FyldeCoastDoonhamer
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Alloa v Queens
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to Greenacres's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Not so sure about that. Still scarred by that 7-0 drubbing at Palmerston and that was just meaningless end-of-season stuff (1993?) -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
One approach which really hasn’t worked is the one year contract mentality meaning we’ve so little continuity from one year to the next, especially when the manager is working with a low end full-time budget. I’m not sure the squad this year is anywhere near as bad as the league position suggests, but no, not a ‘championship squad’ either. -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
I’m grateful to the outgoing board for lots of positives such as the all weather pitch and the arena which have probably kept the club sustainable and full-time on the playing side. Can’t really argue with their managerial choices although some haven’t worked out. Equally I can’t credit how little has visibly been spent on the upkeep of the ground in recent times. On the less positive side the reticence to allow potential new investors to become involved is reminiscent of the old Harkness school of management so maybe this is just an opportunity to move forward. Would be nice to see a supporters rep incorporated onto the new board. And yes, staying in Division One is also something of a priority! -
Queens v Hamilton
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to Greenacres's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
It wasn’t great was it? No excuse to set up as if we are the away side. The lack of ambition is a worry, with a large - if rather unbalanced - full time squad we should be offering better. Note the step up in tempo, albeit too late at 0-2 down, with an extra attacker on the pitch. No complaints about effort though. On the plus side Kyle Doherty absolutely worked his socks off up front with no service and very little support. As a minus we need to be hugely better at keeping the ball - it was an issue throughout but Harry Cochrane’s little cameo at the end summed it up with passes to the opposition and being caught in possession. In fairness he’s probably not match fit and maybe unfair to single out individuals in a poor team performance. Hamilton were proficient but not outstanding opposition. I don’t think they were worked anywhere near hard enough for the three points. -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Fair enough, I think I’ve been lucky this year to see a couple of really decent performances, and appreciate there might not have been many overall. Of course it feels like we should be doing much better but I do wonder whether expectations are higher than they should be these days? -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Slightly surprised at the response to a narrow defeat at St.Mirren who seem to have established themselves in the Premier League. I wasn’t there - so happy to be corrected - but that’s a respectable result for Queens however nice it might have been to be in the next round. Bit more bothered about being first division also rans, that’s where we should really be aspiring to do better. -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Very popular ex-player at Pool too and has his development team playing decent football. Really hope this works out for all concerned! -
Alloa v Queens
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to Greenacres's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Tempted by another day out, much prefer away games these days, odd combination of awful home form and no longer having the family connections in town. And not been to watch Queens at Alloa since I was a spotty teen. -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Maybe we were unlucky. He’s now signed for a club nearer home (Kings Langley - english Southern League) and seems to be playing regularly. -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
pure coincidence, can’t even claim to have had a word with the great man -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Had a really good loan spell at Bamber Bridge in the northern premier league, scored quite a few. Two subsequent loans elsewhere didn’t work out quite as well, one though was around a change in management just after he was signed. Will definitely offer something different. Seems to have been around forever down here because at youth level he was always playing a year or two above his age bracket. Has already got a season’s experience at open age level so not too much of a risk. -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
Potentially a very good signing, he’s the big centre forward but one that can play a little and score goals. Needs game time so probably in everyone’s interests. I think we’ve been done a massive favour here and hope it works out. -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
In the meantime I can’t help but notice an interesting omission from AFC Fylde’s retained list. -
The Queen of the South thread
FyldeCoastDoonhamer replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
One of my local teams, not particularly taken with the club but shall certainly be paying a visit to see how their new signing is getting on. It’s seaside league level, he ought to do very well.