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| 81. Author: p4r5f4n Date: Sat 8th Nov 2025. 21:40 I think the reason they started fouling and using gamesmanship was they were running out of steam. Reply |
| 82. Author: Berry Date: Sat 8th Nov 2025. 22:01 St Johnstone players in the whole were taller than our boys so throwing the ball just in the box from the corner all the time would’ve been just as fruitless. Granted mixing it up a bit would’ve been sensible. A point against the best team in the league, keep 4th and Morton at home next. Can’t grumble! Reply |
| 83. Author: d3monstrate Date: Sat 8th Nov 2025. 22:11 "How good was Robbie Fraser sliding tackle in the first half, 😉 " Was probably the only time the ref didn`t give a foul against us for the player going to ground... Reply |
| 84. Author: Jeffery Date: Sat 8th Nov 2025. 22:24 That tackle was outstanding. It really felt like he was sending a message. Reply |
| 85. Author: wee eck Date: Sat 8th Nov 2025. 22:32 Fraser`s a great wee player. It was his attacking run that sparked our second goal. Reply |
| 86. Author: Socks Date: Sat 8th Nov 2025. 23:22 Good point in the end. The emotion in those moments when you score a winner or equaliser late in the game is impossible to replicate in any other aspect of life. Have to say, I wasn`t very happy with the manager in the first half today. Firstly, that was not the game to leave out Chris Hamilton. I like Amade as a player, but against a fit, physical side who press hard in the first half, Hamilton is a better option. With that shape, and under pressure, both of the players in there need to play well defensively. I`d probably have done the reverse of what happened - start with Hamilton and Gilmour, and bring on Amade in the second half when the press eases off and we get more time to play. It as also far too tight with many mistakes trying to play from the back. We got nowhere with it, as we always do. I sort of get the thinking - against the more physical sides we tend to play that way, presumably because he doesn`t fancy us to win a physical battle, but it was clear very ealy that it wasn`t working and there were loads of early mistakes. I was desperate for us to settle but we never really did, even after scoring early. It was frustrating, as it wasn`t much different from the first half in the game at Perth. Second half was better. First 20 mins were good with both sides attacking well, before we fell out of it a bit and struggled to get out of our own half. I don`t think we were doing that much wrong at that stage, we were just being outplayed by a better team. It wasn`t a big surprise when they scored to go 2-1 up, but I too was surprised that the drop off in their play after that was quite so extreme. A team will always become more defensive after getting a lead late in the game, but they pretty much stopped playing entirely. I didn`t really expect us to score, but what a feeling when we did. In games against the Pars, St Johnstone have certainly been the best team in the league so far. They`re a bit like Livingston of last season in that they`re a strong, physical side, but they combine that with a level of play that is a a good bit better than Livingston managed. It was a good point agaisnt a decent team. Reply |
| 87. Author: AdamAntsParsStripe Date: Sun 9th Nov 2025. 00:04 I’ve no time to read through all the comments so I’ll leave you with my overall opinion of today. Did we deserve to win? Not a chance. Saints took right over after we scored the first. They were more savvy up top than us and credit to our defence we still had something to cling onto much like the last game in Perth. The spirit of our team got us through this as we looked disjointed at times giving silly balls away but speaking purely as a fan, the joy on the Stadium more than made up for anything when we equalised. It was a combination of a frustration at the referee and linesman and a sense of injustice plus the goal which made it special. I really enjoyed the match and having a rant. Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte  Reply |
| 88. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Sun 9th Nov 2025. 00:11 GG Riva, Sat 8 Nov 21:12 I thought they ran out of legs and resorted to fouling. They were quite cute in stopping us playing and wete lucky with refereeing decisions the last 20 minutes. We were poor first half, gave the too much room in midfield but I think that`s because St J worked hard in the middle and ran out of steam at the end. G Wardrope Reply |
| 89. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Sun 9th Nov 2025. 00:22 Today was a milestone in attitude I thought. The attitude to keep going, believe that you can score even in the last few minutes speaks volumes. It speaks for self belief and teamwork. You can have good players but it doesn`t necessarily make you a good team. I saw today a good team, who maintained concentration despite some of the refereeing decisions. It was St J I thought who blinked first towards the end of the game. We are only going to get better as the season goes on, and grow in confidence. You reap what you sow. G Wardrope Reply |
| 90. Author: twin par Date: Sun 9th Nov 2025. 00:27 Really enjoyed today.Great to see guts and determination throughout the side.A great change from past seasons,so much more organisation and positivity,roll on next game,long time since I’ve said that. Reply |
| 91. Author: CrossPar Date: Sun 9th Nov 2025. 09:55 Berry, Sat 8 Nov 22:01 We had Barney, C-Mullen, John Tod & Abdulai waiting for the ball, more than a handful for the St Johnstone defenders. Our delivery from corners and set pieces was poor. Reply |
| 92. Author: desparado Date: Sun 9th Nov 2025. 11:24 Great to get a point right at the end. Saints bossed the midfield though for most of the game. Amade and Caceres in midfield left Gilmour quite isolated at times. Amade seems to have gone off the boil since the early part of the season. Keeper should have saved their second goal. Free kick was a beauty but we only had three players in the wall, presumably to give him a clearer view of it…. Just after we scored I was annoyed with Mullen for playing the audacious cross field pass that was intercepted by Saints and they nearly scored from it with Terrell saving the shot. Fraser MoM by a mile… What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 93. Author: jake89 Date: Sun 9th Nov 2025. 12:13 The thing about a goal like Tod`s is that last season it just wouldn`t have happened. Someone up front would`ve passed the ball, it would`ve been intercepted and then punted up the pitch. Reply |
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