v St Johnstone (h)

[GUNBOAT]

The game is played at a much higher pace these days than in the 80s.

The pace our team played at during the first half yesterday would have been totally unacceptable to Jim McLean,i was fortunate to watch that team and players like Milne,Bannon,Sturrock,Malpas etc would have destroyed yesterday's line up in many departments but especially in work rate and pace.

[GUNBOAT]

We had better chances today than the games we won vs Ross County and Motherwell

This is very true BUT only after halftime,we lost that game because of a very poor 1st half.An unchanged team yesterday could have won 5-0 if it was not for their keeper and our below par 1st 45 minutes.

[GUNBOAT]

BTW not having a go at our current team,manager or our posters but i have never accepted that the modern player at Tannadice is fitter than the McLean side of the 70s or the 80s.Tam made a mistake yesterday i forgive him and we move on.

[Arabdownsouth]

The pace our team played at during the first half yesterday would have been totally unacceptable to Jim McLean,i was fortunate to watch that team and players like Milne,Bannon,Sturrock,Malpas etc would have destroyed yesterday's line up in many departments but especially in work rate and pace.

Yep that's how I remember it too mate

[Whitfieldarab]

If we are gonna jump on TC for this mistake....then surely we should all be critical of Fuchs that lost us the goal as well...and Benji for the midweek goal?
Nope...we get behind all these lads..Tam included! The gamble didn't pay off yesterday but if it wasn't for great goalkeeping...we would be saying that it was a another great day at the office for TC.
We are feeling the pinch of an injured McNulty and a new striker trying to get up to speed.
The measure of TC and his team, will be how they react to the loss!

Fuchs has done that sort of move on the pitch numerous times and has always came away with the ball but hopefully he too has learned that maybe he shouldn't be doing it in such a dangerous position on the pitch but to be honest it was a very good finish from(the not quite finished as some on here said) Ali Crawford who had a good game for them yesterday......was that their only shot on target? Can't remember Benji making a save.

[Chick A Saw]

Fuchs has done that sort of move on the pitch numerous times and has always came away with the ball but hopefully he too has learned that maybe he shouldn't be doing it in such a dangerous position on the pitch but to be honest it was a very good finish from(the not quite finished as some on here said) Ali Crawford who had a good game for them yesterday......was that their only shot on target? Can't remember Benji making a save.

Think in that instance, the pass into Fuchs was woeful which brought the pressure onto him. There were a few passes like that in the first half sadly, but in the end, there are positives from the way things were changed, and other results going our way.

[JamesMcClean]

I’m wondering with the Chalmers and Appere thing was that TC knew the Fermers would be playing 3 at the back with Booth and O’Halloran pushing up. I suspect with Appere that the thought was that he would be able to use a height advantage over OHalloran but of course for all his height should be an attribute, Appere just doesn’t use it at all and he was pretty ineffective as a result. Contrast with once Niskanen was on who then utilised the space behind created by OHalloran pushing forward with genuine pace and as a result the chances created started to shoot up. Nae wonder OHalloran was subbed halfway through the second half as Callum Davidson saw this and acted. Had the flying Finn started it may well have been Davidson that was forced into half time changes and not Tam.

[stokearab]

If we are gonna jump on TC for this mistake....then surely we should all be critical of Fuchs that lost us the goal as well...and Benji for the midweek goal?
Nope...we get behind all these lads..Tam included! The gamble didn't pay off yesterday but if it wasn't for great goalkeeping...we would be saying that it was a another great day at the office for TC.
We are feeling the pinch of an injured McNulty and a new striker trying to get up to speed.
The measure of TC and his team, will be how they react to the loss!

Fuxxake, said in my OP no need to change it dramatically. No going to criticice TC, he's realised his mistake but we need to churn again in the Jan window.
I'm afraid Louis has shown nothing at this level and the jury's out on Chalmers now.
Not being able to swap Clark for Max on 70 was disappointing as he'd made his allocated subs.
That og from Jeando has been coming tbf. He's got away with one or two like that in previous games. Hopefully that's out of the way now and he'll go back to playing it away a bit earlier.

[Arabdownsouth]

Fuxxake, said in my OP no need to change it dramatically. No going to criticice TC, he's realised his mistake but we need to churn again in the Jan window.
I'm afraid Louis has shown nothing at this level and the jury's out on Chalmers now.
Not being able to swap Clark for Max on 70 was disappointing as he'd made his allocated subs.
That og from Jeando has been coming tbf. He's got away with one or two like that in previous games. Hopefully that's out of the way now and he'll go back to playing it away a bit earlier.

I'm maybe being a bit harsh but I reckon Siegrist could have done better with the goal also. If he's positioned a foot further to the left he gets to that imo

[stokearab]

The pace our team played at during the first half yesterday would have been totally unacceptable to Jim McLean,i was fortunate to watch that team and players like Milne,Bannon,Sturrock,Malpas etc would have destroyed yesterday's line up in many departments but especially in work rate and pace.

Once Jim got his own players in they were very fit sides but in fairness to TC and Liam Fox this current side are also top notch in that department.