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  1. My mistake. I know exactly what I’ve done there. Went to check what our points total would be if we’d averaged Davidson’s total over 36 games and not done the crucial part! I realise I’ve even miscounted the first part, as I had it at 1.5. I’m not underestimating it, but I’m confident in this group of players and manager. Two defeats since Davidson came in and I don’t think we lose the Ayr one if decisions don’t go against us. Even at Tannadice, we were in it for most of the game. If we throw in a couple of games in a row where we look like we’re dropping off, I’ll feel a little more uneasy than I do now. I’d rather have our squad, our position and our fixtures than Inverness’.
  2. 8th is fine, considering where we’ve come from. Keep doing what we’re doing and we’ll achieve that. If Davidson maintains his current points average, we finish on 54 points which will see us safe with games to spare. Even a slight drop off from that should still see us ok. Inverness are sitting with one win in eight, still have to play all of the top three and come to Hampden. Ideally we’ll pick up a win over the next couple of games and nothing mad happens at their end, but cool heads are needed if things don’t go our way. My major worry is something happening to Wilson or Welsh. If we keep the squad fit, I’ll be as calm as it’s possible to be in the circumstances.
  3. Not sure. They rattled five past us during the Veldman Sunday League era. We’re a different team now, of course. Think they’re like everyone else in terms of wildly flailing between guff and excellence. Certainly wouldn’t be making either team a particular favourite.
  4. As long as we outrun Inverness, we’re home and dry. Not putting too much onus on must win/must not lose. On paper, they have the toughest fixtures over the next fortnight. We’ve just come off two of the three toughest of the final quarter unbeaten. We’re going to lose between now and the end of the season, though. Important not to start running around with our hair on fire when it does happen, because so is everyone else.
  5. Take back my “Welsh maybe should have scored” type patter. More difficult chance than I thought it was.
  6. Certainly not the first time we’ve seen him fall to the ground dramatically inside a penalty area.
  7. Aye, I love Dom Thomas but it was like he was playing in slo-mo today.
  8. Decent point for us. Ferrie’s saves the difference between no points and one. Having said that, we could and maybe should have scored with the Welsh chance as well. The difference having a couple of experienced heads in there makes is so clear to see. The last ten minutes at Tannadice is the only spell since Davidson has been here that we’ve not been in a game. Keep doing what we’re doing and we *should* be fine, but this league is mental.
  9. Whether it was or wasn’t, at least there wasn’t three minutes of slowing down replays.
  10. Our home kit should be impossible to mess up. I know the deal wasn’t bespoke and it was mostly down to the quality of training wear, which to be fair, is good. However, if you approach a company and their answer to “can you do us a bespoke home shirt?” is “no” then you pretty much end the conversation there. Identity is important in football.
  11. Smashing game. Gutted to lose the lead, but would have accepted the draw when they levelled. Felt like it was going one way, although we could have nicked it at the end. If we had, I think I’d have expired on the spot.
  12. I would hope we’d keep him on. It’d absolutely be the right thing to do, plus he’s a smashing player. Sometimes you can stretch a playing budget for exceptional circumstances and this is one of them. I think we will do the right thing by him. One of the first things I’d hope we’d already have done will be to take that worry away.
  13. We’re definitely going to lose games between now and the end of the season. I’ll be amazed if anyone goes unbeaten. We have this and Raith the next two weeks, and Caley have United and Thistle away the following two weeks after that. Calm heads needed as the madness rages around us.
  14. Should have won the last one at Hampden, which was one of the very few good performances under Veldman. We’re certainly a different team to the one that Thistle beat at Firhill at the turn of the year. Like most games in this league, it’s such a tough one to call. Important not to start smashing panic buttons if things don’t go our way in the next couple of games. There are six or seven teams in this scrap, so it’s simply not possible for all of them to run away. Next two are really tough. Not a terrible run in beyond that. I do have faith that we have enough about us, but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to at least be mildly terrifying.
  15. Thought we were magnificent from start to finish. Application first class and some really good stuff. Everyone contributed and delighted for McKinstry and McLeish getting their goals. Paton and Sheridan absolutely outstanding, particularly early on. Cal Ferrie with two assists. Wonderful evening of association football. Fear for Arbroath on that showing. It’s a daft league and mad things can happen, but that looked like a team waiting for the inevitable. You wonder how much of a body blow losing that late goal on Saturday was.
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