St. Jude Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 We were lucky to get away with a draw yesterday. It's clear Lennon still doesn't know his best team yet and yesterdays team definitely isn't it. When Motherwell broke yesterday they looked really dangerous and at times we struggled to cope. Defensively we were all over the place at times, Moult had 2 clear opportunities in the first half which on another day he would have scored. I can't understand the thinking behind playing Whitty at left back, he didn't want to overlap at all yesterday and defensively I've got the fear any time someone with a bit of pace runs at him. That 3 year deal is starting to look like a f**k up. Get Stevenson back in pronto. I would prefer to play an attacking midfielder like Slivka or Swanson instead of Murray who was a passenger yesterday. Not sure what's going on with Swanson but he's barely had a look in since the Hamilton game. He could have come on for Barker who was anonymous in the second half. Bringing big Davy on didn't work at all, he literally struggles to move let alone produce any actual football quality. On a positive note; Stokes, Bartley and McGinn were quite good yesterday IMO. Really need a win next week as we've got Celtic away after that. Could potentially be looking at 6 without a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I felt the ref was out of his depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 The yams still behind the peg selling lochenders though, m8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stubbs Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 It's not immediately obvious how you'd set up the rest of the team but we have to start playing Batley, McGinn amd McGeouch in the middle, imo. Bartley and McGinn are two of our best players but those two as a CM partnership is always a bit There isn't an ounce of composure in the midfield we played yesterday. Whilst it makes for entertaining, end to end games, our slow defence is getting ripped apart on the break by teams. We'd lose something going forward but I would much rather McGeouch was in there to slow everything down and control the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Phenomenal dive by Biscuity Boyle yesterday. Massive fan of that sort of w**k! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 21 hours ago, Zing. said: The yams still behind the peg selling lochenders though, m8. One point behind the Abbeyhill Bottlers aint bad given our start to the season under Cathro. We were the first to get the ritual rogering from Celtic too and were unlucky not to get 3 points against the Dons. What's with the Petrie-love btw? Is he not person-non-grata, again, down ER with his Rangers love-in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 One point behind the Abbeyhill Bottlers aint bad given our start to the season under Cathro. We were the first to get the ritual rogering from Celtic too and were unlucky not to get 3 points against the Dons. What's with the Petrie-love btw? Is he not person-non-grata, again, down ER with his Rangers love-in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 So apparently we're appealing Tait's booking for simulation. He definitely throws himself but it's clear that his foot's stood on while he's running, doesn't necessarily mean it was a pen but equally it was a pretty harsh booking in the circumstances. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41317812 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 It's interesting that the *utter dive* for the Hibs penalty hasn't attracted the attention of the compliance officer. Motherwell (or 'Well fans) haven't made a big deal out of it, presumably due to the fact that we (a) were happy with the outcome of the game and (b) got away with a legitimate penalty for Stokes earlier in the game - but given that we (in theory) have a system in place for retrospective punishment for diving - why is nothing being done when it is as obvious a case as you'll see? My problem with the whole "compliance officer" thing is the seemingly random nature of the things that end up being "prosecuted". There seems to be no transparent criteria for it ("because Thommo highlighted it on Sportscene" doesn't count) and very similar incidents get treated differently week to week. If the dive from Saturday was in an Edinburgh Derby or when the OF were in town, would it have got the necessary scrutiny? - I'd guess so. Leaving 'Well games aside given my bias, this season so far has been extremely poor from a refereeing point of view - with basic mistakes and inconsistencies all over the place - but surely the excuses that can be made for Referees (heat of the moment, didn't see it clearly, conned by a clever dive, etc) can't be made for someone who reviews the incidents at Hampden over a cup of coffee on a Monday morning - and with the benefit of multiple viewings. If there can't be consistency in the Compliance dept, it may as well be dumped as a waste of time and money. /mild rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 2 hours ago, capt_oats said: So apparently we're appealing Tait's booking for simulation. He definitely throws himself but it's clear that his foot's stood on while he's running, doesn't necessarily mean it was a pen but equally it was a pretty harsh booking in the circumstances. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41317812 waste of money imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Busta Nut said: waste of money imo Totally agree - I hate when opposition players make a meal of something and Tate certainly did that - so can't be a hypocrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well91 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 It was still a penalty regardless how tait reacted. So in that case he should never have been booked just because he over egged it. The ref should have been watching the point of contact not taits over theatrical arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crilly Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The Compliance Officer process seems, to the layman, to be very inconsistent/random/hit or miss call it what you will. There doe snot appear to be any rhyme or reason to it. Certainly Cummins' dive at Perth and Boyle's dive at Easter Road should both have attracted the attention of his staff but didn't. Unfortunatley diving or simulation has been increasingly common, and in some cases cringeworthy this season but by and large referees have ignored it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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