101 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 On the positive side I think Chalmers deliveries have been much better than anything we had last season, penalty taking aside. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Definitely expected more than 3 signings before the league campaign started. Hope McPake’s patience pays off, but I’m concerned that we have no wingers and no cover/competition at all at CB. Benedictus will get suspended at some point and Breen really struggled to stay injury free last season. I don’t doubt we’re actively talking to players/agents/clubs, but any players joining now have missed pre-season. Missing pre-season is often used as the excuse for players struggling - like Breen and Dorrans last season and they were signed earlier than anybody that we sign now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Most likely loan signings now, meaning they should have had a pre season in them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toun Clock Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) Noticed Dundee Utd have let Declan Glass and another lad go to Derry and Kelty respectively. Hopefully they’re now in a position to start sending the young players out on loan and we might see the boy Mochrie come to us. Apparently Crawford has been training with us and McPake wants to sign. Can’t understand why we’ve not got this done, I can’t imagine wages are an issue. Our midfield without Hamilton and Dorrans very weak. Edited July 29, 2022 by The Toun Clock 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Squad will be very thin today. Noticed that in the tighter games (v Ross County and Alloa), McPake hasn’t brought on the young guys and only brought on MacDonald in an emergency situation (Benedictus injured). With Hamilton out, the only ‘senior’ subs we’ll have is Todorov and MacDonald. Not a great way to start the league campaign. Expect Alloa to start with Scougall further forward, as he was in the second half last week. But they have subs that can change the game. We really don’t right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnyPar Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, CallumPar said: Squad will be very thin today. Noticed that in the tighter games (v Ross County and Alloa), McPake hasn’t brought on the young guys and only brought on MacDonald in an emergency situation (Benedictus injured). With Hamilton out, the only ‘senior’ subs we’ll have is Todorov and MacDonald. Not a great way to start the league campaign. Expect Alloa to start with Scougall further forward, as he was in the second half last week. But they have subs that can change the game. We really don’t right now. Alloa had 2 less players on the bench last week than us, quick check shows 4 of them are youth players with about 5 appearances between them. The other 2 were king and Robertson who I'd agree are experienced and could change the game. Edited July 30, 2022 by VinnyPar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Tickets on sale for Meadowbank next week. Have to go to the Fanbase app (used by Hamilton last season). Go to the FC Edinburgh page, and go to the ‘store’. It will show as ‘ no tickets available’, but if you click on ‘events’ near the top, away tickets are available to buy. £18 to stand round the pitch. Makes £20 at EEP seem like a bargain! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardle is Magic Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 17 hours ago, Chubbychops said: Pybus wasn't shite. He was good at nicking the ball off folk and keeping it simple. Not a flair player but a decent defensive midfielder. I would kept him. He worked hard and seemed to be physically fit. I can't criticise the guy's effort but you'd have to grade on a really generous scale to describe him as anything other than "shite". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Remember if the queue is a bit long to collect the new season ticket you should have an electronic version sent to your email. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, CallumPar said: Tickets on sale for Meadowbank next week. Have to go to the Fanbase app (used by Hamilton last season). Go to the FC Edinburgh page, and go to the ‘store’. It will show as ‘ no tickets available’, but if you click on ‘events’ near the top, away tickets are available to buy. £18 to stand round the pitch. Makes £20 at EEP seem like a bargain! £18 is an absolute joke. But thanks for the heads up! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, VinnyPar said: Alloa had 2 less players on the bench last week than us, quick check shows 4 of them are youth players with about 5 appearances between them. The other 2 were king and Robertson who I'd agree are experienced and could change the game. Indeed, we are also short on numbers and experience. Andy Graham suspended today and with Durnan and Howie injured that leaves us light in defence as well. Edited July 30, 2022 by Waspie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
par-adise Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 42 minutes ago, 101 said: Remember if the queue is a bit long to collect the new season ticket you should have an electronic version sent to your email. Cheers. Was just trying to figure out if you needed to collect a new card and/or if you could just use the PDF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, par-adise said: Cheers. Was just trying to figure out if you needed to collect a new card and/or if you could just use the PDF. Aye the electronic ticket should be enough, that's what I have anyway will eventually get round to pick up the new card. The main thing is not to use the old one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, Waspie said: Indeed, we are also short on numbers and experience. Andy Graham suspended today and with Durnan and Howie injured that leaves us light in defence as well. Durnan? Mark Durnan? Rather he was playing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Stellaboz said: Durnan? Mark Durnan? Rather he was playing! He did very well for us last season despite dodgy reviews from fans of some of his former clubs. Centre back is one area where we are well covered but think 3 of the 4 are unavailable today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 53 minutes ago, Waspie said: He did very well for us last season despite dodgy reviews from fans of some of his former clubs. Centre back is one area where we are well covered but think 3 of the 4 are unavailable today. 4 center backs! Incredible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 18 minutes ago, parsforlife said: 4 center backs! Incredible. We are making up from last season's myriad of CHs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Stellaboz said: Durnan? Mark Durnan? Rather he was playing! Good news - he is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Big improvement second half today. Got very lucky with the goal, but think we edged it on the balance of play. Wasn’t pretty, but got to be happy with a win. 3-5-2 looked a much better shape with the players we have. Giving McCann a partner up top and having someone in behind them worked well. Played much more direct and were unlucky on a few occasions. More of the same next week please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lochgellyPAR Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Second half was better but we need to play with more urgency and hopefully once Hamilton is back we’ll actually be able to play through the midfield.Who else can play instead of McDonald? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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