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Garrity must be the worst header of a ball I’ve ever seen in professional football. I get it’s not a big part of his game but it’s incredible that a player has managed to reach this level without ever learning that to at least a basic standard. I think his headed chance yesterday is the worst miss of the lot.

I actually agree with the point I think you’ve made. If you create that many chances, have at least one goal disallowed and the other keeper has the performance of a lifetime, I don’t blame the manager. As angry as I am, I don’t think the manager can do more than that. There’s things he could do differently and changes I’d like him to make for the upcoming games, but the players should have got us over the line today.

Presumably he was looking at it.

I also thought it was over the line, but had a horrible angle for it. In fact, I’ll admit I fully celebrated it and turned the arms in air into hands on the head quite quickly.

Didn’t look offside at all. Unless Longridge came from an offside position to win the flick on? Did anybody have a better view of the shot that hit the bar and came very close to bouncing over the line? Was it over?

I’m open to suggestions as to which sport to pivot to. Preferably one where referees don’t take every available opportunity to destroy the spectator experience.

I didn’t see the game yesterday, so I’ll accept your view that Longridge’s deficiencies were on full display. However, the others don’t become better by not playing, just because the team is struggling. Lopata-White did well in his first couple of games but he’s lightweight and poor in the air. He got bullied by Todorov before the disaster against Partick. Moore had a stinker last week. I personally like Owens but there’s obviously a reason he’s been behind the others in the pecking order for much of his time here. None of them are Dylan Corr but none are world beaters either.

Whoever we end up with next season, I’d like to see a defence and keeper play consistently together. Get our best keeper and back 4 as familiar with each other as possible and avoid chopping and changing where we can.

I certainly picked a bad day to post it! But we’ve been equally shambolic with any combination of the 4/5 centre backs used so it’s nothing new.

We have three better centre backs? Presumably you’re talking about Lopata-White, Owens and Moore? I’d disagree with that, particularly given that none of them have looked comfortable on the left side. Hence why he’s started ahead of all three today. It always amazes me how many centre backs struggle when not played on their natural side. Longridge’s value in being comfortable on the left side, as well as being able to cover full back, is important.

If we can upgrade on him, which we should be aiming for, then the next logical step isn’t to get rid of him altogether, but to drop him down one in the pecking order and use him to replace Lyall/Taylor/Robertson/Crawford in the role of backup midfielder. Using him in that role would be far easier and more beneficial than shopping around for someone who’s happy to sign on those terms. As they’d barely play, it would likely be someone who’s completely done or has no experience. Also, after a one year extension he’d still only be 35 at the end of that contract, it’s hardly Kirk Broadfoot.

Strongly disagree. He’s playing at a higher level this season than he has the last 2 and regularly completing 90 minutes. He should be here next season, even if his role diminishes eventually. The booking he got today was a nonsense and although he does pick up a lot, that’s hardly an issue for a combative central midfielder. As long as they aren’t reds I’ve no complaints.

Referees are even ruining games that I watch as a neutral. My complaints certainly aren’t limited to the problems they’re causing my own team.

We shouldn’t have just drawn that. We should’ve actually won it, even with 10 men and a referee determined to shaft us. Unbelievable.

Absolutely sick of these referees. Appoint teams of local schoolchildren to officiate for the remainder of the season, the standard will improve.