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Can’t make Tuesday…but though my lad can’t make it Friday I’m definitely coming up…and then we’re both up to Somerset Park on the 1st 👍

That my team…the one I first followed after my mum suggested it would be a better idea than following either of the Bigot Bros. So there was me and Alex Stuart…the only Saints supporters in our Glasgow Secondary school…and we were proud of that.

I enjoy Eric, Sean and Stuart…just at times wish that Eric would stop talking when he pauses…then starts up again. But in saying that I’m really just being fussy.

We do it ourselves starting tomorrow - we don't expect or hope that someone else will do it for us.

Just an aside as having a debate with some golfing mates in England who don't know. Put simply. Who are the most vile and trouble - Celtic or Rangers supporters. I don't have any experience of them at McDiarmid so unable to say - but my instinct is that it is the latter...maybe just my Protestant background causing me to be more repulsed by their words and behaviour. And btw - I'm not in any way whatsoever excusing or exhorting Celtic supporters of their words and behaviours.

Out of interest what numbers did we have at the game. We looked to take up a good bit, if not most, of our allocation. Was surprised the attendance was 1800, thought it would be a bit more given the decent looking home support opposite,

Got tickets for me and my lad. Never been to Cappielow...there's always a first...and there's usually a good reason for every first...😃

Toby - Yes; Flares - No; Rest - OK; Frustrated - Yes; Grumbling - No. Another 640mile round-trip for me and my lad…with me home at 4am…Worth it - Yes. Next up for me and my lad will be away to Morton COYS

Tickets bought. Grand - looking forward to it.

Not just plenty left..but hardly any sold. How come? Do travelling Saintees wait until the very last minute before buying?

Gutted at result - but some crowd - 8,300+ is nearly full ground. But I'm going to look at the one positive - today just shows that a successful team against good opponents with a decent following themselves can pretty much fill the ground. That's a positive to take. Now off to get my tickets for next Friday as me and my lad are planning to travel up from Sheffield for it.

I suggest that Simo would say for both himself and the team…progress not perfection - one day at a time. I’ll go with that.

Though only saw the highlights I was thinking same. It's easy to think 'aw he's gone and missed yet another one' and damn him on that basis without actually looking at the circumstances of that one on Saturday...

Top stuff by the Red Lichties 👍

Well a 724 mile round to trip to see us get what’s been coming for a few weeks. That said Arbroath were up for it and me and my lad really enjoyed our visit to Gayfield Park. Proper old football ground - main stand and three sides terracing - each mostly covered. Through the turnstiles, easy peasy and straight to picking up a programme for £2.50…three ladies clearly just volunteers; queue up for a steak and black pie (splendid), hot dog and two drinks for the grand sum of £10.50; then up a short flight of steps to the top of the terracing…we stood on terracing with the majority of the large Saints supports. My lad has never stood on terracing before and couldn’t believe how easy the whole thing was. The game…was not bad…though the way Saints lost the three Arbroath goals and became terribly careless was very poor. Will add that though we are not in a great position to judge individual players we thought Tumility did a decent shift when he came on…and we need to stop sending Josh down alleys that defences can just block him in and there is no way for him, or the ball, to get out. We were disappointed…but no boos from us… Hopefully lesson will be learnt for the day trip to Greenock (though doesn’t like like we’ll make that one. Need a decent and winning performance from the lads.