The Binos v Forfar Ath

[BB_Bino]

BinoBalls pretty much summed the game up, but for me it didn’t really spark into life until Bikey came on.

Forfar had Mark McCallum to thank for keeping them in the game, with 4 excellent First Half saves, however we really did miss a spark without Flannigan in the team.

The attacking spark came in the Second Half when Bikey was brought on and it always baffles me why he does not start, or when he has this season it’s been through the middle. If we could have him on one side and Flannigan on the other, then that’s as exciting a wide pairing would be at this level……well outside of Kelty at least.

Was quite disappointed in Forfar, was expecting more, especially in Anderson and Ness, 2 players with big reputations due to success at previous clubs but I thought Anderson was made to look ordinary by Mackin and apart from 1 piece of build up play, Grant stifled Ness.

After the First Half saves, the game had 0-0 written all over it, but thankfully we managed to get that little break and the 3 points.

[Mattie1880]

16 hours ago, BinoBalls said:

First half we played some good football and the high balls to our target man Mackin caused Forfar issues --the ball kept holding up in the wind and they kept fouling him to try and reach the ball.  Couple of close chances for us, especially from Carrick who will be disappointed he put his close range shot too close to the keeper.  As half time came I was thinking Forfar were no great shakes at all.

Second half a different story.  Forfar were much more effective, especially down the right where McNiff's lack of pace was exposed a couple of times.  We could barely pass the ball from one player to the other, and at one point the normally reliable Ray Grant prodded a ball to an onrushing Forfar player who then put another Forfar player clean through but his shot was svaed by Currie.

The high balls to Mackin were now wind assisted and he wasn't getting on the end of much.  Then Bikey came on.  Eventually we actually passed the ball around on the deck with the previously anonymous Kurtis Roberts showing some great skill to release Bikey down the right.  The Frenchman scampered away and his precise cutback was met again by Roberts who fired a low shot inches wide of the far post.

Suddenly a bit of momentum gathered and we soon scored from a corner.  A Binos player won the header and Bikey was first to react, his outstretched leg volleying the ball home before he celebrated like a man who'd just won the Postcode Lottery.  Smiling from ear to ear while kissing the badge and high fiving ball boys.  Let's face it he's not been great over the last year but he's almost like a player and a fan.  At full time he was posing for selfies with the young ones by the tunnel.  He probably caught Covid right there and then but he won't care tonight.

All in all a fairly even game which we edged.  Hope Nathan Flanagan isn't out for long; we missed his creativity and pace on the flank today.  That's us beaten Peterhead, Albion Rovers, and now Forfar at home this season.  Last season's home form ghosts successfully exorcised.

Missed the game yesterday but pleased it seems bikeys finding a bit of form. For me he has the best ability at the club if he can get a run of games. And a front three of him and Flanagan running off of mackin could cause havoc at this level.

[TheWestStand]

 

[Flybhoy]

Brilliant instinctive finish from Bikey.