stan3600 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 That away draw against Ayr is looking better all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUAFC Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 8 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: I was told LD for example unbelievable centre mid against St Johnstone in a bounce game Okay let's keep playing him there then 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseMarooniho Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Is that Pink’s back garden? Tremendous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, DUAFC said: Okay let's keep playing him there then Absolutely not, don’t even joke about it, him in there, is like playing a man short 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotesBornalichtie Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 21 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: . I was told LD for example unbelievable centre mid against St Johnstone in a bounce game from someone who has zero connection to club and not a fan etc so can see why things like that are being tried. Sure LD even played centre half and strolled it in training. I imagine LD would look good in training no matter what tbh he’s just that type of guy. LD may well be outstanding in training/bounce games but he has shown time and again that he cannot bring that level of performance to competitive league games. He has been played up front and in midfield without any success. Maybe next step will be to play him at centre half and O'Brien up front? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 44 minutes ago, SotesBornalichtie said: LD may well be outstanding in training/bounce games but he has shown time and again that he cannot bring that level of performance to competitive league games. He has been played up front and in midfield without any success. Maybe next step will be to play him at centre half and O'Brien up front? Canna play him at CB, he doesn't jump 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterlichtie Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 My selection for today as we like to play players out of position. Donnelly Shanks Low Mckenna Linn Little Fosu Paterson Thomson Gaston Hamilton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Another below average performance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheLichtie Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, lichtie23 said: Another below average performance Relegation performance and captain fantastic banned again. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, SteveTheLichtie said: Relegation performance and captain fantastic banned again. Knives out for TOB get to f**k 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, SteveTheLichtie said: Relegation performance and captain fantastic banned again. Best player in the championship mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Last season, we looked like a team with a plan, players knew their roles and carried them out, so far this season, we look a pale shadow of that, still plenty of time to turn this around, big week ahead for the club 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLichtie86 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 This again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLichtie86 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Poor recruitment and one dimensional tactics are killing us.In the past 3 years we have failed to sign 1 striker of a good standard to lead the line. (Thats not a loan player)A threadbare defence and a midfield that is just slightly taller than the 7 dwarves.The frailities of our squad have been papered over with amazing loan signings and riding our luck. But that luck has run out and we are in serious danger of relegation.Major rethink needed in terms of who is deserving a place in the squad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonLichtie Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 That was extremely poor, there's no getting away from that and no way to sugar coat or look for positives - simply not good enough from back to front. One thing I would say is I think people maybe underestimated how much went for us last season (few injuries to key players, very few suspensions, a lot of ground out results and some absolutely superb loan signings alongside some good old fashioned luck) and this season we're on the opposite end of the scale so far. We've had Tam sent off x2, niggles to some key players, no loan signings so far and no luck. While we were superb all through last years campaign we could've ended up a dozen points behind where we did simply by the aforementioned things not going for us. We are obviously short in two key areas - the sitting defensive midfielder and the striker (x2 realistically). Without the ball holding upfront at all, and with no-one breaking up the play infront of the defence it puts every other player/ position in the team under so much more pressure. The defence is being given almost no protection at points when last season we were so disciplined and difficult to break down. I feel we're still setting up to be difficult to break down and sit relatively deep, but with the current squad we're missing the players to be able to do this as the ball doesn't stick up top and we don't have enough physicality in midfield. We also have a situation where half a dozen players who were superb last season have massively lost form, and it seems obvious to me that some confidence issues are beginning to creep in. Today I felt like several players who were consistently giving options to the player on the ball last season were sitting a bit more, offering less, and less determined to get on the ball. Confidence is a huge thing in football, and confidence was a key part to our success in keeping things together in the second half of last season when it got really tough at points. Our players haven't suddenly become shite, we've still got the bulk/ base of the squad from last year, but when you combine all of the above and put them all together it's certainly a worry. We will make signings in the next week or two, there's no doubt about that, and we still have plenty of time to get things sorted out. However, it's quite clearly a worrying start so far both in terms of results and performances. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, SimonLichtie said: That was extremely poor, there's no getting away from that and no way to sugar coat or look for positives - simply not good enough from back to front. One thing I would say is I think people maybe underestimated how much went for us last season (few injuries to key players, very few suspensions, a lot of ground out results and some absolutely superb loan signings alongside some good old fashioned luck) and this season we're on the opposite end of the scale so far. We've had Tam sent off x2, niggles to some key players, no loan signings so far and no luck. While we were superb all through last years campaign we could've ended up a dozen points behind where we did simply by the aforementioned things not going for us. We are obviously short in two key areas - the sitting defensive midfielder and the striker (x2 realistically). Without the ball holding upfront at all, and with no-one breaking up the play infront of the defence it puts every other player/ position in the team under so much more pressure. The defence is being given almost no protection at points when last season we were so disciplined and difficult to break down. I feel we're still setting up to be difficult to break down and sit relatively deep, but with the current squad we're missing the players to be able to do this as the ball doesn't stick up top and we don't have enough physicality in midfield. We also have a situation where half a dozen players who were superb last season have massively lost form, and it seems obvious to me that some confidence issues are beginning to creep in. Today I felt like several players who were consistently giving options to the player on the ball last season were sitting a bit more, offering less, and less determined to get on the ball. Confidence is a huge thing in football, and confidence was a key part to our success in keeping things together in the second half of last season when it got really tough at points. Our players haven't suddenly become shite, we've still got the bulk/ base of the squad from last year, but when you combine all of the above and put them all together it's certainly a worry. We will make signings in the next week or two, there's no doubt about that, and we still have plenty of time to get things sorted out. However, it's quite clearly a worrying start so far both in terms of results and performances. I would agree with all of this but the central midfielder thing again… like we are struggling to get up the park. I’m not really sure it’s really that much of a problem we weren’t walked through in there today or anything. That goal and most of their chances today coming from wider areas. Boys getting taken on far too easily 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, SimonLichtie said: That was extremely poor, there's no getting away from that and no way to sugar coat or look for positives - simply not good enough from back to front. One thing I would say is I think people maybe underestimated how much went for us last season (few injuries to key players, very few suspensions, a lot of ground out results and some absolutely superb loan signings alongside some good old fashioned luck) and this season we're on the opposite end of the scale so far. We've had Tam sent off x2, niggles to some key players, no loan signings so far and no luck. While we were superb all through last years campaign we could've ended up a dozen points behind where we did simply by the aforementioned things not going for us. We are obviously short in two key areas - the sitting defensive midfielder and the striker (x2 realistically). Without the ball holding upfront at all, and with no-one breaking up the play infront of the defence it puts every other player/ position in the team under so much more pressure. The defence is being given almost no protection at points when last season we were so disciplined and difficult to break down. I feel we're still setting up to be difficult to break down and sit relatively deep, but with the current squad we're missing the players to be able to do this as the ball doesn't stick up top and we don't have enough physicality in midfield. We also have a situation where half a dozen players who were superb last season have massively lost form, and it seems obvious to me that some confidence issues are beginning to creep in. Today I felt like several players who were consistently giving options to the player on the ball last season were sitting a bit more, offering less, and less determined to get on the ball. Confidence is a huge thing in football, and confidence was a key part to our success in keeping things together in the second half of last season when it got really tough at points. Our players haven't suddenly become shite, we've still got the bulk/ base of the squad from last year, but when you combine all of the above and put them all together it's certainly a worry. We will make signings in the next week or two, there's no doubt about that, and we still have plenty of time to get things sorted out. However, it's quite clearly a worrying start so far both in terms of results and performances. Voice of reason as ever 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broath Boy Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Nicky Low, if what I’m hearing is true, show loyalty, you were in a bad place, we helped you out, cmon, Morton next year , us before you go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Think there’ll be a fair few ins and outs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUAFC Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 2 hours ago, SteveTheLichtie said: Relegation performance and captain fantastic banned again. Steve, were you actually at the match ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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