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I thought this thread could do with an early introduction, maybe help to balance out the hysterical reactions we'll have regarding todays result.

 

This is a must win game. If we're looking to finish third we have to take a minimum of seven points from our home games against the Saints & United, and our away game at Hearts. Anything less than that and we'll only have ourselves to blame for not taking advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity to play Champions League football.

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Drop Hateley, Daley and Carswell and bring in Lasley Murphy and Saunders.

 

Get Law back on the left wing to get the old Hammell Law partnership back, Lasley will be in the middle with Jennings and Murphy up beside Higgy!

 

Let's go back to the way we played in the first half of the season.

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The Humph has done well lately, so to drop him would be harsh. Clancy, Hately, Carswell, Higdon out and Page, Saunders, Lasley, McHugh in. But the boss doesn't do wholesale changes, so it'll be 'as you were' and more disappointment.

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The Humph has done well lately, so to drop him would be harsh. Clancy, Hately, Carswell, Higdon out and Page, Saunders, Lasley, McHugh in. But the boss doesn't do wholesale changes, so it'll be 'as you were' and more disappointment.

 

Well said mad dog.... Same team as today i would go for less (Daley) and give Murphy another chance.

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Ok, I'm pretty angry from that today still, but for me, the players have chucked it.

 

The recent performances at Rugby Park, Easter Road and then today are proof enough for me that the players don't have the mental strength when the going gets tough and the pressure is on and further more after that starting line up and tactics today from McCall, I have serious doubts that he is able to make the correct decisions also.

 

Don't know what the score will be, but haven't seen anything lately to suggest this will be anything other than another defeat.

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Ok, I'm pretty angry from that today still, but for me, the players have chucked it.

 

The recent performances at Rugby Park, Easter Road and then today are proof enough for me that the players don't have the mental strength when the going gets tough and the pressure is on and further more after that starting line up and tactics today from McCall, I have serious doubts that he is able to make the correct decisions also.

 

Don't know what the score will be, but haven't seen anything lately to suggest this will be anything other than another defeat.

We haven't lost a home league match to a non Old Firm side since Inverness beat us in mid January.

 

St Johnstone will also be under pressure coming into this game, especially after losing to United at the weekend so it's hardly as if all of the pressure is on us.

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we've been utter shite since humphrey came back into the team. the guy is doing better but he is still never a footballer, he hasnt managed to find a motherwell player with a cross in months. he's been here so long that we're used to his inepitutude but he is not and never will be good enough. apart from the occasional carthorse every half decent spl defender knows how to deal with him now.

 

randolph

hateley hutchy clancy hammell

law jenno lasley murphy

higdon ojaama

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we've been utter shite since humphrey came back into the team. the guy is doing better but he is still never a footballer, he hasnt managed to find a motherwell player with a cross in months. he's been here so long that we're used to his inepitutude but he is not and never will be good enough. apart from the occasional carthorse every half decent spl defender knows how to deal with him now.

 

randolph

hateley hutchy clancy hammell

law jenno lasley murphy

higdon ojaama

 

laugh1.gif Sorry mate, had to have a chuckle at this. I'm definitely not Humphrey's biggest fan as I think he has obvious flaws in his game but he's been one of the best performers over the past few weeks and our main attacking threat. He was the only one causing the smellies any issues today and his delivery's certainly better than Hateley's at the moment.

 

Randolph

Saunders - Hutch - Clancy - Hammell

Humphrey - Lasley - Jennings - Law

Higdon - Ojamaa

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laugh1.gif Sorry mate, had to have a chuckle at this. I'm definitely not Humphrey's biggest fan as I think he has obvious flaws in his game but he's been one of the best performers over the past few weeks and our main attacking threat. He was the only one causing the smellies any issues today and his delivery's certainly better than Hateley's at the moment.

 

 

do you think this could be connected to the fact that we have created the square route of fuck all chances against aberdeen, killie, rangers, hibs and celtic? maybe someone a bit better at football should be our main attacking threat?

 

i don't remember him finding a motherwell player with a cross once recently. certainly not in the last two games.

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Their will be varying degrees of pressure across all the three sides for the remainder of the season and the timing of the fixtures will have a bearing on that.

 

Dundee Utd have the opportunity to crank it up on us and Saints with their game kicking off at 1230 on Saturday but with that will come a level of expectation from their supporters that they will be in 3rd place by 3 o'clock. The outcome of that will surely have to have some impact on our game a short while later.

 

Ludicrous as it may sound if Utd bottle it against Hearts and we get three points against St Johnstone there's a scenario with us playing the night before that could see us 9 points ahead with them having to go to Ibrox. With three games left that would be pressure.

 

Now I can't see them losing to Hearts and us getting six from six but it illustrates the potential for pressure to pushed back and forth.

 

At the moment though I await Saturday with a mixture of anticipation and apprehension. It's pretty much last chance saloon for St Johnstone. How that will affect their strategy I don't know. First game here I thought dire as we were, they were superb on the break. Last time it was a bit more toe-to-toe. Knowing they need to win I can't see them sitting back and trying to catch us on the break.

 

As for us? Time for the team to step up to the plate really. The bit is getting to the bit.

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