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Alex Mitchell hasn’t come out for the half time warm up……four at the back lasting 45 minutes…?

Count me in the "if we lose and he goes camp", that's genuinely what it's come down to now, which tells you everything about how little support he has from the stands and dare I say the players. Apathy, just pure and undiluted apathy right now.

The irony with Davidsons comments are that he could play 4-3-3 and we'd be far better and more balanced. Matthews Brown - McGowan - Mitchell - Montgomery McPherson - Phillips - Spoony Wright - May -Murphy That team is competitive and actually full of running which is something we seem to lack. You'd even have the option of McLennan on the bench for more pace, Carey could replace a midfielder and sit at the top if he's not being asked to defend. There's just so many more options available to the clown, he's just unwilling to see it at all.

I found it really telling that Davidson was coming out with the "I'm shocked he was sacked" line. Now either he genuinely believes it and by that same token believes he is doing a superb job with Saints (which is possible). Or he's using it as a smokescreen to throw off our own board and make them second guess even considering jettisoning him!

I’d play Carey over Hallberg, for the simple reason Livi get caught out with balls over the top and that’s the only thing Carey has been decent at in recent weeks.

Yeah. Issue then arises in that you're looking to replace the owner, the board, the manager, a lot of the players, the groundstaff, the media team, the list is endless. It really feels like a revolving door moment for the club in that we as fans are essentially asking for a totally clean slate and who knows how that would turn out.

So onto a game with arguably the 2 most out of form teams in the league, both sets of fans expecting to lose, but only one set calling for their manager to quite frankly f**k off. I've no doubt that Livi will set up, be solid at the back and dominate the midfield, whilst also carrying more of a goal threat. They wont even need to play well, we'll simply roll over meekly and get our bellies tickled. Gordon injured on Saturday and no Considine would mean a back four to 99.9% of people in the footballing community, but I've got no doubt our moronic manager will find a way to do something different. I can see another 2/3-0 win for Livi on the cards quite comfortably as our slide to the bottom gathers pace!

I've already bought a ticket stupidly, then again it's pretty much a home game for me. I fully expect those in attendance to be absolutely scunnered with everything that is going on and it wouldn't surprise me to hear a lot of stuff that would far eclipse last seasons.

Absolutely, I'm all for a Canadian influx, can't be any worse than some of the Scottish shite we've got! It's a sign!

What's Nick Dasovic up to these days....?

He's now head of youth at Newcastle, he aint coming back to Scotland any time soon! As bad as it sounds, I'd take Neilson, he's unspectacular, but I suspect he's a bit like Tommy Wright in that regards. Not that it will be him, Davidson isn't going anywhere right now unfortunately,

I think the issue with May yesterday was the moment he becomes the lone striker he’s totally useless. Why we went 4411 or 433 or whatever it was meant to be, totally negates your only striker left on the pitch. Yet another reason our manager is a tactical moron.

I think the atmosphere yesterday was worse than any home game last season. The fact that the players are getting it equally tight, totally led to a toxic atmosphere. I turned round at one point to the guys around me, that’s the only time the crowd actually applauded our own team in the first half was for shielding a ball out of play, that’s what it’s come down to. I’ve never come away from a game more angry than yesterday and I was at all the games last season at home, I was at Kelty, but this season is just worse for whatever reason and honestly there are literally no positives around the club right now.

Get this fucking, moronic arrogant, c**t out of our club now!

I mean I’ve seen it before, but it takes levels to a mange that!

A good question, I could only see the top half, but knowing Hive, you’d get in with shin pads and boots too!

Right, someone needs to own up, I’ve just been sent a picture by one of my mates of a guy in the Hive nightclub in Edinburgh in a saints kit from earlier this week.

I’d probably agree. I’ve pulled guys up on sites and jobs for language and behaviours. Especially in the commercial sector when there’s staff and members of the public around. There’s many things that are tolerated these days, but “lads being lads” isn’t one of them anymore.

Yeah Philips is great to watch in the team as you never quite know what he's going to do next and some of his skills are outrageous, just a shame they're always 30 yards from our goal and not in the opposition half! To me, he's more mobile than McPherson and a better ball carrier, but isn't as good at passing the ball getting his head up. Ironically combine the two and you'd have a heck of a player (or rather an Ali McCann!) In an ideal world, your midfield would be McPherson, Phillips and Spoony, with 2 strikers ahead of them and a license for Spoony to drift from a rigid central position to float into areas he can play 1-2s with the wing backs.

I mean I wouldn't say he was amazing, but he brought a level of calmness on the ball and actually looked to play forward and in behind the defence, which we don't see from our other players, other than maybe Carey. He also understands how the likes of May play, which is a huge help.

As of by magic, Ferguson signs a new deal until 2025.

If I got my way, we'd play with a back 4 (how many times are saying that this season!). Realistically, we'll play the same system and because of that, I'd change both Considine (obviously) and Hallberg out for Mitchell and McPherson (assuming fit). Wotherspoon playing actually helped both Wright and May, as he's always looking for a ball in behind the defence, which is something we don't actually do. Rudden deserves another go, as he had an unenviable task last week up top on his own really and does work very hard. Hallberg is now needing dropped for his own good, he was woeful on Saturday to the point where he was making Crawford a more attractive option. The only issue we will have and I think it was obvious on Saturday, is that without a left footer in the defence, all our attacks come down the right and it makes us super obvious to pay against!

The thing is, you could accommodate Murphy by switching to a back 4, which is something we should be doing I think. Let May drift as a 10, play Rudden up top and have Wotherspoon and Murphy on the wings, but playing narrow to allow Wright and Montgomery to play wide and get forward like they’re good at. I also think the last few games have shown that Considine is slowing down and maybe isn’t the reliable player he was at the start of the season. He’s looking slower by the game and isn’t exactly making experienced choices right now.

Carey dropped and 2 strikers, hallelujah! Assume McPherson is one of the ones who’s ill.

Not usually one to post on here, but as someone who has had mental health issues and been on anti-depressants in the past know it’s a place of safety to vent and let off some feelings and steam. Recently my partner and I have been having issues, whereby she’s realised we’re very different people and express feelings and emotion very differently. To put this into context I’m very much a spend time together, do things for the person and care for them rather than a sayer of “I love you” spontaneous, etc. she’s very much the opposite and feels like unless I tell her it’s not true and over the last few years we’ve had this conversation a few times. Now ultimately I cannot change who I am as a person and neither can she, which is fair. However it’s all blown to a head and she’s moving out now, after 7 years of being together, saying that she still loves me, but essentially wants “more”. We have a house together, a life together and pets, etc. and whilst not out the blue I’m absolutely devastated. We talked on Sunday when she left for the week that this was a mutual decision, but it definitely isn’t and once again I put her first because I care about her and would do anything to protect her. All the people I’ve spoken to, think she’s being ridiculous and expecting something that just is unachievable in a relationship, but I understand her reasons, despite not agreeing with them. Now the issue I’m having is that I can feel myself losing control over everything. I’m still going to work, eating and looking after myself, but I just feel empty and totally broken inside. I’m not sleeping well and I can barely concentrate at work which isn’t going unnoticed. I was also on anti-depressants for my mood issues, whereby I would be in bad moods all the time and get angry very quickly and I can feel myself getting back to that which I don’t want. My other issues is that I’m starting to feel totally alone. All my friends live outside the city I’m in, have partners and kids and their own lives, so despite the occasional text they’re not really there for me right now (not their fault at all I might add). Maybe that was one of the reasons we broke up, my whole life revolved around her and whilst I still did my own thing, she was the person I wanted to talk to, be with and spend time with…even now I want to. Mercifully the football is back this weekend so I can go to that (maybe that’s not a good thing) but I know at the end of the day I’ll be going back to an empty house filled with memories and things that remind me of our relationship and just stepping foot in the door is a challenge right now. I know it’ll pass, or I hope it will. My relationship will either end totally and I’ll move on, or we’ll figure out the issues and try and work through it forward. But having never been in this position I’m just struggling big time. I know in terms of mental health issues it’s pretty low key, but I think even just trying to write down a small portion of what’s going on in my brain has helped a little. I just don’t want to spiral out of control and back to a dark place where I’m just angry with the world the whole time and for want of a better word, an absolute c**t.