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This is what I’d play, but with one change being McKinstry for Tierney.

I really think we need to keep a sense of perspective on how things have gone so far under Stevie H. Whilst Rangers were poor yesterday, Van B hasn’t lost a league game to anyone other than Celtic since he took over. As many have said Stevie inherited a mess of a squad that had just be beaten twice by Sligo Rovers! In terms of defeats this season we have lost to the Old Firm, Hibs & Hearts, Kilmarnock away and St Johnstone at home. With St Johnstone at home being the only one we would have been favourites to win! We’ve beaten St Mirren, Livi, Aberdeen and Ross C, with probably only the Livi game seeing us as favourites to win! By the end of Feb I think we’ll have an idea of how things are going to play out. Like most I don’t think we have enough goals to make top 6 (unless Louis can get fit and stay fit) but I also don’t think we’re poor enough to end up in a relegation scrap.

Hope to be proven wrong but with Tierney, Morris and McKinstry starting, we look very light on players that are good out of possession. Would deffo have had Cornelius in over one of them.

No Snodgrass then, off to Hearts. If he stays fit he’ll be a good signing for them.

With what we have available I think this is what I would have gone with. Hoping a change of shape as well. After seeing Goss play more centrally in the 2nd half last week, it may work to have both him an Slattery centrally. Think Aberdeen will have too much for us today, but a good performance would give us some encouragement for the next couple of winnable games.

Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Aberdeen, Hibs and Utd massive favourites to be top 6, as for the rest wouldn’t be surprised to see any of us in a relegation battle. We’ll be ok, just I think, although I also think we’re Kelly and KVV getting injured away from being bang in trouble…

He’ll be a happy man today then. Grrr…

We now have 3 forwards and Tierney on the pitch, is he genuinely trying to lose by as many as possible?

Can anyone put up a reasonable argument for us having 3 forwards on the pitch, it’s ridiculous…

Tactics horrific again. Constantly giving good players 10 yards of space results in only one thing.

Last 10 was a horrible watch but well done to the players for digging in and seeing it out! Hate to think where we’d be without Liam Kelly!

Liam Kelly, outstanding save!

I think he’s much better than the usual!

Not sure we started that way but Donnelly deffo playing on the right side of a back 3 now.

It appears so, assume Woolery & Mugabi both injured.

KVV & Slattery on the bench and Woolery & Mugabi out all together. Another defeat beckons :-(

Very frustrating afternoon. Bizarrely we played better than I expected, just didn’t take our chances and lost a horrible deflected goal. Whilst theres no doubt we’re very poor, Utd aren’t any better. To end up having to play Mugabi up front for the last 15 mins shows how poor we are in that position. He’s not a world beater but where is Roberts?

£25 and predictable I’m already regretting it. The way we’ve set up was ok when it was 0-0 but now we’re behind we have to change it and try and get more possession.

Still showing tickets online but they all seem to be restricted view (the seats that are half orange when you look at the seating plan online)

I just got one online (against my better judgement) but it says it’s restricted view as that looked like it was all that was left. Although I very much doubt we’ve sold out!

Hope I’m wrong, but with that starting 11 if Rangers play reasonably well I fear we’re getting another hammering! How he can possibly start the same midfield that started at Livi beggars belief. Also, the one player who has caused them problems in previous games is on the bench, unbelievable.

Is KVV deffo suspended tomorrow? Was sure I read that on here but just listened to a near 15 min interview with Alexander and it wasn’t mentioned!

Thought exactly the same yesterday re that Josh Campbell tackle, far worse than Mugabi’s. Interesting to note that Beaton took his time, calmed the situation down with both sets of players, and then issued a yellow. Compare that to Colum who excitedly had the red card out for Mugabi within a matter of seconds.

Great result. Defended much better 2nd half. Lots of permutations but I think a point does us next week as long as Hibs and Ross C don’t both win against Hearts and Aberdeen (unlikely).