Coolhandluc

So many posts saying McManus is playing with an injury and has been for a while. Beggars the question why is he playing at all then? Even if it's a niggle, surely better to get treated and back to full fitness.

Feck sake, dunno what that proves, other than we're shite

I'm fed up hearing about how our injury list is even partly due to JP leaving. I'm sure the present physio worked along side JP during the past few years and is a capable replacement. Injuries are, no doubt, a part of our present malaise, but looking for someone to blame on this front is a long way off IMO

I'm guessing, but could the 4th have been prevented if Dan had given OB a shout?

Dundee with 21 shots at goal against our 3 , that's embarrassing

How likely is Ainsworth to be subbed first

It's showing Ojamaa red card on BBC site, wtf ?

Ourselves and Falkirk the only teams in UK to lose 3 first half goals FFS !!!!

How likely is Ainsworth to be subbed first

Unlike ourselves, Dundee seem to be playing well but failing to score .Unless there's been a massive change in our confidence, I'm afraid I can't see pass a defeat to nil

Must have missed the Magath stories! Only one I remember is allowing a player who's birthday it was to determine the training for the day. What were some of the others, I could do with a laugh. Edit - just googled him, see what you mean, mad as a brush

In this day and age, with the emphasis on sports science and diet, you would think that all aspects of fitness would be monitored by the management team. I'm sure one of the first things Jim McIntyre did at County was get a fitness coach/sports scientist in. Not sure if we have one ?

Thought it was Celtic that were after Taylor-Sinclair one m ? Anyway, too late now. Surely Bara has a dossier of talent south of the border from his recent scouting post

Sorry but I don't get the Reid hatred. He's not the most talented but at least gives 100% every time, something which we badly need at this time

Motherwell manager Ian Baraclough on BBC Radio Scotland Posted at 17:31 "Not the kind of result, not the kind of performance and I have now seen it myself now - that has apparently happened a few times. "We have to take it on the chin, pick ourselves up for a game in three days' time and can't feel sorry for ourselves. "It is one way you see the character of a player when the chips were down and one or two were not up to it. "We've been out fought and out battled. I am not being disrespectful to Hamilton, but they did not outplay us, they worked harder than us and we have to make sure we have the right characters who will battle for the claret and amber." I wasn't there, but to say a team that beat us 5-0 didn't outplay us is astonishing .

Agree. I think we've been blessed with some great goalies in Ruddy and Randolph so it's only natural for people to compare Dan with them. He's not in their class , but is a decent goalie IMO. Doesn't stop us looking for some competition for the jersey though !

Unless our boys are able to pick up Bara's ideas pronto, I fear we will get beat by a decent Thustle team. I reckon 1-2 to the Harry rags. Bah humbug

This is painful viewing on Alba. Two bad lots as my uncle used to say. Agree that we don't have the players for a slow , possession build up play. Hopefully Bara will use his contacts and get some fresh faces in during transfer window. A wins a win though and the team should get a confidence boost no matter

Tom Hateley Grew, but take your point. There's been no creativity or final ball for a long time

Noticed this snippet on BBC gossip page. Thought that was called a pub ! St Mirren fans will be able to buy alcoholic drinks at a specially constructed fan zone outside their stadium on Saturday afternoon. (Daily Mail)

Hoping the feelgood factor will see us scrape a win . 2-1 Well

Better not be a Kampmann style summer wrt quality! He signed a tractor load of shite like Jed Stirling, Brian McLair mk 2, Rob Matthei, another wee Dutch winger whose name escapes me......all photographed on the club tractor I seem to remember. PS Jan Michels was the other one

Jesus , they've been in as big a slump as us and have lost their manager. All the team should get a lift from a new manager with new ideas coming in and a week to prepare for the game

Don't think it will be Gary Stevens ( his assistant at Sligo) . Wiki says he's manager of Army United in Thailand , started August

Sligo fans have only good things to say about his time there by the looks of it. Have asked one to post on here with more details from a fans viewpoint .