ayrunitedfw Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Are we likely to get a section of the 'Coo Shed' on our visits to Cappielow this season? It was very enjoyable last time and much better than getting your knees squashed to f**k in the main stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madton Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 16 hours ago, Ro Sham Bo said: Would these be the sort of signings a team aspiring to be seaside league champions, and who currently have virtually no midfielders or full backs, should make? Forbes is a strange one. He had an unbelievable season in 2016-2017 where he set up about 20 goals and scored 12 himself. He was contributing pretty much every game which made him a certain starter. However when the goals and assists dried up last season, he was like a man down at times as he was contributing so little and with his obvious lack of pace, we really struggled for creativity. Now, classic Jim Duffy played him right mid most of the time when he is naturally a centre mid but if he is not contributing then he really stood out as being so ineffective. Very much a confidence player too, when he was on fire, he looked a completely different player. Hopefully he finds a club and rediscovers the form of 2 seasons ago. Raith would be a good fit for him. On Doyle, absolutely fine defensively, rarely made mistakes, can tackle, good pace and positioning etc, he has all the attributes to be a good right back. However going forward, he got a nose bleed crossing the half way line. Struggled to cross a ball, beat a man etc and if you want your fullbacks to be attacking, he is not the answer. Good guy and wish him all the best, but if we want to challenge, we need a more all round full back who can add a bit more going forward than what Doyle could. Again, he would be a good signing for you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madton Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, BrianWake said: That doesn't give any indication whether he has been spoken to by McKinnon or not. Someone on the Morton forum said that McKinnon was sitting down with all the goalkeepers on Monday, but given Brennan has already been released I doubt that story. If you click into the convo, he says, "No I haven’t heard anything yet from Morton. Hoping to get something sorted this week one way or another" That was last night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BishopLenBrennan Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 14 minutes ago, ayrunitedfw said: Are we likely to get a section of the 'Coo Shed' on our visits to Cappielow this season? It was very enjoyable last time and much better than getting your knees squashed to f**k in the main stand. IIRC you were moved because your fans had a wee reputation for being fond of pyro, so the club didn't want you burning the main stand down. Make the same threats and you should be fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Just now, BrianWake said: IIRC you were moved because your fans had a wee reputation for being fond of pyro, so the club didn't want you burning the main stand down. Make the same threats and you should be fine. No Pyro, No Party. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BishopLenBrennan Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, madton said: If you click into the convo, he says, "No I haven’t heard anything yet from Morton. Hoping to get something sorted this week one way or another" That was last night. Ahh, I didn't click into the replies. I'm not overly fussed either way with Gaston. We do need an upgrade in that position if we're being ambitious, and he's probably costing us too much to be a second choice, but he's a decent enough goalkeeper at this level. If 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrTroopMajor Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 39 minutes ago, ayrunitedfw said: Are we likely to get a section of the 'Coo Shed' on our visits to Cappielow this season? It was very enjoyable last time and much better than getting your knees squashed to f**k in the main stand. Only if you're one of those oddities that goes to an away game and sits down chief. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, AyrTroopMajor said: Only if you're one of those oddities that goes to an away game and sits down chief. I quite enjoy a sit down at HT but don't get that option at Cappy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, AyrTroopMajor said: Only if you're one of those oddities that goes to an away game and sits down chief. The stewards at Morton aren’t the best from memory in terms of letting people stand. Pretty sure it kicked off a bit last time with people being made to sit down/getting chucked out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 47 minutes ago, BrianWake said: IIRC you were moved because your fans had a wee reputation for being fond of pyro, so the club didn't want you burning the main stand down. Make the same threats and you should be fine. At the last game we played at Cappielow both were open. I think it was the first time Morton had used that advertising segregation thingy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulderdomb Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) Read the twitter thread, my mobile fucked it up apparently. https://twitter.com/dgaston_1/status/1003360989436399617 Edited June 4, 2018 by boulderdomb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, madton said: If you click into the conversation, he says he hasn't been contacted yet. Hopefully that contact comes today/tomorrow as would be a big blow to lose him! If the club is serious about mounting a promotion challenge then we shouldn't view that as a big blow at all. Gaston is certainly a solid enough keeper at this level but does he really excel at his job? I didn't see too many signs of that last season in another hit and miss campaign tbh. If McKinnon has his eye on a quality goalkeeper elsewhere then we will have to be absolutely ruthless about this: there'll only be room for one first-choice goalkeeper and some ringer as back-up. Edited June 4, 2018 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branch Ton Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 33 minutes ago, virginton said: If the club is serious about mounting a promotion challenge then we shouldn't view that as a big blow at all. Gaston is certainly a solid enough keeper at this level but does he really excel at his job? I didn't see too many signs of that last season in another hit and miss campaign tbh. If McKinnon has his eye on a quality goalkeeper elsewhere then we will have to be absolutely ruthless about this: there'll only be room for one first-choice goalkeeper and some ringer as back-up. Don’t you feel any sense of shame when you refer to someone else’s “job”? It’s not as if you’ve ever had one to excel at. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 12 minutes ago, Branch Ton said: Don’t you feel any sense of shame when you refer to someone else’s “job”? It’s not as if you’ve ever had one to excel at. Fake news, much like the twenty fictional posts that you've claimed to hold during your tragic, Walter Mitty episodes. Get back in your box then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branch Ton Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 hour ago, virginton said: Fake news, much like the twenty fictional posts that you've claimed to hold during your tragic, Walter Mitty episodes. Get back in your box then. What job are you claiming to have held then? A Lost Voice Guy Tribute Act? -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Imagine actually giving a f**k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 25 minutes ago, Branch Ton said: What job are you claiming to have held then? A Lost Voice Guy Tribute Act? It must be difficult for the CEO of Endemol and chief tax advisor to HMRC to grasp that nobody else tries to make up utterly fictitious posts in a gormless bid to seem authoritative on the Internet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branch Ton Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 10 hours ago, virginton said: It must be difficult for the CEO of Endemol and chief tax advisor to HMRC to grasp that nobody else tries to make up utterly fictitious posts in a gormless bid to seem authoritative on the Internet. You seem to have difficulty acknowledging talent Stevie boy. Gaston’s save in the away game to Stranraer was pivotal to our win there and he has made a number of outstanding contributions. The idea that we should bin him and bring in a two bob amateur as back up to the most injury prone position in a team is typical of your desire to kvetch about players rather than use reasoned analysis. What was that job of yours? -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Branch Ton said: Gaston’s save in the away game to Stranraer was pivotal to our win there and he has made a number of outstanding contributions. That was in 2015 in a different lower division; we're not keeping Jamie McCluskey around at the club for his contribution in the final weeks of that campaign. Over the past few seasons Gaston has been a bang-average goalkeeper at this level who has won the team many points but cost it quite a few as well. So despite trying to berate the board for a lack of ambition it turns out that you're the one who wants to cling on to mediocre players for the sake of the past and sentimentality, when the club is actually in the business of mounting a promotion challenge now. Just as well you'll never get on the board, despite being chairman of the CBI and all. Quote The idea that we should bin him and bring in a two bob amateur as back up to the most injury prone position in a team is typical of your desire to kvetch about players rather than use reasoned analysis. Except that there's no actual evidence to show that the goalkeeper role is 'the most injury prone position' and we wouldn't actually be binning Gaston for 'a two bob amateur'. We'd be replacing a mediocre championship goalkeeper with a better one and having the same degree of back-up that most clubs have at this level. Which is entirely logical given both the club's resources and the ease by which clubs can secure an emergency goalkeeper if a serious injury occurs. The idea that we should or even could keep Gaston at the club as back-up is laughable nonsense. If McKinnon can find a better option then he should be thanked for his services and moved on. Quote What was that job of yours? That's absolutely none of your business champ. Thanks for playing anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Holy shit he's getting closer to Greenock! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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