Newbornbairn Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, DeeBairn said: Greenwood looked delighted, didn't he? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainsfordbairn Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 16 minutes ago, DeeBairn said: Greenwood looked delighted, didn't he? You don't usually get much emotion after goals during reserves or U20 games, unless they're scored by a player who don't net very often. That particularly applies during friendlies. To answer the question someone asked last night, the goals were scored by Greenwood (2), Harris (2) and Jarvis. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodwall cat Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I presume it was their two that harris scored? 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 ouch! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee jerk reaction Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Back Post Misses said: It has been said numerous times by PH, The Chairman and CC (when he was talking to the world) that the target was promotion THIS season. All the cost cutting behind the scenes which we haven't heard about (Finance, kitman etc) on top of the academy and under 20 decision was to get as much money as possible for the first team and to stop relying on the opium of selling players. This strategy is not Hartley's it comes from CC and ML. If it goes wrong they should be in the firing line as much as PH. After all PH is their man and it was their plan. This is an absolute disgrace, how dare the chairman and board put as much cash as they can into backing the manager and trying to get promoted.... The football side is down to Hartley, just as it was down to Houston before him, Hartley has been backed by the board and the fans, now we have to see if the players he's brought in are good enough. Without a crystal ball, what were the board to do? Keep Houston on? Keep the majority of last season's team? Hartley had a reasonable cv and did well last season with us. Bringing so many players in is a gamble but staying loyal to players is a gamble as well as Houston found out. With the exception of throwing man city type cash about there is no magic formula that guarantees success. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-FFC Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, knee jerk reaction said: This is an absolute disgrace, how dare the chairman and board put as much cash as they can into backing the manager and trying to get promoted.... The football side is down to Hartley, just as it was down to Houston before him, Hartley has been backed by the board and the fans, now we have to see if the players he's brought in are good enough. Without a crystal ball, what were the board to do? Keep Houston on? Keep the majority of last season's team? Hartley had a reasonable cv and did well last season with us. Bringing so many players in is a gamble but staying loyal to players is a gamble as well as Houston found out. With the exception of throwing man city type cash about there is no magic formula that guarantees success. Far too sensible a post for this time of the morning, how dare you ..lol Nail on the head as well by the way Edited July 26, 2018 by AL-FFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrbairn Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hartley’s plan of bringing in young players who perhaps have a point to prove is good management. Most of our rivals have gone for (?like our Peter) tried and tested championship or lower premiership players who know that this is their level and have no aspirations of anything better. When we think of players who stood out for us recently we don’t think of those types we think about Will Vaulks and to a lesser extent Luke Leahy. Both those players came to the club young and with a desire to succeed. I am not saying all of our recruiting will be to Vaulks standard but if even a few are we will do well.we want lads who dream of success not men who are paying off a mortgage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Back Post Misses Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 This is an absolute disgrace, how dare the chairman and board put as much cash as they can into backing the manager and trying to get promoted.... The football side is down to Hartley, just as it was down to Houston before him, Hartley has been backed by the board and the fans, now we have to see if the players he's brought in are good enough. Without a crystal ball, what were the board to do? Keep Houston on? Keep the majority of last season's team? Hartley had a reasonable cv and did well last season with us. Bringing so many players in is a gamble but staying loyal to players is a gamble as well as Houston found out. With the exception of throwing man city type cash about there is no magic formula that guarantees success. I ain’t having a go at anyone. Nothing lost yet nothing gained yet. However if it goes wrong imo more than Hartley will be to blame. It is about opinions 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-FFC Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: I ain’t having a go at anyone. Nothing lost yet nothing gained yet. However if it goes wrong imo more than Hartley will be to blame. It is about opinions It went wrong last year and Houston was to blame at the end of the day it stops with the manager, its a results driven game and if the results are poor then theres only one way its going to go but i am more optimistic with the approach Hartley is taking in trying to find someone with the hunger to succeed than do a Dundee Utd/Dunfermline with signing the tried and tested castaways from other clubs in the same league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shodwall cat Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 25 minutes ago, Bigbrbairn said: Hartley’s plan of bringing in young players who perhaps have a point to prove is good management. Most of our rivals have gone for (?like our Peter) tried and tested championship or lower premiership players who know that this is their level and have no aspirations of anything better. When we think of players who stood out for us recently we don’t think of those types we think about Will Vaulks and to a lesser extent Luke Leahy. Both those players came to the club young and with a desire to succeed. I am not saying all of our recruiting will be to Vaulks standard but if even a few are we will do well.we want lads who dream of success not men who are paying off a mortgage The only problem is it took how many seasons before leahy and vaulks became first team fixtures? We cant wait that long especially under our current structure of promotion being the one and only goal. We need results now and that means players hitting the ground running. Only time will tell if the strategy to ditch the academy was the right one. Fingers crossed . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk_Bairn_1983 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Back Post Misses said: I ain’t having a go at anyone. Nothing lost yet nothing gained yet. However if it goes wrong imo more than Hartley will be to blame. It is about opinions I think our new strategy will work in the long term. We won't always have to sign 13/14 players and will be able to really concentrate on quality over quantity from down South. Not saying it won't work this season but you know what I mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-FFC Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Shodwall cat said: The only problem is it took how many seasons before leahy and vaulks became first team fixtures? We cant wait that long especially under our current structure of promotion being the one and only goal. We need results now and that means players hitting the ground running. Only time will tell if the strategy to ditch the academy was the right one. Fingers crossed . Your going to have to wait till the 4th of August before we start seeing any results , If we get through the first quarter and things arent working then i will panic a bit, but i dont think things will be anywhere near as bad as last season. Edited July 26, 2018 by AL-FFC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Back Post Misses Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I think our new strategy will work in the long term. We won't always have to sign 13/14 players and will be able to really concentrate on quality over quantity from down South. Not saying it won't work this season but you know what I mean. Too early IMO to judge either way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricelad Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Will longridge be a miss to use? I seen him some games for use and he was excellent, did he get released or did he leave? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Would have been a squad player with us, used mostly off the bench. He knew that and it's why he left. He wanted first team football and was willing to settle for playing at a lower level to get it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Marcus Haber then... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, gav-ffc said: Marcus Haber then... The exact three words I was away to post. Reasonable scoring record at dens, though most of the fans I know don't rate him. Reasonable record and experience. Is this us done for strikers, or is Nelson still inbound? Confused. Edited July 26, 2018 by DeeBairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Baptie Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Marcus Haber Tattoo Sleeve - checkBeard - checkGreasy Slicked hair - checkMake Bairnardo moist - check 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirkfan1985 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 09:31, Ludo*1 said: Do you need a target man? McCann seems desperate to offload Marcus Haber. He'd destroy this division. Looks like we are getting him...Will he actually destroy this division or not? ...cant tell if its sarcasm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, Falkirkfan1985 said: Looks like we are getting him...Will he actually destroy this division or not? ...cant tell if its sarcasm I dunno, got to be worth a chance though. Reasonable record in the league above us. Physical presence. If we can get Nelson as well, that'll give us Lewis, Nelson, Mackin and Haber. We can use Turner if we need to, but he's shown nothing ronsuggest he'll get a game so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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