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I’d be very surprised if he doesn’t, been our only midfielder to turn up on a regular basis.

They better its my feckin 82nd birthday on Saturday, a good result would be a good start to the day

Only the Steve fan boys and the gullible actually believe that nonsense. McCann was the final straw after the squad decreasing in the summer plus not strengthening before the Euro games, start of the league and first cup defence. The chairman's biscuit tin mentality probably cost us the £3m group stage money. Looks like some life changing amounts are easy to turn down after all.

I'm just ignoring your questions because you act like a fanny. I've PMd names to another about the players being ignored by the manager.

Yes, that's just ignore an attacker who regularly scores and creates goals in this division.

SPFL Premiership Fouls per Card (No. of fouls/Crime Count) 21/22 As at 03/12/21 Celtic 11.5 Rangers 6.9 Hearts 6.6 Aberdeen 5.8 St.Mirren 5.8 Livingston 5.5 Ross County 5.2 Motherwell 5.2 Dundee Utd 5.1 Hibs 5.1 Dundee 4.9 St.Johnstone 4.3 This is on today's twitter from the guy that runs Pie and Bovril. He's into stats and no reason to come out with stuff like this unless genuine. No surprise to see who the top two are and it just backs up what we hear every game. Refs are very quick to book Saints players while letting the opposition off with numerous fouls before finally taking action, if any. Looks like some fans aren't paranoid or deluded after all!

Not much needs to be said to set this match up. We need a performance and we need the double cup winners from last year to turn up. The imposters who were wearing red and white strips the other night are asked to stay away. Don't contact us we'll contact you. Please win.

Sounds promising. Can Millwall spare that many players?

It's disappointing how many fans are willing to drive Callum to Preston.

Callum's got a long term contract so Preston know we'll be difficult to deal with. £5k now, £25million when he inevitably moves onto Liverpool or Man U and a life changing deal for the man himself. Jobs a good un.

Fuq off.I remember when we got humped 5 nil against kinnoull.

Sorry but I don't think this shows bias against us from referees. What I do think it shows is that our discipline is absolutely bloody shocking, and is something the manager desperately needs to get a grip of. There are certain players in our squad who are constantly mouthing off and picking up completely unnecessary bookings for dissent, and it really is not helping our cause at all.

Teamtalk was recorded Thurs to follow the Dundee game. I haven't had time to put it up since. Should be up later today. Cheers!

My wife informs me that is something called a grinch, who is always miserable and spoils Christmas, like Random. Apparently I am the only person in the UK who hasn’t seen some film or other about it (him?). Looks a lot like my first wife, actually. Bit less green, maybe.

At leastwe won't have a depressing weekend.

Feckin hope so too but happy birthday when it comes anyway.

Honestly dont know how anyone at the club didnt see this coming. We sat in the Summer, not bringing anyone in whilst every other club strengthened and boosted their numbers. All our signings were last minute and by being loans its either down to finance or CD isnt completely sure that they would work long term. Our big Summer signing Eetu, nevermind the debacle getting the papers for him, if he wasnt ready straight away then it wasnt the right signing. We needed someone ready for the European games not to mention Scottish football. He seems an okay player that might come good in time but my mind boggles as to why we signed him when we did. Anyway I thought we would struggle last year so what do I know. Arguably we lost a Semi Final by 1 goal only a couple of weeks ago. If we had won that Im sure we would have all been confident we could get out of the rut and had a final to look forward to.

Things are dire at the moment. Things need to change fast and our midfield needs an overhaul, but Callum has earned the right to sort it out and given funds in the window he will hopefully do just that. We've had a dire run of injuries and sold two linchpins of the side. First port of call should be to send Crawford and any of the loanees not up to it packing!

All this guff about we had to let them go or they would have stopped playing. Those guys would still have wanted a move & would have played for it & if they kept up their performance they would have got a move in January & we probably got a decent fee.

He probably sees our midfield going forward as Gilmour, MacPherson and Crawford. Probably see that group get game time after the January window. Zero idea how anyone can think that's a top flight midfield.

One would be a surprise!

I will believe that when I see it. Someone will have the working exceptionally hard, putting in long hours, trying to persuade players, out of contract or otherwise, to come to Perth rather than, say, Livingston for example. Great if I was proved wrong but also hope loan deals are not all we go for, even if means taking a punt on someone clubless. Livingston took a punt on Christian Montano, who had been released by Port Vale last season, after a career doing nothing anywhere, and apparently he has been a revelation tonight against Hibs. There are some decent players without clubs who would find it a doddle in Scotland. You just need to get out there and look but I will not hold my breath.

Viv’s only here til January though… Two wide options wouldn’t be a satisfactory amount for any squad.

Well that question answers it self really. if they are free agents then they can't be loans can they?

Hopefully Crawford and MacPherson are punted in January, neither anywhere close to deserving a permanent deal.

I think for Callum to get the opportunity to take that next step to an English Championship level club like Preston, he's probably going to have to show that last season wasn't a flash in the pan. Clubs will have seen that we're struggling in the league this season, and be wary of that.

Just as well. SB probably would've had it paid out in installments and clauses until 2050. And maintain it was a good deal.

Well be as well cause we’re not playing much football

A big cuppie.

I think you would have trouble finding anyone to watch that game.

They were getting a significant sum from a group of business people for wearing unicef on the strips before suspect they are getting the same kind of money for MND. Think that is one way Robertson and other philanthropists give money to them.

Need any help hoodlum ring me.

Graham Alexander is a more likely choice for Preston.

2 x 1-0 wins, 2x 0-0 draws, one 2-0 defeat, 2x 1-0 defeats

Pretty sure you can play European nights. The game just can’t be televised live.

Callum has a week to try & work on things before the visit of Aberdeen. I think he has to try & work on a new shape . I think he has to go to a back 4 whether it is 4-2-4 . 4-3-3 ,4-4-2 .

If it takes a Fin 2 months for Callum to get him up to speed , how long will it take a Japanese.

The stats looked impressive but I think half of those Livi shots came in one passage of play.

On Saturday I went to watch Dulwich Hamlet beat Ebbsfleet 5-2 in the National League South. Actually got me down a bit to compare what the players were doing at that level to what I see each week in the Scottish Premiership. For the most part the players down there aren't as good as they are at Saints' level, but they at least try to pass the ball on the deck, play it out from the back and be creative up front. Such a contrast to most Scottish sides I've watched this season who often just seem to punt the ball aimlessly forward and try to come out on top of a midfield scrap.

I think we should do something along these lines too. If we sent an XI to Jeanfield Swifts (or other local teams) for an annual pre-season friendly and it was £10 to get in, it would be nice money-spinner for those clubs and a good bit of PR from Saints. It seems to be commonly done in England from what I've seen over the years.

Apparently Livi played Hearts off the park in the first half which is a worry but Hearts won in the end so its turned out a decent weekend for us.

What did he have with his half time cuppa?

Jason Kerr finishes on the winning side, committed 2 fouls, missed the target with a header and subbed off in the 64th minute.

The standard of the ICT v Killie top of the table Championship game on Friday night was even scarier.

Really wonder if contracts will be/ have been offered to Crawford/ McPherson. That would be deflating.

Just a brief look, but this is what I get every club reporting in 2021. Its spread throughout the year so unsure if they're all reporting over the same period of time or not. Aberdeen - £5.19m loss Celtic - £12.6m loss Dundee - £800k loss (owners put in over £900k of their own money during the year) Dundee United - £3m loss Hearts - £2m profit Hibernian - £1.2m loss Livingston - Can't find any financial figures Motherwell - £386k profit (in January) Rangers - £23.5m loss Ross County - Can't find any figures St Johnstone - £500k loss St Mirren - Can't find any figures

You guys ok. No teamtalk this week ?.

Whoopee! Won't be bottom of the league.

I would ditch Booth and bring in Efe. That would be my only change.

All this takeover business at Newcastle makes you think about Saints and the achievements of the club. I know we all moan a bit about the budget at Saints but not that it would happen but I dont think I would like a big investor coming in, I like the locally owned aspect of the club. It makes the achievements all the better. We didnt buy the 2 cups last season, hard work, belief and probably a bit of luck.