*****The Official St Johnstone v The Champions Match Thread****

[.Williamson. 82,192]

This feels like watching the teams we had when we couldn’t win the title 

[livibear101 248]

Disjointed from us but that was always going to be the case with all the changes 

[tayside 295]

This is murder 

[GA1972 9,555]

I hate when we play like this, safe pass after safe pass then an aimless long ball or cross when we run out of ideas

[Redemption80 170]

Kamara has been ok, but not much else.

Maybe Patterson on at half time?

[EastEnclosureBear 2,919]

Refs a fucking blind cunt

[demise 3,516]

We are playing too deep and the amount of times we used McLaughlin is baffling. 

[Malkytfp1 18,594]

Let's never play this formation/lineup again.

Really disjointed. Fringe players need to make themselves available here and stand up and be counted.

Got a real preseason feel about it.

[tayside 295]

Jesus wept Itten

[esquire8 42,620]

Despite the changes you still expect a certain level of performance. Not happening as yet.

[graeme_4 34,508]

Think everyone needs to remember we’ve made 7 changes, and the league was won in March. This is the equivalent of a friendly or an ESL tie. 

[Malkytfp1 18,594]

Also....Itten won't cut it here.

[Malkytfp1 18,594]

Just now, graeme_4 said:

Think everyone needs to remember we’ve made 7 changes, and the league was won in March. This is the equivalent of a friendly or an ESL tie. 

No when you're at Rangers mate. There is still a level of expectation.

[graeme_4 34,508]

Just now, esquire8 said:

Despite the changes you still expect a certain level of performance. Not happening as yet.

Itten really isn’t impressing me. 

[Valance1690 3,826]

Sadly this is why players like Hagi, Itten, Simpson don't get as many minutes, they don't bring enough when they do play

In saying that, even the regulars have been pretty poor here so far 

[Scottywellhousetb 50,471]

We've made 7 changes because we won the league in March, just knocked the tarriers out the cup, this is what I expect with nothing to play for except an unbeaten season, try new things and get minutes in legs, absolutely no need for any criticism whatsoever 

[Vision 16,729]

Just shows the drop in quality with all these changes

[RockwellGers 14,712]

Just now, graeme_4 said:

Think everyone needs to remember we’ve made 7 changes, and the league was won in March. This is the equivalent of a friendly or an ESL tie. 

True, would prefer it to be better than this though. Since I paid £17.50 for it (nah I didn't really) 

[VanVeenRangers 2,535]

Imagine paying 17.50 for this pish

[Drumloyal 14,966]

Passes going astray all over the fucking place.  

[Jamie0202 12,272]

Obviously all the changes are having an effect on how we're playing but there's a bigger factor at play tonight and that is the fact that the league was won so early. Thinking back to some of our great title winning teams over the years these types of performances at the end of the season after the league was won were common as fuck.

[The Godfather 71,883]

Just now, graeme_4 said:

Think everyone needs to remember we’ve made 7 changes, and the league was won in March. This is the equivalent of a friendly or an ESL tie. 

Yup. 

It's a B team because we are saving the main guys for the cup. 

You can't just throw in players who've not been getting game time and change basically the whole line up and expect it to just click. 

Leagues over

[Hadron Collider 30,871]

The refs a cunt. 

[Malkytfp1 18,594]

Just now, Scottywellhousetb said:

We've made 7 changes because we won the league in March, just knocked the tarriers out the cup, this is what I expect with nothing to play for except an unbeaten season, try new things and get minutes in legs, absolutely no need for any criticism whatsoever 

No seeing it as criticism as much as general observations. Think most are delighted were mixing it up but nothing wrong with saying it's looking shite the now.

[graeme_4 34,508]

Just now, Malkytfp1 said:

No when you're at Rangers mate. There is still a level of expectation.

I get that, but needs a bit of context.