bobbybingo

Foley played 10 minutes, now he's injured. Nolan hasn't appeared and is apparently injured. That's according to information from people on here, though I haven't seen anything official. Do you think they are fit to play?

Players being injured is one thing. New signings not being fit to play is bound to spark interest, especially when you are fighting relegation and in the midst of an injury crisis. Though I don't know quite what the club could say about that.

Alexander knows we're probably going to be deep in trouble until the end, how quickly things can change and how fragile our form can be from game to game. Last night was a big improvement but we have to start scoring and winning again, wherever that is, though Kilmarnock would be huge. We've put ourselves in this mess, but it's in our own hands, so don't be relying on others to get us out if it.

I'd go with Lamie's description, gritty and determined, but no complaints tonight.

Ugly to watch, but I don't think we can expect much more than we got from the players, so well done, good point. Lose games like that and relegation starts to sneak up on you.

Game's there for us.

There's a song in there, but I'm saying nothing.

Could be worse. They played 'Happy Hour' on Saturday.

If I was grizzly, I'd sue. Tony Watt shouting fuck! 10 times isnae exactly half time at the Superbowl.

Alexander's getting more bookings than the Brothers.

Carroll's reading of the game's really poor at times.

Insipid. Kinda matched his performances. You don't want panic setting in, but verbally shrugging your shoulders doesn't inspire much confidence. I don't think he's a bad guy or that he's not trying, but I'd be looking for more from him. Hopefully starting tonight.

Would explain the missing signings, right enough.

I don't think anyone's suggesting Gallagher ate the youth team in Dominos.

I'd go with that.

You'd have to bring O'Donnell back in, even though he's been disappointing. I get the square pegs/round holes argument folk are making, but with what's available, it must be tempting to go with the best you have (?) and find a way to make it work. Maybe. Johnstone at least looked interested, but moving him into an unfamiliar position on his second start at 17 would obviously be really unfair on the laddie.

The January signings were up for discussion when folk thought they were gonnae play. The fact some now can't only increases the questions. I'd say more baffled than (mock) outraged, but that could easily change.

Have the club said anything about Smith and Foley being injured, or did I just read it on here? And has anyone anywhere heard a single peep about the fabled Eddie Nolan since he lifted his head? I know it's not necessarily the most pressing issue, but seeing as we're in the midst of an injury/illness crisis, you'd think...

As long as we stay up, Alexander should be given time to sort things out. If we go down, either he goes or Burrows walks, because someone has to take responsibility for this shambles. Whatever happens, the recruitment guru is toast.

Which brings us back to the original claim in the papers regarding an extension about to be triggered. If anyone believes team Gallagher wasn't involved with that snippet getting out, belated birthday wishes, hope yesterday was fun. Make your own minds up about what's going on at Fir Park, but one thing's obvious: not everyone's pulling in the same direction.

Who? Why? When? That's this season in a nutshell. It felt out of control before Alexander came in, steadied briefly, now it's come off the tracks again. We're still in charge of our own fate, but fate seems to be pissing on us from a great height.

I see your point, but he's really big and could batter me.

I'm not having a go at the guy or suggesting he's a donkey, but I've seen enough to guess his size and playing style are going to make him a target for referees. And is our team set up to help a player like Smith? Even if he's available, I can't see him starting and he's not the guy to bring on if we're trying to see a game out, so it's probably gonnae be last 10 minutes Hail Mary time he's given. Another signing that leaves you asking, why?

No matter what Jordan White did or didn't offer, we replaced him with Harry Smith. That sums up why we are where we are.