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It's baffling to realise that Antell & Rab Douglas were both watched by McIntyre during the summer and McIntyre thought Antell was the better idea.
It's not baffling when you realise McIntyre hasn't got a clue what he's doing. Sadly, I am coming to that conclusion.
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This is beyond parody
It is but he has a point. I don't think it helps if people have a go at Antell during the match. Every game I've seen him play (including twice for East Fife), he has looked dodgy. I just don't think there's any point in hurling abuse at him as he'll be feeling worse than any of us. But he is simply not good enough.
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Is there any money to bring in another keeper (like Ludovic Roy)? Starting to feel really sorry for the guy when I read about him every week.
I don't know about the money but the situation is quite desperate if you have a lousy keeper. I feel bad writing about him because he's just a young lad but he is awful. It is obvious the defence have the jitters because they have no confidence in him. At least Antell has nice hair, though.
Ludo was great for us for a couple of months and then suffered a hip injury. He's not played very many games in the past three years or so.
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Sadly, I don't think Atkinson is up to it. Antell sure as hell isn't, that's for sure. McIntyre is to blame for this dreadful start to the season.
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Flash did=
Antell
Mitchell Durnan Higgins Holt
Carmichael McKenna Young (or Kev) Paton
Russell Reilly
That would be my line up as well. Not sure JM will see it that way
You can add me to the list of those who would like to see that line-up and formation.
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I think Alloa are a good barometer for us this season with us finishing 25pts above them last season I don't think it's arrogant to suggest we should be looking to finish above them this season as well.
That's a valid point. They also have a manager that clearly gets the best out of what he has. The jury is still out for us and McIntyre.
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I for one thought this season would be far more of a challenge. What I didn't expect was Queens in 9th place and 5points after the first 5 games.
I did not expect that either. However, it is early days and there's plenty of time for McIntyre to find the right combinations. The step-up in quality is massive from second to first division (or league one to championship!) but this squad should be competing for a top four berth. We still might but we need to get our pressing game back. I'm firmly in the 'McIntyre is currently messing about with something that didn't need much tweaking' camp. If he ends up being more Chisholm than Gus then that's not saying too much.
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Has anyone got any team news or details on tonight's reserve game at palmy?
Heard could be a couple of trialists on show.
We're currently winning 6-1. Airdrie had their keeper sent off on the stroke of half time.
Queens starting XI: Atkinson, Halliday, P Slattery, D Slattery, McLean, Hooper, Orsi, McShane, Reilly, Russell, Smith.
Subs: Leighfield, Park, Burgess, Smith, Ferguson.
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Scott Gallacher goalkeeper coming in on loan from Rangers. Goalkeeper. Guess we missed out on Robinson
If this is true then that could spell very bad news for Antell. McCoist made it clear in the press recently that Gallacher needs to go out on loan with a view to getting games.
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Most of the time McGuffie played in mid-field was as a wide mid-field player in a 4-4-2 formation which is a totally different ball-game from playing in the centre.
Yes, you are correct and the same could be said for Paul Burns. I certainly don't want to make a scapegoat of McGuffie because he's still doing fine but he's not the answer in the centre.
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I agree they probably would have,but I imagine Cook would have been a bit more respectful. Clarke acted like a fud - getting right in the umpire's face and having to be asked to move away is pretty poor, even at that stage of a game. The schoolboy-style peek over the umpire's shoulder after it was comedy though.
I'd like to agree with you because I love it when the Aussies lose the Ashes, but I think any captain in his position would have done exactly the same thing.
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Ian Bell - class act.
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Good point and I didn't think of this, but then I am not a cricketer.
This may be heresy but why not change the construction of the ball?
Presumably by getting rid of the seam. Obviously, water can seep into a cricket ball through the seam. However, we can't get rid of the seam because that would just change the whole dynamics of the game. There needs to be something in it for the bowlers.
Think he loses a bit of respect for trying (and succeeding) to run off when it looked like England would win.
Despite my post earlier about wanting to take a swipe at my telly because of Clarke's delaying tactics, he did what any other captain in world cricket would have done. The ICC need to get their act together at long last.
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Anyway, enough of all the controversy and let's revel in this:
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Far too much dew around in this country. We could possibly start at 10:30am.Indeed. Respect to Michael Clarke for making it a decent game. Simple question. Why can't cricket start at, say, 9.00?
The ICC need to get back to the old days and allow the batsmen to make the decision. Graham Thorpe's heroics against Pakistan and Steve Bucknor's umpiring at that game make for good cricket. Finish the game.
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Because the ICC are a bunch of idiots. The umpires had no choice but with only four overs to go, it is time to give the umpires some discretion.Yeah Graham Thorpe playing in the dark was a classic, why did they ever change it.
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Great sportsmanship by Clarke, my arse.If I see Clarke speaking to the umpire again, I'll swing for the telly.
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If I see Clarke speaking to the umpire again, I'll swing for the telly.
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They had better not go off for bad light. Would be utterly ridiculous.
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Just keep taking the two runs on offer. Getting quite exciting now. I think England can do it. Still Prior, Broad and Swann if needed.
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Just 8 overs to go. Can't see England losing 6 wickets in 8 overs. Might as well go for it. Just imagine if England need 25 off the last 2 overs with 4 or 5 wickets in hand. Could still get very interesting. The match situation almost changes with every ball bowled.Will they keep having a lash here, or will they settle for the draw now?
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With 10 overs to go and Pieterson just out, the Aussies will be feeling much better. Great knock by Pieterson but plenty of batting to come. England's bowlers must get a great deal of credit for the way they restricted Australia in their second innings. Still a chance for England but I think the run rate will start to climb now.
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I'm not saying ANY midfielder is better than McGuffie in that role. McGuffie played in midfield for many years and is not doing a bad job. However, he lacks a bit of pace and creativity for the role particularly at this stage of his career. I'm not hyping up Dzierzawski but am glad we've signed a player in that position. He might be an unmitigated disaster but I'll give Jim McIntyre the benefit of the doubt at this stage.I'm not saying he is better Im saying that just because he's a midfielder that makes him a better bet than McGuffie. Maybe it is an area that needs strengthened and yes McIntyre's judgment should be trusted. My point if look at it is that I personally can't see how he can be hyped up by us fans on the back of 1 friendly against a average at best hearts XI. For what it's worth I'm sure with the effort taken to get him here he will be a good addition but he surely should come here with a hint of caution due to the fact we know NOTHING about him other than he is American with a long surname.
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I'll take your word for it that Steven Sloan is a better midfielder than McGuffie. However, if Sloan was that good surely he'd be playing at a higher level. Perhaps, he will given time. However, McIntyre has seen much more of Kev than you or I and obviously likes what he has seen. There's no point in making this signing if the lad is viewed as just a squad-filler in the mould of McShane or Slattery. It's clearly a gamble but it is certainly an area where we need to strengthen.Again I can't comment on how good the American is on the back of a non competitive game. So if I was going by your point would steven Sloan of Annan arrived with the same hype as this boy due to the fact he's a midfielder and better than McGuffie in there?
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The Queen of the South thread
in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
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His confidence must be shattered by now. We have no right to expect a McGurn or a McGovern, but Antell is out of his depth. I thought Mitchell at Stranraer looked a decent keeper last season but then again I've only seen him play twice.