Kyle Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Second up on Maclean and Mannus' farewell tour is Partick Thistle at home. Another game that means an awful lot more to the opposition than it does to us, and another game where we have exceptionally limited attacking options, albeit we're boosted slightly by Scougall's return from the bench against Dundee. In terms of the rest of the squad. Kane, McMillan, Johnstone, Alston and Easton will all still out injured and Davidson will be missing as he serves the final game of his suspension. You never know I suppose - Scougall appearing on the bench was a nice surprise, so perhaps McMillan or Easton will appear on the bench for this one too. In terms of the team, I quite like the 3-5-2 but we don't seem to score very often with it. We also have the added difficulty of playing an attacking midfielder out of position or play Robertson who looked lively in his brief cameo on Saturday. I'd be tempted to go for a 4-2-3-1 as I think the players we currently have available suit that formation better than the 3-5-2/3-4-1-2 which maybe suits the squad better as a whole when everyone is fit. I'd quite like to see us go; Mannus (it'll be Clark) Shaughnessy Kerr Anderson Tanser Millar Willock Wotherspoon Scougall Williams Maclean Tanser, Williams and Scougall linking up on the left would be simply divine. Wotherspoon has been poor for most of the season but there's not really any better option on the right and this team shoehorns in our best available players into positions where they are all at least comfortable. I suspect this'll be an away win. The game just means more to Partick Thistle than it does ourselves. We did give a spirited account of ourselves on Saturday all things considered, but I think that's because Neil McCann and Tommy Wright fell out in the lead up to the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 We’ve beaten Saints 3 times already this season. Saints have got lots of injuries and nothing to play for. Thistle are pretty much full strength and need to get something from the game. Taking all these things into consideration... 2-0 St Johnstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I have a feeling our exciting stylish brand of football which is essentially just cross deep balls straight into an area where the goalkeeper can claim them won't work as effectively in this game as it did against a Hamilton side incapable of claiming 2nd balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 In Thistle's last 35 away matches against top flight opposition (since October 2016), they have won just six games, four of them at McDiarmid Park. In the last 14 months, it's four away wins (against top division teams) and three of those have been against Saints. Ridiculous on our part. This is undoubtedly the away game they'd have picked if given the choice for the post-split fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Kyle said: Mannus (it'll be Clark) Shaughnessy Kerr Anderson Tanser Millar Willock Wotherspoon Scougall Williams Maclean Swap Ando with Gordon and that's the team that would win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 27 minutes ago, Pie Of The Month said: I have a feeling our exciting stylish brand of football which is essentially just cross deep balls straight into an area where the goalkeeper can claim them won't work as effectively in this game as it did against a Hamilton side incapable of claiming 2nd balls. You clearly haven't seen a lot of Saints.. Baws oot football pls, otherwise I'll struggle to care about this match at all. We looked completely toothless without Kane so need to get more players forward. Mannus Comrie - Kerr - Gordon - Tanser Wotherspoon - Willock - Millar - Williams Scougall MacLean Won't even be close though. Comrie and Gordon need tested to see how they go. Willock can't be properly judged until he has a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Interesting to see if the players can bring their second half performance to the plate on Saturday. Saints don't have much to play for aside from keeping ahead of Motherwell in the race for 7th place money. Either a dispiriting 1-0 defeat or a morale boosting 2-1 victory for the Jags. Free buses laid on so might see a decent away crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Away win for once. Or is it twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Radford said: In Thistle's last 35 away matches against top flight opposition (since October 2016), they have won just six games, four of them at McDiarmid Park. In the last 14 months, it's four away wins (against top division teams) and three of those have been against Saints. Ridiculous on our part. This is undoubtedly the away game they'd have picked if given the choice for the post-split fixtures. This has all come after us being unable to beat St Johnstone away for about 30 years. Football makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 0-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Shitefest either way. Win, lose or draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 McMillan getting a run out for the U20s tonight. Just in time for him to get another rap in the puss from Cerny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cilitbang Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 El hoofball-ico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Think we've a good chance of taking all 3 pts if we start Doolan, McCarthy and Sammon and leave Osman shilling his merch outside the ground. I'd also be very tempted bring on Storey late-ish in the 2nd half and get him running at Shaughnessy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Launch it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Kyle said: McMillan getting a run out for the U20s tonight. Just in time for him to get another rap in the puss from Cerny. Scougall starts too, with Hendry on the bench. Just in time for some game time before this awful season ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Thistle_do_nicely said: Think we've a good chance of taking all 3 pts So do I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan57 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 It is possible for Thistle to get out the playoff place, but that would mean being back in bottom spot before kick off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle4eva Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Are St Johnstone actually safe yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Thistle4eva said: Are St Johnstone actually safe yet ? 12th is impossible, but they could finish 11th. They won't be anywhere near, but it is still mathematically possible. For example, if Saints lose all their games, Accies & Thistle win all their games, Dundee lose to Accies & Thistle but beat Well & County, you would be left with a table of: Well 42 - Accies 42 - Thistle 40 - Dundee 39 - Saints 38 - County 30 There are other permutations which could see them finish 11th as well. But the likelihood of them even going into the last day still in danger must be a fraction of a percent, let alone them actually finishing 11th. St Johnstone are safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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