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5-6 the Sons.
Obviously.
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Glad to see we are underway on the signings front.
Will give Farrell credit for that. In previous seasons it was left far too late.
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34 minutes ago, Silverton End said:
Great post @BallochSonsFan
Thanks
Yep, very clear.
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What is football management about? For me
Tactics, how to play as a team.
Squad and team selection as a function of tactics
Man management and motivation
I listened to Farrell's post catastrophe interview. We shipped 6 goals in the most important game of the season. He said the players were "good players" and experienced but "froze". Now to me if they are good and experienced but freeze that means they are not motivated, or maybe not properly prepared and that is a management failure.
So he should go.
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What should we do with the rest of the season? We cannot win the league ( realistically) and we will be in the play-offs.
Put the Sons' interests first. We want to avoid injuries before the play-offs, we have a small enough squad as it is. And we want unfit players back.
Additionally should Farrell vary things in the remaining games to develop options for the play offs rather than simply play to win in the remaining league games?
I think so. The only focus now should be the play offs and preparation for them.
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My suspicion is that something is clearly wonky in the dressing room.
Also not that sure that everyone who is injured is injured.
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2 hours ago, Jan Vojáček said:
Rearranged for Tuesday April 11.
2023?
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3 hours ago, BinoBalls said:
The big question is: what will the attendance be? I’m going 914 brave souls, but only 911 by the end due to 3 frostbite related fatalities.
Generally our midfield is mobile so frostbite their unlikely.
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5 hours ago, Jan Vojáček said:
That was night and day from the Elgin game. The first-half especially was as well as we've played in months, and the only complaint I could really have was that the wasn't wrapped up earlier.
I turned to Chris after seven minutes or so and said, 'this is a lot better'. That's how obvious it was early on that we looked a different side to Saturday early on.
The return to the 4-1-4-1 looked to suit the players, we enjoyed a fair whack of possession, our passing was good and - crucially - we got players on the ball in the positions we wanted them on it.
Finlay Gray made some excellent runs forward and was a threat all night. Joe McKee looked far more himself and was dropping into pockets of space all over the place. Ross MacLean turned in the sort of showing I wish we'd see from him more often after a really disappointing season to date, and Kalvin Orsi gave Jordan Lowdon an absolutely horrible time.
Most weeks, to win a game you have to win the midfield. And that's exactly what Sons did. There was a good balance to the three in there, and they dominated Stenhousemuir for large spells - especially in the first-half.
Declan Byrne played a fair role in that too. He was absolutely superb.
His running completely changed the way we play, he didn't give Sean Crighton and Nicky Jamieson a moment's peace, and the two of them were forced into giving the ball away - or knocking it into touch - far more than they would've wanted. As said earlier in the thread, I don't think I fully appreciated how good he was - because it's been so long since he's played. If we can keep him fit he could be like a new signing.
Man of the match for me though was a new signing. Big Peter Grant.
I thought we were getting an emergency centre-half to chuck on for 10 minutes here and there, and maybe start the odd game when Carsy or Bucky aren't available. But based on the three games he's played decent minutes in, I think he might be our best centre-half.
He barely lost a header all night, he was the loudest player on the park by some distance - a real captain without the armband type - and he used the ball well.
His slide tackle late on that led to a goal kick was one of the best I've seen, and the fact he did a wee fist pump to himself after the goal kick was awarded was absolutely great.
On Saturday (and for a few games recently) we've not looked like a team who have wanted to win a league. That certainly wasn't the case last night. And Peter Grant summed that up.
As for Stenhousemuir? Well for the first half-hour or so I thought they were absolutely woeful. That changed as they got Matty Yates on the ball a bit more, but he looked the only starting player capable of making something happen.
The subs certainly improved them; Gavin Reilly especially looked a nuisance and stretched us. But it all felt a bit desperate at times? Almost like us at East Fife and Annan, where the tactic was just to plant a few attacking players on and hope someone could come up with a goal by hoisting a load of balls into the box.
There's a fair bit of quality in their squad, and a lot of players who 'on paper' I'd be delighted to see with us. But something obviously just hasn't clicked this season - and last night probably highlighted that.
They have plenty to offer going forward, but look like a side always capable of a defensive (or goalkeeping) howler. And that maybe impacts the belief of the whole squad. I expect them to be very much in the race for fourth. But I wouldn't like to call who makes it now.
Thanks for that. I wasn't at the game so I culd not comment. My question though is this. If we played well and dominated, which I do not doubt, how come we won by one solitary goal at home?
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14 hours ago, Clarko_son said:
According to the SPFL it was 663.
I'm not saying that's accurate, it's just what is reported
Thanks. Seems low given the occasion.
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Anyone know what our crowd was v East Fife?
Website used to have this info.
Missing Sonstastic's crowd shots. Used like spotting my handsome self.
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On 24/10/2022 at 14:47, The Moonster said:
Can I have a seat on the board if I offer to bring in some money?
If it's a serious offer of a substantial sum, yep.
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Look, I mean, if someone takes a serious interest in the club and offers to bring something in then we should welcome that, no matter how it turns out in the end in terms of hard investment.
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I reckon we need 40 points to be safe. We have 23. So we need 17 points from 25 games. Or five wins and two draws.
I think we cqn do it.
And then sack Farrel.
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Call me paranoid, because I am.
That director goes, a long rambling piece on the site begging the support to stay on board and now a thumping out of nowhere.
Are these events connected in any way?
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3 minutes ago, microdave said:18 minutes ago, cremola foam said:I reckon 70 points wins the league.
We have 21. Need another 49 from 29 games, which would be 10 draws and 6 wins.
Just saying.Er... that would give us 49 points in total.
I knew my cunning plan had to have a flaw!
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I reckon 70 points wins the league.
We have 21. Need another 49 from 29 games, which would be 10 draws and 6 wins.
Just saying.
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Looking down the other end of the telescope ( and this is what a lifetime of supporting the Sons has done to me)
The Blue Brazil went down with 29 points last season. I reckon we need 30.
Jusr over half way there.
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I am now finding it difficult to sustain the pessimism and scepticism decades of supporting the Sons has ingrained in me.
C'mon the Sons!
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What a set of snowflakes, really pampered shower of bedwetters
Bring on the day when we don't need their money and can kick them out of our ground.
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What's this nonsense about a tackle?
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19 hours ago, FifeSons said:
What’s the latest on when McGeever will be back?
Good question.
We seem to have players signed up who only play part of the season. That Norwegain kid, for example, last year.
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25 minutes ago, Hope Springs said:
Re "What's on at the DFC" How about a decent game of football on a Saturday Afternoon? Surely a decent crowd would provide better revenue than ABBA tributes and Psychic nights? Is the Rock Comedy Club running the whole show? Wish the board would focus their efforts on the football side of things.
It's a way of making money. We need money.
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13 hours ago, BallochSonsFan said:
People want easy answers. Unfortunately there aren't any.
On the issue of Farrell then it comes down to how much it would cost to get rid of him compared to how many fans will stay away. If the club doesnt have the money to sack him then we won't sack him. Fans don't need to like that, but if it's cheaper to keep Farrell and lose season ticket sales than to sack him then the manager is going nowhere. I'd love to see him gone and a new manager appointed. If we can't afford to do that then it raises some very serious questions. There's a tipping point where sacking Farrell is still cheaper than losing season ticket sales and that'll be the thing that determines whether or not we can punt him.
The chairman's statements since Saturday evening have been unbelievably poor, as have his replies to questions from the trust. You've seen what we're dealing with and what we're trying to challenge him on. Unfortunately we've seen good club board members leave over the course of the season because they can't work with the ownership's constant bullshit. So McKay goes - who replaces him? This Colin Pie character? Henning? One of the 4 Architects mob? Thats no defence of Neil McKay, but it is a question we need answered.
If money is the means of solving our problems, and it could go a long way to addressing the big issues, then we sell the parcel of land with planning permission to a house builder. Except that we can't because it appears that we no longer own it. Major club asset - basically a rainy day, get out of jail option - and it doesnt appear to be ours any more. The actions of our owners have contributed in no small part to driving away directors with solid business experience and are contributing to our lack of options for making changes.
The least I'd expect, and something that the trust are pushing for, is honesty from the board, an acceptance of the scale of the problems we're facing and efforts to cut the bullshit and be straight with fans. We'll keep pushing for it and demanding better. If it isnt forthcoming then things will need to get more militant. I'd still hope that there's a way forward where the club board recognises the need for urgent talks and that in turn leads to a chance for fans to have their say. We need a proper look at the state of the club. Finances. Assets. Ownership's current plans. What it's going to cost to change things. Whether or not we can actually afford to change things. There needs to be a change in thinking within the club board and an acceptance that the current situation can't continue. What those changes are? Its going to depend on exactly how bad our business position is and whether or not the club are capable of improving.
We're long past the point where the club board needs to be brutally honest with the trust and the wider support and where they need to make themselves available for proper scrutiny.
Absolutely all of that. I am really puzzled by this parcel of land business. How can we own it one day and not the next?
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Bonnyrigg Rose vs Dumbarton
in Scottish League 2 General Chatter
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Well, you see I am not so sure about that pic of an online foot diverting the ball. It's a still. It is possible the ball had crossed and the player was moving his foot and ball from behind the line. Also possible that after contact the ball bobbled over the line. Also there is a question about the camera angle there.
But anyway let's say it didn't cross.
On the penalty claim? Are we talking about the foul the ref gave just outside the box? If so it was a penalty. The foul was committed in the box. I was standing with Rose supporters and they all knew it was in the box.
I thought we were the better side. Took us too long to organise ourselves at the back, their corners were very effective, but we played such football as was on display.
Not too despondent about that performance. Not brilliant but we will win games like that on other occasions.