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I think we might be able to appeal the red card as it wasn't that different from the one where the St Johnstone player handballed on the line at close range at Celtic Park last year which wasn't even a pen. I've no problem with a penalty here but I think it's fair to argue that he was trying to block the ball legally as best he could.

Mich'l Parker! 😉

Mark O'Hara, Kevin Van Veen, Jimmy Scott, Mikael Mandron and Charles Dunne all got their arses handed to them yesterday. 😅

Overall a very satisfying result. Not a classic but then almost no-one predicted it would be. I'd been warned beforehand about just how big and physical and Saints would be but it didn't sink in until just before kick off. Our starting line up surprised me and in terms of the stiker(s) it just didn't work. As Steelboy said elsewhere, lets hope it isn't repeated. Ebeye is a penalty box striker, nothing else. By all means start him if we are expected to be the dominant team in a game, otherwise no. Robinson and Ebeye were lightweight and totally ineffective against a defence of colossuses. The ball just wouldn't stick up front. Thats a game we would have lost season. Apart from a few stupid mistakes, most notably at the first goal we looked fairly reliable. The Ox refused to be intimidated and had a great game saving a penalty. Our central defence, marshalled well by the impressive Gordon held out well. Wilson performed solidly but suffered from a lack of midfield cover, especially in the second half. Of greatest concern to me was our powder puff midfield, Lennon Miller apart. I thought Miller had a great game and took his goals coolly and well. Halliday and the energetic Davor were simply outmuscled and overpowered by much bigger, quicker, and physical opponents. For a large part of their time on the pitch they simply disappeared. Its an area of the team I'd like to see strengthened. For the time we were numerically disadvantaged at 11 v 10, we struggled but the set up was wrong. Once things were evened out at 10 v 10 we failed to grasp that equality had been restored, remained passive and looked like a team under the cosh. Where was our midfield? I thought our subs were too late in coming on. Would a winger, for example, have stretched St Mirren? For all St Mirren's physical dominance they lacked qualty and creativity and that was their downfall. After listening to Sportsound post match, I considered writing to the SPFL to add to their chorus of complaints and moans and request that the result be declared null and void but then I came to my senses. Whatever the result, we won't have made many friends in the media yesterday. As a final aside, interesting that Robbo took great exception to a punter in the POD Stand giving him some stick. There was also a rumour doing the rounds that KVV came on as a sub yesterday but didn't see him myself.

Eddie Nolan.

The only difference between the two incidents was the distance from the goal, and that difference was minimal. Both players threw their body at the ball to defend the goal. Casey deliberately blocked the ball on the line with his arm. Souttar deliberately.......even McCann commented that he moved his arm to the ball......blocked the ball three yards out with his arm. Both were deliberate and intended to deny a goal. On that basis, why not both red cards? Consistency does not exist in Scottish football.

I don't have any problems with the Danzaki signing. It was a creative idea that didn't work out, but in our position we need to try a few new ideas from time to time. He was playing the A-League before we signed him and has made quite a few appearances in the A-League after he was punted. So not a complete no-hoper like a few others mentioned above.

Neil McCann was adamant it was a red for Casey on Sportscene last night but on the commentary for this game didn't even mention that it could be a potential card. Last night Alistair Johnston blatantly handled it in the box at 0-0 and they just laughed it off. Collum's new rules obviously include giving the Old Firm even more advantages.

Against hibs. Souttar blocked a shot on the goal line with his arm. Loads of similarities with big Casey but its rules are different at ibrox. Not even booked

This is data for the last calendar year from Wyscout on our midfield. Only midfielder we have playing more forward passes than Davor is Miller and he also has the most defensive successes as well as the best pass completion in a number of areas.

I'll concede that point, but there needs to at least be some acknowledgment of the fact Davor isn't the only one who's the issue in the middle of the park. Halliday is just as bad and (I think) worse because he's able to hide in the centre circle. Davor is the one going deep to receive the ball just about every time. I do think Sparrow can be the energy we're missing in the middle for now but he's (rightly) been held back until he's up to speed.

Its the age old dilemma for a club our size. Do we try and play more football at the risk of losing more games. Or do we continue as we are playing more pragmatic, but ultimately winning football. It would be nice if we could play more football and keep winning games, but it doesnt always work out that way. Personally, I think with a few tweaks and the likes of Paton and Slattery coming back into the team we wont be far away. Until then, I think we are stuck with a Davor/Halliday double act. Not my personal preference, but it seems to be SKs.......

In exactly the same situation John Souttar wasn't even booked. Get the appeal in!

It's not the 1990s. You can't carry a player who contributes so little on the ball these days and if you are also playing 5 defenders as well it'll end up where we are with average possession in the 30s.

Im hoping that part improves when the likes of Paton, Slattery and Nicholson all return. Of course there is more we could be doing now. I really like what Ive seen of Sparrow. He has a drive and an energy going forward that none of our other midfielders have. My preference would be to play Miller in the deeper role and have Sparrow supporting the front players. But that means SK dropping either Halliday or Davor, and I dont see him doing either.

I have to agree with this. Davor is a breaker of play, not a play maker. That said, the way that we currently setup in midfield means that Davor frequently has to become a bit of a play maker. His tendency to turn back means that opportunities to make something happen in the final third are often lost, and we make so few chances from open play. That may be where some of the fan frustraion comes from.

Tanser is a prick. He targeted SOD twice yesterday and got his just reward.

Max Johnston played 84 minutes and Mika Biereth scored in Sturm Graz's win yesterday. Looks like Josh Morris still hasn't found a job.

He protested long and vociferously at our penalty. We were sat near him and had a better view of the incident than he did and it wasn't clear to us. So I don't understand why he protested. A clear penalty where Fraser faced the wrong way and had our lad in a clear hug. A bit similar but more blatant than the penalty Stephen Craigan conceded in Perth for "facing the wrong way at a corner". Robbo also had a running verbal battle with a fan in front of us. He was clearly rattled.

Not seen highlights so can't comment on any controversial decisions but I guarantee we will be in wrong end at some point so feck them. As far as I am concerned we are 4th so let's not nick pick about performance and celebrate the win. Ox makes huge difference in goals and I think Stama will be a big player. COYW

Miller with the goals but has to be Ox. Kelly was great servant but Ox just looks like a proper goalie

One horse race today, Big Ox outstanding, saved a certain goal and a penalty - only a hat trick from Miller could have made it a tighter race.