Tight match. They are big, strong and have some pace. Kind of Scottish team I hate tbh.

Two tight wins against them this season by playing our tallest players, matching them physically, keeping it tight and hoping we have slightly more quality in front of goal.

Same again please. If we can win next two games, which we should be aiming for as they are at home, then it starts to look like we will have a really decent season.

A really important 3 points.
We have so much application determination and will to win.
A scrappy and at times annoying performance, we'll probably play better sometime and lose.
Good decision to bring on VdS and Moult, yet again the in game changes gave us the lift we needed.
P3 W3 v them, we're getting it more right than wrong.
If we can defeat Killie it would give us a great platform going into the busy schedule ahead.
Looking forward to seeing Kristijan Trapanovski back too.

Agree with Still living, a well deserved three points.

Our Center half's would header their granny if it came into our box and that mob just kept on lobbing it in for 90 mins.

I've seem it back and I don't know what they clowns on the BBC are going on about, they two pens are stick ons, maybe got a wee point on Walton.

Sevelj and Stephenson also never backed down from that team of hammer throwers and played some decent stuff when allowed to.

Another Saturday,  another 3 points, roll on Killie.

JGTA

Great 3 points if not a great performance.

3 centre backs defended very well throughout and Walton had very little to do (apart from smash the boy!).

One thing that struck me today was how good our loan signings have been.  All 4 have contributed massively - Walton, Adeboyega, Stephenson and Dalby.  Will be sorry to see them leave at the end of the season and think they’ll all go on to have very good careers.  Fair play to Goodwin and his recruitment guy for bringing them in though, to get 4/4 successes on loan is a tremendous hit rate when you consider some of the dross we’ve had from down south on loan previously!!

Also, is Sevelj and Stephenson now our best pairing in midfield?  Will Sibbald and Docherty be back up once they’re fit?  I think that may be the case, Sevelj been fantastic these last 3 games and with Strain playing well at RWB you have to find room for Stephenson in the team somewhere.

Only seen the Sportscene highlights.

Definitely looked a little fortunate to keep Walton on the pitch, seen lots of reds given for those type of challenges. Goalies get away with murder compared to other outfield players.

That aside, i thought we looked like we deserved to win a hard fought contest. Didn't create much, but neither did they. They must be sick of the sight of us because we have 7 clean sheets this season and 3 of them are against St.Mirren.

Pretty delighted with that result because i think St.Mirren are a decent side and will trouble many teams in the league. To beat them three times in a row shows we have something about us.

I was a bit worried with our end to October, the negative display and result at Pittodrie and the self-inflicted defeat at Tannadice to Motherwell, but credit where it's due, our November form has been solid.

An away point at both Easter Road and Ibrox and two good home win and clean sheets against County and St.Mirren.

A very tough schedule coming up now throughout December and up until the Derby at Dens on January 2nd. We will need our injuries and suspensions to be kind to us as we have a limited squad numbers wise, but it's great to start to believe that we won't be a walk over anymore regardless of the XI.

Though, it is still fairly early days in the season and Goodwin is entirely correct to temper expectations post-match (his Aberdeen were 3rd and almost in a Cup Final about this time of year, few weeks later he was on the dole). He knows how quickly it can all turn sour as he wisely stated in his Post-matcher.

Lastly, what a fucking photo of big Manny this is. Absolute class.

I think it was a red card for Jack.
No penalty for Kevin.
A penalty for Louis.
A massive 3 points for us.
Disappointed with Glenn yesterday as seen all our loan signings throwing themselves into tackles, fighting for the ball and not afraid to put there heads in and didn’t see the same commitment from him.

Couldn’t make game yesterday but that is a terrific win.

Walton tackle is borderline imo, if he gets a red by the ref I don’t think it gets overturned by VAR

1st pen, is really soft but probably pen.

2nd is never a pen for me, Louis just throws himself to the floor 🤣

Anyway who cares, we’re doing really well atm, well done Goodwin & team

We defended very well, I think.  They threw a lot of crosses in our box and we dealt with every one.  They've got pace upfront and bar the Walton incident (which was a red card) we managed it.  They are a decent side, but little cutting edge.  Not sure if they are just a bit blunt or we defend very well but I'd say more of the latter.
Thought we were poor up front today.  Both Dalby and Ferry should have squared for Middleton for tap ins.  The latter had a poor game, but he was in the right position for a brace and we'd be talking very differently if he'd bagged a couple.  For me Manny, Holt, Gallagher and Sevelj were the players of the game (Holt MoM about right given he managed to get forward and arguably win the game) - bar the Walton kung fu challenge, he had nothing to do, bar one easy save.
As for the pens, both soft, but both pens.  Holt's one boy goes for the ball, misses and kicks Holt.  Pen all day long - doesn't matter that Holt has his studs up.  He's not challenging anyone.  Second, Moult totally plays for it, but the boy panics, gets on the wrong side and makes contact.  He's also last man, so if it is a foul then its a red.  I'd be gutted to lose those but I don't think the Buddies can complain.  Walton on the other hand...
Thought Robinson was very measured after the game.  I think they'll be top six and that shows how good we've been.  
For me Goodwin got lucky with the subs.  They had nothing to do with the first pen or the second goal.  Granted Moult wins the second, but that's not tactics.  Moult needs to teach Dalby some of the dark arts!
Some save from their keeper for the second by the way.  Ok he guessed he was going to put it in the same place, but it wasn't a bad pen.

Let's be honest. If either of those penalties are given against us our supporters are up in arms and we're probably saying it's a conspiracy if they're given against either of the Old Firm. Same with Walton's challenge. If that's say Kasper Scmeichal, we're saying the ref bottled it.

For the first time ever we seem to be getting a lot of soft calls in our favour.

The late penalty at Rugby Park.

The late penalty at Easter Road.

The two penalties on Saturday and the Walton challenge.

I will take it as I could rhyme off countless decisions against us over the years, but maybe a reminder that pens are given for absolutely fuck these days, the next time we inevitably get one given against us. Which will be soon.

As Finn has pointed out above.

What we also have to remember as well though is that VAR upheld the Walton on-field decision, then VAR said to the ref, "Have a look, that's maybe a pen!" re the Holt one and the ref could've upheld his decision, which was, he never seen a foul.

Then on the next pen, VAR only got involved to say to the ref "That should be a red!"

What pundits are doing and often we as fans do is state an opinion like it's a fact, allow emotions to play a part.

The ref and his VAR team apply the laws of the game, if 2 refs and X amount of assistants agree then it's probably right.

A soft foul is a still a foul.


Also we're due a lifetime of calls against this lot for being robbed in 87.

 

Last edited by David_Blunkett (02/12/2024 12:46 pm)

The problem with those points though is that the ref and VAR officials are just applying their interpretation of the laws as well. That is why a lot of VAR is a waste of time. So it’s very far from simple. I think all 3 decisions were wrong. But the biggest thing is that none of them are even close to being clear and because of that the ref’s original  decisions should have stood and not been questioned by VAR. it was meant to sort out things like if a ball crossed the line. That is not how it is being used.