[Matchday] Livingston V Celtic, Sun 11th Nov KO 12 pm, Live on Sky Sports Football

The manager had a tough decision, rest players after a tough schedule or keep a winning team. However you can't win everything and I think we will head back to that winning pace after the break. Still about 2.6 points per game over the last 6 games. Our record over the season so far if til the end is still 82 points which I would expect to win the title

 

Top of the League , easy . One of those days.

 

Frustrating as * the day, * like this always happens. Makes you realise how awesome a feat the invincible season was. We will roll on no * probs and smash another league title. These breaks get on ma * they * the flow and feng shui up.

 

I really think we should try alternative corner kick takers. I have a feeling Rogić could do them well.

 

Top of the league, clean sheet.

 

Thought Rogic had won it for us and their goalie pulls off a wondersave , it was going to take something like that , pitch was awful and they just put bodies behind the ball wich was hard to play through. difficult to get a high tempo on that pitch and that suited them, playing at their pace.

 

We were pish. ...... but, can't win them all.

Top of the league, and I'll guarantee we'll still be there at the end of the season

 

Disappointing game team never got into their stride chances very few only Rogic had a decent attempt on goal Livi defending in numbers and roughing it up in midfield expect their forward to get retrospective ban for the headbut on Christie fair play to Christie just got on with the game. Pitch is a big help to them they don't try to run with the ball either hit it and chase or play it long but we have ate pitches at Lennoxtown so maybe should be doing a bit better in them.

 

* game but after Thursdays effort I'll let them off. That free kick late on at the corner flag that Eddy took *?!!. Anyways great day out, we've had a great few weeks and we add to it today at a tough ground/pitch.

Hampden next.... Up the RA

 

Said it before but those Astro turf pitches shouldn’t be aloud in the top league, changes the game completely playing on that surface.

 

Some of the bounces were insane.

 

Pull our players from the Scotland team citing injuries from Livi plastic pitch. See what the SFA do then about it.

 

Pitch was *.
The ball held up at the players feet, it bounced awkwardly and the players could barely control the ball, especially Edourad and even Rogic.
But this is when we need to change Tactics as our fancy free flowing football wil not work because of the above problems.

All Livingston did today was lob the high ball to Menga and then get crosses in or try to win throw ins and corners so they could get the ball into the box and cause us problems.

You cant play football on those pitches, we have to adapt our style if we're gonna get anywhere.

These pitches need to go in the first place, if we're a professional league then they shoudnt be in the top flight, its a joke that we cant play our normal game at 3 stadiums in this league and it hinders us. and we're trying to sell this pish to tv companies.

Livingston knew what to do on that pitch as they have the experinece on it from the last 6 months and that is how they got their point today.

 

I'm a bit disappointed we never got a win,, was always going to be a difficult match after our exertions on thursday..

Plastic pitch, early kick off and a physical Livi was always going to make it tough. I didn't manage to see the game today but i just looked at the league table and see Livi have only conceded 7 goals!

Didn't realise they were playing so tight at the back , maybe Livi are due some credit for keeping us out and just wish we had got a goal as they have only scored 12 so if we had taken the lead we could probably have won 1-0

Onwards & Upwards

 

Ah well, top of the league and playing some lovely stuff. I guarantee you all we will be at least 7 clear by the time we play the Huns.

 

Yesterday was a blip...we are still playing great stuff,I'm not worried.We will still win the league.

 

The players train on artificial pitches every day at Lennoxtown.

There's absolutely no excuses for professional footballers "NOT" being able to play on them whatsoever.

It's pathetic.

 

They're definitely scared going for 50/50's or being tackled on them..

Don't wanna single anyone out..

(Scott cough Sinclair)..

 

Think it 100% goes down to 1) the pitch and 2) the keeper having a great day!

Even if you just watch the highlights you cann see the odd bobbles and bounces the ball takes, how slow everything moves, its all down to the pitch.