The Dog Hip Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 14 hours ago, GordonS said: They were very important players in a team that finished 2nd in the league last season. How did the team they 'weren't good enough for' get on, exactly? 2nd is that good enough for you when last did they won anything but a relegation battle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, GordonS said: So we're honestly debating whether Ruari McLennan is any good? BTW, those three players I named, it's not just their quality, it's also what they brought to the team. The biggest problem the season before last was midfield, and especially a lack of creativity. Poor Batchy was a one-man midfield. Ruari's passing and Roddy's carrying were a big part of that problem being sorted (along with Owen Ronald). Up front, Aiden Malone clearly wasn't good enough to support Tommy Coyne (even though he came from League One). There are plenty of forwards of Coco's level in Junior football, but he's a selfless runner too. Roddy and Coco have been among the wounded players this season and that's been a big problem. Ruari has been the best player IMO, but a lack of options in front of him mean he's been forced to shuttle passes across the park. Oh, and another thing about McGlynn. He got lucky in that cup run. Injuries forced him to play Graeme Weir exactly where he should have been playing - in centre midfield, instead of up front. He hadn't had the legs to play up front for a long, long time, especially against the likes of Forfar or Ross County, but he had the best football brain in the team. He sat and mopped up in the middle, was always available for the ball and made good decisions with it. He could take the heat out when we were under pressure, and he knew when to get it forward. As soon as the midfield injuries cleared up McGlynn put him right back where he'd been - chasing balls down the channels that he was never going to get, and only getting half an hour out of him because it was knackering. He's a terrible manager. Agreed 100%. We were down to 11 fit players for most games so he had no other options. Ask any of the players and they will tell you that McGlynn is a dreadful manager. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, The Dog Hip said: 2nd is that good enough for you when last did they won anything but a relegation battle The season after nearly getting relegated, and only 4 points behind a very, very good Bonnyrigg side, I was delighted with 2nd. McGlynn left us with maybe 6 players worth keeping in the entire squad; turning that round in one season was beyond any reasonable expectations. It's been a few years since we've won trophies but I'm not worried, it looks to me like the committee are laying good foundations for the future. A lot of the clubs around us are going to have to fork out for infrastructure soon if they want to progress, while the Rose have already made those investments. You can't even sit down at Bo'ness or Bonnyrigg. Big changes are happening in Scottish football and we look pretty well placed to benefit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, GordonS said: The season after nearly getting relegated, and only 4 points behind a very, very good Bonnyrigg side, I was delighted with 2nd. McGlynn left us with maybe 6 players worth keeping in the entire squad; turning that round in one season was beyond any reasonable expectations. It's been a few years since we've won trophies but I'm not worried, it looks to me like the committee are laying good foundations for the future. A lot of the clubs around us are going to have to fork out for infrastructure soon if they want to progress, while the Rose have already made those investments. You can't even sit down at Bo'ness or Bonnyrigg. Big changes are happening in Scottish football and we look pretty well placed to benefit. You can sit down at Bo’ness 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, Sheep77 said: You can sit down at Bo’ness You mean the small stone benches on the grass behind the away end goal? Not what I had in mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 On a plastic chair off a patio set in the viewing gantry [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 hours ago, lithgierose said: On a plastic chair off a patio set in the viewing gantry Most football fans want to stand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gudderman Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Most football fans want to stand Especially at Bo’ness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Heid Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 A trip to Ormiston brings back memories of some tough games.They were a team who imo suffered badly from moving EoS all those years ago.Amazing how things change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Heid Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 4-0 to the Rose TC 2, Ronald and Watt penalty. (TC missed a pen earlier on) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Ormiston bench are giving me a good laugh. Really they're only passing their indiscipline to their players. You'd have thought when one got booked and gave away an indirect free kick for dissent, then immediately got another yellow for a stupid foul, they'd be trying to calm them down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 4-0 barely hints at the dominance. Ruari, Batchelor and Sloan are owning midfield, Ronald is a constant menace down the right and the full backs are able to play almost as wingers. I can't recall Ormiston touching the ball in the final third and they've barely completed a pass in the Rose half.Nae pies though...[emoji24] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Heid Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 11-1 finishedCoco 4, Watt 3 (2 pens) TC 2, Ronald and Thom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dug Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 11-1 finishedCoco 4, Watt 3 (2 pens) TC 2, Ronald and Thom.I made it Coco 5 goals, thought he took our third penalty to give him his hatrick? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Black Dug said: I made it Coco 5 goals, thought he took our third penalty to give him his hatrick? Unless I'm having a breakdown, the penalty in the second half was taken by Watt and was for his hat trick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dug Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Unless I'm having a breakdown, the penalty in the second half was taken by Watt and was for his hat trick. Fair enough, was good just to see a good few goals getting scored! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Funny watching wee Tam going cold turkey when he found out there was no pie hut.[emoji23][emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ormistonforever Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I was standing just down from the dugouts and never heard any of the mentioned indiscipline. Tough game for Ormiston but you only have to look at the budgets of both teams to see why the scoreline was so hefty. Tough one for the young lads to take but im sure they will bounce back. Thought the ref was a bit card happy with the Ormiston lads. Young lad will feel a bit silly about his red card as it cost his team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Card happy because he could see they were kicking and pulling everything that moved maybe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ormistonforever Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 What about the raising of your players hands that the linesman said should have been a straight red card for your full back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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