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Sol and Ojala looked really good to start with both but tailed off to being terrible and slow, while lamie progressed from total bombscare to arguably our best defender. My guess is theyre all somewhere in the middle. I'd be very surprised if we're not in the market for a new first choice center back. I'm not going to get worked up about re-signing an experienced backup goalie, the Gillespie/Carson season was a total accident. Just like we ended up with Watt and KVV for a bit there. Was listening to a podcast earlier, and they mentioned Regan Charles Cook as the most improved player this year, which is hard to disagree with. Wonder if any of our squad could be candidates next year if we don't hunt them with pitchforks. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

QotS are bottom of the championship, and their defensive record is pretty poor. Johnstone hasn't seen much game time of late, possibly because he plays in their player-managers position. We're not good, but these guys aren't the solution. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

The larger squad is deliberate due to covid, as mentioned above. GA has said a few times he prefers a smaller squad. We have about 10 leaving in a few months by the looks of it, so would expect 3 or 4 to come in. What positions they fill is anyone's guess. McGinley isn't going anywhere wheher we like it or not. We literally just re-signed him. The same goes for anyone else under contract, especially those with another 2 years left. Unless they explicitly ask to leave and we're happy for them to, we can't afford to pay out on their contract and pay for their replacement. No one is going to come and take them off our hands, with them being shite and all. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

We were poor to a man. We pressed well for a bit, but it wasn't for anything because we were so bad on the ball. Our first touch was woeful, especially up front. Efford was the worst culprit in that regard, frequently giving the ball back to them. To lose that second goal so easily after the restart summed us up. We may have shown spirit this season by coming back so often, but that's usually because we've handed the opposition a soft goal. Carroll seems to have a habit of turning his back to shots. Don't know if that's a normal thing. I do that, but I'm not a professional defender. The penalty just wasn't. Embarrassing that the ref struck a pose, had a think, then realized it was his chance to even up the red card. Tierney, shields and Cornelius should get maximum minutes for the next four games to get them ready for next season. However, I'm concerned that the latter might just be a yard to slow for the role he has. Overall, we need to be less scared of the ball. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

Not sure what he even gave that for, never a penalty. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

What's the deal with their fans getting up to no good at the women's game at fir park today? Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

He's prone to the same weirdness as Sol, and just as bad with the ball at his feet. I'm not calling for us to get rid of him, but we have problems if he's our best defender. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

Bevis isn't good, but I can't help but like him. The big awkward bastard exorcised the demons of the last time he played up front at livi by making two goals happen by sheer presence. He gets the nod from me because Lamie is a quitter. Kelly in second for his platoon celebration. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

I'm also frequently deployed at left back, but just play left wing anyway, cos fuck that, it's the Memphis rec leagues. Carroll isn't good, and while McGinley may be better in some aspects (such as cleverness), he's not my favorite either. However, it does seem unlikely that we'll bring in another LB unless Carroll goes to St. Mirren. A first choice actual center back who has some degree of mobility is a must. I don't care how good looking he is or whether he's culturally Scandinavian. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

Overall, he got us top six with a genuine chance of 4th, while also sucking the joy out of the game. I doubt that the latter will be remembered when tickets go on sale for our euro home clash against Albania's (4th) finest. I wonder if he'll chuck on the reserves for the early European games if we get in, since he won't have the league cup to mess around with. Fair play to GA for sticking to his methods, which ultimately worked. Who knows if it's just pure luck or moneyball data driven magic. It's also clear that the players are sticking to what they're told, we don't panic and we have shown great resolve to push through this shite run and get ourselves back into games where previous teams would have chucked it. It doesn't feel like there's still five games left. Even though there's some interest left, with Europe, finishing above T.Watt, and maybe screwing up a title challenge for someone, I'm already in close season mode. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

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Did he not screw up his own contract as well by turning it in late or something? Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

The managers job is to win games and get us as high up the league as possible. If he pulls off the result at the weekend (even if we scrape a dire 0-0 and other results help us out) and we get top six, then he deserves the credit. Just the same as he deserves to get slated if the opposite happens. The style of football hasn't been great, but there aren't any points available for entertainment value. Hopefully we can make a couple of tweaks to the squad and a solid preseason with a relatively settled group will result in more exciting football, kind of how it came together for McLean back in the day after a few years of turgid stuff. It isn't a guarantee, but it's what's keeping me going. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

It's been fun watching bitter Richard Tait wind himself up to the point of giving us points. He should have been sent off in the last game for his tackle on Donnelly, but made up for it by getting mugged for the equalizer, then he had a virtuoso display of enabling the opposition with his performance on Saturday. If all we did was hoof it long, but somehow scored 4 goals out of it, maybe they should have tried the same? I'm sure they will now that Robbo is in survival mode. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

O'Donnell does get way more stick than he deserves. Thought he had a decent game. I expected him to cut onto his right all game, but he played some decent balls into the channels with his left, and could have come away with a goal if their keeper hadn't made a good block. Sol and Lamie were both poor, with frequent daft mistakes between them. The first goal was unfortunate, and more the fault of whatever that was on the right touchline. I can only assume their second stood because the ref got confused by the number of fouls they committed all at once and he panicked. I'm glad Cornelius is getting a real run in the team, hopefully he can cement that place. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

The international break hysteria is ratcheting up I see. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

That's some list. Did they nick GAs tombola for it? Looks like they just picked a random player from each non-OF team. Amazing that they decided on Iacovitti from County. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

If we finish 9th after being 4th for most of the season, he's getting binned. If we finish 6th or above, he'll stay and deserves it. In between is a grey area and we can all fight. Motherwell rules. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

If the wages posted on that site we're true (most probably not) you'd need to compare them to those of similar players at other clubs to get an idea of what is ridiculous or what is just market rate. 2k per week may seem excessive, but if that's what every mid table jobber is getting paid, then it's just the market. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

Has the academy been abandoned? I think reserve football isn't happening, but not so sure about the academy. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

So, who do we have left that's out of contract? Grimshaw, Donnelly, Roberts, Amaluzor... Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

As far as his recruitment goes, I can't remember the last time we had a squad where there's only one player I'd be gutted to lose, and for the record, at the time I thought we'd recruited well. This seems very Gannon-y, where we dont find out the signings are good until another manager uses them.

Just play an XI of Robinsons signings and confuse the fuck out of him with him being in the home dugout as well. Wear the Livingston strips too for the extra headfuck. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

If we still insist on 3 up front: Kelly SOD Sol Lamie Carroll Donnelly Slattery Cornelius Woolery KVV Roberts If we want to abandon ineffective wingers and not kid ourselves on that KVV will bring others into the game: Kelly Sod Sol Mugabi Lamie Carroll Cornelius Donnelly Slattery Goss KVV I don't care too much if Ojala and McGinley are in there instead. As far as Cornelius goes, maybe we should play Shaw, but we might as well get some development time for our own guy. SOD and Carrol may work better as wingbacks if there's an actual midfield. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

I agree with KVV as the lone striker with two more in midfield. Our wingers are ineffective, and Van Veen doesn't use them anyway. Two out of Goss, Tierney, Slattery and O'Hara is probably an upgrade over shields and Efford. However, that lineup would only work if we start passing the ball. My worry would be that we'd set up that way, and punt the ball up to KVV anyway. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk