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Expected a few more changes tbh. Be interesting to see how tonight goes. Thought we tried play a bit on Sunday but it's a different sort of challenge tonight. Gallacher being back is a bonus. They put a lot into Sunday but need Carey and Max to carry a bit more threat in the last third tonight

Assume DJ or/and Costelloe will play upfront though

Surprised to see motherwell didn't win with 60+ efforts today

Really impressive shoehorning of an old firm reference there even by Daily Record standards.

The May one in particular was baffling. Not even convinced it was a foul. Terrible game but as others of said only really looked like saints were going to go on and win it second half. Need better options at wing back to make the current shape work in an offensive sense though. Smith looks like a class act and having good three central midfielders to choose from helps massively. Few players away still but at least looking competent. Looked much better defensively but that might be down to county as much as anything

Awful awful stuff

Obviously the contact length is a bit of a surprise. However, even after years of the banter page, we are perth etc I'm taken aback at just how negative some of the social media sentiment is. Folk talking about cancelling season tickets. Steady us. Stay up. Literally all I'm looking for this season. Squads good enough for it.

I can't decide if his offensive issues are down to a lack of quality or lack of confidence. Hopefully the improvement suggests the latter. He was excellent defensively against a player that's causes issues.

Terrific stuff from them tbf. Committed to the bit.

He should have booked Mitov before that but waits to book him at the goal kick where, as you said, he had the ball for seconds. The Considine incident was nonsense. He'd totally lost it at that point.

Maybe an indication they are serious about a change. Whoever comes in can hopefully put their own team in and give a long overdue new feel to the place. Will be the first non-continual appointment (maybe could argue Davidson wasn't technically) since Lomas?

Get him off.

Oh yeah, a total a lack of quality. Costelloe miscontrolling one chance and then totally snatching at another. Defended well and looked under no real pressure though. Then an absolute worldy out of nothing.

First shot on target. Probably during our best spell too

Sure Airdrie beat a non-league side 11-0 and were 6-0 up at half time and a few on here (not me) were on heavily on halftime handicaps. There was less entrants at the time too.

Did he specify McGowan? Courier just talks about players that have been out of the squad. Crawford to start Saturday.

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/4789842/st-johnstone-drey-wright-long-period-out-knee-injury/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social That's a real blow. Will need some of the other wide players to really step up from what we've seen.

Similar in perth, not that blowy either. Minus the sun. Some of the comments demanding all SPFL games off etc. Wild. You risk assess each game based on playability of the surface, safety of travel and being able to put in place necessary police etc commitments. Absolutely no reason why Killie vs Livingston should be called off today and no reason why the saints game couldn't have gone ahead had policing not been an issue

Yeah, my takeaway from the statement was that it was to allow police, ambulance etc to concentrate on dealing with issues elsewhere. Traveling from Glasgow area to perth is unaffected and most local transport is running although some saints fans might have struggled. Pretty sure the game would have gone ahead had it not been for the policing issue. Glad the pitch will be protected. Noticeable that the club is at pains to mention how its dealt with the weather

Looks like that 50 year old with a knee brace that turns up to your sevens. I can see some positives from that. We are in the game for most of it. The real worry is at both ends. No real threat- honestly, can we not see May on his own doesn't work yet - and the support cast of Wright, Carey and particularly MacPherson didn't help. Both full backs were disappointing. Robinson is dreadful going forward but at least can defend. I've been a long term defender of Brown but thought he was awful today. Last two games he's started he's switched off at set pieces and it's cost us. I've I see MacPherson in a saints strip again it will be too soon; the personification of what's been wrong with our club the last couple of seasons.

Brown has been absolute murder

Can't be worst than MacPherson. A total wage thief.

Came here to say as much. Brown lost his man vs Dundee and did so again there.

This sentence sums up so much that is wrong in Scotland. Ease of ticketing is one of the few things saints get right in terms of fan engagement. Assume Wright and Sprangler come straight in for this. I'd have Max as the other winger or even Costelloe for the pace but imagine it will be Carey. Not sure what the balance will be with midfield three. Smith seems to have been sold as a creator but looks comfortable deeper so far. Maybe Sprangler deep with Phillips and Smith further forward? It is the one area I think we've definitely strengthened in this summer having spent two years conceding that part of the pitch to other sides. Centre halves a worry today and similar to Beales comments last week, you'd imagine Hibs will be trying to get Youen and Boyle against them as often as possible. Maybe a case for a back three to counter it, and with Wright back that's more of an option, but still getting over the PTSD of the last couple of seasons to want to see that. I'd imagine something like Mitov Olufunwa Gordon Considine Robinson Sprangler Phillips Smith Wright Carey Kane I'm in the same boat as @The Real Saints in not panicking yet even if we lose today. That might change quickly in the next few weeks though.

Thought we were okay second half but the worry comes about the lack of an real threat. Got in to plenty of positions that second half but picked the wrong option to often. Worried about the middle of defence too. Like they're running through treacle. Just about done with Carey. For all his quality, the amount of times he attempts some ridiculous flick when there's an easy ten yard pass on is infuriating. As someone's already said, he's at fault at both ends for the first goal.