Arabs v Jags Friday Night

[King Kenny]

Miles off it again. Our midfield is abysmal

[javeajag]

I mean it’s laughable defending …..amateur 

[Thornwood Jag]

We're playing worse than we did in the 5-0 game!

[Third Lanark]

Other posters saying we don’t need Turner back - we could do with him back for his set pieces alone.  Our free kicks appear to be a case of just passing backwards- no threat whatsoever 

[JeanieD]

1-0 defeat might be a “good” result

[Barney Rubble]

Utterly honking first 30 minutes, United could and perhaps should have been 5-0 up in that period alone.

We've gradually built a bit of momentum since then, but I fear that, like the game at Firhill, if United get the next goal we could implode.

1-0 is always retrievable, but Dools needs to have a credible Plan B, because whatever he sent them out to do tonight got blown away in the first quarter of the game.

[Big Col]

It really is frustrating when they don’t get the ball straight into the box from a set play. Forget short corners and wee tippy tap passes from free

kicks - get the ball in there!

[elevenone]

14 minutes ago, Third Lanark said:

Other posters saying we don’t need Turner back - we could do with him back for his set pieces alone.  Our free kicks appear to be a case of just passing backwards- no threat whatsoever 

 

agree a chance to play free kick into box, we play it back.

would have turner back in a heartbeat.  preferably using bannigan to ‘sweeten’ the deal.  win win.

[dibble]

Bannigan ? What does he bring anymore?

[Big Col]

Awful stuff.

[Fearchar]

We are in dire need of a goalkeeper that defenders have confidence in.

[Big Col]

7 minutes ago, Fearchar said:

We are in dire need of a goalkeeper that defenders have confidence in.

Defenders would be nice as well.

[Fearchar]

A shot in at the near post again.

[King Kenny]

Fitzpatrick is either a 9/10 or a 2/10, nothing in between. Compare his output to the United wingers tonight and it’s night and day. Zero effort off the ball from him.

Our new favourite tactic of shelling long diagonals doesn’t do us any favours either.

We started the game tonight with zero belief we could win and out performance matched that. 
 

United are a poor team, it’s a poor standard of league this year so heaven knows why we sit off them so much. 
 

Young Diack looks decent, deserves a shot.

We really need some midfielders in January.
 

[sb1876]

A decent keeper would also help.

[Jag36]

Totally fed up with this team, why is bannigan still getting a game, sneddon absolutely no confidence in him and muirhead if you're injured go down and get treatment. Also why take stanway off again

[Barney Rubble]

Called it.

[javeajag]

Can’t believe they scored from a cross ball….strange 

[elevenone]

If I never see Bannigan in a Thistle jersey again it will be too soon.  If Dools cannot see that then he is friendship blind.

And take defence with you.

[elevenone]

Feel sorry for the paying travelling fans.  Livingston would take 5 off that Dundee Utd team for context.

[javeajag]

We are a poor team in a poor league.

[Barney Rubble]

Two highest priorities in this transfer window:

1) A defensive coach

2) A CDM that is a dirty ******* (good luck finding one of those in a January window)

[JAG1970]

No real surprise given our known weaknesses. We’ve conceded 14 goals and taken just one point from the two teams above us in four games. 

But if we can strengthen in January and keep our best players then a play off spot is there for the taking. And it’s not nice tippy tappy signings, it’s players with aggression and mental strength to win individual battles and drive those around them. Whether that can be found is another matter of course.

[javeajag]

We have conceded 30 goals in 18 league games, we can’t defend properly and running through our midfield is far too easy. Serious questions for Doolan.

[dl1971]

Tonight just confirms we are not good enough to compete for the title. Play offs it will be. Can only hope we strengthen in January. Edited to add our entire midfield is very poor.