ilostmyself Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Disagree with that last bit. We changed to a diamond (a formation I've been calling for us to use over the last 2 seasons) after O'Hara and Miller came on and we definitely lost a bit of momentum because of that. We were better after changing back to our conventional 4-4-2 although for me O'Hara was wasted on the right wing. O'Hara and Shepherd are both strikers and if we are going to play them it has to be up front. Both have potential and I'd loan out one of them Sorry, I meant the first change after the subs. You're right though we came back into it later on. Aye, no point in having 5 strikers for the first team, a loan for Shepherd would work as he's probably 5th choice at the moment, he seems comfortable in the development league so a proper season in league 1 would do him the world of good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundermonkey Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) Sorry but Shepherd just doesn't have it. I saw nothing last night to suggest otherwise. Nothing against the guy personally. I didn't see any positional sense, his decision making in terms of where he made certain runs and which headers to challenge for was debatable and there was no composure for his chance. He certainly got in the way when O'hara headed over. Perhaps on that occasion O'hara should have been making it clearer that it was his header. We looked fine though. Moving the ball around far quicker because we are down to one of Kerr and Sibbald..... Edited July 26, 2017 by Thundermonkey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmyself Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Sorry but Shepherd just doesn't have it. I saw nothing last night to suggest otherwise. Nothing against the guy personally. I didn't see any positional sense, his decision making in terms of where he made certain runs and which headers to challenge for was debatable and there was no composure for his chance. He certainly got in the way when O'hara headed over. Perhaps on that occasion O'hara should have been making it clearer that it was his header. We looked fine though. Moving the ball around far quicker because we are down to one of Kerr and Sibbald..... Unfortunately I agree with all of this (even the last part, maybe), nature of the game though for Shepherd, just makes the 2 year extension seem odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 If ever there was a Falkirk player that could use a stint on loan at East Fife it's Shepps. 2 one on ones and he failed both times. Also got in the way of O'Hara scoring late on The 1 thing I would say about him is he's quick and direct with it. Whenever someone is sitting with the ball in the middle you will see Shepps bursting through. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young gun Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 11 hours ago, Reggie Perrin said: Granted that we have played three glorified pub teams but the football has been great to watch, vast improvement on last season. Time to lay off Muirhead the guy is playing well and looks much more comfortable coming forward and young Gallagher is strolling through these games. Plenty options in midfield and genuine quality up front seems we are in good shape for the coming season (cue collapse at Paisley). I see you guys are like us ' cue disappointment 5th August' ha ha. The secret is never get too excited 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundermonkey Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Gaz FFC said: If ever there was a Falkirk player that could use a stint on loan at East Fife it's Shepps. 2 one on ones and he failed both times. Also got in the way of O'Hara scoring late on The 1 thing I would say about him is he's quick and direct with it. Whenever someone is sitting with the ball in the middle you will see Shepps bursting through. There were times he burst through yet it would take a wonder pass to actually reach him. Houston has a plan for him obviously. I'd have let him go instead of given him a deal. Having both Shepherd and O'hara at the club at the same time might hinder both of their development. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I think with Loy & Austins previous injury issues I've no problems with 5 strikers in the squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundermonkey Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 5 minutes ago, Trump said: I think with Loy & Austins previous injury issues I've no problems with 5 strikers in the squad. Fair point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkLad Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, Thundermonkey said: There were times he burst through yet it would take a wonder pass to actually reach him. Houston has a plan for him obviously. I'd have let him go instead of given him a deal. Having both Shepherd and O'hara at the club at the same time might hinder both of their development. Agree on that, for me O'Hara was the half time sub, it's like he's offered Sheps this deal now he is trying so hard to make it work, season in League 1/2 to try and get some form of confidence in him and come back next year to fight for a place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebobsboy Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 The worry would be if Austin and Loy get injured are Shepherd and O'Hara good enough to step in? The former has had chances before and not taken them. I tend to agree i would let Shepherd go on loan if it meant bringing in someone a bit better even a loan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrass Bairn Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 EBT tax scheme fantasy news update..."Great to see the SPFL finally showing a bit of backbone and standing up to the Govan tax-dodging pestilence, stripping away their illegally won trophies instead of sooking their pipe. Wikipedia and official FFC club website now updated to confirm Scottish Cup win in 2009. Cheers to our oh-so-caring governing body for ensuring sporting integrity and fair play be upheld for all teams affected by the EBT scandal, not just the one from the other side of Glasgow". Just imagine; "SPFL" and "backbone" AND "integrity" in the same paragraph. Who'da thunk it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BendtnerBairn Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Really hope Rory doesn't score on Saturday and saves his first goal back in a navy blue shirt for St Mirren away. Fairy tale stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairney The Dinosaur Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Send Kidd, Shepps and 10k to Airdrie with Andy Ryan coming our way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk_Bairn_1983 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, Bairney The Dinosaur said: Send Kidd, Shepps and 10k to Airdrie with Andy Ryan coming our way. Was thinking something similar but sounds too good to be true! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-FFC Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Pretty sure Airdrie are skinter than a skint thing thats just been told its skint:http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/gordon-dalziel-reveals-crisis-hit-10869802 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PipoIsABairn Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 17 hours ago, spratte said: thought we lacked harris' pace tonight down the right at times but it was good to see that even mixing it up a bit we still look balanced. cant put my finger on why we look so different this season but i guess with fash and mckee not playing regularly last season and loy and harris we have effectivley four mew players. is it just loys composure? ferguson on radio said we looked majestic personally think he is off the mark as we just looked sexy as f**k oh and pass marks for the much maligned sheps amd kerr You cannot overstate the amount of damage Baird was doing to the overall team play. There were games I genuinely believe we would have been better off with 10 men. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANEWHOPE Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 You cannot overstate the amount of damage Baird was doing to the overall team play. There were games I genuinely believe we would have been better off with 10 men. But he worked hard. Can't fault his work rate. He was a hard worker. Gave everything he did. Worked very hard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieBairn Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 John Baird ran around and then ran even harder and got in people's faces. The only problem came when a ball was introduced into the equation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANEWHOPE Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Just a small point, that damage, such as it was that you are discussing was done by Peter Houston, not John Baird. Please direct your ire in the right direction. Don't agree. Think Houston was suckered into giving Baird a game due to Bairds outrage when taken off and then blame can be apportioned to both. But a bit weird being told I'm not directing my wrath enough at Houston. [emoji848] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I must be old fashioned (even though I'm 36) but I would happily have the world's laziest b*****d striker smoking a fag during the game as long as he scored plenty than a guy who "works hard for the team" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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