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Maybe so, but it's ridiculously premature to say they've been napping. If we're still managerless in two weeks time then that criticism is fair.

In what way have the board been caught napping? He resigned two days ago. You have absolutely no idea what discussions they've already had nor what plans are already in motion.

Laptop out the window.

Its so bad it's kinda comical.

Haha, phew. Canny tell on here.

Tell me that's tongue in cheek?

Nice of Accies to loan us a Casio keyboard to plug some mics into. Think it's run out of batteries now though.

Yep, would love for Las to succeed but I do wonder if the dressing room needs a new voice, a fresh set of eyes on the players.

Me too. Felt quite positive after the the last three games where we looked a bit more organised and cohesive and the first twenty minutes tonight I thought we had finally turned that corner. You could see it in the players that all it took was that first Killie goal for it to all be undone.

Once again, the SPFL make themselves look like idiots. I generally find things aren't as unreasonable as they first seem, however their communication is so vague that it leaves a void of information for us to surmise all sorts of incompetence. I've been saying this all year and have lost all sympathy for them. If my understanding is right, the notice of Appeal must be made within 5 days of the judgement (SFA Judicial Panel Protocol). The Protocol outlines that the determination must be suspended pending the appeal. I'm not sure if the SPFL would or could hand out a punishment and say it'll only be enforced at the end of the appeal period (maybe they can? who knows). However, the judgement was made on 3rd December and Killie and St Mirren announced their intention to appeal within a few days so I have no idea why it's taken another two weeks to suspend the determination.

Disappointed with the manner of the draw, but more positive about the season than I was before the game. We actually had a clue and a tempo today. That concludes my analysis.

I think that problem is evident in how we play for 90 minutes. Everything is hesitant, passing is laboured, players look like they're not certain where others are going to be. A complete lack of fluency. I don't know if it's a confidence thing. Maybe the players are in the frame of mind where they just need to retain the ball and find the next claret and amber shirt. Keep it safe before taking risks. Hopefully just a phase.

United have conceded 5 in their last 9. We've scored 3 in our last 6. Not a great combo.

I'm sure set pieces are a regular part of our training. It's just that, like everything just now, we're fairly shit at them. I doubt it's through a lack of trying to improve things.

As I posted elsewhere, in games we've actually played we're averaging about 0.92 points a game in 2020 and it's roughly the same for season 2020/21. If we keep up that trend we'll finish on 36-40 (ish) points, depending on how Kilmarnock and St Mirren's appeal goes. That involves slipping down the league to what is usually a bottom 3 position with the possibility of relegation play-offs. That there is the 2020 form under Robinson. The only reason we care about form is to crudely predict what is likely to happen next. Those additional 6 points completely skew the trend and you would be mad to think they are somehow relevant to our actual on-field performances. We are absolutely in relegation form regardless of whether those points are there are not.

My impressions of Robinson in his first 18 months was that when he didn't get things right - whether it was a first 45, or in a transfer window - he knew it and made swift and effective changes. I always felt quite comfortable when things weren't going well, as he seemed to have a genuine knack of turning things around. That faith has been gradually eroded the last 12 months. Unfortunately for Robbo, we've been in relegation form for a year so no matter the difficulties of a January window, this one is huge.

Fuck me. Must be 70%+ possession to them and Archer has barely had a save to make. We've been outstanding at soaking up pressure, and when we do try and play we've been decent. Excellent goal too. A long 45 minutes ahead if we stick to this plan, but it's working brilliantly.

Silk.

Aye, see I understand that. I think it's illogical though. It's akin to making it legal to drive at any speed and only charging folk who crash. As it stands, the SPFL are saying it's okay to break the rules. Just make sure 1 - your luck doesn't run out, 2 - you've got a big enough squad, 3 - the Scottish government doesn't cancel the game on a PR whim. Despite being praised for their COVID controls in the SPFL investigation, Celtic and Aberdeen have huge suspended fines yet Dundee United aren't even being investigated despite 8 players and a manger testing positive and having been slated by Scotland's national clinical director for breaches of protocol. My point is that following a breach or protocol, the decision whether or not to investigate and discipline comes down to sheer luck. An organisation properly thinking about prevention would do something about those near misses too.

Ideally he'll be the only shining light in an absolute woeful season for Celtic and get a big move to England next summer. That way he'll be a great advert for our youth setup while still allowing us to pish ourselves laughing at their meltdown.

Your second paragraph is probably the only way to find a resolution to this that maintains sporting integrity across the league. It's sensible, and I assume would have been an option for the panel. However, the disciplinary panel have placed a lot of emphasis on fixture congestion, suggesting that fixture pileups are simply not an option. I don't believe for one minute these games couldn't be rescheduled - we're on round 17 at the exact same time as previous years (give or take a few days) so it seems there is a strong deterrent element in the decision to punish like this - they can't afford the inevitable chaos if teams were consistently slack. If that's the case, then I can't understand why they aren't investigating Dundee United and Celtic who have recently had team photos taken with absolutely no social distancing. Dundee United now have 9 players and a manager isolating. If they don't investigate then it's sending the message to all clubs that they won't investigate and punish for breaking the rules, they'll only investigate and punish if there are consequences of breaking the rules. When the consequences seem to be based on sheer luck and squad size then I don't think that's good enough. Kilmarnock and St Mirren deserve to be punished but they're absolutely right to feel unfairly treated.

Yep. This is the first squad in years that I can recall having absolutely nothing on the wings. Robinson has pinned all his hopes on Seedorf and Hastie. Seedorf has been with us 18 months and while he's only 22, we cant wait for him to come good when we need someone in now. Hastie was always a punt and it's just not worked. To think he got rid of Ainsworth and Frear. Both frustrating, particularly Frear but you were at least guaranteed assists. Just now we've got nothing.

We weren't great but there's absolutely no reason our goal should've been chopped off. That would've been a different game if it wasn't for that error by the ref.

Saunders to East Kilbride

I was just typing a few sentences about why we'd be fine as we seem fairly competent these days, then I remembered that picture from the Coleraine fixture....