BlackSocksRedTops

Fair play to all who have managed to take a step back and add some perspective on our recent poor form. Still a bit raw for me personally tbh. I just want us to create more. If their keeper is making saves that means we are creating chances and that is not happening at the moment. We need to work out a system that gets the best out if the 5 players playing in midfield and on the flanks behind Morelos. Earlier in the season I thought we were cracking it but now I'm none the wiser about how we acheive this

Well said Gary Caldwell

True. Very true.

No surprise tbh. He was sent off in his first game as Bolton manager back in the day to. Why oh why a man with previous mental health issues, as well as anger management problems want to return to football management is beyond me.

I hate to sound more negative after such a shitty few results but does anyone else think SG looks knackered? Hopefully some bad lighting but to me he looks jiggered

I'd go as far as to say that the league is already over. After a stuttering start, the Tims are finding their form (and goals) and we look like a team that will struggle to put a run together. If we are close to the them (5/6pts) by the game in December I will be very surprised

To be fair, Katic has played but hasn't been the same since his injury. Barisic and Grezda have had injuries. The Katic one is the biggest concern. If we are crow- barring a 21 year old 5th choice CB from Forest (as part of the loan terms) in front of our own player, that would be a worry. Worral's not been poor but I don't see him as a huge step up from Katic

I'm not sure if our form relates directly to the Worral/ Katic situation but what I would say is that we have done more chopping and changing than I would have hoped for. I get that it sometimes it can be horses for courses and we have had some injuries but I would have tried to keep the same team/shape as much as possible. Even tonight, changing the keeper made no sense to me.

I was thinking that very thing tonight. Should we have dropped deeper to allow more space? Christ, I don't know anymore. Well frigging pissed off tbh

Don't let stats fool you. We are not outplaying anybody at the moment. In the last 4 games the opposition have been happy to drop deep and give us the ball so that somewhat skews the possession stats. With regards to shots on target, that is also misleading as we are simply not making the opposing teams keepers work at all. Outplaying teams to me is getting behind their defence, creating chances and giving their keeper plenty to think about. These things have not happened in our last 4 games

Even though we try to utilise the wings I feel we are not entirely successful. How many times do our wingers/full backs get to the by line and cut crosses back? It's the hardest ball to defend but we rarely craft those positions

I just can't see Celtic dropping many points now that they have had their blip. On the flip side I cannot see us not dropping points (especially on the road)

Morelos got booked for dissent after he didn't get the penalty

Neither did I tbh but I did hope we could keep close to the top for as long as we could but now I can't even see that happening

Agreed. I'm genuinely gutted tonight as I feel that the league is essentially done and dusted now. I really thought we were building momentum but it appears now we look like a team that will struggle that will put together a sustained run. Draws are as good as defeats these days and now that the Tims have ironed out much of their early season rustiness, our league challenge is over IMO.

The ref was poor but we didn't drop points because of him. We were just poor

Agreed. I hate to say this and single out a player but I'm beginning to be slightly concerned about the wisdom of bringing Lafferty in. I just don't see him fitting into our team and playing in a 2 with Morelos

We need to define what being on top of teams means. Killie let us have the ball tonight so it's a given we are going to be more dominate with possession etc. Aberdeen did the same. To me that is not being "on top of teams". We created nothing over the last 3/4 games and barely gave the oppositions keepers anything to do.

Not creating many chances over the last 4 games suggests to me we are not doing much right at the moment.

4th game in a row we have created very, very little

This is brutal. We look like a team that has lost it's way.

Not sure about Wes in goals. McGregor can be the difference between winning and losing. Strange one

Fantastic measured debate as ever. Bravo

As much as I hate our recent history of bringing back ex-players, if Davis is anywhere near the standard of 2/3 years ago, then it makes sense on a short term level. Our team was crying out for a player like Davis on sunday.

Fair points DMAA but I can't see SG playing the 2 up top.