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20 minutes ago, Fife Saint said:
From what i've seen they've been impressed by him, many hoping they can pick him up in summer.
Well, there is every possibility they'd get him. Levein and Kirk have paid zero attention to any of the youth players that have been out on loan or in the under age set up. Fran is the only one they'd have any reasonable knowledge on.
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1 hour ago, johnoswald2712 said:
I asked this question on Twitter as I honestly don’t know the answer. In games when VAR isn’t used, is level onside? Does the advantage go to the attacker? The answer to these questions used to be yes but now I honestly don’t know. If the rules have been changed do these changes only apply in games using VAR? Seems to me that different rules apply in different games. Surely that can’t be right
I think the genuine answer is that the linesmen will be guessing if it is thst close. The rule is still that level is onside and on VAR, my understanding is that if the lines cross, it should be onside. Someone will probably tell me I'm wrong on that.
I think when you get down to the essence of what the offside law was introduced for, it has become a total farce. Is an inch and advantage when you are 40-50 yards from goal? No. You can also see players now deliberately making a meal of minimal contact to draw attention to challenges in the hope that VAR will see something they didn't even feel. If/when a team loses a title or gets relegated, they will easily be able to point to VAR decisions that went against them as to reasons they lose out and others gained and then integrity has gone.
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The whole purpose of VAR is to cut of the obvious mistakes. By that very definition, no one should be coming away from a game questioning a right or wrong call. While I get offside can be a black or white decision on paper and in the VAR room, there has to be space for some subjective interpretation or not. Take the example where a player is off my a couple of inches and then scores. If the player just evades a tackle of a player getting to them, then fine, but if they get the ball miles ahead of a defender and it is very marginal, then don't chalk it off. Can be treated much like the whole red card for a last man foul debate. Offside if the defender could have got there, then chalk it off. Offside where defender would have never got there had it been marginally onside ,let the goal stand.
I'd say, at a game, fans can tell in 95%+ of scenarios as to whether an offside is right or not and it is those 5% you just cannot tell it should be used for.
If we cannot apply common sense to the decisions, then the game is gone. The beauty of football is the instant reactions. If I'm honest, I only celebrate at 80% capacity for goals now and I suspect most are the same.
I'm not anti VAR and do still genuinely think it has a place, but I am anti how we apply it.
The big Big test will be when a relegation or title is decided on a wrong call. If there is a massive cook up, then the powers thst be will have to react.
For me, the perfect VAR is limited to, ball over goal line, is a foul inside or outside the box and something like an elbow that a ref genuinely missed.
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8 minutes ago, BFTD said:
I watched the birth of the Antichrist at the cinema yesterday.
Clearly yer man getting kidnapped was designed to draw attention away from the arrival of Tory-in-chief Damian Thorn.
Any spawn of Jacob R-M is far far more terrifying. Can you imagine 20 years time when there is multiples of him trying to influence politics in the UK?
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35 minutes ago, ICTChris said:
Israel firing missiles at Iran, clearly designed to draw attention away from this story.
Ha ha, well, you could argue that the world going a bit mental is a good time to get these stories out, so to flip it the other way, Iran-Israel lobbing bombs at each other is as good a time as any to get some bad news out.
Always find the conspires about folk thinking big events like Covid, extreme weather, wars, St Johnstone winning doubles etc are caused by some dark forces or governments controlling things. We cannot get anything to work in the UK and so if we had even tried to influence things, we'd just f**k it up.
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Sorry, but the shifting the discussion onto sick people is a nice little diversion tactic from Rishi to create headlines.
Have the media really already moved on from a story of a sitting MP being essentially kidnapped for ransom within 36 hours?? I mean, I know we live in Batshit crazy times when it comes to politics, but if you pause for a moment, that is quite staggering that there isnt massive investigations as to who these people were and why? Megan Markle farts in the bath and the Daily Mail claim she is causing icebergs to melt, surely this story doesn't just drop down the news?
If this happened in Columbia you might half ignore it, but a sitting MP from the governing party has been kidnapped in the last few months and the PM is talking policy (cuntish policy, yes), but still policy.
Mental.
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1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said:
Seems a good price that.
Will be interesting to see what kind of a difference this makes to the crowd. Should bring folk out, but if you haven't been for a while, you'd be regretting buying both after the first game!
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I think Livi might end up being key here. In a way, them having County first is the best outcome for us, as either they still think they can drag themselves off the bottom (they cannot) and go for it vs County and pick something up, or a failure to win means they are gone and players down tools by the time we play them.
Probably need 3 minimum from those first 2 games though. Worry is thst we played Hibs recently and we only have one tactic, so they'll be aware and Aberdeen will be trying to impress new manager. Not inconceivable we go into that County game being 5 behind and they could consign us to the playoff that day.
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42 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Gus MacPherson has already stated at a fans forum that he just does paperwork etc., and doesn't do anything in terms of sourcing or scouting players.
So he has no real value then? I'm sure if he is there, Levein must discuss players with him, if not the actual players, he must be giving Gus a list and he then sees who is available and whose not.
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They'll claim Belgium is full of woke lefties trying to silence them.
In other news, Liz Truss showing she is mental again this week. That anyone is trying to re write history of her period in power is staggering.
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49 minutes ago, PauloPerth said:
Do you think that’s the case? I’d be surprised if we’re that organised to be honest. I think it’ll likely be a case of get the season over with and then take it from there.
County’s win on Sunday not only puts us under pressure, but also means even if we do stay up, it’s likely to take to the last game of the season to confirm. Other teams can pretty much start their preparations for next season now, whereas we’re going to be 5-6 weeks behind. The play-off will hinder things even further should we end up there.
Possibly Levein, having never won anything as a player or coach, has the championship trophy firmly in his sights, but I’m not sure how interested in staying he’d be if we go down. I wonder if we might see Kirk as his own man, meaning we’ll basically have the Brechin City manager in charge.
Yeah, I'd be pretty certain that there is rough plans for either eventuality. Some might be more thought through than others, such as actual identified players and others will be more broad brush as in CD aged 25-29 for example. If we didn't have something resembling signing plans, there is zero point in Gus being there. Its not inexperienced guys there now and while there is uncertainty all over the place, it is inconceivable there isn't some prep on going.
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I'd be amazed if this game is moved. If so, unless there is some serious sitting water on the pitch, it was always going to be shifted and SPFL were paying lip service to the pitch inspection.
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6 minutes ago, paul wright scores said:
What do you mean by cut out bit of the main stand?
The stand Squirrelhumper is referring to is the East Stand, which is opposite the main stand.
If you look from the pitch towards the main stand at Rugby park, the last section (towards the away stand) is missing the front section and has a first aid bit. Looks like in the past it maybe had seats right to pitch side there, but notice it was like that in old photo too. The section in the pic here.
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38 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said:
Do you mean the bit far right of the stand?
It's due to the houses behind, there's an underpass underneath the stand for access from Rugby Road gates.
Aye, the right hand side of the main stand. Now you mention it, I do remember you pass under the stand there. Looks like maybe at some point in the past the stand went right down to the front there. Just that I see in that pic, the front bit of stand is missing, but thought the houses were built after that.
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51 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said:
I had always assumed the cut out bit from the main stand was done at the same time as reconstruction, but clearly not. Anyone know why it was/is there?
Those cherry pick cameras were always the sign of a big game. Probably stopped becoming a thing mid 90's I think. Assume reconstruction of stands and fixed camera positions was the reason or was the big view from above just not deemed necessary?
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50 minutes ago, PauloPerth said:
Yes you’re probably right.
Personally, I guess I’ve lost a lot of faith in the club to identify and attract good players, so sticking with one who's done okayish, compared to others, feels like a safer option than whatever we might sign as a replacement.
Probably pessimistically, I can’t see us going out and signing 10-14 better players than what we have, so getting 5-6 and keeping the better ones out of the current group feels more realistic where we are right now.
I guess what we all don't know is what Levein really thinks of the squad. Either he is genuine in what he says and really doesn't see what we see as in how poor it is or (and I think more likely), he CAN see what we all see, but is using his experience to know not to lay into them as he has no choice but to rely in what he has to keep us up.
It's not a stretch to think that the second (if it happens at all) that we become safe, he pretty much tells the majority of them they aren't being kept on and does actually sign 10-14 players. Keep in mind that unlike the last 2-3 seasons, we have a coach that has genuine contacts all over the place and you'd have to assume that between him and Gus MacPherson, they already have a list of signing targets for if we stay up and one for if we go down. The unknown is the owner, but you'd imagine discussions will have been had about what, if any, additional funds would be made available.
Personally, I'd be looking at a change of ownership as an opportunity to bring in a younger more up and coming coach, but I do see that Levein simply cannot and will not tell the current crop how shit they actually are.
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4 minutes ago, Arab_R_us said:
car crash that pulls in 9,000
Well in that case, you deserve a trophy!
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1 minute ago, Arab_R_us said:
to be fair still worth more than a couple of covid cups won in front of no fans, not that you have any
You guys are equally a car crash of a club. Pipe down and enjoy the up bit of your yo-yo.
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2 hours ago, Pens_Dark said:
Just giving Perth the benefit of one extra Premiership game before a long spell of absence occurs...
We'll be there for your top 6 open top bus.
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1 hour ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said:
Thank you
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1 hour ago, PauloPerth said:
Ali Crawford coming onto score a late winner against County to seal our safety is the stuff dreams are made of.
I was actually wondering yesterday whether he'd get bood or not if he came on. Probably wouldn't be bood for just coming on, but that first stray pass would get a few shouts.....
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34 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:
Considine wasn't fouled for that goal, he's just old and was too slow to react.
It's a nice summation of us that our starting captain (Phillips) has already told everyone he's leaving in the Summer, then the replacement captain (Considine) goes through matches knowing he's absolutely finished and won't be here next season.
So many players who just won't put their bodies on the line (Kucheriavyi and both Smiths in midfield regularly shat out physical stuff) and you wonder if that changes if we have a captain acting like a captain.
Totally agree. I'd actually go further, there is the majority of thst side which have pretty much downed tools and don't have enough character about them to put even the minimum effort in. That's on them and the manager. Club is culpable for allowing a squad and culture to be built up of players who frankly don't care enough about the club to put the effort in. Journeymen, end or career and never will be's that are coasting.
On the flip, Killie were better in every department.
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2 minutes ago, Scooby_Doo said:
Cheers - my 8 year old didn't know where St Johnstone played, and I made the schoolboy error of telling him it was near the services we stopped at on the way to Pittodrie.
First thing he asked was 'Can we go to McDonalds for dinner?'
Looking at the map your recommendation suits! I live near Rugby Park and they've just introduced match day restrictions so I wanted to make sure there was none of that.
No worries. Shouldn't be any restrictions as far as I know, although you could tell a white lie and say there is at the McDonalds!
Muirton suite under the main stand is child friendly and is for home and away fans pre match.
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46 minutes ago, Scooby_Doo said:
I managed to get a ticket for tomorrow. My first visit to McDiarmid, how is parking near the stadium? I don't mind walking the length of myself and I'm not the kind of person to block some poor buggers driveway.
Your best bet is to park on Strathtay Avenue or surrounding streets which is pretty much just over the road from the ground (cutting through either an old car garage or paths). Heading out, best route is to go back up Newhouse Road and head for broxden roundabout that way.
There is parking at McDiarmid itself for £5, but you'll still be trying to get out if the car park well after half an hour after the game is done.
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Irony is that those far right tubes are the first ones that would turn and run. You see that with their marches, first sign of agro, they do that stupid dancing and then Bolt as soon as they actually think they will get hit.
On the whole 'war footing' interestingly, I heard a former soldier a few weeks back who was saying he was one of the reservists counted by the govt. Was saying his knees were gone, could barely walk and had severe mental health problems, but him like others were still counted as they were former military.