BountyBairn Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Russ said: If you can’t get on board and excited about a random 2 footed and tall attacking midfielder being signed up then there’s no hope for you tbh. He’s either going to be absolutely ganting or a swashbuckling cult hero and I for one can’t wait to find out which. Part of the journey innit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Bilko Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Just in from work and catching up with the last few pages and signing. These last 2 guys may turn out to be good or they could be utter mince. But boy I do love a little left field signing. As said on here plenty times, it's the hope that destroys you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) Hopefully it will turn out to be a master stroke but I would like to have seen more ‘balance’ in the profile of the attacking players we’ve brought in. Clearly some original targets have knocked us back as I don’t imagine our chief scout has been basing his shortlist on agents’ highlights reels. We’ve signed some decent experience in defence but it’s a big risk imo bringing in 3 guys in attacking areas who’ve played very little if any first team football at any level. There is no proven goal scorer and no proven creator at the club and that could well come to haunt us imo. Edited August 5, 2022 by PedroMoutinho 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn winner Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Wish all the new signings that wear the navy blue every success and will give them all a fair chance, but feeling a shade worried 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Bairn Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Russ said: We’re a dugmeat L1 team working on a budget. Exactly who did some people think we were going to bring in? Apart from the hilarious and ridiculous shouts of Adam Rooney and Scott Allan. We were never going to be able to bring in anyone who would ‘guarantee’ goals or have a really good pedigree behind them so we were always going to have to take risks and we’ve got to trust that McGlynn knows what he’s doing and knows how har he’s spending his budget on. Also the likes of Craig Sibbald not being good enough for us! Don't know what people are expecting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinatoon Bairn Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Scott Allan training with Kelty currently so if that rumour still needed out to bed there we go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said: Hopefully it will turn out to be a master stroke but I would like to have seen more ‘balance’ in the profile of the attacking players we’ve brought in. Clearly some original targets have knocked us back as I don’t imagine our chief scout has been basing his shortlist on agents’ highlights reels. We’ve signed some decent experience in defence but it’s a big risk imo bringing in 3 guys in attacking areas who’ve played very little if any first team football at any level. There is no proven goal scorer and no proven creator at the club and that could well come to haunt us imo. There's no such thing as a proven creator or a proven goalscorer at our level, Mochrie got 2 assists and 1 goal in 16 games in his time at Montrose so is essentially an unproven 19 year old attacking midfielder, Lawal's a 20 year old unproven attacking midfielder. Edited August 5, 2022 by FFC 1876 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Hillshaveyes Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 4 hours ago, GeordieBairn said: Young player of the season for Chippenham last season. At least it’s some sort of pedigree Don't want to wazz on yer parmientiers & I hope the lad does well but Tom Owen Evans was young player of the year for I think Hereford...just sayin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said: There is no proven goal scorer and no proven creator at the club and that could well come to haunt us imo. Celtic apart, I think every team in Scotland have been looking for either a proven goal scorer and/or proven creator. I'd guess very few have signed them too, especially in our league. Mochrie fared well against us in games but I'm sure was in and out of the Montrose team and hasn't started a game for utd that won. Rory McAllister will get double figures but I'd struggle to think of many who will in this league. I can't see any getting 20, the league was won last season with Cove spreading the goals around the team and I'd guess the same will happen this season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, AGPar said: Off the top of my head, Rae, Ballantyne, Jamieson, Mochrie. Four players who have signed for direct League 1 rivals. All a quantifiable upgrade on what we currently have in these positions. We have signed 12 players (excluding kids), Airdrie and Dunfermline 11 combined, so the budget argument does not hold any weight either. All about opinions, but the three most recent signings feel like massive gambles. Given the complete disaster that befell the club in the summer of 2018, the ramifications of which are still being felt 4 years on, it is completely understandable for Falkirk fans to be highly sceptical of players of this profile. In fact, it's the only approach, and there need be absolutely no apology for it. You can't quantify somebody you've not seen play yet, Burrell & Lawal haven't played a single minute and PJ Morrison is just as good as Josh Rae imo. Edited August 5, 2022 by FFC 1876 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, FFC 1876 said: There's no such thing as a proven creator or a proven goalscorer at our level, Mochrie got 2 assists and 1 goal in 16 games in his time at Montrose so is essentially an unproven 19 year old attacking midfielder, Lawal's a 20 year old unproven attacking midfielder. So Declan McManus wasn’t a proven goal scorer at our level? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said: Hopefully it will turn out to be a master stroke but I would like to have seen more ‘balance’ in the profile of the attacking players we’ve brought in. Clearly some original targets have knocked us back as I don’t imagine our chief scout has been basing his shortlist on agents’ highlights reels. We’ve signed some decent experience in defence but it’s a big risk imo bringing in 3 guys in attacking areas who’ve played very little if any first team football at any level. There is no proven goal scorer and no proven creator at the club and that could well come to haunt us imo. The last few posts pretty much sums up the reality of our continued third league status. We’ve strengthened our back line but the engine still feels short. Players/loanees that would have signed simply not interested, and/or our rivals a better “fix”, following a disastrous past three season with around 70 odd players signed and binned. No doubt we’re seen as a basket club, and can we blame them - no. M&S have one hellava job, but as posted we’ve signed a few players who we need to understand this league, fight for every ball, and produce performances at the top end, all season. Where have we seen this before………..sincere best wishes to the management team and players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, Hugh Hillshaveyes said: Don't want to wazz on yer parmientiers & I hope the lad does well but Tom Owen Evans was young player of the year for I think Hereford...just sayin The mention of TOE and Dan Turner send shivers down my spine, I recall seeing both play a reserve game against Partick Thistle and Dan Turner was so out his depth and was subbed at half time, TOE had the 90s Frank Lampard look that got him young player of the year surely 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGPar Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 15 minutes ago, FFC 1876 said: There's no such thing as a proven creator or a proven goalscorer at our level, I am sure the likes of Mitch Megginson and Dylan Easton would completely endorse this viewpoint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkBairn2021 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) The players we're bringing in might not be what we're hoping for but I'm glad we're at least trying to find something in attacking areas. If nothing else it might convince dross like Morrison that they aren't certain starters. I'm hoping there's some easy 'mutual consent' break clauses early if these guys are total shite. Edited August 5, 2022 by FalkirkBairn2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 29 minutes ago, FalkirkBairn2021 said: The players we're bringing in might not be what we're hoping for but I'm glad we're at least trying to find something in attacking areas. If nothing else it might convince dross like Morrison that they aren't certain starters. I'm hoping there's some easy 'mutual consent' break clauses early if these guys are total shite. I don’t get this notion that Morrison is dross. Frustrating yes but we’ve had far worse players. He’d have a far better showreel at a better level and can back it up with a decent amount of goals scored too. He’s far from the weakest squad member. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 It feels very much as if the remnants of the budget (after Holt & Sheerin’s non playing players get their cut) seems to have set out M&S’s strategy for them…………they can’t fix everything, so let’s fix the stuff that killed us last season………defence and midfield. I think it’s fair to say that defence is arguable 90% fixed, and midfield is 60% fixed. That leaves M&S with their less than stellar attacking player track record. I think they have wisely given attack the smallest portion of the budget given that track record. Bringing in a couple of curve balls is probably P30 in terms of probability of success, but that is (hopefully) wildly pessimistic. M&S are concentrating on not losing games, and for now, that’s a pretty sensible way to go. It’s been said before, but I think we are headed for a season where 1-0, 0-0, 1-1, and 0-1 will be pretty regular outcomes. Pretty much a stab in the dark, but I think a season where we amass something around the 60-70 pts mark is about as good as it might get. Certainly enough for the play offs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebobsboy Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 We will find out soon enough if they are hit, miss, or should be really doing another job away from football. I just think In a season where we really have to get it right on the park taking punts on unknowns might not be the correct route considering Hetherington, Nesbitt, Morrison, Williamson and McGuffie will let McGlynn down make absolutely no mistake about it. If he's questioning belief post match after Montrose in week 1 then that you'd hope was aimed firmly at them. Not that'll it'll make any difference to them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 A “not losing” strategy won’t build the points tally quickly, but it will build confidence and a bit of momentum. If those two factors start to improve, then the results just might start to improve too. The players from last season were fully conditioned to lose. Those still here now have a second chance.…..a chance to improve, and show it wasn’t all their fault, and that they were managed really really badly. It really is down to them now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbri Bairn Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 I have not a clue what Oliver Alegria Burrell and Lawal are capable of but i (after reading the gloom) am praying they are the finds of the decade 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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