The 'Butcher OUT' post got me a little agitated, simply because out problems do not lie with him alone. Nor should they.

Yes we can say we've still got a list of injured/not fully fit players, and no that excuse wont wash for much longer, if at all. But why should our shoddy performance against St Johnstone (and even our current league position) merit HIM to be touted for the chop?

Simple answer - He shouldn't be!

I've only managed 4 games this season, and not once have I seen Richie Foran give 100% in his performances. He's meant to be the club captain and has done nothing but criticize his fellow professionals. And judging by the reactions of some others around me yesterday, I'm not the only one to think this.

Foran has been less passionate in his overall game than he was at this stage last season. He's slow off the ground for headers he'd normally be expected to win, and has been at least a yard off the pace most of the season.

His criticism's of other players performances cannot therefore be justified if he himself is worthy of even more criticism. Surely he cannot be the first name on the team sheet, just because he is club captain?

What Foran needs is to be dropped, and dropped now. Shane Sutherland shows alot of passion and creativity whenever he plays, and even Andrew Shinnie is showing signs of linking well with Tade. With McKay pushing for more game time, Hayes close to a return and others looking to start, I really hope Butcher starts to utilise these men in an effort to bring some desire and fight of which has been lacking in Foran.

What frustrates me about Foran is that it almost looks like he is scared to have a shot at goal - against Motherwell he was given the ball about 15 yards out and right in front of goals and he passed it out to somebody on the wing when it would have been much better for him to have had a shot at goal. We then promptly lost possession and squandered another chance of scoring.

On a positive note, that was the best performance I have seen from the team this season and it was wonderful to see Johnny Hayes back on the park.

That's precisely why so many of us feel he should be playing in midfield and not up-front. Playing as a striker and having to live up to his own hype has put a lot of pressure on him. Reverting to his more natural left midfield role will take that pressure off him and as a result he will probably score a few more coming in from deep positions. We need Foran primarily as a creator of goals not a scorer of them - goals he does score should be seen as a bonus.

Hopefully Sutherland will get a run in the side but my worry is that our position in the table will put a lot more pressure on him to score than had he given a starting place at the start of the season.