The African

We are currently in a much better position after Saturday's result. That can change.This is not a "must win" game now, but it definitely falls into the "must not lose" category, and for a side who can be classified as mentally weak, that is not the best place to be. The best way to approach this game has to be to ignore the Accies game and try and take care of our own business.

This. We are in a better position than we were before today's result., but we are not out of the woods yet. It isn't as if we have suddenly become a decent side with one win. I certainly do not relish the prospect of us going to Inverness next Saturday with the prospect of the play offs looming.

Whoever is picked, they all have to play as if this is a cup final. This is as close to a "must win" as it will get so let's hope we get a performance from the team. It would be nothing if not overdue.

Indeed. Let's get a grip and get stuck in. We are not down yet and, surprisingly, staying up is still in our hands. Let's show some belief and commitment and get stuck into them!

Not convinced at all by Robinson. Even if we manage to stay up, I'd be inclined to think that he is not the man for the rebuilding job that is required. Not all his fault. You can only play with the hand you are dealt, and he picked up aces over eights, but he has had a chance and results are unconvincing. I also think that the business plan of bringing up English non-league players and hoping to unearth a diamond in the rough is extremely flawed. We need to get more out of the talent on our doorstep.

One thing to remember. If we go down, you can half the amount of money we will be offered for the likes of McHugh, Moult and Cadden.

Pretty depressing stuff to wake up to. The most disappointing thing seems to be the lack of fight being shown. It seems a shame that the final memories of a great run in the top division will be this shambles.

An Inverness win today is a good result for us, I think. We just have to do the business today and pick up the win ourselves.

Very sad news about Cammy Duncan. Thoughts with his family and friends. RIP.

For what it is worth, I don't think there is any agenda behind these decisions. Luck plays a part in sport and we have had a bad run, but that is just the way it goes sometimes. There was a New Zealand athlete at the last Olympics who was in a good position before the final day's competition, who then had a poor day and failed to gain a medal. They were asked by their media what they were going to do now. The answer was that he was going to go out that night, have a few drinks, think about what might have been, how unlucky they were and feel sorry for himself, before adding and tomorrow, I will just have to get over it.

This is becoming a distraction. We need to concentrate on things which we can do something about, like our next performance, and not waste time thinking about crap which has already happened.

Well that is great news to wake up to. And the picture of the ball over the line for yet another non goal is just the icing on the cake.

Do Rangers havethecash to meet our asking price? Hopefully their supposed interest will highlight his availability to other clubs who will offer us a decent amount of cash. We will almost certainly have to part company with Moult this summer, but can scarcely see a cut price deal with them being in anyone's best interests.

Reading between the lines, Tait seems unlikely to be fit for selection.

Any talk of revenge for the 5-1 game strikes me as an unnecessary distraction. Our own need for a win in what is a classic six pointer should be all the motivation we need.

After another weekend without a fixture, is it time to start seriously thinking about this game again? As I see it, this fixture will define how the rest of the post split fixtures pan out. A defeat and we are back in the mire. A draw and we remain too close to the edge for comfort. A win and we will have a cusion of sorts and will hopefully be in amongst the clubs just above us. So not a "must win" but any sort of victory will be a great result. The big unknown is whether Dundee will get any kind of reaction from the change of management. We need to be really up for this and grab the opportunity to make the remaining games slightly less nervy. During the Baraclough era, when we were heading for the play off, we had a number of fixtures where we had the chance to get a result and improve our standing, when other results had gone our way, and we almost invariably failed to take advantage. I genuinely hope that this side has more fight and ability, and we can get the points that guarantee safety earlier this time.

Wright was what might be called an honest toiler or a journeyman. Never going to be a world beater but was a first team regular who was not even the worst player in the team at the time.

Need to start picking up ointment, so this seems a pretty good place to start. Any kind of win will be happily accepted. Inverness will turn up for a battle and have previous for physically overpowering us, so we better be up for it.

Predictive text on an iPad will make a fool of us all. Having said that "Lasley and Freak" sounds like a cracking show. They have a specific channel here in NZ where they show a load of old series, relying on nostalgia for viewers, they had Rawhide and TheVirginian on yesterday and are currently showing the original Hawaii 50. I will keep an eye open for "Lasley and Freak".

Our best starting eleven? I'll have a crack at it. Samson - because there is nobody else. If there were, surely they would have been given a chance this season. Tait - not the greatest but better than the alternatives. Delivers a decent cross but could do with being more tuned in to his defensive duties. Henegan - still a little raw and prone to mistakes but has potential if playing with the right partner and if some of the scars from this season heal. McManus - has been sorely missed. His experience more than makes up for the lack of pace. Hammell - still best of a bad lot at left back. A shadow of the player before age and injuries but still a better bet than Joe Chalmers. Camden - we are probably guilty of forgetting that he is still a young player learning the game. Plenty of potential if he can recover the form that promised so much earlier this season. Lesley - still better for the half a game that he will likely last than the alternative, Clay, would be for the whole ninety minutes. McHugh - key player who would also make the team at centre half if he could be cloned. Freak - slowly finding his feet at this level and currently offering more than Pearson who has disappointed since his return. Moult - best finisher and our main goal threat. Has been missed for his work rate and attitude when not available this season. McDonald - always gives everything and has a good understanding/ partnership with Moult. Will be very hard to replace when he goes. Honourable mention to Bowman who has improved and would be pushing for a place in the team if we wanted to chase the game or play something other than 4-4-2.

Three points right now will be excellent. Goal difference can look after itself for now.

Ainsworth is now a luxury we simply cannot afford. He is on decent money, by our standards, and we are getting no kind of return whatsoever. Even half a dozen goals and a hatful of assists between now and the end of the season would only beg the question why can he not be more consistent? He is a very good player on his day, and I do not blame him for our situation now, but if he is drinking in the last chance saloon, they have just rang the bell for last orders.

You would also have to expect that we will accept any half decent offer for Moult, as this would seem to be the optimum time to cash in on him.

I would agree with that.

I don't usually buy into the "must win" scenario. At least not until the arithmetic starts to show otherwise. However, with ten games to go, we need to realise that points won now are undoubtedly going to make the fixtures after the split a lot more comfortable. We don't "need" to win this game, but it would be a great result if we could pick up more points than the teams around us. The same goes for every match up until the split when we can then see where we are placed. The home games against access and ICT are genuine "six pointers", "cup ties" and any other cliches you'd care to mention.