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Going by his Instagram, it seems a very real possibility that Savoury has done his acl again. Picture of his knee bandaged up saying “2nd one” Was really looking forward to the prospect of seeing him play last few games but if it is indeed another ACL, you struggle to see where he goes from here in terms of his football career Hope I’m completely wrong though

I see Savoury has got another injury issue according to Davidson’s interview. Hope it’s nothing long term but i very doubt we’ll see him play at all this season which is such a shame. Was the best attacking midfielder in the championship last season, hopefully he comes back to being the same player

I don’t know, Arbroath went and drew with Dunfermline and drew with Inverness where they had to score with the last kick of the ball for an equaliser prior to playing us. They’re clearly the worst team in the league but teams will still drop points against them. Last night was a combination of catching on us a great night and catching Arbroath on a horrific one. The body of work under Davidson since he’s joined is a measure already on how far we’ve come in a short space of time and the way he’s improved players like Bannon, Tizzard and even Paton looks more complete up top. We were comfortably the worst side in the league first half of the season and now we’re bizarrely 8 points behind 3rd (Aware that’s very ambitious but you can always dream) Cant express enough how class our recruitment has been. Welsh, Scott and Wilson particularly have been upgrades on anyone we had in their respective positions. 19 goals now for Paton in all comps. Don’t think we’ve had a striker hit 20 since longworth back in 2012?

Genuinely the best individual performance I’ve seen all season from a QP player. He was unbelievable tonight Looked anything but finished, actually had some pace to go with it Thanks for Sean Welsh also. A game changer for us in midfield

I do have empathy for Arbroath. A horrendous record across the season which would impact any team in this league. However, that was honestly one of, If not the worst performance I’ve seen from an opposition team since we beat Falkirk 6-0 a few years back in league 1. Some genuinely comical goals especially in the 2nd half. Boruc in goals was an absolute shambles. What in the world was he doing running back to his goal for Mckinstry’s goal For as bad as Arbroath were, I thought we were tremendous in every aspect. Cillian Sheridan was totally unplayable on occasions and he linked the play so well. The guy could run about also, getting in behind countless times which was a pleasant surprise. If he does nothing for the rest of the season, he’ll be remembered fondly for tonight’s performance Delighted for McLeish to get his first senior goal, he looks a player who’s capable of stepping up from youth team. Pleasing to see Mckinstry score and look confident afterwards on the ball. Maybe this is the type of game he needed to get some confidence. Hope he kicks on Really tough game on Saturday but I’ll worry about that later. Tonight was outstanding

Think I’m changing who I think will end up 9th every week. I’m going to assume Arbroath finish 10th (dangerous assumption but honestly can’t see anything higher even if they get the odd win from this point) For large periods, I had ourselves as the main candidate for 9th but Davidson really has turned things around for us and we’re generally really solid at the back now. Having one of the best strikers in the league is also a bonus For a couple weeks, my money was on Dunfermline but I’m not convinced they’re going to be mince for the rest of the season (thistle result was huge) Inverness I feel can pull a couple of decent results for no reason at all other than a hunch As of today, I’m really curious to see how Airdrie get on over the next few games. They’ve done very well this season and I hadn’t even considered them for 9th until the last 2-3 weeks but having looked at their remaining fixtures, 8 of their remaining 13 games are away from home and they have the worst away record in the league if I’m not mistaken? (Of course one of the away wins were against us) In contrast, their home form is excellent and I’m very curious to see how we get on when we play them next Saturday So hard to tell

Subs today in general killed any sort of momentum we had. Mckinstry was rotten and I’m still not convinced about Mauchin entirely. Until United’s 3rd goal, I really did think we were better team 2nd half. If only McPherson put his chance away at 1-0 in the first half though Paton, Welsh and Thomson all excellent and other than the Dunfermline result, all the other results were perfect for us. Really big week coming up against Arbroath and Airdrie. Win both or get 4 points from 6 and i think we’ll be in a decent position to avoid 9th place

Josh McPake is a really interesting one. Am I surprised to see him drop into part time football- Yes and no You’d naturally think that being on the fringes at Rangers and playing a number of games for a team that were a game away from the premiership would comfortably remain in full time football but in truth he epitomised the term “flattered to deceive” alongside a lot murmurs regarding his poor attitude throughout last season. He has ability and for one month of last season, he was excellent. However, he was a one trick pony, where he’d cut in from the left and have a dig. It worked for a little bit but once defenders sussed him out, he was largely underwhelming I think this is exactly the type of move he needs at this stage of his career. A point to prove and not relying on the Rangers status or even full time status to get him clubs. Everything now has to be proved on the pitch.

Can’t say I’m too enamoured by the Sheridan signing at all but I’ll only judge him fully by his contribution in a QP jersey, it’s only fair. He seems to suggest in his interview that there’s an opportunity to sign beyond this season if he does well so hopefully he’s highly motivated to show what he’s got when he’s on the pitch

That’s a shame about hinds. Must be incredibly frustrating to spend such time training with the club and beginning to settle, to then be told he can’t be registered cause of an issue with a previous club down south

Sheridan is a honking signing if it’s true Guy hasn’t scored a goal in about 3 years. I’d imagine he’ll be a sub to launch the ball in the box for the last 5-10 mins of games if needing a goal given his height

Savoury Robson Jarrett Bruce Longridge Scott Hinds Savoury and Bruce are realistically the only ones I’d be looking to sign up again at this point. Can’t really judge Scott or Hinds yet as they’ve just joined although I like the look of Scott

Ferrie contract extension announced 10:30am if you click on the week ahead tweet Superb business getting him tied down

He’s been a class act since he joined (minus the red against Ayr) So calm in possession, wins a surprising number of headers and knows his position so well. If only he’d been about since the start of the season I know he’s had an awful injury record throughout his career but I find it utterly bizzare Inverness let a player of his quality go, nevermind to a relegation rival midway through the season

I think we should call it quits on the Stuart Mckinstry experiment in the first eleven. Another underwhelming performance, thank goodness he’s only here until the end of the season. I was buzzing when he signed but ultimately he’s been a huge flop There’s sprinkles of talent on occasions but loses the ball far too often and it’s often lost in dangerous areas

Okay mate

Yeah we got away with that today but the total shift in mindset nowadays (especially defensively) under Davidson is incomparable to Veldman and to some extent, Coyle. We look horrible one the eye at times going forward (virtually zero attacking intent today) but we battled hard and kept going even when we were massively under the cosh 2nd half. We lose that game 10/10 times under Veldman. If you’re not going to win the game, make sure you don’t lose it either If there’s any doubts as to whether Cal Ferrie is a bombscare goalie, I think today proved what a fantastic keeper he is at this level. The best keeper in the league no doubts and I’m sure he’ll probably move on to bigger things in the summer being out of contract. Quite outrageous saves in the 2nd half Morton were really decent imo. They have their way of playing but it works and it works well. No denying they’re physical but they can play the ball on the deck effectively also. The entire 2nd half had an air of inevitability about Morton scoring but thankfully wasn’t the case A good point which keeps things ticking over to Dundee United next week. A big ask but the players should be going in to it with an element of belief. Dundee United are no great shakes

If we’re going to bring a different option up top, please god don’t let it be Sheridan. Well I’m assuming that’s him

Josh Hinds signed up, was last at Hull city. Seems to be a winger as his preferred position but can play across the whole frontline. I’d imagine it’s a low risk signing and it’s good to see we’ve got the option of extending his deal beyond the end of the season if he performs well

Hope we’ve not spoke too soon on Crole. Not seen in the squad on Saturday and was subbed after 35 mins today for the B team

Apologies that you seem to have took that statement far too literal and took offence to it. As a QP fan, they’ve felt like horror shows as we’ve performed really poorly in all of them (in crucial points of the season), which is a credit to Morton and imrie. It’s just always the fixture that we seem to never turn up or get going for.

Wit Calm down precious Not once did I suggest we had a divine right to beat yourselves, you’re literally just finding anything to get riled up over. I mean horror show as in imploding with daft mistakes throughout the games. Ferrie x 2 mistakes, Marcel Oakley selling the jerseys giving a penalty away last season at cappielow, blowing a 2-0 lead at home, failing to create absolutely anything for 55 mins against 10 men a couple months back. If anything, I respect the way Imrie has Morton playing. He’s clearly doing a fantastic job Very weird behaviour getting annoyed over that. Whatever suits your narrative I suppose

Makes sense for Kane to join Dunfermline over us if that was the case. He’s not getting ahead of Paton and at his stage of his career, I’d imagine all Kane is wanting is regular starts somewhere

We could field a team of galaticos and I’d still not be confident of beating Morton regardless of form The next couple games will be an indication as to whether we’re looking up or down for the rest of the season. Priority is really just totally avoiding ninth and building from there. Early days but Davidson’s recruitment has been really positive. Welsh, Scott and Carse look excellent additions and with the added bonus of Danny Wilson to return and maybe the possible addition of Chris Kane, it’s a really competitive squad now. I wouldn’t be devastated with a point to keep momentum going but I hope we give a better account of ourselves against Morton compared to every other previous encounter. We always produce a horror show in this fixture

I’d imagine if he joins Dunfermline, he’ll have more chance of starting as there’s no chance Paton will be dislodged. I’ll absolutely not say no to an experienced striker but I’ll be curious to see what type of role he’d play if he does indeed choose us. Suspect we’d be the favourites given the Davidson connection