[Milevskiy]

Great win, I never expected us to win today.

Livi took the lead when they blew us open down thwe wing, cross from the side and Dorrans smashed a header in the net. Clyde equaliser came from a cross too, the ball fell nicely for McKewan I think? to smash in a low volley into the net. A corner gave Clyde the winner, pretty scrappy stuff but it fell in eventually.

Delighted

This post has been edited by Mon The Clyde: 15 December 2007 - 17:48

[Hoochthedrummer]

couldnt make the game but the general consensus on the livi boards is that Clyde outplayed us...all credit to them.

Proctor needs to think before saying our inconsistencies are behind us...2-0 win over league leader one week then the next 2-1 defeat to a team at the wrong end of the table.

[Mushroom]

Good game mainly, was greatly pleased with the defence after an intial blip. We didn't give Livingston anything.

Masterton was clearly unfit but in general did quite well along with the rest of the midfield. I thought Mikey had a cracker.

BullyWee1878, on Dec 15 2007, 17:51, said:

OC you can get rid of that stupid fucking signature now

Why? The "strikers" were still pish, much better than usual I'll give, in terms of general play but still couldn't score, and it never looked likely either (and the one time it did Arbuckle still blew it!) Good job our defenders can capitalise on set pieces eh?

Great improvement in general, but we are no further with the striker situation.

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[Milevskiy]

Hoochthedrummer, on Dec 15 2007, 17:53, said:

couldnt make the game but the general consensus on the livi boards is that Clyde outplayed us...all credit to them.

Proctor needs to think before saying our inconsistencies are behind us...2-0 win over league leader one week then the next 2-1 defeat to a team at the wrong end of the table.

Think thats a bit much - we were certainly the better team in the second half, but Livi played some good stuff in the first.

[Hoochthedrummer]

Mon The Clyde, on Dec 15 2007, 17:59, said:

Think thats a bit much - we were certainly the better team in the second half, but Livi played some good stuff in the first.

as i say, i couldnt make it but from the way it sounds you certainly deserved it. A good win for your boys and it lifts you up the table onto 19 points only 4 behind third place Partick

[shawfield shed boy]

Didnt make game .. how did we line up

[Milevskiy]

Fast_Action, on Dec 15 2007, 18:45, said:

A massive and very welcome three points for us today. Was our last home win against St Johnstone? In which case, that was August.

Montrose, Dunfermline?

[Mushroom]

BullyWee1878, on Dec 15 2007, 18:18, said:

Your main obsession Valentim is injured at the moment so he cant play and as pointed out by Hendry in the programme McKenna isnt up to scratch in training so doesnt deserve to start games and again today didnt show enough when he came on.

My obsessions with Valentim and McKenna are of equal measure.

Obviously I don't have the advantage of seeing them at training but I do not trust Hendry as a good judge of player ability after saying David McGowan was the first name on the team sheet. McKenna impressed more in his 2 starts than Arbuckle and Div have in the god knows how many this season, and surely EV's reserve form counts for something?

[C. Muir]

shawfield shed boy, on Dec 15 2007, 19:45, said:

Didnt make game .. how did we line up

1. Hutton
2. McGregor
3. Bradley
4. Higgins
5. Mckeown
6. Masterton (Mckenna)
7. Smith
8. Mclennan Snr
9. Div McGowan
10. Arbuckle
11. Mikey McGowan

Subs : Mckenna, McLennan Jnr, Bestvina, Kirkup, Cherrie

[snorkie]

Clydes tactics were spot on today,never gave the livi players time on the ball,livi sat back thinking the game was won at 1-0.When clyde drew level their was only gonnae be one outcome Thought yer wee number 11 had a great game today.

[Milevskiy]

When was the last time we beat Livi?

[David W]

Well, that was much better

That was our first win over Livingston at Broadwood since 1997. Crazy and given Ross County, Thistle and Raith Rovers have all ended hoodoo's this calender year, I'm really worried about next week!

I'm disappointed to see the usual suspects posting rubbish about strikers etc. Arbuckle and McGowan both had good games today, we had some excellent moves at points and although Arbuckle is being criticised for his late miss, I actually thought it was a dreadful pass by McLennan with no pace on it and as a result, the 'keeper was right on top of him when he hit it. I wouldn't say they were a top first division strike force but they caused them enough problems and linked up quite well. Definitely worth partnering them again next week.

Livingston were very good in the first twenty minutes and I genuinely thought I was seeing the best First division side since Falkirk. Quick in the midfield, strong down the wings and two good strikers. Their goal was a cracker.

Then McMenamin missed a good chance, although Hutton did well to stand big and force him wide and after that, we dominated. Either they took their foot off the gas, or Smith/Masterton took control of midfield. Maybe a bit of both. Some good football, couple of good chances and a cracking finish from McKeown for the goal. Should have been leading at the break as well but McGregor was denied by a superb stop by Stewart's foot.

Second half we were the only team in it, bar a couple of late wobbles. Stewart made good stops from Masterton and McGowan, whilst McLennan managed to take 10 minutes to shoot for an open goal and ended up scuffing it straight into the ground. Fortunately McGregor reacted quickest to a loose ball after a corner to mean that the missed chances wouldn't be rued - appropriate given that it was his ridiculously good cross field pass that released McGowan to win the corner.

I can't remember the last time we played with the same energy and thrust that we did today. After the first 20 minutes it looked like we would get hammered but the team stood up well and deserved the win. It wasn't a flawless performance by any means but that type of performance will have us pushing up the table.

Big well done to Bradley who put in a good shift on the left against two good players. The rest of the team all played well, though Smith was the standout ahead of McKeown. I laugh at the people who said he wasn't a footballer in August.

Final word to the referee who had a great game. Kept his cards in his pocket, let play flow and always made it clear what decision he was giving. A total contrast to the twat who did the game in Livingston. It's a shame the near-side lineman was awful.

[Mushroom]

BullyWee1878, on Dec 15 2007, 19:23, said:

How many has McKenna scored this season ?

The only problem I can see with Valentim would be that if he plays from the start it will be far too easy for the team to launch the ball to him and we did that for half an hour today and when we did get the ball on the deck we played some nice stuff. I would only give Valentim a game in the last 20 mins if we were chasing the game and we could put some real pressure on the other team. His reserve form might count but if he keeps getting injured then what can Hendry do about that ?

How many minutes has McKenna played?

Good point about Valentim though.

Sorry David but I can't help but feel our strikeforce once again let us down, they never at any point looked like a threat. Arbuckle had some nice footwork and some good runs but couldn't pass, never mind shoot. McGowan I'm not going to criticise too much for a change, rather than offer him sympathy. He is being played out of position which must be terrible for his development, he showed exactly why he should not be played up front with two weak efforts which I believe were shots.

If we had held on to Williams (who has hit form at Ayr) and maybe got Grady as player/assistant, imagine the difference it would make.

I also heard that Gretna are getting rid of Grady but I've not been able to find anything.

[Garrowhillclyde]

Anyone who thought Gary Arbuckle was anything better than atrocious today is clearly barking mad.

his heid doon, run forward and inevitably into a defender hopelessness was put into the shade only by his lack of ability to control a ball. At one point today he 'controlled' a ball with his chest further than I could kick the thing.....and what about the goal miss - a perfect pass from mcLennan (who I also thought was poor today) onto his feet which he blasts against the keeper from 5/6 yards. Awful.

Oh and another thing, when one of his feckless runs breaks down as per usual, how about getting your finger out your arse and getting back into play rather than trudging back looking sorry for yourself and effectively putting yourself out of play by remianing offside.


Apart from that, I was happy enough. Top marks to Mikey McGowan and Christian Smith.

[Milevskiy]

Tonycraig, on Dec 16 2007, 01:33, said:

You thought McLennan that was poor! - He may have run out of steam a bit at the end - but that guy is class - sorry but you obviously saw a different game from me (to say he was poor).

McLennan and I suspect his wee brother will make it in this game called football. If I knew how to do it I wouls mark this thread so that it came back to haunt you in future years - McLennan poor! - your avin a laugh!!!

Hi Ruari!

*Waves to Ruari*