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Great to see that Fran played well on his full debut on all reports and out of position too. Will be interesting too see if he is selected to play at Ipox midweek or will they put him on ice till he has in him to play a full 90 mins at this level. It’s a half glass decision I reckon do they play him out of position and they risk them tearing him apart and maybe denting his confidence or do they throw him out there banking on his youthful exuberance and not to be overawed on playing against them in front of a good crowd too?

Yes great result a big 3 points well done the lads. The points dropped last week are massive but the results today have been almost perfect for us on the table

Them 1/0 Goal: Vente Card: Phillips

A fully fit Clark and I reckon he is a 15-20 goal a season striker if he is on the field for 30+ games, unfortunately we haven’t had that luxury with him

But MacPherson is the saviour?

The Kane miss would of buried the game and we take the 3 points, I guess trying to be positive if you said to me that we would of took 4 points from our last two games I would of been happy, but this dead set feels like a loss to me. This is going to be a dog fight for survival and not being able to take our chances and score is going to keep us right in the mix for the drop. Pinning our hopes on Clark and Drey returning is a dangerous game, both are an absolute must to have but if they don’t come back sooner rather then later it’s a worrying too see where our attack and goals are going to come from?

Fingers crossed we can get rid off the deadwood in January

If we can’t get those 4 in particular off our books then realistically will we have money in the budget to try and upgrade our team?

Dam you knew that equaliser was coming

From the BBC St Johnstone defender Ryan McGowan has praised new manager Craig Levein for instilling confidence in the team. The 34-year-old says the Perth side are a lot more “streetwise” when it comes to handling the pressures of matches. The boys are a lot more confident than they were maybe five or six weeks ago, which is good,” McGowan said on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast. “Andy Kirk takes all of the training and you only hear the gaffer if he's not happy with something. He watches everything and the eagle eyes, just sort of standing up on the hill and making sure that everyone's doing the right thing. “They bounce off each other really well, Kirk is a very good coach, his training sessions have been really, really good and he's got a lot more energy than the gaffer does, so you can bring that energy to the training sessions. “Then the gaffer has his final word on certain things and if he's not happy with training or if he's not happy with somebody then he's pretty quick to let them know about it. “He's brought up a style of play that he wants us to play which suits us and the things that he's asking us to do, we're all capable of doing. “He's probably got us a tiny bit better organised and he's got some principles that are absolute non-negotiable, which he's made sure that everybody knows. “We're probably just a little bit more streetwise.” Tom English says Levein’s presence has had a positive influence on the Saints. “Craig has got a presence, and he's got an authority about him,” said English. “Andy Kirk is seemingly a very good coach, a lot of people say really good things about Andy. “Craig has got a temperament that’s never too high or never too low, he has a kind of steeliness there. I'm not surprised to see that the team looks to have toughened up, they look as if they're more organised. “In this league, if you stay in the fight, don’t go a goal down, and don't concede a second quickly. It's amazing the amount of times that error compounds error and before you know it a team is 2-0 down in this league. Just stay in the fight, which St Johnstone have been doing, and you never know. “They're an all-round tougher side to beat, that's what Levine's mantra would be, to be hard to beat and be organised and he's had a very, very good start.”

Us 1/0 Goal: Kane Card: Sprangler

Any plans for our new gaffer to attend the next meeting? Would be great for the fans to have access to talk to him and hear his thoughts on recruitment and our budget moving forward on signing players and his opinion on players on loan both in and out

Any updates on any potential suitors?

Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport Scotland, is this wanker related to Chic Young? When the camera cut to Craig Levein at full-time, a familiar wry smile was spread across his face. He couldn't believe his side had completed the heist and won all three points. Come the end of the season, Kane's late strike - although undeserved - will represent a vital three points that really should have gone the other way. Pre-game, Levein talked about how his players had been working hard in training, putting their bodies on the line. The defence proved him right, throwing themselves at last-ditch challenges they had no right to get to. And a word for Dimitar Mitov. A couple of vital saves that kept St Johnstone in it, before they eventually pulled off the robbery.

Get in there A big three points COYS

0-0 No scorer Card: Phillips

Whoever pulled the Mitov rabbit out of the hat signing for us has either a brilliant eye for talent or got lucky. He is quality the lad COYS

1100pm tonight so just a tick over two hrs time, better then a 200am kick off our time

Had a nice Sunday here today the weather was a balmy 32 degrees

How many stands are they getting haha

Them 3/0 Goal: Turnbull Card: Phillips

Is Sprangler on the outer with our new coaching staff, I would of thought both he and Phillips are what we need to put a bit of steel in the middle. Max starting is an interesting move too up front

1-1 Goal: Shankland Card: Sprangler

I guess us not having a team in the B league doesn’t help our fringe players for match fitness who aren’t out on loan. Having a team play in the highland or lowland league surely would be of benefit to our club? We have some good young players coming through the youth system at present, it would be great to see them take the next small step forward.

What do people think we will be looking at bringing in or letting go in the window? Will be interesting to see what kind of contacts Levein can draw on to bring in a better quality of player for us that we currently have. Would love for us to find a replacement for Drey if possible.