ilostmyself Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) I was worried we might lose confidence after the Rangers game but I think we've came through that well enough. We're likely to be without Mutch, Gary Miller & Aiden Keena through injury/covid so assuming the rest are fit I'd go for Morrison Mercer Hall Dixon Kelly Morrison Alston Gomis Connolly Dowds Sammon having Telfer & Leitch as good options from the bench. Still think neither striker is a finisher so I'm fairly desperate for Keena to return. What about Peterhead? How have you looked so far? What's the expectation/hope for this season? Edited December 1, 2020 by ilostmyself 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
As Easterly as it gets! Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 We seem to be struggling to get players fit enough to get some sort of continuity. As I said pre season, staying up is the prime consideration. If we can get any points at all from the full time teams that will be a bonus, but losing ...as we did on Saturday.....to teams around us may see us back in L2. Falkirk with a comfortable win on Saturday for me. Hope I'm wrong though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirkthebigclub Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I'd consider starting Francis ahead of Sammon. Although he's raw, he's more likely to convert chances in the box. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I'd maybe play Todd at right back if mercer ain't fit again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyBlueArmy1876 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Would agree with the team as above. Important to win this one and hopefully keep building on the performances of late. Would be nice for the strikers to get some goals as they've mainly been coming from midfield recently 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Toon Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 This will be Falkirk's easiest game of the season. A narrow defeat for us is the best we can expect. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd Puddefoot Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Only a win will suffice. Dont make heavy weather of it, need to keep momentum and confidence going. Be good to see Connolly start,see what we look like with two proper wingers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee_bairn Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, ilostmyself said: I was worried we might lose confidence after the Rangers game but I think we've came through that well enough. We're likely to be without Mutch, Gary Miller & Aiden Keena through injury/covid so assuming the rest are fit I'd go for Morrison Mercer Hall Dixon Kelly Morrison Alston Gomis Connolly Dowds Sammon having Telfer & Leitch as good options from the bench. Still think neither striker is a finisher so I'm fairly desperate for Keena to return. What about Peterhead? How have you looked so far? What's the expectation/hope for this season? I wouldn’t be adverse to the idea of playing the same formation as against Rangers. With Alston, Connolly and Morrison all supporting the striker it’ll still be attacking minded with Gomis and Telfer/Todd in the middle. I don’t think a middle two of Alston and Gomis has been particularly working. Edited December 1, 2020 by wee_bairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Blue-Toon said: This will be Falkirk's easiest game of the season. A narrow defeat for us is the best we can expect. Nah mate, that was against Forfar a few weeks ago, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudtobeabairn Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 In the last few games, Telfer has come in for Leitch and Connolly has been coming on for Morrison. I think we're more likely to see Telfer play from the start with Connolly on the bench. Not sure M&M see Morrison and Connolly playing right/left wing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Mutch Hall Dixon Kelly Morrison Alston Telfer Gomis Connolly Dowds Sammon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Anyone but Durnan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 22 hours ago, Proudtobeabairn said: In the last few games, Telfer has come in for Leitch and Connolly has been coming on for Morrison. I think we're more likely to see Telfer play from the start with Connolly on the bench. Not sure M&M see Morrison and Connolly playing right/left wing. I think it's more they don't want to rush Connolly in considering he's coming back from a hamstring injury. He's been coming on for Morrison purely to give Morrison a rest when the games finished. I'd like to see Morrison Telfer and Connolly play as a three in behind the striker. Sammon's workrates looked a lot better and he's actually been winning some headers but he doesn't look like scoring so I'd rather see Dowds or Francis up top. Morrison Mercer Hall Dixon Kelly Alston Gomis Morrison Telfer Connolly Dowds/Francis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebobsboy Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Weather may play a part but I'd be surprised if we don't at least win this by a couple of goals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Surprised at the few suggestions going one up top, considering I don’t think we have a striker who’s capable of playing up front on their own, and the abuse the likes of Pressley and Houston got for it (and rightly so). Probably due to the umpteen midfielders we have and with Keena injured, the lack of an effective striker, but think it’s better with 2 out of Dowds, Francis and Sammon up there, rather than any of them on their own. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee_bairn Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Trump said: Surprised at the few suggestions going one up top, considering I don’t think we have a striker who’s capable of playing up front on their own, and the abuse the likes of Pressley and Houston got for it (and rightly so). Probably due to the umpteen midfielders we have and with Keena injured, the lack of an effective striker, but think it’s better with 2 out of Dowds, Francis and Sammon up there, rather than any of them on their own. I don' think we ever control a game with the 2 in the middle. Alston goes missing and Gomis is left all over the shop. On Sunday I actually thought we coped in the middle very well against a good Rangers side. If we used this formation against League 1 sides I think we would dominate games more thus create more chances. I mean 4-4-2 against Forfar at home never exactly brought goals galore. None of our strikers are on fire at the moment either and playing Francis is an absolute waste of a jersey. I know what you mean that we lack someone able to play up top on his own which may be a problem: although, I'd be confident with Morrison and Connelly either side of the striker with Alston supporting that we would do the damage against most sides in this league. These are probably our three best players outside Keena and feel we need to play them in their most effective position. Edited December 4, 2020 by wee_bairn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Would be a nice change to avoid losing an early goal which we seemed to do against Falkirk & Rovers every time last season meaning the game was over before we got going. Hopefully we can get to at least half time level & see how things go after that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrass Bairn Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 When we're at home, we should never, ever play only one striker up front. Its a fecking nonsense. Don't care if we're playing the Bigots, Jambos, or Fifers, and certainly not anyone in League One. FFS, its no more than a lily-livered admission of passive, unadventurous, square-ball football. Discuss. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bairn88 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dennistoun Bairn said: When we're at home, we should never, ever play only one striker up front. Its a fecking nonsense. Don't care if we're playing the Bigots, Jambos, or Fifers, and certainly not anyone in League One. FFS, its no more than a lily-livered admission of passive, unadventurous, square-ball football. Discuss. Ah yes, Liverpool and *checks notes* literally countless other top European clubs who use 1 up front and their notoriously passive, unadventurous square-ball football. Not saying one up top is the answer. But if we did play it I really hope it’s not Sammon. He just looks so far away from ever scoring again tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrass Bairn Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, bairn88 said: Ah yes, Liverpool and *checks notes* literally countless other top European clubs who use 1 up front and their notoriously passive, unadventurous square-ball football. Not saying one up top is the answer. But if we did play it I really hope it’s not Sammon. He just looks so far away from ever scoring again tbh Yeah, but God knows we're not 'Liverpool or literally countless other top European clubs'. We're not very good, remember? We can't play like them. And several shitty managers in recent seasons have subjected us to passive, unadventurous, square-ball football. Its at the root of our current abysmally poor status in the game, no? (We should be far more assertive at TFS, was my actual point). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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