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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 17 Oct 19:34
For the fan who asked on the team thread 😀
Team tonight
Terrell
Chilokoa-Mullen
Hamilton
Gilmour
Kearney
Abdulai
Stewart
Bray
Tod A
Fraser
Subs
Munn
Otoo
Ritchie-Hosler
Todd
Amade
Kane
Tod J
Fyfe
Oakley-Boothe
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
Post Edited (Fri 17 Oct 21:39)
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Topic Originator: TAFKA_Super_Petrie
Date: Fri 17 Oct 19:40
Hopefully we have more than 9 starting ;-)
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"People always talk about Ronaldinho and magic, but I didn't see him today. I saw Henrik Larsson; that's where the magic was."
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 17 Oct 19:41
😂 Oopsie
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
Post Edited (Fri 17 Oct 19:42)
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Fri 17 Oct 19:45
Nice to see that the club is allowing injured players to join the Pars TV commentary team. Tonight we have Zac Rudden. I would rather have him in our forward line, but this is a nice progressive move by the club on the communications side.
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Topic Originator: StackPar
Date: Fri 17 Oct 19:54
ParsTV Team - please turn volume back up on audio feed! Listening from Greece and since Stevie went to turn it down can’t hear it!
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 19:59
Kane really needs to be utilised the falkirk laddie is bewildering.
Edit...that was better.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
Post Edited (Fri 17 Oct 19:59)
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:04
Pars TV - please sort out the sound.
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:06
Quote:
Dandy Warhol, Fri 17 Oct 19:59
Kane really needs to be utilised the falkirk laddie is bewildering.
Edit...that was better.
Yaaaaaaaaasssssss, haha, atta boy🤣
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:06
1-0 Pars Stewart, lovely overhead kick!
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:07
Quote:
Dandy Warhol, Fri 17 Oct 19:59
Kane really needs to be utilised the falkirk laddie is bewildering.
Edit...that was better.
Sorry, what? 😉
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Topic Originator: d3monstrate
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:07
What a finish!
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:07
Honestly folks, I was just in the middle of typing I like the look of Barney Stewart.
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:08
Pars reserves 1 Raith 0
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Topic Originator: stevemac
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:11
pihs game so far.
Well taken goal...
But that clown Michael Stewart blames the goalkeeper!
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:13
Quote:
stevemac, Fri 17 Oct 20:11
pihs game so far.
Well taken goal...
But that clown Michael Stewart blames the goalkeeper!
An overhead kick, aye, keeper`s fault🤣
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Big T Par
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:16
Looks like Easton has got eye make up on 🧐
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Topic Originator: d3monstrate
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:18
The goalkeepers positioning was awful, but he was struggling to see to it coming if he was on his line...
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:19
Been the better team and deservedly ahead, got to keep plugging away for a 2nd now.
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Topic Originator: Gaz3822
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:19
The keeper was poor was he not, he ran away from where the ball was, he should have been pushing into Barney
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:20
Quote:
Big T Par, Fri 17 Oct 20:16
Looks like Easton has got eye make up on 🧐
I`m glad someone else said it!
Posing W⚓️ .
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:23
Quote:
Big T Par, Fri 17 Oct 20:16
Looks like Easton has got eye make up on 🧐
Plays in an emo band called Burnt Lino.
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Topic Originator: MikeyLeonard
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:23
Certainly looks like it
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Topic Originator: d3monstrate
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:28
Funny how Stevenson doesn`t like getting any sort of contact against him...
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Topic Originator: ubisanman
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:29
First time seeing Abdulai. Looks pretty solid.
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:34
Getting our moneysworth today
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:38
We are starting to gel.
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:40
So far, so good!
Solid from Abdulai. Gilmour and the midfield on top so far, and plenty pressure up front, cracking goal!
More of the same please.
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Topic Originator: d3monstrate
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:42
After a shaky start, Hamilton has proved effective in midfield as well, been a good mix. Rovers are a shadow of the team we played at Starks
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:43
Oh **** they are showing Pebble Mill!
Quick behind the sofa!
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:43
Quote:
d3monstrate, Fri 17 Oct 20:42
After a shaky start, Hamilton has proved effective in midfield as well, been a good mix. Rovers are a shadow of the team we played at Starks
Alternatively, they rely on that bloody awful pitch to give them advantage. Honestly looks like something you`d see in a grocers window.
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:55
Quote:
Dandy Warhol, Fri 17 Oct 19:59
Kane really needs to be utilised the falkirk laddie is bewildering.
Edit...that was better.
Hope he bewilders more then.
He’s looked fine in his three appearances to date.
Tod looked suspiciously offside for the corner.
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Topic Originator: SusieQ
Date: Fri 17 Oct 20:56
Quote:
Bletchley_Par, Fri 17 Oct 20:43
Oh **** they are showing Pebble Mill!
Quick behind the sofa!
Lol - it was fine til they started the Halbeath Road dirge!!
I remember going to a friend`s house at lunchtime that day to see us & we were nearly late back to school as it took ages for us to be on haha!
Not a fan of the new song I`m afraid!
COME ON YE PARS!
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Topic Originator: Big T Par
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:00
Cannae believe Westy said pump, instead of fart 😂😂
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:07
Quote:
Big T Par, Fri 17 Oct 21:00
Cannae believe Westy said pump, instead of fart 😂😂
🤣
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:08
Surely Kane on soon to take the pressure off and hassle Raith?
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
Post Edited (Fri 17 Oct 21:10)
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Topic Originator: jas
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:10
No need for Hamilton to get involved
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:14
Bray and Barney decent to be fair, Matty getting a chance...
How the actual was that a free kick to Raith???
Ref's buying their keech.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
Post Edited (Fri 17 Oct 21:22)
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:23
Yaaaaaaaaasssssss!!!!!!!!
Kane!
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:23
2-0 Ya beauty! Kane scrambles it in.
Post Edited (Fri 17 Oct 21:24)
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:25
We’ve done to raith what they usually do to us, soaked it up and scored when it mattered!
Robson on a shoogly peg now, raith look like a team who dont want to play the way he wants them to.
The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity!
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:26
For how young our team is, we have been incredibly controlled and well drilled tonight.
And finally we have two strikers banging in goals!
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:27
We`ve in general played much much better, Raith have been stinking thankfully. Got to see this out now
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:28
Beautiful goal by Tod ruled offside.
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Topic Originator: d3monstrate
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:28
"No need for Hamilton to get involved"
Normally that would be the case, but as captain watching his keeper get manhandled then a younger player getting barged by the same player, he had every right to step in...
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Topic Originator: TAFKA_Super_Petrie
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:30
Gilmour MOTM again surely. Absolutely bossed it.
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"People always talk about Ronaldinho and magic, but I didn't see him today. I saw Henrik Larsson; that's where the magic was."
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:30
Quote:
d3monstrate, Fri 17 Oct 21:28
"No need for Hamilton to get involved"
Normally that would be the case, but as captain watching his keeper get manhandled then a younger player getting barged by the same player, he had every right to step in...
My thoughts too.
Abdouli, solid.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:38
FT 2-0. Very happy with that performance.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:38
Fantastic game and result.
Well done Pars!
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:39
Now we get greetin’ face Robson’s moans.
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Topic Originator: Gaz3822
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:39
Great win
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Topic Originator: summeragent
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:40
So many great performances - Mullen was immense, Gilmour, Fraser, Tod…
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:41
Really good game, obviously sweeter with the win, Lennon got it right, players got it right, more agression and a bit of quality.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:42
Andrew Tod given MOTM by Michael Stewart and rave reviews from McFadden at HT - might make some posters on here who bash him weekly rethink their beliefs on him.
Again the age of the team to look so assured tonight was great to see - now we need that on a consistent basis as we know they can do it!
Good to see Barney get his first goal as well
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:44
Good performance and deserved win. A polished and mature display from a team still developing and better to come. Strength in depth was evident. Shows se have resilience in the squad overall. Good to see Matty Tod back in the mix
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: DunfyDave
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:49
Superb Result.
Amazing Performance.
Well Executed.
Three Points
DunfyDave
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:52
They’re a lot more physical too I felt.
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:53
Quote:
buffy, Fri 17 Oct 21:52
They’re a lot more physical too I felt.
Absolutely, got stuck in.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Rigger Al
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:54
Gilmour a great consistant player , I would say future captain of the pars
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:55
Amazing team performance.
Starting XI and subs, to a man, excellent.
Hard to pick a mom for a that reason but got to mention hammy, barely any game time so far this season and though he was excellent.
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:55
Delighted with that, much better and created chances. Raith were absolutely awful and we took full advantage of it. Hopefully can start looking up the table now, need to follow it up with a win on Tuesday
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Topic Originator: RMGpar
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:55
I thought Hanmy really added some bite and grit he was my MOTM but a lot of good performances today!!
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Fri 17 Oct 21:57
Quote:
d3monstrate, Fri 17 Oct 21:28
"No need for Hamilton to get involved"
Normally that would be the case, but as captain watching his keeper get manhandled then a younger player getting barged by the same player, he had every right to step in...
Agree. Absolutely right to.
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Topic Originator: wetherby
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:06
I didnt fancy line up when I saw it but back 4 were excellent as was Hamilton and Gilmour . Hamilton my MoM given how little he has played.
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Topic Originator: Bannockburn Par
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:07
Fantastic performance from the boys and deserved 3 points. Let’s take the momentum into the Airdrie match and go get another 3 points!
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:08
Aye, thought Hammy played really well, Matty Todd too when he came on, pleased for both of them
Gilmour mom possibly for me, but really all round good performances.
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:11
Goes to show what an atmosphere can do to players. If we can find a way to keep that going every EEP game we’d do really well.
The game itself was the most comfortable I’ve seen us at home to date. Hard to pick out any players they all did fantastic but I’m going to throw in Bray who did really well first half and Kearney.
We’ve got a group of really talented young lads and when they gel it looks so good, long may it continue.
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:14
A very important win for a number of reasons. Great to see us stand up to them, even although they were generally more physical than us.
The second half subs were important as it gave the team some fresh energy as it looked like Raith could have grabbed an equaliser
Plenty of good performances, but I thought Gilmour was absolutely outstanding.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
Post Edited (Fri 17 Oct 22:15)
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:15
Gilmour is immense, let`s not take him for granted, his consistency renders him near invisible 👌
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: SusieQ
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:16
Superb performance - solid defence inc some good saves from Billy & Jeremiah looked more like his old self.
2 good goals & Grandson of God very unlucky at the end - that was a tidy finish.
Great 3 points - wee team were never in it! COYP 👏🏼🏁
COME ON YE PARS!
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Topic Originator: MinnesotaAndy
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:16
The loads of balls launched long resulted in an entertaining game of football. Is this end of playing it out from the back?
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Topic Originator: wulliepar57
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:17
Well done to all players , not one failure in that team tonight , they played with maturity , lots of good football on show tonight and well done to the defence as well another clean sheet !
Young players who are starting to gel
I will say a big thank you to them all , they have made my weekend and lets take this positivity into our game on Tuesday against Airdrie
Once again well done to all
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:19
I`ve felt that we were long overdue a win. We have
some fabulous young players, and they are only
going to get better
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Topic Originator: StevenPar77
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:26
Shout our for Mullen for the run leading to the second goal. Given he played two games in the international break he never switched off. Really pleased for him and a special mention for Robbie Fraser too.
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:36
Quote:
StevenPar77, Fri 17 Oct 22:26
Shout our for Mullen for the run leading to the second goal. Given he played two games in the international break he never switched off. Really pleased for him and a special mention for Robbie Fraser too.
Mullen’s play in front off the NW was sublime. Silky soccer indeed. Very enjoyable to do it in front of Easton too.
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Topic Originator: 87Par
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:41
Said in the last game they bullied us. Well tonight they couldn`t. Tried their usual dark arts but it didnt work tonight. Never gave them a inch. Abdulai looks a great addition. JCM was back to his usual standard and absolutely solid with some insane trickery at the touchline. Andy Tod was a constant menace. Barney looked useful brilliant goal. Hammy was the backbone. Whole team did their bit. It absolutely worked tonight. Long may it continue.
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:44
A typical derby game, will take the victory but I thought we played better last 2 home games and dropped points!
Tonight we played with passion and overrun a poor Raith team. 🏁🏁🏁
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:53
On a side note - how on earth did O’Connor win a foul for going through Andy Tods skull with his elbow?
Thats another one to add to shocking decisions this season.
And Matthews foul on Hamilton, where he feigned injury himself to avoid a booking…….
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Topic Originator: Parsfangaz
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:55
Quote:
SusieQ, Fri 17 Oct 20:56
Quote:
Bletchley_Par, Fri 17 Oct 20:43
Oh **** they are showing Pebble Mill!
Quick behind the sofa!
Lol - it was fine til they started the Halbeath Road dirge!!
I remember going to a friend`s house at lunchtime that day to see us & we were nearly late back to school as it took ages for us to be on haha!
Not a fan of the new song I`m afraid!
just as well you don’t have to listen to it then
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:55
Really really enjoyed that tonight.
Players were clearly up for it right from kick off never allowing Raith to settle and we looked very promising in the first 25 minutes going forward.
Game got scrappy after that but bringing Kane on made the difference.
He kept their defence really busy and got a typical goal for his standards lol
Lots of pass marks.
Hamilton deserves immense credit tonight for his performance after being out so long but Gilmour absolutely bossed that game and was my MOM by a margin,
Very pleased to see Matty Todd getting back on form as well when he came on.
I’m a very happy chappy tonight for sure.
Well done Pars!
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: RhinoPars
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:56
Great performance, especially when you consider we are missing Caceres, Rudden and Cooper. Lots of good perfomances througout the pitch tonight. We dominated them with our young team.
Our points tally hasn`t matched our performances, so it is nice to get a great derby win. Hopefully this result is the turning point for our season. Was such an important game for us tonight with a tough few games ahead.
Too much wine drunk this end ! Well done players, management team and owners.
COYP
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Topic Originator: Parsfangaz
Date: Fri 17 Oct 22:58
Quote:
SusieQ, Fri 17 Oct 22:16
Superb performance - solid defence inc some good saves from Billy & Jeremiah looked more like his old self.
2 good goals & Grandson of God very unlucky at the end - that was a tidy finish.
Great 3 points - wee team were never in it! COYP 👏🏼🏁
never in it , ask Terell about that
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Topic Originator: JTH123
Date: Fri 17 Oct 23:21
Quote:
Dandy Warhol, Fri 17 Oct 21:41
Really good game, obviously sweeter with the win, Lennon got it right, players got it right, more agression and a bit of quality.
Agreed. I described it as Lennon-like. Sometimes you get a result, sometimes you get a performance. Tonight we got both. I love to see a team play aggressively and with pace.
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Topic Originator: Gaz3822
Date: Fri 17 Oct 23:22
Bene doesn`t get back in
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Fri 17 Oct 23:40
Quote:
Gaz3822, Fri 17 Oct 23:22
Bene doesn`t get back in
Yeah I’d say what I saw tonight should be the defence going forward.
I get Bene is the club captain and puts in a shift but these guys look like a fixture for me.
Abdulai is very good and nothing much is getting past him AND he likes to push forward not sit back and the same goes for Mullen.
These guys are our future and we have a very capable goalie as well.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: Socks
Date: Fri 17 Oct 23:40
Last time at Stark`s I was disappointed that Hamilton wasn`t in the team as it seemed well set up for him. I was glad to see him start tonight and even happier to see him have an outstanding game. When you play 4-4-2, the two in midfield both need to play well, especially defensively, for the team to be coherent. We got that tonight.
It`s infuriated me that so often we seem so utterly soft and submissive so it`s a big plus to see a Pars team stand up for itself. Chris Hamilton was crucial in that, but it seemed to run through the team. We aren`t as good at it as teams like the Rovers as we`re just not well practiced at it, but great to see us finally make a start. You have to be competitive in there to allow the rest of the team to play and it`s the first time in a while I`ve thought that the midfield worked well.
Pretty comfortable win in the end. We weren`t brilliant but we didn`t need to be and certainly deserved to win. The Rovers were utterly dire in the first half, had a wee spell early in the second half when they were on top, but that was it. The closest they came to scoring was with a cross that hit the post. None of our players had a bad game and it was just one where we did the basics well and didn`t allow ourselves to be bullied. More of that would be braw.
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Topic Originator: PARadise
Date: Fri 17 Oct 23:56
Well done to the manager for his changes. He’s f*cked it a couple times this season but not tonight. We started very deep at the start of the second half and in years gone by we’ve seen it enough times to lose our lead to that.
The switch to the back three was seamless and got our foothold back in the game. Well done to all involved happy as Larry.
Also I’m liking the eastenders song on at full time.
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Fri 17 Oct 23:59
I think Neil Lennon deserves huge credit. All the posts during the week about not looking forward to it (understandable given previous results) and then after the team was announced. Fair to say Neil Lennon was spot on with his decisions tonight. Subs during the game as well, made the right call at the right time.
Fair play to Barney Stewart as well. Great finish. He’s not exactly a good looking type of player but he gives 100%. He occupies the defence enough it makes space for others and he won his fair share of headers. He could be really useful for us going forward
COYP
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Sat 18 Oct 00:14
In the same was as the keeper is an improvement, then the defence is better, sorry bene but you are not number one now
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Sat 18 Oct 00:48
I don’t think we should be dismissing Bene. It worked well tonight because the back line was defending higher up the pitch rather than on the 18yard box. It squashed the midfield and made it difficult for the wee team to create much. However we will need Bene this season. Horses for courses.
COYP
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Topic Originator: DNCH
Date: Sat 18 Oct 05:04
Most I`ve enjoyed watching the Pars in a long time. Looked fit, fast and aggressive. Brilliant football at times and you could tell from the goal celebrations the group love playing together.
I also liked the way Lennon was in the ear of every substitute or player near the touchline. Reminded me of the way Calderwood used to go around speaking to every player during the warm-up back in the day.
A lot to love about this Pars team and manager. COYP!
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Sat 18 Oct 06:11
I think every player we have brought in has improved under NL and the management team. Collectively we are a much better team. Credit to them for getting us to where we currently are. Barney has come on, he is still raw but with the right development he will score goals. I also see an improvement in Bray, much more purposeful on the ball. A master stroke by NL to bring in Hammy and make him captain. What NL has been very good at in my view is rotating the squad to keep everyone involved, give them game time and first team experience. That may mean results are a little up and down, but it brings on a group of players and moves them one rung further up the ladder in terms of experience and performance improvement. Some have said RR didn`t play well but I would argue that we didn`t allow them to. A couple of times they had a bit more space than you would want but overall we limited them to very little. Terrel as the last man is also looking good. More assured, his kicking has improved and his positioning to make the save from the cross was spot on. I thought we always tried to move the ball forward, even if that meant we kicked longer. It kept the pressure on the defence and I thought Easton had to resort to dropping deeper where he was less effective. Frazer and Kearney are really coming on and JCM and Nuru look like they will be a solid partnership. Hats off to JCM for that run forward that created the opportunity for the second goal, and the cross was perfect from Frazer (I think). Kane still has it in his locker to put the ball in the net, and we will need that from him this season. Good to see him congratulating Barney at half time for the goal. It looks like the experienced players like Chris Kane and Bene are contributing more to the team than just on the park. That`s important
G Wardrope
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