clashcityrocker

I feel your pain - but nothing worse than being having your comments twisted and taken out of context.

So, not one post from any Arbroath fan who has said we have one of the best teams in the league - as expected. I will give you 7/10 for your efforts of trawling these these old posts - but 0/10 for trying to twist comments.

Absolute drivel - show me one post where this has been said ? Have not read any posts from any Arbroath fans which have suggested we have one of the best squads in the league - prove me wrong and produce the quote or otherwise put a lid on it.

Another 90th minute poster - anyone can post negative comments after the match - nothing clever about that. Maybe if you had actually seen Arbroath playing over the past 4 games you might know what you were talking about .............

At the time of posting that comment there was very little between teams - are you suggesting otherwise ? Obviously Arbroath collapsed in the 2nd half - but at the time of that post, it was a close game with Thistle taking advantage of a defensive error. Anyone can copy and paste a fans comment from early into the match then post sarcastic comments once they know the final result after the full time whistle - but if that rocks your boat, then hey ho.

Arbroath’s weakest performance since MacIntyre came in - defence too slow and all over the place. Shambles in terms of defending.

New signing Walker liability for that goal, firstly slowing down to claim off side and then failing to close down the player and block the shot - two defensive errors, two goals.

Besides the goal, not much between the teams. Bird is looking sharp and getting stuck in - but we need to be creating better chances. Still in the game and in fairness to Gaston, he has also pullled off a couple of good saves. Maybe playing a little too high up with the off side trap - but seems to be working.

So annoying, on top of the game and then a hoof kick up the park and Gaston unable to clear the danger .................

McIntyre will know that the new signings will make or break his reputation at Gayfield - he will be well aware of the consequences of signing players who don't deliver - he will surely have all players watched and perhaps invited to a few training sessions . What really pleases me is how good the "fringe" players have been playing - they have really taken their chance and clicked as a unit. If we secure a couple of loan signings and the injured players slowly start to return we will have a good squad. The missing sections of the jig saw might not be completed until the end of January - but hopefully worth waiting for.

Hopefully be a good addition to the squad - but I am not a fan of these video highlights, they tend to zoom in and focus on only the best moments of player and don't really provide a full account of a player's overall ability. That said, it's good to finally get a defender and lets hope he is makes a good addition to the squad.

Signing a defender is something we can all agree on - hurrah ! Obviously straight into the squad for Saturday and would have been training with the squad for a few sessions. Should add I have been very impressed with all the "fringe" players who have proved they are serious contenders for the starting 11 when the injured players return - a few more signings to follow and we will have a tidy squad when everyone is fit.

Agreed, but surely a couple of defenders will be incoming soon.

Struggled to get game time at Forfar - so can't see this happening, plus he can only to to lowland or Highland league team according to loan rules I believe ( I could be wrong about that - others with better knowledge might confirm) ?

We need to start turning these performances into points - we have played well against Raith, Dunfermline, Morton and others - minor errors have cost us points ( yes, it's football, happens to every team). The point is, given the circumstances, we have been playing some fine football.