MJC Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 We win this one, right? We have to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 You would hope so. We go into it in fairly decent spirits. Playing reasonably well, not having lost in 5 and with only 2 defeats in 10, I think. But we do need to start converting draws into wins and this presents an excellent opportunity to open up daylight between ourselves and the play off spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 We really need the 3 points from this. Tough 3 games after county. Aberdeen and Hearts away then Celtic at home. Then to round off Feb, Livingston away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, MJC said: We win this one, right? We have to. Don't be daft. A draw is the best result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 59 minutes ago, steelboy said: Don't be daft. A draw is the best result. We need to win this one. And it’s our best chance to win a game since the Livingston home game in late December. Our recent performances have shown *some* encouraging signs. I’m letting heart rule head and saying that I think we will win here. But. If we don’t then we are in serious trouble. 2-0 us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Massive game and 3pts would be huge. After today I am more positive. And to all our fans let's get behind the lads. 2nd half support was great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Another greetin' faced Derek Adams post-match interview is on the cards. Theo Bair brace for the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Victory won't save us, defeat won't kill us, but still a huge game in this wonky league. Level on points in the play-off place, or 6 points above it and probably 1 point off 6th, for 24 hours at least. 3-1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Think we need to score first. Come out the blocks and get at them early. Be nice to see some of our new recruits getting game time - starting with Nicholson who looks to have some quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 12 hours ago, MJC said: We need to win this one. And it’s our best chance to win a game since the Livingston home game in late December. Our recent performances have shown *some* encouraging signs. Its not a make or break game but its hugely important given the hard and intensive run of fixtures coming up. We're now hard to beat, which is a start, but are pretty toothless up front. We're still losing cheap goals, although maybe only one per game. Tactics and team selection need to be tweaked slightly if we are to win this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 40 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said: Its not a make or break game but its hugely important given the hard and intensive run of fixtures coming up. We're now hard to beat, which is a start, but are pretty toothless up front. We're still losing cheap goals, although maybe only one per game. Tactics and team selection need to be tweaked slightly if we are to win this. We need to go full Xavi mode and play some weird 4-3-3 to 3-4-3 in transition to batter them up top. The 3-6-1 (or thereabouts) will see us draw/lose more games than we'll win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Kmcalpin said: Its not a make or break game but its hugely important given the hard and intensive run of fixtures coming up. We're now hard to beat, which is a start, but are pretty toothless up front. We're still losing cheap goals, although maybe only one per game. Tactics and team selection need to be tweaked slightly if we are to win this. If we can’t beat Ross County at home then I think we’re in serious trouble. We have improved but we’ve a long way to go yet and we now need victories rather than draws. One league win in nineteen is relegation form and although we are also on a run of one loss in seven if we don’t start turning draws into wins then it’s going to become more and more of a mental stumbling block and, more importantly, we risk being sucked into the playoff zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 8 minutes ago, MJC said: If we can’t beat Ross County at home then I think we’re in serious trouble. We have improved but we’ve a long way to go yet and we now need victories rather than draws. One league win in nineteen is relegation form and although we are also on a run of one loss in seven if we don’t start turning draws into wins then it’s going to become more and more of a mental stumbling block and, more importantly, we risk being sucked into the playoff zone. It's a must-win home game against our relegation playoff spot rival. Nothing less than 3 points will suffice. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, wellfan said: It's a must-win home game against our relegation playoff spot rival. Nothing less than 3 points will suffice. What does that even mean? That reads like the laziest clichés in the worst newspapers. If we get something less than 3 points is there some new rule that means we're forbidden from winning any more games this season? I suppose "good to win game, but a draw wouldn't be a disaster and even if we lost we've started to show better form that will likely pick up sufficient points to stay safe this season" match is a bit long winded. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 9 minutes ago, weeyin said: What does that even mean? It means that we cannot afford to lose against our direct rival at home, because our form since September suggests we're certainly not going to start winning against the teams further up the table anytime soon. We need to be picking up 3 points against those around us or else we’ll likely finish 11th at best. Put simply, another draw would mean our form is 1 win in 20 league games. That is a disaster, and if you don't think so, then so be it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 42 minutes ago, weeyin said: What does that even mean? That reads like the laziest clichés in the worst newspapers. If we get something less than 3 points is there some new rule that means we're forbidden from winning any more games this season? I suppose "good to win game, but a draw wouldn't be a disaster and even if we lost we've started to show better form that will likely pick up sufficient points to stay safe this season" match is a bit long winded. You know exactly what it means, but you chose to respond with some patronising shite, "The laziest clichés in the worst newspapers" aye OK then 🤦♂️ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 25 minutes ago, wellfan said: It means that we cannot afford to lose against our direct rival at home, because our form since September suggests we're certainly not going to start winning against the teams further up the table anytime soon. We need to be picking up 3 points against those around us or else we’ll likely finish 11th at best. Put simply, another draw would mean our form is 1 win in 20 league games. That is a disaster, and if you don't think so, then so be it. Must win and can't afford to lose are obviously not quite the same thing. A draw would be a real opportunity missed, but if it ends that way, I don't see how failing to pick up 3 points against Ross County would be worse for us than them, given their current form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 4 hours ago, wellfan said: It's a must-win home game against our relegation playoff spot rival. Nothing less than 3 points will suffice. Excellently put. I initially said it was "must not lose", but let's be honest, it's must win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiddy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 could be down to which manager talks the less/most dugshite , could be a good game, or could be the worst most boring teedious match of the season, time for gloves tammy dufflecoat boots 2 pair a socks n a scarf. then the same clothes again on friday , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Can't keep playing catch up every game. Ross Co dangerous up front so we need to keep it tight. But with a vociferous home support and say young Lennon starting ahead of probably Paton or Halliday and hopefully we can get a crucial win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 3 minutes ago, smiddy said: could be down to which manager talks the less/most dugshite , could be a good game, or could be the worst most boring teedious match of the season, time for gloves tammy dufflecoat boots 2 pair a socks n a scarf. then the same clothes again on friday , Canny be that cauld you didn’t mention the long johns 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santheman Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Been that used to looking down the way at teams below us I forgot we're only 4 points off 6th place. Think I'm going to start looking up the way instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 2 hours ago, grizzlyg said: Can't keep playing catch up every game. Ross Co dangerous up front so we need to keep it tight. But with a vociferous home support and say young Lennon starting ahead of probably Paton or Halliday and hopefully we can get a crucial win I think Paton is getting too much unnecessary stick just now and Halliday is an important player to have on the park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 59 minutes ago, wellgirl said: I think Paton is getting too much unnecessary stick just now and Halliday is an important player to have on the park. Yup I agree. Paton never hides and loads of effort. Halliday I think does that quiet role that isn't noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiddy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 13 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Yup I agree. Paton never hides and loads of effort. Halliday I think does that quiet role that isn't noticed. yes on both ,, but we need someone who will have a strike (inbeetween the posts would be good ) and on his wee cameo last week i would like to see nicholson have a go, yesterday with 20 to go wouldv been my sub on for paton to at least give him a wee chance, so how does our midfield look on tuesday ? miller to start ? for who? lots of questions, lots of answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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