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If you said to me a year ago that Liam Brown would be playing league 2 football the following season, I’d of thought you were on something. First 3/4 months of last season he was exceptional for us and I genuinely thought he was on his way to potentially play in the top flight in the near future. However, something changed and Laurie Ellis really didn’t help with his development. Instead of playing him as the advanced midfield (easily his best position), he started playing him in the holding midfield role and sometimes bizarrely he was punted out wide. A combination of playing out of position and poor results seem to impact his confidence and despite being fine for the rest of the season, you always got the feeling he could of impacted games a hell of a lot more than he was showing This season, we’ve just generally upgraded our midfield options and unfortunately the system we play has no real slot for Brown to play regularly. He’s still very young and got another year left on his deal next season so hopefully there’s a future still at qp if he performs well. If used properly, he should comfortably be the best player in league 2. He’s incredibly intelligent on the ball and uses his body very well. Probably just needs to add goals to his game

A fair few ex qp players when looking at that Raith team. Millen, Gullan, Connelly, Mcbride. Still baffled how Mcbride ended up at raith tbh It’s so hard to predict in the championship. I don’t think any team can confidently say they’ll win or not in any fixture. I’m still optimistic about our chances however this Saturday. Attacking wise I do think collectively with Thomas, Murray and Savoury in particular, we’ve got one of the most threatening frontlines in the league, however the question marks are still glaringly obviously defensively. Will go for another 3-2 victory

Some laugh looking through this thread. Paul Slane man

What Steve Clarke has done so impressively throughout his reign is bring a bit of a feel good factor back to the national team. For years, particularly under Burley, Levein and Mcleish (2nd spell), you got the impression that for some players, playing for Scotland was a chore. You’d get the usual pull outs and then some sheepishly saying they wanted to solely focus on club football (Ritchie, Snodgrass, S. Fletcher) Now everyone seems genuinely desperate to play and combine that with probably our most talented pool of players in years, certainly in my lifetime, it’s bodes so well going forward in terms of reaching major tournaments regularly A number of people are quick to discredit Clarke for his style of football but I think we’re beginning to witness the fruits of sticking by him through the tougher times. We’re slowly evolving from a technical perspective from an extremely compact and stuffy team to a confident, brave yet still aggressive and hard to beat team. A striker and a goalkeeper to come through over the next couple years would be lovely but the way Gordon is playing, I’m convinced he could play at the top level til he’s 42 or 43. What a resurgence from the guy the last couple of seasons. I thought he was finished after leaving Celtic but that Hearts move has done wonders in terms of top level performances

This Irish presenter is an absolute tube. He comes across very bitter. Pleasing

Porteous has been excellent. Fair play

Stand by it. Offers nothing Kenny McLean shouldn’t be starting for Scotland in 2022

Fair enough with that penalty but across 90 minutes, I just don’t ever notice him impacting games at all for Scotland Hope he eats my words tonight however

Is it just me that has no recollection of Kenny McLean doing anything ever for Scotland. 27th cap, my god

I actually thought he looked fairly promising in his brief appearances in the league cup this season. He’s never a starter for me but I thought he may of got a couple more sub appearances in the league so far. Liam Brown not in the squad I noticed. Injured or maybe the rumour of being loaned out is back on again ?

Really nice to see Coyle and Thomas recognising the fan’s efforts in their interviews for those that attended the game. Coyle seems to genuinely understand and appreciate lower league supporters which is incredibly refreshing. The overall squad and coaching staff seem a really likeable bunch this season. To think I was somewhat underwhelmed when Coyle was first appointed. How wrong was I. Easily the most entertaining Queen’s Park team I’ve watched in a long long time so far

Good to win even without using the likes of Murray and Robson at any point. Wasn’t at the game so can’t comment on the performance but going by Twitter, it seemed like the continuous theme of being very good going forward and slightly questionable defensively? Great to see three different attacking players on the scoresheet also Big couple of games coming up now which on paper, are real decent opportunities to gain points. Exciting times

A great result in the end which gives us a real positive opportunity going into the Ukraine match. Hendry probably the pick of the bunch tonight for me but there were much improved performances in the 2nd half from Mcginn and Christie. We are genuinely a legitimate threatening side when we start moving the ball quickly, I just don’t think we do it anywhere near enough though which frustrates me. Ireland for me are stinking minus one or 2 average players and it felt like any of their chances came from our wrongdoings or sheer stupidity. Regarding dykes or Adams up top. I’ve always been more favoured towards Adams. I fully appreciate Dykes contribution so far and I do think he gets unwarranted criticism in some scenarios but I just think Adams overall game is more impactful for the whole team. He’s not prolific but I always feel he contributes positively. When Dykes is off it, he almost feels like a man down at times and for large parts of that first half, I was getting that same feeling again. He did improve 2nd half but I do hope for Ukraine, Adams gets the nod up top

McGregor has to do so much better. Sold the jerseys a couple times now

Just think with Dykes, particularly as the lone striker, we lose so much fluidity going forward which has been incredibly evident so far. Its hardly game for rotation surely ? An opportunity to go into the Ukraine only needing a draw ? Dykes is a useful plan B for me

Why has Clarke changed Adams for Dykes? So silly making any changes from a winning side for this

Completely Agree. Don’t have Murray anywhere near this game please Owen. Still get the fear he’s gonna pick up another long term injury at some point

Just watching these highlights but surely Quitongo didn’t get sent off just for that push ?

I’m delighted for Ferrie. I’ve been fairly vocal on here, particularly over the summer about how much I rate the guy and he’s really proving his worth so far. The thing that’s improved considerably about his game is his decision making from high balls. Last season, he was guilty of flying for a ball from a corner and missing it entirely which ultimately lead to a few goals. Even though he isn’t the biggest in stature, he has become more of a presence in his box. Yes, his kicking is dodgy (I do think that’s improving also) but he’s a very capable keeper at this level

Fantastic result. 1st half to put it lightly was eye bleeding stuff from both teams. Easy passes going astray and a real lack of composure going forward. I’ll let him off cause it’s his first start in senior football but David Boateng had a stinker today. Picked up a needless yellow early doors and was constantly targeted down his side by Zanatta. Not to mention his dreadful clearance which forced ferrie to make an excellent last ditch save. Hopefully a learning curve for him Ive absolutely no comment on whether the 1st goal actually went in. All I seen was a big scramble and then seen Murray running away in celebration. I really hope it didn’t actually go in tbh. 2nd half was a lot more like ourselves. We got on the ball, moved it quickly and overall we deserved the win. Jake Davidson was tremendous when he came on at right back. He’s deceptively quick and it’s been a constant occurrence this season that nobody seems to get near him once he gets going down the right. First and last time he’ll be dropped for the foreseeable I’d imagine. I’ll give my man of the match to Jack Thomson. For me, the most improved player in the squad by a country mile. He’s always been aggressive but was often very rash last season but he’s been immense this term, especially since Mal Boateng joined in midfield. He’s incredibly powerful and wins almost all his duels. I can now see why he was given a 3 year deal now Kilday, Ferrie and Savoury all had excellent games. Still get the fear a bit with Eze but I’m sure regular games will make him sharper going forward

Good to hear. There’s definitely still a place for Brown in this team across the season. Maybe not in favour at this time but we shouldn’t be loaning out someone as talented as him. We’re playing a system currently that doesn’t really have a suited position for him but when injuries and suspensions become more apparent, I’d imagine he’ll get his chance. You’ve just got to really hope he takes it when it comes as i do think he’s capable of playing at championship level

I cannae believe how obsessed you are considering you won. That “tippy tappy shite” has us level on points with yourselves. It’s getting us somewhere pal

You won 3-0, stop crying

I think with Eze, expectation plays a big part and rightly so. A guy with 13 caps for Nigeria at 28 years old which should be your peak years, you’d be hoping he would skoosh the Scottish championship. It was the manner in which he gave away the penalty that was very frustrating. It just seemed so clumsy, something you’d expect off a youth player coming through

That was rubbish. We started off brightly without creating any real chances but we looked positive in the attacking areas. Dundee started to get a grip of the game and I still felt reasonably comfortable with how we were doing at that point until 2 moments of sheer stupidity from Eze. His attempt to play offside was embarrassing and despite semi recovering from it by chasing back, he decided to barge straight into Robinson. No complaints at all, just awful all round from the guy You can nit pick about the 2nd goal but it was quite simply a fantastic strike. We looked rattled after the 1st goal but to concede a 2nd before halftime was incredibly frustrating. We actually started a lot better 2nd half, albeit recognising that Dundee didn’t necessarily need to go 110% going forward but we still had some chances. Murray really should of buried his chance at 2-0 and at that point you never know what could happen from there but we deserved nothing from the game quite simply Thats twice we’ve played Dundee now and we’ve been taught a lesson in both. We’re a young side with a lot potential and exciting players but we need to get a grip defensively because to have 0 clean sheets in all competitions is poor stuff. Our season won’t be defined by losing away at Dundee and I’ve no doubts they’ll go on to win the league but hopefully it gives the players an insight on how to be more streetwise and not be so naive at the back. Also, Paul McGowan looked outstanding again when he came on. Easily looks Dundee’s best player on the two occasions he played against us. Surprised he was a sub Only players i’d give pass marks to would be Ferrie and Thomas. Ferrie has had a very good season so far and seems to have improved a lot on the weaker areas of his game, whilst Thomas looked a constant threat down the left. Yet to be convinced with Eze if I’m being honest, might be worth considering playing Jason Naismith at centre back ? Overall, didn’t think it was 3-0 game but no complaints about taking nothing from the game. There’s enough about this squad to challenge the playoffs so here’s hoping we get back to winning ways against Morton. Some winnable fixtures over the next couple weeks