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  1. We seem to have got a knack recently for having strange first league games of a season. The referee is the first thing i have to mention, his performance was the worst I've seen in a long time. He seemed to lose control of things from the very first incident, from then on, it felt like he was just rolling dice for every decision. We will definitely get penalties this season for less than that clear handball. From our side I thought there was a lot of positives to take. We showed great fight in that 2nd half, the players were playing for each other and giving their all, which was very pleasing, and you could see that the crowd was responding to it. Hope to see that throughout the season. Regret putting Morton so high on my predictions, the game was getting handed to them on a plate, but they didn't to want to take it. Seemed more focused on gaining fouls and getting our players booked than scoring goals.
  2. The new league season is nearly here and with it the usual renewed excitement. How long will that last this time... We've been handed a fairly decent first game, home against a team I'm predicting we'll be close to for the majority of the season, definitely winnable. At the moment with our thin squad, it's fairly obvious what our team will be, and can only see that changing if there's an injury. For Morton with the league cup being the only reference currently, seems like they are struggling for goals being as of yet unable to replace Ugwu. Hearing the rumors that Imrie isn't happy with his budget has dampened my initial thoughts on how well Morton will do, as he can tend to get a bit huffy, which won't bode well. This was the 2nd game of the last campaign which we lost, so heres hoping we can get a better start in that regard. 2-1 Accies
  3. Been a very consistent group so far. 6 games played and every one has seen the higher placed team from last season win by a deficit of 3 goals. Who will be the first to break this trend.
  4. Wow very bleak reading in terms of us, really hits home how obvious the mess we're in is that almost every fan has us rock bottom. 1. Partick Thistle 2. Inverness 3. Dundee 4. Morten 5. Arbroath 6. Cove Rangers 7. Queens Park 8. Accies 9. Ayr 10. Raith We absolutely need players in or this really has the potential to be a complete disaster. However I think Rankin will do a good job, getting more out of players than Taylor did, so with that bit of positivity, I'll argue for us to survive...Just.
  5. As a championship side, the best draw possible, but we have honking record in this cup so expect that to continue and we'll end up 3rd if we're lucky. Also gives us a wee marker on how we measure up against the different kinds of opposition we'll have in the championship.
  6. Despite our 2 wins, i'm not confident about this at all. We have been really poor in all the games against Ayr so far, and our season long inconsistency means we're due a defeat. Stan said in his interview that he's not a fan of fixing something that isn't broke, so hopefully that means the same line up again. In this formation our attacking is still lacking a cutting edge, but we look very solid at the back for the most part.
  7. Going to throw Pars their life line here. We were absolutely horrendous against Killie, and there's no way we'll be completely reformed. 1-0 to the Pars, and plunge our championship status into serious question.
  8. Once again we were the masters of our own downfall. They say that incidents in football have a way of balancing out, I guess last night was to make up for all the penalties we've been given recently. If we're not killing the game off by wasting chances, we're conceding soft goals at the other end, it really is going to be a shaky finish with the way things are going. Just want the season to be over now, hopefully with the chance at playing in the championship next season.
  9. Was heading through to this as Kirkcaldy was one of my favourite away days. But I obviously can't give money to an establishment that turns a blind eye to behaviour like that. Will be keeping up with the game on twitter. Feel so sorry for the decent fans amongst the support, which I know there is many, always was someone to have a chat with when through there. Obviously I want us to win to gain more points, but with the situation, I'll be supporting anyone who plays them, in hopes they get no rewards from this action.
  10. Be interesting to see how Stirling gets on at this level. I would regard him as our worst player. He's bit of a utility player, has played at right back, centre back and holding midfield for us, none of which he has played well. So if nothing else, can plug a hole if you are lacking in those areas.
  11. Good point, we normally follow up a win with a Lacklustre performance, though this time I feel the forced changes played a part. We so very badly need a right back, probably even 2 with one for cover, as right now we are quite vulnerable down that side. Matheson really didn't live up to it, and Hamilton hasn't been consistent enough. Midfield as well, I dont think Mullen has been great, but because he was absent, we were missing a presence in there today. Shiels is looking the part for me, Macca has his work cut out to stay first choice, fantastic block on the line to stop Thistle scoring.
  12. Going by what the Thistle fans are saying, if this does go ahead, Thistle will be depleted to some degree and maybe not 100% fit. In other words best time to play them. I still think we will f**k it up, we haven't yet got over that 2 league wins in a row hurdle, and Thistle are still a bit of a boogie team for us. 0-0
  13. Well we seem to only keep our better performances against Queens. Very fortunate start to the game, think everyone has to admit the penalty was very soft, and Queens all but killing their chances with their captain having a massive heads gone moment. Thought everyone played well and not that he had much to do, but O'Reilly looked solid, played it out well and cleared his lines. Obviously saw very little of brown, but looked pacey which is always nice to have. That Hughes pass for the second goal was the best thing he's done in an Accies shirt, and that 3rd goal was very slick, would love it if we could see more of that. Just a mention to the QoSTV coverage, think its the best in the league and the commentary is always fair.
  14. Surely this will be postponed. With us claiming only 8 fit players 2 days ago, and queens just recovering from a covid outbreak.
  15. Very frustrating, once again we seem to beat ourselves against Killie, we have had loads of shocking amateur moments this season, but we save the best for this fixture. Penalty misses happen, but to get 2 in 5 minutes and miss both is just not good enough. Killies 3rd goal was incredibly laughable, what is Hamilton doing. Move on to the Arbroath game, honestly hoping for a postponement, that performance will no doubt sit in the players minds and Arbroath really isn't the team you want to play after that.
  16. Sounds very much the same as he was towards the end of his spell with us. Blew hot and cold and very temperamental, he doesn't take criticism well xD. I thought he would have improved and matured down in England, guess not.
  17. Was wondering how Crawford is getting on with Saints. After reading your most recent couple of match threads, seems he hasn't made a very good impression (understatement I know). What's going on with him?
  18. Great appointment imo, as a player he always gave 110% and I don't think he'll settle for anything less from his players. Wish him the best.
  19. No improvement since leaving us then The worst thing is, this is not an unrealistic prediction. If yous manage to score early, we more than likely will fall to bits.
  20. Considering our last TV appearance was a 6-1 pumping, a draw would be a vast improvement.
  21. Played how I expected, keep some possession but do absolutely nothing with it, never threatened from open play. Surprised by how shite dunfermline were, obviously haven't watched them outside of our games but beating Inverness away and comfortably beating Ayr suggested a reinvigorated team. Game was heading for 0-0 and it's taken a ref decision to swing it, have no idea whether it was or not, couldn't really see it on the stream. We are just so incredibly frustrating to watch, individually players like Smith and Redfern can do things well, but usually undo it by making terrible decisions. No one from the centre will come and look for the ball, so we are forced to go down the wings, far to predictable and easy for the opposition to deal with. Also seen the club have banned some fans that went to protest, fucking disgrace, McGowan being allowed to further alienated fans is a disgrace.
  22. Be interesting to see who starts this, but I think Taylor will go with the same starting line up as last week to be cautious. Whatever team plays, I think it will be a resounding win for the home team. I haven't witnessed a collapse as bad as that last game in quite some time, and I haven't seen much fight at all from the team to suggest anything else. 4-1 Thistle
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