Tek wrote:

Max Biamou's trained for a couple of weeks.

Surely can get on the bench tomorrow? We need some sort of different attacking option on the subs bench, as there is very little to change a match.

Tek, I’ll be amazed if we see him playing for us at all between now and the end of the season.

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Our defence stood and looked at Adam comin toward them - invited the shot.
Basic.

Not really on the defence that is it? Considering he shot from at least 30 yards out.

He took the piss all day tbh and strolled it in midfield. That reflects how weak we are in central midfield at the moment and looking ahead to the next 5 (harder) fixtures. 

What you gonna do to rectify this TC?

Not much at all, i'd wager.
 

Tek wrote:

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Our defence stood and looked at Adam comin toward them - invited the shot.
Basic.

Not really on the defence that is it? Considering he shot from at least 30 yards out.

He took the piss all day tbh and strolled it in midfield. That reflects how weak we are in central midfield at the moment and looking ahead to the next 5 (harder) fixtures. 

What you gonna do to rectify this TC?

Not much at all, i'd wager.
 

I can see him sticking with McDonald and Levitt for the rest of the season. Maybe putting Liam Smith in there against the ugly sisters.

To be fair he doesnt have many other options... Meekison, Mochrie are the only 'natural' central players you could include in the discussion for a centre midfield berth, and if they did play it would likely be alongside Levitt and McDonald in a midfield 3.

What has happened to Flo Hoti? Was meant to leave on loan, didn't, and now is nowhere to be seen in any squads or training videos etc. As a fairly combative midfielder, he actually might have been given a chance over the last few weeks if he was available.

We went to Ibrox with a midfield of the young guy Moore, Meekison and Mochrie. So I wouldn't be against the latter 2 playing in a midfield with Levitt sitting in front of the defence, however I really can't see that happening. More chance of Liam Smith or Nicky Clark being shoe-horned in there alongside Levitt and McD.

It is a big position for us this summer, we need to find players in the mould of Harkes and Fuchs if we are to really progress into a team that can dominate possession but also progress the ball through midfield. The purple patch we had at the start of the season where the midfield was usually Levitt sitting in front of the defence with Fuchs and Harkes working their arses off either side of him was some of our best football of the season. We need to try and re-create that. We went to Porkheid and matched them in midfield. Not often we do that.
 

Tek wrote:

Echo the sentiments above.

Ridiculous decision from Courts to make no subs yesterday. 

Particularly as Kevin McDonald looked so tired (had a poor game all day). As did Levitt.

Utd's whole Academy schtick online does my head in tbqh. We never seem to show faith in our youngsters, despite them all doing well when called upon.

Even Ross Graham came into the team by pure chance due to the covid situation. He would never have gotten his chance otherwise. To say otherwise would just be untrue. It's Ross Graham who deserves the praise for making himself undroppable.

Yesterday, was the 3rd Derby this season where (imo) Dundee were the better side and created the majority of chances. For them to be in the ascendency in the game and for Courts to not react in anyway is an early warning sign for me (of his management skills).

Even if he has no faith in our youngsters he could have put Liam Smith in the middle of the park and brought on Freeman at RWB. We were getting over run in midfield. He done nothing.

Very poor management.

Top 6 for me is a hollow achievement this season given we are up against Aberdeen and Hibs worst sides for many many years. The entire division from Hearts down is on minus goals (and by quite a bit). The poorest Premiership in many years.

From here only 4th spot and clinching European football should be worthy of praise and be recognised as us having achieved something tangible this season.

couldn't agree more mate, its baffling