St Mirren V Motherwell 21/02/2026

[Kmcalpin]

24 minutes ago, weeyin said:

"Everybody else is doing it" might be a fine excuse for a 12 year old, but not a grown man.

We should single out Slattery because he's our player and needs to be told to cut it out. 

Telling other team's players to cut it out isn't as effective. 

I wouldn't make a big deal of it, but I would be telling him it's unacceptable, and to get focus back on his assists and his shooting, where he is most effective. 

We have to be consistent to call out this form of cheating, for thats what it is. Slattery's behaviour last night was a particularly bad example, but our club needs to call it out without fear or favour, and whats more, do it in public irrespective of who the player is or who they play for. Should we go a step further, and if its our own player, suspend them for a game or whatever?  But, if we simply highlight the actions of our own players they'll feel singled out and picked on.  

A danger though, is that if we take unilateral action, other clubs, managers and players will laugh up their sleeves at us and continue to practice this particular dark art. 

As I said, it needs strong consistent action from the SFA.   

[Kmcalpin]

Last night's great result reminded me of a game I attended in September 1966 at the old Love Street ground, when we thrashed the Buddies 5-0, with Bobby Campbell scoring all 5. Deja Vu.

[texanwellfan]

3 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

Last night's great result reminded me of a game I attended in September 1966 at the old Love Street ground, when we thrashed the Buddies 5-0, with Bobby Campbell scoring all 5. Deja Vu.

I had him in The sweep on the central branch supporters club bus that day.