CALDERON Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I would probably say you have a better squad "on paper", however I think expectations of steam-rolling due to budget size, is a bit much. Mcglynn was backed very well during the Jan transfer window, whether these were the right signings remains to be seen and is open for debate, but I do think he has been given the tools to build what is a reasonable Championship squad at worst. That said, giving your opposition a "run for their money" is the bare minimum that any team should expect in a derby fixture - I'd be pretty cheesed off if Mcglynn came out with that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Star-Par Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, 101 said: Unless you are Stevie Crawford and John McGlynn is impossible to know how the 2 wage bills compare. I would agree that on paper we have a better squad but McGlynn can utilise his squad to perform better as a unit than they are individually and he does this better than Crawford who does this poorly We are signing sought after guys on two/three year deals. It doesn’t take much working out to say we are spending more than Rovers are, not to mention the German money and Nisbet cash. The point about McGlynn utilising his squad better is irrelevant as the point I am making is we should be doing far better than ‘giving them a game’ considering who we have signed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 He's not going to come out, say we're shite and there's no point playing is he? Nobody’s asking for him to do that. But there would be nothing wrong with taking a realistic approach, along the lines of “we need to perform better than we did for the majority of the game on Saturday, if we want to win this game” and go on to explain that we need to try and match the mentality and desire of the opening 10 mins and perhaps the final 10 mins from Saturday’s game.Comments that he keeps making seem to suggest that the performances have been decent, when they really haven’t been. It’s not unreasonable to think that comments like that might let the players think that the performances are acceptable, which could be a large part of the reason we are repeatedly getting these gutless performances. We don’t know what’s said in training/in the dressing room, but if it’s anything like his interviews then it’s no wonder we’re struggling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, All-Star-Par said: We are signing sought after guys on two/three year deals. It doesn’t take much working out to say we are spending more than Rovers are, not to mention the German money and Nisbet cash. The point about McGlynn utilising his squad better is irrelevant as the point I am making is we should be doing far better than ‘giving them a game’ considering who we have signed. Raith also have sought after players on decent length deals Hendry being the most obvious. I don't disagree that we of course should be giving them more than a run for their money but you saying we should be steam rolling them is a complete nonsense. Edited March 29, 2021 by 101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Talk of stream rolling anybody is OF levels of arrogance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Raith have a bigger squad than we do and less players on loan than we do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, DA Baracus said: Raith have a bigger squad than we do and less players on loan than we do. DAFC 24 first team plus 6 U20 RRFC 27 first team, includes 4 young Modern Apprentices with no appearances, and an ancient player/coach keeper with none either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steakngravy Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Dunfermline sign Christan Berra to replace Euan Murray who signs for Hibs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Star-Par Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, parsforlife said: Talk of stream rolling anybody is OF levels of arrogance. Don’t give two shits how it sounds they are our local rivals and I’d much rather go there with that mindset than Crawford meekly suggesting we will give them a run for their money. I’m sick fed up of tuning into games to see us roll over and accept 0-0s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, steakngravy said: Dunfermline sign Christan Berra to replace Euan Murray who signs for Hibs. Any better than Christophe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank conner Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 It's all good Dunfermline fan's can't wait to get the Montrose manager in to change their fortune's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Have some faith in Magic Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 32 minutes ago, Frank conner said: It's all good Dunfermline fan's can't wait to get the Montrose manager in to change their fortune's. ' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoo61 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Frank conner said: It's all good Dunfermline fan's can't wait to get the Montrose manager in to change their fortune's. Aye that would indeed be the dream, club legend swaggers up to East End, boots the door aff the hinges, whips the team into shape and we skoosh the league. S'all an absolute gamble at this level, might work this time. Shall we ask in the Montrose thread what they think? Feels a bit rude... Edited March 29, 2021 by Stoo61 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Frank conner said: It's all good Dunfermline fan's can't wait to get the Montrose manager in to change their fortune's. Fan's what? Fortune's what? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 15 hours ago, steakngravy said: Dunfermline sign Christan Berra to replace Euan Murray who signs for Hibs. Hibs wanting to get papped out of Europe ASAP if Euan Murray is the limit of their ambitions. He would be fine of a team looking for squad depth in the bottom 6 but can't see him going very far beyond that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 It's all good Dunfermline fan's can't wait to get the Montrose manager in to change their fortune's. Fucking right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 It's all good Dunfermline fan's can't wait to get the Montrose manager in to change their fortune's. Frank Conner can’t wait to learn how to use apostrophes. Something most people learn in primary school. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith_Raver Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 5 hours ago, CallumPar said: Frank Conner can’t wait to learn how to use apostrophes. Something most people learn in primary school. He got two out of four right; 50% is a pass in primary school. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 He got two out of four right; 50% is a pass in primary school.A primary school for idiots if it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) For all that Crawford has, rightly, been praised for his signings, our entire midfield is made up of loan players, with a further loan player in defence. 5 out of the entire starting XI being loan players doesn't really help us in anything other than the short term. Technically 6 on loan players actually when you remember that Wighton is still a Hearts player. Edited March 30, 2021 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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