As Easterly as it gets! Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I think it may be time to look beyond Rory. Injuries are taking their toll by the looks of it. He looks to have lost a bit of pace . He gets frustrated and stupid bookings are the order of the day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I think it may be time to look beyond Rory. Injuries are taking their toll by the looks of it. He looks to have lost a bit of pace . He gets frustrated and stupid bookings are the order of the day.Aye hopefully this is his last season with us, he's doing my box in now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 hours ago, As Easterly as it gets! said: I think it may be time to look beyond Rory. Injuries are taking their toll by the looks of it. He looks to have lost a bit of pace . He gets frustrated and stupid bookings are the order of the day. Fair enough to start looking for someone to fill his boots eventually but they are big boots to fill & doubt another striker of his quality will turn up at Balmoor in the near future. He has been carrying a knock for a while & gets frustrated as refs very seldom give him the benefit of doubt which leads to silly bookings. He started this season looking fitter than he has been for a while but with 2 game suspension from last season & 1 from the other week has not got settled down this season. Rory is by a long way our no1 striker & needs supporting not replacing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
As Easterly as it gets! Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 27 minutes ago, peternapper said: Fair enough to start looking for someone to fill his boots eventually but they are big boots to fill & doubt another striker of his quality will turn up at Balmoor in the near future. He has been carrying a knock for a while & gets frustrated as refs very seldom give him the benefit of doubt which leads to silly bookings. He started this season looking fitter than he has been for a while but with 2 game suspension from last season & 1 from the other week has not got settled down this season. Rory is by a long way our no1 striker & needs supporting not replacing Same was said about Martin Bavidge. As for supporting him, sometimes he needs a ball to himself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Toon Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, As Easterly as it gets! said: Same was said about Martin Bavidge. As for supporting him, sometimes he needs a ball to himself. I can't remember Martin Bavidge ever being sent off whereas Rory must be well into double figures for red cards. It showed on Saturday what it's like to play without Rory and it was not a good sight. His temperament lets the team down too regularly but he is, and probably always will be, the best striker we have ever been lucky enough to have had in our team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueone Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Rory is still far and away our best option up front which says a lot about the others strikers as he's clearly not the player he once was. What we need is someone to play alongside Rory with the ability to score goals and share the scoring responsibilities with him so we are less reliant on his goals. Lyle, although fit for his age also has a few injuries now and the two younger guys so far haven't shown any scoring threats or indeed the physical presence that we need. Bring back Andy Rodgers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 It was funny Martin Bavidge getting a mention although at the time he was our main goal scorer he spent most of his time out wide providing for others & getting stick for holding on to the ball too long when there was nobody in the box to give it to, Roryis doing a similar thing which is a waste really as he is still our most likely scorer but needs to be saving his energy for work around the box. Still think with a bit more confidence Aiden Smith cando more of the graft out wide. The other option is to find another Stewartie as a penalty box poacher. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
As Easterly as it gets! Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) On 17/09/2019 at 16:17, Blue-Toon said: I can't remember Martin Bavidge ever being sent off whereas Rory must be well into double figures for red cards. It showed on Saturday what it's like to play without Rory and it was not a good sight. His temperament lets the team down too regularly but he is, and probably always will be, the best striker we have ever been lucky enough to have had in our team. Stewart is probably my choice, but Rory has been very good for PFC. In SPFL terms. The club has had a few cracking strikers down the years. Brian Third being my personal favourite, but Tom Brown, Charlie Barbour, John McMaster(yup, THE John McMaster)and last but not least a 16year old striker who banged in goals for fun. Willie Miller. (Wonder what happened to him?) Back to the issue. Rory is killing the team with his attitude on the pitch. O.K. he cant do the things he used to, but he has the skill to be a good team player. Time to think of the team, not just Rory. Edited September 19, 2019 by As Easterly as it gets! Missed a sentence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Jack Leitch out for about six weeks with torn ankle ligaments, that's a massive blow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwanThomas15 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Aidan smith looked like he could slowly take over from rory when we signed him but since the Inverness game ive not seen that much goal threat from him. Ive not given up on him but he really needs to start producing soon I think it may be time to look beyond Rory. Injuries are taking their toll by the looks of it. He looks to have lost a bit of pace . He gets frustrated and stupid bookings are the order of the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, EwanThomas15 said: Aidan smith looked like he could slowly take over from rory when we signed him but since the Inverness game ive not seen that much goal threat from him. Ive not given up on him but he really needs to start producing soon He reminds me of the road runner cartoon character. Very quick with lots of aimless running around. Edited September 21, 2019 by strichener 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
As Easterly as it gets! Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 8 hours ago, EwanThomas15 said: Aidan smith looked like he could slowly take over from rory when we signed him but since the Inverness game ive not seen that much goal threat from him. Ive not given up on him but he really needs to start producing soon I dont think he's a replacement for McAllister, but I did think he looked like an asset against ICT. Unfortunately, he's done nothing since. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Think Aiden Smith needs a goal or two to build confidence but he did show he could win balls and create chances for others when on his game, ideally his work should lead to chances for Rory or Dell who know how to find the net. Ben Armour to a certain extent could provide as well but only if one of the strikers are in the box.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 19/09/2019 at 08:36, As Easterly as it gets! said: Rory is killing the team with his attitude on the pitch. O.K. he cant do the things he used to, but he has the skill to be a good team player. Time to think of the team, not just Rory. I think this really showed on Saturday and as team captain I would expect more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueone Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 hours ago, NewBlue said: I think this really showed on Saturday and as team captain I would expect more. Don't think anyone could question Rory's commitment. He attends his brother's wedding on Saturday, turns up at the ground still in his suit and plays a game of football before returning to the wedding. Not to mention getting injections in his ankle so he can play with less pain rather than going for a necessary operation. The fact is that we currently don't have anyone near capable of replacing him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 40 minutes ago, blueone said: Don't think anyone could question Rory's commitment. He attends his brother's wedding on Saturday, turns up at the ground still in his suit and plays a game of football before returning to the wedding. Not to mention getting injections in his ankle so he can play with less pain rather than going for a necessary operation. The fact is that we currently don't have anyone near capable of replacing him. Agree Rory has shown his commitment to the club staying with us through thick & thin although allegedly well paid for it he could have moved elsewhere if he wanted. Think the captaincy was given to give him a bit more lee-way in discussions with refs but they still wont listen. Think Rory and the team would benefit from playing more through the centre & let others do the running that he does out wide when he should be available around the box to finish chances off. Rory gets frustrated & loses the plot now and then but is a great asset to the club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Don't think anyone could question Rory's commitment. He attends his brother's wedding on Saturday, turns up at the ground still in his suit and plays a game of football before returning to the wedding. Not to mention getting injections in his ankle so he can play with less pain rather than going for a necessary operation. The fact is that we currently don't have anyone near capable of replacing him.Yeah no question about commitment. Just clearly something is not right at the moment and he is not linking up or creating chances like he has done in the past. Clearly he is struggling with fitness/injury and if he isn’t going to be fit he might as well get the operation. We won’t miss his goals as he isn’t scoring any. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 That's Willox away to the Broch on loan til January. So we're just not having a bench this season then? Again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, Blootoon87 said: That's Willox away to the Broch on loan til January. So we're just not having a bench this season then? Again. One of the broch players was asking me about him this morning. Utterly farsical that we keep someone like Armour and punt willox and Norris. Really starting to get disillusioned with PFC now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwanThomas15 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 No Simon Ferry and lack of depth showed today. We had nobody to bring on that could change a game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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