Toxteth O'Grady Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 I'm wondering if this game might be in danger of not going ahead, given the east of Scotland is apparently about to be battered by Storm Babet, with very heavy rain forecast 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 According to the BBC forecast the worst of the weather is meant to be on Friday so might be okay. Assuming the game goes ahead it’s hard to see anything other than another blank and another defeat. 1-0 home win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stv Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, MJC said: According to the BBC forecast the worst of the weather is meant to be on Friday so might be okay. Assuming the game goes ahead it’s hard to see anything other than another blank and another defeat. 1-0 home win. I see the international break hasn’t improved your mood. I’m going for a 4-1 goal fest win ,with our strikers on song after the last two weeks of intensive shooting practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 I really don't know how to predict this one. St Johnstone are shit and couldn't buy a win so far this season, but we’re pretty leaky at the back and don't have any proper strikers. I'd take a 0-0 battle to stop the rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 The game must be in serious doubt. Heavy and continuous rain now forecast until lunchtime on Saturday. Add to that the McDiarmid Park surface has a poor record due to underinvestment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 Another week off might not be a bad thing for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 hours ago, steelboy said: Another week off might not be a bad thing for us. Disagree. We badly need points on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 3 hours ago, MJC said: Disagree. We badly need points on the board. But the longer we wait the more chance we have of getting our full squad back and available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 I can see this game being just as bad as the livingston game so I would be happy enough with a point,I think it will be 1-0 either way though with a penalty deciding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 3 hours ago, MJC said: Disagree. We badly need points on the board. Yeah, maybe. Were still top six for now so not in immediate danger. So if it is to be rained off we'd gave a game in hand to be played at a later date with hopefully Butcher and Biereth available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 4 hours ago, MJC said: Disagree. We badly need points on the board. We are 5th after 8 games having played both the Old Firm. But then again you have used the R word a couple of times already this season so it's par for the course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 3 hours ago, GazzyB said: We are 5th after 8 games having played both the Old Firm. But then again you have used the R word a couple of times already this season so it's par for the course. We're coming off a run of four defeats in a row. We could do with turning that around. I don't see anything unreasonable in saying that. As for the R word. At this time - October with the majority of the season to go - I am not nailing my colours to the mast and saying that I think we will be relegated. However if we don't start scoring goals and keeping clean sheets then it's a distinct possibility that we will be relegated, or at least be involved in the dogfight at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 13 hours ago, GazzyB said: We are 5th after 8 games having played both the Old Firm. But then again you have used the R word a couple of times already this season so it's par for the course. Fifth, you are correct. But also three points clear of eleventh. Nature of the league maybe but I think to dismiss the R word after four defeats in a row while three points clear of the bottom two is naive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 13 hours ago, MJC said: We're coming off a run of four defeats in a row. We could do with turning that around. I don't see anything unreasonable in saying that. As for the R word. At this time - October with the majority of the season to go - I am not nailing my colours to the mast and saying that I think we will be relegated. However if we don't start scoring goals and keeping clean sheets then it's a distinct possibility that we will be relegated, or at least be involved in the dogfight at the bottom. Yeah, you can certainly say, if we don't improve, we might be in trouble. However, you could also say, if the teams below us don't improve, we'll be top 6. We're not the only team struggling to score goals and keep clean sheets, but I've faith that'll come right for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Blues Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 I don't expect him to start, or even feature, but Butcher is back in contention for this game according to Kettlewell. He's also expecting Biereth to rejoin the squad next week with his recovery tracking to plan exactly as expected. If we can tighten up what's already a fairly decent defence, and reintroduce what looks like a genuine goal threat up front I'll sleep a lot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 Judging by the Danger to life weather warnings issued for today through to Saturday I'm not 100% sure the game will go ahead, the Angus. Dundee / Perth area is to get the worst of the storm apparently. The pitch might be OK but travel to and from Perth might be badly hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 The gaffer says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 Dont think the game being postponed would be a bad thing at all. Give Butcher and Mika an extra week to be closer to fitness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said: Dont think the game being postponed would be a bad thing at all. Give Butcher and Mika an extra week to be closer to fitness. And gives Obika another week to further injure his injury. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 12 hours ago, MelvinBragg said: Fifth, you are correct. But also three points clear of eleventh. Nature of the league maybe but I think to dismiss the R word after four defeats in a row while three points clear of the bottom two is naive... And four points off of 2nd, with less teams in between us and 2nd than us and 11th. And we have Beireth & Butcher to return. I guess my glass is just half full. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 Biereth is almost reaching David Ferrere levels of greatness the longer he’s been out. Obviously the circumstances are different but there are also similarities too. Like Ferrere he comes on as a sub in a second half against Hibs in a match we don’t look like scoring in. His contribution is different but also like Ferrere he turns the game around for us and we win. Cue Motherwell fans (me included) thinking we have a new hero, a new goalscorer on our hands….As we know Ferrere did nothing else in his short time with us and now it remains to be seen if Mika Biereth will/can do any more when he finally returns from injury. Only time will tell but pinning our hopes on an injured loanee who hasn’t played 45 minutes of football for us coming back fully fit and being the answer to our problems is optimistic, to say the least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 1 hour ago, MJC said: Only time will tell but pinning our hopes on an injured loanee who hasn’t played 45 minutes of football for us coming back fully fit and being the answer to our problems is optimistic, to say the least. It is indeed optimistic, but honestly, it's all we have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 4 hours ago, wellfan said: And gives Obika another week to further injure his injury. Drat, wish I had thought of that one 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 3 hours ago, GazzyB said: And four points off of 2nd, with less teams in between us and 2nd than us and 11th. And we have Beireth & Butcher to return. I guess my glass is just half full. Glass half full attitude? It'll never catch on 😂😂😂😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 2 hours ago, grizzlyg said: Glass half full attitude? It'll never catch on 😂😂😂😂 Not half empty? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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