SaintSam1884 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Hard to know what the team will look like. I'm going to assume Millar will be rested again for this. I hope Easton is back as we have missed his attacking threat. Obviously if he's not then Scobbie it is and he's been fine as a stand in. Mannus Fisher Anderson Shaughnessy Easton Wotherspoon Davidson Lappin Craig Swanson MacLean If Millar is going to play then you could take your pick of who will drop to the bench between Lappin and Craig. Swanson is too easily dispossessed to play right in front of the full back. I like him better when he's more central and has free reign to move about and link play. The one thing that has struck me of late is a complete lack of pace in the squad but I just don't see Thomson or Kane starting. I'm not jumping on the must win bandwagon but I would be sorely disappointed to lose three games to Thistle. We really need to win this one if we seriously harbour hopes of finishing in the top six. If we finish bottom six it might be the most rubbish end to a season since we got promoted such is the closeness of all the teams. There would be some right crap dogfight shitfesting going on. Please can we win??? Dave Ferg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Please can we win??? too polite... we need to rattle Thistle for 4! Start of 3 home games on the spin. Must win! Only be happy when the 4th is banged in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromdass Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Surely a home win, should be able to out muscle them. I predicting this isn't going to be won on ability but strength and commitment. The nice way of saying it ain't gonna be pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 The nice way of saying it ain't gonna be pretty. It can be as ugly as Fran Sandaza as long as we get 3 points Oldermoresensiblepack and Abernethy Saint 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Fully prepared for an utter shitfest. It's the points that are important just now. Denzil and The ghost of Jim Morton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintJet Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Fully prepared for an utter shitfest. It's the points that are important just now.I'm going to do my bit for the win too. I intend to get in early with a bottle of miracle gro and launch it on to the pitch. Goggsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Center Half Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 A clean sheet and a skid of anybody's arse into the PT net will do me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Strasser Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Twice these clowns have beaten us is twice too many. We need to tear in to them from the off - I expect a physical game too - COYS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-montrosesaintee Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 I hope that Craig's penalty on Saturday gives us the kick up the arse we needed. I have a new feeling of optimism, suddenly feel like we are going to start playing football again, like a black cloud has lifted. I didn't feel like that after the Motherwell game strangely.High intensity, closing down all over the pitch, 4-0 Saints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 We really have to start helping ourselves. If we don't win on Wednesday we could easily be in 7th spot with worse to follow. RC and ICT could win in this dog eat dog league and can anyone say with confidence that Celtic will beat Dundee? Not anyone who watched BT Sport and saw them hang on to scrape a draw against Hamilton. As for 4th place and Europe that also depends on Celtic, I hope Delia doesn't think he can put out some fringe players against Morton!So to mix metaphors like mad come on Saints get the finger out and lets stand on our own two feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldermoresensiblepack Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 We really should be winning at home to the likes of Plastic Whistle.Treat the game like a Hogmany pick up, don't care how it looks as long as we get a result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 I hope that Craig's penalty on Saturday gives us the kick up the arse we needed. I have a new feeling of optimism, suddenly feel like we are going to start playing football again, like a black cloud has lifted. I didn't feel like that after the Motherwell game strangely.High intensity, closing down all over the pitch, 4-0 Saints.Weirdly, I feel the same way. I think it's the fact that, yet again, this Saints side went and got a point against Aberdeen against all odds. The 'character' that we're so famous for was once again evident - I think it had been missing for quite some time. I can take shitfests and getting beat if the team are putting absolutely everything into it. At times during that horrible run, I didn't get that impression.The news that Davidson, Millar and Easton could all be available lifts some of the gloom too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 I require more than a flukey last minute penalty to cheer me up. Last week we got pumped by Partick with a "strong" line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-montrosesaintee Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 your doom will not undermine my optimism Random Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhq Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 In what way was the penalty flukey? Looked a stonewaller to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Weirdly, I feel the same way. I think it's the fact that, yet again, this Saints side went and got a point against Aberdeen against all odds. The 'character' that we're so famous for was once again evident - I think it had been missing for quite some time. I can take shitfests and getting beat if the team are putting absolutely everything into it. At times during that horrible run, I didn't get that impression.The news that Davidson, Millar and Easton could all be available lifts some of the gloom too. I've said it before (several times!), sometimes the best results / performances come when the team almost picks itself due to injuries / suspensionsSaturday pretty much falls into that category for me as that would never have been the starting line upon a million years if everyone was availableTo that end, how much will the availability of the three mentioned actually possibly have a detrimental impact?Although, my caviat is that that sometimes only applies to one off games as opposed to a run of games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Feeling confident for a changeMannusFisher Anderson Shaugnessey ScobbieWotherspoon Davidson Craig Swanson Kane Cummings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 In what way was the penalty flukey? Looked a stonewaller to me.Of course it was, even on the AFC forum the focus was on blaming Jack for his poor decision making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Of course it was, even on the AFC forum the focus was on blaming Jack for his poor decision making.The fact it was that utter t*** committed the offence made it all the sweeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 In what way was the penalty flukey? Looked a stonewaller to me.A defender completely fresh airs a clearance and then one of the most reliable players in the league makes a mistake. A situation like that will never happen against that Aberdeen side again. And if that hadn't happened we'd have lost again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffsaintandy Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 A defender completely fresh airs a clearance and then one of the most reliable players in the league makes a mistake. A situation like that will never happen against that Aberdeen side again. And if that hadn't happened we'd have lost again.But we didn't, and we got a point, so all the ifs and buts mean nothing, and that's the beauty of football, could say the same thing about the 4 3 game at Perth if Joe hadn't tried to dribble out of defence would have been 3 all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 A defender completely fresh airs a clearance and then one of the most reliable players in the league makes a mistake. A situation like that will never happen against that Aberdeen side again. And if that hadn't happened we'd have lost again.Ash Taylor is more than capable of doing exactly the same thing again. The ghost of Jim Morton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 But we didn't, and we got a point, so all the ifs and buts mean nothing, and that's the beauty of football, could say the same thing about the 4 3 game at Perth if Joe hadn't tried to dribble out of defence would have been 3 all.I know, I'm just saying Thistle shoved it up us dry last week, and we were well on course for another loss on Saturday before one of those random mistakes you can't rely on, so why are we suddenly all predicting we're going to pump Thistle based on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 As has been said more times than I will attempt to mention, NO two games are (exactly) the same.Different day, different venue, different lineups?So, I am predicting a Saints win, as surely the team/management will have learned from last week's game that we have got to not let ourselves be exposed at the back.Don't concede, however as much as this may not appeal to the fans who advocate attack, attack, I would rather that we counter attacked. If three points are not forthcoming, let us at least get oneI am certain this will be Partick's philosophy also, so don't expect a classic. south inch and Shibbydoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Will you quit it with those fecking italics? Fair hurts the eyes, man. Jiangsu Sainty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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