Rcfc fan Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Think we should go with bases on today performance this - Reguero Fenlon Boyd balk celcer Brittain kiss Carey Arquin. De leeuw Jervis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Just stick Christie at LB. He's brilliant everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamJags Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Looking forward to this one. Think Thistle will edge it, so I'll go for 2-1. ]How we line up will now be a debate over whether Seabourne starts at LB or CB. Don't know how fit O'Donnell is so think McMillan will start at RB so would think that until we get a natural LB, Seabourne will start there. Would rather Lawless starting over Elliott but Archie seems to favour the latter judging on last season's selections. I think we will line up as: Gallacher McMillan, Balatoni, Muirhead, Seabourne Bannigan, Fraser Elliot, Stevenson, Higginbotham Doolan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.j Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Looking forward to this one. Think Thistle will edge it, so I'll go for 2-1. ]How we line up will now be a debate over whether Seabourne starts at LB or CB. Don't know how fit O'Donnell is so think McMillan will start at RB so would think that until we get a natural LB, Seabourne will start there. Would rather Lawless starting over Elliott but Archie seems to favour the latter judging on last season's selections. I think we will line up as: Gallacher McMillan, Balatoni, Muirhead, Seabourne Bannigan, Fraser Elliot, Stevenson, Higginbotham Doolan. Osman not in your 11? I'd also play Bannigan on the left of the two DMs. :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartTaylor Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Dunno what Adams will do here. Carey certainly deserves another start, our best player yesterday, and Cardle and de Leeuw also looked decent when they came on. Depending when the supporters bus arrives we might be tight for time, is there anywhere closer to Firhill than the Woodside that does decent food? (and beer obviously). Is there a bar/social club at the stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I think if we don't have a LB in by Wednesday, we will go three at the back, with O'donnell/McMillan on the right and Elliot on the left, both playing quite advanced. A winning formation if i must say. Gallacher Muirhead, seaborne, Balatoni O'donnell/McMillan,Osman, Fraser, Elliot Higgy, stevenson Doolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nizzy Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Fraser came on to a game as last season petered out and appears to have taken that form into pre-season, so I wouldn't exclude him. Gallacher McMillan/Balatoni /Seaborne/Bannigan Fraser/Osman Elliot/Stevenson/Higginbotham Doolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Pundit Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Dunno what Adams will do here. Carey certainly deserves another start, our best player yesterday, and Cardle and de Leeuw also looked decent when they came on. Depending when the supporters bus arrives we might be tight for time, is there anywhere closer to Firhill than the Woodside that does decent food? (and beer obviously). Is there a bar/social club at the stadium? I fear I'm sounding like Third Lanark here but there's a bar in the stadium that used to be pretty shit but got renovated over summer - apparently a big improvement. Not sure how good that makes it though, or whether they still chuck you out 30 minutes before kick off which pretty much ruins the 'convenience' factor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamJags Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Osman not in your 11? I'd also play Bannigan on the left of the two DMs. :-P I haven't seen any preseason so not got a clue how good he is apart from what I've read both here and on WAT. Bannigan and Fraser were two of our best players last season, especially in the last 3-4 months, so that's why I've gone with them. To be fair, Archie does seem like he would probably favour Osman to one of them since he's given him a lot of game time in the friendlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Fraser came on to a game as last season petered out and appears to have taken that form into pre-season, so I wouldn't exclude him. Gallacher McMillan/Balatoni /Seaborne/Bannigan Fraser/Osman Elliot/Stevenson/Higginbotham Doolan That looks like our best line up at present imho. Only difference I can possibly see is Archie maybe punting Seaborne onto the left and starting with Muirhead at CB. If Seaborne sews up CB along with Balatoni, I can't imagine Muirhead will still want to be at the club come January. Part of me feels he deserves a shot at being in the starting 11 for a sustained period but he hardly convinced there last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Osman and Fraser in the middle IMO. Would start Seabo at CB and Bannigan at LB. I don't really trust Muirhead and Balatoni together anymore. Looking forward to this. No idea how it will pan out and I'm not particularly confident. All I've seen of pre-season is the Sunderland game and we weren't terrible. BTTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Begbie Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Based on yesterday I think Adams will try something different. I'd like: Reguero Fenlon Balk Boyd Celcer Brittain Kiss Cardle De Leeuw Carey Arquin Not going to make a prediction because I dunno what to expect but hopefully a county win and an exciting game lots of goals in this fixture last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 There will be goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 An unispiring home fixture kicks off our 2014/15 season. Preseason has been low key at best and we find ourselves facing a County side who have apparently greatly strengthened their squad. Thistle have two confirmed signings to date but may have one or two new faces in for Wednesday. Hard to predict our line-up as Archie has rotated the squad over the last few weeks. More questions than answers at the moment. Fox or Gallacher? Balatoni and Muirhead? SOD or McMillan? McMillan or Keenan? Ossie and Stevenson will start but will Stevenson play behind Doolan or will they get in each other's space? Not sure if we'll even go 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3/ 4-3-2-1? I guess we'll find out soon enough. C'mon the Jags! I know you say it's uninspiring, but I'm starting to really look forward to this. A combination of it being the first game of the season proper for us (footie's back at Firhill, woop woop) and the fact it was a pretty entertaining game to close out last season. Not expecting a match in the same vein as the 3-2 game, of course, but I don't see it being a shitfest by any means. Gut says it'll be an entertaining 1-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 A tip of the hat to the Staggies travelling to Glasgow for this fine example of SPFL scheduling, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Aye, any staggies making the trip on Wednesday from Dingwall deserve credit. Even if it was first game of the season I wouldn't travel to Dingwall midweek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 ^^^ that goal really annoyed me as we'd lost exactly the same goal to Danny Wilson 3 whole days earlier, really hoping we can tighten up on set pieces this season. edit: here- splendid marking by Lee Mair on both occasions. http://youtu.be/uVr9kkQBFGs?t=2m13s Looks as if SEOborne (googling yourself as a pulling technique, whatta guy) has been signed to go straight into the first team- I do hope it's at CB and I'd go with the same team as Nizzy did on the previous page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 f**k, a ball to the back post was guaranteed a goal against us last season. I can remember the 2 injury time goals at Easter Road were almost the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Can't wait for the "boring, boring County" chant. Top notch banter, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Can't wait for the "boring, boring County" chant. Top notch banter, that. It was especially good in January just before Kiss dropped deep to split the centre-backs, then finished it off himself for his debut goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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