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I thought Neilson’s early booking was a large part of that. He hadn’t started well anyway but a really daft booking to get so early on and seemed a bit all over the place after that. McBeth seemed to win a lot more balls in that area than Neilson did.
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Really enjoyed the game but frustrated not to win. I said before the game I felt we had to win tonight and that feels especially apparent given we dominated large spells. It feels like often start big home games at a high tempo and we did that tonight, great early goal and then plenty of pressure. Mitchell’s treatment killed our momentum though and I thought Thistle were very much in the game for the rest of the half. McBeth’s goal was ridiculous, one of those strikes that’s either hitting the corner or the car park, sadly it wasn’t the latter I thought Doolan killed Thistle a bit in the second half. Airdrie were perhaps slightly on top but we dominated as soon as Thistle changed to a back three, as it allowed us to always have a spare man when building from the back. I suppose they got the draw out of it though and it’s a better result for them. I expect they’ll start quickly on Friday night and look to get an early goal. Telfer had an excellent game but I thought Megwa was phenomenal tonight. Enjoyed him being bundled over yet still managing to keep control of the ball, get up and run past a Thistle player at least twice.
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I’m expecting us to go pretty direct (by our standards anyway) on Friday night whatever happens tonight. Agree on tonight though, a draw and it’s still up for grabs but I think we really have to get a win tonight. Looking forward to the game. Don’t feel anywhere near as nervous as I did last year but there’s a lot to be said for not having the fear of an 11th year stuck in League One looming over us. It’s set up for a good occasion tonight, two teams who play decent football and based on the league tables and games so far there’s not a huge amount between them.
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The Queen of the South thread
Mr November replied to qos_75's topic in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
This next appointment feels like a huge one for Queens. Get it right and there’s no reason why they can’t be challenging next season, or at least a strong play-off team. Another disaster though and an Airdrie style decade in League One with part-time football looks increasingly likely. No idea who it would be but I think an Ian Murray type when we appointed him in 2018 would be ideal here. Someone with a bit of experience and success, has learned from mistakes but is still fresh enough to offer something new. He doesn’t always get the credit he deserves for it but through generally decent recruitment and raising the standards and professionalism at the club Murray steadily rebuilt a slow, average squad and improved us every year. From the outside that seems like exactly what Queens need after several years of declining. -
He’s from the youth team. Think he came on in the cup game at Dundee last season and has been on the bench a few times too.
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Aiken and Donnell sitting a bit deeper and Frizzell further forward maybe? Thought Gavin Gallagher might have been given a shot there tonight but guessing he’s injured as he’s not even on the bench.
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No idea how that Airdrie team lines up. Back three with McGregor and maybe Lyall at wing-back? Hopefully Fordyce gets a rest at some point tonight too.
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Ayr 2-1 Dunfermline Dundee United 2-1 Partick Thistle Inverness 1-0 Morton Queen’s Park 1-1 Airdrie Raith 5-0 Arbroath
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I think it’s an attractive job for these reasons too. There were plenty of times (arguably most of his tenure) when a majority of fans were at best unconvinced by Murray but he was rightly given time to progress us and build his own team. Even McCabe had a couple of very sticky spells last season which might have been enough for an impatient board to pull the trigger. I suppose even going back to Findlay, he was incredibly well backed that summer (two year deals for jobbers like Scott Robertson and a transfer fee for Jonathan Page!). Who knows what calibre of manager would actually be interested but I think plenty of managers would be keen to work in the current set-up.
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Scott Walker playing as an attacking midfielder and taking corners. I can’t believe my eyes!
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I’ve came along to this, a sensational midfield three. Those three or McMaster, Frizzell and Telfer?
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Yeah that’s fair and probably the realistic outcome. Even with the current injuries I think there’s enough depth in the squad to rest four or five key players and still put out a competitive team and as you say, they’ve had a really poor season but Queen’s Park aren’t a bad team and every game so far has been very tight. We’ve both mentioned them before but I think the end of season Edinburgh City game will be a better comparison than the Peterhead one.
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Hi Ruari!
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I’d put out a team like this Hutton Rowley - McCabe (if fit) - ATS - reserves LB Dunlop - Aiken - G Gallagher - Donnell C Gallagher - O’Connor McCabe and the medical team will have a better idea if any first team players still need some minutes to keep them fresh for the play-offs but not worth taking any risks with any key players.
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Not for those positions but given his agent, our habit of signing good on the ball attacking midfielders and him not being quite good enough for the top flight, Chris Mochrie makes a lot of sense.
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Enjoyed that performance. Thought we started well and grew into the game after the first 10 minutes and other than a couple of short spells in the second half we controlled the majority of it. There’s still that issue of not being clinical enough when we’re on top but Walton made some good saves and it’s hard to be too critical after that. The usual suspects of Megwa, Hancock, Telfer etc all played really well and I thought Lyall had a great game too. There’s a lot to like about Lyall, he’s got a bit of dig about him and he’s very brave at taking the ball in tight areas. His decision making is really lacking and you can tell he’s not played a lot of first team football but I suppose that’s why he’s here. I’d play a full reserve team next week, not arsed about the result if it means we can rest the usual starting 11 for the play-offs. Given it’s a game against Queen’s Park there’s every chance it just ends up 1-1 anyway.
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I’m not expecting many players to be released in the summer to be honest. I think Gallagher is currently the only part-time player, others like Watson have been part-time previously but I think they all moved onto full-time contracts at some point. It seems like a natural end point for everyone really, no point training in the evenings for one player if he’s not starting and best for Gallagher to move on and not be the only player in a different routine.
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Play-off dates confirmed, nothing unexpected CINCH PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFFS Tuesday May 7 cinch Premiership play-off quarter-final, 1st leg 4th in Championship v 3rd in Championship Live on BBC Scotland, kick-off 7.45pm Friday May 10 cinch Premiership play-off quarter-final, 2nd leg 3rd in Championship v 4th in Championship Live on BBC Scotland, kick-off 7.45pm Tuesday May 14 cinch Premiership play-off semi-final, 1st leg 3rd or 4th in Championship v 2nd in Championship Live on BBC Scotland, kick-off 7.45pm Friday May 17 cinch Premiership play-off semi-final, 2nd leg 2nd in Championship v 3rd or 4th in Championship Live on BBC Scotland, kick-off 7.45pm Thursday May 23 cinch Premiership play-off final, 1st leg 2nd or 3rd or 4th in Championship v 11th in Premiership Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 8.00pm Sunday May 26 cinch Premiership play-off final, 2nd leg 11th in Premiership v 2nd or 3rd or 4th in Championship Live on Sky Sports, kick-off TBC
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Airdrie 1-2 Dundee United Arbroath 0-1 Queen’s Park Dunfermline 1-1 Inverness Morton 2-2 Raith Partick Thistle 1-1 Ayr
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Looked like a back five to me yesterday until the subs, albeit a much more attacking version with McGregor at wing back. It was odd, at goal kicks we set up in a diamond with McGregor at the tip then in possession changed to a 3-5-2 with him moving out wide, Megwa moving in and Hancock bombing forward. Milne and Fitzpatrick is possibly the best left side in the league so it's a tough shift for any wing back but especially so for someone like McGregor. As you say, Ballantyne back in there with Megwa out wide gives us better balance there and a much more solid base.
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The Big Queen's Park FC Thread
Mr November replied to Dave's topic in Scottish Championship General Chatter
I think you’ll definitely get your wish here. After today it’s pretty unlikely we’ll finish 3rd anyway and I expect like the last couple of seasons that we’ll heavily rotate in the last game. Might not be an entire reserve team but would expect Telfer, Frizzell, Todorov etc to be rested. I’ll still be predicting a 1-1 draw as always though. -
I’d heard McStravick done his ACL, which would obviously keep him out for a long time. Real shame if true, as he was just properly coming onto a game over the last couple of months.
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Really poor performance in that second half but play-offs confirmed anyway thankfully. I really enjoyed the first half, very even with two decent sides creating chances. The reaction to conceding the first goal was a concern though, heads down and lots of panicking after that with Thistle running over the top of us. I don’t want to single out people but McMaster summed it up, decent performance in the first half, moved the ball well and had another good shot but had a few really slack passes towards the end, which is unlike him. Hopefully just a reality check after the excitement of the last few weeks. Our last four games before the play-offs last season were a draw at home to 9 man Dunfermline, conceding a late equaliser at Falkirk, a dreadful defeat at home to Queen of the South and the reserves winning at Edinburgh, only for us to put in possibly the best half of football I’ve seen from an Airdrie team in the first play-off game. If we can get Frizzell and Ballantyne back fit for them then I’ll be more confident.
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Nice for Frizzell to make the PFA team of the year for the third year in a row. Always find these teams quite interesting, I think most fans would say he’s done well but with Telfer having the better season. Surprised Megwa never made it in too but can see why players would vote for McMillan.