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He’s been a class act since he joined (minus the red against Ayr) So calm in possession, wins a surprising number of headers and knows his position so well. If only he’d been about since the start of the season I know he’s had an awful injury record throughout his career but I find it utterly bizzare Inverness let a player of his quality go, nevermind to a relegation rival midway through the season

I think we should call it quits on the Stuart Mckinstry experiment in the first eleven. Another underwhelming performance, thank goodness he’s only here until the end of the season. I was buzzing when he signed but ultimately he’s been a huge flop There’s sprinkles of talent on occasions but loses the ball far too often and it’s often lost in dangerous areas

Okay mate

Yeah we got away with that today but the total shift in mindset nowadays (especially defensively) under Davidson is incomparable to Veldman and to some extent, Coyle. We look horrible one the eye at times going forward (virtually zero attacking intent today) but we battled hard and kept going even when we were massively under the cosh 2nd half. We lose that game 10/10 times under Veldman. If you’re not going to win the game, make sure you don’t lose it either If there’s any doubts as to whether Cal Ferrie is a bombscare goalie, I think today proved what a fantastic keeper he is at this level. The best keeper in the league no doubts and I’m sure he’ll probably move on to bigger things in the summer being out of contract. Quite outrageous saves in the 2nd half Morton were really decent imo. They have their way of playing but it works and it works well. No denying they’re physical but they can play the ball on the deck effectively also. The entire 2nd half had an air of inevitability about Morton scoring but thankfully wasn’t the case A good point which keeps things ticking over to Dundee United next week. A big ask but the players should be going in to it with an element of belief. Dundee United are no great shakes

If we’re going to bring a different option up top, please god don’t let it be Sheridan. Well I’m assuming that’s him

Josh Hinds signed up, was last at Hull city. Seems to be a winger as his preferred position but can play across the whole frontline. I’d imagine it’s a low risk signing and it’s good to see we’ve got the option of extending his deal beyond the end of the season if he performs well

Hope we’ve not spoke too soon on Crole. Not seen in the squad on Saturday and was subbed after 35 mins today for the B team

Apologies that you seem to have took that statement far too literal and took offence to it. As a QP fan, they’ve felt like horror shows as we’ve performed really poorly in all of them (in crucial points of the season), which is a credit to Morton and imrie. It’s just always the fixture that we seem to never turn up or get going for.

Wit Calm down precious Not once did I suggest we had a divine right to beat yourselves, you’re literally just finding anything to get riled up over. I mean horror show as in imploding with daft mistakes throughout the games. Ferrie x 2 mistakes, Marcel Oakley selling the jerseys giving a penalty away last season at cappielow, blowing a 2-0 lead at home, failing to create absolutely anything for 55 mins against 10 men a couple months back. If anything, I respect the way Imrie has Morton playing. He’s clearly doing a fantastic job Very weird behaviour getting annoyed over that. Whatever suits your narrative I suppose

Makes sense for Kane to join Dunfermline over us if that was the case. He’s not getting ahead of Paton and at his stage of his career, I’d imagine all Kane is wanting is regular starts somewhere

We could field a team of galaticos and I’d still not be confident of beating Morton regardless of form The next couple games will be an indication as to whether we’re looking up or down for the rest of the season. Priority is really just totally avoiding ninth and building from there. Early days but Davidson’s recruitment has been really positive. Welsh, Scott and Carse look excellent additions and with the added bonus of Danny Wilson to return and maybe the possible addition of Chris Kane, it’s a really competitive squad now. I wouldn’t be devastated with a point to keep momentum going but I hope we give a better account of ourselves against Morton compared to every other previous encounter. We always produce a horror show in this fixture

I’d imagine if he joins Dunfermline, he’ll have more chance of starting as there’s no chance Paton will be dislodged. I’ll absolutely not say no to an experienced striker but I’ll be curious to see what type of role he’d play if he does indeed choose us. Suspect we’d be the favourites given the Davidson connection

In fairness, I’m still really unconvinced by Mckinstry as of right now. I’m glad he got an assist yesterday and hopefully he kicks on from that but his overall performance was poor. I think Davidson is hoping by giving him consistent starts, we’ll eventually see the Mckinstry that we were told about when signed I was begging for Davidson to sub Mckinstry and Turner only for them to link up brilliantly for the opener

Aye, completely agree with all of that. There seems to be this narrative with Thomas amongst certain fans throughout the league that he’s a luxury player with a stinking attitude when things go south and it couldn’t be further from the truth. Like you say, what I love about Thomas is even when things aren’t going for him during matches, he never hides and gives 100% every game. Not once have I ever questioned his attitude or desire even when we’ve an absolute shambles for large parts of this season. He’s a disliked character across many fanbases but guess a large contribution to that is cause he’s very good at football.

I demand to see that Dom Thomas right now. An absolute beauty of a goal Best player in the division when he’s at it. Davidson has got Thomas flying and back to the player he was last season Josh Scott- Proper player. A big upgrade on the wing back role from what I’ve seen so far Buzzing

I know Dunfermline weren’t exactly going to be brimming with confidence going in to this but my goodness they were dreadful. Can’t think of a worse performance of an opposition side against us all season. Truly abysmal. The only tactic consisted of launching throw ins into the box and hoping something would fall. It looked like the players had given up for McPake in all honesty Dom Thomas in full flight is an absolute joy of a footballer. 1st half I felt like he might of been trying too hard which led to him losing possession on a couple of occasions but the 2nd half was tremendous. Complete control and deserved the result. What a difference an actual football manager makes. Within 5 games, we now look a decent championship team again compared to the basket case under Veldman Motm for me again was Jack Thomson. He’s a premiership ready player now who I have no doubts will not be at the club next season. His control on the ball, physicality and driving runs from centre back were a delight and he’s been fantastic all season. Xavier Benjamin might also be one of worst players I’ve seen in a fair while. Hoaching performance

Yeah I’m really happy with that. Been an incredibly mature performer the moment he’s came up from the youths and I think under Davidson he’s going to kick on even further. A future QP captain I’d say

Can tell he’s quite talented but lacked a lot qualities that can’t really be quantified (heart, resilience, fight). Far too lightweight and his impact on games fell off a cliff very quickly. Not suited or good enough for championship football at this stage of his career

Can’t stress enough how important getting a result today was. Genuinely never felt so happy to see a QP side grind and play ugly football if it means getting a positive result. Far too often, even going back last season we always had a soft touch about us but under Davidson we seem to be learning about the ‘dark arts’ a lot more. You can tell from Davidson’s interviews how much he loves players getting stuck in and flying into tackles. Joshua Scott was a prime example of that as a sub, immediately flying in to win the ball. You have to be able to do that if you’re to compete in the championship The game wasn’t pretty at all but when you have a player like Dom Thomas, you’ve always got a chance of creating something from nothing. The guy has been dealt a hard card this season getting plucked everywhere on the pitch, expected to win games of football on his own but when you actually play him out wide in a settled structure, you immediately see how much better he is. His individual 2nd half performance was tremendous and deserved the goal Bannon arguably had his best game of the season at the back and even though I’ve criticised him lots this season, Tizzard really grew into the game 2nd half and dealt with anything that fell in the box. Really pleased for him, should do his confidence the world of good Can’t say I was too impressed with Inverness at all. They had a lot of possession around the box but I can’t recall many if any real clear cut chances (bizzarely Ferguson suggests otherwise)Interesting recruitment strategy signing a host of young guys from down south and seeing a lot experience leave the door. There’s a noticeable difference from the PL 2 division compared to the Scottish championship and I’d be concerned that these guys might take a while to adapt to the pace of things.

We’re slowly looking like an actual championship level team nowadays compared to the shambles under Veldman. We look a lot more resolute and being able to grind wins away at Raith and Inverness are prime examples of having a legitimate manager in Davidson at the club. The difference in one month has been fantastic By no means safe but I feel having a far more structured set up alongside a couple match winners in Thomas and Paton will prove to be the difference in finishing 8th instead of 9th

Horrid game. Thankfully Inverness were slightly more horrid. Biggest result of the season so far

Ferrie Mcpherson Bannon Wilson Robson/Scott/Bruce - Take your pick Thomson Carse Thomas Turner Mckinstry Paton Get this team on the pitch please. Mckinstry needs to eventually come good so I’d be inclined to give him the trust in a big game to show himself

He’s really not. It’s just harder for you to believe as he probably had his worst ever game last season at Cappielow, which was indeed a horrendous performance. Despite our position in the league, he’s been tremendous for us this year. We’d be below Arbroath by a considerable margin without him

That’s McKenna confirmed to Bournemouth. Really smart move to go there instead of Man United I’d say. Think there’s a realistic pathway of breaking into the team over the coming years You could tell from the off he was a special talent. The performances away at Arbroath and even Raith (despite losing) were tremendous. Had the personality and build of a 28 year old seasoned pro. I really don’t think It will be a longtime before hearing his name in the limelight again

Unless the club are waffling, it states he’s had loan spells although I can’t find any info on them