Valentino Bolognese Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, akuram said: Our lack of any goal threat has ruined our season so far and it is all due to our lack of investment in the striking department. With our cup money etc there is no excuse for it. All our new season ticket holders must be scunnered I know I am. Lack of investment anywhere, at least in quality. Absolute scenes when we lose the playoff to Arbroath. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 28 minutes ago, akuram said: Our lack of any goal threat has ruined our season so far and it is all due to our lack of investment in the striking department. With our cup money etc there is no excuse for it. All our new season ticket holders must be scunnered I know I am. Yous have thought that bulletproof might have learned something. Guess not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I love how whenever saints are playing poorly, it always comes back to Steve Brown. Not gonna lie, on the evidence so far I’m not sure I’d trust Davidson with a budget! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Widge said: I love how whenever saints are playing poorly, it always comes back to Steve Brown. Not gonna lie, on the evidence so far I’m not sure I’d trust Davidson with a budget! Fair point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Heliums Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 50 minutes ago, The Saintee said: A poor squad builder a chairman like Brown are an unhealthy mix. If Davidson is a poor squad builder, what's the benefit of giving him access to lots of money? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly78 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, akuram said: Our lack of any goal threat has ruined our season so far and it is all due to our lack of investment in the striking department. With our cup money etc there is no excuse for it. All our new season ticket holders must be scunnered I know I am. Whilst I agree fully with this, a midfield without McCann is my main concern. We've got an aging Muzz, Liam and Bryson, along with 2 wasted shirts in Crawford and McPherson. We need at least 2 mobile, combative and/or creative new players in there or we're in real trouble. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYD1997 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, Widge said: I love how whenever saints are playing poorly, it always comes back to Steve Brown. Not gonna lie, on the evidence so far I’m not sure I’d trust Davidson with a budget! Bear in mind, we are supposed to have a recruitment manager, however interesting to see that the new forward was Callum’s contacts and no praise given to him for it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Heliums Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 1 minute ago, NYD1997 said: Bear in mind, we are supposed to have a recruitment manager, however interesting to see that the new forward was Callum’s contacts and no praise given to him for it The forward is a stop-gap until Christmas, nothing more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYD1997 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Just now, Mr Heliums said: The forward is a stop-gap until Christmas, nothing more. Possibly - however he did look like he had something about him when he came on 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviemay17 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 CD's post match presser is really ringing alarm bells, surely he isn't that deluded? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, NYD1997 said: Possibly - however he did look like he had something about him when he came on Aye which is why he’s waaaay out of our price range! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 We are in massive trouble. Horrendous for weeks now, it never changes. Zero enjoyment watching that, nothing to be positive about at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 15/09/2020 at 08:42, RandomGuy. said: Tbf Craig needs replaced soon anyway. Age of our midfield is a huge worry. The only on under 30 is McCann, who won't be here long. Some of us have been mewling about the midfield for years. Honestly can't believe the lack of effort thats previously gone into rebuilding that area of the park. Even TW was just chucking loans (Butcher/Holt) at the problem. We're now at the stage where its a massive problem needing fixed immediately despite the fact the club had the " buffer" of Craig/Davidson in there for years to allow a rebuild. Same with CB, this time last season we had the safety of Kerr/Gordon/McCart while we sourced and signed replacements, instead we wasted time and now need to pray a January signing can step up, and then that we can find a McCart replacement in the Summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Even though we were 1-0 up at half time, I hadn’t seen much to get excited about. No urgency and a lack of basic ability. As soon as Bryson was stupid enough to get sent off, the writing was on the wall. Spent the entire second half anticipating the inevitable Hibs equaliser and winner. Eetu looked quite languid and classy during his brief spell, but very much seemed to be an attacking midfielder playing out of position as the focal striker. I don’t think he’s capable of that. Doesn’t have the intensity required. Viv looked like someone who could potentially play in any advanced position. Just a tiny showcase of his abilities obviously, but I like the cut of his jib. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnoswald2712 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 McCann covered up a multitude of sins in our midfield and as I said on Twitter he is a once in a generation talent who will be almost impossible to replace. Would rather have taken a chance on Cammy Ballantine than waste time on McPherson who quite honestly would struggle to get a game in the local amateur league. We have 5 loan signings and I’d only keep Dendonker. Could make a case for Devine and Crawford as backups but that’s a stretch although maybe harsh on Devine.Big transfer window coming up as we need permanent signings of a good age rather than the short-term loans or aging pro signings that we have endured over the last wee while. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munoz Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, johnoswald2712 said: McCann covered up a multitude of sins in our midfield and as I said on Twitter he is a once in a generation talent who will be almost impossible to replace. Would rather have taken a chance on Cammy Ballantine than waste time on McPherson who quite honestly would struggle to get a game in the local amateur league. We have 5 loan signings and I’d only keep Dendonker. Could make a case for Devine and Crawford as backups but that’s a stretch although maybe harsh on Devine. Big transfer window coming up as we need permanent signings of a good age rather than the short-term loans or aging pro signings that we have endured over the last wee while. Excellent, good to see special agent McPherson is doing his best to send the farmers doon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsjfc Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 It is alarming that our most dynamic midfielder is a 35-year-old who has not had his injury problems to seek. Davidson is the same player he's been for the last few years; good at what he does but never a playmaker. Probably not a promising sign I'd like to see Craig back in.Repeating myself, but this time last season I was a lot less concerned as the performances weren't matching the results. It's hard to see an easy solution to the current issues until January with the injury issues. Praying that some of the newer arrivals deliver more than they've shown so far or Davidson can change the system to get to point where we're occasionally in games again.I'd be absolutely delighted for two dreadful 1-0s over Dundee and County now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Really struggling with Saints right now. For the first time in over a decade I thought about just watching from the comfort of home rather than going to a home match at McD. I have so little excitement about watching us play. I went in the end and sat back in my seat thoroughly disengaged from it all. The refs’ shiteness and backs against the wall nature of the game probably got the crowd far more invested in what was another turgid performance. We’ll always go through periods of poor results, no issue with that, but the absolute dearth of moments of excitement or chances or decent play or goals to make it worthwhile is soul destroying. You watch football round up shows from whatever level of league and see a brilliant volley or a great dribble and finish, a fine flowing move etc and it brings it home how devoid of entertainment we really are. I honestly can’t think of a time we’ve done any of that for ages. MOH goal v Rangers was well taken, and Crawford’s two goals I guess, but other than that…? Admittedly so many of our attacking players have been in much poorer form than last season; Middleton, Wotherspoon, Rooney and even Kane’s not been quite as good, but there’s nothing on the horizon to improve things. No exciting youth players on the fringe getting appearances from the bench, no star players to return from injury. We’re all just hanging out hats on the hope that come January we’re going to produce a miracle rebuild with 4 talented signings that all hit the ground running. Are we really going to splash out, and even if we do are we able to make the right signings? This season I am a bit concerned with our trajectory, whereas I usually feel we will be fine and turn things around. Hopefully we do so again. But overall, the absolute sapping of enthusiasm within 6 months of our most successful ever season is staggering. The club have taken a bizarre ‘we should be fine’ approach. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthsaint1977 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 We are in deep trouble. Eye bleeding performance again. This system has got to go at home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: This season I am a bit concerned with our trajectory, whereas I usually feel we will be fine and turn things around. Hopefully we do so again. Know you're not a massive fan of some of it, but underlying figures in the past few seasons have pointed to a side performing well but not getting results, and eventually results caught up and we moved up the table. This season they have us as one of the worst in the division. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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