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Very much depends on our attitude. Hope the players have a bit more self belief. We all saw what happened in the play-offs last year - time for everyone, supporters included, to go up a gear.

All 4 goals at the city end. I wonder which end we score more goals at? And same question for individual players? I'm guessing we score more at city end because we nearly always are shooting that way in the 2nd half, and in games where we score a few, there's likely to be more goals after the interval.

Oops. Misread that...

And no Xander... So McInroy wide right probably.

Sorry for Stevie - tough injury to come back from. Reckon he's a pretty resilient character though. Is Xander not an option?

Happy with a point although the sooner we secure a play-off place, the better, so we can regroup and potentially rest players. Get the feeling we're now running on fumes and Stevie went off injured today apparently. Oh and why did it take so long for Mitchell to get back in the team? He has his faults but I concluded yonks ago that we are more solid defensively when plays. Added to fact his distribution is tons better.

Fitzpatrick didn't have his best game, however he nearly scored and made a couple of chances, unlike some other attacking players. He is very obviously a confidence player. You can see him berating himself when things don't come off. I think that's the attitude problem - not backing himself and letting his head go down. Needs to learn to stay positive regardless how he's playing.

Just about worth the win because we had the more clearcut chances. But a disjointed performance and thought we would pay for one of the many free kicks we gave them. McBeth great in defence but don't think Neilson in midfield works. Game seemed to pass him by. Oh and wish the bloke who sits somewhere behind a moans about Doolan never being a manager would give it a rest.

Okay. Downvote rescinded now you've explained what you meant. Your initial comment came across as just being a very negative write off of a young player. Hope James continues to progress - he comes across as likeable with a good attitude.

I remember I used to go to clubs and moan about the music until a friend asked why I went if I didn't enjoy it. It was a fair point - I stopped going to clubs. The point being if you get so little enjoyment from watching Thistle, that your primary reaction from our first win in two months or so is as above, you perhaps need to find something else to do on a Saturday afternoon. Unless of course you enjoy being angry, in which case fill your boots.

Good to get the win. Morton are so one dimensional, although it's been working for them. Performance was good enough and thankfully the pitch wasn't quite as bad as I was expecting. We should start to see it improve now, which will hopefully help Fitz and Stevie.

Definitely should be winning this. And I know it's not a popular view but I don't think we were too far off it on Tues evening. My main concern is the pitch which will make it difficult to move the ball quickly - where it's reasonable to expect us to have the advantage over Morton. I also don't think experimenting with players in unnatural positions is the way to go - it might have positive impact, but on the balance of probability it's more likely not to work out. Play the best players available in their natural positions, focus on getting the basics right, concentrate on the job in hand, keep the heid and results will come. Just not sure about tomorrow because of that pitch ...

No.

No way we'll end up in a relegation play-off. And not entirely sure what else Doolan could've done this evening. I suppose it's fair do's to be pissed off though. We'll come good soon 👍

Huge game on Saturday now. Looking forward to it.

Just wasn't to be. Kept plugging away. One of these evenings - credit to Raith Rovers defence.

Very predictable

Kyle Turner starting for them.... Grrrrrr....

I think Fitzpatrick is a class apart. Has way more natural talent than Tiffoney. Unfair to expect a player like that to shine every game though. It's peaks and troughs at this level.

Stop trying to bring nuance in to the argument or acknowledge that sometimes people make decisions based on more than metrics, KPIs, measures, data or whatever you want to call it. Only a quantitative analysis is acceptable in Mr Jordanhill's view of the business world. I'm sure he has the same opinion on sporting performance. Dools should only be looking at the numbers to determine how to make the team win again. Data science for the win! I find it laughable (and exasperating) that someone would choose to argue these same points over and over, as if numeric analysis by itself is the sole arbiter in matters like this. An extremely simplistic take on things, or as others have suggested, a smokescreen to hide a personal beef behind. Time for forum break.

I didn't say you did. But you did imply Doolan doesn't know what he's doing recruitment wise. And I offered a list of extenuating circumstances for why recruitment last summer was not indicative of how it might be in the future. Assuming he stays in management I guess we'll find out one way or the other in the future. I have a suspicion that he won't though. Which is another subject entirely...

Perhaps 'transition season' implies acceptance that we are not likely to be promoted, perhaps even some acceptance that we are not ready to compete in the division above, recognising that sustainable improvements in performance takes time. So if we're accepting that, then the sooner we know conclusively we'll be in the Championship next year, the sooner plans for next season can be executed. Contracts extended, list of transfer targets identified etc, so we can mount a 'serious title challenge' next season. So no, I don't want another 'transition season'. I want to use this one, just this one, to ensure in whatever way that next season is not another 'transition season'. If we expect more of this season and sack management team, ask for board to step down, release players en masse, etc, then I think you're virtually guaranteeing another 'transition season'. I realise that this is a pointless argument to make to some - it will be perceived as weak and defeatist. Ho-hum...

He got the job mid-season, it was his first managerial role, the club was in a mess, his dad died, he had limited backroom staff, he was wholly occupied on managing the team into and through an extended set of play-offs games, he lost the services of arguably the club's four best players. There was uncertainty over budget/funds available. Then he had a shorter close season once he knew what division we'd be in, to sort out contracts for remaining players and recruit. How can you possibly conclude that Doolan doesn't know what he's doing recruitment wise based on last summer? There isn't a manager out there who gets recruitment 100% right. It is unfair not to take the context in to account.

Finishing 5th might actually work out better for us next season. Can begin the process of preparing for new campaign sooner, extending the right contracts early, etc. I know it sounds defeatist and would/should never be the target, but having certainty and more time can only be a good thing in terms of preparation.

My memory is so poor that I can't work out who the secret missing player is that Dools should do well to look at?