ShineOnYouCrazyDiamonds Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Can understand the doubts about Millar and Wedderburn in midfield together being too defensive but I think Millar actually provides a lot of the energy that Wedderburn is lacking despite being a quality player. With that said I like the look of Cowan as well, especially considering how young he is, and would like to see more of Roberts so I'm fairly easy going. In terms of defence I like the look of Kerr and Fordyce so far and look forward to seeing McKay. Crighton's distribution is poor but he marked the Accies number 99 out of the game until he got chucked up front at the end. Think it looks like we have quality backups and good competition for places in most positions this season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 How's young Smith being doing so far? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAllDreamOfATeamOfAndyRyans Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 How's young Smith being doing so far? Seems a really good player from what we’ve seen so far imo, puts himself about, annoys defenders and is full of energy. Got a goal on Saturday aswell and seems like he will get a good few this season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo1968 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Not really sure why changing the back four has come into question..? We’ve been well in control of games (Clyde/Hamilton) when in a back four then game was changed by questionable penalty’s! Back 3 is when it hasn’t looked as fluent ( qp game) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Reed Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, Stevo1968 said: Not really sure why changing the back four has come into question..? We’ve been well in control of games (Clyde/Hamilton) when in a back four then game was changed by questionable penalty’s! Back 3 is when it hasn’t looked as fluent ( qp game) Forgot the one in the middle Queens scored in first few min 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo1968 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, Jack Reed said: Forgot the one in the middle Queens scored in first few min True, though still think being in a 3 in that game looked a bit shakey what is our strongest XI though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Reed Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Stevo1968 said: True, though still think being in a 3 in that game looked a bit shakey what is our strongest XI though? Think manager was wanting practice at penalties, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 Fordyce confirms he is happy to be playing RB in the match preview 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Reed Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Moon said: Fordyce confirms he is happy to be playing RB in the match preview Doing ok ,considering main position CB and natural left foot . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 30/07/2019 at 12:11, Jack Reed said: Who would be your man to drop out ,if McKay was to start !!! On 30/07/2019 at 12:27, AJ77 said: If McKay is cleared he'll start on Saturday, going to assume kerr will be dropped so Fordyce can move into centre half. On 30/07/2019 at 12:38, She who dares gins said: He doesn’t need to replace anyone, simply asked if he’d been cleared yet. We have a bench. On 30/07/2019 at 13:52, Jack Reed said: There was no malice in the question , unless someone was to be injured he would have to replace someone ,could be on the bench to then brought on . On 01/08/2019 at 09:02, Moon said: Pretty quiet in here. re the posts above, I think it's a good question (who will he replace). I was surprised when they made Crichton captain, not because he is a duffer or anything, but it seemed to me that Fordyce and Kerr were presented as being upgrades. Logic would say that you don't drop your captain (at least not until things have developed a bit more) so it's all a bit unclear to me. Now we also have McKay who it's assumed will be RB but can play a variety of positions so he could technically add to my confusion at CH or CM. (Wedderburn being the only guaranteed starter at CM as far as I can see) My personal view (so far) is that Fordyce is kinda like Gallagher in that he looks to be a good player but is destined to be played in a position other than his first choice. Feels weird as I would have killed for him at CH last year and Gallagher at CF. On 01/08/2019 at 09:53, Passionate said: All about opinions and seeing the game differently, I think Fordyce is the starting right back. And rightly so, he is a massive upgrade on Stewart (who ironically has dropped out the Arbroath team recently). Moving forward i believe our centre half pairing to be MacKey and Kerr, but Crighton has played well and better than Kerr in the games so far, a lot of people on here criticize his distribution from the back, Crighton is old skool clears his lines or a long diagonal and gets us up the park, problem we have had against all the teams in our section is overplaying at the back against sides with a high press, thistle 2nd half, QP 1st half, Accies 2nd half, Hopefully Murray has rectified this, what about a back 5 on Saturday Crighton, Mackay, Kerr with Fordyce and Eckersley as wing backs.... I think McKay was signed to start as there seemed to be an implication that Murray wasn't 100% convinced by his defence after the Thistle game/before McKay signed. Who he comes in for though is an interesting question. Think he can play centre-half, right-back or centre-mid. As others have said I can't see Crighton being dropped. Kerr looks raw but is tidy on the ball and I think he's done okay considering how little first team experience he has. McKay's only played a handful of first team games himself so the difference in that regard is negligible. Moving him to right-back to allow Fordyce to play in the centre seems like a natural move but Fordyce has impressed me there and he's happy to play there too. Young Kyle MacDonald is also still to feature and he's a right-back/wing-back and fully fit according to the match preview. McKay has been cleared too so it will be interesting to see how we line up tomorrow. A back three/five is an option but I personally hope we stick to a back four. We have lots of options, versatility and depth all over the park and competition for places. Must be one of our best summers off the park for years. Now we've just go hope it pays off on the park. 23 hours ago, Stellaboz said: How's young Smith being doing so far? I've been impressed with his work-rate. Full of energy, harries and harasses defenders and constantly wins possession in dangerous areas of the park. A few brownie points chalked off for being our only player out the whole 11 to miss a penalty in the shoot-out but he made up for it on Saturday with his first goal. Think he'll create plenty of chances for himself and the team with his work-rate alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I'd personally like to see us start with Roy, Smith and Gallagher tomorrow. I think the key to a successful season could be getting the best out of all three of them especially when they're all on the pitch at the same time. We've seen that they're dangerous and capable of scoring already, so if we can get the best out of them and fix our seeming softness at the back, we could potentially do very well and be exciting to watch. A 4-3-3 would be ideal IMO but I could see us going for a 4-4-2 or something similar as there seems to be an emphasis on playing wingers which could mean Gallagher and/or Roy play out wide or one of them drops to the bench. TBF Thomson and O'Reilly have looked pretty dangerous too. Nice to have pace and skill on the ball throughout the team for a change! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartcraig Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Hoping this is just a bad day at the office. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFC1878 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 New season, same old shite! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartcraig Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Only positive so far is the 22. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Diamond Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Another long painful season ahead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDiamond Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Not at the game.. are we in dire need of a striker? Just a few mins left and only 2 shots on target according to bbc sport 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFC1878 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Not at the game.. are we in dire need of a striker? Just a few mins left and only 2 shots on target according to bbc sport It would help if they actually shot! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
++Ammo - Airdrie++ Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 New season, same old shite!Exactly what I said just before I f*cked off at 60 mins.That first goal was absolutely unforgiveable, and right at that moment you could see Forfar just grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck, and any confidence just drain away from anyone in a diamond. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFC1878 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 MURRAY MUST GO! The man is tactically inept. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDiamond Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 MURRAY MUST GO! The man is tactically inept.Too early for that talk but obviously today he got it all wrong. Tactics off or do we need additional signings? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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