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Topic Originator: RMGpar
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:34
He doesn’t sound happy, players not doing what he’s asking, or is it because they are unable to do? I know for a fact he’s very unhappy with one of our players that is currently playing but he’s only playing because he needs to.
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Topic Originator: Bannockburn Par
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:38
Very honest and open interview. Nailed it with the some of the players going through the motions and not giving their all.
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Topic Originator: simo
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:43
Calling out the issues that have plagued the first team for years. Issue is he needs to be the one to sort it out now.
Team were a disgrace tonight. I’ll give him a bit of credit for calling them out, again. It needs to result in improvements on the pitch though.
Hamish French.
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Topic Originator: RossF
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:44
Needs to take some of the blame though. Yes the players are brutal but play to their strengths. Even our more consistent performers like Otoo look miles off it under Tidser. When the summer comes along, get rid of the deadwood and sign players that can play the style you want. Only two of the winter signings has been a positive so far. Young and Hampson need a chance but the rest look miles off.
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:44
I feel slightly better that he sounds as p1ssed off as we all are at our "players". I can almost guarantee I know what players he`s referring to.
The place needs emptied wherever we end up. Too many losers.
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:45
Chucking his players under the bus already when he`s serving up McPake lite.
Classy.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Ahoy!Ahoy!
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:46
I’ve spent the night and past week saying he’s not good enough but to give him his dues he seems as pi$$ed off and frustrated as the rest of us.
He’s spot on with what he says players are going through the motion and we all know what players he’s talking about.
There won’t be many of that squad starting next season.
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Topic Originator: RMGpar
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:47
The likes of Witherspoon didn’t even really want to be here , he turned us down twice before joining and likely a last payday before he retires
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Topic Originator: 1985Par
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:48
Thought he did a good job of deflecting the blame away from himself and onto the players. I don’t sense a lack of desire or determination from the players, the woeful tactics don’t play to their strengths and we have too many players who just aren’t that good.
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Topic Originator: Ahoy!Ahoy!
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:52
Players such as Bene, Hamilton and Wotherspoon should be leading this team with their experience but all are miles off it.
None of them should be anywhere near this club next season.
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Topic Originator: Toddyrov
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:54
I honestly don’t care much for interviews, if we are turning up And playing like that then you’re not doing a good enough job.
Effe
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Topic Originator: rikaka
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:56
He`s definitely not taking any responsibility for what his team is serving up.
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Topic Originator: wulliepar57
Date: Tue 25 Feb 22:59
For me the blame falls firmly on him !
He picks the team , He tells them they have to play out from the back ,
We need to play to our strengths right now and attack teams as we seem to be better when we are on the front foot and go at teams ! apart from that if we are in the oppositions half , maybe we have a chance of not losing a goal
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Topic Originator: RossDAFC88
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:04
While he is correct in his statements in the post-match interview, he must nonetheless accept responsibility. If he had not already lost the dressing room, he certainly has now by placing blame on the players. He is the manager; he selects the team and makes crucial substitutions. This evening, he remained in the dugout, offering no guidance to the squad. He then made a hasty exit down the tunnel, deliberately avoiding the fans. He seems out of his depth and lacks the experience necessary to navigate us out to safety. If this continues, relegation seems inevitable under his leadership. My emotions are running high, but we must question the rationale behind dismissing McPake only to appoint someone whose approach to football is no more effective. End of my rant
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Topic Originator: Ahoy!Ahoy!
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:10
In all seriousness how many players are actually trying to win these games. The majority are out of contract in the summer so won’t really care whether we stay up or not.
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Topic Originator: mars par
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:12
Realistically what can any player do under these tactics? Fast build up with 2 up top has been proven to be effective for us this season
If you stick by a flawed philosophy of slow aimless football with an isolated striker, the same approach that cost the last manager his job, don`t blame the players for not making it work
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:14
If he’s calling out lack of effort 4/5 games in, he’s fkd.
I was sticking up for him at the weekend but genuinely, he’s fkd.
COYP
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Topic Originator: Ahoy!Ahoy!
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:14
He’s asking players to do jobs they aren’t capable of doing.
He should be playing to the squad strengths to get us out of this mess.
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Topic Originator: Never10yairds
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:15
He is ready to throw the players under the bus but he needs to look on the mirror. He hasn’t set them up to play to their strengths. Lanza John didn’t have any problem getting a tune out of them.
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:21
I remember Big Yogi saying the same about his players when manager of Rovers and we all know how that ended..
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: Socks
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:42
I`m not impressed at all.
I was pissed off enough after watching the game and I now feel anger towards him for coming out with that. What is he thinking by saying that about his players so early?
I really hope it turns, but I have a very uneasy feeling that this is like John Hughes all over again. Hughes both alienated his players and made them look really bad by imposing a style of football they couldn`t play. That combination ultimately relegated us. I really hope he turns it round and keeps us up but at the moment he is failing as a manager. Failing tactically, failing at man-management, failing at taking responsibility and failing at showing humility.
As I say, not impresed.
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Topic Originator: summeragent
Date: Tue 25 Feb 23:47
Quote:
Ahoy!Ahoy!, Tue 25 Feb 22:52
Players such as Bene, Hamilton and Wotherspoon should be leading this team with their experience but all are miles off it.
None of them should be anywhere near this club next season.
Been saying for weeks Bene needs dropped. Wetherspoon miles off. Disagree with Hamilton, shows some grit the rest of the team lack.
We need a leader on the pitch and we don’t have that!!
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Topic Originator: twin par
Date: Wed 26 Feb 00:00
Totally agree,socks.Needed said.
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Topic Originator: CrossPar
Date: Wed 26 Feb 00:14
I admire his honesty and few would disagree with what is saying after enduring the last 2 seasons. He is still saddled with predominantly McPakes duds and the new guys are all young players, some of whom need time to settle in, and some who probably aren`t up to the job. The danger is that when you publicly criticise your players, some may down tools (even more) and that is not a good place to be when you are in a hole. I can`t remember watching a Dunfermline team that was more inept than this one at putting the ball in the net. Most of these guys must know this is their last season at Dunfermline but if you don`t go out every game and show a bit of personal pride and professionalism, then you shouldn`t be playing football. I hope they react positively to the boot up the backside they have had tonight and give the fans a performance on Saturday that is long overdue.
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Wed 26 Feb 00:18
Bollixks to tactics, it`s simple, score goals, be out of bottom two, then rebuild. If that takes playing pretty stuff or big Howfs to the front, I don`t care it`s the end result that counts right now. Justl bloody do it.
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Topic Originator: par-ticular
Date: Wed 26 Feb 00:29
If as suggested, a lot of these players will be gone at the end of the season, where is the motivation for them. Most have already got something in the pipeline I would suggest. So he’s stuck with a squad of seniors who no longer care. They know that the majority will be playing next game irrespective of their performances, attitude or abilities
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Topic Originator: Bamba-Daft
Date: Wed 26 Feb 05:41
Players are hardly going to be willing to run themselves into the ground for him after that. Said on day one, an inexperienced manager is the last thing we need in the position we’re in. His inexperience is showing every week and it’s only going to get worse. airdrie haven’t lost in the league since 14th January while we’ve not scored in 5 games.. you can see what’s coming.
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Topic Originator: cammypar 1995
Date: Wed 26 Feb 06:04
Mcpake said similar as well. This squad isn`t good enough and it`s abundantly clear for all who want to see it.
c'mon the pars
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Topic Originator: Westies squint kicks
Date: Wed 26 Feb 06:10
Quote:
RMGpar, Tue 25 Feb 22:34
He doesn’t sound happy, players not doing what he’s asking, or is it because they are unable to do? I know for a fact he’s very unhappy with one of our players that is currently playing but he’s only playing because he needs to.
Why/whom is playing because they need to ?
Is it part of some loan deal ?
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Topic Originator: RMGpar
Date: Wed 26 Feb 07:24
Keeper
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Topic Originator: Ahoy!Ahoy!
Date: Wed 26 Feb 07:35
On current form we are favourites to finish 10th.
We play boring football, we’re easy to play against, we create zero chances and don’t look like scoring.
In our last 5 league games we’ve scored we’ve scored 3 goals and conceded 5 picking up 5 points. The 3 goals were 2 penalties and deflected goal against Raith.
Airdrie on the other hand have scored 9 and conceded 4 picking up 11 points.
Airdrie are playing the way I would assume a team fighting against relegation would be, playing with desire and fight to get out this situation. We are the complete opposite.
They are only 7 behind now with a game in hand, looking at our next few games I can see us being overtaken over the coming weeks.
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Topic Originator: Parster
Date: Wed 26 Feb 07:46
If things don`t improve rapid we won`t have to worry about playoffs we will be straight down a league 1manager with league 1players
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Wed 26 Feb 08:30
I mean he’s not saying anything thats not true but as a manager part of his job is to be a shield even if he does plan to boot them out in the summer.
Too many of that squad are rubbish as we absolutely Hamilton aside don’t have a player willing to do the ugly side of it, our supposed best player is Otoo who has been posted missing for months and has only had a handful of decent games at this level. We’re just not a championship team.
Mullan aside we’ve brought in a load of league 1 level players (at best) and we’re wandering why we haven’t improved….
Feels like like we’ll need to take our medicine this season, clear out everyone we can including those under contract like Kane, Benny and Mehmet and start a fresh.
The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity!
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Topic Originator: rikaka
Date: Wed 26 Feb 08:39
League 1 isn`t easy to get out of. Mcpake did an amazing job getting us back up straight away. There is no way we should be accepting relegation with 10:games to go, aye we are in terrible form but chucking the towel in and expecting to rip up league 1 next year is not for me
Post Edited (Wed 26 Feb 08:40)
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Wed 26 Feb 08:50
Emotions are always raw straight after a poor performance and result in what was such a crucial game. It would have been better for the manager to have said what needed to be said to his players in the privacy of the dressing room and left it there. He`d have been well advised to have told the post-match interviewer that he was very angry and was therefore not prepared to give an interview then.
I hope he goes in tomorrow and apologises to his players for criticising them publicly. They`ll understand that he was angry and upset. Everyone needs to be pulling together in the next 10 games or we`re heading towards another disastrous relegation.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Wed 26 Feb 08:54
Last night reeks of Hughes.
Tidser has managed to alienate most of the support already with McPake football then unyielding arrogance.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Ahoy!Ahoy!
Date: Wed 26 Feb 09:03
Was saying to someone last night would we be any worse off if we had kept McPake and backed him in the January window?
I believe we’d be in a better position than we are the now.
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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Wed 26 Feb 09:05
RMGPar, firstly that makes no sense - Oluwayemi is clearly the better of the goalkeepers we have on the books both in terms or goalkeeping and in using his feet which Tidser is clearly all for - and secondly, where is the source of this "fact"? Sounds a bit made up to me.
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Wed 26 Feb 09:13
He said again last night that they are “ too nice “. Hardly any of them are “ street wise “
In one of his first interviews he also said that as a group they were too nice but then added something along the lines of “ I will soon knock that out of them “
Some players react well to a boot up the backside and others need an arm round the shoulder. I think we have a group that might respond better to the latter rather than the former.
Maybe that’s why John M got better performances out of them… by being a “Father figure” to what is a very young squad.
Something has to change and quickly.
Getting M Todd and Cooper back soon will help. Keeping Kane fit is a must but if the past is anything to go by then he might only make 6/7 of the games we have left at best.
Get two more street wise loans in asap. Can we cancel a couple of loans we have or are we burdened until the end of the season ?
Finally, Benedictus, Kane, Clay, Chalmers and Yes Wotherspoon should be leading by example and mentoring these young players.
Clay has been around and must know what’s required to grind out results but he is benched and has to watch as untried youngsters start before him.
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: RossDAFC88
Date: Wed 26 Feb 09:17
Quote:
Ahoy!Ahoy!, Wed 26 Feb 09:03
Was saying to someone last night would we be any worse off if we had kept McPake and backed him in the January window?
I believe we’d be in a better position than we are the now.
We discussed this last night during our journey home. What was the rationale behind replacing McPake if we do not intend to recruit someone of superior caliber? McPake did not receive the investment that Tidser has enjoyed. We all agreed that we would be better off retaining McPake rather than bringing in Tidser. I have yet to encounter a fan who believes Tidser is the right fit for our team.
While I acknowledge that he has only been with us for five league matches and is managing new players, I find it difficult to extend him any leniency, especially as we are approaching the critical phase of the season and he has not been delivering the expected results. I would simply dismiss him and allow John to oversee the remainder of the season. I fear we will suffer heavy losses against Morton, Falkirk, and Raith, which would likely lead to our relegation, even with seven matches still to play.
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Topic Originator: RMGpar
Date: Wed 26 Feb 09:18
Kelty , if you’re calling me out call me out. I have stated many things on here that have transpired to be correct, so take it how ever you want.
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Topic Originator: Big G Ball
Date: Wed 26 Feb 09:20
Blame whoever he wants……..he picked the team and he trains the players so only one to blame is him. These players seemed to pick their game up when McLaughlin was in temporary charge so what’s changed……..tidser’s stubbornness to change and inability at this level to manage ………times up and our new owners need to go get a manager with some experience of managing at a supposed big club
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Topic Originator: saltonsgonagetu
Date: Wed 26 Feb 09:20
Quote:
Ahoy!Ahoy!, Wed 26 Feb 09:03
Was saying to someone last night would we be any worse off if we had kept McPake and backed him in the January window?
I believe we’d be in a better position than we are the now.
A lot of where we find ourselves is due to Mr Mcpake , poor tactics poor recruitment, he got lucky with Kane and Walcott basically saving us last season.
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Topic Originator: doctordandruff
Date: Wed 26 Feb 09:28
These players played tedious football under McPake that gets us nowhere, then under temp management they play direct, score goals and get points. And then go back to the tedious style again.
I think the players are probably frustrated that they aren`t playing the way they proved can pick up points.
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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Wed 26 Feb 10:39
Well when you provide no context or explanation, and when you suggest that Tidser would rather play another player than one of the few who have actually got any credit this season, you can see why I`d be sceptical, no?
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Topic Originator: summeragent
Date: Wed 26 Feb 11:16
Quote:
thebear, Wed 26 Feb 00:18
Bollixks to tactics, it`s simple, score goals, be out of bottom two, then rebuild. If that takes playing pretty stuff or big Howfs to the front, I don`t care it`s the end result that counts right now. Justl bloody do it.
That’s what we need. If we go down none of the half decent players we have are going to want to stay - Otoo, Steven’s, Kane..
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Topic Originator: Ahoy!Ahoy!
Date: Wed 26 Feb 11:30
McPakes gone and we’re still getting served up poor tactics and poor signings.
Minus Mullen and Stevens the rest look well out there depth for a relegation battle.
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