Hamilton Away 19 March

Nothing to Write Home About

An overwhelming sense of mediocrity lingers over New Douglas Park at the best of times; on Saturday, it appeared to filter into the players and fans.

I’ve never attended a “competitive match” played in such silence. You could not only hear the crap shouted by McInnes, you could hear big Pete’s under the breath mutterings too!

The optimists tell me we had some shots on goal, the highlights tell me that we simply over-hit a couple of passes.

There really is very little to say about the game. We started is hugely cavalier fashion, devoid of shape but full of intent. This lasted for a good ten minutes before the full backs, pulled back and all forward momentum was lost.

Every attack seemed to break down due to the lack of forward options. Not one of the front men ever looked like troubling the experienced back line of Hamilton Accies. Unfortunately, they opened us up with ease.

I no longer try to work out what McInnes thinks, but to re-jig a successful defence is clear the work of a mad-man. Listing only 6 fit subs, one of whom was that Cleveland Taylor, was also an odd choice. Suffice to say that Danny Invincible, operating without Cup Tie behind him, had his worst game for us since signing.

Many folks have (deliberately) mis-interpreted my comments on Danny and the bear clarification here. He isn’t the worst player at the club, Cleveland Taylor scoops that accolade with both left hands, he’s simply not a player capable of enhancing our squad. Reynolds was stupidly banished from the squad so that he could play against Rangers U19s; he’d have played better than Invincible and he carries a goal threat. Of course to take the place of Invincible, he’d first have to find out where Danny was supposed to be playing. In the first half it was either right of a midfield four or right of a front three....

Let’s also clarify that he wasn’t the only one who wandered around the park like a jakey in stilettos. I’d challenge anyone to confirm that Liam was meant to be playing left midfield’ sometimes it looked like Danny G was playing there....

There were simply no plus points for Saints. Most players were poor, the team was wrong, the subbies were wrong, the management duo lost face following a hissy-fit towards Peter Enckleman and we even made Tom Elliot look like a football player.

Mensing’s red card probably summed up the game. Never a red card, yet that’s the sort of officials we have in the game. As I said; mediocre all round.

Ponder anew; McInnes claims that he is pushing for the top six, at 0-0 he withdrew Craig and put on Gartland.... He’s obsessively negative and has cost us thousands in prize money  - how I’d love to send him to Coventry.