Back to Business v Arbroath

[shedka]

Thigh strain is what I heard,i remember he took a sore one v hibs

Still this is an embarrassing result, thought it would be a struggle like last weekend v Morton as the xi isn't what it was pre January for various reasons

However why we have gave these teams the lead trek weeks in a row is frustrating as things just become much more difficult

[shedka]

What a minter.

I dread, absolutely dread the thought of the majority of this team still playing for us next season.

Good job for Robbie that Ogren probably has no idea how embarrassing this is.

Absolute minter.

Is it not usually east football you appear after a defeat? I know they point out that you only ever turn up after a loss

[ballumbie_arab]

Funnily enough since the starting xi has changed due to injuries, departures and loss of form

I can list the xi that won 9 in a row and the one or two subs we used, about half of that team isn't starting in recent games, so that's gonna have a big effect, it's not the same xi the was doing so well

Add in this period being a time that other teams have strengthened and are fighting to stay away from relegation play offs while we are so far in front a bit of conplecency can creep in plus the distraction of the cup tie then you are seeing the result in the last two league games since Partick

Since we’ve starting playing Sow again, we’ve failed to win. Coupled with Pawlett, who again, Neilson makes every effort to accommodate, we’ve started losing again, funny that, NOT!!!
Neilson, just won’t FECKING learn.

[NOSCOTCAPS]

We had to lose sometime to whoever. Stats indicate we were on top but it seems from the comments that the performance was pretty rank rotten; dont know wasn't there. I think that is what grates fans most, especially when you supposedly have better players. but a coach that cant help himself tinkering, injuries or not will always be asking for problems! Enough warnings and get back to what was working.

[ballumbie_arab]

BTW Shedka, you can’t cling to your unbeaten at Tannadice quote any longer, again, thank Robbie for that!!!

[tHeArAb]

Is it not usually east football you appear after a defeat? I know they point out that you only ever turn up after a loss

EXACTLY what I'm thinking mate.

[tHeArAb]

Since we’ve starting playing Sow again, we’ve failed to win. Coupled with Pawlett, who again, Neilson makes every effort to accommodate, we’ve started losing again, funny that, NOT!!!
Neilson, just won’t FECKING learn.

Said it earlier. He has his favourites. He's a stubborn ******* when it comes to that side of things.

[tHeArAb]

Thigh strain is what I heard,i remember he took a sore one v hibs

I've heard thigh strain, I've heard out of favour and I've heard he chapped on Robbies door demanding answers cos he's that pissed off. An explanation would be nice. The fact there hasn't been one, suggests to me that hes not injured.

[ballumbie_arab]

We had to lose sometime to whoever. Stats indicate we were on top but it seems from the comments that the performance was pretty rank rotten; dont know wasn't there. I think that is what grates fans most, especially when you supposedly have better players. but a coach that cant help himself tinkering, injuries or not will always be asking for problems! Enough warnings and get back to what was working.

Usual scenario...lots of possession, but we simply pass it across the back/midfield, with no penetration. We got what we deserved from today, feck all, and thank Robbie for that!
Yet again, ****e selection and tactics. Luckily ICT have dropped points again, but we can’t expect others to keep that up!

[shedka]

It's not injuries or not, the FACTS are that the changes to the winning team were made due to 3-4 injuries and things haven't settled back down since as then we had departues, clark then also go injured (this was on top of lesser injuries to butch, mcmullan and facial ones to robson and harkes), plus we brought in a couple

This is what caused the disruption to what was working, not changing for the sake of it

In isolation our first league defeat since Oct is no big deal (a minter that it's Arbroath at home albeit a relatively strong Arbroath) but recent performances aren't great since we lost that momentum with the same line up (or close to it)

Even when Shankland missed two games, the line up with Stanton coming in and Clark moving up top still played very well and won both games