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1 hour ago, Gianfranco said:

Watt’s heavy touch when he would have been one on one was annoying too.

Consistently starting a striker who's proven over his career to both lack goal threat, and constantly miss more than he scores, when you've got Cole/Long who are the complete opposite, is a strange decision for a team battling relegation and needing to take their opportunities.

But that's none of my business...

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4 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:

Consistently starting a striker who's proven over his career to both lack goal threat, and constantly miss more than he scores, when you've got Cole/Long who are the complete opposite, is a strange decision for a team battling relegation and needing to take their opportunities.

But that's none of my business...

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He is the glue that joins the little bits that work for us together.

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37 minutes ago, wellinwigan said:

Much better performance. Robert's  much better than long so hope he keeps his place in team. Crawford was MOTM for me. Thought Maguire had a good game also

I have been happy with Maguire in recent times but don’t think this was his best game.

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50 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said:

Consistently starting a striker who's proven over his career to both lack goal threat, and constantly miss more than he scores, when you've got Cole/Long who are the complete opposite, is a strange decision for a team battling relegation and needing to take their opportunities.

But that's none of my business...

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He's been our POTY by an absolute mile. The only player that could even come close is Kelly but he's only been here 2 months.

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54 minutes ago, wellinwigan said:

Much better performance. Robert's  much better than long so hope he keeps his place in team. Crawford was MOTM for me. Thought Maguire had a good game also

Just for the record I have nothing agin Maguire. 

But the love in is lost for me. In every game he has played he has been at best average. He does more wrong  than right. 

He tries - I will give him that. But he is a championship player all day long. 

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1 minute ago, welldaft said:

Just for the record I have nothing agin Maguire. 

But the love in is lost for me. In every game he has played he has been at best average. He does more wooing than right. 

He tries - I will give him that. But he is a championship player all day long. 

Quite the lover then?

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Aye, Watt has been by far our best player this season. Cole and Long are both ineffective out wide and Watt has far more joy on the left than he does through the middle so it makes perfect sense to play him.

I thought Crawford was rank at the weekend but fair play to him for that performance tonight, I’m now thinking I’d maybe sacrifice Maguire for O’Hara rather than him.

Magloire looked a bit dodgy at the start but settled in to the game well and that was a great bit of covering when Obika had got away from Lamie.

Don’t want to celebrate a point against St. Mirren but at least the rot has been stopped. 

 

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1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said:

Consistently starting a striker who's proven over his career to both lack goal threat, and constantly miss more than he scores, when you've got Cole/Long who are the complete opposite, is a strange decision for a team battling relegation and needing to take their opportunities.

But that's none of my business...

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If u r judging a striker on goals alone then you r bang on. 

The reality is he should score more. I mean he has got a record of 4 goals in 32 games this season. In all honesty that is pathetic.

But he gives a 100% and in a season where so many have not it gets him more browny points. 

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He does actually have 6 in 33 overall. 3 league goals isn’t the best return, but I’m probably more interested in his 6 assists (8 in all competitions).

He was still better than the rest when playing centre forward, but I think his move out left has proved to me he’s far more of a creative influence than a goalscorer. 

I’ve said it before, he reminds me of second spell Scott McDonald (If not quite as good). A few of our soft, naive squad could do worse than learn a bit of his game management skills.

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Consistently starting a striker who's proven over his career to both lack goal threat, and constantly miss more than he scores

This is a good description of Chris Kane, yet he clearly adds a lot to our team and played a big part in hauling us out of trouble.. dunno if it’s as simple as you put it.
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Roberts was.... Fine. Better than Seedorf and Hastie and having an actual winger was beneficial.

I do not get the commentary team's obsession with Maguire, unless, a la WWF commentators they have someone in their ear constantly telling them to sell him as our next big thing to try and dupe someone into buying him, which would actually be good.

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I get the feeling Alexander hasn't taken to Polworth and I can kind of understand why tbf. He sold the jerseys at Pittodrie and his "tackle" to give away a penalty at the weekend was atrocious.

As for Maguire, I think he's fine. A hod carrier if you will. He's probably on par with Crawford ability wise. 

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