The LOTW Diary- Who The Feck Is Jerry Fox? United 1 Hoops 1

Why did no one pick up on ma faux pas? Why did no one notice that Jerry Fox was meant to be Jerry Kerr? When we turned into Sandeman Street on Saturday ma fear that I had made a boob was realised. Amateur, fecking amateur. Bit like ma team. But if there is a Jerry Fox do you think he is a centre forward or a midfielder if so call GS at CP.

Saturday brought back memories of MON’s last season, black Sunday and worse of all Liam’s and Luigi’s teams. It was up there wie the 3-0 defeat to the Harry Rags at Hampden in TB’s first season and in that season we were so woeful it is the worst season I ever watched the hoops.

It was like watching two pub teams on Saturday. The baw was black and blue due to being booted as hard as it could up and doon the park. It was sore as every second touch was a tackle. A team that has had a fare few bob spent on it, in domestic terms, and the highest wage bill in Scotland surely should have a clue how to win and game and how to play fitbaw?

Lacked ideas, lacked guile, lacked pace. Lacked leadership and lack a big doze of baws. Get the baw doon and play no just lump it the way yer facing. Panic on the streets of London once sang the Moz. Panic on the park at Tanideechie every time a hoop player got the ball. Hoof it went as far away from the player as possible.

GS said he was satisfied wie the effort. Correct I was thinking before the equaliser, which the wee feck celebrated right in front of me in the howf that is the fair play stand, that it was perspiration over inspiration. Off the park the manager lacked ideas and baws to change it.

Is he happy that Tommy G is doing his comedy act in front of the hoops support instead of on the park trying to wrestle back midfield dominance from Fawkirk and ICT rejects? Is he happy that a team lacking so much in the creativity stakes can afford to leave a creative player on the bench? Is he happy that oor midfield is so far oaf the pace that we never win the second baw EVER?

5 minutes into the second half JJPD was sent to get warmed up. From ma seat in the fair play stand, Caldwell was struggling in front of me. He was blowing oot his arse, which is no surprise after 4 months oot. As JJPD was sent roond in front of the support to do his thing the fear in his face was clear to see. Is this the reason he didnae come on?

Deek and Cillian also done a warm up but wie 10 minutes left they stopped. They knew GS widnae turn to them to try and threaten a United back line being marshalled by Lee bloody Wilkie and being made to look guid by oor attackers. The bottom-line is on and of the park it was disgraceful. Long-term questions are no being posed and there are no many answers.

Have we sunk that low that we now struggle to over come honest graft? Have oor ambitions that much that players that shine in fellow SPL teams are what we are striving for? After initial impressions guys like Elvis, Caldwell, Wilson- recently- and even Hartley are not guid enough. They won’t take the team forward. If McDonald is an indicator of the future then days like Saturday will become ten a penny.

We have been sold a doozie. Team 2 has regressed by team 1. The fitter, faster, stronger team promised by the management team has failed to materialise. In court they would be sent down for perjury. Rumours of a move to Eastland’s or the northeast would be most welcomed if true if a lot of the murmurings heard on Saturday are reflective.

Oor support was not a nice place to be on Saturday. Frustrations are starting to boil over. The supporters are bickering and on Saturday violence was nearly upon us. Fans are not listening to shouts; they automatically think players are being berated. They bhoy in the same row as me was shouting at Aiden to stay wide give the game a bit of width.

There was no yer shite McGeady or anything. Two rows behind a group of bevvied up young un’s to umbridge at this perceived abuse and abused the so-called abuser. When the so called abuser tried to argue his point backed up I may add by the majority round aboot the young un’s torrent of abuse to all was well oot of order.

Guys you were shouting aboot supporting yer team, not being a Celtic fan etc but yer behaviour and subsequent behaviour afterwards, constantly singing of Aidens name to wind up the so-called abuser was un-Celtic like. But that’s a product of what is happening on the park.

We have developed a siege mentality to certain players. Some players are martyrs whom can’t be questioned. I understand Aiden gets abuse and he does need encourages, he was oor only creative output on Saturday, but give it guys who are abusing players not pointing oot the fact the GS tactics stop us getting any width whatsoever.

We are frustrated. Black Sunday is still too fresh. Bottom-line is this blip has been coming as players and management failings mean we were getting away wie it for months. At least the r*ngers are sh*te though, eh?

Forza the frustrating Hoops.