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  1. goodwin
    Thanks C Gall. If he'd gone full time I've have kept him, but he needs part time football and the Diamonds are moving on up. I've loved watching him and will miss him being part of our Club. Red Lichties - you've got a great player.
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    If you can have an emphatic 2-1, that was it
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    Surprised Rovers seem to stand off us in the 1st half. We were patient and several times passed through them. Rovers seemed to match up in the 2nd and it worked better for them but we swopped to attacking on the break and bringing on McGregor against a slowing RR defence, who were probably knackered trying to track Gabby. Lewis's goal was lovely. Injection of pace to get past the first man then another as he approached the box. From behind the goal it looked as if he'd might have gone too wide but what a finish. Our new 3 man defence is working very well and I like the odd feature of using 2 rights back (Jannie and Cammy) in a back 3. Jannie, by the way, has improved immensely in this role. Earlier in the year he looked uncertain in a centre half role but now he and Fordyce are an excellent unit.
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    Congratulations Stennie from an Airdrieonian
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    Contrasting views of the goals from the Airdrie stand. For the first you could see it all unfold. Frizz waiting for Toddy to get to the back post, the ball looping over the goalie and the certainty that Toddy would win it; a man and ball challenge. 2nd goal from a distance was WTF happened. Now seen it on DTV and it was a cracker, but what was the Pars centre half doing. Gabby strolled away from him, controlled the ball kind of, turned and then took his time to get his foot over the ball, all untroubled by any challenge. Anyway it'll be in the mix for goal of the season and great to see Gabby fit enough for a run of games.
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    Tila taka beastie boys made me laugh
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    'Putting bodies on the line'. Overbliwn even by football's standards. That is what people in Ukraine and other forlorn places do. Footballers defend and block a ball.
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    If teams play deep against us at the moment we're reduced to sterile passing in central defence in the hope they'll do what they're set up NOT to do. Also this means no space for the likes of Gal to drop off and leave space as hes just adding to the congestion in the middle of the park. Need the wide players to threaten more which happened early on the left and later 2nd half on the right but that needs to be more potent. Thought both full backs at fault for Ayr 's first goal
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    Has to improve the defending bit of that role. Lewis has come on leaps and bounds in that role while mcstravick was exposed easily at the first University of Stirling goal.
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    My take on this. Wingers wide is to create space, so not a waste of a jersey at all. They also defend well and enable fullbacks to get forward. When Gal comes short (which is the best addition to his game compared to his previous talent of standing off side most of the time!!) Gabby often moves into the space Gal has created and becomes the CF. All this rotation is mesmerizing. The goal (magnificent goal) involved a pass from McGregor (right winger at that time popping up in midfield) to Gabby (left winger at the time driving infield) to Gal and goal. And all this started knocking the ball about in front of our own goal until space opened-up/was created to move the ball forward. The idea seems to be to draw the opposition to our goal , so they start to press and leave a gap. Whatever we win or not this is a golden age of football for us. It is way more exciting than always lumping it forward and then competing for the second ball. Remember whose coaching was some combination of 'second ball' and 'stop the cross?'
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    But it is nicer to win nicely and to try to do so. Prefer that to aimless hoofball and tactics that amount to win the second ball or stop the cross
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    Inittowinit
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    Are any of those who feel we need some older aka experienced and perhaps (??,) more talented players the same folk who strongly felt Rhys needed an older more experienced assistant in the dugout last season? I so want Rhys and Dycey to succeed I really hope they can continue to prove some folk wrong. Looking forward to seeing our new young team.
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    Loving the comment about weans; mcmaster Devenny, Aiken are no bad. I'm loving the vibe about taking young players with potential. Seems to be working on and off the pitch
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    And the goalie got a nasty bang to the head in the first half
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    Should have been 3 today. Gal's attempted lob looked the effort of a tired player. Mcgregor miss was maybe due to the ball bobbling but also looked as if he was a bit flat footed. Nice to be able to look forward to the draw for the next stage
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    Airdrie for the Cup. Don't like all this pre-season guff. There's cash to be won and we need it
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    McMaster - I'm among the pleased. Very tidy and efficient in the holding role. Also pleased with Jannie and Todorov. Jannie is a great crosser of the ball. Cammie can play left back so adding McDonald could be a good signing; giving us 3 who can play full back. Others can put me right on this but it appeared to me that in the play-offs we favoured a 4-1-4-1 and that does not play to Gal's strengths which are in the box and, the new role last season, dropping a bit deeper to link play and create space. Gal is not an ideal target man (although his effort are never in doubt). Maybe Todorov will give us more attacking options in the main striker role.
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    Width of Diamond is preferable to the broad ones of recent years, but it needs to be deeper/longer. I tend to white shorts and black socks with the red and white tops. I accept that getting bespoke kit will take a bit longer and timing could also depend on sponsors for front and back all having confirmed their deals for next season. I assume that the club moves it along as fast as they can in all the circs
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    Maybe to do with economics? Previous examples were less successful; e.g. Dalglish, Souness
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    Is ATS a bit injury prone to rely on. I think we need another CH and I'd keep Byrd with Rhys as an alternative to drop back from his defensive mid duties. I wonder if Rhys might be a bit slow(ish) to play a season in midfield. I'd keep Ballantyne and Jannie but I agree a LB needs added. I hope McMaster and Justin D stay but wouldn't be surprised if the latter is on other radars. If the 2 Hibs boys are midfield too, and we have Rhys (occasionally), Telfer and Frizz, I think we need a bit of dig in there. Can we have any part timers (Gal). I assume it involves other players being OK training on a Tuesday and Thursday evening? But are there any proven scorers we could attract? Gal's best games (and there were many of them) I think were when he was dropping deeper and linking play with others and had Smithy Gabby, and the full backs bombing forward. In the play-offs (most of the time) Gal seemed to be left on his own, in what seemed to be a 4-1(Rhys)-4-1 (Gal) and I thought Gal struggled albeit he always puts in a shift. If Rhys is going to play that way next season we need a different type of player up front. Keeping Gabby and Smithy would be ideal. Will any of the Development Squad get a deal? Going to be exciting and at least I expect we'll start next season with a full squad
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    Next team after Dunfermline Will there be a back 3 with Rhys A swop of of Deven[ne]ys as there was towards of the end of last Saturday with Justin moving to left wing back where he got forward to set up Friz's amazing goal Ben Wylie getting a start in the Rhys shaped hole in midfield? Up front is LJ forgiven or will Gal and Gabbie start. When, if ever will Sal get a start
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    Did Salim play in either game at the weekend and if not, any news?
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    Now our strip is V or a chevron I'll stop supporting the world-famous Diamonds. Come on the Chevrons. 2 goals in the 2nd half
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    In 2020 I think Falkirk (Rawlins family) and Dunfermline (German syndicate) received external investment, I guess more than other clubs in their respective divisions. It would be interesting to know the budgets of each Div 1 club but league position is not just down to budget (QP probably had more than us). Well done to IM and the players this season, whatever happens next
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