Big Jaws

3 hours ago, pete said:

Jesus from what I have heard he is already massive, don't make his head 3 times bigger. He won't get through the doors.

Onevision is just trying to rope me in to do more in front of the mic @pete even though I though I'd done just enough to be the first of the podders to pick up a red card.  

Without Colin, Ross, Frankie, yourself Pete, David, Stevie, Alistair, John and Christine I'd have nothing to do on a Sunday evening. As you know I've been behind the mic on every pod since we stared this over 6 months ago and over the time I feel I've built up relationships with everyone who contributes so unlike most of the podders who came into it blind it felt natural for me to be used as a talking head when the slot became available a few days ahead of the game. On that if I'm absolutely honest with you the first pod after we go top of the table I'd have preferred one of the other contributors got the slot but availability put that to bed. My first contribution mic side coming at that point felt a little bit uncomfortable, unearned and a bit glory hunter ish for me. 

Just now, ian1964 said:

I don't think it was a red card, again! the ball was on the ground and Arfield played the ball

I agree with you @ian1964. I think the keeper had his hand on the top of the ball which isn't having full control of it and for me the ball was still moving too. Arfield for me is perfectly entitled to be going for that.

Yaaaassss!

4 minutes ago, ranger_syntax said:

How decent was that side?

 

Some of the misplaced passes were terrible.  No shortage of them either.  I spend less time laughing at SPFL jobbers.

They had something like 5-6 misplaced passes that went out of play in the whole game, 2 or 3 first half same second half. Are you seriously suggesting thats a poor team? Know what don't answer that I've already got your opinion of them from the fact you've questioned what I said.

I'll take that against a decent side who had most of the ball against 10 men. A good point for us.

2 minutes ago, Gribz said:

Just woke up for the second half. Havent read the thread. What was Candeias sent off for?

Mistaken identity.

WTF is going on here? Villareal have been persistently fouling but as soon as we started to put a tackle in the yellows come out. Not that we've been particularly good that half Worrel and Flanagan are hopeless and Goldson and Tav aint much better. We've not won one header in the middle of the park from McGregors clearances and our passing is all overt the place. 

3 hours ago, Briton said:

Okay sorry...another I've triggered.  Okay alleged victim or complainant (as I originally said).  Interesting that you don't jump on Bill who has jumped to the conclusion that publicity would have stopped this women making any complaint.

Thats twice I've seen you use the word 'triggered' wrongly. From my perspective it lacks knowledge of where and what the word is derived from which incidentally is PTSD and other severe mental illness. Instead you've decided to take the very dramatic and hyperbolic Tumblr esque synonym and use the word as a replacement for 'Anger' and 'Annoyance' of which neither of the above posters you site above appear to be in the slightest. Incidentally Tumblr, and other platforms, is a place where people pretend to suffer from PTSD and other mental disorders and then claim to be 'triggered' by things such as free speech, responsibilities, criticism, and reality. In essence its used as a deflection and avoidance technique by people who wish to go unchallenged and maintain control in much the same fashion as your thinly veiled posts have.

As far as Bills comment is concerned its quite clear what he's saying no clarity is required. Personally I don't agree with his position but it does not mean that there is no sustenance or veracity in his point that anonymity reduces the risk of consequences.

Craigs point on the other hand is absolutely correct. The correct terminology is 'alleged' and why you see fit to again play with semantics in this case is amateur from this observers position.

Don't accuse posters of semantics when you yourself are indulging in the same.

1 hour ago, onevision said:

Sorry pete but katic had a poor 45mins.

He wasn't as poor as Worrel who simply cannot judge the flight of a ball when its in the air and is constantly caught under it. I think Katic is being harshly judged because of the goal Motherwell scored. Motherwell attacked us mainly from their right our left and if it wasn't for Haliday (who I thought had a good game today) covering we could have been in bother. The looked to play it over the top of Worrel or inside him for most of the game.

1 minute ago, buster. said:

Nae google.

 

Clue: the match prior to the 7, we beat Motherwell 6-1 at Ibrox. 

Yeah thats what I was saying I guessed at first Hamilton but then checking google to confirm realised we beat the same team by the same scoreline in two matches 2005 and 2009 but I didnt want to say as it would negate anyone else having a go at the quiz but since its been answered I can now say Dundee Hibernian.

Just now, buster. said:

No

Yeah you're right Hamilton was 2008 and we did one after that but I dont want to say as I checked via google.

1 minute ago, buster. said:

Quick Quiz

 

Who did we last score 7 goals against at Ibrox in the top tier ?

St Johnstone or Hamilton?

McAuley on for the 2nd half just to get minutes into his legs but I've got to say if he continues to play like that for us then he's a stick on for me as our right centre the other three can fight it out for the other place. Only one pressure situation that he had to face today and he chests it down and comes away with it cool calm composed just exactly what we've been missing in there. I'm happy with that result today but as is the case with expectation I would have liked another one just to put us above our rivals in terms of goal difference by one goal. 

First time I've had a look at McAuley and I've got to say I'm quietly impressed with his calmness and sharp passing. At the moment he hasn't really been tested by their forwards which will give me a better understanding of how he is under pressure but at the moment he appears to be very assured.

Gareth McAuley on in place of Katic start of the 2nd half.

1 minute ago, Gaffer said:

I'm listening to RTV and I think it's Jamie Murphy as the co-commentator.  It's interesting because he's commenting on the things they practice, both as a team and individually.  He mentioned that Middleton was too one dimensional and they've been drilling him on when to cut inside in order to vary his play.  He said its showing today, and he's right.  This is the first time I've seen Middleton actually confuse defenders with his intentions.  He can of course just out sprint them (depending on the space he has), but he's now cutting inside when they flood that wing, or double up on him.  What a pleasant improvement, and I hope he continues to develop that in his game, because he could be very dangerous.

It is Jamie Murphy and Steven Smith on RTV. I think Middleton is having to use the inside run more today against Cadden as he is pretty quick himself.

8 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

It's noticeable that Tav refraining from taking corners has resulted in a couple of set piece goals this week. 

 

Middleton has a good delivery. 

Katic has been the difference on set plays today as he was on Thursday he has a very very dangerous presence for us in there.

We need to sharpen up a bit in the midfield and pay attention when we're breaking through there because Motherwell have been loading up in there waiting for our lose play and breaking from it. We also need to learn how to retain the ball from our own throw ins and kick outs its seriously starting to annoy me. Their goal comes from a period of play where we cant retain our throw ins and then we lose the ball because Arfield isn't paying attention as we break before you know it the ball is on top of Katic allowing Bowman to roll him Katic should have done better but the ball should never have been there in the first place.

I'll go for 27 points out of the possible 27.

Just now, rbr said:

 Never offside, a simply stunning team goal , wrongly chopped off , right Stevie get that defence sorted out .

Cracking move and finish, never offside in a million years, he's in line if anything. Goldson and Flanagan have been poor. Flanagan done with the pass inside and Goldson cuts out a pass and nets it with the wrong foot to a man thats offiside not to mention our headed clearances by Ojaria.  

1 minute ago, buster. said:

Can you appeal a second yellow ?

No not unless its mistaken identity I believe.

1 minute ago, buster. said:

Ist booking was standard celebrating goal with fans yellow.

 

No idea what the second was for.

 

I didn't see anything to book him for a 2nd time either.

Candeias sent off for what?

That was a cross from Morelos.

There was no one there for a cross. He looked up seen the keeper off his line and put it over him it wasn't a cross.