Coventry Saint

Yesterday was clearly what happens when two well-drilled, organised teams come up against each other. This league would be absolutely gubbed if every team decided to be well organised.

f**k off.

Hibs was ok as well. I knew it wasn't Saints fans' faults. Just needed to find non-maniac opposition fans.

Everyone choosing not to remember Eamonn Brophy...?

Didn't see a single second of that. Shite all round. Ah well. I hope Hibs win it now.

Anyone got a link? Usual sources coming up blank.

100% Walsh has fucked up his handling of the Mandron goal. He almost did so well: let play continue, then blew after ball went in. In his head there, he thinks VAR will correct his mistake. But he needs to award the goal for that to happen. If he does that, there's a clear review of the incident and if they decide there's a foul, then fair enough. Instead, he says it was a free kick and play continues, so VAR doesn't get involved. He's hugely mishandled it. I really hope the club is (quietly, without issuing a statement) kicking off about this.

The fact is, based on the footage we have available, the ball was over the line by a bigger margin than Grieve was offside, yet here were are and they're both chalked off.

Focus now moves to the League Cup. In the event that we don't win, can any of the Motherwell fans reading our thread give any tips on pretending we don't care about that competition?

Newcastle there, showing what can happen when decisions aren't unilaterally going against you.

Why is the line drawn apparently underneath the defender's boot but to the right of Greive's sleeve? Genuine question btw.

Because the quality of the footage available - the angle, the frame rate, the resolution - means they're basically guessing. You say that the decision is automatic once the lines are placed, but the placement of those lines is utter guesswork. I don't believe that they have applied the 't-shirt line' to the Hearts players in the same way they have to Greive. The whole thing is a farce and the inconsistency with this Vs other decisions that have gone against us is bewildering. As I've mentioned on Twitter, we have to complain about this while we're winning because soon this is going to f**k us when we lose, and at that point nobody pays attention because it looks like sour grapes.

It's the purpose of it that gets me. Like, it's broadly very offensive, but not specifically offensive in that context ie to Saints fans. Not like Mark Bosnich doing it to Spurs fans on the basis of their large Jewish support, for example. So all he's done is out himself as being a thick-as-pigshit bigot.

I don't think he did. He had put his whistle to his mouth but it looked like he was waiting to see how it panned out.

f**k right off. If they couldn't award the goal Vs Dundee because it wasn't conclusive, and they couldn't overrule the Aberdeen penalty because it was inconclusive, then how the actual f**k are they claiming they can conclude something meaningful here? It's a fucking joke. And don't get me started on that Mandron goal.

Scottish football is still reeling from the withdrawal of the Maroon pound in the 20-21 season, so anxiety will be high tonight in anticipation of what could possibly come next.

Six games in and we're seven points ahead of you. Of course he fucking could.

Second bottom.

Grieve was absolutely brilliant when he came on. A perfect off-the-bench WF performance.

We get that a lot. It's fine.

Good job Hearts had all week to train under Naismith or I reckon it would have been 3 or 4 - nil with maybe 5 or 6 disallowed goals.

Pretty much full strength bar Ayunga. Massive FOMO over this game. Hope I can get a dodgy stream. Also, that bench. Can't remember having more strength in depth. Not a massive squad but we've got so many good options

I'd start with Mandron and aim to bring Toyosi on later. I'd rather have Hearts' defence unsettled when he comes on than relieved when he goes off. I think there'll be three goals. Not sure who for.

Bit harsh. He's ugly, sure, but calling him a freak?