Well that was painful to watch, just have to put it down to a bad day and hope to feck we don't repeat it.

Credit goes to Queens for punishing us with precise finishing, you exploited our frailties in defence wonderfuly and have to be congratulated on a great win. Too many times fans blame everything on their own teams performance and completely overlook the winning team, right enough of this praise pish and down to my thoughts on the game.

We are painfuly relying on McPake, that's 3 games he's missed and 3 defeats, the first two goals were just too easy, though the first goal did fall with a bit of luck behind Murray and perfect for Dobbie to run onto it, getting a free shot at goal, which he took well, 2nd goal our defence were completely flat footed, Innes stuck his arm up for offside without even attempting to get a tackle in, again leaving their player with just the keeper to beat, MacKays goal was a screamer, only thing i'd say though is Queens completely kept us from have clear shots on their goal and we had to hit this from distance. It settled us down though, till Martini's punch to the edge of the box in the last second of the first half, bang 3 goals and game over.

The 2nd half was just an exhibition time for Queens to rack up the goals, once the 4th went in it was one way traffic, Queens pressed us all game too, a combination of this and a bad defence contributed to a gubbing, up till that game we'd not conceded more than 2 goals in the league, hard one to take but it really did just go Queens way, was just there day and sometimes that happens, their fans must've really enjoyed it anyway.

Before the game i thought worse case scenario, we're level points but behind on GD, i'd have bit your hand of if we were offered that before the season kicked off, a heavy defeat is hard to take but in the cold light of day it amounts to the same thing, 2nd in the league and all to play for.

you sure looked more like a 3-4-3 weatherson kean an dobs up front?

McGowan, Harris, Sives and Thomson were definately a back 4. Weatherston was out on the left and did well going forward. Definately a 4-4-2 and it worked well as the previous poster said.

Aye, very good.




I would be astonished if McPake is here beyond summer 09. He is just too good a defender to stay with us. Harsh but true. Incidentally, has your slide started yet?

As regards, Saturday, it could well be the defining point of our season. Clearly we are in a position at the moment that nobody expected us to be in. After being pumped royally, our next game will be vital in terms of how our season continues. Against a St Johnstone team that have picked up 10 points in their last 4 games, we have a tough match. It will be a measure of the team without a doubt.

Slide? Results conspired to send us second-top, but I never truly believed we'd maintain that, we're just not good enough. Anything above fifth is a bonus, anything less and you can talk about a slide.

Forza Lavvie il mio culo… gli ottiene alto di destra voi le fiche di plastica della schiuma di concessione!



Or alternatively GIRUY plastic franchise c***s!

Thought you might enjoy that one!

Results conspired to get us where we are. Or have we actually earnt our position on merit?

That's up to you to decide. By that I meant other teams' results, not our own.

From what I've seen of us this season I don't believe we're the second-best team in the division, rather it was the failings of other, more capable teams (who are only now beginning to find their form) that elevated us to that position.

That was fun!

I had a feeling that it was going to be a good day when I walked into Ladbrokes on Bank St. and they were offering 6/1 for Dobbie to score first - mugs. I must've spent too long in the bookies because we were nearly at the Ice Bowl when we heard the first whistle being blown, and at the turnstyle just in time to hear the cheer for the opening goal, and the "Steve Dobbie, Dobbie" chant erupting from the terracing.

Mikey McGowan was immense. This season we have tried; Reid, Barr and Parratt at right-back, none with as much success as that. It would be too easy to make comparisons with Harris but I'm going to do it anyway. He looks like a right-footed Harris - willing to get forward, get stuck in, and play a killer pass. Pretty sure he was signed as a winger, but he says in todays paper that right-back is his preferred position - it showed!

Great team spirit shown by Dobbs to square it to Kean when through on goal himself, to say he was annoyed with Burnsy for not returning the favour later on in the match would be an understatement! Good finish by Burnsy though.

Landi seems to want to make a name for himself as this unorthodox character (moving training, not going into the dressing room at half-time, introducing a more continental style of play) but it was a good old fashioned British footballing performance that tore his team a new arsehole on Saturday. Livi made some lovely passing triangles in the first half without going anywhere (to be fair we copied them in the last five minutes but that sort of olé passing is surely more suitable when you have a 5 goal lead ). Instead we got the ball into the channels for our excellent wingers to chase, and they then provided some telling passes that the attacking players in our team reveled in. Although the Livi 'keeper looks like a big jessy, as well as throwing, kicking and catching like one, in the end some poor finishing by us probably saved him from collecting his p45 this morning.

As as been said this result won't really change the views of any long standing Queens fan. We know fine well we are capable of this kind of performance, but there is a long way to go, and we also know we are more than capable of being as inept as we were good on Saturday. For Queens to be the top scorers, and also have the best defensive record at this stage is just fantastic though.

The international break gives us a great chance to milk this result for an extra week, and also get the squad back to almost full strength I'd imagine. It also gives Livi a chance to lick their wounds. It will be back business away to Airdrie though where we will need to grind out a hard-fought results I'd imagine.

Edited to add -

Someone has Chris Boyle, worst ref in Scotland as his sig. got to say I'd disagree with that on Saturdays performance, (and the fact the last game I was at Conroy was in charge ). I thought he got all the big decisions correct, and didn't slow play down blowing every two seconds for niggly fouls. The only other time I have seen him mentioned in this thread is for giving a throw-in the wrong way. Compared to some of the jokers I have seen recently saying that is all he got wrong is almost a compliment!

Keano didn't get any change out of the linesman second half, always flagging for offside, but as I was behind the goals I couldn't comment.

Jeez you took so long to come on site I was beginning to think you were deid!

Fair doos though we were royally shafted.

Wow! What a result, couldn't have predicted that at the start, although when we went 1-0 up I turned to my mate and said "We are going to hump this mob today"

To be honest, as has already been said by some posters the 1st half was relatively competative, but 2nd half we simply turned Livi over.

My man of the match was Stevie Tosh, best performance I have seen from him in a Queens shirt, was at the heart of everything. McFarlane also had a good game and both wingers were excellent!

Defence was solid, Bell had no chance for the goal, reminded me of Ronaldo's goal against Everton last season, top drawer! Special mention to McGowan, he is coming on leaps and bounds and may even make the right back spot his own? ... Although there is plenty of competition for that spot!

Dobbie's first goal was a great finish and I thought Kean was outstanding, worked his socks off and took a few knocks! He deserved a goal for me, who says the pair of them can't play together?! Now that big Sean is back, Chis has a selection headache but what a dilema to have!

Shame Scotland are playing next week!

He does indeed. whether he should play Deasley or Courier to partner mcmenamin

To get a suitable partner for McMenamin you'd need to look in Div 3.

mcmenamin is injured and will be out for three months then an op on his knee
I work with his brother

If he's as dangerous on the ward as he was at Palmerston the nurses are safe - he'll no score there either.

Don't think he'll be wanting to, he's just had a bairn as I'm aware .

What's Gary up to these days? He was a decent player but I think he left Annan didn't he?

If brains were taxed ,he would be due a rebate.

He had a fall out at annan and left, then signed sunday league for the ninja's. He works at the prison now i think