Wide-open McDiarmid suits the champions

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St Johnstone are on a run of three wins, two draws and a single defeat in six games, a sequence that has seen them move away from the foot of the table.  Defeat at Livingston last midweek being the only black mark since they were being used as target practice by those in the bottom half of the table.

They started their league campaign at Celtic Park with a 7-0 defeat.  Maybe I’m just over-cautious from a few years ago, when the same result against St Mirren proceeded a cup exit to the same opposition a week later, but this kind of result can be misleading.  Those on the receiving end can use the hurt as motivation, while the team who dished out the win learn nothing useful about their opponents.

I expect Neil Lennon will have the squad ready for the battle of four consecutive away games; motivation will not be a concern.  McDiarmid Park is also a wide-open surface.  It is a yard longer and a yard wider than Celtic Park; I expect the champions to prosper.

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  1. AKBW1888 AT 4.44

     

    You write some good stuff but it all reads like a Shakespearean sonnet as your PC seems to only go to the margin every second line! Very strange on the eye!

     

    But then again, yon Shakespeare wasn’t a bad writer in his time. It has been reported that, after finishing The Merchant of Venice, he went into his local for a well earned jug of ale only to be told by the innkeeper that he was bard!

     

    A’ll get ma jaikit. . . .

     

    Hail! Hail!

     

    Terrymac

  2. The case today was linked to the Ashley case. Judge has already ruled that the Huns are in breach of contract but no figure was put on the amount of damages they would have to pay. The Judge suggested they should try to negotiate an agreed figure themselves but if they couldn’t come to an agreement then the Court would decide.

     

    There was an injunction in place to prevent the Huns from dealing with their present Suppliers but the Huns were looking for that to be relaxed. Today the Judge ruled in favour of the Huns on this one but it may be appealed to Supreme Court. In the meantime Huns were seeking 100k Legal Costs , Judge awarded them 75k.,

  3. AKBW1888 AT 4.44

     

    You write some good stuff but it all reads like a Shakespearean sonnet as your PC seems to only go to the margin every second line! Very strange on the eye!

     

    But then again, yon Shakespeare wasn’t a bad writer in his time. It has been reported that, after finishing The Merchant of Venice, he went into his local for a well earned jug of ale only to be told by the innkeeper that he was bard!

     

    A’ll get ma jaikit. . . .

     

    Hail! Hail!

     

    Terrymac

     

     

    Hail ! Hail ! Terry Mac yeah Shakespeare must have got pissed the night before & was writting Graffiti all

     

    over the said Boozer’s walls no doubt to make notes about his next book yeah Shakespeare was a bit of

     

    a writer & a book worm

     

    However these laymen typers out there who’s spelling & grammer & punctuation is bad however

     

    gets ones points of opinions & views across providing one reads it slowly yeah my brain today is

     

    on vacation due to lack of proper sleep

  4. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Interesting update CorkCelt. Thank you.

     

     

    James Doleman said similar and is, usually, a good source.

     

     

    We’ll done Sevco – 75k pays the running costs until Saturday.

     

     

    Have stepped back a little from following this sorry tail. We all know how it ends and legalese is boring.

     

     

    I liken the whole thing to “Murder On The Orient Express”.

     

     

    Sevco are Ratchett (the brash, unpleasant murder victim).

     

     

    You know they’re going to die.

     

     

    Which stab of the knife actually does it (Sports Direct, Hummel, Elite, Close Brothers, King, HMRC) doesn’t actually matter.

     

     

    Hail hail

     

     

    Keep The Faith

  5. White Dog Hunch

     

    some unrefreshing posts today

     

    A wee fav eatery of mine in Barcelona to peruse while waiting for the game

     

    This place just does simple stunning food.

     

    http://alkimia.cat/en/home-eng/

     

    I believe he has a gaff in their new stadium

     

     

    Fancy Restaurant which no doubt is into food small portions & presentation plates

     

    no doubt they will not miss you price wise when it comes to le-quenti-porfa-vor

     

    gracies yeah a bit too moi-carro for Me.

  6. Today’s official starting line up V St Johnstone……

     

    Forster; Simunovic, Jullien, Ajer; Forrest, Brown, McGregor, Ntcham, Taylor; Griffiths, Edouard

     

    Subs: Gordon, Bauer, Hayes, Rogic, Christie, Klimala, Johnston

  7. Alfredo arrived home to find someone under his car this solving the strange noise he heard all the way from Braehead shopping centre.

     

    Sherlock csc

  8. Interesting team. Looks to me like Taylor is playing in an attacking midfielder/winger role. Any opinions?

  9. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    Hearing the break cutter was an attempt at an insurance job, only way they would make money on him.

  10. And the winner is…………………

     

     

    :)))))))))

     

     

    ………………………………..

     

    THEBHOYFROMU.N.C.L.E on 29TH JANUARY 2020 6:36 PM

     

    My flatmate did it………

  11. No room for Christie, assuming he’s not quite match fit. Happy with the team and the shape. Hope to see Rogic, Christie and Klimala get a decent run out from the bench.

     

     

    0-3

  12. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    An Dun,

     

    Why wouldn’t Christie be match fit?

     

    He was banned not injured

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