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  1. When you have a young left back playing at right back, a right back in the centre of defence, a left back whose confidence is shot and Sean McGinty as your back 4 then it threatens to be a long afternoon and so it proved. Thistle rightly identified the right hand side as our weak point and tore us apart down that side. Lost count of how often Ecrepont got skinned and there was no cover in behind him. Defensive shape was horrendous and left Ayr totally exposed time and time again. January can't come soon enough so we can get in some extra bodies to shore up the back lot or this season could slowly drift away to a mid-table finish. Just hope this is that little dodgy period teams have in a season and we get back to winning again soon.

    Thistle were far better than the game at Ayr but that wouldn't have been difficult as their defence that night was as bad as Ayr's yesterday. 

  2. Big thing for me last night was that we actually won an important game at home. Too often a decent crowd turns up at Somerset and are treated to a shambolic performance but it had a different feel to it last night. Rode our luck at times but some good old fashioned no nonsense defending and having the balls to throw players forward got the job done. Been critical of McGinty in the past but I thought he was excellent last night and shored up the defence when we needed it. One clearance from almost under our own crossbar was exceptional. 

  3. Highlights are grim viewing. Yes, Musonda is culpable at the first for being rolled too easily but how far was the Raith player allowed to run before passing it to the scorer? We just backed away from the ball carrier and not for the first time over the last few seasons. Second goal was like the penalty the soapdodgers got in the last minute at Somerset last October. Corner to Ayr, we make an arse of it but rather than taking a yellow to stop the break we let them run the length of the pitch without a challenge. Learned nothing and utterly ridiculous defending. Third goal is a riot. WTF is McGinty doing and why does nobody push out to close down either the first or second effort? Again, if you look at the goals we have conceded over the last few years, failing to close players down is a worrying trend.

    Fringe players on Thursday. The decent back 4 in the next league game. Kirk, Houston, Musonda and Reading works and they will get better the more they play together. Stop pissing about making unnecessary changes.

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