MrDust Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Shadwell Dog said: I always felt that Burgess and Manley were quite a well matched pairing mind you. Manley had the pace good on the ground a more elegant player whilst Burgess was the no nonsense dirty physical slow good in the air type. They compensated for each other quite well. The amount of times Burgess got done for pace was his downfall, he wouldn't have went back to East Fife 2yrs after leaving us if he had pace whereas Manley left for nearly quarter of a million tells its own story. Burgess was a better defender down the clubhouse on a Sunday night Edited January 17, 2022 by MrDust 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, MrDust said: The amount of times Burgess got done for pace was his downfall, he wouldn't have went back to East Fife 2yrs after leaving us if he had pace whereas Manley left for nearly quarter of a million tells its own story. Burgess was a better defender down the clubhouse on a Sunday night Manley was by far the better player whilst Burgess tended to be a fans favourite due to his no nonsense style and off field antics. We did well to get the amount of cash off Kilmarnock for him that we did. Same with the 250k we got for Manley who made 100 apps for st mirren but left them at 26 for Hong Kong when he should really have been at his peak. Edited January 17, 2022 by Shadwell Dog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, MrDust said: Yep Queens Park have won one game in 10 and it was against us, don't see it as a miracle to finish 4th for me We have been living off of “if we do this” or “if we do that” for a few years now, and never actually do it. The three “ifs” that we finally need to come our way are “if we can stop shipping 3 goals a game” and “if we can convert more than 50% of our chances” and “if we beat QP twice”, then yes, we will reach the play offs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Burgess was lucky that Gary Smith followed Manley as his partner. His time with Falkirk ended in a crumpled heap in Perth, when he went down with nobody near him. My abiding memory of him is him running through treacle at Tynecastle in his Premier League debut. A rather rude awakening to pace, as Colquhoun, Robertson & Clark ran rings round him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said: We have been living off of “if we do this” or “if we do that” for a few years now, and never actually do it. The three “ifs” that we finally need to come our way are “if we can stop shipping 3 goals a game” and “if we can convert more than 50% of our chances” and “if we beat QP twice”, then yes, we will reach the play offs. As you say First things first. We need to sign 3 or 4 half decent players or we can forget doing anything. We'll should know whether we'll have a sniff at the playoffs within the next couple of weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, kiddy said: Burgess was lucky that Gary Smith followed Manley as his partner. His time with Falkirk ended in a crumpled heap in Perth, when he went down with nobody near him. My abiding memory of him is him running through treacle at Tynecastle in his Premier League debut. A rather rude awakening to pace, as Colquhoun, Robertson & Clark ran rings round him. I thought his last game was a horrible one nil defeat away to meadowbank before he left us for Killie at the end of the season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said: Previous Board Yeh but where are they now or was it just a load of bull? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkthebigclub Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: Yeh but where are they now or was it just a load of bull? I think it's fair to say, anything the previous board promised wasn't worth a hairy, white 1980s dugshite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 32 minutes ago, kiddy said: Burgess was lucky that Gary Smith followed Manley as his partner. His time with Falkirk ended in a crumpled heap in Perth, when he went down with nobody near him. My abiding memory of him is him running through treacle at Tynecastle in his Premier League debut. A rather rude awakening to pace, as Colquhoun, Robertson & Clark ran rings round him. I always thought that Stuart Burgess ran like Fred Flintstone. His legs seemed to be running for a few seconds before he actually went anywhere! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinkyBairn Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 hours ago, FFC 1876 said: Still 48 points to play for this season with 16 games left so the playoffs aren't yet unrealistic but by god we need a few decent signings this window. Hopefully we see some this week as we need to start winning games and can't afford to be leaking 2+ every game. New Williamson New Dixon ATS Mccann Telfer New Nesbitt/Morrison Dowds New The base of that squad still looks pretty shite tbf. I’d be very surprised if we make the playoffs, regardless of any additions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: I always thought that Stuart Burgess ran like Fred Flintstone. His legs seemed to be running for a few seconds before he actually went anywhere! He always looked top heavy to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, Shadwell Dog said: He always looked top heavy to me. Never looked after himself. Saw him pint in hand on a few Friday nights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 35 minutes ago, badgerthewitness said: I think it's fair to say, anything the previous board promised wasn't worth a hairy, white 1980s dugshite. Yeh no doubt about that but it’s worth ratifying all the lies they said as the Rawlins are still hanging around in the background somewhere so good to remember all the crap they pulled if they ever try to get involved again. ‘most professional board we’ve ever worked with’… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 20 minutes ago, Shadwell Dog said: He always looked top heavy to me. But my point is still valid like Hughes and Baptie. He was a leader and a talker on the park he made Manley and Smith better players because of that. Sure Burgess was not the fastest but he was the boss in the defense and my goodness we need that presence now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, HopeStreetWalker said: But my point is still valid like Hughes and Baptie. He was a leader and a talker on the park he made Manley and Smith better players because of that. Sure Burgess was not the fastest but he was the boss in the defense and my goodness we need that presence now. What we’d do for an Ivo, Yogi type in the defence, Peter Godfrey was another no nonsense player we’re screaming out for….. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocco Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) I see ST Johnstone fans are speculating that Liam Craig is joining us as a player/coach Edited January 17, 2022 by Rocco 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TedCrilly Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Rocco said: I see ST Johnstone fans are speculating that Liam Craig is joining us as a player/coach @RandomGuy.Do you know said tweeters ITK status? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Not getting excited but one player I would take in a minute. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, Springfield said: What we’d do for an Ivo, Yogi type in the defence, Peter Godfrey was another no nonsense player we’re screaming out for….. Exactly big Pedro had that presence as well and that is what I want to see in any signing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Liam Craig would be a great signing at this level, as previously commented though not getting too excited as probs won’t happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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