dafcburty Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Any St Mirren team news? Have you guys got many injury concerns or are you expecting a full squad for Jack Ross to choose from? According to AJ, the only player we have missing is Ben Richards-Everton who is out long term after his knee operation while Callum Morris comes into the equation for the first time since re-signing after his release by Aberdeen. I would suspect we will be unchanged in the Starting XI with Morris likely to come on to the bench but I'm not sure who for. It'll be one of Paton, Cardle, Reilly or El Alagui who will drop out (if Morris does indeed get brought into the 18 man matchday squad), I would guess as there's enough cover there while, IMO, Lewis Martin is a valuable asset on the bench as he can cover the whole of the backline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 The pitch might be in playable conditions with the USH but, as others have said, the first people to call this game off would be eh polis for 'safety reasons.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 You couldn't afford the oil to heat the USH rendering it useless. http://www.dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Tomorrow`s_game_against_St_Mirren&ID=9747 Confirmation that our USH has been on since yesterday. Club don't feel any threat to the game unless weather worsens overnight, I don't think that's expected. Zen Archer being utterly wrong yet again, to the surprise of absolutely no one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Div Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 37 minutes ago, dafcburty said: Any St Mirren team news? Have you guys got many injury concerns or are you expecting a full squad for Jack Ross to choose from? According to AJ, the only player we have missing is Ben Richards-Everton who is out long term after his knee operation while Callum Morris comes into the equation for the first time since re-signing after his release by Aberdeen. I would suspect we will be unchanged in the Starting XI with Morris likely to come on to the bench but I'm not sure who for. It'll be one of Paton, Cardle, Reilly or El Alagui who will drop out (if Morris does indeed get brought into the 18 man matchday squad), I would guess as there's enough cover there while, IMO, Lewis Martin is a valuable asset on the bench as he can cover the whole of the backline. Ben Gordon is out long term injured, other than that all the first team squad is fit to play. Storie, Fjelde and Loy will all come into the squad and I expect 2 if not all 3 will start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P475 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 19 minutes ago, Div said: Ben Gordon is out long term injured, other than that all the first team squad is fit to play. Storie, Fjelde and Loy will all come into the squad and I expect 2 if not all 3 will start. I hope all three start and it knackers the balance of your team. Then I hope you can string it together for a few week before falling apart again, maybe around the 11th of March would do nicely thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBank Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, P475 said: I hope all three start and it knackers the balance of your team. Then I hope you can string it together for a few week before falling apart again, maybe around the 11th of March would do nicely thanks I can assure you these guys have got to be an improvement to the squad on what we had. Loy also gives us a chance to play two up front now that we have two strikers and Sutton doesn't have to do it all on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P475 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, NorthBank said: I can assure you these guys have got to be an improvement to the squad on what we had. Loy also gives us a chance to play two up front now that we have two strikers and Sutton doesn't have to do it all on his own. To be honest that is a worry. Sutton getting help, and getting help form a decent striker like Loy could prove to be a bit of a handful for our defence. This is could be quite a high scoring game, but we'll score the decider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBank Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just now, P475 said: To be honest that is a worry. Sutton getting help, and getting help form a decent striker like Loy could prove to be a bit of a handful for our defence. This is could be quite a high scoring game, but we'll score the decider We were excited (with some BIG caveats) at the start of the season with the squad we had but that proved to be unfounded and we realised Rae could not pick his nose. However the U20s that Ross has brought in have been a revelation and Ross has now binned 4 players who simply did not perform for us and were not first team picks. I reckon at least 3 out of the 4 that Jack has brought in so far could all go straight into the team. Whether they will perform as hoped and whether it is enough time will tell. But I have more faith in Ross's ability to select a player than I ever had with Rae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I have faith in Big Nat Weddernburn's ability to break Rory Loy in half before he causes us any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toun Clock Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Still fancy us to win tomorrow but I reckon St.Mirren will pick up in coming weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Aye, Loy is decent at this level although I'm not sure Todd and the Scandinavian lad will be big improvements - Todd didn't impress here on trial and being released by Dumbarton is hardly a ringing endorsement (albeit Stevenson seemed to do well enough for Rovers before going off injured) and a new guy coming in from the second league in Norway (?) you'd think will need a wee bit of time to adapt to a new team, League, etc. In the previous game at EEP I thought St Mirren were ok in possession and horrible at the back, and we were also just ok in possession but only slightly less horrible at the back. Since then our forward play has improved, the midfield had improved immeasurably and we've just kept two clean sheets away from home, so unless St Mirren have really improved markedly since that game we should see them off even though they've signed a few new guys. Cue an away win and Todd to score the winner and the new foreign lad to clear one off the line at the other end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBank Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just now, Salvo Montalbano said: Aye, Loy is decent at this level although I'm not sure Todd and the Scandinavian lad will be big improvements - Todd didn't impress here on trial and being released by Dumbarton is hardly a ringing endorsement (albeit Stevenson seemed to do well enough for Rovers before going off injured) and a new guy coming in from the second league in Norway (?) you'd think will need a wee bit of time to adapt to a new team, League, etc. In the previous game at EEP I thought St Mirren were ok in possession and horrible at the back, and we were also just ok in possession but only slightly less horrible at the back. Since then our forward play has improved, the midfield had improved immeasurably and we've just kept two clean sheets away from home, so unless St Mirren have really improved markedly since that game we should see them off even though they've signed a few new guys. Cue an away win and Todd to score the winner and the new foreign lad to clear one off the line at the other end. Todd wasn't released - he has played in all Dumbarton games since he joined them (well 22 anyway) - he was on an amateur contract and they are letting him go so he can earn a full-time wage. Craig Storie from Aberdeen has a reputation as a solid defensive midfielder who likes to tackle and charge up and down the park although he has only played twice for Aberdeen this season. The Norwegian guy is an unknown quantity but Loy looks a solid signing. If you were not at the game in Paisley then you will not have seen McAllister and Magennis - two of the U20's who have been excellent since getting into the team although Magennis has been carrying a knock the last couple of games so may not start tomorrow. We have improved football wise but still have a shit defence and can't score. The Pars are on a good run and it will be difficult. Certainly form points to a Home win but our squad is now a lot better today than it was this time last week if for no other reason we have got rid of some players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 20 minutes ago, NorthBank said: Todd wasn't released - he has played in all Dumbarton games since he joined them (well 22 anyway) - he was on an amateur contract and they are letting him go so he can earn a full-time wage. Why did Dumbarton pay compo if it was an amateur deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBank Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just now, flyingscot said: Why did Dumbarton pay compo if it was an amateur deal? I do not think they did pay compo .... http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/aberdeen/annan-striker-josh-todd-joins-dumbarton-as-an-amateur-1-4179183 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenElves Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Shandon Par said: I have faith in Big Nat Weddernburn's ability to break Rory Loy in half before he causes us any problems. Followed by Willie Collum signalling that he got the ball, and telling everyone to play on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, NorthBank said: I do not think they did pay compo .... http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/aberdeen/annan-striker-josh-todd-joins-dumbarton-as-an-amateur-1-4179183 Paid £5k compo at a tribunal according to local press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBank Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Just now, flyingscot said: Paid £5k compo at a tribunal according to local press. No idea then. But he was an amateur with Dumbarton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Pars have to maintain momentum to get that all important distance between us and the relegation zone before we hit another poor patch (that will happen). I've no beef with the Saints but I want to see us batter them tomorrow. 3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie88 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I've taken St. Mirren on my coupon the last two weeks and it's cost me both times... I've went for Dunfermline this week.2-1 saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Good luck neeb. You'll lose your hard earned though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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