16 Mar 2026 08:22:20
Surprised at the amount of negativity after the result. Paisley has been a difficult venue and we came away with 3 points without many scares. The front 4 didn't do much and would like them to be closing down defenders more quickly and being in a better position to score as we provided some good balls from out wide yesterday. I believe we have the best available squad of the top 3 and have more options. I keep pushing it, but we need to run as hard as the other teams.
We clearly have dropped off fitness wise since Clement. This will be DRs biggest issue to address over summer. Summer will see lots of loan signings and out of contract players leave. One or two will go to bring in cash. But that is for then. What we have is good enough to win this league. Hearts are faltering and them across the city (surely! ) can't keep scraping by with tight decisions and late goals. We can do this!
16 Mar 2026 09:57:13
Do you think Paisley should be a difficult venue at the present time? Mirren aren't exactly playing well at all.
16 Mar 2026 10:04:43
Anyone who parks the bus is difficult for us.
16 Mar 2026 10:07:37
OT, yes it is if they just sit in and defend with 5 at the back, and everyone else sitting just in front of that. This makes it so there is no space, and their 3 big CHs just mop up any crosses as well. However, they had 6 shots and 1 on target, so once we got ahead, I didn't think we were in any risk of losing that advantage.
It was a dreadful game, but part of that is because the opposition aren't interested in playing. I understand why they do that, but it never leads to an entertaining game.
The weather on top of that didn't help.
No extra points are given for additional goals or entertainment marks, so 3 points in the bag and on to the next game. We were entertaining and played well in the two games before that, and got nothing from them. If we have boring wins for the next 8 games, I will take that all day long, and, as Bear says, sort the major issues in summer.
16 Mar 2026 10:28:38
Rangers first win in Paisley since April 2024, St Mirren set up for boring football, three points is all that matters, nine points before the split and we won't be far away.
16 Mar 2026 12:05:15
Bear, abroad, has been saying that our fitness has been poor for the last 4 months on here, mate. I'm not sure why we look so unfit; it's definitely an issue.
16 Mar 2026 12:24:24
BB, I think EHL has touched on the subject a few times: with us having a poor preseason, it's something we are going to struggle with throughout the season.
16 Mar 2026 12:37:06
Agree, Flb. It takes a lot of time to get someone able to work 100% for 60 minutes to someone who can for 90. EHL explained it really well, so I don't think we will see great improvement in that until they get a pre-season under Rohl.
16 Mar 2026 13:06:27
Personally, I've not been negative about the result. It was 3 points, and that's all that matters in the end. But I think we are all getting fed up watching these turgid performances away from home; recent ones against Hibs and Livi come to mind. The money we have spent, and the standard of player we supposedly have, should have us playing better football than that.
Yeah, I'll take another 8, 1-0 wins like that, but it would be nice if some of these guys could learn to control and pass the ball. The front 4 cost us the best part of £17milion, not including loanee Moore, and at times they look as if they have never seen a ball before.
16 Mar 2026 13:07:18
For me, if you want to win a title, you shouldn't be finding it hard to beat a struggling Mirren side imo.
16 Mar 2026 13:25:27
Or Kilmarnock away or Livingston at home, Orange. 3 points collected for the first time since April 2024 in Paisley.
16 Mar 2026 13:34:38
St Mirren set up for boring football. Motherwell, we never play well against them.
We are set up to play terrible football. Let's speak the truth here.
Yesterday, 3 points is all that matters.
16 Mar 2026 13:39:30
Must have missed EHL post flb.
16 Mar 2026 13:52:00
OT, funny thing is, when you look at the top 3, only Hearts have managed to beat them in any competition by more than 1 goal, home or away (once in 4), and they have lost to them and drawn with them. So, it seems St Mirren are extremely adept at making the better team struggle against them.
So, a 1-0 win against them isn't a bad result at this time in the season, as much as I would prefer peak Barcelona performances.
16 Mar 2026 15:36:56
I think RM had got the fitness guys to condition the players that they would have the ball for most of the game, and play in the opposition half, but we have seen how that panned out. Probably that imposter's arrogance again, without understanding the league.
16 Mar 2026 16:43:55
Good research, Angus. I don't know why we would be expected to turn anyone over after the season(s) we've had. It's not like there are many teams anywhere in any league that rip everybody apart; it's just football, isn't it. Or else we'd never beat the likes of Dortmund, etc.
16 Mar 2026 17:28:00
Bazbear, thanks and I agree with your post. I never understand why anyone would ever expect us to turn anyone over. We are a prized scalp for every other team in the league other than Celtic, so they raise their game and have a specific plan to stop us playing. We feel the same about Dortmund and set about them the exact same way.
The argument is budget, I know, but money only buys probability, not certainty. A high budget makes it more likely to win most games, resulting in a higher league finish, but it cannot guarantee success in any or every single 90-minutes. Hence, we still think we can finish above Celtic's bigger budget.