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Looking forward to seeing Shankland v Broadfoot.
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On 09/03/2024 at 17:43, GuyIncognito said:
Get a result here and things are looking positive for us, lose and we could be 9th. I have absolutely no idea what will happen.
Clarke
McAllister Stanger McGinty McGinley
Chalmers Dempsey McHugh Murphy
Willoughby
Dowds
Would play McGinley here if possible, we can't continue with Frankie at left back.
Yeah ideally would go with that, maybe McKenzie for Willoughby as he seems to have a decent partnership with Dowds. Still not sure on the keeper, but not 100% convinced Albinson would be doing any better.
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On keepers, Ecrepont getting rave reviews again this week from big ears Kennedy after EK win over East Stirling. Wish he was just that tad older and would love to see him challenging for No.1 next season.
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1 minute ago, diegomarahenry said:
If he went back to how we were in his first three games, obviously Reading is out, We were a lot better, he then started dropping folk, changing things and we started to slide and go from being compact and hard to break down to conceding 7 goals in 3 games and not having a shot at goal in our last game.
Defence wise, we've lost McAllister to an injury, Stanger suspension and illness, which meant McAllister was rushed back. Reading to an injury, Mutch to an injury so it has been very patchy with Tomlinson RB and Musonda LB. Lost Chalmers to an injury and just coming back now, although has been out of form.
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29 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said:
A week ago I’d have said we had an outside chance to make the promotion play-offs but now we are more likely to be in the relegation one.
Brown is trying to implement a style of play we don’t have the players for and bending the players we do have to try and suit it rather than the other way around. Unless he changes his approach, we just need to avoid disaster and hope the rebuild he does in the summer is above half decent
Problem is, if we go with the style of play the players are capable of/used to, it's just a regeneration of Bullen. Shitfest ourselves to safety and it's a factory reset in the summer.
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Any idea where behind closed door game is?
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Main thing is over the next few weeks and months is winning our home games. If we can pick something up at Inverness etc that will be a bonus, but 3 very winnable games v Queens Park, Airdrie and Arbroath with Morton in there as well who seem to be hitting some form of minor slump. Get the points from they games and things don't seem as bad. Easier said than done. Brown needs to find a way of getting the best out of Chalmers from now until May as well. Think the break this week may be just what we need.
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4 minutes ago, North West said:
Just ignore the fud, been slating the toun for years. Same old tired pish. Slagging the toun on the UK St Pauli fans Facebook page when folk were asking for advice for the friendly match last year.
City*
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34 minutes ago, muZZa__44 said:
Was looking at the picture for ages and couldn’t quite put my finger on what was annoying me about it. Finally realised he has the strip on top of the training top which isn’t zipped fully. No idea why it’s been bugging me for so long haha.
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1 hour ago, Andy_AUFC said:
Alright Dryhorce calm down.
Have any of them done well at Lugar Boswell Thistle?
Don't be so silly, if it's no Whitletts Victoria, I'm no ibterested.
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Diving into deep dark web, Jake Carroll ex Motherwell a left back without a club and Matt Penney who @itzdrk might know, ex St Pauli and last at Ipswich, Charlton and Motherwell.
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6 minutes ago, itzdrk said:
I see he also mentioned it during the pre match presser, wonder if there will be another Saturday morning announcement.
Who is available out of contract that is a full back?
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1 hour ago, itzdrk said:
If pushed to keep one I would concede on keeping McCalister as he can play more than one position but only if he is emergency backup. But I don't think you keep bad players just because though.
The main thing is we can't continue with full backs (or I think Brown hinted to wing backs going forward) who can neither attack nor defend.
I do understand that, only thing is we needed 2 last summer and got one, then needed 1 in January and none (so far). So my only query is with the same guys doing recruitment behind the scenes is are they even capable of getting 2 in the same window, never mind having to get a minimum of 3, 2 starters and maybe 1 to cover the 2. In an ideal world we don’t have either, but I just don’t see it.
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1 minute ago, itzdrk said:
I think I would commit an Israeli style genocide if both Reading and McCalister got new contracts, they are minging and need to go
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You're then looking for 4 full backs which I just can't see happening. Chance Watret may be up to rotation/backup role, but even 3 new full backs seems a lot to ask for.
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1 minute ago, muZZa__44 said:
personally i would like to see Jenkins and Viviani to feature next season thou i think there contracts are both up this summer so all depends on if Brown see's anything in them, also got Feirns who's out on loan At Dalry, would probably keep him assuming theres a chance Ollie gets a potential big move, personally i would keep on Murdoch as when he was playing this season he looked good (thou would only offer a one year deal to see if he can absolutley still go) and same with Musonda i still think he's too good to just let go agree with rest thou
Reckon Jenkins and Viviani will go, Jenkins doesn't feature much at Gretna from what I have seen and Viviani has dropped form the LL to WOSFL so don't see him appearing next season. If Murdoch stays then doesn't leave much room for another CM coming in, would imagine he would be one of our top earners. Musonda again probably a higher earner and with Stanger and McGinty signed, we need some new additions in defence.
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31 minutes ago, Highland Exile said:
Totally agree. Getting safely safe (!), then the changes needed to have a proper crack at things ahead seems sensible.
Yeah, Raith got a lot of their business done early doors in May, so being in that position would be great. Looking at where we are contract wise etc for next season:
Under Contract - Mutch (2025), McGinty (2025), Stanger (2025), Dempsey (2025), McGeady* (2025), Murphy (2025), Syla (2025), McKenzie (2025), Bryden (2026)
Youth Players - Ecrepont, Watret, Tomlinson, Donnelly, Guthrie
Offer New Deals - Reading (Not guaranteed starter), McAllister (As backup), Dowds PCA
Release - Rose, Amartey, Murdoch (Injuries done him unfortunately, Musonda, Smith
Loans Expiring - Sanders, Chalmers (On the fence about a PCA, think he would demand too much for us), McHugh (see how he goes from now till May, may be worth seeing if we could get him back), Willoughby
Leaves us looking at minimum GK, RB, CB, LB, CM, RW, ST as non-negotiable s in the summer. Hoping McGeady retires from his playing role and focuses on his other role. On the assumption Brown continues with 442 and McGinty isn't dropped.
New GK
New RB New CB McGinty New LB
New RW Dempsey New CM Murphy
Dowds New ST
Subs: Mutch, McAllister, Reading, Stanger, Syla, (Space), (Space), McKenzie, Bryden
Ideally, Ecrepont, Watret, Tomlinson and Guthrie out on loan between Lowland League and League 1 for first 6 months to get experience.
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10 hours ago, Thereisalight.. said:
Caught some spl highlights on the "dark web" and saw Sanders sitting behind the Killie dugout with the injured/young Killie players. He's had a busy two nights!
Get him out Sharn.
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Go on the Inverclyde juggernaut.
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13 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said:
Perfectly fair having some fun at Graham and Thistle's expense, but we all know that if it wasn't for his extreme desire to win, win even the smallest of battles, he wouldn't be the league's top scorer and probably would have retired a few years back.
He's an excellent panto villian who makes the Championship a more interesting (and slightly higher quality) place. It will be a loss for Scottish football when he does hang up the boots.
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8 minutes ago, AyrTroopMajor said:
Felt a bit for Sanders last night. He looked devastated at the own goal and still looked a bit down even at Full-time.
I don't think he's great but I do think he's a decent enough defender at this level if he's surrounded by other competent defenders.
Aye, I see him pretty much as a right sided version of McGinty. Big, physical and will win most in the air. If Browns wanting to play out from the back, they're not the type of players that will be starting. He won a few important headers, but just always looks shaky with the ball.
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Big game for both teams on Saturday, a Pars win brings us level on points with a game in hand to Dunfermline and an Ayr win and it's 6 clear with Pars game in hand. On the face of it, 4 points from Dunfermlines last 2 is a decent return, but sounds like last night wasn't a great watch. Our win last night hopefully boosts confidence coming into a run of games v teams around us (DAFC away, ICT away QP home, Airdrie home) which 7-9 points from could essentially see us safe. We'll have Dowds back for this one, not so sure on Stanger and Reading. Assuming they are still out, the starting 11 will be interesting with Willoughby getting a double last night. Might see McKenzie shift to the right with Dowds back in.
Clarke
McAllister Sanders McGinty Musonda
Bryden McHugh Dempsey Murphy
Dowds McKenzie
Subs: Albinson, *Stanger, *Reading, Syla, Smith, Amartey, *Chalmers, Tomlinson, Willoughby
*Question marks over whether they will be involved or not.
Personally wouldn't drop either McKenzie or Bryden just now, their workrate is what Brown is looking at and getting assists like they are is just as big as Willoughbys goals last night. Going for a 2-1 win, Dowds and McKenzie to kick off a big week.
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8 minutes ago, edinburghhonestman said:
Latest Championship form table has us joint top with Morton on 12 points in the 6 games since Bullen left. Arbroath clearly struggling but ICT and Dunfermline only picked up 6 so the upcoming games against that pair crucial.
Based on the opponents expected points per game, we've had the toughest run in the division.
Interestingly we are joint top scorers with Partick, but only Partick and Arbroath have conceded more goals so clear where the problem is.
Our last 3 home games have been against the top 3, 2 narrow 2-1 defeats against top 2 and a 4-3 win v 3rd. We're now coming into a run of games against the teams around us, a good run of form will see us safe and even looking up the league. Dunfermline will be a tough ask as well as ICT as both away. Thankfully Dowds is back for the weekend and hopefully Stanger and Reading are there or there abouts.
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5 minutes ago, AyrTroopMajor said:
Just out of interest, is that 2+ hour stream of last night's game that's on YouTube the actual stream that people were charged £15 for?
It's a shambles.
Apologies for being negative, mon the Super etc but ffs the quality of that stream is laughable.
It really is poor and has been an issue for seasons now which Mathie said was going to be addressed, yet hasn't. Obviously the vantage point can't be rectified until the new stand is built, if they chose to go over there, but the sound and picture quality is just horrendous.
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Willoughby done a lot of pressing from the front, the effort him, Bryden and McKenzie do will go unnoticed a lot, but it’s all part of Browns tactics. Thought McHugh was done early on, but thank god he wasn’t, was my MOTM, very tidy on the ball and drives forward. Him and Dempsey battled for everything. Murphy for me struggled a lot, down to not having a natural left back up the wing doing overlaps. Really need Reading to be back soon and hopefully Stanger back on Saturday. Sanders does a job with being a presence at set pieces, but don’t rate him at all. Some match winning saves from Clarke, especially the one very early on at 0-0. If we can get 4 points from the next 2, we should be almost safe.
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Inverness 🔵🔴 vs Ayr ⚫⚪- 16/3/24
in Scottish Championship General Chatter
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We don't do clean sheets. Expect at least 1 ICT goal.