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In 2018 in the lead up to the Scottish Cup Final they kicked the utter shite out of us as the season came to a close, Murray Davidson throwing his elbows about and avoiding a red card as per. We ended up getting pumped 5-1 that day as the players clearly didn't want get into a physical battle. They play Livingston in the League Cup Final the following Sunday after our fixture, I would love to see a role reversal where we take an aggressive approach as you would hope their minds would be on that game but knowing us we'll muster up something like yesterday. I don't generally enjoy seeing Celtic or Rangers win but I'm glad St Johnstone lost today as it keeps them right in the mix at the bottom and now we have a game in hand so their is the potential for a four point gap over them. It will be interesting to see what the lineup will be for this match, despite having such a bloated squad it appears we are struggling to put out one side with any real quality.

It was reminiscent of the season when Baraclough took over. I remember him saying he watched the 4-0 pumping that McCall was in charge of earlier in the season and we were out to right some wrongs for that but it proved to be far worse as we got done 5-0, I think that year we got beat 5 out of 4 games against them. I didn't think we could sink any lower than the New Year Derby but here we are. I don't know what the issue is but Accies always treat this game like a derby and seem motivated for it while we always seem to approach it in first gear as if we need to just turn up to secure points, its actually amazing when you think of the sheer number of players and managers that have come and gone for both sides since they came back up but it always remains the same, out with turning them over a few times we seem to struggle against them. I can accept getting beat but that was dreadful today, it was a shame really as we had a chance to make a massive gab between us and the bottom few. We now likely have the joys of playing them in another fixture at NDP, hopefully we have pushed on up the table by then. Does anyone know what the deal is with the absent players that were signed before the deadline? I know Lawless is injured but are the likes of Nolan, Smith and Foley also on the treatment table or are they just much of a muchness to what we already have?

9 gift wrapped points this season. Almost as if we want them to stay up so we can finish above them the following season. The frustrating thing is they played well against us and Rangers but will no doubt be keech when they meet St Mirren.

So Watt gets booked for a high foot and Moyo doesn't.

Debut for 17 year old Max Johnson, on for Mugabi.

Goal Ohara

Penalty for us

4-0

Few Accies players surprisingly managed to escape bookings.

Brutal stuff. Accies always treat the game like a derby whereas we always seem to approach the game in first gear. What can you say about the goals, first it looks like it goes under the legs of Mugabi as he try's to block it and for the third it looks like he plays the ball off of the Accies forward, I had hoped we had ironed those errors out but just as you get a bit confident that you're heading in the right direction this happens.

Long off Magloire on

3-0

Penalty now ffs

0-1 Accies

I'm assuming they're a having an issue as it was some loud static sound five minutes before kick off.

Boom Three points 1-0 win.

Smith and Magloire coming on

Goal Machine

GOALLLLL Campbell

O'Hara on for Crawford

Should have been the opener for us

I wish someone would shove that whistle up Collums farter.

Cole should have perhaps done better with that.

http://www.hesgoal.com/news/73153/Kilmarnock_vs_Motherwell.html Link for the game.

Hopefully this game comes too early for Tommy Wright to have had any impact on the proceedings. Its a massive chance to start heading up the table, if we take three points here we still have a game in hand over Killie and County below us, they also have an additional game against one of the Old Firm to negotiate. Naturally I hope we pump them due to the issue with Covid (where they would have you believe they were the ones wronged) but I would be delighted to bring home the three points in any manner. It will be interesting to see if any of the new guys will start to get integrated into the side, defensively I fear we'll have a lapse as per at some point but confident we will grind out a win. Similar to the Dundee Utd and County game I will go for a 2-1 win (Watt and Cole).