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[quote name='IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER' timestamp='1317570606' post='318674' Anyone at the game would probably agree we were not fortunate to win, it was fully deserved. It could though be argued we were fortunate that our misses didn't cost us the win, but it still doesn't make it a lucky win in my book. there is a subtle difference between fortunate and lucky and I am afraid as a forever optimist you have fallen in to the contradicting yourself characteristic - we were not fortunate to win / we were fortunate - suggest that you try and be more relective

Anyone at the game would probably agree we were not fortunate to win, it was fully deserved. It could though be argued we were fortunate that our misses didn't cost us the win, but it still doesn't make it a lucky win in my book.

Tokely and proctor were pretty immense today, G Shinnie is having a great season, and with the likes of Hogg and Gillet to come back, we should be ok. Right back is a bit of a problem for me but given a run without too many injuries I think we will fine. :)

Forans miss was worse than all of Tade's put together, it was easier to score!. Gotta love Tade though, he gives absolutely everything and despite the misses today he popped up with the winner so that'll do nicely thanks. If Butcher is reading this though, please just have him training one on one with the keepers for the rest of the season because if he starts taking just half the chances he gets he'll score 20 plus. Andrew Shinnie, who I haven't taken to yet really, had his best game yet and fully deserved man of match award. All in it's reinvigorated my belief that we can have a successful season but id like to see Mackay or Sutherland playing alongside big Tade.

We've played pretty well again today and lots of positives to take from the game, but I've come out feeling like we've lost, such was our dominance with chances superabundant. Not knocking Tade as he played well again but he's missed two one on ones, Foran's had a great chance, and Andrew Shinnie, who was pretty poor today, should've scored from a yard out if he'd only used his right foot. On the plus side, Davis looks very good, the back four didnt look too bad and even Chippendale showed up well in what little time he had. Wouldve been nice to boost the confidence further with the win but with the missed chances, we got what we deserved really.

Good performance really despite shooting into the north stand in the first half which just feels wrong! Excellent stuff in the first half, heads went down though after killie scored a peach very much against the run of play. The third goal was always going to win it and despite a couple of dodgy moments at the back when we tried to let killie score, thankfully G Shinnie kept his cool and slotted home a deserved winner. Our injury problems are beyond a joke after today but with the likes of Mackay and Tansey not far away we could do ok and I thought Tade looked excellent today so maybe things could come together soon.

Diddy cup anyway :)

Can't say that line up exactly looks like producing goals . Butcher gonna take pelters for the sweeping squad changes and hes wide open for it but there's no escaping the fact we are ravaged with injuries and could struggle for some time yet. I'm not hitting the panic button yet anyway but think this could be a long season if we don't get players back that can gel quickly.

:) I forgot Keogh got it! Aye some team though

Well done Ryan, nobody would argue he deserves it.

I'd happily put some money towards an appeal for Duncan if the club weren't willing. A yellow for both would have sufficed.

If we just finished top six like we should have we could have avoided all this!

Lol , must be two yellows I'm thinking on.

I didn't think you could appeal a straight red ?? Anyway, I thought it was very harsh and am absolutely gutted for Russell. He was playing well, on a great run that should've brought a penalty and Mair acts like a complete **** when Duncan barges him with his chest. I never seen a punch but obviously looking forward to highlights.

Aye he's definitely one we'll be cursing not getting tied to a longer deal next January if he signs again.

Think that's a bit harsh really. Forans put in some great shifts this season against both sides of the old firm and we also never had him last weekend and we were stinking. I think tonight we had a real go against a team under pressure and our players and fans were relaxed with nothing much to lose and a few points to prove. A terrific performance and I don't ever recall playing such a 'big' game without feeling any pressure at all throughout. On the negative, Rooneys won a few more admirers with that show :(

Whilst obviously very difficult decisions with long serving players, I actually agree with all but the Russell Duncan exit. Opinion on Duncan seems split between hero or zero on CTO but I see him firmly in the hero camp and he'll be difficult to replace. I know Munro was deemed too slow by some within the club but homegrown talent like Grant doesn't come along often and I hope we find a long term replacement at centre half rather than a short term or loan signing. Best wishes to them all anyway

If it's anything Like a few weeks back it'll be a day or so before it's playable.

Given the chaos now, would tomorrow be an option?

[quote name='CaleyD' timestamp='1300389874' post='302773 If you challenge the post and not the poster it makes for a more interesting discussion. Which comments is it you disagree with and why?

On reading some of the criticism of individual players it makes me wonder if any of the posters actually attend our games.

From what I watched, Celtic dominated possesion in first half especially but hardly tested Esson, in fact we probably had the better chances. We seemed to give them a bit too much respect first half, defending deep, but second half was much better. Great save from Forster to deny Sutherland, who thought had a good game. We came close on a few other occasions but didn't really get a break. We've seen some dodgy referees of late but tonights seemed to know what he was doing, making sure Celtic got through. Samaras was playing basketball, free kick for their second looked dodgy and he was having none of giving our spot kick until the linesman intervened. Would have liked to have seen Hayes and Doran on longer plus Macdonald but anyway there's always next year!

I have major doubts on it going ahead , more with the travel issue than the pitch, but there's a fair bit of snow coming and it's lying at low levels now. The police would be quite happy to see it off with the marathon on tomorrow too. Peter Lawell , John Reid and Lennon are pretty good at blowing hot air though, maybe they could send some north?

Superb result. We looked back near our best going forward and played some nice stuff. Macdonald looked very good when he came in too so good to have options. Delighted also to see Shane get his first goal and it was a total peach too. The standout performers for me were Cox, Esson, Foran and Ross. Essons save at 2.0 was sensational and went a long way to ensuring the win. On the negative, our defending, at least in the first half was ropey at best, and at a time when Motherwell were dominating possession, our back 4 showed little composure and hoofed it anywhere, usually back to the opposition. No point being too critical given our injuries though but at the moment I think Duff is our best right back available and against Celtic we will struggle with today's back 4. We've been short of confidence of late so it was good to see once the 3rd goal went in we looked more like the ICT of a few months back. Bring on the shame FC.