[Brechin City FC]

loon, on Sep 10 2006, 15:23, said:

If I wanted to hear an Ar*ehole I would have farted dry your eye's tube.

By the looks of your posts in this thread you've been talking enough shite as it is without farting.

['Steve]

Brechin City FC, on Sep 10 2006, 15:18, said:

Some great photos there Steve. Looks like the players were really up for the game.

Definately, even those who weren't even on the park! Just look at John Hillcoat after the second goal! He's as delighted as anyone.

[loon]

Brechin City FC, on Sep 10 2006, 15:26, said:

By the looks of your posts in this thread you've been talking enough shite as it is without farting.

You definately know a lot about speaking sh*te you do it everytime you open your mouth.

[Brechin City FC]

Stuart Callaghan's really impressed me this season. He seems to have really upped his workrate and effort, and while I wasn't at the game yesterday because of work, I hear he was man of the match again.

Was he playing left back again? Obviously it's not his natural position but the Forfar game in particular showed that he was a more than able backup there. Probably my Brechin player of the season so far.

['Steve]

Brechin City FC, on Sep 10 2006, 15:35, said:

Stuart Callaghan's really impressed me this season. He seems to have really upped his workrate and effort, and while I wasn't at the game yesterday because of work, I hear he was man of the match again.

Was he playing left back again? Obviously it's not his natural position but the Forfar game in particular showed that he was a more than able backup there. Probably my Brechin player of the season so far.

Agreed, I've been saying on the Brechin forum about how he's been our best player this season and that he has been overlooked simply because he was gash last season.

He was in the centre of midfield yesterday along with Scott Devlin, if you read the report.

[Brechin City FC]

I never read your reports Steve.

[Jimmy Waspy]

Yip credit to Brechin they scored a couple of real cracking goals. Cal's in particular was a peach, wish he would save them for someone else.
It was a pretty open game and we certainly had a few chances to take something from the game. As someone said earlier we were ok going forward, but again lacking a cutting edge (What does Mike Hazeldine have to do to get a goal!). But again we looked shaky at the back, which is mainly due to the forced changes to cover injuries.
Hopefully Ross Clarke isn't too far away from full fitness.
Thought that big Stuart Malcolm had another excellent game and Creer made some great saves. We weren't so strong in central midfield, I thought Collie still looks short of the games pace and took the negative option too often.
Graeme played well making himself avaialable and making some good runs, but the supporting play tended to let us down.
I am still confident at this stage that we can move onwards, hopefully starting with Ayr next week and start to make some progress as we get the squad back to stregth.

[Dink]

Despite the result I quite enjoyed the game, apart from the first 10 minutes and a spell after Brechin's first goal I thought we played reasonably well in what was an end to end match. Callaghan's goal was an absolute peach and Richie Walker did well for the second once Creer presented him with the chance.

There are still some obvious weaknesses in the team, the defence looks poor in the wide areas but should improve once we have some full-backs fit, the midfield lacks a bit of creativity without Keiran McAnespie who seems to be injured every second game at the moment and the front players are not getting the goals their hard work deserves.

It has been a tough start to the season playing three of the favourites for the league away from home and only having two home league games in our first six. But I think we will improve, we have done well in the cups beating Forfar and Ross County in the CIS Cup and matching Ross County for 120 minutes in the Challenge Cup. It would just be nice if we could start translating those good cup performances into good league performances.

[Baz Mac]

cityred, on Sep 9 2006, 22:00, said:

The only sour note was a two-footed tackle by Alloa defender, Fraser Forrest, that led to Geddes having to go off with a bruised shin.

Yaaaaaaaaas!!!

[Raving On]

I thought Ross Clark was the only full back Alloa are missing at the moment? Obviously McAnespie can play there but he seemed to be pretty important to you in the centre of midfield by all accounts?

[Jimmy Waspy]

Yes but when you consider that our RB is now playing LB, one of our cnetrehalfs in playing RB and we have reserve in the centre, you start to see a couple of the issues that we have.
Mcanespie is not a LB by any stretch of the imagination.

[Waspie]

Raving On, on Sep 11 2006, 12:18, said:

I thought Ross Clark was the only full back Alloa are missing at the moment? Obviously McAnespie can play there but he seemed to be pretty important to you in the centre of midfield by all accounts?

Im wondering if Maitland is looking to play McClune at right back and Clark at left back (where was pre-season). With McColligan, McKeown, McAnespie and Grant all vying for centre midfield spots McClune could well go to right back. Or McKeown can play right back and McClune into centre mid, I believe it was right back McKeown played for Leeds reserves and Scotland under 17s and 18s.

[Dink]

I reckon Waspie has it spot on, I think Clark and McClune will take the full-back slots. That leaves us with McAnespie, McKeown, Grant and McColligan all looking to play in centre-midfield. If we are playing three in the middle I would go with McKeown, McAnespie and Grant if it is just two then McKeown and McAnespie with John Grant pushed out to the right wing. But I can't see Allan Maitland doing that as McColligan is the club captain.

[Magic Hat]

Dink, on Sep 11 2006, 12:47, said:

But I can't see Allan Maitland doing that as McColligan is the club captain.

As Dink knows after having to listen to me every week I am far from a fan of Brian McColligan who as far as I can see offers very little to the team. Would prefer if McAnnespie (when fit) would be playing in midfield in front of him but the fact he is the club captain this is very unlikely and Alan Maitland would probably go for dropping John Grant as it is an easy option despite contributing far more to the team. Remember somebody saying to me "it is the things you don't see him do" that makes him so effective"

On the positive side actually thought we played well and with a bit of luck (even more than the luck that stopped Brechin scoring a few in the First Half) might have got a point out of the game. Hazeldine looked good and was very unlucky not to score with a header in the First Half which was brilliantly saved by Nelson and a goal that was chopped off for alleged handball (could have been). Ross Hamilton was also good when he came on and hopefully Alan Maitland letting him know that he is not an automatic first choice will make him raise his game.

The next three league games are very important to the club and we need to start picking up points before we become detached at the bottom as the chances of another revival like last season are remote.

Still reasonably positive that we wil improve.

This post has been edited by Magic Hat: 11 September 2006 - 12:13

[Waspie]

Magic Hat, on Sep 11 2006, 13:11, said:

As Dink knows after having to listen to me every week I am far from a fan of Brian McColligan who as far as I can see offers very little to the team. Would prefer if McAnnespie (when fit) would be playing in midfield in front of him but the fact he is the club captain this is very unlikely and Alan Maitland would probably go for dropping John Grant as it is an easy option despite contributing far more to the team. Remember somebody saying to me "it is the things you don't see him do" that makes him so effective"
:

I thought Colly was a key man for us last season and that it was indeed a case of the things that you dont see being effective. He protected the defence and put the tackles in and when he got the ball he gave it to somebody who would do something with it, the kind of defensive midfield player we were lacking for years. Maybe he hasnt being playing his best this season but he did miss a few games at the start plus McKeown is a similar player too so maybe thats affecting Colly.
Still feel he will be a key man for us this season.