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[JUSTaway]

I genuinely don't know what McKinnon's plan was when he built the squad in the summer. Last season we had no width or pace in midfield and height up top until he brought in Mickelson in the Jan window, but i gave him benefit of doubt because it was a big ask to turn around that squad in a few transfer windows.

But this season, he has built a team full of midgets, and wants us to play a passing style, with no plan B, so when we cant impose our game against the likes of St Mirren or Livi yesterday, there is no alternative. If you want to play out from the back then sign the players to play that game, get full backs who can bomb forward and take the ball out. Our right back situation sums it up. 40 Grand on Toshney, and Two midfielders, signed as midfielders, then re-signed in the summer when they should have been moved on, and missing out on the opportunity to bring in one decent right back. Scobbie is ok cover at centre half but lacks pace to get forward from left back. Quinn is fine as cover for right footed centre half position but woeful playing on the left when he can only use his right foot. Edge and Durnan I think are fine in this league, esp if we had outlets at full back.

Any team that scouts us can see if you keep your shape then we will try and pass it through you, which is extremley hard through two banks of 4, and to press us all over the park and high up the park esp where our defenders arent good enough on the ball and force us to hump it, but it just comes back because we have no height to make it stick up front. We are relying on scoring our goals by passing through the opposition, what are the chances of our team esp in this league maintaining possesion for 7-8 passes (and dont mean across the back) and making a chance? Direct doesnt have to be punting it (attacking full backs for example can take a team 60 yards up the pitch), but when we move it about it just allows the opposition to get two banks of four behind the ball. It aint rocket science.

The biggest criteria for our signings seem to have been they were available and known because they were local.

Hooking King after 25 mins and putting Keetings wide and Nkoyi up front would have been a proper tactical change, Stanton for injured Briels (who must give away 6-7 needless fouls a match) is not changing the shape/tactics of the team.

[GingerPetric]

Our right back situation sums it up. 40 Grand on Toshney, and Two midfielders, signed as midfielders, then re-signed in the summer when they should have been moved on, and missing out on the opportunity to bring in one decent right back.

Sums it up pretty well....depressing as f uck