Russ

If you’re going to make up a story about trying to sign 3 of our players why the f**k would you ever pick Alfie? Clubber Lang, Hendo or Spencer aye but Alfie? . Thats the most embarrassing bit from little Accies imo.

It’s a back 4. Donaldson playing right-back and Hendo centre-back.

I see it as being a back 3 aye. Ross and Agyeman as the ‘wing backs’ so to speak with Oliver and Allan up top. Just baws out all out attack.

Big fan of making plenty changes and using the squad today. Absolutely no idea who’s right back however . Back 3 maybe? With 4 up front. Love to see it.

‘If that what he wants to do’ You mean go to a club that will pay him?

With January I think another striker has got to be a high priority. I’d imagine Jordan Allan will be away on loan somewhere and I think we really need to get a striker in that is a better fit for the system than Allan is and a proper back-up and replacement for MacIver. I’d also be horsing Bisland back to Dundee Utd and be looking for an upgrade there.

We weren’t great today but still well with the win imo. Jordan Allan so unlucky not to make it 3 late on but that just sums up his Falkirk career. Can only echo the comments about the ref. A genuinely horrific display. You get games where it seems like the 50/50 decisions don’t go your way etc.. it happens but that today was something else. The yellow early on to Lang was absolutely fair but the rest were horrendous. Ethan Ross especially I don’t know how you could consider it a foul never mind a booking. The MacIver incident was truly baffling as well and this is where the fat Tory p***k should have been speaking to the ref. There was clear and obvious contact. If the ref didn’t feel enough contact for him to go down I can accept that, but disagree, but to book MacIver for diving was baffling. On the game we started well enough without creating too much but the non penalty award seemed to really spark us into life. Really good play from Yeats to keep the ball in play at the back post lovely flick from MacIver and nicely finished by Nesbitt. Thought we had another good penalty shout for hanball before half time as well. Second half we were very slowly to get into the game and fair play to Kelty who really started taking the game to us. Bavidge putting a really good chance just past the post before he manage to score. No real surprise that both the chances came down our right hand side. Morrison wasn’t in the game at all and Yeats done really well for both our goals but defensively so poor. He went far too right in the middle of the park got turned extremely easily and left a massive gap for them to attack. Lovely move again for the winner. Nesbitt I’m sure holding the ball up and played in Yeats with a nice ball smashed across goal and great header from MacIver. More average or passable performances than many playing really well but Donaldson would’ve been my MoM. Just on the subs look at the difference in impact Ross had compared to Alfie. Thought Ross was great when he came on in both positions. Good with the ball, really positive and taking players on and beating them. Alfie was rank again. The last 5 or 6 games he’s come off the bench he’s either not got into the game at all or simply offers nothing. He was such a good option for us at the start of the season but his form is well off that at the moment.

He was asked by a wee boy who was standing next to me at the CSS game the other night if he’s staying and he would just say ‘I’m here the now’. Obviously means extremely little but can only hope that the non committal nature of his comments could mean he’s been told if he can find a club he can go.

The absolute state of that team btw .

Aye that was the reason. I understand that the management team/kit man or whoever issues the numbers wouldn’t have known the significance around it but just feel it’s a little disrespectful from the club as a whole. Potentially Scott Arfield apart that number should never be used. Not meaning to come across too negative here and understand it’s probably nobody’s fault just a bit disappointed.

Wasn’t at the game yesterday but looks like one of the young boys McGinley was number 37. Does anyone know why?

Nah he missed the penalty in that game was saved by Mutch. Pretty sure it was 2019/20 our first season down we had him on trial? Might be misremembering but for some reason I can picture him at the Aberdeen game in Arbroath.

I’m sure it was talked about after the game on Saturday, I’ve not checked tbf, and I’m not saying he’s the answer but I thought Gary Oliver played Sean Dillon better than any other of our strikers he’s come up against since we came down. Dillon usually has the cigars out against us but that was the first time I can remember being ratted and struggling. We absolutely do need another striker in, I’d have been looking for one even if Alegria had stayed, but I feel in the odd game that Oliver might have a part to play and role to fill as a striker. Big issue is of course that he just doesn’t score goals.

It’s a blow for sure to lose him but I’m not as fussed or see it as a big loss as some others. There is a player in there definitely he just doesn’t always show it of course. From him and Burrell I felt we always looked better with Burrell as the main striker but just my opinion. Wish him all the best but I’m confident that McGlynn will be able to find an adequate replacement.

Cameron Blues started 2 league games for us when he was a teenager, one of which he spent the vast majority playing out of position at right-back (despite us having a right back on the bench). Where aye he was completely torn to shreds by Billy King but until the Queens Park game last season it was probably the worst Falkirk performance I’d ever seen. No young boy was ever going to succeed in that Falkirk team. He’s now turned into a seemingly very component championship midfielder and we’ve certainly been signing a lot worse than him since we got relegated. You’re not going to get a star player every year from the academy but if you can get players like him, Kevin O’Hara even likes of Reis Peggie who’s doing alright at Kelty now in between your Sibbald, Kingsley, McGrandles etc.. that’s by no means a failure.