I remember being at the St Mirren game where we lost 2-0 and thinking the reaction from fans was a bit mad. One guy threw his scarf on the pitch, while someone else was hanging off an ad board to hiss and spit at Dave Richards. The general consensus was that Goodwin didn't have a clue and the players didn't give a shit. It was a honking performance, but I thought the tantrum from some folk in the support was a wee bit premature. I can't see myself hissing and spitting at anyone, but I can understand where they're coming from now. 

I don't think we should kick Goodwin out tomorrow. If we did, I think I would be more worried about the nick of whoever replaces him. However, it seems quite clear that he has lost the dressing room. If his scathing assessment of the performance after Hibs doesn't provoke a reaction, where does he go from there? I'm not against him trying to light a fire under the team's arse, but you want the team to be able to go out and respond immediately to something like that instead of being hit with match postponements. 

Tangentially related to this discussion, I see our only options for January 'goal of the month' are the two goals against Ayr United ... 

The minute we scored on Saturday, he shouted the keeper over and was giving him instructions.

What else could it have been except ‘slow this down, 1-0 will do us’ etc?

He only takes a small part of the blame for relegation in 2023.

2023/24- we were excellent overall in the championship and that was a job well done but so it should’ve been especially on our budget.

2024/25- we were also excellent finishing 4th and getting in to Europe. He overachieved and it was some job he did.

2025/26- currently 7th and 10pts behind Falkirk in 6th. Scottish cup is the only thing currently that in many eyes can save him.

2024/2025

We were very lucky our early season form was good nothing else

I think a change is needed, but at this stage of the season, it'll be pointless, unless we make the final and the usual tactics cost us.

But across the fanbase it's seems to be completely black and white, some won't give any credit to Goodwin for the championship season and last season, but are giving him all the blame now, whereas some who can see the job he did, are a bit blind to how it's panning out now.

Some of us can see all points and it's just a big wet fart.

Raith put up a really good battle, we won the league comfortably, but they made us work, all the stats of United were good, Raith's best season in ages skewed our thinking.

Re least season, over 90 minutes you can maybe undeservedly nick a point, steal a win, get the benefit of a dodgy call, over a season you finish exactly where you deserve to.

Goodwin played a part in the relegation, but to overly blame him ignores those shitebags who threw 2 managers under the bus, had us 5 safe of bottom with 5 to play, then lost the lot.

If as the some rumours suggest our budget isn't what it should be, or his hand is tied re signings, then if it were me, I'd walk away, not wait until things get worse and I end up sacked.

But one thing I think we can maybe all agree on, Goodwin's style of play, tactics, thinking, is that of a team who's only objective is to survive, never seeking to achieve something, it's not great to watch, and usually that catches up with you.

I'd rather be watching the sort of football we played v Rapid at home for the most part and drawing 2-2 or losing 3-2 than the safe shite we play losing 3-2 at the death to Hibs, or dropping points on Saturday (Albeit, bar the last 10 I thought we played decently ok for most of the game)

Perhaps behind the scenes there's been discussions, decisions made, we were rumoured to have had a few more pre-contracts in the door, maybe they're on hold as we don't know who'll be in charge, there's a disconnect between the owners, the club, the fans, it would be nice to hear some thoughts on where we are or what the plans are going forward.

And as shite and it seems right now, were we to win our 2 games in hand, we'd be 4 points behind 6th with 5 to play, that's the optimist in me speaking though, a team that's won 6 from 26 doesn't go on that sort of run, but it really should be 2 points with 5 to play, in this league you can't afford to miss a penalty or choose not to defend an injury time cross into the box.
 

When I first saw Dalby at Motherwell in the cup I thought he was a donkey.  

He then just happened to concentrate on the things he was good at and it worked well.  In this league you don't have to be a world beater.  The problem with Watters is that he has no self-belief.  He's not Dalby in the sense of keep him in the middle and lob crosses at him, but I do think there is a player there.  

He needs to stick generally between the posts and believe he is the focal point of the team.  He does too much work in areas that are ineffective as a striker.

Maybe that is it - we need a better striker coach.

I'm sure Robertson is at Ross County just now.