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Announcement tomorrow morning apparently - hear it's John Robertson!
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We will not lose out on TV money as this game is part of the contractual package which all clubs signed up to with Sky and ESPN. Whether the kick off could have been delayed would have depended on ESPN's schedule for the rest of the day as much as anything else. Fact is that another call off due to a waterlogged pitch, especially as late as this one, is embarrassing for the club. One night of rain, however heavy, should not cause problems like this, and we obviously do have a drainage problem which needs to be sorted.
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Thought Rooney had a great game tonight - held the ball up, laid it off well and ran himself into the ground. Very unlucky not to score, and would have been my choice for MOTM easily. We actually played some good stuff at times, and on another night could well have won. Can't say I saw much improvement in Aberdeen - they still look a poor side with a defence that is there for the taking.
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Injury well healed and I thought Jamie had a great game today. More than you could say for any of our lot.
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Yes, "allegedly" a late injury. It wouldn't be the first time he's been dropped for no good reason. I wouldn't be surprised if he vented his spleen on TB when he found out he wasn't in the starting line up. No conspiracy theory this time - I spoke to Russel this morning (in Harry Gows!)and he said he had picked up an injury and wouldn't be playing. Hopefully only a short term thing. We definately missed him today, though Duff did ok in midfield and scored a cracking goal. Frustrating game as we certainly had chances - thought Rooney was very poor today.
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No Mantis, he had not been ill, and had spent a normal day a week last Friday, before suffering a sudden and sadly fatal heart attack at home on Friday evening. No suffering, but a terrible shock for the family. Thoughts and sincere condolences to them - hard to believe after all these years that we will never see Gordy at the football again. Another link to the past broken.
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This has been a fantastic season, most exciting for years, but I'm glad we're back where we belong!!!
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Fantastic result today. County now 16 points behind us with 4 games in hand, so really just us and Dundee now. Looking forward to Dunfermline game already!
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ROOOOOOONEEEEEEY!!!!!!
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Hamilton came on early in the second half and was very impressive - made a big impact with his pace and all round performance. Must say I really enjoyed the game, and even at under 20 level the physical side was tremendous - huge tackles going in and fitness levels amazing. Best entertainment at the stadium for quite a while!
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Just in from the game. Fully deserved three points today, tho didnt look like we were going to get them as we created and missed so many chances. Fair play to Rooney for taking the second penalty after missing the first one (to be fair their keeper saved it well). Great performance from Hayes, well deserved MOM. Given ourselves a chance now if we can keep this run going.
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They have access to tools on the site Far too many tools on the site if you ask me! :hale:
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Defence was once again very suspect today, and both goals were preventable. Having said that, second half was much better and we would have been worth a draw if we could have taken one of the fairly easy chances that we created. Overall I thought we actually played quite well at times today, but until we get more solid at the back we are going to lose more than we win.
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Midfield is completely ineffective these days and that is a major problem - almost nothing created for the strikers and no assistance for the defenders. Cox and Stratford contribute a bit of running about with no end product, and Proctor in midfield is just a stop gap at best. Meanwhile we have Roy Mcbain, with 5 years SPL experience, getting his first few minutes of the season today as sub - something wrong there?
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Have yet to see anything from Rooney to suggest he deserves to start as striker. He wins nothing in the air, his first touch is dreadful and he lacks pace. Very noticeable today that most of our offensive threat disappeared when Foran came off (why?) and Rooney came on.
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Final being played at Forres.
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Agree with the above. Hamilton were a disgrace, and the SPL would be well rid of them. Having said that, we were woeful in the first half and only slightly better in the second - the work rate increased but that was about it. Never has our lack of a striker been more obvious than today. It took a big deflection from a scuffed midfielders shot to get us our goal, but thank god for it! Imrie in particular was an empty shirt today, but tbh nobody really shone. Nervous times ahead for sure, but we are four points off the bottom and not four points adrift as we were under the previous regime.
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Interested to know if you agree with what seems to be general opinion that the standard in the SPL is probably as poor as it has ever been, including the OF. If so, why do you think this is - cant be just down to money (or lack of it)?
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Hi John - whats your view on the Kris Boyd situation? How can it be sorted, and do we even want it sorted - would he be an asset to the international team?
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For me, Gazza was quite simply the most talented footballer I have been fortunate enough to see for myself. A natural footballing genius - sad to see him as he is now. Laudrup and Larsson would definately be the other two.
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The trouble is we dont have the luxury of a few games to see if it works - every game and every point is vital now. I thought Morais was pretty anonymous yesterday, and Imrie is certainly no striker, so I would go with Rooney and Foran to start up front against Killie - just think those two have the potential to score some goals together which might see us still in the SPL next season. Need to find a proper striker in the summer though.
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Exactly - lots of effort, pressure and posession but no strikers. Hopefully we will have enough about us to stay up this season, but an experienced striker is a priority for the summer.