Bairns v East Fife

[Guest]

I think you posted the wrong picture if the description is supposed to match

The bit it looked over was the initial bounce then it spun out.

[Hughsie]

What did Miller bringing himself on achieve?

He’s done. Hardly sends a positive message to McMillan either. Really strange call.

I can understand him going to get warmed up at 0-0 to try and spark the place a bit (which it did) but no way should he be coming on at 2-0 when we’re trying to see the game out.

[Disco Duck]

7 hours ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

Players left foot is on the  line. Players right foot is well forward of it when connecting with the ball. I don't think his body is angled enough for the ball to be anywhere other than behind the line.

 

 

 

It didn’t look over the line at the time, and certainly doesn’t in that picture.  Irrelevant I guess - we won and our goal difference is massively better than the others anyway

[wee_bairn]

5 hours ago, Hughsie said:

What did Miller bringing himself on achieve?

He’s done. Hardly sends a positive message to McMillan either. Really strange call.

I can understand him going to get warmed up at 0-0 to try and spark the place a bit (which it did) but no way should he be coming on at 2-0 when we’re trying to see the game out.

I thought it was a decent move tbh.
Gives Miller much needed minutes and adds another available player to our squad. I expected him to be less mobile and thought he won most of his aerial battles. McMillan has had more than enough chances since M&M have came in. 

Maybe this is the girly Miller fanboy within me that’s blurring my vision though! 

Edited February 19, 2020 by wee_bairn

[Disco Duck]

8 hours ago, AL-FFC said:

Three as well 

Pedro Moutinho

Personal information
Full name	Pedro da Silva Moutinho
Date of birth	9 September 1979 (age 40)
Place of birth	Santo Tirso, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Youth career
1991–1996	Tirsense
1996–1998	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Rio Maior
1999–2002	Marítimo B	58	(11)
2000–2004	Marítimo	2	(0)
2002	→ Famalicão (loan)	21	(6)
2002–2004	→ Penafiel (loan)	31	(5)
2004–2008	Falkirk	105	(16)
2008–2009	Marítimo	3	(0)
2008–2009	Marítimo B	6	(3)
2009	→ Rio Ave (loan)	11	(0)
2009–2010	Falkirk	25	(5)
2010	AEP	3	(1)
2011	Falkirk	10	(0)
2011–2012	Brașov	30	(7)
2012–2013	Atlético Baleares	6	(0)
2015	Stenhousemuir	2	(0)
2016–2017	Caniçal	30	(4)
Total		343	(58)
National team
2000	Portugal U20	3	(1)
2001	Portugal U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

 

Two surprises in that for me - didn’t think he played anything like 105 games in his first stint, and thought he played more than 25 in his second.  One of those five goals was the peach of a team goal v Motherwell though!

[Disco Duck]

2 minutes ago, wee_bairn said:

I thought it was a decent move tbh.
Gives Miller much needed minutes and adds another available player to our squad. I expected him to be much less mobile and thought he won most of the aerial battles. McMillan has had more than enough chances since M&M have came in. 

Maybe this is the girly Miller fanboy within me that’s blurring my vision though! 

Good choice of music by tannoy boy on the way out!

[Newbornbairn]

8 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said:

How many times did we sign pedro?

Once too many

[Bainsfordbairn]

1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said:

The bit it looked over was the initial bounce then it spun out.

 

This was the earlier bounce, in which the ball is further forward. Unfortunately without the player being in contact with it we don't have a frame of reference.

[Shadwell Dog]

Young moaning about the ref letting mcmanus away with fouls in the papers the day. Surely he should be concentrating on his own teams dreadful performance instead.

[Hughsie]

54 minutes ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

This was the earlier bounce, in which the ball is further forward. Unfortunately without the player being in contact with it we don't have a frame of reference.

It definitely looked in at the time. It’s a shame because 3-0 would have been closer to a fair reflection on the game IMO.

[Gaz]

1 hour ago, NewBornBairn said:

Twice too many

FTFY

[champions]

Thought we were really poor in the first half, we did create some good opportunities through gomis, mcmanus and Connolly, although EF should have scored through Smith.

Longridge and sammon were especially poor, for such a crucial game just felt we lacked any real urgency and there was a distinct lack of quality.

Thankfully 2nd half was much better and we deservedly ran out comfortable winners.

[Andreas Kelevra]

I’m not concerned about Miller coming on, it’s who he subbed to come on that annoyed me. He has to take off McManus, we need to wrap him in cotton wool.  He could have got injured late on whilst battling for the ball on the touchline, an angry East Fife player tried to wipe him out.  
It was 2-0 with 8 mins to go, keepers not made a save, Miller and Sammon make us better at defending set-plays. When games are won - take off McManus, without him we are intercoursed.

[Mon_The_Fife]

That result has put to bed the very small lingering chance of competing for the league, but also would much rather Falkirk win the league than Raith of course. It now looks a 3 way battle between ourselves, Airdrie and Montrose to grab the last 2 play off spots.

With Stranraer and Forfar coming up over the next we need 6 points before what looks like a tricky March.

[Believe The Hype]

Miller coming on is spot on. Sammon and mcmillian need a kick up the arse. They won't put the effort in if they think that position is guaranteed to be shared between the 2 every week. 

[The Moonster]

13 hours ago, Back Post Misses said:

 

How many times do the losing fans say “2 poor teams”. 

 

Bit of a brass neck here. Falkirk fans have all been in agreement since day 1 about how awful the teams are at this level, but now Falkirk are firing some wins together you want to have a go at other fans for saying the same? Make yer minds up lads.

[Shadwell Dog]

7 minutes ago, The Moonster said:

Bit of a brass neck here. Falkirk fans have all been in agreement since day 1 about how awful the teams are at this level, but now Falkirk are firing some wins together you want to have a go at other fans for saying the same? Make yer minds up lads.

I think we can all agree the standards dross but in the context of the league itself we're a lot better side than east fife and showed that in the second half last night when we could've won by a few more. To say one poor side and one dreadful side would have been a lot more accurate I would suggest.

[The Moonster]

4 minutes ago, Shadwell Dog said:

I think we can all agree the standards dross but in the context of the league itself we're a lot better side than east fife and showed that in the second half last night when we could've won by a few more. To say one poor side and one dreadful side would have been a lot more accurate I would suggest.

Okay.

[Newbornbairn]

One of the worst Falkirk sides in decades against one of the best East Fife sides of modern times.

[champions]

Just now, NewBornBairn said:

One of the worst Falkirk sides in decades against one of the best East Fife sides of modern times.