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Good interview with Paul Watson in the FFP today. Very critical of our performances since December and admitting it hasn't been good enough.

I think you could be right about the pink panther in the 3-2 match! The game was the week before United beat Rangers in the cup final. I remember one of Jason Dair's goals coming from a run that started in our own half. We played some great stuff that season, as daft as that sounds considering we were relegated well before the end of the season.

We'll then be incurring maintenance and upkeep costs for the railway stand and the north stand if we intend to keep using it beyond next season.

The players have just taken the last six months off. It's the timing of the break that seems a bit strange to me.As far as Murray goes, unless he's playing his cards close to his chest, his media comments provide me with no assurance that he even feels like there is a problem to address.

Yeah it seems a waste of precious resources to me. It'll never be used again after next season.

Murray's take on it all? "It's the most successful season I've been involved with".

Agree with all of this.

I don't look at the players and management and think of them as the guys that defeated the not so mighty Rangers, I just see them as being part of a season to forget. As far as I'm concerned that cup win might as well never have happened.

If our league form had been reversed and we'd pulled off some sort of great escape to finish 7th at least we might feel we were going forward. Instead we seem to be in some sort of irreversible decline, well until we face a glamour cup game anyway. In November I thought we were near enough certainties for the promotion play offs and ending up only 2 points ahead of the relegation play offs is beyond ridiculous. Although the players have to shoulder a fair portion of the blame for this it's up to Murray to get the best out of them and he's rarely managed this. The players don't appear to be playing for him at all. His worst failing though is his inability to adapt his game plan at all during the course of the game. He rarely changes formation, almost all his substitutions are like for like, and not once this season did Anderson and Cardle swap wings for even 5 minutes. Yesterday was the prime example of a man who has no idea how to influence the outcome of a game.

What's been most disappointing has been our form since beating the Rangers. After back to back wins and clean sheets against Alloa and in the final I thought we'd kick on and pick up 2 or 3 wins in the remaining league games but no, it was straight back into slapstick comedy defending mode against Dumbarton. Our five games after the final saw us pick up just 3 points and concede another 11 goals.

Horrendous season. Topped off nicely by today's shambles. Sick of Murray, sick of his assistants, sick of the board and sick of most of the players. Not looking forward to next season at all. That challenge cup win is just a distant memory now.

Someone on fan talk has said the youth system is being totally revamped and we are taking part in some sort of Fife Youth Academy with the other senior sides in Fife.

I wouldn't be surprised if almost half his goals had been as a sub. Unfortunately when he's started games this season he's done very little to impress.

Decent crowd for a midweek game. Compare it to the 3 figure crowds at our last 2 midweek games.

It's a pity that they didn't appear on the balcony of the town house like when we won the Coca cola cup. It would've been great to get one last chance to boo them.

Yep. Just thankful to have survived after reading that. Thank God for our never say die battling qualities which earned us those consolations.

Yeah maybe. I'm just hoping someone takes him off your hands so we have a chance of finishing above you next season

Somehow I think there will be plenty of seats to go round. Only the games against The Rangers will be close to selling out the home end.

Surely Hibs will come calling for Murray in the summer?

I can't think of any out of work managers who I'd be that keen on but as mentioned Bollan would be a good shout. There will be other Ian Murrays out there as well looking for a chance. An untried manager is always a gamble but it's up to the board to identify those that have something extra about them.

Last season we finished with 46 points whereas this season the best we can get is 45. Bearing in mind the perceived improvement in quality of player this season that is nowhere near acceptable.

Elliot has really struggled since coming back from injury. When you factor in his awful on field behaviour (booked again for dissent today) then I'd be tempted to get shot of him. The comments about the defence are spot on as well. Individually Thomson, Hill, Booth and Watson are decent enough players but collectively they've been a nightmare. Change of topic but looking on Rovers' twitter it seems that D&G Auto Care are our new sponsors for next season.

Just seen that Joe Cardle has won supporters club player of the year

I think Turnbull and his pals will get a clear wake up call when they put the season tickets on sale. I can't see many folk beating down the door to pick one up after this season. More and more fans will just pick and choose their games and who could blame then.

I'm starting to think that if it is the cup wins that are keeping Murray in a job (and it surely must be ) that I would forfeit them to be rid of Murray. This season has been absolutely hellish.