santheman

It would depend on the repayment terms I suppose. If they were at a very low rate of interest over a decent length of time then it would be sensible for the club to take advantage of it if needed. As far as lower league clubs are concerned (at least the better supported ones) then they should be treated the same as the SPL clubs and be offered loans not grants. Why should the likes of ICT Dunfermline etc get a possible financial advantage over clubs they could potentially face in a play off. I would Imagine that there will be some kind of limitations as to what the loans/grants can be used for though.

Maybe I should have said “try to”

What worried me was the body language on the touch line. Any time the cameras zoom in on Robbo he is usually bawling at the top of his voice but today he was noticeably quiet as if he couldn’t believe what he was watching. I can’t make my mind up if he has “lost” some of the players or if we just have a majority of a squad who are not willing or able to “kiss the badge” if you want to use that analogy. We were strolling about while the St Mirren guys were throwing themselves into tackles and defending as if their lives depended on it. You can coach formations and tactics but you can’t coach passion so to that extent I do feel a teensy bit sorry for Robbo although granted it is him who signs the players. Or maybe he just doesn’t have a clue or has just run out of ideas.

The only positives I took from the game were we at least created some chances( even although we never looked like converting them) which was better than having the usual 1 shot at goal. And Grimmy looked a better left back than Lamie and McGinley combined (which tbf wouldn’t be hard). He has a lot of things to sort out.

Sent a shiver down my spine just reading that

Stop giving opposition wingers the freedom of Fir Park would be a start. Would playing O Donnell as a right sided wing back with someone behind him( Grimmy?) shore up one side at least plus he can put in a good cross from a forward position as we saw with Scotland. Feel free to shoot me down

Agreed that there wasn’t much between the teams until the 1st goal but Boyle didn’t even have to use his pace against us as there’s was no one near him half the time and he had all the space in the world on the left flank which is a common denominator in most of our games these days. Hibs changed their shape and we didn’t (or couldn’t) respond and paid the price not for the first time this season

This 100% Too many not giving a fuck

No urgency,poor tackling, giving the ball away cheaply and getting caught in possession continuously. At least we’re not getting beat

Definitely missed wee Alan in the engine room today

Of course from big Decs perspective the interest in him has stemmed mostly from his Scotland performances and with no more games for quite a while he might think that it’s best to strike while the iron is hot as anything could happen form or injury wise between now and when his contract ends. Would love to see him stay for the rest of the season though even if it means getting nought for him.

Or more likely time to make up a believable cover story for the Sun and Daily Record

Yep The whole team needs to be on top of their game for the full 90 mins even then you need the rub of the green which we haven’t had much of against them recently

Our biggest problem against the old firm is we don’t (or can’t) compete for the whole 90 mins. We look good in parts but seldom do it for the whole game which is what is needed if you’re ever going to get a result against them.

No surprises but at least we didn’t just lie down against them and created some good chances which is better than the usual nil shots at goal Dont feel as bad after this game as I usually do

For fairness I think it would have to be a case of all or nothing for letting fans back in. It would be unfair, if for instance, Aberdeen got some fans back and the advantages that would bring and we didn’t simply because of our geographical location

We should just play anyone who is over 6 feet and 15 stone of solid muscle.

Looks like he was caught by the diving wee bastard on the right

Rumours are its Grimmy but cant see how that fits with the rest of the squad not needing to isolate

You could well be right there with the timeline If one of them had come into contact with Stuart Armstrong in the Scotland camp? We’ll find out tomorrow I suppose.

Someone over on P&B saying that St Mirrens park is being used for delivering flu jabs although the players apparently don’t go near it except on match days.

If that’s the Hamilton one then very probably. It’s like a street party every night down there

Does anyone actually know what protocols have been put in place by the SPFL that the teams must follow. Im thinking in terms of how many players are allowed to be part of a “bubble” so that any spread can be more effectively controlled as it seems that is where the controversy over the cancellation is stemming from.

I’m just wondering if there would have been as much controversy over this if the game had been called on the Friday. The lateness of the call off is what seems to be causing the conspiracy theories all over social media. I take the view that we might have dodged a bullet here in that at least none of our players were put at risk. Imagine if we had lost the game then heard next week that half the squad had tested positive going into 2 very winnable games and having to play vastly weakened teams. I would like to think that if St Mirren have taken the piss it will all come out in the wash and action taken but I won’t hold my breath.

Probably not but he can also play at the back. Point is though he’s not getting a sniff with us however is highly rated by Scotland but maybe not as highly by Robbo (who tbf sees him every day). Maybe we just have an embarrassment of riches.