Smokerson Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 5 hours ago, SimonLichtie said: I think people are being slightly harsh on Robbie Mutch over the piece. He has made mistakes, and we could definitely have a better keeper at this level but I don't think he has been particularly bad - he has played like an average League 2 keeper. Potentially if we want to be right up the top we need to have top players for this level all over the park and in the keeping position we don't right now, but some of the criticism he's taking is a bit too far. If we had McGurn in goal I think we'd have a few more points on the board, but we don't. I think there are several issues outfield that are more of an issue than replacing/ dropping Robbie Mutch. If we didn't insist on playing our best defender at right back I'm fairly certain we wouldn't have shipped the 6 goals we did against Stirling/ Clyde and if we had made the correct substitutions/ tactical decisions in some games, East Fife and Clyde especially, then these wouldn't have both ended in defeat in my opinion. We're barely into the season, and I still maintain we have the best squad in the division, they just haven't clicked yet and quite often aren't utilised to their full potential. Whether that's because players are carrying knocks/ injuries I'm unaware of or that the management are making some poor decisions I don't know, but the potential is definitely there. East Fife were garbage last year until around late November when it clicked for them, and the run Berwick went on in the last third of last year was incredible, we're only half a dozen games into the season so there is plenty of time for things to come together. Who would you have played at right back over the past two games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Pit_Owns Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Smokerson said: Who would you have played at right back over the past two games? If you could play Josh Thomson there again, that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Usually agree with Simon but couldn't disagree more Mutch is a bombscare Little hasn't even been bad at RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokerson Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Thomson hasn't featured since pre season if memory serves me correct, he's either had an injury or just not fancied. Little seems to be the only option there just now but agree he is a better Centre back, I have yet to see any wide player give him any problems when he's been at Right back and he is also very comfortable on the ball going forward. Whatley would seem to be the only other who could play there but he was injured and also doesn't look like DC fancies him there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 Thomson has been injured, looks close to full fitness though judging by his warm up on Saturday. Little at RB is solid but shouldn't be a long-term option because he is also our best CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeraldSchumacher Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Campbell did the exact same as Lumsden with scattergun approach signing players to fill our squad. Where the difference lies is that Campbell is sticking with Dunlop, Malin, Thomson while Lumsden had the sense to ditch the likes of Coult and Victoria sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokerson Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 24 minutes ago, HeraldSchumacher said: Campbell did the exact same as Lumsden with scattergun approach signing players to fill our squad. Where the difference lies is that Campbell is sticking with Dunlop, Malin, Thomson while Lumsden had the sense to ditch the likes of Coult and Victoria sharp. Good shout, yeah just get rid of all of them and we'll have no bench. No doubt some of these guys will get a chance at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afc_36_0 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Mutch has potential but he's only 18 and made a number of mistakes, i cant see us changing him until his loan is up in December. What we need is a settle defence in front of him. I would go for whatley, little, hammy & phillips but then i cant see the other 2 loanees (or their clubs) sitting on the bench..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timlichtie Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Both the loan CB s are talented boys with plenty of pace. We're fortunate to have players who can keep them out of the starting 11. They should get plenty more chances when injuries and suspensions kick in. Ricky must be due a last minute red again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Good shout, yeah just get rid of all of them and we'll have no bench. No doubt some of these guys will get a chance at some point. Pretty sure he's on the wind upThe 3 of them have barely played But if we get injuries we will actually have our own players to come in instead of trying to get emergency loansLumsden was utter shite, absolutely useless, not just with us, but with Rovers before him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonLichtie Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 16 hours ago, Smokerson said: Who would you have played at right back over the past two games? I would've gone with Whatley at right back against Clyde, as I would have in previous games against Stirling and East Fife also, and on Saturday potentially Dunlop at right back if Thomson was unfit to play. However with Whatley injured for the Annan game I can understand why Ricky went to RB for that game. If I've worked this out correctly (I've probably not ) then since the league campaign started we've played Ricky at centre back 3 times: Berwick at home - Conceded 1 Montrose away - Conceded 1 (with Dunlop at right back, hence I gave it as an option we could have gone with against Annan) Elgin away - Conceded 0 2 goals conceded in 3 games is excellent. Ricky has played at right back 3 times: Stirling - conceded 3 goals Clyde - conceded 3 goals Annan - conceded 1 goals Add in the East Fife cup game, where we conceded 3 also, that's 10 goals in 4 games against us. Essentially with Ricky Little at centre back, we've averaged 0.67 goals conceded a game. With Ricky Little at right back, we've averaged 2.5 goals conceded a game. Four times the amount of goals conceded on average when we play our best centre back out of position. That's a huge difference. 15 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: Little hasn't even been bad at RB Where did I say he had been bad at right back? I said, as you'll see above, that we've been shite in defence as a whole when he hasn't been playing in the centre of it. 10 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: Lumsden was utter shite, absolutely useless, not just with us, but with Rovers before him Todd couldn't form a squad of players, and couldn't build a squad anywhere near the standard we have right now. From what I hear, his man management and his motivational skills were also fairly poor. However, more often than not he got his substitutions right and could read the game quite well, it's just the squad he assembled was fucking rank. Based on what I've seen so far, Todd got his substitutions correct more than Dick has, and he never asked players to play in roles that weren't suited to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokerson Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I can't remember being overly bothered about substitutions so far, most have seemed fairly logical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden loyal brethern Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Ah well here we go again heart says cowden win but on recent form we will struggle but always have hope !! Mon the beath cowden till I die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlichtie87 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I don't understand why Callaghan is not getting much time on the left wing as Linn should be on the right wing. Team for Saturday should be (in my opinion):- GK - Gomes RB - Due to injuries this is a tough call - Dunlop/Kader/Whatley/Gold CB - LITTLE!!! CB - Brown LB - Hamilton RM - Linn CM - Scott CM - Gold LM - Callaghan ST - Doris ST - Skelly Subs options:- Mutch, Sukar, Dunlop, Malin, Whatley, McCord, Kader, Hester, Prunty Also, regardless if you think the players are good or not I don't understand why Dunlop and especially Malin were ever signed as they never get a game. Surely Malin should get a chance to prove himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big lichtie Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 any news on last nights game with dundee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie36nilhello Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 1 minute ago, Big lichtie said: any news on last nights game with dundee We won 3-1, goals from Gold and Doris got 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Fail to see how any of the goals we've lost would've been stopped if Ricky was playing centre half though???? Clydes 3rd maybe, but then again it was Ricky and the centre half that McDonald got in behind on that GK. I think Brown and Hammy/Sukur have played well. Got my own opinions on why we've been losing goals which I've said plenty I'd only play Ricky at RB with Bobby infront though, Kader needs more help down his side and gets back defensively more. Kader would be better with Phillips behind him IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big lichtie Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 thanks for the info lichtie36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relichtie Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 No Philips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 No Philips Aye? That's a bit of a blow. Excellent 1st half last week I thought. Hammy LB then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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