Kmcalpin

Yes I do. I've seen it many times before in large scale new developments and new towns.

As housing and other land uses are opened up and developed in Ravenscraig, public transport services will follow.

£20 does seem a bit steep

I've just been reading Stephen Cameron's thoughts on a potential move away from Fir Park, on Pie and Bovril. Its not a simple decision and he has produced an excellent presentation on the pros and the cons. It must have taken him a considerable amount of time and effort. Well done Stephen. if anyone hasn't seen it, then I would recommend that they do so. Doing nothing, Asquith style, is not an option and the club cannot afford to kick the can down the road. There are no easy answers, but decisions will have to be taken and soon.

Douglas Dickie's resignation came in a peculiar turn of events. Not so much the event in itself, more the manner of the announcement. Given recent events, he was always going to leave the Executive Board, the only question in my mind was how this would happen. We now know. Irrespective of how this happened and was publicised, its best for all parties concerned. We now move forward thank goodness. I have mixed feelings about yesterday's announcement. On the one hand, I have a lot of respect for him, for the time and effort he devoted to the club. Not everyone could or would do that. On the other hand, I think he should have stepped down a few months ago when he also resigned from the Society Board. I do take issue with his resignation letter though. His wording doesn't come across in a good light and I'll leave it at that. As one of the 29% group of shareholders, I don't necessarily feel that he was standing up for me and never did. Thats no slight on him. This group is disparate and many, like me, will also be Society members. Its not a single entity. Finally, should the club have posted his letter in full? A double edge sword I guess, and whilst I can see the benefits in terms of transparency I'm not sure I would have done it.

That is correct. The penny eventually dropped with the club that he had no intention whatsoever of re-signing and they accepted that. I don't recall him leading the team out in his final game, but I'm happy to take your word for that.

Sorry, I was referring to the way he left us. It left a bad taste in the mouth. I really liked him as a player and the club was desperate to retain him. He was all over the press saying he wanted to stay and was keen to speak to the club about it. Nothing happened and he signed for Derby. Nothing wrong with that of course. The fans gave the club pelters for not doing enough. The reality was somewhat different. The club repeatedly tried to contact him and his agent but they refused to reply and blanked us. All they had to say openly was that he wanted to move on. I don"t know if this was a factor in the club rejecting him as a managerial candidate.

If he treats them with the same respect he showed to us they'll regret it.

My thoughts exactly

Could a referee reasonably interpret Casey's handball as a genuine attempt to keep his hands in a natural position i.e. not spread his arms as wide as possible or avoid them being in an unnatural position?

Butland's positioning is a red herring. The key issue is did the Hibs player have a clear opportunity to score - whether he actually would have or not, and whether Butland would have saved any attempt or not is irrelevant. You can also add a red card at Paisley, when one of our defenders was hit in the face, not hand, by the ball.

I agree with that. Its not his lack of passing ability that gets me though. For a large part of the second half when we were under the cosh, he simply disappeared and merged with our defence. I was looking for our defensive midfielders to stick their chins out and push out from our penalty box to tackle Saints' attackers head on and close them down. That didn't happen. Instead they sat far too deep and caused problems for our central defenders and especially Ewan Wilson who was frequently faced by 2 attackers. i get though that this may have been down to managerial instructions to sit deep and concede territory.

I'm not so sure. Yes, we are top heavy with strikers but as a whole their recruitment seems a bit piecemeal and they don't complement each other. Its as though they've been selected randomly. Ebeye is a penalty box striker only. Robinson is quick but lightweight and can't hold the ball up. Stuparevic?? Watt: experienced and will do a job but not an out and out striker. Ap Stam promising but we haven't yet seen much of him?? We don't have an out and out target man who can compete with gargantuan defenders which was obvious yesterday.

Pretty much my take on it. When the ball struck him at point blank range he seemed to be crouched down and in that position, its hard to keep your hands rigidly by your side, if you want to retain your balance.

Overall a very satisfying result. Not a classic but then almost no-one predicted it would be. I'd been warned beforehand about just how big and physical and Saints would be but it didn't sink in until just before kick off. Our starting line up surprised me and in terms of the stiker(s) it just didn't work. As Steelboy said elsewhere, lets hope it isn't repeated. Ebeye is a penalty box striker, nothing else. By all means start him if we are expected to be the dominant team in a game, otherwise no. Robinson and Ebeye were lightweight and totally ineffective against a defence of colossuses. The ball just wouldn't stick up front. Thats a game we would have lost season. Apart from a few stupid mistakes, most notably at the first goal we looked fairly reliable. The Ox refused to be intimidated and had a great game saving a penalty. Our central defence, marshalled well by the impressive Gordon held out well. Wilson performed solidly but suffered from a lack of midfield cover, especially in the second half. Of greatest concern to me was our powder puff midfield, Lennon Miller apart. I thought Miller had a great game and took his goals coolly and well. Halliday and the energetic Davor were simply outmuscled and overpowered by much bigger, quicker, and physical opponents. For a large part of their time on the pitch they simply disappeared. Its an area of the team I'd like to see strengthened. For the time we were numerically disadvantaged at 11 v 10, we struggled but the set up was wrong. Once things were evened out at 10 v 10 we failed to grasp that equality had been restored, remained passive and looked like a team under the cosh. Where was our midfield? I thought our subs were too late in coming on. Would a winger, for example, have stretched St Mirren? For all St Mirren's physical dominance they lacked qualty and creativity and that was their downfall. After listening to Sportsound post match, I considered writing to the SPFL to add to their chorus of complaints and moans and request that the result be declared null and void but then I came to my senses. Whatever the result, we won't have made many friends in the media yesterday. As a final aside, interesting that Robbo took great exception to a punter in the POD Stand giving him some stick. There was also a rumour doing the rounds that KVV came on as a sub yesterday but didn't see him myself.

He protested long and vociferously at our penalty. We were sat near him and had a better view of the incident than he did and it wasn't clear to us. So I don't understand why he protested. A clear penalty where Fraser faced the wrong way and had our lad in a clear hug. A bit similar but more blatant than the penalty Stephen Craigan conceded in Perth for "facing the wrong way at a corner". Robbo also had a running verbal battle with a fan in front of us. He was clearly rattled.

The "handball" in the lead up to Miller's goal was neither clear nor obvious even after watching the highlights. The ball hit off his upper arm but also appeared to hit off the arm of the defender. As for Tanser's 2nd yellow it was clear cut. A deliberate stamp and he knew it.

What was today's attendance? I was expecting the Buddies to bring a far larger support with them given the massive crowds they've been attracting in Paisley. I thought they'd fill the upper tier and part of the bottom about 2,800-3,000 in total.

Looking at the St Mirren team....please keep the ball on deck lads.

The club has a customer issue, which need fixing, then.

The cynic in me says wait and see.

Oh dear, the Courier is upset. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/5088556/premier-sports-cup-motherwell-dundee-united-commentary-probe/ In all my years of supporting the Well, I've yet to come across a happy Dundee United fan. This could open up a can of worms and not just for Premier Sports. Are you reading BBC?

Brian Kerr promoted to assistant manager at the Buddies.

Does anyone know what the official attendance was on Friday night? A great effort by the Society. For once, volunteers turned out in numbers.

Line up could be bolder as it’s a cup tie after all. Not even minor tinkering after last weekend’s lacklustre showing.