Gordon EF Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Dowds should be a good player for Falkirk. He's certainly not a goal machine by any means but he's a good footballer, puts in an absolute shift every game, leads the line well and can link up between midfield and attack. Take a look at the highlights of our win at Tannadice in last season's Betfred. Dowds set up both goals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, Gordon EF said: Dowds should be a good player for Falkirk. He's certainly not a goal machine by any means but he's a good footballer, puts in an absolute shift every game, leads the line well and can link up between midfield and attack. Take a look at the highlights of our win at Tannadice in last season's Betfred. Dowds set up both goals. Its going to be important then to get the right partner for him up top. Someone to replace mcmanus and his goal tally must be a priority. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, JulioBairn said: Season tickets flying off the shelf and we haven’t even announced Dowds yet. Shadwell must be raging... Can't say I'm impressed at us selling 20 or 21 season tickets. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioBairn Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, NewBornBairn said: Can't say I'm impressed at us selling 20 or 21 season tickets. Where did you get the figures? I’ve not seen them quoted anywhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18BAIRN76 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 whooooosh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioBairn Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, 18BAIRN76 said: whooooosh Really 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, JulioBairn said: Where did you get the figures? I’ve not seen them quoted anywhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, JulioBairn said: Where did you get the figures? I’ve not seen them quoted anywhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee_bairn Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Is there any reason why the two rumoured signings haven’t been announced yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, wee_bairn said: Is there any reason why the two rumoured signings haven’t been announced yet? Because they haven’t signed ?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirscottyoung Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 18 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said: I can only go in how they've looked against us and lyons always looked excellent. Dowds on the other hand didn't impress anywhere near so much and in the 2 0 win at tfs could only get a place on their bench, came on and did hee haw. He was Injured and only brought on to try and save the game as we're desperate at 1-0 down 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ecosse83 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, sirscottyoung said: He was Injured and only brought on to try and save the game as we're desperate at 1-0 down I've never understood folk that judge a player on 1 game! Has the boy Dowds got a bit of pace? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 47 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said: Because they haven’t signed ?? Nice one Sherlock ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Ecosse83 said: I agree with that, Raith were pretty pish so we will have to improve a good bit to challenge Partick. Will be interesting to see who else comes in. Yes, I made this point in the Airdrie thread recently in relation to us maybe challenging. I think it would be a mistake for Falkirk fans to think they were close last season (and would probably have won it IMO) and therefore it only needs a minor improvement this season. If you take the points per game of Raith and Falkirk last season the winner was due to finish on 68 points. The average winning total over the previous 5 seasons was 75 points (which doesn't include the Rangers season just before that which would really bump the average up). The quality of the top teams last year was well below average, Falkirk were rotten for half the season and were still favourites to win the league when it was halted. So if you assume that Partick put up even just a half decent, or 'average', challenge then that means Falkirk need to probably find an extra 8 points from somewhere. That doesn't sound huge, but turning 3 defeats into wins whilst not losing any of the points you did gain is harder than it sounds. From Airdrie's perspective, although we were only 5 off the top when the league finished, looking at next season I think we'd need to find an extra 13-14 points to have a shot. That is a big jump. Obviously with a reduced amount of games this would need reduced accordingly in terms of total points, but the overall point - that the challenging sides will need to improve significantly - still stands. Even more so if there are less games as you don't have time to start poorly. Edited July 14, 2020 by Diamonds are Forever 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, HopeStreetWalker said: Nice one Sherlock ! Elementary my dear Hope Street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Diamonds are Forever said: Yes, I made this point in the Airdrie thread recently in relation to us maybe challenging. I think it would be a mistake for Falkirk fans to think they were close last season (and would probably have won it IMO) and therefore it only needs a minor improvement this season. If you take the points per game of Raith and Falkirk last season the winner was due to finish on 68 points. The average winning total over the previous 5 seasons was 75 points (which doesn't include the Rangers season just before that which would really bump the average up). The quality of the top teams last year was well below average, Falkirk were rotten for half the season and were still favourites to win the league when it was halted. So if you assume that Partick put up even just a half decent, or 'average', challenge then that means Falkirk need to probably find an extra 8 points from somewhere. That doesn't sound huge, but turning 3 defeats into wins whilst not losing any of the points you did gain is harder than it sounds. From Airdrie's perspective, although we were only 5 off the top when the league finished, looking at next season I think we'd need to find an extra 13-14 points to have a shot. That is a big jump. Obviously with a reduced amount of games this would need reduced accordingly in terms of total points, but the overall point - that the challenging sides will need to improve significantly - still stands. Even more so if there are less games as you don't have time to start poorly. We have the massive advantage of no McKinnon this season though - that's worth 12 points alone! Sure someone will have the stats on points per game after M&M took over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, wee_bairn said: Is there any reason why the two rumoured signings haven’t been announced yet? They're waiting until they can recreate this iconic shot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd Puddefoot Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 15 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said: Problem is there's no pace in our midfield. You cant play him miller , connolly and a n other certainly not gomis as there's no pace or legs in the side. He's too slow to play out wide and you can't pair him with miller in the middle so I'm not sure where he fits in. Said this about Gomes too. Good skillful player but what is his actual and best role? Its him or Millar for me not both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmyself Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, Marshmallo said: They're waiting until they can recreate this iconic shot Didn't they send this out as a poster with the season tickets? Ruined my morning seeing that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 23 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said: Elementary my dear Hope Street. If only he'd called himself Watson Street Walker! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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