Definitely. I'm not saying Hearts are the barometer but getting a gap on them early is good. They did it to us last season which was frustrating and left us playing catch up until late on. 5 points ahead after 3 games would be a great start and gets us a bit of momentum. If we beat St Johnstone I'll be quite optimistic going forward.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Thread: 5 wins in 7 games....
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19-08-2019 08:57 AM #211
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19-08-2019 09:01 AM #213
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Concern defensively is that we will be saying the same things in a few months time. Stevenson will be fine as he’s rarely injured but Gray getting fit and staying fit is a concern. And if we don’t sign anybody else in midfield, the defence will continue to be exposed.
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19-08-2019 09:04 AM #214This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Another striker and/or winger would be lovely aswell but we can get by without them imo.
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19-08-2019 09:04 AM #215
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We have already played some great stuff at times, and we've managed to dig deep to get good results at others.
Some of the defending was dreadful at the weekend and at Ibrox but that is reasonably out of character. I like all of our defenders and both the goalkeepers.
The window being open is a double edged sword. If we were to add another attacking option and a bit of nastiness to the midfield then I'd have to say that I'd be very happy with our strongest team. We're very vulnerable to the injury of key players right now though (Allan, Vela, Flo) and the lack of squad depth is very concerning although I am normally in favour of young players getting an opportunity where possible.
The other thing about the transfer window is that we are a cheeky bid for Marciano or Flo away from being in deep trouble.
I wouldn't say I'm confident as there is so much that could so easily derail us but there are definitely reasons to be optimistic. There are also areas of concern though so we'll need to wait and see.
This season is a tough one to call, especially as all of the other teams are so hard to read at this point.
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19-08-2019 09:22 AM #217
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19-08-2019 09:56 AM #218
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Gun to my head I'm not sure he'll be here in 12 months but I think our start has been OK but we've displayed some alarming weaknesses that won't just magically fix themselves.
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