Spearing appeared to have fitness issues, but in the Cambridge game dispelled fears he was past it, only to fail to reach such heights in subsequent games. A concern when we signed O'Connor was on the basis of Partick fans comments that he was good going forward but weak defensively. On what I've seen, that appears unfair, but it may be that yesterday's ultra-cautious approach was a result of instructions from Mike Jackson to concentrate on his defending, it was certainly out of kilter with how he's played previously.
One thing which does concern me is the lack of leaders on the park. There doesn't appear to have been much shown by players this season, which might have mitigated some of the uncertainty originating from the manager.