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League Table as of the end of January
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
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Falkirk |
24 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
50 |
17 |
58 |
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Clyde |
21 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
22 |
16 |
41 |
|
St Mirren |
24 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
28 |
21 |
36 |
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St Johnstone |
24 |
10 |
5 |
9 |
29 |
25 |
35 |
|
Airdrie United |
24 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
31 |
32 |
34 |
|
Queen of the South |
24 |
10 |
3 |
11 |
24 |
28 |
33 |
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Ross County |
25 |
9 |
5 |
11 |
29 |
29 |
32 |
|
Partick Thistle |
25 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
31 |
38 |
29 |
|
Hamilton |
24 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
21 |
28 |
27 |
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Raith Rovers |
25 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
15 |
46 |
10 |
here has been no change in our league position and even with two losses this month it seems the other clubs are doing us a favour. We sit one win away from going in to 3rd position in the league the optimistic vision. Or as most of the fans on the forum prefer to look at it we are only seven points out of the relegation zone.
Matches and Results:
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Sat Jan 1 |
Clyde |
A |
0 - 1 |
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Sat Jan 15 |
Ross County |
H |
2 - 1 |
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Sat Jan 22 |
St. Mirren |
A |
0 - 1 |
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Mon Jan 24 |
Ross County 3rd round |
A |
1 - 4 |
Has this been the worst month we have suffered this season, maybe not, but after having our full squad on the ark for most of these fixtures it was a few shocking performances we have put in. Another question, put in the best Daily Record manner "Are we a one Gow team?"
Loosing to Clyde and St Mirren were hard to take but acceptable considering were below them in the league. Loosing to Ross County and getting kicked out of the cup was a complete disaster. With only two fixtures to be played in February now things are going to become tight.
Monthly Standings So far
| |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
GFA |
GAA |
PpG |
Pts |
Rank |
| 4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
-5 |
1.00 |
2.25 |
1.00 |
4 |
7 |
| 4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
1.00 |
1.25 |
1.00 |
4 |
7 |
| 4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
4 |
7 |
| 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
2.25 |
9 |
2 |
| 5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
1.40 |
0.60 |
2.00 |
10 |
3 |
| 3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0.66 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
3 |
7 |
As you can see the hard work in November and December has returned to the form in the previous three months. Is 7th in the league an acceptable level?
Many fans still feel this is a season for consolidation and 7th would be an acceptable start to our time in the Bells First Division. In runs in January and December gave us a taste of what our team is capable off and we would hope to return to that form as quickly as possible.
When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
Looking again for something different to raise as a talking point I thought I would focus on our goal distribution. When we concede and when we score. Do bookies take bets on when a goal will be scored. If I was a betting man I would chose between 40-45 minutes or 65-70 minutes. It also looks like the team go to sleep between 50-55 minutes and 75-80 minutes.
January Fixtures
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Sat Feb 12 |
Partick Thistle |
A |
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Sat Feb 19 |
Raith Rovers |
H |
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Sat Feb 26 |
Hamilton |
H |
Em! no pressure here guys but we could really be doing with a full house out of this one, nine points would see us well on our way to being secure in this league.
The hardest fixture has got to be Partick Thistle away. Our visits to Mary Hill always have a talking point, whether it's keeping women and kids behind at the game, held back by mounted police and guard dogs or Owen Coyle scoring another goal against Thistle it is always worth a visit.
Raith and Hamilton should both be easily dispatched.
Overview
Predicting our form is a difficult exercise after two months of great attacking football it all seemed to fall on it's head this month.
Can we put in a few decent performances this month? It really is all we need.
Update by Chris Mac | 
