Kmcalpin

I agree with most of what you usually say Joe, but not over this. That said, I would not have started Miller for the reasons you state ie. too much at stake. However at some point late on in the game, we could debate the precise time, when it was clear to all and sundry that we weren't going to win or even draw the tie. Miller should have been introduced and given his first cap. Just 5 or 10 minutes. His first chance to play for the full team, play at a Hampden international, get used to the international stage, whatever. The lad could have beee told something along the lines of "The ties lost, just go out and savour the occasion." However that opportunity was missed due to a safety first risk averse manager. Thats one of the reasons we haven't progressed at international level for decades and won't do so for years to come. Our youths are being mismanaged.

Will Manwhanise be fit enough? Surely Steve Seddon must be nearing fitness too.

There would have been no harm whatsoever in bringing on Lennon Miller with a few minutes to go. By that time the tie was well and truly lost. Give him his first cap. That kind of attitude is what is holding our international team back.

Oh, much worse than ours. Much worse. As an entity, not individually of course, they lack humour and moan from start to finish. Going back as far as 1981, I recall them whacking us 6-1 at Tannadice in the Cup and the boos ringing out from the terraces. Its not often that happens at Fir Park. I also recall Jon Daly scoring for them against us at Tannadice and rather than cheer the goal they booed the ref for missing a "foul". Again our lot don't tend to do that. Apologies, I digress.

Irrespective of which half United end up in, their fans will be moaning and grizzling.

I think that's a pretty fair reflection of their attributes. No doubt SOD'S extension resulted from his appearance based option kicking in.

If Hearts or Dundee United fail, then our main rivals for a top 6 place are St Mirren. Its going to be very tight, and might go down to the wire.

Should the club or Society issue a short statement to correct the record?

I had this game down as draw several weeks ago. St Mirren played exactly how we thought they would and perhaps our tactics weren't suited to counteracting them. MW will be learning all the time and he will be thinking about yesterday. Despite our long injury list there were still 2 surprise additional omissions yesterday in the form of Armstrong and Manwhanise, either one of whom might have made a positive difference. The media will be more than happy to take Robinson's opinion as fact. Thats the way it is for 88% of our senior clubs.

Yes, they need to be called out, but there's no chance of the media doing that, especially if St Mirren are involved

A point is a point.

Game on. Slattery v St Mirren. Will they allow him to see the game out?

Maybe MW didn't know what to expect from St Mirren. They're just doing what they're good at.

Seems like it now.

There's wrist breaks and wrist breaks. He's probably fallen on it. 8 weeks isn't unreasonable for a bad break. My wife had a very bad break a few years ago. Her wrist had broken into umpteen fragments and she required a metal plate and a bone graft. We won't see him again this season.