Rocco Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Team line up bingo. Jackpot must be won this week surely injuries aside, I will go first Fasan MuirheadHarrisonDallisonBroughIrvingPatonMcKeeLewisRudden PetraI win [emoji6]Can't see it being anything other than this. I'd love to see McGhee in for Paton but after McKinnon's interview that sounds doubtful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC55 FFC Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Team line up bingo. Jackpot must be won this week surely injuries aside, I will go first Fasan MuirheadHarrisonDallisonBroughIrvingPatonMcKeeLewisRudden PetraI win [emoji6]Think it will be too although would like to see McGhee & Buaben in ASAP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Falkirk_Bairn_1983 said: McKinnon just seems like a breath of fresh air compared to Hartley. As an outsider it seems pretty similar no? Comes in, slightly improves results, releases dross, gets praised. In February you'll be struggling, his January signings will be failing, you'll sack him, hire a new manager who comes in and releases a raft of players, and you'll all start talking about how great it is to have a manager willing to get rid of deadwood. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk_Bairn_1983 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: As an outsider it seems pretty similar no? Comes in, slightly improves results, releases dross, gets praised. In February you'll be struggling, his January signings will be failing, you'll sack him, hire a new manager who comes in and releases a raft of players, and you'll all start talking about how great it is to have a manager willing to get rid of deadwood. You only need to see the difference in the players mood in training etc to see the difference between McKinnon and Hartley. Hartley was hated by the players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: As an outsider it seems pretty similar no? Comes in, slightly improves results, releases dross, gets praised. In February you'll be struggling, his January signings will be failing, you'll sack him, hire a new manager who comes in and releases a raft of players, and you'll all start talking about how great it is to have a manager willing to get rid of deadwood. Hartley did a lot better last season than "slightly improve results" -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Swordfishtrombone said: There is an exhibition at Callendar House just now called' Falkirk FC a Fans View' it's worth a look. Some good bits of nostalgia in there. Crunchies boots from the 97 final are on display, Yogis shirt from the B&Q cup final copies of the FU fanzine, old programmes and pictures of Brockville through the ages . What I found interesting was there was a fanzine in the early 90's that was produced for fans that lived out with Falkirk, I'd never heard of it. I think you are talking about FOOTSIE Mouth mate ? Written by a Falkirk fan from Edinburgh for as you say from fans outwith the town. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfishtrombone Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Grangemouth Bairn said: I think you are talking about FOOTSIE Mouth mate ? Written by a Falkirk fan from Edinburgh for as you say from fans outwith the town. That's the one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Swordfishtrombone said: That's the one. Total blast from the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfishtrombone Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said: Total blast from the past. It's sad that forums have replaced fanzines. The FU was a brilliant fanzine genuinely funny and fans seemed to have a better sense of humour about football back then. I always enjoyed the Ex Bairns watch which was just really an excuse to lay into Ken Eadie and Sammy Conn. Edited October 6, 2018 by Swordfishtrombone 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 32 minutes ago, Marshmallo said: Hartley did a lot better last season than "slightly improve results" I was on about MacKinnon, but there you go. As I say, it's odd to see your fans proclaiming him for being proactive and brave when he's just following the exact same route your last manager did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 11 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: I was on about MacKinnon, but there you go. As I say, it's odd to see your fans proclaiming him for being proactive and brave when he's just following the exact same route your last manager did. One of the mistakes Hartley (allegedly) made last season was to tell players they weren't being kept on but continued to play them. Our results between him joining and the window weren't particularly good and it was rumoured there was a lot of bad blood in the dressing room. McKinnon isn't allowing players to stay who aren't in his plans by the looks of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-FFC Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, NewBornBairn said: One of the mistakes Hartley (allegedly) made last season was to tell players they weren't being kept on but continued to play them. Our results between him joining and the window weren't particularly good and it was rumoured there was a lot of bad blood in the dressing room. McKinnon isn't allowing players to stay who aren't in his plans by the looks of it. In other words he isn't playing them then getting them and telling them they are moving on , better management skills already ..lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmyself Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 It's not impossible that things go the same way under McKinnon but I don't think it's some mega repeating pattern yet. Basically the Hartley project was a disaster and needed to be rectified. Hartley came in and wasnt punting absolute dross, just mid level championship players and people he didn't fancy. Houstons team wasnt a riot or anything, just lacking quality and things seemed to have went stale. Most of us bought into the clear out with the promise of added quality from a market we haven't used too much. However, the squad Hartley brought in this summer was an absolute state and will likely require major surgery over the next few windows. I'd be completely astonished if we managed to bring in such a poor squad again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainsfordbairn Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, ilostmyself said: It's not impossible that things go the same way under McKinnon but I don't think it's some mega repeating pattern yet. There's two key differences between Hartley & McKinnon. One is the personality aspect. Most folk assume McKinnon is better to deal with and I'm certainly not going to disagree with any of them. The second is recruitment. Hartley did well last season and then totally screwed it up in the summer. While we've yet to see how McKinnon gets on in that area, at least he's making his own decisions rather than allowing a third party do much of it for him. Edited October 6, 2018 by Bainsfordbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestfieldBairn Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I’ve been quite impressed with Brough it has to be said the last few games. Definitely starting to settle into our team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrbairn Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Usually when you sign a lot of unknown players you find that there is a diamond in the mud but sadly we have not found our diamond yet from Hartleys experiment 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrbairn Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Andy Nelson still following on Twitter. Hope he can be signed when fit as Rudden replacement if he goes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrbairn Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Paton out McGhee in[emoji481] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocco Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Paton out McGhee in[emoji481] Delighted [emoji16] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokeville Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Paton not in the squad[emoji57] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.