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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Sat 8 Aug 12:59
I’m on updates duty today but will keep an eye on this thread too (if Wee Eck disnae scream at me while I’m multitasking!).
Until then it’s Off the Ball for me.
First home game of the season ~ excited or nervous? Bit of both but looking forward to how we do with our new squad.
Usual format folks ~ if ye get the team line up afore me please post it thanks.
Let’s get three points today Pars ~ Getintaethum!
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
Post Edited (Sat 08 Aug 18:05)
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Sat 8 Aug 13:24
Like most games in this great league, no idea how it will go! I think Ayr will be pushing for promotion, so will give us a real game. Let`s see
Was at Inverness last weekend, cracking weekend, but we did well to get away with a point.
I hope The Ox is playing....
Really looking forward to it
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Sat 8 Aug 14:04
He`s not
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Sat 8 Aug 14:12
Our team today
Dibaga
Robinson
Gilmour
Shaw
Kearney
Amade
Cleall-Harding
Kane
Donnelly
Tod A
Fraser
Subs:
Terrell
Tod J
Morrison
Macleod
Bray
Davidson
McLeod
Cooper
Adams
Ref ~ David Dickinson
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
Post Edited (Sat 08 Aug 14:13)
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Sat 8 Aug 14:30
Hopefully no big decisions today, Mr Dickinson will be sure to get them wrong
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Sat 8 Aug 14:48
Good home crowd in already ~ and a wee away crowd.
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Sat 8 Aug 14:55
Hmm I think the crowd looks quite poor at the moment.
Post Edited (Sat 08 Aug 14:55)
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Topic Originator: Jeffery
Date: Sat 8 Aug 14:58
Quote:
Lucho_8, Sat 8 Aug 14:55
Hmm I think the crowd looks quite poor at the moment.
I`m just in and quite a lot still queuing outside
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Sat 8 Aug 14:59
Ignore him Jeffrey, he’s doing his usual trolling.
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:03
Nah it’s filled up a bit to be fair.
NW guys AWOL though.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:14
1-0
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Topic Originator: Clapham Par
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:15
Cracking goal that.
Switch from Amade was class, Kearney picked someone out and tidy finish from Tod.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:15
Fabulous goal
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:17
Some pass from amade
Braw goal and Been pretty good so far.
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Topic Originator: Thaipar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:45
1-1
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Topic Originator: Bannockburn Par
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:47
Another goalkeeper howler, Ayr don’t deserve to be level.
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:47
Disappointing goal to lose. Goalie error, methinks, sadly.
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Topic Originator: Clapham Par
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:47
Sucker punch there.
Not brilliant from the goalkeeper. Under the ball, bit flappy.
1-1 not a fair reflection of the first half.
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:47
Sliced boot up the park went the total wrong way to gift them a corner. Get 2 more corners and keepers flapping for the cross.
First 2 corners went to the back post and they never learned their lesson and bang, guess where the 3rd corner went.
Post Edited (Sat 08 Aug 15:48)
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Topic Originator: nick_dafc1
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:47
Quote:
OzPar, Sat 8 Aug 15:47
Disappointing goal to lose. Goalie error, methinks, sadly.
Poor marking, 3 corners in a row with spare men. Blame on Gilmour, Harding and Robinson
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Topic Originator: Leamington_sPAR
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:48
Quote:
OzPar, Sat 8 Aug 15:47
Disappointing goal to lose. Goalie error, methinks, sadly.
Is Terrell that bad we’re playing a car crash of a keeper instead!!
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Topic Originator: WYPar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:48
Poor goalkeeping cost us there. Dibaga made a good save at the first of the three corners, but that was his ball all the way at the last one and he’s completely misjudged it.
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Topic Originator: xgatespars
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:49
We love giving away gifts like. We have done well overall but they get quite a bit of space in our half to do what they want. They need closed down quicker and our midfield need to join in the attack more when we get going forward, sometimes looks slow.
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Topic Originator: wetherby
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:51
Completely against run of play. Been impressed by Fraser and Shaw and great goal from Tod . But we are so slow in posession- not enough men in front of the ball when we attack. When Kearney has received a pass only once did he play the
ball forward and that resulted in a goal.
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Topic Originator: wulliepar57
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:53
Not there today and was going to ask how the keeper is doing , but i can see he has just gave them a gift
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Topic Originator: ReturningParsFan
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:54
Disappointing end to a generally decent half. We should have been more than one goal in front, then the howler wouldn`t have mattered. Lovely build up and finish for Andrew Tod`s goal, just wish Kearney had the confidence to go past his man, cos he can cross a good ball. Really impressed by Oli Shaw, not just a goalscorer but lots of nice touches. Hope we get an early goal in the second half.
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Topic Originator: nick_dafc1
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:54
Quote:
wulliepar57, Sat 8 Aug 15:53
Not there today and was going to ask how the keeper is doing , but i can see he has just gave them a gift
Poor marking, nothing to do with the keeper
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:57
Thought it was keeper error at first, but need to look back at it. Think he struggled to get through the mass of bodies, and all our markers well beaten in the air at the back post.
Apart from that we’ve played well and dominated. Do the same second half and we should come out of it with 3 points.
Good to watch a game and not worry about the ref at all, nothing to do for him so far.
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:57
Typical Tod, largely anonymous, out for stroll, then nicks a goal
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:58
Good save from keeper, then it appeared he wanted alll the attention, but messed up the last corner
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Topic Originator: Bannockburn Par
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:58
Quote:
veteraneastender, Sat 8 Aug 15:57
Typical Tod, largely anonymous, out for stroll, then nicks a goal
Yep but he does it so well.
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Topic Originator: wulliepar57
Date: Sat 8 Aug 15:59
Cheers nick
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Topic Originator: WYPar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:02
Quote:
nick_dafc1, Sat 8 Aug 15:54
Quote:
wulliepar57, Sat 8 Aug 15:53
Not there today and was going to ask how the keeper is doing , but i can see he has just gave them a gift
Poor marking, nothing to do with the keeper
He came to claim the ball, was in a good position to catch it and then didn’t. Completely his fault for me.
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:03
Sorry, Nick, but it had plenty to do with the keeper. Marking played a part, and I don`t think I saw anybody at the post, but the goalie completely fluffed his role at the third corner.
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Topic Originator: wulliepar57
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:10
Hope we win the game , or Dibaga is going to get it tight tonight
So its obvious already we miss the Ox
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Topic Originator: Never10yairds
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:15
Poor goalkeeping from Digby cost us that goal. Need to be catching or punching that away. Ox wouldn’t concede that goal.
Shame because it’s been a very good first half performance pretty much all round. Amade, Shaw, Kane, Fraser, Kearney, Harding all had a great first half.
Mixed start to the second half, not quite as dominant as we were in the first half.
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:21
Another free header at the back post from a corner……
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Topic Originator: WYPar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:21
The marking at corners in this game has been dreadful. Too intent on trying to grapple rather than just playing the ball and it’s nearly cost us again.
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:22
Ayr are shocking. Got to win this.
Still not clicked on that every Ayr corner goes to the back post.
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Topic Originator: WYPar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:23
Need a bit more up top without Kane there. Not seeing much from Shaw yet.
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:24
Quote:
Bannockburn Par, Sat 8 Aug 15:58
Quote:
veteraneastender, Sat 8 Aug 15:57
Typical Tod, largely anonymous, out for stroll, then nicks a goal
Yep but he does it so well.
Think he’s given the ball away every other time he’s touched it. His decision making is atrocious.
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Topic Originator: wetherby
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:24
Still no width
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:26
That keeper is utter pony, so poor, miles away from fitness.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Clapham Par
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:38
Our short corner routines stink the place out.
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Topic Originator: wetherby
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:40
We need better than Kearney
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:50
Disappointingly frustrating.
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Topic Originator: General Zod
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:51
Kearney isn’t good enough to be first choice yet. Two games in and only two points. We were well lucky to get a point last week too. Poor from the team so far.
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Topic Originator: wulliepar57
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:52
So it`s 2 points dropped , not the start I was hoping for this season
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Topic Originator: shellypar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:52
Quote:
General Zod, Sat 8 Aug 16:51
Kearney isn’t good enough to be first choice yet. Two games in and only two points. We were well lucky to get a point last week too. Poor from the team so far.
We were lucky this game aswell?
COYP
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Topic Originator: wetherby
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:52
So little creativity from midfield so little pace.
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Topic Originator: WYPar
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:53
Should have won it given how much of the ball we had, but we’re not making a lot of good chances at this point. The deliveries from Kearney and Fraser were generally not great and there’s not a lot of creativity through the middle.
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:55
Poor start, little creativity and without Ox, a keeper who looks like a burger chef, harsh, but that laddie`s condition is a disgrace.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Stozy
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:55
Definitely 2 points dropped today. Plenty of the game, often too slow and indecisive in the final third though. Cooper and Bray unlucky near the end. Kearney needs to sharpen up, far too often misplacing passes and not positive enough.
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Topic Originator: Bannockburn Par
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:56
We deserved 3 points today. Keep playing like that and the wins will come. McLeod deserves to start next match, Kearney is not the answer.
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Topic Originator: Clapham Par
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:56
Much better than last week`s performance. Shame we gave away the soft goal on half time and couldn`t get the same level of performance for most of the second half.
Frustrating we can go from stroking the ball about nicely and with purpose, like we did early first half, but then fall into slo-mo sideways stuff like a lot of the second half.
Gimour in particular seemed frustrated with options ahead of him but watching on tv it`s difficult to see how much movement is/isn`t happening until the camera pans forward.
Unbeaten start to the league season not to be sniffed at and we`re still bedding in a number of new arrivals so overall I`m feeling positive.
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Topic Originator: PARadise
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:57
Goalkeeping mistakes cost us as they always seem to do. We were by far the better team. How Brays one doesn’t go in I’ll never know. Love the enthusiasm and first touch lay offs from the new boy. Looks promising.
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Topic Originator: BlackLight
Date: Sat 8 Aug 16:59
Slightly lucky to get a point last week. Slightly unlucky to only get a point this week. It`s early days, but Thistle already seem to have shown their intent.
Olamilekan looked pretty good when he came on. I love Amade and his defensive play was excellent, but he panicked a bit around the box today.
We look like we could be good, but will a slow start trip us up again?
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:04
No complaints from me about that result. Ayr deserved full credit for their performance.
We could have snatched it in final minute but nobody can say we deserved to win that match.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: MinnesotaAndy
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:07
Several unforced errors by the Pars.
Ayr United created a decent chance almost every time they came forward.
Agree Olamilekan Adams looked good.
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Topic Originator: dafc123
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:10
Formations killing us. No link between defence and attack. When Wing backs push up it’s easy to counter
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Topic Originator: dafc123
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:11
A Tod need a month on the bench. Hopeless
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Topic Originator: nick_dafc1
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:12
Quote:
dafc123, Sat 8 Aug 17:10
Formations killing us. No link between defence and attack. When Wing backs push up it’s easy to counter
Exactly this. Tactics is good vs teams in higher league but disastrous in this league. Unless you have amazing wingback and ball playing defenders, it won`t work.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:21
I felt Ayr were good competition for us today. A strong team but sometimes their finishing just wasn’t good / astray.
I liked Adams when he came on, albeit briefly. He got stuck in and his passing was good. Perhaps a wee bit nervous but he’ll get there with more game time.
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Westies squint kicks
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:22
Kearney doesn`t seem to have the ability to beat a man so ultimately it stops and comes backwards. I`d be tempted to have a look at Ewan McLeod next week, he did well in a short cameo against St Mirren. I worry that Lennon is somewhat invested in Kearney though
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:29
I won’t hear a bad word about Tod, he’s one of us so should get a game for life regardless of form, chronic lack of pace or physical presence or overall contribution for 89minutes.
Am I doing this right? Tbf he does know where the goal is but for the vast majority of the game he’s not at the races.
We have a nasty habit of signing players who are miles off fitness after the season has started! at least Adam’s looks relatively up to speed
The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity!
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:35
Well, we were robbed, ref started out ok, but in the end was dire.
Keeper was good other a mistake at their goal..
We dominated the game, but struggled to link to the front, amade was good, but made a few silly passes. Kane again was excellent.
Lots of possession, never at risk other than goal, but did struggle at corners.
Too many sideways or backwards passes. And not enough cutting passes forward.
However against one of the keague favourites, we dominated, so in time it will be good.
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Topic Originator: wulliepar57
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:36
Well we get a wee break from the league next saturday , so hopefully a win and the catalyst we need to kick on in the league , early doors but was hoping for more points on the board !
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:38
Quote:
Westies squint kicks, Sat 8 Aug 17:22
Kearney doesn`t seem to have the ability to beat a man so ultimately it stops and comes backwards. I`d be tempted to have a look at Ewan McLeod next week, he did well in a short cameo against St Mirren. I worry that Lennon is somewhat invested in Kearney though
Disagree a bit, Westie. He had the beating of the left back a few times. He did go past his man to set up the goal and skinned the left back and should have shot in the second half but he opted to stand it up.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: nick_dafc1
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:40
Quote:
thebear, Sat 8 Aug 17:35
Well, we were robbed, ref started out ok, but in the end was dire.
Keeper was good other a mistake at their goal..
We dominated the game, but struggled to link to the front, amade was good, but made a few silly passes. Kane again was excellent.
Lots of possession, never at risk other than goal, but did struggle at corners.
Too many sideways or backwards passes. And not enough cutting passes forward.
However against one of the keague favourites, we dominated, so in time it will be good.
Apart from the best chance of the game their player missed from 6 yards after beating two players.
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:41
Didn’t like the formation first half, weren’t penetrating their defence enough, think we had one shot on target and thankfully Tod found the net.
The equaliser I always felt was coming, there was an inevitability about it the way we were playing.
Totally different team second half, hard to say we deserved the win as thought Ayr missed a chance that they would’ve scored 9 times out 10.
Offensively thought we weren’t really linking up well, need time to bed in. I’ve said my piece on another thread about A.Tod, other than the goal thought he was poor again.
Point in the end not a bad result but frustrating that we’re chasing already, Livvy away next as well which will be a very difficult tie.
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:42
Some nice passages of play at times, but our final ball or decision making let us down. A fine save from the goalie prevented us getting three points.
A poor goal to lose and we never learned our lesson. At least three times we were done from corners at the back post. Lucky to not lose one in the second half.
I thought Ayr were quite decent. They had a good 20 minute spell in the second half. They defended very well, by and large. Ben Summers has filled out and he looked neat and tidy.
Fraser our best player today. Big Sam is a good player too.
Our newest signing showed enough to suggest he could be an asset.
4 points behind Partick already. They are the team to beat this season.
Forgot about Ross Taylor second half. Did everything right with two dummies then fluffed his lines when easier to score. Definitely got lucky there.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
Post Edited (Sat 08 Aug 17:44)
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:45
It’s a game of fine margins sometimes, if Cooper scored at ICT and Bray got that in we’d be 6 points and looking pretty.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Sat 8 Aug 17:48
We weren`t brave enough in the final third. They could and should have scored goals rom their corners. Some of the final balls into the box were easy to defend. Predicatable and too slow going forward at time I thought
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:02
Quote:
dafc123, Sat 8 Aug 17:11
A Tod need a month on the bench. Hopeless
Oh watch what you’re saying, no one shall speak ill of the golden boy.
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Topic Originator: Lucho_8
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:03
We got in a lot of good positions but final ball or final decisions were terrible.
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:03
Don`t think we needed the back 3 and Gilmour + Amade on for as long as we did. We had essentially 5 players sitting doing nothing as Ayr were just camped in their own half.
There were no runners from the middle of the park to drag players out of position to leave space open for the wingbacks (at least not until Cooper came on). When Bray came on against St Mirren he was really positive in bringing the ball forward and winning fouls, no idea why Lennon waited until the 89th minute to bring him on.
The game was there to be won against a team that came for a point, we need to be an awful lot better in attack as far too often we overplay the passes or slow the tempo to allow the other team to regroup.
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Topic Originator: wetherby
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:03
It`s like we play with the handbrake permanently on.
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:05
Tod was awful today.
Post Edited (Sat 08 Aug 18:05)
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:06
Berry perhaps it’s fine margins but perhaps having those 2 chances fall to better players can be the difference.
We didn’t have an attacking midfielder today and Lenny is playing Tod in behind the strikers which in this formation is a very important role to link it all together but that’s not what Tod does.
Hopefully Allan can be that player, adding legs and physicality in there aswell as helping create would go a long way.
The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity!
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:15
Agree with both the last two posts.
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:19
Quote:
veteraneastender, Sat 8 Aug 18:05
Tod was awful today.
Agreed. He’s a poacher, and thats it. His all round game is well off what we need. Thankfully Lennon seen that today and took him off, but probably 2 minutes too late.
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Topic Originator: Bazzler1981
Date: Sat 8 Aug 18:22
A bit disappointing today the goal was the only slick passage of play, too slow and to much disconnect between the lines and some off the boys were off it, never mind hopefully Lenny gets it sorted and a points better than none
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