Tam Courts

[Arab59]

This was a more interesting part of the article for me.

"Over the last three or four weeks, we’ve really focused on how we can get this team scoring goals and creating chances. This week, it’s about focusing on the full package and getting back to a team that prioritises clean sheets, defends its own box well and can also score goals at the other end.”

So let's see what happens at the weekend. We're capable of defending as we've already shown this season.

As for Mulgrew, I've said numerous times he slows us down far too much with his casual strolls out of defence. Would rather have Butcher in there. Unfortunately he's gone & shown what a true team player he is though. So we're stuck with Mulgrew slowing us down and Levitt trying to be the midfield anchorman.

Mulgrew is problem we were far better with Butch in defence he has not gone he'll be back maybe even Sat

[JUSTaway]

It’s nothing to do with sitting back, it’s just down to not being good enough to win games (like half the league).

[TerryTheTerror]

It’s nothing to do with sitting back, it’s just down to not being good enough to win games (like half the league).

I don't think it's actually to do with any one thing but all of the factors mentioned here as well as others that haven't even been thought about.

Fans like to think football is simple but it is anything but.

[arab777]

Mulgrew was one of our best players first half of the season but hasn't been able to sustain it since his injuries. Maybe its an age thing. I'm glad Tam is at least acknowledging the problem of us not holding leads. Summer recruitment will be crucial in the firepower department.

[Craigbrew]

Football is simple if you have the right players, if you have the wrong players its confussing, for most..

[weegiearab]

I can tell you for a fact that Tam has told Mulgrew that if he sees something that needs changed on the park...then he can go ahead and change it. Add to this that Charlie is also undertaking his coaching badges means I think that he is being lined up to be part of our backroom staff.
I think the Butcher situation has really unsettled the squad though...you can see in their body language that something is up.
Roll on the next transfer window and we will see if big Tony actually knows his stuff or if he is just hot air.

[Jedi u-Knighted]

I can tell you for a fact that Tam has told Mulgrew that if he sees something that needs changed on the park...then he can go ahead and change it. Add to this that Charlie is also undertaking his coaching badges means I think that he is being lined up to be part of our backroom staff.
I think the Butcher situation has really unsettled the squad though...you can see in their body language that something is up.
Roll on the next transfer window and we will see if big Tony actually knows his stuff or if he is just hot air.

Butcher won't play again between now and the end of season according to Tams interview on STV news... Ffs.!!

[tHeArAb]

Mulgrew is problem we were far better with Butch in defence he has not gone he'll be back maybe even Sat

I like your optimism, however I'd be astonished to see him playing in the same team as Benji.

[Arabdownsouth]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...u30-znPgDGe5__

Looks like his days are numbered

[Bannons boots]

It's actually quite hard to put your finger on, definitely not obvious. tHeArAb suspects Mulgrew and that could well be the case. Midfield was a big problem for us on Sunday though, when Hearts had the ball the amount of space we gave them was ridiculous. ☹️

This is not a new problem. Several managers have not addressed this. We never seem to get any time on the ball anywhere on the pitch regardless of who we are playing. I see no other sides allowing the opposition to stroll up to the halfway line without any of our players being near them. It does my head in as it patently doesnt work as we inevitably lose or draw so many games. We need to work much harder to match the effort every other team seems to have in stopping us play