Walton
Stephenson Gallagher Graham ferry
Thomson docherty Sevelj Middleton
VDS moult

Craig Napier is the ref, get the mortgage on Killie, and at least one massive shitey wrong call going against us despite VAR being in place.

The little raft faced useless bastard
 

Was Napier the ref in the Rooney kicking debacle a couple of weeks ago?

kdyteejay wrote:

Was Napier the ref in the Rooney kicking debacle a couple of weeks ago?

 
He was the ref when we drew at home with St Mirren when Main threw himself over and he awarded a pen. He’s a shit ref.

Still united have never commented on this apparent audio from the pen…

Finn Seemann wrote:

It will be the usual physical battle with Killie.  Might sound unpopular, but I'd start the same team as we started against Motherwell with the same tactics.  I'd be telling Bubunski, Trapa and VDS to hold on to the ball a little longer and draw fouls.  I'd also make the same forward position subbies around the same time (assuming the tactics have succeeded in no goals) but would go for Thomson rather than Meshack.

There will be no prizes if we ignore the physical threat and their pace down the wings.  I'd happily take a point now.

Currently not going, but Rugby Park, the new St Mirren ground and County are the only grounds i've not been to in the league so will tick off this season.

 
Decided to go for it. First trip to Rugby Park

RogerTheAlien wrote:

Finn Seemann wrote:

Finn Seemann wrote:

It will be the usual physical battle with Killie.  Might sound unpopular, but I'd start the same team as we started against Motherwell with the same tactics.  I'd be telling Bubunski, Trapa and VDS to hold on to the ball a little longer and draw fouls.  I'd also make the same forward position subbies around the same time (assuming the tactics have succeeded in no goals) but would go for Thomson rather than Meshack.

There will be no prizes if we ignore the physical threat and their pace down the wings.  I'd happily take a point now.

Currently not going, but Rugby Park, the new St Mirren ground and County are the only grounds i've not been to in the league so will tick off this season.

 
Decided to go for it. First trip to Rugby Park

 
This is about my 10th time down there and like the other 9 i’m not that arsed. Shite away day at a shite stadium in a shitehole town.

Not quite sure how I have missed Rugby Park up til now.  I even lived in Newton Mearns for 4 years which is pretty close!  Kilmarnock is a shithole right enough.  I think I have avoided recently as we are generally shit on plastic.  Anyway it ticks one of the missing league grounds off my list up to 27 out of 42.  Still a few to go, but thankfully we don't play League 1 and 2 teams that often... just 4 missing in top 2 leagues.  Two in each - County (will sort this season), St Mirren (not been to new ground, maybe following weekend); Airdieonians and Ayr United.

RogerTheAlien wrote:

 
This is about my 10th time down there and like the other 9 i’m not that arsed. Shite away day at a shite stadium in a shitehole town.

A bit unfair imo.

I actually like Rugby Park. You get an excellent view of the game from that stand behind the goal. In the old days of the terracing there it used to be a very cold, open terrace. Not always an enjoyable experience.

The town has bad areas (like most town and cities), but some nice parts too. 


 

Canadian Arab wrote:

RogerTheAlien wrote:

 
This is about my 10th time down there and like the other 9 i’m not that arsed. Shite away day at a shite stadium in a shitehole town.

I'm guessing your day job isn't as a motivational speaker? 

 
Not anymore, I got sacked for being shite😂.

Fair play that's a great comeback after a horrendous 15-20 minute spell in the match.

Just wish Goodwin would go a bit more cavalier when we are on top and try and kill the game off.

3 points are huge in this league.

CCX2 2010 wrote:

I think it's only fair to call these things out when they fall for us but that's never a penalty, we will rip the arm if you for it but again that guy was miles away from it and it was of the very very soft variety.

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I thought it was very soft too, but tbf Killie's 3rd definitely looked offside.

So, a draw probably fair in the end as you said.
 

Well that was some rollercoaster.

Would have taken a point a KO.
Agree with pretty much everything said above but special mention needs to go to the character of these players. From 1-0 we shot ourselves in the foot but woke up just in time to fight and claw our way back to a point. McInness outfoxed Goodwin with his changes (thought we should have changed at that time as Dalby and Moult had run their race) but credit to Goodwin he threw the kitchen sink at it and we got the draw.

Massive pressure on Ross Graham there at the end but he slotted that pen away no bother.

A very strange game. I thought it turned in their favour when Gallacher meekly conceded a throw when he could have blootered it closer to Ayr. Quick throw, 1-1. Then we just lost all composure.

But if you had been offered our league position and results so far when the fixtures came out I suspect most of us would have happily taken it. Not losing the derby, a win at Tynecastle and a point at a very tricky Kilmarnock venue. Taken altogether it's maybe been a bit up and down but could have been so much worse as well.

As Tek says we need to be more offensive more proactive in getting a second goal when 1 ahead. The number of crosses they put into our box was ridiculous. Derek's team talk must be get as many crosses in as possible or you're getting dropped for next week. Very old school but statistically (Canada) maybe proved effective. Did my head in watching that.

Other observations we struggled at times with the bounce on that surface you can see why they get so many points at home. Get it to fuck. It's an unfair advantage.
And I didn't think the ref was as bad as some have said, seen plenty worse officiating at some of our games.

Delighted for the players, happy that Goodwin's kitchen sink did the trick and delighted for the travelling Arabs who must have mostly thought we were dead and buried after our shocking 20 minute disaster.

@CCX I wasn't there, you were, but Scott Simpson on DUTV said the referee didn't whistle, he was alerted to the "foul" by the linesman. Then VAR is in his ear, he goes to the screen and awards the goal. DUTV timed the VAR delay at 3 minutes and gave the ref credit for getting it right by allowing play to continue and Sibbald to score.

In real time I thought their 3rd was offside, couldn't believe VAR gave it as on. So with our late pen maybe we got one VAR decision and lost one.