THE REBEL SAINT Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Police Scotland was a total disgrace today none of then that i seen wearing a poppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Great Paddy Buckley Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 A point from an away from home derby is a decent result in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Mikey Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 TW made key decisions with the subbies at half time. Crofty, Cuptie and Spoonie were immense in the 2nd half dominating the right side of the park. Lappins introduction gave us balance in midfield again. 2nd half showing will surely give the players the confident that we are just in a bad run and will start to dominate teams and pick up more wins. Double header with County to come. A small amount of happiness and feel good factor coming back for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali91 Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Police Scotland was a total disgrace today none of then that i seen wearing a poppy And? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthensSaint Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 A point from an away from home derby is a decent result in my opinion yep, the pendulum is swinging and not in our favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintglenn72 Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Its disappointing to hear that Caddis didn't take his opportunity. Again. The lower divisions beckon. loaned out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Enjoyed that game, first half was awful from saints- strange line up from Tommy with caddis playing off Graham. A combination of dundee playing well and us being stinking and mannus kept us in it. Would like to see it again but at the time I thought mannus had pulled the lad down and was going to get a red.. Definitely a saints penalty as Graham's shirt was pulled as he was going for a header at goal. Second half saints were superb without creating enough clear chances. Croft was excellent, Mackay pushed forward more and did well, lappin looked a class act in the middle and spoony showed real hunger and desire. It turned into a real ding dong derby, and was nice to come away from a game feeling it was good value, a rarity this season. Overall I thought a draw was fair. Great saints support after the way we've been playing, got behind the team well. About 1200?? Now all we need is to show that passion and ability for a full 90 minutes.... Steg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 .. As well as not looking so vulnerable to the counter when we have a corner!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiginasaintsstrip Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Can't speak for the Football but tea at the Grand Italia was top class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havana Saint Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Next three games against bottom six sides, important to get points and certainly avoid defeat. Lack of goals a big concern for TW and all of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali91 Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 First half - worst we've played all season, horrendous, could have been 3 or 4. Second half - Perth St Johnstone we all know. Proud of everyone. Brilliant point, great atmosphere. Magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Would have taken a draw before the game & especially when I went out for the night at half time & was expecting to come home to find we were beaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 That's the best I seen croft play long time . Braw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Ridley Bodley Ridley on Pom . Am pished We were ok in second half n pish in first Choo choo the noo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 http://www.youtubeunblocker.org/permalink.php?url=d5D4zsG3n1yrwOe1CfU%2FGgpOMVqlAOKvGJhJyUWKE0%2FrTw4IAwKaf1qruPfWIyAXG1EUEzRSqvCWvh2nlH4gGNhpS93m9xepKI6onutv3UwRw9CBp7scgsw4PxvOoYz4 Highlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchcolm Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 I agree with most of what has been said. First half was poor but for the first time in a while I enjoyed the second half team performance. Two things have become apparent. We cannot defend from an attacking corner. When they broke we had Easton marking the attacker and O'Haloran covering. But he had to cover three players because we lacked speed when trying to get back. Lets face it, Anderson, Wright and Miller lack pace and cannot sprint back. So why send them forward when we are conceeding more goals than we are scoring? All teams should have designated penalty kick taker before each match. It appears we do not as Graham and O'Halloran were fighting over the ball to take it. I hope our penalty taker is not the first player to get the ball. Both of these topics suggest lack of preparation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Swing yer pendulum. I had a braw to time Let s tinker ya trumpets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mc Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 I'd have given the penalty to Lappin,but,hey ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagerf Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 First game for a while thought I had wasted a 500 mile round trip at Half time by the end of second time thought it was a good day good performance second half Wotherspoon looks to be back on form Seannachie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerthSeany Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) Penalties are about good technique. Hitting it cleanly etc. Surely O'Halloran certainly would at least be at least 3rd of 4th choice anyway. At times he doesn't exactly strike it cleanly. (I know both Motherwell goals were hit well though) Watched the highlights. The goal is poor. At no point did we get anywhere near and apply any sort of pressure at any point to the man in possession. Far to much space allowing them to pick their pads. so no wonder it eventually ended up in the net. The one on Frazer Wright was a stonewall pen in the first half too. What was the police with their horses all about today? We're they expecting some mad crowd trouble?! Thought that was strange. Edited November 9, 2014 by PerthSeany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Penalties are about good technique. Hitting it cleanly etc. Surely O'Halloran certainly would at least be at least 3rd of 4th choice anyway. At times he doesn't exactly strike it cleanly. (I know both Motherwell goals were hit well though) Watched the highlights. The goal is poor. At no point did we get anywhere near and apply any sort of pressure at any point to the man in possession. Far to much space allowing them to pick their pads. so no wonder it eventually ended up in the net. The one on Frazer Wright was a stonewall pen in the first half too. What was the police with their horses all about today? We're they expecting some mad crowd trouble?! Thought that was strange. Police Scotland never had a Celtic game to cover so they had to use them somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincolnshire no More Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 I agree with most of what has been said. First half was poor but for the first time in a while I enjoyed the second half team performance. Two things have become apparent. We cannot defend from an attacking corner. When they broke we had Easton marking the attacker and O'Haloran covering. But he had to cover three players because we lacked speed when trying to get back. Lets face it, Anderson, Wright and Miller lack pace and cannot sprint back. So why send them forward when we are conceeding more goals than we are scoring? All teams should have designated penalty kick taker before each match. It appears we do not as Graham and O'Halloran were fighting over the ball to take it. I hope our penalty taker is not the first player to get the ball. Both of these topics suggest lack of preparation. While Wright is not that fast, Ando, as seen last Friday in the first goal is pretty quick on his feet. I think the problem is their decision making. At the goal today when Dundee broke 2 or 3 of our defenders headed towards the wing leaving the centre empty. They began to fill that by leaving 2 Dundee players free on the left with no free to stop them playing it into the danger area. I can think of 4 or 5 goals this season when Saints have been caught over-committed to attack with no idea how to close the opposition down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Police Scotland was a total disgrace today none of then that i seen wearing a poppy What the hell does that matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSam1884 Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) Having watched the highlights thanks to HSF, a few observations... Gary McDonald deserved his place in the starting eleven yesterday but my god he really needs to stop passing back to his defenders. There really is no excuse for the poor quality decision making he showed yesterday and he could have no complaints at being taken off at half time. On the penalty claims. At the time I thought the referee was going to show Mannus a red card and award Dundee a penalty. It looked blatant at the time. However having watched several replays I can't really tell if Mannus does touch him enough to send him down like that. The McPake pull on Frazer Wright was a penalty, far more so than the one we actually got. Their second claim looked like a penalty too. Also, thought Easton clearly headed that clearance at the time and my opinion on that hasn't changed. My views from being at the game itself, Tommy is obviously more than capable of reading a game and understanding what he needs to do to change things. The problem I have is that we have to watch a first half of complete and utter desperation first. What is it with the team that goes out at the start of games compared to the one that finishes them? I thought Caddis was a strange inclusion but couldn't have argued with the other players starting. It was amazing how huge a difference Lappin and Wotherspoon made to the team though not surprising it's the best I've seen either play. Please note Tommy, neither Spoony nor Lappin is a winger. When played more centrally either side of Miller, look at what they are capable of. Key to the success of the second half was that he made those substitutions at the same time. If he had brought them on at different stages in the second half, I don't think it would've had such a big impact on the game. I have said all season that I'm not hugely worried about relegation being an issue for us because I know we have players that are good enough to avoid that. The biggest problem I've had with the way we have been playing is knowing these players are capable of so much more. Alan Stubbs said yesterday that it's not where Hibs are now that matters, but where they finish in May and I totally agree with that. We still have players to come back and a transfer window to hopefully utilise in some way to address the lack of goals and maybe add some defensive cover. We are now unbeaten in three, including two away games. We have to view that as hugely positive and perhaps we are starting to turn the corner. That's two games in a row we have fought back to take something from games and ended up with 4 points from 6 from a losing position. Everyone involved is to be commended for that. Going forward we really need to sort out the first half sluggishness. I would really like to see the midfield five of Croft - Wotherspoon - Miller - Lappin - O'Halloran start against Ross County in two weeks. They produced the best football I've seen from Saints all season in the second half yesterday. Incidentally that game is a must win for me after their victory against Kilmarnock yesterday. We really need to beat them at home. Edited November 9, 2014 by SaintSam1884 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Its disappointing to hear that Caddis didn't take his opportunity. Again. The lower divisions beckon. None more than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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