The Falkirk FC Thread

[Harry Kinnear]

21 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said:

……but Morrison rarely if ever takes his chances. It wasn’t as if he had an off day today.

On another day, he would have done exactly the same things.

I totally agree with you, that’s why I would punt him along with the rest of the dross. The only two I would probably keep from last season are Brad McKay as McGlynn seems to be able to get him doing okay and McCann as for me he hasn’t had a fair crack of the whip compared to the rest.

[falkirktheinvincible]

[johnnydun]

2 hours ago, MS RR said:

At this moment in time we are, we have lost 4-0 to side which btw is actually crap, we are in serious trouble. We can’t score and we’re a liability at the back as well. 

Hey mate, just thought I would pop in and say hi!

I'm still waiting for you to pass us on the way up. Taking your time like.

[johnnydun]

1 hour ago, JaketheSnake said:

McGlynn's Rovers couldn't defend to save themselves and he loves a striker who never looks like asking permission.

FTFY.

[Guest]

Actually, I hope McGlynn has taken his time in terms of what he says post match.

Rennie had 7 new faces in January, and it made absolutely no difference. McGlynn brought in 7(?) today, and it made absolutely no difference (to the outcome).

Near enough the only constants seem to be McGuffie and Nesbitt. Neither of them make any sort of contribution defensively, and today, there were clear repeats of last season’s parting of the navy blue sea with both players clearly having nothing to do with the game if they didn’t have possession.

Would not be in the least bit surprised if near enough the last two to get the heave actually turn out to be the first two that that should have gone, and who turn out to be the root cause of most of our issues.

[DA Baracus]

3 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said:

Would not be in the least bit surprised if near enough the last two to get the heave actually turn out to be the first two that that should have gone, and who turn out to be the root cause of most of our issues.

Are you genuinely saying that two players are why you were shite last season and why you've been pumped today?

[PedroMoutinho]

7 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said:

Near enough the only constants seem to be McGuffie and Nesbitt. Neither of them make any sort of contribution defensively

Neither of them make any sort of contribution at all to be honest 

[Bairnardo]

Are you genuinely saying that two players are why you were shite last season and why you've been pumped today?

They're not why we were shite last season. Well, they were part of it.

Today, they were an enormous part of a second capitulation.

Really poor discipline infected everyone after a frankly bizarre refereeing call, but those two in particular and Stevie Hetherington regressed over a period of a few minutes to a degree that the whole middle of the park was surrendered and Airdrie were able to run directly at out back line in numbers repeatedly.

So as far as why we were pumped today, where space conceded in midfield was a glaring problem in a hitherto very tight game, yes, those three players Shoulder the blame.

[Cardle is Magic]

2 hours ago, Tea and Busquets said:

I genuinely don’t think it was a 4-0 game.

Just checked and it definitely was mate, sorry.

[Grangemouth Bairn]

2 hours ago, Reggie Perrin said:

Morrison flatters to deceive, Nesbit offers next to nothing in 90% of his appearances, McGuffie probably offers more than either but should be no more than a squad player, Williamson would already be glue if he were a horse and what is the point of Heatherington ?

Play offs at very best with this mob anywhere near the team.

I’m struggling to see why so many people think we’ll make the promotion playoffs tbh. In the 2nd half of last season we were the worst team in the league apart from East Fife and have almost an identical midfield and just as poor options up front. Sadly I think we’ll struggle badly this season. 
 

As for the game, we finished 28 points behind Airdrie last season and it told today. They are just a better team than us at the moment sadly.

There’s a lot of work to be done. The new board and our new manager inherited a shambles on and off the pitch. There’s no quick remedy for the mess we are in so I’m afraid we’ll just need to be patient. The long and short of it is we are now an established league one team. Not to good for it, not to big for it, it’s what we are.

 

[PedroMoutinho]

2 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

I’m struggling to see why so many people think we’ll make the promotion playoffs tbh. In the 2nd half of last season we were the worst team in the league apart from East Fife and have almost an identical midfield and just as poor options up front. Sadly I think we’ll struggle badly this season. 
 

As for the game, we finished 28 points behind Airdrie last season and it told today. They are just a better team than us at the moment sadly.

There’s a lot of work to be done. The new board and our new manager inherited a shambles on and off the pitch. There’s no quick remedy for the mess we are in so I’m afraid we’ll just need to be patient. The long and short of it is we are now an established league one team. Not to good for it, not to big for it, it’s what we are.

 

We actually have worse options upfront this season imo. Kabia was a better player than anything we now have.

[Bairn winner]

Was it not said at the end of last season if promotion was not achieved next year fulltime football would be a struggle to maintain.

[Reggie Perrin]

2 hours ago, Hughsie said:

We’re still crap. I think we all knew that, though.

The club is in terminal decline. We need to see some sort of recovery starting this season. That probably means play-offs and trying to get up that way if at all possible. There is absolutely no chance we’re winning the league, obviously. 

Terminal decline would mean that recovery or improvement would be impossible, that is not the case.

We are obviously still rank rotten and will be until the wage thieves can be moved on but surely no one realistically expected us to be serious title challengers this season.

Time will tell if we can make the promotion playoffs but terminal decline is a nonsense phrase to use.

[LatapyBairn.]

Kabia, Griffiths and Dowds were better than any of the strikers we have now. Hopefully Burrell can hit the ground running and disprove that assumption, in fact we really need both him and Lawal to hit the ground running. 

Edited August 6, 2022 by LatapyBairn.

[Reggie Perrin]

8 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

I’m struggling to see why so many people think we’ll make the promotion playoffs tbh. In the 2nd half of last season we were the worst team in the league apart from East Fife and have almost an identical midfield and just as poor options up front. Sadly I think we’ll struggle badly this season. 
 

As for the game, we finished 28 points behind Airdrie last season and it told today. They are just a better team than us at the moment sadly.

There’s a lot of work to be done. The new board and our new manager inherited a shambles on and off the pitch. There’s no quick remedy for the mess we are in so I’m afraid we’ll just need to be patient. The long and short of it is we are now an established league one team. Not to good for it, not to big for it, it’s what we are.

 

I never said we will reach the playoffs I said they were the very best we could hope for.

Quite a different thing.

[Chubbychops]

Falkirk are still my tip for the title.  They've got John McGlynn ye ken.

[Grangemouth Bairn]

2 minutes ago, Reggie Perrin said:

I never said we will reach the playoffs I said they were the very best we could hope for.

Quite a different thing.

Sorry I misinterpreted your post. Apologies.

[Bairnardo]

Just now, LatapyBairn. said:

Kabia, Griffiths and Dowds were better than any of the strikers we have now. Hopefully Burrell can hit the ground running and disprove that as assumption, if fact we really need both him and Lawal to hit the ground running. 

I hope at least one of them starts next week. I want to see them in a team that hasn't completely lost the fucking plot. Them (Lawal in particular as a midfielder) coming into that team as McGinn went off just meant they were on a hiding to nothing as were at a shapeless mess. I know what we are going to get from the oft mentioned empty shirts. I'd much rather check out what we might get from Lawal in place of any of them, and probably Burell instead of Alegria, who doesn't get the same as the others for me, it's just not a huge amount of talent in his case. 

[Bairn winner]

Maybe I'm unrealistic but on buying my season ticket this year I was expecting to be mounting a challenge for promotion or what's the point.

[Grangemouth Bairn]

1 minute ago, Bairn winner said:

Maybe I'm unrealistic but on buying my season ticket this year I was expecting to be mounting a challenge for promotion or what's the point.

The point is you back your team through thick and thin and we need the money. You’ve done the right thing (Just don’t expect us to challenge for promotion)