Jim's Son Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 What was Carl Finnigan like for your lot? For me he has everything, good ability in the air and technically sound. Great work ethic and willing to take one for the team. Perhaps lacked a goal but I think that was more down to your service. Mistake letting him go last season IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) He was murder. Never fit and even when he was fit he wasnt very good in the latter seasons. Basically got payed a fortune for lying on the treatment table. Had a good spell a few years back when getting played wide right in a front three but otherwise was a bug disappointment considering who he was brought in to replace. Was no surprise when he was crocked after only a few games for dundee last season. He'll struggle to play in half there games this season which is something that teams on tight budgets just cant afford. Couldnt be happier to see the back of him especially as he was replaced by a player who did everything he did but ten times better. Edited June 24, 2012 by Shadwell Dog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 What was Carl Finnigan like for your lot? For me he has everything, good ability in the air and technically sound. Great work ethic and willing to take one for the team. Perhaps lacked a goal but I think that was more down to your service. Mistake letting him go last season IMO. On top of what Shadwell has said he's also a cheat - he'll go down at the drop of a hat, often winning free-kicks and generally annoying the f'ck out of the opposition players and fans, think he managed to get a few folk sent off during his time with us - occasionally caught out and booked and occasionally passing up the opportunity to do something more productive with the ball in order to hit the deck ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim's Son Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 On top of what Shadwell has said he's also a cheat - he'll go down at the drop of a hat, often winning free-kicks and generally annoying the f'ck out of the opposition players and fans, think he managed to get a few folk sent off during his time with us - occasionally caught out and booked and occasionally passing up the opportunity to do something more productive with the ball in order to hit the deck ! I see the pair of you are handling it well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I see the pair of you are handling it well. You asked what Falkirk fans thought, and got two honest opinions - what were you expecting? His record speaks for itself. Averaging about a goal every five games for a striker is a poor, poor record. And his disciplinary problems are well-known. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditots Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 What was Carl Finnigan like for your lot? For me he has everything, good ability in the air and technically sound. Great work ethic and willing to take one for the team. Perhaps lacked a goal but I think that was more down to your service. Mistake letting him go last season IMO. Enthusiastic thug. Who couldn't score. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I see the pair of you are handling it well. er .... You asked what Falkirk fans thought, and got two honest opinions - what were you expecting? Exactly - The only other post from Mr Jim's Son that I can remember seeing was also about Finnigan and the Falkirk fans so he's obviously been looking for a reaction which, when it didn't come, meant he had to latch onto any reply and claim some sort of victory ! Finnigan can and will do a job, his diving seemed to work in our favour quite a lot but I always called him a cheat at the game and I always called him a cheat on here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim's Son Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I would never accuse anybody of lying when it comes to their own team, that's sick! However having suffered from labrythinits myself, I am surprised Carl made it back playing football again. Your lot would be begging for him to come back now compared to the messiah that is Jordan White. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_FFC Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) Said time and time before I would happily of taken Finnigan back if Farid left, which looks to be the case! Finnigan IMO wasnt as bad as people make out. Dundee will get their worth out of him and could well be the leagues top goal scorer if fit. Edited June 24, 2012 by Craig_FFC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughsie Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Said time and time before I would happily of taken Finnigan back if Farid left, whoch looks to be the case! Finnigan IMO wasnt as bad as people make out. Dundee will get their worth out of him and could well be the leagues top goal scorer if fit. I agree. Thought Finnigan offered a bit more than he got credit for at times. He'll probably do OK at Dundee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshorebairn Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Thought Finnigan offered a bit more than he got credit for at times. He'll probably do OK at Dundee. Just a pity the 'at times' you allude to, he was supposed to be scoring goals :huh: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughsie Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Just a pity the 'at times' you allude to, he was supposed to be scoring goals :huh: No, the at times I was referring to were spells where he was getting on the scoresheet and playing well. Unfortunately the majority of the time, mainly due to injury and inconsistency, this wasn't the case but he's not, and was not, as bad as some of our fans make out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_FFC Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 No, the at times I was referring to were spells where he was getting on the scoresheet and playing well. Unfortunately the majority of the time, mainly due to injury and inconsistency, this wasn't the case but he's not, and was not, as bad as some of our fans make out. I agree. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar P Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I thought Finnigan was a decent enough player, he certainly gave 100% effort. I like forwards with a physical presence, but was often frustrated by the amount of needless fouls he committed. Especially when a defender was under some pressure and fouling them gives an easy escape route. Seemed a decent bloke though. He could easily have reacted to fans abuse when he scored against us last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 What was Carl Finnigan like for your lot? For me he has everything, good ability in the air and technically sound. Great work ethic and willing to take one for the team. Perhaps lacked a goal but I think that was more down to your service. Mistake letting him go last season IMO. He was really,really,really pish. Said time and time before I would happily of taken Finnigan back if Farid left, which looks to be the case! Finnigan IMO wasnt as bad as people make out. Dundee will get their worth out of him and could well be the leagues top goal scorer if fit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowthennowthen Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Ultimately he can't score and isn't really big enough to be a target man. Has got decent attributes though. I would have thought he would have ended up a midfielder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 What was Carl Finnigan like for your lot? For me he has everything, good ability in the air and technically sound. Great work ethic and willing to take one for the team. Perhaps lacked a goal but I think that was more down to your service. Mistake letting him go last season IMO. As I have said elsewhere before, I didnt mind him. My mate disliked him and that will probably be the reaction in the support in being split 50/50.... I think he just got stale at the club and think he will do well at Dundee if he remains fit, tho he managed to get injured at the end of the season I see... His goal ratio wasnt too bad till Eddie May parked in as manager, then onwards it was downhill. I do recall a text my mate sent when I was in Portugal watching Celtic v Falkirk live in a pub, Finnagan I think previously rapped himself around a player and my mate text Finnigan is a fanny and in the next minute he ran through and scored a cracking goal to send us 1 up. That can sum him up really 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Bergkamp Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 What was Carl Finnigan like for your lot? For me he has everything, good ability in the air and technically sound. Great work ethic and willing to take one for the team. Perhaps lacked a goal but I think that was more down to your service. Mistake letting him go last season IMO. Is that why he is playing for Dundee in the Scottish First Division? As for Farid joining St Johnstone, they train at Stirling University as well so he will be able to stay in the same house, doing the same short journey etc and will be on more money. Not a move I would have expected him to make but certainly understandable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Kelevra Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Finnegan can be summed up in the relegation decider at Inverness. We need a goal to make us safe, he misses an open goal! He is rotten, more cards than goals. I prefer Jordan White to him, least he might get better and stays fit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris. Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 I prefer Jordan White to him You were doing alright until this part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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