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Not the way we used to certainly. But Hylton and Illic are fairly lightweight given the way the game was likely to go. O'Hara and Manzinga would have given us more physical threat. Not sure whats happening with Ndjoli. Id quite like to see what he has to offer fairly soon.

As soon as I saw the lineup I was concerned. The sooner we understand that we shouldnt be trying to play football on these pitches, the sooner we might get results. Livvy get success on it playing a certain way. Time we wised up and do what they do. It might be ugly at times but its winning football and you have to play whats in front of you. Disappointing result but back on grass Wednesday night we have a chance to show we can still play football.

Get them matched up in midfield and out Livvy them! OHara for Hylton and Manzinga for Ilic. Intae thum!

That sounds so good I want to do it! Do you think they would do a deal for 51 year old weans?

More likely Gillespie Grimmy Hartley Gallagher Carroll OHara Campbell Donnelly Polworth Hylton Long Think we will match them up physically again like we did Aberdeen. Depends on how the pitch is running. If its wet Hylton might be ok but he struggled on matchday 1 when it was really dry. Couldnt get it out from under his feet. Maybe Ndjoli thru the middle with Long otherwise.

Really disappointed to see James Scott go. I think he has a lot of talent and it would have been nice to see him realise it in claret and amber before heading off on the next stage of his development. However, the days of our young players getting over 100 games before they move on appear to be over. In respect of the fee, anyone who thinks £1.5m isnt great business for a 19 year old with 36 appearances to his name needs to have a word with themselves. I wish the boy all the best. Hopefully he will do us proud and the sell on for his next move will be even bigger!

I think it was when he had his column in the Evening Times. The club response was in the match programme. To be fair, there was probably a lot more to be critical about back then and with very few outlets to do so. Clubs were also far less used to scrutiny and criticism. These days Flow would probably invite him in for a cup of tea and an interview to put the record straight and pump it out as a club promo! Times have definitely changed for the better!

So can Scott, Njdoli, Manzinga and McIvor. Watts goal returns are hardly startling. If we are looking to improve the squad Im not sure Watt is the man. Happy to be proved wrong though.

Actually Id like to revise my comment. Id love is to give them hope by beating Celtic next week...... Only to take it right back again in the above scenario!

No thanks. Wont do anything Chris Long cant. We need someone who can hold the ball up when we are under pressure. Id rather have Curtis Main back on loan than Tony Watt, but ideally someone who could also score goals.

New St Mirren Park has a capacity of 8000. The 1600 tickets allocated is 20% as required by the competition guidelines. If St Mirren can sell 6400 (which isnt a ridiculous notion) good luck to them. They owe us nothing in that regard. That being the case, Im not sure how folk think the club should distribute the tickets if its not through season tickets and Well Society memberships? Season ticket holders are also able to buy online (Society members have to telephone) so there is an emphasis on those going every week having easiest access to tickets. Not sure what else the club could have done to please people.

Sorry, I used to despise both with equal measure. But given their behaviour since they reformed, I sincerely hope to never see SEVCO win a major trophy.....

Quite happy to wait until after the split and deal them a championship denying blow! Be nice to break our duck when it matters most (to them). Delicious in fact!

And Well Society members!

Strikers depend very much on the team they are playing in and the service they are provided. Shankland has done well at Ayr and Dundee United because both teams were flying high and creating lots of chances. From what Ive seen, the boy definitely has something about him and has clearly worked to improve himself. He is still only 24 so can develop even further. Whether he scores goals for United next year will depend a lot on how they recruit when steppjng up a level. But he would definitely score goals in our current team. Thats not gonna happen though so lets move on and talk about who we could get.

Think we could probably sell more than 1600. Will St Mirren sell out the other 3 stands? No idea what there core support is these days.

I would agree that his pysicality is up for question and hence his defensive capability, but surely no one is still questioning his work ethic? He is at the forefront of things in our high press and from my view works hard to get goalside and supports his defenders when he has to. He is no David Turnbull, who should walk back into the team when he is fit, but then he didnt cost us £3.5m so comparisons arent really fair. A midfield of Donnelly, Campbell, Turnbull, Polworth could be very exciting to watch. Add in Hylton with Long up top we could have the makings of a very dynamic forward line.

Hibs appear to have recovered a bit of form going forward but they still look susceptible at the back. Could be a high scoring game. 0-0 then!

Ok so I got the score wrong!

I dont think we can afford to go with our usual 433 in this one. I think we need to match Aberdeen up in midfield and compete that area so we dont get caught out like we did at Fir Park. Gillespie Grimshaw Gallagher Hartley Carroll Donnelly O'Hara Campbell Polworth Scott Long Id bite yer hand off for a draw right now.

Probably not! Just the usual suspects sharpening the knives gets annoying!

Lee Erwin

Re Seedorf. I actually think putting him out on loan to a Championship team would be the best thing for him right now. He needs to go and get first team games out of the spotlight and give us a chance to see whether he can develop or not. Difficulty with that is it might dent his confidence furrher and you are handing his development over to someone else. We would need to choose wisely and see if that team were interested.

No Im not asking that. I know we have had loads better. But the majority of them are a punt and we have no idea they will be better until they arrive and we find out what they have to offer. Merely proffering he opinion that he would be a useful foil for Long and as a known entity, less of a risk if thats the type of player we are looking for. Of course Long may not sign an extension and Robbo may have a long list of other striking options making the whole discussion a moot point.

On the money we pay? Most are a total punt from the english lower leagues. At least we have something to measure Erwin by. For every Louis Moult there is Tony Straker!