microdave Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 This Saturday sees our first league visit to Galabank since that glorious day in May 2009 when we officially won the (then) 3rd division and were presented with the trophy after our 3-1 victory. Neither team on great form recently so hopefully it'll be the Sons getting back to form and not Annan putting us to the sword after our 4-0 win at the Rock in August. Discuss... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Match thread started by @microdave, away win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) I had to strongly resist the urge to start this thread. Edited October 24, 2022 by FifeSons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo71 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 As much as I was pleased with our cup win it did show up our weaknesses.Whenever we lost possession there seemed to be acres of space in midfield for players to run into.Just like at Stirling.I hope we learn our lesson because Annan will punish us if we are so slack again. This really is a massive game..win this and some confidence may be restored but a defeat will see a lot more pressure on Farrell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, lorenzo71 said: As much as I was pleased with our cup win it did show up our weaknesses.Whenever we lost possession there seemed to be acres of space in midfield for players to run into.Just like at Stirling.I hope we learn our lesson because Annan will punish us if we are so slack again. This really is a massive game..win this and some confidence may be restored but a defeat will see a lot more pressure on Farrell. Maybe it's just me, but the answer seems simple. Don't play two men wide on the touchline as it leaves gaps in the middle area as you have identified. I'm sure in the first half at Forthbank I saw a Stirling player drive a bus towards our goal. If we play Orsi wide right then IMO we can't afford McLean or Garrity to be stuck on the other touchline. Maybe we should consider a midfield of Orsi, McKee and Love with Gray directly in front, and behind the striker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo71 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: Maybe it's just me, but the answer seems simple. Don't play two men wide on the touchline as it leaves gaps in the middle area as you have identified. I'm sure in the first half at Forthbank I saw a Stirling player drive a bus towards our goal. If we play Orsi wide right then IMO we can't afford McLean or Garrity to be stuck on the other touchline. Maybe we should consider a midfield of Orsi, McKee and Love with Gray directly in front, and behind the striker. That might work as Gray definitely needs to be in a more offensive position.Would you keep Mclean in midfield or try to fit Garrity in there somewhere?Provided of course we go with a lone striker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 40 minutes ago, lorenzo71 said: As much as I was pleased with our cup win it did show up our weaknesses.Whenever we lost possession there seemed to be acres of space in midfield for players to run into.Just like at Stirling.I hope we learn our lesson because Annan will punish us if we are so slack again. This really is a massive game..win this and some confidence may be restored but a defeat will see a lot more pressure on Farrell. Did you see their game against Pollok last night? They're fucking shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo71 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, Sweet Pete said: Did you see their game against Pollok last night? They're fucking shite. I didnt and you may well be right.But with Dumbarton we can never be Billy Big Baws.If we do we will get our arses handed on a plate.Shite or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, lorenzo71 said: I didnt and you may well be right.But with Dumbarton we can never be Billy Big Baws.If we do we will get our arses handed on a plate.Shite or not. I broadly agree, but we comfortably defeated a west of Scotland league side who sit above Pollok and Annan conceded four goals and were defeated. We also stuck four past them last time. And regardless of the fact that it was injuries that forced it, we're now back to using the team that had us clear at the top. I'm staying positive on this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 39 minutes ago, Sweet Pete said: Did you see their game against Pollok last night? They're fucking shite. I watched the Stranraer highlights at Fraserburgh and they were laughably shite too, but they still managed a win against us with 10 men. The cup games mean nothing and this will be a very difficult game. Wallace, Goss and Galloway all capable of taking advantage of any gaps in our defence, Goss especially will give Bucky and Carsy a tough time. That said, hopefully the Cumnock game puts a bit of confidence back in the team and we get back to winning ways in the league. If we concentrate on what we do well hopefully we get a result. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Pete Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 53 minutes ago, The Moonster said: I watched the Stranraer highlights at Fraserburgh and they were laughably shite too, but they still managed a win against us with 10 men. The cup games mean nothing and this will be a very difficult game. Wallace, Goss and Galloway all capable of taking advantage of any gaps in our defence, Goss especially will give Bucky and Carsy a tough time. That said, hopefully the Cumnock game puts a bit of confidence back in the team and we get back to winning ways in the league. If we concentrate on what we do well hopefully we get a result. I don't buy that the cup games don't mean anything. You can only play the team in front of you and it all counts towards form. It's not like the players themselves are thinking 'oh it's not league 2, it's only the Scottish cup so let's have a night off'. Yes, this is a tight league, but Annan are 9th for a reason, we've already soundly beaten them and they were soundly beaten last night by a lesser team than us. Away win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeezebox-son Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Sweet Pete said: I don't buy that the cup games don't mean anything. You can only play the team in front of you and it all counts towards form. It's not like the players themselves are thinking 'oh it's not league 2, it's only the Scottish cup so let's have a night off'. Yes, this is a tight league, but Annan are 9th for a reason, we've already soundly beaten them and they were soundly beaten last night by a lesser team than us. Away win. What you are saying is partially true for me. I feel like nothing can be totally omitted when looking at it and yes, on paper we should be slight favourites (even though our league form of late isn't very good) but at the end of the day... this is also Dumbarton. We don't do things in that way whatsoever. I hope you are correct, but I have my worries about this. Annan will want to right the wrongs from last night and if we go into this in any way expecting an easy victory, then we are destined to have a journey back up the road with 0 points. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I thought Pollok looked a lot better than Cumnock. I don’t know how much you can read into them sitting below Cumnock in the league or Annan losing to them. We could just as easily win or lose this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, lorenzo71 said: That might work as Gray definitely needs to be in a more offensive position.Would you keep Mclean in midfield or try to fit Garrity in there somewhere?Provided of course we go with a lone striker. I don't consider McLean as a midfielder, but here's a suggestion. We've played Blair behind the midfield and in front of the back four. Let's reverse that by pushing Blair into a midfield four of Orsi, McKee, Blair and Love with Gray playing ahead of them and behind a front two pairing from Wallace/Byrne/McLean/Garrity. It's called attacking the opposition as opposed to trying to shitfest results. Edited October 25, 2022 by O'Kelly Isley III 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 2 hours ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: I don't consider McLean as a midfielder, but here's a suggestion. We've played Blair behind the midfield and in front of the back four. Let's reverse that by pushing Blair into a midfield four of Orsi, McKee, Blair and Love with Gray playing ahead of them and behind a front two pairing from Wallace/Byrne/McLean/Garrity. It's called attacking the opposition as opposed to trying to shitfest results. That would mean 3 at the back unless I'm misreading this, which is possible given I've barely slept. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 2 hours ago, FifeSons said: I thought Pollok looked a lot better than Cumnock. I don’t know how much you can read into them sitting below Cumnock in the league or Annan losing to them. We could just as easily win or lose this. I watched both games and I thought Cumnock were miles better. I'm surprised by a lot of the waxing on tv last night and on social media today about Pollok. They hit a couple of worldies and a good free kick (which went straight through a wall that split) and spectacular goals have a way of making people ignore the rest of it but they barely strung three passes together all game in what appeared far better conditions than you and Cumnock played in. Last night's game was brilliant entertainment but neither team were up to much. That said, I watched Annan outplay Kelty Hearts for long periods at Galabank a month or so back and should have gotten penalties but for a late, late winner and Kelty are a better side than any of those sides. Anything could happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 hours ago, The Moonster said: That would mean 3 at the back unless I'm misreading this, which is possible given I've barely slept. Well spotted Moonster, I should have omitted Ally Love. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedrick1 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Team news a bit of a blow with Byrne now out. Makes Wallace red card even more stupid if that’s possible. Assume mclean up front 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 minute ago, cedrick1 said: Team news a bit of a blow with Byrne now out. Makes Wallace red card even more stupid if that’s possible. Assume mclean up front Oaft, Byrne being out for two months is a massive blow. I didn't see that coming. It probably explains why his game-time has been so limited in recent weeks. It maybe wouldn't have been as bad if Love was fully-fit, because I'd like to see him playing through the middle. But with him out too, Wallace suspended and Gemmell out long-term we have a big issue up top tomorrow. MacLean seems like the only option. Unless we punt Kalvin back up there like we did last season. But I think he's far, far more effective as a winger. And it would be a shame to disrupt things after he played so well last week. Brett Long Aron Lynas Gregor Buchanan Stuart Carswell Martin McNiff Ryan Blair Kalvin Orsi Joe McKee Finlay Gray Michael Garrity Ross MacLean Would be how I imagine we'd line up. Leaves us with a very sparse bench of Broun, McGeever, Div Wilson and Gregg Wylde. Why do we always seem to be running low on numbers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jan Vojáček said: Why do we always seem to be running low on numbers? Poor recruitment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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