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If we don't do it now we never will tbh. Simple as that for me. As cash rich as we've probably been.

 

Boring, unexpected draws in the league have happened pretty much every year I've watched us tbh. I don't see results like against St Johnstone surprising. Should they happen? Naw. But should Bayern get beat 5-1 off Eintracht Frankfurt before the latter go and lose 2-0 to Aberdeen in the next game they play? Probably not either. Football is a funny game. Ultimately we almost always go on to recover and win titles or compete till near the end od the season in the case where we have lost them for whatever reason. So I dont panic too much with them despite how annoying they are.

In terms of the loss against Killie, with the team we had out yes, we should in theory win, but the gap wasn't THAT big that it'd a foregone conclusion if you don't tale your chances or show the desired effort. Again, results like that happen.

However, the latter game worried me more so as it showed again issues with the squad that for me have been prevalent for a while even back to Ange. Lack of strength, power, pace and too one dimensional when the going gets tough. I can accept defeats but not when they come as a result of issues that can be and should have already, been solved.

There were also players starting or appearing for us who I don't believe would even have started for Killie in their respective positions. Something that should absolutely never be the case.

You hint at it in your post bit I think our fans underestimate sometimes the difference 3 or 4 players really can make to us, even against SPL teams where each game against us is their biggest of the season. Especially Killie. How many times over the years has it taken a moment of magic from one of our best creative players, a great save from our GK, a header from our best CB etc to be the difference even in a match in Scotland? Most recently it was so often Jota or even Giakoumakis popping up with a first time finish. Two players we no longer have and for me, there has been a drop off in quality from Jota to Palma and Starfelt to Scales.

I'm not a huge fan of the "we spend more we absolutely should be winning near enough every game". Especially when we are spending on *, for the most part. I know that's not what you were getting at.