inconsistent yesterday. Pulling players back for stealing 2 or 3 yards at throw ins yet ignoring others for stealing 5 or even 6 yards. I think we were unlucky with some of the major decisions, excluding Bevis' penalty.

My question was rhetorical. At the time the referee immediately rejected his claim without any recourse to VAR and then waved his yellow card. Given that, I assumed it hadn't been checked. I at least thought it would have been checked. A player can be booked for simulation and be awarded a foul. Richard Tait was yellow carded at Easter Road for simulation but still won the foul. That being the case, the Livingston player who Lennon Miller "fouled" should also have been booked for simulation as he fell as if poleaxed.

Was Wilkinson's penalty claim checked by VAR?

Good post. Some of these points also made on P & B. Yesterday we suffered a systems failure. Lessons were learned after our recent losses, but unfortunately by the wrong people and for the wrong purposes. We play very narrowly and need more width and pace. Yesterday Slattery, Miller and Spittal were smothered and closed down quickly and aggressively. Too many square pegs in unnecessary round holes at the back. Wilkinson was very unlucky to be booked and could easily have won a penalty. As someone on P & B commented, very simliar to the one Gent was deemed to have committed on the edge of our box, and for which a penalty/free kick was awarded. That was particulalrly galling as Mackay and Anderson gave perfect performances as olympic divers all day, without a single word in their ear. Our current set up is now a busted flush. Big changes need for Perth from back to front. The international break has come at a good time for us.

That doesn"t concern me at all. I have no problem whatsoever with playing that way as long as we have the players and set up to do that but we didn't.

Maybe. You could have a point. Irrespective of the reason though they were unable to support Bair. Yes, SK got it wrong today.