Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Jan Vojáček said: Shameless self plugging time - Faz talking about his aims to add to the squad before the East Fife game. Clicky. I’m not sure I fully trust Faz’s recruitment but he’s clearly going nowhere so I’m at least relieved to see him identify those areas as needing strengthened. I’m just hoping the striker we sign is an out and out striker. I’m not expecting a prolific goalscorer but the last we need is another winger/midfielder who can cover up front if need be. We are crying out for a talisman ala prime Christian Nade. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 2 hours ago, George Parr said: Feels indicative of the deep malaise we're in that we're happy to just let folk show up and be reasonably confident of not troubling the crowd capacity limit. Or we'll just do as Elgin did last Saturday and announce the crowd as 499 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 57 minutes ago, Nowhereman said: Or we'll just do as Elgin did last Saturday and announce the crowd as 499 And rightly so 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE CHOSEN SON Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Can anyone actually name our ‘best XI’ or tell me whether we’re an attacking team or a defensive team? We had that wee run at the start of the season when I was impressed by MacLean, Wilson, Duthie and to a lesser extent Orsi. It went from eye-catching to eye-bleeding in a matter of weeks though. Faz needs to get us playing again and he needs to get the best out of the aforementioned players as well as making a few handy additions. As others have said, we need a semi-competent keeper, a striker that can actually score a few goals and a centre back that doesn’t gift the opposition goals and fouls - surely that’s not too difficult to find? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron2000 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Can anyone actually name our ‘best XI’ or tell me whether we’re an attacking team or a defensive team? We had that wee run at the start of the season when I was impressed by MacLean, Wilson, Duthie and to a lesser extent Orsi. It went from eye-catching to eye-bleeding in a matter of weeks though. Faz needs to get us playing again and he needs to get the best out of the aforementioned players as well as making a few handy additions. As others have said, we need a semi-competent keeper, a striker that can actually score a few goals and a centre back that doesn’t gift the opposition goals and fouls - surely that’s not too difficult to find? My opinion is that Faz wants press for spells in games and sit in for spells, however these spells of pressure are being limited due to lack of pace and energy in central midfield and full back areas - meaning we’re sitting in too often. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 What’s actually happening with Lamont and co? Just not in the frame at all? Cause he says otherwise everyone is fit? So are they being released or are they just not fit for games yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Hopefully going forward we see something like…New New, Buchanan, Boyle/New, WyldeDuthie, Pignateillo, Carswell, McKee/WilsonMcLean, NewI think Boyle’s best position might actually be CB because he reads the game pretty well. Wilson and McKee could drift inside to create space for the overlap (which Wylde seems far more capable of than Boyle and has more quality than Muir). One thing I think it’s important to highlight is how much our full back lack of pace has prevented us playing how Faz wants this season - and if he’s addressed that by moving Pignateillo to RB it’s then created a similar issue in the CDM region. I’m glad he is keen to address it!This team isn’t perfect and Buchanan I think will never convince me but it would give us a good chance going forward - as long as the signings are actually decent.On another note do we have to email the club again for tickets for this Saturday? I’ve not seen anything on the OS like there was for the Airdrie game.Edit: just seen it’s back to turnstiles as usual.Boyle at CB is something I never thought I’d see. Glad he’s still playing regularly at a decent level though. Geggan too. How have the pair of them been getting on this season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, D'Jaffo said: Boyle at CB is something I never thought I’d see. Glad he’s still playing regularly at a decent level though. Geggan too. How have the pair of them been getting on this season? Both of them are absolutely done and should be nowhere near this level unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron2000 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Boyle at CB is something I never thought I’d see. Glad he’s still playing regularly at a decent level though. Geggan too. How have the pair of them been getting on this season? Geggan has been woeful. Very slow, no composure on the ball and he is extremely immature - picking up ridiculous bookings with needless tackles.Boyle hasn’t been great. Looks very suspect when isolated 1 v 1 due to lack of pace and can’t get and back efficiently enough for a full back. He is not bad when defending in congested areas and his communication is actually the best I’ve heard from our ‘experienced’ players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Both of them are absolutely done and should be nowhere near this level unfortunately.Geggan has been woeful. Very slow, no composure on the ball and he is extremely immature - picking up ridiculous bookings with needless tackles.Boyle hasn’t been great. Looks very suspect when isolated 1 v 1 due to lack of pace and can’t get and back efficiently enough for a full back. He is not bad when defending in congested areas and his communication is actually the best I’ve heard from our ‘experienced’ players.Boyle certainly looked done back in 2018 when we were last in that league. Geggan was pretty dependable but only at right back. Put him in midfield and you’d get run over the top of. As you say though, Geggan is a complete liability at times either fouls because he’s caught out or because he’s lost the plot. Maybe Farrell thought with McCall taking Geggan last season that he still had the legs for it but I’m sure McCall admitted that he only took him because he knew how good he was for a dressing room. I love them both, especially Geggan so it’d be sad if to see them forced to retire because they don’t look up to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockson Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 7 hours ago, THE CHOSEN SON said: Can anyone actually name our ‘best XI’ or tell me whether we’re an attacking team or a defensive team? We're clearly not a defensive team. Sadly, we're not an attacking team either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeezebox-son Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 17 hours ago, cameron2000 said: Geggan has been woeful. Very slow, no composure on the ball and he is extremely immature - picking up ridiculous bookings with needless tackles. Boyle hasn’t been great. Looks very suspect when isolated 1 v 1 due to lack of pace and can’t get and back efficiently enough for a full back. He is not bad when defending in congested areas and his communication is actually the best I’ve heard from our ‘experienced’ players. See I'd probably switch them around. I think Boyle has been more hopeless than Geggan, although I agree both have been struggling and probably should be playing at this level. I actually wish more players would have the fight that Geggan shows as we have been far too soft at times. He does pick up some needless bookings but that's how he plays and he won't change now. I hope we punt Boyle and keep Muir as I prefer his raw inexperience to Boyles hopelessness and immobility. He was a decent enough player but his legs have gone and I don't think he reads the game anywhere near well enough to compensate for that. When he and Edin Lynch were paired together Lynch was comfortably MOTM which Boyle looked the weakest player in our back 4, IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super-son Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Watching the Falkirk highlight, Eden Lynch was directly responsible for 3 of what must be up there with some of the most ridiculous goals I've seen us give away.Goals 1, 2 and 6Goal 1 wasn't as bad as the other 2, but it was still horrendous defending and left his man free for a tap in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsanorak Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, super-son said: Watching the Falkirk highlight, Eden Lynch was directly responsible for 3 of what must be up there with some of the most ridiculous goals I've seen us give away. Goals 1, 2 and 6 Goal 1 wasn't as bad as the other 2, but it was still horrendous defending and left his man free for a tap in. Goal 1 when Ross McLean let's his man run off him while he tries to play offside and when good movement from Dowds makes the space? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super-son Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Goal 1 when Ross McLean let's his man run off him while he tries to play offside and when good movement from Dowds makes the space? Like I said, 1 wasn't as bad but he still let his man nip infront of him too easily and got his positioning all wrong 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I wonder what's happened with the player from England we were meant to be announcing a few days ago? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeezebox-son Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 30 minutes ago, FifeSons said: I wonder what's happened with the player from England we were meant to be announcing a few days ago? Yeah, I kept refreshing the page all day yesterday and today. Just hoping we get someone in before the weekend! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 34 minutes ago, FifeSons said: I wonder what's happened with the player from England we were meant to be announcing a few days ago? Got lost in Newcastle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 9 minutes ago, DobbiesAgent said: Got Covid in Newcastle FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I wonder if we’ll be dishing out anymore 18 month contracts. Honestly, whoever approved that for Wylde, given the form we’re in, is seriously negligent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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