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Topic Originator: Stanza
Date: Sat 17 Jan 23:39
Step back a few months, and most, or at least a lot of, fans were thinking that Deniz Mehmet, Kieran Ngwenya, Chris Hamilton and Matty Todd had no future with DAFC and would soon be looking for a new club.
Yet, all four were integral parts of today`s team, that produced the Pars` best result for many years.
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Topic Originator: Buster_Brown
Date: Sat 17 Jan 23:45
Fair point. Also shows what happens when you work hard and stay focused.
Loving You, Is In My DNA 🇾🇪
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Topic Originator: Rigger Al
Date: Sat 17 Jan 23:46
Quote:
Stanza, Sat 17 Jan 23:39
Step back a few months, and most, or at least a lot of, fans were thinking that Deniz Mehmet, Kieran Ngwenya, Chris Hamilton and Matty Todd had no future with DAFC and would soon be looking for a new club.
Yet, all four were integral parts of today`s team, that produced the Pars` best result for many years.
Great manager
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Topic Originator: Leamington_sPAR
Date: Sun 18 Jan 00:24
Quote:
Rigger Al, Sat 17 Jan 23:46
Quote:
Stanza, Sat 17 Jan 23:39
Step back a few months, and most, or at least a lot of, fans were thinking that Deniz Mehmet, Kieran Ngwenya, Chris Hamilton and Matty Todd had no future with DAFC and would soon be looking for a new club.
Yet, all four were integral parts of today`s team, that produced the Pars` best result for many years.
Great manager
Great management team, the coaches are an integral part of the decision making. The spotlight for me is on Caceres, will he step up and prove he has what it takes?
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Sun 18 Jan 00:29
Deniz was outstanding today as far as being a presence in the box and nobody can slag him off outside of his traditional kicking out the park.
Matty Todd?
What can you say?
He was my MOM for his passion and ability to get balls into the box and looking for that pass.
I’m so proud he’s turned his career around when he might have been out the door.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
Post Edited (Sun 18 Jan 00:29)
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Topic Originator: doctordandruff
Date: Sun 18 Jan 00:43
I`ve said it before, but we should absolutely keep Deniz, especially with a young keeper on the books. McPake`s comments after the game confirmed what an asset he is on the training ground as well a pitch. Also loved Lennon`s dig at the Germans with McPakes approval
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Topic Originator: RhinoPars
Date: Sun 18 Jan 04:16
What did Lennon say about the Germans with McPake’s approval?
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Topic Originator: BlackLight
Date: Sun 18 Jan 06:19
They way these players have remained committed and broken back into the team is probably the biggest testament to what NL is achieving as a manager with the Pars.
Hammy and Matty Todd is one thing, but Deniz and Kieran could just be picking up a wage check and looking for a new club, but they`ve both knuckled down. Kieran is like a completely new player. He`s gone from being a bombscare to a rock solid monster of a defender. It`s amazing.
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Sun 18 Jan 06:47
Quote:
RhinoPars, Sun 18 Jan 04:16
What did Lennon say about the Germans with McPake’s approval?
Lennon said that the owner is backing him to build the club like it should be built, while McPake didn`t get that support from the previous owners.
Part of the interview in the last 5 minutes of the BBC coverage.
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Sun 18 Jan 07:56
Quote:
ipswichpar, Sun 18 Jan 06:47
Quote:
RhinoPars, Sun 18 Jan 04:16
What did Lennon say about the Germans with McPake’s approval?
Lennon said that the owner is backing him to build the club like it should be built, while McPake didn`t get that support from the previous owners.
Part of the interview in the last 5 minutes of the BBC coverage.
I thought that was nice of Lennon to say publicly. Might put McPake in a better light if he wanted to go back into management.
Still think his style of play was a massive problem though.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Sun 18 Jan 08:58
I don`t necessarily think that NL did not have these players in his plans. I think the conversation was more around do you want to play for this club, do you want to play first team football, do you want to improve as a player. It`s a yes/no answer and only offers two paths, stay, work hard, improve your game or move on to another club. You reap what you sow ar the end of the day. It puts the responsibility onto the player for their own careers. It`s just good management, as you know exactly where you stand.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Sun 18 Jan 09:22
Denis was always a good shot stopper, it was his “Dracula” complex that let him down.
He now appears to have overcome his fear of crosses.
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Topic Originator: Westies squint kicks
Date: Sun 18 Jan 09:42
3 players who need the Lazarus effect, KRH, Otto and Bray all unable to make the match day squad yesterday.
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Sun 18 Jan 09:59
Quote:
Westies squint kicks, Sun 18 Jan 09:42
3 players who need the Lazarus effect, KRH, Otto and Bray all unable to make the match day squad yesterday.
Bray came on did he not?
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Sun 18 Jan 10:24
Too many pre-match drinks, Dandy?
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Sun 18 Jan 12:04
Quote:
Raymie the Legend, Sun 18 Jan 10:24
Too many pre-match drinks, Dandy?
Did he not?
Ah, i was thinking of Kearney😂
Ffs, must be the Fife water.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sun 18 Jan 12:22
With a squad of 25/26, even allowing for the possibility of having 9 on the bench and a few injuries, simple arithmetic dictates that some are going to miss out. It doesn`t necessarily mean the manager doesn`t rate you as we have seen with the return of Mehmet, Todd and Ngwenya. What must make it more difficult for those `fringe` players though is the fact that we have no regular competitive `reserve` fixtures to maintain or regain match fitness or recover form. Being a professional footballer with no regular competitive action must be very frustrating.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Sun 18 Jan 12:22
I blame the water too, Dandy, for typing in Stewart (as in Barney) for new lad and fast-as-a-whippet Thomas!
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Sun 18 Jan 13:12
I have never written off Matty Todd. His loss of
form was down to the injuries he got. I always
knew once he was over his last injury he would begin to
play a major role for us, and he has, big style.
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Topic Originator: Angus_W
Date: Sun 18 Jan 13:23
I like the management approach.
They’re setting the bar high. The expectation is you consistently get to the bar or they look elsewhere within the squad. No one is excluded, no one is written off.
It’s giving players responsibility for their own development. That’s good man management.
You’ve seen the Pars now please go home!
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Topic Originator: AlterPar
Date: Sun 18 Jan 13:41
Ngwenya looks a solid centre back in a 3. Look a lot stronger with him in there, brilliant to see.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sun 18 Jan 14:03
I always thought Ngwenya was decent defensively as a left back but had limitations going forward and when NL came in and indicated he favoured wing backs it looked like he was marking time until his contract expired. However, John Tod`s injury and Otoo`s loss of form opened the door for him in a new position and he has made the most of an unexpected opportunity.
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Topic Originator: Back_oh_the_net
Date: Sun 18 Jan 14:39
Quote:
Angus_W, Sun 18 Jan 13:23
I like the management approach.
They’re setting the bar high. The expectation is you consistently get to the bar or they look elsewhere within the squad. No one is excluded, no one is written off.
It’s giving players responsibility for their own development. That’s good man management.
Aye it sends out the message to the players that they are only ever one honking performance away from being dropped unlike in the past where players became complacent and continued to underperform and not be dropped due to no real back up options
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Sun 18 Jan 14:45
Quote:
buffy, Sun 18 Jan 12:22
I blame the water too, Dandy, for typing in Stewart (as in Barney) for new lad and fast-as-a-whippet Thomas!
You`re a pro though 😂
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Sun 18 Jan 16:06
I thought Ngwenya was one our best players last season, not that it was saying an awful lot about the squad but it`s difficult to find decent left sided defenders. Interesting to see how the rest of the season plays out with his contract and a few others that have been in and out the squad.
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