MOTM St. Mirren 31-Oct-2026

[weeyin]

Sometimes an ugly win is what it takes to get back on track. It's more fun when it's against St Mirren.

Take your pick...

[Orinoco]

Said again our main attacking threat. He seems to be back on form and smiling!

[Mad Dog]

Girdwood-Reich has been my player of the match two games in a row now. Really starting to see the best of him.

[mio]

Lucas for me, thought he was excellent and his penalty was immense 

[Bart Verheul]

Thought Girdwood-Reich was excellent at the back and was harshly given a bit of stick for passing it back nearer the end of the game.

Thought Manny was unplayable in the 1st half but dropped off in the 2nd half.

My motm though was Fadinger who was excellent all game and controlled the midfield

[Welly Machine]

Went with Said again, think he's adding a bit of consistency on top of the talent he has.

Fadinger also had a good game, SPH put a shift in and I think that was the best I have seen JGR.

[couttsy]

Though Fadinger was great today, get him an Oscar back in the midfield and we’ll be fine.

[grizzlyg]

I like big jake and thought said good but jeez we have missed Priestman,  thought he made a difference 

[weeyin]

I thought Longelo was great today. Unstoppable in the first half and sent in some great crosses.

Delighted to see Oscar back too.

Said edges it for me, even if he should have scored that one in the first half. He offers that spark and the man is impossible to dispossess.

[well_said]

17 minutes ago, weeyin said:

I thought Longelo was great today. Unstoppable in the first half and sent in some great crosses.

Delighted to see Oscar back too.

Said edges it for me, even if he should have scored that one in the first half. He offers that spark and the man is impossible to dispossess.

Longello would be even better if moorman would give him the ball. 

[grizzlyg]

12 hours ago, well_said said:

Longello would be even better if moorman would give him the ball. 

Moormann went downhill after the pass he overhit first half to manny.  He just looked a nervous wreck but great recovery 2nd half after initially making hash of long ball

[well_said]

1 minute ago, grizzlyg said:

Moormann went downhill after yhe pass he overhit first half to manny.  He just looked a nervous wreck but great recovery 2nd half after initially making hash of long ball

You could count on the one hand how many he plays to manny in a match.  When Paul McGinn is fully fit to start he would be the one I think should drop out. 

[joewarkfanclub]

Thought Hodge had a pretty good game until he was subbed. His yellow card was a joke.

Said and Manny very good.

I voted for Oscar. I know he only got 30 minutes, but he showed in that short period what we have missed.

His work rate, dynamism and calmness in possession are different class. 

Cant wait until he is ready to start again.

[Lobey_Dosser]

Fadinger was integral to a very good team performance. The armband suits him well. Mention for Said, great fun to watch as usual. 

[Stuwell2]

Close but went for Said over Fad. 

On a side note although not anywhere near MotM, Kanga could have had 2 assists so wasn’t anywhere near as bad as some have been saying and Sparrow was a different player when Priestman and McGinn came on and he was further forward. He’s no RB but has tried. 

[purestate]

Went for JGR.  Been a tough shift for defence recently and he did the work to keep StM really doing anything of concern. 
He also is being trusted to take the ball a lot to build the attacking phase, yes he went back a number of times but that was generally when no-one offering short for him and majority of his long balls were targeted rather than aimless punts.  
 

[joewarkfanclub]

9 hours ago, Stuwell2 said:

Close but went for Said over Fad. 

On a side note although not anywhere near MotM, Kanga could have had 2 assists so wasn’t anywhere near as bad as some have been saying and Sparrow was a different player when Priestman and McGinn came on and he was further forward. He’s no RB but has tried. 

I thought Kanga had a decent second half. He struggled first half with the pace & physicality of the game, slipping a fair few times on a slick pitch. But he grew into the game and was one of the few constantly showing for a pass into midfield. He is young and inexperienced, but I think the raw materials are there.

[texanwellfan]

4 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said:

I thought Kanga had a decent second half. He struggled first half with the pace & physicality of the game, slipping a fair few times on a slick pitch. But he grew into the game and was one of the few constantly showing for a pass into midfield. He is young and inexperienced, but I think the raw materials are there.

I think Kanga is progressing along fine and will just get better as the season goes on. 

[well_said]

On 10/31/2026 at 8:50 PM, grizzlyg said:

Moormann went downhill after the pass he overhit first half to manny.  He just looked a nervous wreck but great recovery 2nd half after initially making hash of long ball

It wasnt just Saturday it's the same every game. He seems to have an aversion to passing to manny who always seems to be in acres of space to receive the ball.

[Happy Dosser]

58 minutes ago, well_said said:

It wasnt just Saturday it's the same every game. He seems to have an aversion to passing to manny who always seems to be in acres of space to receive the ball.

This baffles me too. If he's under instruction to do that, then I can't imagine why. Also G-R was  rather slow in passing out of defence on Saturday. Meanwhile Mr Supercool on the left  is often ignored and we have no quick movement of the ball.