'Saints didn't even show fight at Tynecastle'

What a difference a couple of weeks can make.

From previously discussing how the gaffer had 'credit in the bank', murmurs of being 'out his depth', 'ineptitude' and 'tactically naive' are beginning to creep into the Perth faithful's opinion of the Finn.

A match against a struggling Hearts team in front of a sold-out away end and off the back of a sore defeat to At Mirren should have been all the team needed to bring some festive cheer back to Perth.

A formation with players deployed out of position didn't work and a brief fightback was just papering over the cracks. The fans wanted some fight but didn't even get that.

All we want now is a busy January in the market and an end to the square peg/round hole situation.

Sam Miller can be found at The Dogger Saints Podcast