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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Thu 7 Sep 19:01
That makes for some pretty grim reading.
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: RossF
Date: Thu 7 Sep 19:01
I wonder if this will force us to bring in another striker now with Wighton being ruled out this weekend again? This was always going to be the risk of having a smaller squad. It`s a massive worry if we lose Benedictus for a long period. He brings out the best of the defenders around him and is one of the few vocal players in the team.
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Topic Originator: Gem 1977
Date: Thu 7 Sep 19:19
Bloody hell 😳
Good luck to the gaffer stringing a starting 11 together. It'll certainly be interesting.
Here's to the first of the day, fellas! To old D.H. Lawrence.
Neh! Neh! Neh! Fuh! Fuh! Fuh! Indians
Post Edited (Thu 07 Sep 19:19)
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Thu 7 Sep 19:23
Quote:
RossF, Thu 7 Sep 19:01
I wonder if this will force us to bring in another striker now with Wighton being ruled out this weekend again? This was always going to be the risk of having a smaller squad. It`s a massive worry if we lose Benedictus for a long period. He brings out the best of the defenders around him and is one of the few vocal players in the team.
Not too fussy about this weekend really as I’d imagine young players will be given a run out.
The only bonus of these injuries is we should finish much stronger in the season if they don’t continue
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: GJS93
Date: Thu 7 Sep 19:30
in the match preview..
Owen is currently the manager’s most recent acquisition but he is “hopeful to make another signing by Saturday.”
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Thu 7 Sep 19:42
The manager doesn`t need to be `forced` to bring in a striker. It`s pretty clear he has been trying to sign one since the end of last season.
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Topic Originator: Parallel Lines
Date: Thu 7 Sep 20:11
We can run a team car on Saturday.
I looked for my pet in all the books on animals and birds and then I found it in the Book of Revelations.Marty Feldman
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Topic Originator: Clarko
Date: Thu 7 Sep 22:31
It’ll be interesting to assess the whole ‘the manager’s kept a small squad but he knows what he’s doing’ argument in a few weeks’ time….
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Thu 7 Sep 23:26
This makes really grim reading. Fisher, Bene and Breen all out for Saturday then. Unless a loan centre half comes in then probably a change of shape will be required?
Really brings into focus our lack of recruitment in certain positions.
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Topic Originator: Andrew283
Date: Thu 7 Sep 23:49
Just goes to show how lucky we were with injuries last season. Having a small squad is a huge risk when this happens
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Topic Originator: Rigger Al
Date: Thu 7 Sep 23:58
My concern is we take a hard beating, and it effects the young players` confidence .
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Fri 8 Sep 00:32
It`s a freakish weekend. Nine players are unavailable but Sharp, Fisher and Summers aren`t injured and would all be available if it were a normal League game.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Fri 8 Sep 06:33
Quote:
Andrew283, Thu 7 Sept 23:49
Just goes to show how lucky we were with injuries last season. Having a small squad is a huge risk when this happens
Or perhaps it shows how unlucky we`ve been this season?
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: dover par
Date: Fri 8 Sep 09:08
No that bothered about the Pars playing in some egg cup challenge game,non event for me. The important game is Scotland 🏴
"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
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Topic Originator: Andrew283
Date: Fri 8 Sep 10:02
Quote:
dover par, Fri 8 Sep 09:08
No that bothered about the Pars playing in some egg cup challenge game,non event for me. The important game is Scotland 🏴
Before Clarke, I would have argued against this, but God Scotland are entertaining to watch just now
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Topic Originator: RossF
Date: Fri 8 Sep 10:13
`The manager doesn`t need to be `forced` to bring in a striker. It`s pretty clear he has been trying to sign one since the end of last season.`
It`s even more of a priority and worry now. I`d rather see McCann playing wide and coming in than playing through the middle. He`s far more effective in that position. I`d love to see us do well in the challenge cup (just to experience a cup win for once) but I`d rather we sacrificed this for next week. I really hope we can get someone in the door before Queen`s Park. I`d be happy to see Jakubiak coming in.
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Topic Originator: Kdy Par
Date: Fri 8 Sep 10:22
Quote:
RossF, Fri 8 Sep 10:13
`The manager doesn`t need to be `forced` to bring in a striker. It`s pretty clear he has been trying to sign one since the end of last season.`
It`s even more of a priority and worry now. I`d rather see McCann playing wide and coming in than playing through the middle. He`s far more effective in that position. I`d love to see us do well in the challenge cup (just to experience a cup win for once) but I`d rather we sacrificed this for next week. I really hope we can get someone in the door before Queen`s Park. I`d be happy to see Jakubiak coming in.
Record are reporting that Jakubiak will sign today and could be in the squad for tomorrows game.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Fri 8 Sep 11:08
If that happens it just proves my point. We`ve been linked with Jakubiak for weeks but clinching a deal is obviously not as straightforward as some seem to think it should be.
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Fri 8 Sep 18:06
Guessing the wotherspoon signing is dead now?
Things will be looking up……..now yogi is gone!
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Sat 9 Sep 07:38
Yes, it is odd that this affair stretched out so long. My hunch would be that Wotherspoon might have decided to retire from the game. Of course, I have no evidence to support that.
The optimist in me says if we ever get all our injured players back at the same time, we should have a pretty strong team for this league. However, the pessimist in me says we will likely sustain a fair bit of damage before that happens.
A top-four spot looks like a big task from where we sit today.
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Topic Originator: DA-go Par Adonis
Date: Sat 9 Sep 09:44
He was playing in the quarter final of an international tournament 2 months ago.
It would be strange for him to come back from that, train for a month and then retire - unless he`s picked up a bad injury.
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I love it when we go sell Kevin Nisbet,
He's gonna pay for everyone this season.
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Sat 9 Sep 17:27
If he doesnt sign when we desperately need cover he can F off.
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Topic Originator: bigdonnie
Date: Sat 9 Sep 18:03
listening to james on radio scotland sportsound now benedictus out for months and kane ritchie injured again in training what the hell are the doing kicking each other up and down the park last year hardly any now this season when we need all our players fit there getting injured did james kick a black cat its gettiing a joke when we need to start winning again
donald mcneil
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Topic Originator: Bannockburn Par
Date: Sat 9 Sep 18:11
Benny can’t be replaced easily, big fella will be missed.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar
Date: Sat 9 Sep 18:14
It is what it is. Club and team will need to adjust accordingly. We have a good squad so we may have to get through the next 6 to 8 games as best as possible. It`s an opportunity for the fringe players
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sat 9 Sep 18:17
According to the manager Wighton and Jakubiak were simply not risked today and should be available next week along with the currently uninjured trio of Sharp, Fisher and Summers.
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Topic Originator: dd23
Date: Sat 9 Sep 18:31
Quote:
Indiapar, Sat 09 Sep 18:14
It is what it is. Club and team will need to adjust accordingly. We have a good squad so we may have to get through the next 6 to 8 games as best as possible. It`s an opportunity for the fringe players
Agreed. At the end of the day it was much more important to stay injury free last season to get out of that league than it is this season, as long as we don’t get relegated, which we won’t.
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Topic Originator: parsfan97
Date: Sat 9 Sep 18:47
I was hopeful for a top 4 finish this season but simply too many injuries and not enough cover. Be happy with mid table and push on next season
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sat 9 Sep 19:13
Four games in is a bit early for making predictions surely. Our injury situation will improve and other clubs will have similar problems. I doubt if any club in the Championship could have coped with having 10 absentees.
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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Sat 9 Sep 19:16
"We have a good squad"
Do we though? I think we`ve got a good first XI once everyone is fit but a good squad? Even when we are injury free I`d say we lack numbers in some areas, and with the current injury list we don`t have much at all. Shaughan on the Terrace Podcast the other week put it pretty well - he said Dunfermline have a very good League One squad and a decent Championship team but there isn`t much beyond that and they`ll struggle to score goals. When you look at some of the reserves the likes of Dundee Utd, Raith, Partick, even Inverness can call on, I`d say that`s about right. Even some of our better players on paper like Wighton, Ritchie-Hosler, Chalmers and McCann have either been fairly poor or never really been seen at Championship level.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sat 9 Sep 19:28
Most folk can`t agree what our best starting XI is which suggests there are a few options available. Wighton and Chalmers have played most of their football at Championship level and KRH has been injured. This is McCann` first real chance at this level but I would say he has improved from last season.
If a team wins a league by 14 points I would say that`s a pretty good indicator that most of them are good enough for a higher level.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar
Date: Sat 9 Sep 21:32
I think we are good enough for this league. I don`t think there is a distinct difference between the leagues it`s more of a sliding scale. The league is more competitive, with not much between the teams. The lesson so far is that you need to take your chances. We need to be able to get shots away and on target from the edge of the box or be better at taking half chances or more movement creating space in the box. Perhaps the recent signing is recognition that we need to be more clinical. We are creating chances but wasting them. The Raith game laid our deficiencies bare in that respect.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Sat 9 Sep 22:33
Cheer up everyone. Better get the injuries out the way early on.
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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Sat 9 Sep 22:35
"If a team wins a league by 14 points I would say that`s a pretty good indicator that most of them are good enough for a higher level."
I`d say it shows the team were better than the other teams in that division. As a crude example, you could be a team of men playing against under 15 teams and win that division comfortably but it means nothing when you get promoted as you start again. Anyone who`s played in a Power League or similar will have experienced that. I played in a league where we were winning by 6 or 7 goals each week but in the league above we were getting hammered by everyone. Also, most teams moving up a level also bring in new players to supplement the players who did well at the lower level, which we`ve obviously struggled to do.
As to the players mentioned, Wighton has scored 2, 3 and 6 league goals at this level and Chalmers was poor for both Ayr and us at this level. Ritchie-Hosler has never played at this level. I`ve not said anything controversial or inaccurate IMO.
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Topic Originator: cfad
Date: Sat 9 Sep 23:04
Really bad luck, most of our injuries are key players unfortunately, but it is what it is. Today showed what a slim squad we have. As things stand, if we can consolidate in the Championship this year, it’ll be a satisfactory season
Post Edited (Sat 09 Sep 23:36)
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Sat 9 Sep 23:13
I dont get the, "This showed what a slim squad we have" opinion.
We had 9 first team players out for various reasons.
Tell me any team in Scotland that wouldn`t struggle with that.
Should we sign another 9 cover just in case it happens again?
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sat 9 Sep 23:23
What size of squad should we have? Fans think it`s a simple matter of having two players of similar ability for every position but how feasible is that given the constraints of finance and the fact that there aren`t enough reserve games to keep everyone match fit and motivated? Today we were missing 10 players who would normally be part of our squad. None of them were unproven youngsters. It was no day to assess the strength of our squad.
From what I`ve seen none of our normal squad looks out of place in this league but time will tell and that also applies to the quality of the additions McPake has made. It`s far too early to write them off.
Post Edited (Sun 10 Sep 01:05)
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sun 10 Sep 00:41
Quote:
PARrot, Sat 9 Sep 23:13
I dont get the, "This showed what a slim squad we have" opinion.
We had 9 first team players out for various reasons.
Tell me any team in Scotland that wouldn`t struggle with that.
Should we sign another 9 cover just in case it happens again?
This - 100% this! If our squad is slim, what on earth is Mortons?
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Topic Originator: alwaysaPar
Date: Sun 10 Sep 01:16
Chill out and everyone, it`s just football
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Sun 10 Sep 08:47
We added 2-3 players from a team that was murder and relegated and strolled league 1.
This league is a totally different kettle of fish. As mentioned we can’t say we have a good championship squad as most of our most influential players last season haven’t played at this level before and certainly not week in week out.
Even some of our more experienced players won’t consistently make an impact in this league…wighton a case in point. O’halleran not looking like a good signing so we look desperately short going forward and totally reliant on untested raw youngsters playing well every week. That’s unrealistic. Can’t see us scoring many this season, the defence will be what decides where we finish.
Things will be looking up……..now yogi is gone!
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Sun 10 Sep 09:10
I think our first 13/14 players are more than good enough to compete at this level?
The problem is when you get a catalogue of injuries to key players, like we have had this season.
Nobody could have foreseen that.
Was it the manager’s choice to go with a relatively small squad or did finances dictate ?
If you listen to any manager up and down the land, they usually want more players in, so I’d maybe suggest the latter ?
We are where we are. Next week will be better for numbers. We have to hang on for the next 6 games. Make ourselves hard to beat and maybe pinch one or two games until we get our key players back. The biggest miss is our captain and organiser. We don’t have anyone to fill his shoes. We were lucky last year that he stayed fit
It's bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
Post Edited (Sun 10 Sep 09:10)
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Sun 10 Sep 10:34
With hindsight, I wish we had kept Todorov.
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Topic Originator: cfad
Date: Sun 10 Sep 11:29
Quote:
OzPar, Sun 10 Sep 10:34
With hindsight, I wish we had kept Todorov.
I never would have said that towards the end of last year, but agreed, in hindsight I wish we had too
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sun 10 Sep 11:35
Quote:
OzPar, Sun 10 Sep 10:34
With hindsight, I wish we had kept Todorov.
Aye, cause he’s really lighting it up at Airdrie this season….
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sun 10 Sep 11:43
I remember being pleased when we signed Todorov as he had impressed me when he played for ICT but I never felt he lived up to expectations with us. He did score some vital goals, especially as a sub, but I thought his overall contribution was disappointing, particularly in open play. I don`t think I`ve ever seen Jakubiak play `live` and am looking forward to see what he brings to the team.
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Sun 10 Sep 13:36
I liked Todorov and he can`t be praised highly enough for biding his time on the sidelines. When he was called upon last season he did us a turn.
Still torn whether it was the correct decision to let him go but obviously the manager thought there`s better strikers out there......somewhere!
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Sun 10 Sep 15:38
Quote:
da_no_1, Sun 10 Sept 13:36
I liked Todorov and he can`t be praised highly enough for biding his time on the sidelines. When he was called upon last season he did us a turn.
Still torn whether it was the correct decision to let him go but obviously the manager thought there`s better strikers out there......somewhere!
I liked him, too. A good squad player with a great attitude. He told me he`d love to start every week, but you have to bide your time when the team is playing well and winning most weeks. He said he worked hard in training and did his best when he was asked to play. Should he have been banging on the manager`s door, demanding to play?
I think McPake would like to have kept him, but finances perhaps dictated that some players had to leave before others could come in.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: Football_Par
Date: Sun 10 Sep 16:06
GG Riva wrote:
> Quote:
da_no_1, Sun 10 Sept 13:36
>
> I liked Todorov and he can`t be praised highly enough for
> biding his time on the sidelines. When he was called upon last
> season he did us a turn.
>
> Still torn whether it was the correct decision to let him go
> but obviously the manager thought there`s better strikers out
> there......somewhere!
>
> I liked him, too. A good squad player with a great attitude. He
> told me he`d love to start every week, but you have to bide
> your time when the team is playing well and winning most weeks.
> He said he worked hard in training and did his best when he was
> asked to play. Should he have been banging on the manager`s
> door, demanding to play?
>
> I think McPake would like to have kept him, but finances
> perhaps dictated that some players had to leave before others
> could come in.
>
>
good impact player but evertime he started it showed why he was on the bench. Prob a mistake letting him go thou
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Topic Originator: JTH123
Date: Sun 10 Sep 19:01
Can`t disagree with DA_NO1 or GG Riva on Todorov. I just don`t think our style played to his strengths. He had a very good eye for goal but lacked pace.
My daughter and I had a wee chat with James McPake before the St Pauli game and he was asking about her favourite players which were Todorov and O`Hara. "Well you must hate me" says James cause I`ve just got rid of both of them!
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Topic Originator: Indiapar
Date: Sun 10 Sep 20:43
I never thought either Todorov or O`Hara really got going with us for whatever reason. I did think we would have kept them both for another season but I suspect that our hopes were pinned on MCann and Wighton. JM obviously has his reasons. I hope to be proved wrong but I don`t see O`Halloran as an improvement on either as yet. It`s early in the season so I hope I am proved wrong.
We have had a bit of bad luck with injuries, but we won`t be the only team in this league to be in this position this season. There is a long way to go, so we just need to dig in and stay the course for the next 2 months
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Topic Originator: Stanza
Date: Sun 10 Sep 21:07
Quote:
Indiapar, Sun 10 Sept 20:43
We have had a bit of bad luck with injuries, but we won`t be the only team in this league to be in this position this season. There is a long way to go, so we just need to dig in and stay the course for the next 2 months
Agreed. Adversity can bring a squad of players together if they are of the right character, and if they get a bit of encouragement from results.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Thu 14 Sep 23:05
KRH is to get an op on his knee next week and will be out for at least 6 weeks. Bene`s still in a moon boot.
Fisher, Sharp, Summers, Wighton and Jakubiak should all be available on Saturday.
Post Edited (Fri 15 Sep 04:40)
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Thu 14 Sep 23:20
My son tore his meniscus and following the op wasn`t allowed to weight bare for 6 weeks, then another 6 weeks of physio before he could start running. Hopefully KRH is quicker given they`re operating quickly.
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Topic Originator: Biggles
Date: Fri 15 Sep 09:51
Just for balance. I had a similar op on my knee and was weight bearing immediately post op. No weight supporting aids required but definitely a few weeks to fully recover.
Every op and individual will be different, fingers crossed its routine and Kane is back sooner rather than later
Will he save it? Save it??? He never bloody saw it! Like a bullet!
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Fri 15 Sep 10:19
The manager says KRH`s op is a `tidy-up`. Does that imply `keyhole` surgery which might mean a shorter recovery period than for bigger ops?
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Topic Originator: The Boss
Date: Fri 15 Sep 10:25
Yeah it will be keyhole surgery.
I like black and white (dreaming of black and white)
You like black and white
Run run away
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