TxRover Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Bairn in Exile said: So he has 5 fingers on each hand? I never knew that he was a Fifer mutant! Normal people have 4 fingers and a thumb. You should see what else he has...wait, as a FFC fan, you’re well aware of that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBairn Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Well, that's Jack Ross signed up with Hibs. Would have loved him at TFS, but was probably a pipe dream. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Someone George Craig can’t gobshite to death for his last month in his role of nothingness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 10 hours ago, MrDust said: We have zero veterans in our squad and I think we have four players over 30, none will be 35 this season and none of the over 30s seem like they have coaching or management in their thots. I don't think I'd trust any of current players to pick and organise a team, we lack leadership both on and off the park I see 5 over 30 (Bell, Dixon, Miller, Gomis and Sammon). Certainly all of them would be considered veterans. Also, Buchanan, Doyle, Tidser and Longridge have played at higher levels and would be expected to lead. That’s without digging into the younger players. That team should be leading themselves without coaching input, but Ray has managed to neuter your team leadership...an impressive feat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, TxRover said: I see 5 over 30 (Bell, Dixon, Miller, Gomis and Sammon). Certainly all of them would be considered veterans. Also, Buchanan, Doyle, Tidser and Longridge have played at higher levels and would be expected to lead. That’s without digging into the younger players. That team should be leading themselves without coaching input, but Ray has managed to neuter your team leadership...an impressive feat. I had thought I'd missed one of the 30+ out, tbf Miller hasn't started a league game for us, so can see how I forgot 35 is the age classed as a veteran and you obviously haven't seen much FFC or followed the careers of most of the players you mentioned 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 51 minutes ago, MrDust said: I had thought I'd missed one of the 30+ out, tbf Miller hasn't started a league game for us, so can see how I forgot 35 is the age classed as a veteran and you obviously haven't seen much FFC or followed the careers of most of the players you mentioned Veteran, as intended it, is a player with a number of years of experience and generally has played at the present level or higher. Sorry for the misunderstanding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, TxRover said: Veteran, as intended it, is a player with a number of years of experience and generally has played at the present level or higher. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Experienced is the word not veteran Having played in veteran league's it's 35 n over 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 59 minutes ago, MrDust said: Experienced is the word not veteran Having played in veteran league's it's 35 n over Two countries, separated by a common language and all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, TxRover said: Two countries, separated by a common language and all. Nah soccer = go away and get real 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, MrDust said: Nah soccer = go away and get real I call it football, but 40+ years over here take its toll on language usage. But back to reality...Falkirk is no plum job right now. The incoming manager, if you can dispose of Ray, has a mismatched team and possibly a limited budget for changes. IMO, there isn’t a manager in the top two tiers that’ll look at FFC. It would take a serious inducement to pull a third tier manager over. The reality is you either keep Ray or look for a fourth, or lower, tier manager OR someone out of the game right now. Personally, I don’t know there is a good enough manager out of a job right now to punt for Ray, as horrifying as that is to say. Perhaps the only realistic choice is find an up and comer, someone either confident enough or stupid enough to get into the current cesspool that is TFS and the MSG, and who believes they can fix it. This will likely give you one of three things: 1) An excellent manager who may well be poached, but who will have gotten you promoted. 2) A solid manager who may not get you promoted, but who shows enough that the club is willing to ride him for another year in the hopes that a rebuilt team wins next year. 3) A middle of the table fiasco of a manager that gets canned in May. I just can’t see FFC falling below mid-table, even with The Great Raymundo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 10 hours ago, TxRover said: I call it football, but 40+ years over here take its toll on language usage. But back to reality...Falkirk is no plum job right now. The incoming manager, if you can dispose of Ray, has a mismatched team and possibly a limited budget for changes. IMO, there isn’t a manager in the top two tiers that’ll look at FFC. It would take a serious inducement to pull a third tier manager over. The reality is you either keep Ray or look for a fourth, or lower, tier manager OR someone out of the game right now. Personally, I don’t know there is a good enough manager out of a job right now to punt for Ray, as horrifying as that is to say. Perhaps the only realistic choice is find an up and comer, someone either confident enough or stupid enough to get into the current cesspool that is TFS and the MSG, and who believes they can fix it. This will likely give you one of three things: 1) An excellent manager who may well be poached, but who will have gotten you promoted. 2) A solid manager who may not get you promoted, but who shows enough that the club is willing to ride him for another year in the hopes that a rebuilt team wins next year. 3) A middle of the table fiasco of a manager that gets canned in May. I just can’t see FFC falling below mid-table, even with The Great Raymundo. The manager from Mothercare would do a better job than Ray 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Bump LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorge Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Barry Smith plz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestfieldBairn Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Darren Young? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 Maradona 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkBairn93 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Jim Duffy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukejoaitken Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Darren Young?f**k right off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Ian Murray? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottydog Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Barry Smith is available Get him! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkBairn93 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Barry Smith is available Get him!They’d do a better job than Barry Smith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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