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First game I’ve also thought brown was a liability. He makes a lot of mistakes. Also losing faith in Lewis, keeper really needs to be a strong personality and he doesn’t exude confidence. Im not a big fan of the Dutch signing either, don’t really see anything more than what kennedy and mclennan offer. hard to perform well joining a failing team with zero confidence, I’ll give him that. if we lose Ramsay and Ferguson in the summer, what is left?? Said before we were 2-3 players off being a decent side, but the way we’re playing we look fucking awful and other than these two plus mccrorie and Ramirez, who else is demonstrating they are really worth keeping?? I’d say Mackenzie and Barron certainly get a chance, but …..?

10th place but 5 points off 4th. Mentioned before about Europe but little says that will happen. We create so little and just don’t look like a team that can win games. Certainly feel we are a bottom 6 team.

2 down. Watched an hour. We are shit. Not much else to add.

Strange appointment. A team in free fall and it's March. Hire a young American with no EPL experience when he's in a relegation scrap? Hope he's got guarantees on being there in August and a new season potentially in the championship.

Not sure it’s fair to judge given the supposed COVID outbreak, but we were shit. Again. Struggle to watch us play a full game as it gets me frustrated/angry being so bad. Bates was awful, good god. Hope we punt ojo kennedy mclennan, Montgomery hasn’t shown anything to merit extended playing time. Those 4 had a chance today but just showed how limited they are.

Pretty much sums it up for me too. Bottom line, we have to win games. For a good 5 year period we did a good job of consistently beating everyone except Celtic (then Rangers.) Got to get back to that, plus play the old firm with the intention of winning and obviously take points there too. With a new manager in place and a dozen games to play, 4th is an achievable must. Not totally ruling out 3rd.

Not ready to write off Campbell just yet. He’s young, hopefully the killie experience helps him. Plus if we lose ojo Ferguson and brown maybe worth keeping him for a little longer.

Lewis, Ramsay, mccrorie, bates, Gallagher, Mackenzie, Barron, hayes, besuijen, Ramirez, Watkins, brown, Ferguson…….and I suppose Andy isn’t going anywhere. That’s 14…….plus polvara who I’ve never seen play is 15. out of that, possibly Ferguson and Ramsay go in the summer, although with Ramsay off the boil not so sure he’s going now. Brown too perhaps. Still leaves maybe 12 capable players. we’re desperately short on confidence but I still back up what I said 2-3 weeks ago. Still feel we are 2-a couple of players from a pretty decent starting 11.

Harsh? Didn’t think he touched the ball much in the first half, just an observation. But I’m suggesting he’s given an extended run until the end of the season. I think that’s positive!

Gatsh??

While I think brown is certainly on the decline as a player, and we see him make mistakes regularly, he is most definitely a positive factor for us. Don’t want to lose him at this stage of the season.

Saw very little of the second half but I though Barron hardly touched the ball first half. I assume better in the second?? Would love us to stick with him for the rest of the season and really see what he’s got.

I wouldn’t expect much from big Andy when he’s fit. He was old and slowing by the day before the injury, and it was a significant injury. Think that’s a factor when we invested in Gallagher and bates, plus kept Devlin on. Andy won’t be a left back any more, plus not sure a back 3 is the direction we are going in.

Yup, nice goal. Good for besuijen’s confidence too. Got to hold until half time and get reorganized. Don’t look bad but half will come at a good time.

Love Ramsay’s confidence but it always seems to be one touch, even one trick too many now. Get back to the basics.

As I’ve said before, and even more so now with a new manager in place, unless there’s a potential agreement for a permanent transfer, no reason to even play Montgomery or jenks now. Like how Barron is being given a chance, maybe one or two others?

Interesting to hear in commentary that Montgomery sees himself as a left back and that’s his preferred position. Certainly prefer him or Mackenzie at left back and hayes further forward.

Put Mackenzie at left back and that’s the team you develop for the rest of the season. Barron at 10. Please. fir today I’m assuming jonny is left back, Montgomery in mid.

First question, does he dye his beard? No way it can be that perfect…

Scrap that, no brown and mccrorie plays today? Hopefully in midfield!

Haven’t heard a single person say we should spend tons of money. People have asked to look outside of the usual fishbowl and that’s it. Appears we really didn’t but we’ll never know. Much like last time with glass, looks like cormack had his mind made up and knew who he wanted. goodwin is the manager, let’s all get behind him. Wish him nothing but success. unfair to criticize his playing/coaching style, you can only piss with the cock you are given. Give him a chance with new and better players, let’s see what he can do. Today will be robson’s team with goodwin watching, learning, and giving input. Unfair to expect him to take over today when he doesn’t really know the players and hasn’t run a training session. hope brown stays until at least the end of the season. Interesting that outside of the window I’m assuming he’s have to retire as a player if he did move??would like to see mccrorie back in midfield regardless, but what’s the extent of his injury?

Few things to happen first, but hope this means McCrorie returns to center mid!

I'd add to that. Someone who has won something, managed in European competition, plus with their experience has a relatively extensive contact list for potential transfers. Glass was blasted for inexperience, but he'd at least experienced playing for us, winning with us, playing and scoring in Europe with us, playing for big clubs in England under people like Bobby Robson and Gianliuca Viali. Even coaching in Ireland and the states learning the trade and gathering contacts. Fair to say that's how we got Ramirez. I just don't see what Goodwin really offers other than coached in the Scottish league before, and, to me, he's flavor of the month like Tommy Wright, Callum Davidson, and Stephen Robinson have been.

Ok, I'll go in a different direction and try to humor you a little in the process. You will never win this argument no matter how hard you try. I traded a couple of emails with Haardon the other day. We disagree strongly on vaccines but there's zero hard feelings, just a difference of opinion. No love lost. I've no reason to dislike the guy, or any of you, we just see things differently. I respect him for reaching out too. That type of mentality is getting harder to find. People are losing friends daily because of disagreements in opinions. I like donstalk, debate with a bunch of complete strangers who really know very little about each other and why we think the way we do. We all have mindsets and opinions, and that's great. I accept that. I've also lived my first 23 years of life in Scotland, the last 26 years in the US. I'm probably more American in my thinking now. I will passionately fight my point at times, and try to educate others at times too. I think I'm smart, but not that smart. I won't lie, there are people here who use words that still call for me to reach for a dictionary. I've coached football a lot, full time for a while, and am highly trained and qualified/licensed/credentialed. Doesn't make me an expert, but I think I have a more educated football brain than many. I was raised in Lanark, went to teacher training college in Edinburgh, Moray House. My first teaching job was at Bannerman High School in Castlemilk/Baillieston. While in college I coached summer football/soccer camps in the US during the summers. After a year teaching I came back out to the US for a summer. Never came back. I do visit, used to be yearly, but been here 26 years now. If I had listened to many of my Scottish friends and family I'd still be teaching at Bannerman. I've lived in Tennessee, Florida, and California. Married and divorced by 33. I won't get vaccinated. Have my reasons. Recently quit my job because of my beliefs, walking away from six figures as I said the other day. I don't have a job lined up yet. That's a 100% pay cut. I have 3 and 5 year old boys. My older boy just got kicked out of preschool because his parents aren't vaccinated, not even him. I've dated models, porn stars, hung out with celebs, done more blow than can line Pittodrie. Spent way too much time in Hollywood and Vegas. I already own a house in Florida and when I sell my LA house I'll probably pay off the Florida one. No debt. Unless the world/US goes to shit in the next three months which is possible. Trump was nuts but I'd take him over Biden and this admin any day of the week. I'm opinionated and I express that. Daily. And I'm wrong sometimes. I live life and take risks, and I feel I get rewarded for that. I've won more than I've lost. It's the only way to live if you ask me. Calculated and educated risks. Here's my point. There are reasons for Ross, Goodwin, Lennon, Adams, as you stress, and all the other predictable names. Boring as fuck. All your reasons are safe and valid. But boring as fuck. I think you have to open your eyes, really open them. Isn't football meant to be entertainment? I think Cormack has tried to bring more of that, both off and on the park. But yes, as pointed out, results do matter. I'd argue Cormack is more American thinking now, and in Glass he was willing to take a calculated risk. It failed. I just hope he doesn't crumble and conform to the more Scottish safer mindset of Goodwin or Ross. Of course I want us to be fiscally responsible and not put the club in jeopardy. But surely we can find a more creative and inspiring mind. My initial response to Ole was simply that it's not that daft an idea - my point, as I keep saying, is that you never know. If you never explore or ask you'll never know what could have been. Surprises do happen. My life has been nuts, but at least you know me a little more and maybe understand me a little more. I don't make it easier at times. But I wouldn't have it any other way. That's how I live. Others would choose to still be teaching at Bannerman because it's safer. I don't want our club to be safer and conform, I want bravery and risk. Calculated of course. Bigger risk bigger reward.

Jack Ross won the championship with St Mirren. After winning the league he went to Sunderland who had just been relegated for the second consecutive season to league one. Took them to league one playoffs and lost in the final. He was sacked in Oct of 2019 while sitting 6th in league one. Took over in Hibs in November, finished 7th and lost in the semis of both cups. Last season they finished 3rd in the league and again lost in the semis of both cups. He was sacked in December after losing 7 of the last 9 games, one week before the League Cup final. Not sure Maloney has done much since he was canned but they are one point above us and one behind St Mirren at present. Goodwin finished 9th in his first year managing St. Mirren, 2019-2020, didn't advance past the group stage of the league cup and lost to us in the quarters of the Scottish Cup. 7th in 2020-2021 and lost in the semis of both cups. Currently 6th, one point but worse GD behind 4th and 5 points off 10th. Lost in the second round of the league cup, play Hearts in the quarters of the Scottish Cup. Much like our season, this year could be a good or bad year for them. I don't see it, sorry.......I'd take Ross before Goodwin.