lichtie23 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 3 years since we appointed Dick as gaffer. What a ride it’s been 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relichtie Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 3 years since we appointed Dick as gaffer. What a ride it’s been He must have one of the best records in getting lower level teams promoted especially in Angus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokerson Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Absolutely brilliant 3 years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farflung lichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Well, that long-expected dip has finally arrived. With a few exceptions, the second half of the season we’ve been fairly average or worse (as the form tables would suggest). Leaking a few goals while finding it a huge struggle to score from open play. Dick Campbell’s interviews hint at both a bit of complacency from the players together with reluctance to compete in difficult weather conditions. Plus we always seem a bit vulnerable at home Not much difference between any of the teams in this league so every game is extremely tough especially at this sharp end of the season. But we can see this through with a good measure of reapplication to the task. Each game, each phase of each game needs us to compete across the park. We need to up the intensity yet also be patient. And not look beyond each game, or each phase. We have good players and management so a reset to the basics should garner enough results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLichtie86 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Does anyone know why we signed Donnelly? Does he have some incriminating material that he is using to blackmail DC.The boy is a donkey who cant run, Cant head and looks like he is scared of the ball.If we have signed him so that he can lead the line then we have a huge problem as he looks bereft of ability to perform higher than pub football. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, RedLichtie86 said: Does anyone know why we signed Donnelly? Does he have some incriminating material that he is using to blackmail DC. The boy is a donkey who cant run, Cant head and looks like he is scared of the ball. If we have signed him so that he can lead the line then we have a huge problem as he looks bereft of ability to perform higher than pub football. There must have been something in him that DC liked but we ain't seen it yet, don't think he was bought to lead the line but honestly fail to see what he brings to the team. Like Simon says needs to be dropped for his own good just now but hopefully in the future we will see something better from him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Well, that long-expected dip has finally arrived. With a few exceptions, the second half of the season we’ve been fairly average or worse (as the form tables would suggest). Leaking a few goals while finding it a huge struggle to score from open play. Dick Campbell’s interviews hint at both a bit of complacency from the players together with reluctance to compete in difficult weather conditions. Plus we always seem a bit vulnerable at home Not much difference between any of the teams in this league so every game is extremely tough especially at this sharp end of the season. But we can see this through with a good measure of reapplication to the task. Each game, each phase of each game needs us to compete across the park. We need to up the intensity yet also be patient. And not look beyond each game, or each phase. We have good players and management so a reset to the basics should garner enough results.Every team who set themselves up with a big lead seem to go through a bad spell when getting near the business end and we seem to be no different. Remember Morton a few years back. We were at our best when Wallace and McKenna were paired up top and maybe time to go back to them and see if that recaptures our form. If we had scored early on or Linn put the penalty away it might have been a different outcome but when teams set up with 4 and 5 across the back and play to win a point we have struggled to beat them. Would expect East Fife to try the same tactics and patience might be the key. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 From a Rovers point of view, it's absolutely sickening as you guys are showing exactly the type of form we needed you to after we won at Gayfield. Just so happens we have been even worse Looks like Barry Smith broke Spence last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan3600 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 There must have been something in him that DC liked but we ain't seen it yet, don't think he was bought to lead the line but honestly fail to see what he brings to the team. Like Simon says needs to be dropped for his own good just now but hopefully in the future we will see something better from him.I’m guessing Dick sees him as a longer term Swankie replacement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 McKenna and Wallace haven't played together since Montrose away on the 29th December. Before that it had been changed too, Doris and Wallace played against Raith the week before. Doris and McKenna had started against Stenhousemuir in the 5-2 too. The last time McKenna and Wallace played together was the Scottish cup tie where we battered Stranraer and ended up losing 1-0. Essentially in the league the last time we had them as a regular pairing was the Brechin away game. Since the Brechin game at the end of November our strikers have scored 3 goals, Wallace 2 against Stenny and Donnelly 1 against East Fife.League Results since Brechin (where McKenna and Wallace both scored) Arbroath 5-2 Stenhousemuir - Linn x 2, Omar, Hammy, McCord Forfar 2-3 Arbroath - Bobby Linn x 3 Airdrie 0-1 Arbroath - Ricky Little Arbroath 0-2 Raith Montrose 1-1 Arbroath - ToBArbroath 1-0 Brechin - McCord Stenhousemuir 1-4 Arbroath - Wallace with his 2 in this game, Linn x 2Arbroath 0-2 Forfar Arbroath 1-1 Stranraer - Linn Raith 0-1 Arbroath - Hamilton Arbroath 3-2 Airdrie - Linn x 3 East Fife 1-1 Arbroath - Donnelly with his goal Dumbarton 2-0 Arbroath Arbroath 0-2 Stenhousemuir I said somewhere else that I felt like reinforcements up top were a good idea, because McKenna and Wallace might get injured or drop off in form. But the partnership has been completely bombed out for ages now when it did work so well. It done my nut in at the time when Wallace was getting such a hard time and it's even more frustrating now looking back. Can't be many other teams in the league who's strikers have scored less than a combined 3 goals in the last 15 games. Going forward Bobby Linn has been a machine and kept us winning games, with a little bit of help from the rest of the team chipping in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtiekev Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Hopefully we get a calm day next Saturday, Crowd get behind the team and we can kick on and get back on track, 3 points and a draw with Forfar and Raith will get us back on track, Need our big players to turn up, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timlichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I won’t be popular in suggesting this but maybe be we should go to one up front to try to grind out some results. The opposition seem to have us figured out at the moment. We’ve looked wide open to counter attacks in recent games and Jamieson has saved us several times. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I won’t be popular in suggesting this but maybe be we should go to one up front to try to grind out some results. The opposition seem to have us figured out at the moment. We’ve looked wide open to counter attacks in recent games and Jamieson has saved us several times. Wouldn't be against it would just mean McKenna coming in and dropping back a bit deeper. Would need to play DD and Linn out wide and either Doris or Wallace uptop though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afc_36_0 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 When mckenna is up front its probably more of a 4-4-1-1. He was more than happy to work back and help the midfield out which is probably why it worked so well. It think we miss gold and mckenna ‘s energy a lot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 I, for one, am absolutely shocked that since Whatley has come back into the team we have created much less and been worse going forward. Shocked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big lichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 can i just say a couple of guys go on here stating stats . do there stats include runs made passes completed passes or just shots on target corners awarded stats cannot and never will be able to show commitment desire the will to win etc do you actually think they matter in fact get a life 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 can i just say a couple of guys go on here stating stats . do there stats include runs made passes completed passes or just shots on target corners awarded stats cannot and never will be able to show commitment desire the will to win etc do you actually think they matter in fact get a lifeShould just pick 11 boys from the crowd then I'm sure they'll all have massive commitment and desire to win. Play the fans DC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big lichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 and your stats would be then please inform us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie36.0 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I, for one, am absolutely shocked that since Whatley has come back into the team we have created much less and been worse going forward. Shocked.Be good to see him sit on the bench until the end of the season but unfortunately I can’t see it happening 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 and your stats would be then please inform usWhat? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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