Anthony Fitzgerald
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Adam Frizzell, what’s he like? Must admit it’s been Easton that’s stood out the most, where would Frizzell fit in to this Falkirk team? More of a wide player or a central player?
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With the budget tight next season, it may be that Mcglynn is happy to go with Martin as first choice and then Doyle as both back up and goalkeeping coach.
I’m not saying that’s the right approach but it may be his thinking.
If that’s his thinking we are Donald ducked.0 -
Big no to Colin Doyle.
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Is he going to QP ? Apparently their capacity next season is 1000. Imagine choosing to play in that environment for a few extra pounds [emoji23].
Imagine choosing to earn as much money as possible in a very short career.7 -
Yous fancy taking Ryan Williamson back? Great going forward…
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Absolutely fucking not. A shocking footballer.
Not having this. Albeit he was a limited full back, but part of a defence that conceded the same amount to goals as Rangers and Hibs in the 2015/2016 season where we finished above the latter. ‘Shocking’ is Brad McKay or Ben Hall in League One.7 -
Ah brilliant. Your efforts have got you, eh, in the exact same place as us.0 -
I feel if anyone is going to get something out of Nesbitt consistently, it’ll be McGlynn.
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Falkirk have absolutely fucked it for years [emoji23]
True. This is us about to head into our 4th season here, last season the worst Falkirk team of all time. Airdrie though, 10th consecutive season here? If we’ve absolutely fucked it, what does that make Airdrie?5 -
I look forward to our free 12 points off you as per usual [emoji106][emoji106]
All that, just to stay in this league. If beating the worst Falkirk team of all time is a bigger achievement than progressing up the leagues, fair play.
Least you are not bothered enough to go scrolling through old messages [emoji23]
Just a bit of a laugh that took about 5 mins to find. 5 mins, about as long as you were ahead for in that tie. Yikes.1 -
What’s that? Airdrie stuck in the third tier, again? Going into their tenth consecutive season in League One by next year? Oh ya fcker.
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Pivotal season upcoming for Falkirk after 3 consecutive seasons of regression. You've laid the blame at two different BODs, 4 different management teams and three squads of players during this spell. Your fans have frequently deflected with attendance sizes and finance (the famous blue pound). However after a sixth place finish this season you'll go into next season with a manager on a poor run of form at his previous club, a large squad of proven duds signed on inflated wages, you'll no longer have the largest attendance in the league, you'll most definitely not have the largest budget. So if next season doesn't pan out do Falkirk fans finally take their reality check?Dunfermline, based on the fact that your attendance has dropped each year for several years (discussed at length recently and unlikely to change next season with a 6th place finish and coat of living crisis) and they currently have a larger average crowd than you do.Several of the things mentioned have literally been trotted out by your own fans in the last half dozen pages. [emoji23]Doesn't in any way change either of the two factual statements I've made though does it?
ETA- grammarI'll take boring, that's no problem. Lists of facts tend to be dull.26th out of 40 doesn't scream massiveness to be fair.Happy to be corrected. 28th out of 42 doesn't scream massiveness. [emoji106]Their average attendance was bigger than yours this season. Sorry, that's just the truth. As your own fans have admitted recently on this thread yours has slipped year on year for the last 3 years (30-40% from a high of over 5k a couple of years ago). That's unlikely to change after an absolute disaster of a campaign. I agree it's presumption, rather than fact that theirs will be bigger next season but it's based on solid evidence. [emoji16]In the event we are still in the same league as you next season I suspect the gap will be significantly smaller between us both in mid table than that...I bow to your superior knowledge of statistically Scotland's 28th best team.Just a wee half decade blip then?Depends on your perception I suppose, I was just going with consecutive seasons where you finished lower in the pyramid as a measuring stick. This would be the 5th in a row, with a fall of 14 places in those 5 years. You would have to go back to the 2015 campaign where there was demonstrable progress placing wise.You're literally a season away from needing to go PT or hybrid due to the club's horrendous performance and it's knock on effect on the old finances and have a hugely dwindling fanbase. But you will have a bigger budget than Gretna 2.0, who are so cash rich they were paying premier League money in the fourth tier this season [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]You offering spare rooms? You'll need a chateau for your 70 million fans.
Get it right fcking up you. Hope you’re having a great Sunday. Your best season in 10 years, and it’s another season stuck in League 1. Don’t forget, you’re here forever.26 -
Pivotal season upcoming for Falkirk after 3 consecutive seasons of regression. You've laid the blame at two different BODs, 4 different management teams and three squads of players during this spell. Your fans have frequently deflected with attendance sizes and finance (the famous blue pound). However after a sixth place finish this season you'll go into next season with a manager on a poor run of form at his previous club, a large squad of proven duds signed on inflated wages, you'll no longer have the largest attendance in the league, you'll most definitely not have the largest budget. So if next season doesn't pan out do Falkirk fans finally take their reality check?
Probably the most boring post I’ve seen for a long time, and that takes some going.1 -
I appreciate this will sound mental, but If the clubs aim is to get promoted to the premiership then relegation today might not be the worst thing.
Yeah, we thought that. Seems you have some mental people at your club making decisions similar to us, so good luck!1 -
Some cracking free transfers available on Bosmans. Think wages might be an issue though. I'd think with a squad like this, our previous management teams might be able to just squeeze into the play offs
André Onana
Serge Aurier Antonio Rüdiger Andreas Christensen Marcelo
Ousmane Dembélé Paul Pogba Franck Kessié Ivan Perisic
Kylian Mbappé Paulo Dybala
This is something I’d expect on COYB Facebook page.14 -
Just out of interest, how many remained from the relegation season of 01/02 (when we were due to go down) for our league winning season of 02/03?
From memory we had:
Hill
Rennie
Lawrie
McQuilken
Christie
Kerr
Miller
Rodgers
Albeit some are better than others, and have played varying games, but funny how a better manager and a few better signings can turn it around.
Could McGlynn get better out of these players (even as squad/bench players):
Williamson
McCann
Hetherington
McGuffie
Nesbitt
We massively need to upgrade throughout the spine of the time especially but might not need the wholesale changes from a squad point of view.0 -
I’m not sure about Liam Craig. At the recognition awards night a lot of the players were moaning about the pitch. Do you think he has the legs to play on that pitch? I doubt it but there is better people more qualified than me to make that judgement.
Pretty certain Craig won’t end up at us.
On another note, what’s the latest on the pitch? Any chance of it getting replaced any time soon?0 -
That list of pish scares me to death. Only Ross or Ian Murray should be persuaded…..I mean begged.
You could do a lot worse than Hartley. Bar a weird transfer window with us, he’s been a success at Dundee, Alloa and Cove.0 -
I'm sure we tried to sign Taylor-Sinclair last season but were priced out, so a little surprised he's gone given McGlynn's been appointed.
I never saw him, right enough, so maybe he was garbage.
Yeah he was garbage unfortunately.0 -
Way too good for the likes of you
Ouch.Ian Murray a decent shout, jack Ross no chance. My worry is Berra or Kenny miller gets it because they are a big name
As much as I’m having a bit of a laugh about Spencer, I wouldn’t wish Miller on you in return. That would take the biscuit.0 -
Brad Spencer any good lads?
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If we can't hold onto McGlynn, I'd be surprised if we can tempt Murray.
If you can’t hold onto McGlynn, it’s due to the situation of his contract running out and Falkirk offering him something.
Don’t think Murray would touch Falkirk as he will see it as a sideways move and a bit of a risk. However if Airdrie don’t get promoted, he’ll see Raith as an upgrade on what he has now.
Murray has done well to build his reputation back up. McGlynn has less to lose.0 -
My concern is that Falkirk have known for a lot longer than we have that they need a new manager, and they're shopping in the exact same market we are. If they've decided that the best option out there is our existing manager (and on the available evidence I have to agree) that really doesn't bode well for us going forward.
Think had McGlynn not been out of contract, we would be holding out for Ian Murray not getting Airdrie promoted and going for him. You ask Falkirk fans who they’d prefer and you’d probably get a fairly even split, perhaps slightly more favouring McGlynn. Murray wouldn’t be a bad option at all and there’s been similarities between how he’s built this current Airdrie team and McGlynns second spell at the Rovers.0 -
Apart from Ludo mentioning it once, where else is the McPake stuff coming from? He mentioned McPake to Falkirk on our thread too but for obvious reasons hasn’t caught fire like it has on here.
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The Official Airdrieonians Thread - 2019/20 and beyond
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So, yeah, in this Falkirk team, do you think McGlynn would play him more on the right, cutting in on his left foot, or more centrally?