Time to freshen things up a fair bit. The European tie is huge, time to use the squad. Assuming devlin and Bryson are fit -

 

Lewis

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Campbell-Ojo

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Main

 

2-1 us, Considine and Main

That was a fairly poor performance. The better team won. I wasn't convinced by all the chat about having assembled the best squad in years. The first 11 looks pretty good when fit, but the squad players look a different prospect. I don't get the clamour for Wilson to be given a start yesterday, he was fucking atrocious against Hearts - the worst player on the pitch. I wasn't happy with him being re-signed based on one half decent game post-split last season. Those wages (and arguably added to those of Main), should have gone on a far better striker. Like Taylor in defence, it was very high risk to be buying guys like Wilson and Main to be your fringe players. With Cosgrove a doubt for Thursday we've got to rely on them now and they've shown in the past that their not that reliable. Main would have probably been fine on his own as a cheaper alternative to May, but Main and Wilson just doesn't cut it. As others have said, taking in one of Wright or McLennan would be fine (and an ideal way to bed in your young players) but to have them both starting was always going to end in them both being taken off. I understand that the trip to Croatia would have been tiring and so freshening the team up was a good move, but we simply don't have a good enough squad to expect to win away from home with 4 of our first team players not playing. The signings have been better this season, but risks have been taken on Main and Wilson (and Taylor) that just didn't need to happen. We'll wait and see over the next few games however, we're not the first and won't be the last team to struggle and be very flat after a European away so once we get papped out on Thursday it'll be onwards and upwards!

 

I don’t expect us to come out high tempo, as much as we should. DM will shit it and be cautious.

Watched the highlights again last night, truly abysmal. Although I'd like to see the main goal from a different angle. Didn't look like the keeper had both hands on the ball.

 

As it stood, whilst we were unlucky not to get something from the game, we were honking and didn't deserve it. The buddies missed a number of chances similar to Sam in the first couple of euro games. Truly lucky to go in just the one goal down.

 

Seriously need to buck up our ideas on Thursday. Dm cannot be that pig headed to think we can sit in and hit on the counter. They're really not that good.