Well said TT - today was absolute nonsense and we surrendered the game before kick off by having Hughes and Beck in the starting line-up. 2 absolute non-contributors meant 9 men at best and with a seemingly absent midfield we were completely flattered by the final score-line. If you just see that score you might think it was a close game, in reality it could have been many, many more and it was so disheartening to watch that it took me back to the end of Canning's reign as this was equally rubbish.
As for Brian Rice, I am slowly losing the will to support him as all the positivity he displayed at the start of his tenure has slowly, surely and sadly disappeared. His substitution of Martin was completely bizarre (barring any non-obvious injuries) and we are so timid and easily beaten its boak-inducing. Even bringing Daz on made zero difference as his efforts to bring some bite (or indeed anything at all) to the midfield were weak in the extreme. Oakley's control and contribution were poor, poor, poor and as a team I cant see any way we will avoid being 11th or 12th as St Johnstone were miles ahead of us in terms of skill, application, technique, tactics and indeed virtually any measure you care to mention.
The only good thing about today was the quick exit thanks to the good positioning of the away support car-park. Otherwise it was rubbish.
On the outskirts of nowhere, on the ring road to somewhere, on the verge of indecision, I'll always take the roundabout way.