blueheaven Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 Anyone feeling even slightly confident or positive about this happening tomorrow? If we lose tomorrow it'll be the first time since our 01/02 relegation season that we've lost our first three league games. Not sure when the last time was that we didn't manage to score a goal in our first three league games, but it hasn't happened in the last 20 years. Very hard to predict what the starting line-up will be as quite a lot has changed since our last game. Are we expecting Costelloe, Turner-Cooke and Robinson to all go straight into the starting line-up? At a wild punt I reckon the team might be something like this: __________________Mitov Olufunwa McClelland Gordon Robinson ____________McGowan Phillips Costelloe ____ Turner-Cooke ______ Carey ___________________May tucker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 No confidence at all, am preparing for the worst, right now we are so off the pace I will take anything other a big stuffing from them. I think we will be on the end of a fired up Celtic after being bundled out of the cup. Nothing over 3 is a bonus in my eyes and I hate even saying this. Saintees to Win ( man I haven’t put that in writing since the old mailing list days) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 Nothing other than negative feelings. I'd hoped over our wee break that some injuries might clear up and some experienced significant signings might come in. The best news we've had is that Ali Crawfraud MIGHT have been told to GTF. Genuinely expecting an embarrassment here. garydavidson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintdunc Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 Carter-Vickers is injured so that's a bonus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintJet Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 I'd take a 1-0 defeat and get out of Dodge! Sadly I think we'll get a hiding. Hope we can at least pretend to be a football team and kick that round thing to each other now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 Fiver on Saints at 50/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 38 minutes ago, PSJ.84 said: Fiver on Saints at 50/1 Soften the blow of another 5 in the score ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Paddy Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 38 minutes ago, PSJ.84 said: Fiver on Saints at 50/1 That's £4.50 braver than me.... If I'm throwing money in a hole, 50p is sufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 45 minutes ago, Cagey said: Soften the blow of another 5 in the score ?. 44 minutes ago, St. Paddy said: That's £4.50 braver than me.... If I'm throwing money in a hole, 50p is sufficient. I’m already thinking of what I’ll spend my £250 on St. Paddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 Ref Mathew McDermid. 2 premiership games abily assisted by Andrew Dallas on VAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Dave Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) It feels to me like a bit of a free hit this game. Most teams will lose this fixture and there's no disgrace in losing it. Given we've got a lot of new players come in recently, it's an opportunity for them to find their feet and get to know each other in a game were defeat isn't that much of a disappointment. Even a proper hammering will highlight where the cracks are and be useful for next week's game, which is much, much more important for us. But, we will be a bit of an unknown quantity to Celtic. They'll have no idea how we'll line up. They are off the back of a defeat to Killie, and hopefully confidence will have taken a knock. An early goal for us could see their confidence rocked. So I'm not writing it off as a guaranteed defeat, even if any points are a bonus. Either way, I can imagine the team will turn up for training on Monday seeing some positives which have come out of the results. We might come away pointless, but there will certainly be things we can use going forwards. I'd much rather have this fixture this weekend than be playing the Dundee (h) game tomorrow. Edited August 25, 2023 by That_Dave typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy rhodes fancy watch Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 6 hours ago, blueheaven said: Anyone feeling even slightly confident or positive about this happening tomorrow? If we lose tomorrow it'll be the first time since our 01/02 relegation season that we've lost our first three league games. Not sure when the last time was that we didn't manage to score a goal in our first three league games, but it hasn't happened in the last 20 years. Very hard to predict what the starting line-up will be as quite a lot has changed since our last game. Are we expecting Costelloe, Turner-Cooke and Robinson to all go straight into the starting line-up? At a wild punt I reckon the team might be something like this: __________________Mitov Olufunwa McClelland Gordon Robinson ____________McGowan Phillips Costelloe ____ Turner-Cooke ______ Carey ___________________May Swap Smith with McGowan and that's the side. Ryan looking like he is out tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McQueen Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 Get your predictions in! Also league predictions close at 12:30 tomorrow. If you have already predicted then post again & latest will count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern saint Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 It's a free hit. The least I hope for is we show some semblance of disciplined play and that coaching is instilling a pattern of play which will fit the players. Team wise, I would feel happier if Gordon is dropped. His play hasn't warranted a spot for months. The defence might not be a bomb scare. I liked what was written on the Newcastle website about Turner-Cooke. If he could produce the assists and goals, it will be a bonus. If we can show anything as an attacking force, that would be a massive lift to the supporters. Too often we've gone with no ambition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reid Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 Watching live from Canada. Playing at Parkhead in front of 50,000 roaring Hoop supporters will be an awesome shock for our new lads. Might help if our defense can handle the Kamikaze kids. Can't leave it all up to our amazing new goalie!, Getting goals hard when our forwards are so unclinical in front of goal. Lets hope the new blood can shoot straighter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gekko Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) For me, this is a good opportunity to test our ability to **** fest a result, which we'll need to do many times this season. It's obvious that it's going to be a while before we see any kind of positive return for the recruitment made in this window. So until then, we need to be able to eke out results so that we don't get detached. I can't think of a better place to test this ability to close down a game than Celtic Park. Do the basics right, stay focused, press high and often. I'd go with the same team as BH above, even though I never like Stevie May up front on his own, going with a two at this time and at this venue would be unwise to say the least. Understatement. If we don't end up getting cuffed then that would be a good result. If we somehow managed to come away with something, I can't even put into words how that would feel. Get past this, then the first, real big game of the season next week. Much respect to everybody who's making the journey through. Edited August 25, 2023 by Gekko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford 72 Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 You can't play two up front at Celtic Park. They bypass it too easily then you are effectively 8 against 8 in an attack versus defence exercise. Suicide. The other side of the coin is you have to ensure it remains 8 against 9 and not 8 against 10, otherwise you are just plugging the dam. The striker being able to take the ball in at least forces them to start again. Time for Stevie May to stand up and be counted as a senior player. Lone striker isn't his game but he needs to get the sleeves rolled up and get on with it. Get your body between the ball and the centre backs, take the hits and get your team up the park. As someone said above, today a perfect opportunity to show we can have a good shape and discipline and make it hard for the opposition. There will be no excuses if they can't display that they've been coached to do that. Just meekly accepting a pasting isn't acceptable. If this ends up the realms of embarrassment then, IMO, we should potentially be looking at making a managerial change within the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 Roll on 5 oclock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav69 Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 23 hours ago, PSJ.84 said: Fiver on Saints at 50/1 Is that for the score ? Who gets the saints goal ? Oh yeh it’s an own goal . Goal 49 is still under VAR I hear .., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mc Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just heading through from the Kingdom Coys 🥶 saintee in exile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintee in exile Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 Going to get a doing I fear.5-0 at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuram Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 I hope we at least score, that in itself would give the team a boost. Give it your best Saints and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Radford 72 said: You can't play two up front at Celtic Park. They bypass it too easily then you are effectively 8 against 8 in an attack versus defence exercise. Suicide. The other side of the coin is you have to ensure it remains 8 against 9 and not 8 against 10, otherwise you are just plugging the dam. The striker being able to take the ball in at least forces them to start again. Time for Stevie May to stand up and be counted as a senior player. Lone striker isn't his game but he needs to get the sleeves rolled up and get on with it. Get your body between the ball and the centre backs, take the hits and get your team up the park. As someone said above, today a perfect opportunity to show we can have a good shape and discipline and make it hard for the opposition. There will be no excuses if they can't display that they've been coached to do that. Just meekly accepting a pasting isn't acceptable. If this ends up the realms of embarrassment then, IMO, we should potentially be looking at making a managerial change within the next few weeks. Won't get the sack on the strength of a hammering from Celtic but if we get beat from Dundee that's another matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 Today's my birthday. On almost my birthday in 1976 (2 days later) we lost 9-2 to Hibs. I'm just hoping not for a repeat scoreline today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 27 minutes ago, sleepless said: Today's my birthday. On almost my birthday in 1976 (2 days later) we lost 9-2 to Hibs. I'm just hoping not for a repeat scoreline today. Happy birthday champ sleepless 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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