Are Livingston already doomed at halfway stage?

“That resembled a team that has accepted relegation or being reinstated,” the team said. There must be some change. It’s that easy, either for me or the players.

Although David Martindale isn’t usually a man to mince his words, his response to his side’s depressing 3-1 Scottish Premiership defeat by Dundee United was an entirely honest one.

At halfway point, the West Lothian side is bottom, four points behind Kilmarnock, nine points behind St Mirren, and nine behind relegation safety.

Before kick-off, Martindale described how his team led twice before losing 4-2, and how he took some positives from the Celtic defeat.

He claimed that their performances merited more points, but he did say he hoped to have “five players in, five players out” in January to improve his side.

He might be considering whether further surgery is necessary after his United defeat.

He declared, “Worst performance at home by a country mile.” Second all over the park. Terrible objectives that we gave away. For the first time in my life can I really doubt a group.

The second goal was reached, but we simply had to accept that our feelings were temporary. You must question the dressing room’s mentality.

“We’re on a horrible run,” the statement read. The difficulty of the next game is unknown, but the longer we go on, the harder the next game gets.

The “worst start of the season,” “bullied at the back, bullied up front, bullied in midfield,” “disjointed all over the park,” “half chances but no real passages of play” are all that.

Two years ago, Motherwell defeated Livingston 3-1 in a game of Fir Park, and Martindale’s comments are now well known.

He claimed that the first half was “probably one of the worst I’ve seen since I’ve been in Livingston” on that day for BBC Scotland.

His side were 12 and six points adrift of Ross County after that defeat, which had increased to 10 by the time the West Lothian side had returned to the Championship.

St. Johnstone recorded 14 points in 20 games last season, compared to Livingston’s nine at the moment.

As they filled the two relegation spots, the Perth club would finish the same number of points as the Dingwall side, three points behind Hearts and five behind County.

You would be unsure whether they were in danger of being fired if there were any other Scottish managers.

Martindale, 51, has spent more than five years in charge and has already escaped crises. He is currently in his fifth year there.

However, Billy Dodds, a former Scotland striker, is concerned about the team’s chances of surviving.

Dodds stated on Sportscene, “Tonight was as poor as it’s been and I’m not surprised he’s said what he’s said.” David Martindale won’t sleep if you continue to do this.

They will need to win and gain some confidence, but it appears that Killie and they are currently engaged in a battle against relegation.

United made 22 goals attempts at Almondvale, which was their highest total this season, a surprise to another Sportscene pundit, Scott Allan.

He said, “Some of the chances they are giving up are really poor. You don’t expect a David Martindale team to have that kind of softness.

Brooklyn Kabongolo has been recalled from his loan to Arbroath, and Livingston has already paid an undisclosed fee to sign forward Joshua Zimmerman.