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Tight at the Top

 

The hectic week continues with the visit of Championship leaders Kilmarnock on Friday night for a 7:45 kick off. With only two points separating the top five, there's little room to slip a fag paper between the lot of them. We managed to surreptitiously extricate ourselves from the Challenge Cup on Tuesday night to alleviate the fixture schedule thanks to a couple of weak penalties. Not too weak to bring us to the attention of everyone, but just enough to get dumped out of the event. Next up for the same treatment is a trip to Cappielow in the Scottish Cup next midweek, another waste of our time. So, let's concentrate 100% on the Championship from now until the end of the season.

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Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts
 
1. Kilmarnock 15 9 2 4 20 9 29
2. Raith Rovers 15 8 5 2 26 16 29
3. Inverness CT 15 8 4 3 18 11 28
4. Partick Thistle 15 8 3 4 29 14 27
5. Arbroath 15 7 6 2 26 13 27
6. Dunfermline 15 2 7 6 15 24 13
7. Ayr United 15 3 4 8 13 26 13
8. Hamilton Ac. 15 3 4 8 13 29 13
9. Morton 15 2 6 7 12 20 12
10. Q.O.S. 15 3 3 9 13 23 12
Venue Head to Head Pld Won Drn Lst For Agst + / -
Home 23 10 9 4 43 32 +11
Away 25 8 6 11 36 44 -8
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 48 18 15 15 79 76 +3
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We have a decent home record overall against Killie although most of these games were in the Premier League. We shocked Killie earlier in the season when a Michael Gardyne strike earned us all three points. Killie have taken nine points from there last five Championship games, whilst we have been dropping points all over the place with only five points from a possible fifteen. We did however stop the rot with a deserved 2-1 win at Palmerston, our first win in six league games.

Last Time out on league duty we beat Queen of the South 2-1 having been cruising at 2-0 with only fifteen minutes to go. However, we do nothing the easy way and had to be wary in the final fifteen after Lee Connelly threw Queens a lifeline. As it was, the two goals from Billy Mckay were enough to give us all three points. Since then we drew 1-1 with Morton in the Scottish Cup, Mckay scoring his tenth of the season in that game, and a weakened squad went out of the Challenge Cup on penalties after a 0-0 draw with Raith Rovers on Tuesday night.

Killie's last league game was a home defeat by part-time Arbroath (0-1), the success story of the season so far. They followed that with a 1-0 win over Queens Park in the Scottish Cup, Euan Murray with the goal. And in the Mickey Mouse Trophy they put Accies out with a very late double to win 2-3. That was basically a second string for Killie, but unfortunately for them, they still managed to get through:nanananana:

Latest Team News

The midweek squads can be disregarded as both sides rested players. Look out for Ridgers, Broadfoot, Devine et all returning to bolster the squad for the better...... maybe. No news forthcoming on the 'niggles' front so be prepared for anything, except you know who.

Killie also rested a raft of players in midweek so apart from any outstanding long term injuries, they should have a full squad to pick from.

 

Billy Dodds.....not really saying much to be honest :shrug:

 

 


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The biggest and most important game of the season with an opportunity to go back to the top of the table and put a great deal more pressure on both Raith and Partick for tomorrow.

Kilmarnock, with their superior resources, are quite rightly, favourites for the title but have shown themselves to be far from invincible this season.

We are entirely capable of winning this match but we need to be at our best for the full 90 minutes which we have often struggled to do this season.

The fact that the game is on TV will unfortunately affect the crowd but if you are able to do so get to the Longman as that 12th man could make all the difference in what could be a season defining game.

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What's all this talking about a draw?  We are at home and live on TV so I will be disappointed if we don't get a win and back up to the top after our recent poor form.  Come on guys play the full 90 minutes get us 3 points and send Kilmarnock back down the A9 with nothing :ictscarf:

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6 minutes ago, IBM said:

What's all this talking about a draw?  We are at home and live on TV so I will be disappointed if we don't get a win and back up to the top after our recent poor form.  Come on guys play the full 90 minutes get us 3 points and send Kilmarnock back down the A9 with nothing :ictscarf:

Nothing that is apart from the smiles wiped off their faces.

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Well that was well fought and deserved. Killie never really threatened. I will go for Allardice (MOM) followed by Mckay and Sutherland (effort). As a TV and part time away supporter what the feck has gone down in the interim. Top of the Feckin League !!

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We're top of the league and you're no !

Immensely pleasing and well deserved. If we remain unbeaten against Kilmarnock all season we won't be far away in the end when the honours are handed out.

Both the result and the performance should be a boost to confidence and self belief which has been a bit lacking of late.

Great backing from the fans too.

Don't you just love Friday evening football!

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Great to see us top of the league again, I wouldn’t have predicted that a few weeks ago when we seemed to be heading towards mid table.

Interesting to note though that the 4 teams immediately below us all have better goal difference and have scored more than us.

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30 minutes ago, Kingsmills said:

Thank goodness the manager and team were a bit more ambitious.

I don't think ambition had much to do with that,  very solid defensive shape, full backs not overlapping. This was a team trying to keep it tight and work the occasional opportunity. Not giving away any silly/easy goals is a refreshing change.

Obvious to see how much our calamitous defensive displays have contributed to Kilmarnock getting to the top of the league,rather,than,their,own scintillating ,football.

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3 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

Great to see us top of the league again, I wouldn’t have predicted that a few weeks ago when we seemed to be heading towards mid table.

Interesting to note though that the 4 teams immediately below us all have better goal difference and have scored more than us.

Our inability to convert chances may yet rear up to thwart our promotion dreams.

With, not one but two, experienced former international forwards on the payroll both with UEFA accredited coaching badges, it is disappointing that we are not just that little bit more sharp in front of goal.

However, one was enough this evening and I am happy to celebrate that.

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