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Huge thanks to @AFC1903analysis for reminding me of other sites exist😅

Not perfect and a bit rough but its for Saints fans so hopefully has some value to those interested. Can try to add things if somethings missing, and will tinker constantly anyway

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@AyeReadyPod He was being dragged down by his shirt.

It caused him to twist, which caused the lack of balance, which caused the leg to raise as he slides on his arse on what was effectively a waterslide.

Everyone's legs raise as they fall back when sliding.

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Refs have no common sense. Anyone with a fucking brain sees the pitch is soaking, so quite how they expect a player sliding to manage to stop themselves when there's a player a yard away is beyond me

VAR slowing it down and going for a close up is pathetic and missed comtext

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Games now up on the site. So well beaten theres maybe not a huge point looking at it much, but my xG model reckons Fowlers 1st half chance was harder than it looked

As said Kim for Rangers looks like one of those who is a level or two above this league

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If its any consolation the last time we lost 4-0 at Ibrox we then beat Rangers in the next game at McDiarmid. Which was the James Brown "where did that come from?!" game.

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@AyeReadyPod His shirt was pulled causing the lack of balance.

VAR never bothered showing that part of the situation.

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@SpeckyEu97 Chances of that seem very, very, unlikely now.

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- Mikulic looked dominant and I'd consider him starting soon

- Fotheringham showed why we need 1v1 players in attack

- Cotterill too ball watch-y to play deep, players ran off him too easily with no on ball upside

- I like Steven but we need actual goals/assists from him now

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@hammer_saint Yeah there will be absolutely no fuss at all because of who's involved.

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@hammer_saint Be worth it. Nicky Clarks was similar and got rescinded.

I'd be putting a complaint in too. VAR forced that decision on the ref, which isn't their job.

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@hammer_saint Pretty much yeah, but the VAR decides to ignore that do a slow mo close up of the contact instead.

VAR decides what the ref sees so heavily influences it.

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@SFitbaws It won't be given every time, no. That's not even the first time it happened in this match and the exact same thing happened to Nicky Clark for us a few years ago and it was rescinded

It's a contact sport in heavy rain and Fotheringham was clearly trying his best to pull out

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Makes sense to realise it's Andrew Dallas who's the VAR for that decision too

Picked up an injury that forced him to retire, coincidentally, the exact same time VAR was forced upon us

So desperate to still be relevant he has to make sure he gets to make some form of decision

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Mind when Nicky Clark got sent off at Ibrox for an absolutely nothing incident where he wins the ball? And it was so ridiculous it's never happened since and the SFA admitted it was a mistake?

Well the exact same thing has happened to us, again, away to Rangers...

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Very much subs to get minutes into legs/save people for Wednesday, and honestly fine with that.

Nothing really to lose as first half set up wasn't getting us back into the game.

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Back underway at Ibrox and three changes for the Saints.

ON: Mikulic, Fotheringham and Schmidt.
OFF: Finlayson, Fowler and Campbell.

#SJFC | 🔵 1-0 🟡

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Need more intensity but hard to know how that comes on a heavy pitch in these conditions when your opponent has free rein to drag you back by your shirt whenever they wish

Suspect this ends with Rangers winning by a couple as their aggressive set up causing too many problems

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Feels like far too much space in the middle of the park in front of the defence. Any time Rangers move the ball quickly they're getting space around our box.

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@BBCSportScot Use the correct St Johnstone badge please.

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@DerekTaylor84 This is maybe it. CMs will likely have an absolute shift today.

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Didn't expect Holt to be dropped and unsure on that one, think he's massive for us in terms of controlling the pace of the game and Cotterill can't do that.

Glad Gullan is back in as we'll be reliant on "moments" and he can be that guy.

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Lining up for the Saints in Glasgow this afternoon 💛

#SJFC

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@StuartMcK17 Not sure if it invites too much pressure and using the back 4 v Celtic, and doing well, will convince him to be a bit more front foot.

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RB position seems to change depending on opponent so do we go for the more athletic Todd? Or the more experienced Smith?

Gullan or Campbell to replace the injured Stanton? Or both in if you don't think one of Steven/Cotterill should keep their spot as we need more goals?