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I only watched the first 20 minutes today as i was going out. and we were awful. They were killing us, particularly down the left hand side with Gyamfi posted missing and he couldn't seem to work out that that he had to fall back and track his man. The most worrying thing for me was that Jimmy did nothing about it which has been a pattern. The least I expect from a manager is that he can set a team up properly and if the tactics aren't working, for him to be decisive and change things to address the problems. Sadly it is becoming ever more clear that Jimmy can do neither of these things and i increasingly think that his time may be up. Thankfully I had to go out so missed the rest of the match and saved myself the misery of watching the rest of the game so i maybe missed a huge improvement. I do however doubt it.

Good away performance, looked solid with Jack Milne the pick of the bunch. Another impressive display from Dylan Lobban and some decent performances on display with Gyamfi also coming back from injury so a lot to like.

I said to people at the end of the season that if we didn't do something about the way we set up our midfield we were pretty much guaranteed to continue our horrendous run of form this season. What worries me most is that Jimmy either can't see it or, unfathomably, is unwilling to address it which leaves us exposed and vulnerable in the middle of the park. Recent games have given me no comfort that he is willing to address what, to me, is a glaring issue.

Whadda you hear whadda you say?

Happy with the points but as has been said they only mask our underlying problems.

If Jimmy persists with his tried and failed formation(s) we will more than likely loose or draw this one.

I was reading some of the stats and analysis on yesterdays game and see we had 16 shots on goal in the first half with an xG of 2.56 which is the highest recorded in a single half by any team in the SPFL this season and the highest since a Celtic performance in 2014. I don’t generally go in for this stuff as it confuses my feeble mind but it sounds impressive and we were excellent

I agree re Jensen but don't know whether Gyamfi or Frame are any good so wouldn't put either into the poor bracket just yet. I also think that not adding legs to our midfield was a glaring omission in this window.

That would be an entirely different reel as they weren't deemed to be relevant for inclusion in a greatest goals compilation.

I read somewhere that the Boyd to Villa deal was concluded on Sunday but there is additional work that requires to be done because he is under 18. He will be going to train with Villa.

He is a stubborn man and it will be his undoing

Despite my criticisms of the tactics we’ve actually played quite well with some decent performances.

I am struggling to understand why we’re again using the tried and failed 4-2-3-1 against this mob particularly when they’ll be looking to avenge the cup final. Has he forgotten the number of spankings we received playing this formation against them last season or is he just stubborn and unflexible?

Playing a centre midfield 2 against Hearts was never going to work and it’s mildly confusing as to why JT thought that it would. I assume that he expected the wingers to do a lot of tracking back and that was sadly lacking with Keskinen looking off it and the team lacking match fitness in general. Allied to that was our lack of legs in the middle so, in the first half in particular the gap between our middle 2 and front 4 was huge at times. I didn't think that collectively our central midfielders were good enough last season to play in JT’s system, particularly against decent teams, and I can’t see how they’ll be good enough this year.

I am getting on but not quite your vintage Al ( I was 2 in 1970) I was a ball boy at the 1982 Final and had a great pitch side view. (Depending the highlights angle i can be seen right behind Simmie when he takes the throw in in the lead up to the 3rd goal) I was at the 1983,1984,1986 and 1990 finals. Great times.