Outperforming others but not getting results

[Fargone]

Plenty of positives from recent games, says the Gaffer, as we've outperformed teams but "we've just been unfortunate in not getting the results". We have to fin a way to nullify Michael Moffat - view external link

[Lichtielegend]

This suggestion that we're outperforming teams is going to see us sleepwalk into relegation.

There are clear problems that have to be rectified and some of them have existed for the whole season.

[lifelonglichtie]

I share lichtielegends concerns. All season our defence has been poor and I thought that this would be addressed when the transfer window opened but no. Even now, when we have defenders out with suspension nothing has been done and it seems nothing will be done before the signing deadline at the end of the month.
Why wont the manager sign defenders? we will have been relegated by the AGM so he will have a lot of explaining to do then, as well as apologising to the fans.
If he's still here that is, which I hope he is not

[broathrbest]

Why does this ( he wont sign defenders ) keep cropping up , the management team have tried to sign several players , but you cant force anybody to sign on the dotted line , especially when several other more affluent rivals are in the mix , its not like bid tv where a A 1 pound 50 call guarantees the product plus p&p of course , seriously the management team in my opinion are doing their best and have , what i can see the backing of the players , as well as myself , before i go , i believe we will stay up , probably through the playoffs , but if the worst happens we just dust ourselfs down and have a crack at coming straight back up and i will still be there season ticket in hand , as that what a supporter does .

[housecaptain]

I am afraid I do not see it this way and the league position is testimony to this.
What I find galling is the intransigence of the manager to recognise and rectify the problems that have been evident for all to see.
E.G. the retaining of 3 players in particular, 2 of whom were released in January and the other who is still the subject of many postings.The failure to sign a dominant central defender and lately the lack of obtaining a loan player when we are fighting for our life in league 1.
At the moment we are now favourites for relegation and when it is evident we are relegated we should be bringing in a new manager
to assess the players for next season.
You have only to look at Airdrie to see how that benefited them.

[Bellevue]

"Outperforming others but not getting results", "Deserved to get something from the game", etc. etc. How often have we heard this sort of thing this season?
If you outperform the other team then 99% of the time you win the game,but if you don't score more goals than them outperforming them means nothing.
Deserve to get something from the game? 99% of the time you get what you deserve from the game. If you defend like schoolboys you will lose more goals than you score and you will get what you deserve from the game...nothing.
Does any of that that sound familiar, does it sound like the season we have had? I believe it does and I think we had better get used to the idea that we will be playing in Div 2 next season. Which might not be too bad a thing, we might be able to win more than 2 games in a row in that league.

[maroonie]

There is a saying that the "league table doesn't lie" and that surely applies to us. With 20 defeats from 30 matches it is no surprise to see us bottom. Even Hearts, Morton, and Queens Park on the bottom of the other Scottish leagues some with a lot fewer points have less defeats than us. Our deficiencies at the back, especially in the central area have been well documented and as suggested above not addressed by the management. We can't blame lady luck or anything else for our plight. We are IMO where we deserve to be and a dramatic turn around will be needed in the last 6 matches and might still not be enough to get us off bottom. Its a straight dogfight between us and the fifers now for the relegation play off spot. How different from my, and I suspect most of our support from the pre season expectations. Can we get up to the dizzy heights of 2nd bottom?. Hope so! C'mon lichties.

[steeplejack]

Outperforming.????
Matching maybe, but not outperforming.

[AFC1320]

Totally agree Steeplejack I would not say we are "outperforming" in fact we have played some decent stuff this season have not had the break of the ball or luck and the vast majority of games we have lost by the odd goal.

The reason we are where we are is imo is what I moaned about at the start of the season was HEIGHT in defence and midfield and pace up front.
Look at the difference since Nicoll and McManus have arrived we are a far better team although I still would have liked to see a giant central defender signed.

Yes the gaffer has made some mistakes but on our day we could compete with the majority of teams in this division but we have not been consistant.

[ectolichtie]

The problem since the beginning has been the back 5, sticking with Morrison for far to long, there is a reason he is a career back-up, Keddie has been hopeless, Travis looks at sea with Keddie, Hammy and Banjo do not read the game well enough, have not seen enough of Little to pass judgement