Jasper Blues

Good positive post. I think there were positives and negatives to be taken from yesterdays game. McGregor - Made a couple of good saves at the feet of the Hibs forwards. Pos Bartley - Not his fault but he will never be a fullback. Neg Goian - Normal steady self. Pos Bocanegra - Natural leader. Pos Papac - One of our most reliable performers for some time but with Wallace, he didn't look as if he new what he should be doing. Neutral Wylde - Very poor. Didn't take the fullback on all day. Too predictable. Neg Edu - Powerhouse in the middle. Carrying on with his recent form. More and more of our play is going via him rather than Davis. Who would have thought that a few weeks ago.Pos Davis - Getting his form back. May be benefitting from Edu stepping up to the plate to take some of the pressure off him. Pos Wallace - A player I like and think will be very good for us but he looks a bit confused. Don't think the Wallace/Papac idea is working. Neutral Aluko - Outstanding. Made something happen every time he got on the ball. Held the ball up well and scored a screamer. Also showed Wylde how to take on and beat a fullback. Pos Healy - Worked his arse off. Imagine his work-rate with Boyds natural goalscoring. Wants to do well. Pos Mervan - Looked the part when he came on. early days but was really confident. Pos Kerkar - Tried hard to play the "killer" ball between the CH and FB. Didn't quite come off but at least he tied to be positive. Neutral McCulloch - Was just Jigger. Digs in, wins the ball, and passes it sideways or back. Neutral I'm the same as most people on here. I think we play too many long, hopeful balls when Jella plays. Not his fault, just because he is good in the air. Played less of them yesterday. In Aluko, Mervan, Davies, Edu and Wallace we have guys who can keep the ball so the need for the long ball isnt there, but we still need more sharpness in the box. With Jella plus 1 sharp striker or 2 if Jella goes we should be ok.

I take your point but it's just so f****** annoying. The difference in price of train tickets for 4 people is around £150. "The best laid schemes etc."

Typical. No thought for the fans. I know we need the TV money, but surely between RFC and the BBC they could have announced this as soon as the draw was made. The game was scheduled for a 3pm kick-off on Saturday 4th. I bought my train tickets yesterday to come down from Aberdeen. If I wait too long the price is crazy money, so I try to buy as early as possible.

The biggest problem John Fleck has is us. We need to give him a chance to shine, and that means not getting on his back whenever he makes a mistake. He needs to have the confidence to try things and he'll only get that with our support. We lack creativity and Fleck can give us that - If we give him time.