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Brophy is like that lad you all knew when you were younger who was just desperate to get it his end away, so desperate though that he reeks of it and no lass would go near him. When he does get like a sniff of chance he immediately snatches at it blowing his load in the lead up! I also suspect when Dyer has Kabamba and Brophy training to play up front together they are both blindfolded and gagged as they appear to know the square root of fa about each other’s games,

We’ve had the benefit of seeing his work first hand so it’s nice to see more people twigging to it.

You are right that we didn’t play a back 5 but the way the system was Dicker in particular would drop into the back line at times.

I suspect there’s little point trying to discuss the system but have a look at some of the analysis of his time at Killie and the system was all about how you could control the game without having the ball. The system made up for the technical limitations of the players, so you can make mistakes but the pressing of defenders on the ball, the deep lines, etc.. allowing you to try and make the opposition play where they don’t want to. What you have to accept though is that good players will always make chances to you need your keeper to be on it and a degree of luck.

Yes when he was us we’d sit in, press constantly, ride our luck, nick a goal. Not saying it was pretty but it did work. Players look like they understand the system and are playing to it, it’s not the best to watch but it’s starting to get results though we will probably just get hammered by a better quality of opposition.

As a Killie supporter I’m having some serious flashbacks here, classic Clarke tactics. It’s not pretty but it does get results.

I’ve loved Better Call Saul but was a bit disappointed in some the recent episodes, particularly this last one. I was going to put in a few spoilers to explain why but will give everyone time to watch it.

Other than the bit of the motorbikes a very enjoyable start to the new series. Nice that they felt confident enough in the characters to jump straight into that.

Really enjoying the series so far, episodes 5 and 6 were fantastic.

The defence, particularly the centre halves, looked like it was the first time they had played together (as it was). Gallagher in particular needs to be more aware of where his defensive partners are but as it’s debut you cannot be too harsh. I pity Clarke as he’s not been able to have a consistent selection with drop outs/ injuries and the fact that many his options aren’t up to much. Christie was the pick of the attacking players. Our 2 more holding players, Jack and McGregor failed to dominate their Cypriots counterparts however this has been the case for quite some time no matter the pairing. Suspect it’s just the overall decline in quality of player we have available to us. McGinn continues to show good timing to get on the end of chances but would like to see him contribute a bit more to our overall play. The ref had stinker between the Efrem shot then booking Taylor for getting kicked while not sending on the Cypriot number 6.

Obika looked decent for you. Certainly held the ball up better and created a few chances with his passing. Your corners were a sight to behold. 2 of the worst hit I’ve ever seen in the 2nd half in the space of a few minutes, the first was so over hit it almost went out on the full on the other side of the park for a throw in then the next was so under hit it didn’t even clear the first man.

Fair play to the Midden fans for creating a good atmosphere. Your team looks better than the last couple of years, certainly defensively more sound. As for us... Dicker and Power immense. Burke did well in his cameo even with the miss. While we are defensively sound we offered very little going forward until Del Fabro went off and Alessio was forced to have more attacking players on the pitch. Not the most entertaining style but cannot complain about the results. Millar looks frustrated, needs to work on the team playing the ball infront him to run on to and then not overcooking it. Brophy has one of the most thankless tasks playing in that setup and is unlikely to score much from open play. He does need to work on creating a yard of space for himself. Branescu is a good shot stopper but needs to get off the lone and command the box more. Very Lekovic like.

As it’s source is Garth Ennis you expected the pitch black humour but what I really enjoyed was that it actually had a bit of heart as well. The characters had more development than you will see if most Marvel and DC movies/ shows.

Agree that you’d expect it to be able to hold a couple of guys however watching it back there are 4 on it with a 5th climbing up which in fairness to the club I’d not really expect a temporary roof to be able to hold. That issue alone isn’t worth getting all the attention however it’s just one a series of issues on the day. From the usual behaviour around the ground (chucking empties in the street and gardens around the ground, pissing in people’s gardens, shouting abuse at everyone, signing Sectarian songs, etc..). To then their behaviour in the ground where they forced open the Chadwick stand gates and the mob ran in, to sitting in the home end shouting abuse at everyone, jumping on this roof and injuring one of their own support, jumping on the roof of the building at the side of the Frank Beattie stand, the pitch invasion and continuing the Sectarian song book it adds up to why most other supporters think they are an absolute shower. To be fair though I’ve seen the same or a variation on it from your lot as well.

Exceptionally harsh on an 18 year old lad. From the reserve matches I’ve seen and watching the Stranraer highlights last season he’s got a good physical presence, a decent touch and an eye for a goal and an assist. Time will tell but with continued good attitude and the right coaching he could have a good career.