[ScottR96]

And fans not coming is going to result in less money for the club. The last thing the club needs is the fans to be pissing off just because we're not winning.

[Bullyweejedi]

The club have no money because the board failed to pay the rent for years, and have led us to this situation. The costs of building a stadium and the payments will be far more than the rent to NLL. We are here because Of the board, not the council, however painful that is to accept.

[Clyde4life]

ScottR96, on 21 January 2012 - 18:21, said:

Utter rubish.

Sweeney is utter shite - I'm sorry but he is. His performance today was the worst I have seen from any player at any level.

Serioulsy? He wasnt even the worst Clyde player today!

[Clyde4life]

David W, on 21 January 2012 - 19:38, said:

After the first couple of minutes that game had 0-0 written all over it

Quite why Duffy felt the need to play Hay, Sweeney and Scullion in midfield, at home, against a side below us in the table I don't know. Sweeney in particular was diabolical. Neill played the whole of the first half far too deep. Finlayson up front

The goal was a terrible one to lose and after that I don't think anyone fancied us to get back in the game. Hard to judge Brannen on that game when the midfield behind him couldn't pass the ball. Finlayson was the same as usual but he did stick in a half decent cross late on so he's obviously been practising.

Gray was struggling during the week which I presume is why he was taken off. Can only applaud Oliver's application in another position; it was a disgrace that he was dropped today. Fulton looked sharp when he came on.

No wingers, no powerful centre forwards, no excitement. Getting fed-up.

It was defelcted!

Plain to see that without an interested and in form John Neill we have no creativity at all. Susprised Sweeney came back into the side but was more suprised that Scullion started, and was amazed that Oliver didnt start.

Gray was perhaps our best player first half, but for all the ball he got out wide - and Sweeney gave him it most times - he did nothing with it i'm afraid. Oliver was far better second half.

Also plain to see that the much maligned Cusack was perfect for Sharpe's ball over the top into the channels. Without him, it just looks like an aimless punt.

McQueen has looked ropey for weeks now, well in fact since Gallacher got injured. When big Dec gets back him and Marr would be ideal to bring the ball out from the back.

Finlayson is an imposter, always has been - nothing changes.

For those wondering why Fulton never started, you never seen him up at Montrose last week!!!

Hay or Sweeney need to make way for a more offensive midfielder, but we dont have any, so if no-one comes in January Hay and Sweeney should play ahead of Scullion with Neill behind 2 strikers. Have no idea who I would have left and right hand side of midfield - Oliver perhaps.
If we had a better squad, Neill should have been dropped after last week - to give him the arse kicking he needs. As I said - he is the only creative or capable player we have - but he just isnt trying just now - stupid free kick to give away that lead to goal.

This post has been edited by Clyde4life: 21 January 2012 - 23:01

[Garrowhillclyde]

Bullyweejedi, on 21 January 2012 - 22:50, said:

The club have no money because the board failed to pay the rent for years, and have led us to this situation. The costs of building a stadium and the payments will be far more than the rent to NLL. We are here because Of the board, not the council, however painful that is to accept.

True, however the sheer size of our rent is killing us, debt or not. The annual rent is far greater than the amount we pay back in back rent a year. Over 4 grand per game played is mental.

All we can hope for is some good news about leaving the place to lift us.

[ScottR96]

Clyde4life, on 21 January 2012 - 22:50, said:

Serioulsy? He wasnt even the worst Clyde player today!

He is awful.

His passing is often rubbish
His corners are often rubbish
His throw-ins are often headed away by the first opposition player
His deliveries into the box are often rubbish
His discipline is shocking

He made a decent start to the season, no-one is denying that. However he has not maintained it. Neil and Hay have consistently performed better than him all season. Fans on other threads are saying he is contributing in the majority of Clyde goals this season. The fact Clyde have scored 6 times since October tells you all you need to know about Sweeney's performances in these past few months. He is not performing and should be dropped - drop him for Fulton next week. I haven't seen us play Berwick this season but apparently Sweeney was owned by the Thomson guy Berwick have got at Broadwood earlier in the season.

[C. Muir]

Corners and throws are not all about the delivery. Its up to the players in the penalty area to get on the end of them. And they simply don't. Complete and utter rubbish.

[shawfield shed boy]

ScottR96, on 21 January 2012 - 22:11, said:

Struggling to see how the attendance of today's game is the fault of NLC! It was your decision to not go.

The calls for Duffy to reisgn are just laughable. Have a look at the progress we've made since Duffy took over - it's been tremendous. It might not be where we would like to be but we have to remember that it's a long process to get the club back up the leagues. Duffy made this perfectly clear at the start of the season and we all seemed to accept it then - why can't we accept it now? Especially considering we're doing better than we thought we would be despite this poor run of form.

Didnt say anywhere it was NLC fault Scott

Simply trying to suggest the interest in Clyde fc at Broadwood is almost non-existant both from the Old guard through to the Supporters that have followed us when we moved to the area

Crowds will get worse,Fans are voting with their feet (Out the 12/15 in my crowd i reckon your luck y if there is one or two that went yesterday) and i will continue to help the club with season tickets purchases and CIC memberships as ive done and prev mentioned but Broadwood depresses me and im afraid im not alone

Ps.Agree with you re-Duffy and our supporters or so called need to gets their heads out the sand very quickly agan as prev mentioned above

[Shawfield Stallion]

That was fucking dire. First half was a complete write off, with Peterhead taking advantage of more circus defending from Clyde after about 3 minutes. After that both teams showed their quality, with the ball spending most of the half in the air or in the stands. The second half was slightly better from a Clyde point of view (ie we managed to pass the ball twice in a row and had a shot from Brannan that almost hit the target) but overall a thoroughly miserable affair

The keeper, the full backs Gray, Sharp and Oliver, and Hay in midfield, get pass-marks but everyone else was absolutely stinking. Special mention has to go to Finlayson and Neill who were especially rubbbish. I'm not one for calling for heads to roll and I'm aware of the transition we're going through on and off the park, but I seriously doubt I'll be back until things show signs of progressing. There's absolutely no joy in watching stuff like that week after week

Peterhead were also pretty awful but fully deserved their win, with Crawford being forced into a few stops with his feet from a couple of drives from McAllister. Apart from that, Davie Ross almost got his customary goal against Clyde when he smacked the crossbar. Not much else happened really

Man of the Match for me was Martin Bavidge by an absolute mile

This post has been edited by Shawfield Stallion: 22 January 2012 - 09:26

[Mushroom]

Clyde4life, on 21 January 2012 - 22:50, said:

Serioulsy? He wasnt even the worst Clyde player today!

I'd have to agree with you.

Sweeney had a nightmare, but the throw ins created a bit of danger occasionally, we just had nobody to make anything of them. So he at least had a redeeming feature.

Scullion had none today, and I say that as someone who thinks he gets judged rather harshly sometimes. If he worked on his fitness and stamina (eg. a mile jog each day or something) I actually think he could be a really useful player.

[David W]

Strange how people see the game differently; I thought Scullion was the only midfielder we had yesterday who was able to play the ball in the direction he intended it to go.

[cfcuk]

David W, on 22 January 2012 - 22:40, said:

Strange how people see the game differently; I thought Scullion was the only midfielder we had yesterday who was able to play the ball in the direction he intended it to go.

cant agree david ,scullion going off coincided with clyde actually starting to get forward and creating some (not very good ) chances ,the poor performance wasnt down to one player but there are clearly players at the club who are overweight and lack fitness and who cant even be bothered keeping in shape , contrast that with our left back he is must be at least 13 /14 years older and he is clearly fitter than these imposters

[Mushroom]

David W, on 22 January 2012 - 22:40, said:

Strange how people see the game differently; I thought Scullion was the only midfielder we had yesterday who was able to play the ball in the direction he intended it to go.

I can't say I noticed that, although I was so hungover I'm not going to argue.

I just noticed him failing to move, and I have vague recollection not closing down and things like that.

[ricky]

Maybe you are needing time off to realise you know f. all about the game. Sweeney your hero has had 2 good games all season.
The team are unsettled with injury & loss of players. The main problem apart from that is a quality striker. The team had a few really good players ..2 defenders & goalkeeper are injured, 1 away, Neill & Hay. Thats it, what can you expect from these guys, morale is low. Give us all a break & get behind them.

Shawfield Stallion, on 22 January 2012 - 09:21, said:

That was fucking dire. First half was a complete write off, with Peterhead taking advantage of more circus defending from Clyde after about 3 minutes. After that both teams showed their quality, with the ball spending most of the half in the air or in the stands. The second half was slightly better from a Clyde point of view (ie we managed to pass the ball twice in a row and had a shot from Brannan that almost hit the target) but overall a thoroughly miserable affair

The keeper, the full backs Gray, Sharp and Oliver, and Hay in midfield, get pass-marks but everyone else was absolutely stinking. Special mention has to go to Finlayson and Neill who were especially rubbbish. I'm not one for calling for heads to roll and I'm aware of the transition we're going through on and off the park, but I seriously doubt I'll be back until things show signs of progressing. There's absolutely no joy in watching stuff like that week after week

Peterhead were also pretty awful but fully deserved their win, with Crawford being forced into a few stops with his feet from a couple of drives from McAllister. Apart from that, Davie Ross almost got his customary goal against Clyde when he smacked the crossbar. Not much else happened really

Man of the Match for me was Martin Bavidge by an absolute mile

[shawfield shed boy]

ricky, on 24 January 2012 - 04:51, said:

Maybe you are needing time off to realise you know f. all about the game. Sweeney your hero has had 2 good games all season.
The team are unsettled with injury & loss of players. The main problem apart from that is a quality striker. The team had a few really good players ..2 defenders & goalkeeper are injured, 1 away, Neill & Hay. Thats it, what can you expect from these guys, morale is low. Give us all a break & get behind them.

Spot on .. Been saying all season the Squad JIm and Chic have put together is nothing short of remarkable under the circumstances and wages to offfer

Lot o clyde fans have short memories or just plain Dime bar material not releasing how fucked the club are finiancially

Dont get me wrong there are games we should have done better and some players fitness does need to come into Question tho until we get out of this so called home our ours which is draining every last penny were not going to be far away from last years league postion each year

This post has been edited by shawfield shed boy: 24 January 2012 - 07:28

[Clyde 1877]

Clyde 1-2 ICT, 8 May, 2004

There's the problem.

[Shawfield Stallion]

ricky, on 24 January 2012 - 04:51, said:

Maybe you are needing time off to realise you know f. all about the game. Sweeney your hero has had 2 good games all season.
The team are unsettled with injury & loss of players. The main problem apart from that is a quality striker. The team had a few really good players ..2 defenders & goalkeeper are injured, 1 away, Neill & Hay. Thats it, what can you expect from these guys, morale is low. Give us all a break & get behind them.

I've been behind the team all season and I'm grateful for Jim and Chic. Which is why I said I don't want heads to roll The Sweeney thing was just a laugh, it created a bit of a feelgood factor and spawned Sweeney related merchandice in the club shop and a new tannoy song when the players ran out, as Sweeneymania swept the Third Division. Maybe it's you who needs to get behind everyone a bit more

I have a season ticket, so the club have my money. It just breaks my heart when I see Clyde being raped week after by teams that used to be cannon fodder. I'm not askingfor Barcelona-esque tiki taka stuff, but the basic ability to control and pass a ball would be nice

[MacDuffman]

The problem is, there are idiots there that think we are Barcelona. One misplaced pass and they are screaming for Duffy & Charnley to die. The players aren't great, but at £20 a week they are not that bad. Usual bunch of eejits arrive 5 mins late, and before they have even sat down I could here one of them screaming for Duffy to go as we are 1 nil down. Not making excuses but they never even saw the goal - it could have been a cracker, instead of the cock up it was.

[Milevskiy]

Shawfield Stallion, on 24 January 2012 - 08:50, said:

I've been behind the team all season and I'm grateful for Jim and Chic. Which is why I said I don't want heads to roll The Sweeney thing was just a laugh, it created a bit of a feelgood factor and spawned Sweeney related merchandice in the club shop and a new tannoy song when the players ran out, as Sweeneymania swept the Third Division. Maybe it's you who needs to get behind everyone a bit more

I have a season ticket, so the club have my money. It just breaks my heart when I see Clyde being raped week after by teams that used to be cannon fodder. I'm not askingfor Barcelona-esque tiki taka stuff, but the basic ability to control and pass a ball would be nice

Simply doesn't happen in Scottish football I'm afraid!

[Jack Burton]

Just watched the highlights some of the defending from us was awful and what has happened to the pitch? It looked like somebody has been playing rugby on it.

Duffy has got us competitive again which is really all we can hope for just now. We only have a few sort of "decent" players and when they are playing poorly as has been the case for a while now we are going to struggle. I would like us to stop playing so defensive, even when we are 1-0 down we never change tactics and there never seems to be any urgency to get back into the game. I cant remember the last time we came from a goal behind to win a game.

Midfield is about the only position we have a few options in and I would be tempted to drop both Neill and Sweeney due to their recent performances and replace them with Oliver and one of Fitzpatrick, Sloss or Fulton. Either that or have Oliver and Kane/Fitzpatrick/Finalyson playing right/left mid to try and give us some width.

[neil hood]

Saturdays game was pish with few positives , I will be at the Berwick game but its starting to feel like punishment duty again . As said before surely summer football can`t be far away .

[C. Muir]

Jack Burton, on 24 January 2012 - 13:07, said:

I cant remember the last time we came from a goal behind to win a game.

Clyde 4 - 2 Stranraer, 26/2/11. And I wasnt even there! At East Stirling the week before christmas we were 1-0 down and if it wasn't for woeful finishing and Calum Antell we would have won comfortably.

Agree that a lot of players need dropped. McQueen, Neill and Sweeney have been poor for weeks. If we had a full squad I'd like to see something different, like:

Crawford
Brown/Gray Marr Gallagher Sharp
Hay
Fitzpatrick Fulton Oliver Finlayson
McDonald/Brannan

Unsure on right back and up front. Grays been our best player the last few weeks whileBrown was having a good campaign before injury.

McDonald's been poor for ages but the chronic lack of options and Archdeacon being horrific means he should still be in contention. Not really saw much of Brannan obviously.

[the_bully_wee]

I'd give Gray a shot at playing right-mid once Brown is back, on Saturday he was one of our very few players who could carry the ball, take it past men and deliver a cross.