The Falkirk FC Thread

[LatapyBairn.]

1 hour ago, Marshmallo said:

Did people watch the games with Griffiths with their eyes shut last season?

We were particularly terrible in every area of the park during that period, Griffiths despite carrying  an injury from the Alloa match which prevented him training properly, being massively unfit and under motivated was by no means our worst player. Far from it in fact. An incentivised contract (if he was prepared to accept such a deal) carries little or no risk financially on the clubs part and if somehow McGlynn can get him motivated everyone knows the guys ability, at only 31 years old there is no reason he’s lost any of that ability. It may or may not work but at least the onus would be on the player to earn his wage and in reality can you suggest any obvious alternatives? Competitive games start in two weeks and we literally have no strikers. 

Edited June 26, 2022 by LatapyBairn.

[Mon_Eh_Bairns2018]

Did people watch the games with Griffiths with their eyes shut last season?

Probably find a lot of the ‘fans’ on here haven’t even watched us play for the last few years. [emoji2359][emoji2359]

[Trump]

Amazing that some people wouldn’t take back ‘ex players’ like Sibbald or Kingsley, yet would take that waster Griffiths back.

[Back Post Misses]

4 hours ago, Trump said:

Rumours on Twitter that Jay Fulton leaving Swansea, still under contract so will be a fee involved, do we have a sell on clause for him? Anything to help with the budget this year.

Rumour is he is being released

[Back Post Misses]

2 hours ago, grahamstonbairn said:

He has just signed a new contract with Swansea until 2024. 

That was two years ago

[Back Post Misses]

1 hour ago, Proudtobeabairn said:

His career is over.  He's had chances at Celtic, Dundee and us to knuckle down and get his head in order but he can't do it.  Anyone daft enough to take him on will regret it as quickly as we did. 

TBF he was injured at Alloa and couldn’t train. 

[ebobsboy]

55 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said:

We were particularly terrible in every area of the park during that period, Griffiths despite being massively unfit and under motivated was by no means our worst player. Far from it in fact. An incentivised contract (if he was prepared to accept such a deal) carries little or no risk financially on the clubs part and if somehow McGlynn can get him motivated everyone knows the guys ability, at only 31 years old there is no reason he’s lost any of that ability. It may or may not work but at least the onus would be on the player to earn his wage and in reality can you suggest any obvious alternatives? Competitive games start in two weeks and we literally have no strikers. 

We have strikers it's just one is an untested kid, one is utterly hopeless, and the other whilst just signed has hardly been prolific. I also expect the utterly hopeless one to be punted as soon as the loan market opens up. I don't think McGlynn is the type to rush in and sign someone for the sake of it like Sheerin did with Wilson, it maybe we will need to wait till the competitive matches start if he's looking at prem squads for players. The trialist market is usually full of dross, with the occasional gem. 

[LatapyBairn.]

8 minutes ago, ebobsboy said:

We have strikers it's just one is an untested kid, one is utterly hopeless, and the other whilst just signed has hardly been prolific. I also expect the utterly hopeless one to be punted as soon as the loan market opens up. I don't think McGlynn is the type to rush in and sign someone for the sake of it like Sheerin did with Wilson, it maybe we will need to wait till the competitive matches start if he's looking at prem squads for players. The trialist market is usually full of dross, with the occasional gem. 

On his interview at the time I don’t think the manager classes Oliver as an out and out striker, unless we have no other options his position will probably be one of the front three behind a striker in McGlynns  preferred 4-2-3-1. Certainly his goals to game ratio would suggest he’s not an out and out number 9. 

[AGPar]

15 minutes ago, ebobsboy said:

I don't think McGlynn is the type to rush in and sign someone for the sake of it like Sheerin did with Wilson, 

Sheerin did not rush in and sign Wilson. He was on trial for several weeks and had played in a number of friendlies prior to being inexplicably chucked a two-year contract as a full-time professional footballer. It is what makes his signing all the more criminal.

[alonso]

About to renew my season for me and my son (under 12), the under 12 is obviously free, sure i recall reading last year that Ineos pay the club for the under 12's....is that correct or am i wrong? if so how much do they give us?

 

 

[BigSpow]

17 hours ago, FalkirkLad said:

 I was the biggest Hetherington critic last year however last night he played very well in a free role and although every pass didn’t come off he absolutely tried to create, get forward and was always open for a pass. 
 

Just own it and say he’s you’re scapegoat and you’ll never like him. 

The guys only football talent is to foul people, we need better than him. Hopefully he’s a bench filler if staying! 

[Kircer bairn]

1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said:

Rumour is he is being released

Yeah he’s on substantial 5 figure weekly wage rumoured to be £12k plus & club keen to move him on as want to resign Joe Allen 

I agree with BPM & think any prospects of us gleaning something from his sell on clause will not happen 

Wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up as squad player at Forest with Cooper 

 

 

[Bainsfordbairn]

37 minutes ago, alonso said:

About to renew my season for me and my son (under 12), the under 12 is obviously free, sure i recall reading last year that Ineos pay the club for the under 12's....is that correct or am i wrong? if so how much do they give us?

Ineos sponsored the U12s free scheme in 18/19 & 19/20. I suspect that came to an end when COVID arrived as the club haven't publicised anything about it since. 

Would presumably be up to the new commercial team if they wanted to try and resurrect that deal or get similar sponsorship elsewhere. 

[Russ]

Honestly don’t know what’s worse. c***s actually suggesting we sign that fat waster Griffiths again or seeing a picture of that goon McKinnon.

[Hampden Roar]

What a total waste of 2.5k a week, could have just kept it for this season, but then again if we all had a crystal ball we’d be lottery winners lol   

[Kevin James Left Knee]

Just now, Hampden Roar said:

What a total waste of 2.5k a week, could have just kept it for this season, but then again if we all had a crystal ball we’d be lottery winners lol   

1500 not 2500.  Some people claim the latter but they are just trying to stir things up.

[NUMBER 7]

I don’t have any criticism of signing Griffiths. It was a last throw of the dice to try and get a playoff spot. Additional funding had come into the club from FSS, Patrons etc and in my opinion was worth a punt. 

It didn’t work for several reasons, from the player being injured/ unfit and short of pace, teammates hardly creating any chances for him, however when he was in possession he usually hardly wasted a pass, his reading of the game was at a different level to what he was playing beside, and his set piece delivery was spot on. He was far from the worst we had last year.

 

[MrDust]

11 minutes ago, NUMBER 7 said:

I don’t have any criticism of signing Griffiths. It was a last throw of the dice to try and get a playoff spot. Additional funding had come into the club from FSS, Patrons etc and in my opinion was worth a punt. 

It didn’t work for several reasons, from the player being injured/ unfit and short of pace, teammates hardly creating any chances for him, however when he was in possession he usually hardly wasted a pass, his reading of the game was at a different level to what he was playing beside, and his set piece delivery was spot on. He was far from the worst we had last year.

 

I agree with top part of signing Griffiths but he was a disaster of a signing. There were small flashes of previous form but overall he couldn't run, he couldn't hold the ball up, he couldn't hit the ball like he used to(see his free kicks and shots at goal) he'd often fall over trying to control or go forward with the ball and his stats were worse than Michael Ruth.

There was not one game you could come away saying Griffiths had a good game, we were more damaged up top with Kabia and Dowds getting injured last season. Griffiths is another ex Hibs striker who went to pot afore they reached 30....see O'Connor and Riordan 

I'll be surprised if he gets a full time gig or any offers, he simply has went AWOL for 3 yrs 

[alonso]

13 minutes ago, MrDust said:

I agree with top part of signing Griffiths but he was a disaster of a signing. There were small flashes of previous form but overall he couldn't run, he couldn't hold the ball up, he couldn't hit the ball like he used to(see his free kicks and shots at goal) he'd often fall over trying to control or go forward with the ball and his stats were worse than Michael Ruth.

There was not one game you could come away saying Griffiths had a good game, we were more damaged up top with Kabia and Dowds getting injured last season. Griffiths is another ex Hibs striker who went to pot afore they reached 30....see O'Connor and Riordan 

I'll be surprised if he gets a full time gig or any offers, he simply has went AWOL for 3 yrs 

And to a lesser extent Jason Cummings ... guy could have achieved so much more but turned into a bit of a screwball... in fairness tho he seems to be doing not too bad in Australia 

[FFC 1876]

Hopefully Finlay Malcolm gets a decent run out on Tuesday, he can't be any worse than the number 9 that came on in the Killie game and it would be good to finally get a chance to see what he's like. 

Still want us to sign/loan for the below positions. We most likely won't get another 7 signings but if we managed to move on a few of the current contracted players it would be ideal.

Right back - Ryan Williamson's rotten defensively so we really need a better option. Adam Devine's rated at Rangers but I think he's similarly better going forward than he is defensively.
Back up centre back - So we never have to rely on Brad Mckay. 
Centre Midfielder x2 - Possibly could be Yeats if he continues to impress and another runner in there beside McGinn. Cole Mckinnon's obviously been linked.
Winger - We only have the very injury prone Morrison and Mcguffie at the moment. Mochrie would be ideal or Kai Kennedy.
Striker x2 - Both are likely to be loans as there won't be many decent options still floating about looking for a club. Kyle Connell looked good for Airdrie the season before last and managed 8 goals for East Fife last season which is good going considering how rank they were. Henderson from Hearts if they're loaning him out again.