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8 minutes ago, RossBFaeDundee said:
I kind of hope Charlie's extension doesn't happen
Gut feeling is that he knows getting fit for next season will be beyond him and he'll announce retirement. McPake had more than long enough to put out a team that worked without him, unfortunately with the squad he assembled he couldn't get them to perform.
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1 hour ago, Robin.Hood said:
If you asked me who I think has did okay, McMullan, McCowan, Anderson, maybe Sweeney. That's yer lot. Kerr and pretty much abody else I'd say have failed us this season and have been shite. ( I'm probably missing someone I think is alright)
Missing Adam? Hasn't played as much as we'd hope but without him..... Sorry, McCowan was good mid part of season but has been woeful recently, constantly just giving the ball away. Anderson has been better than that but is still a bit weak for this level, needs to strengthen up to make the impact required. I like both, and they are young with potential, but can't say they have been better than CK.
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1 hour ago, Robin.Hood said:
LOL gd ane.
Ok, go on, lets see your list of players that have been consistently better.
(from earlier I think you will choose McGhee who's been way off it this season, in a position that clearly doesn't suit him at PL Level. Stick him back in defence and I hope he'll regain his form/confidence of a couple of seasons back when he was our POY and clearly better than CK)
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1 hour ago, Boo Khaki said:
This, coupled with the fact we went out and got a loan RB during the transfer window shows that Kerr is at best third choice
No. Yet again we have drafted in another player to be RB and Kerr is, again, better than them (granted DC may go on to be a better RB but certainly isn't now).
1 hour ago, Boo Khaki said:yet when both were fit Elliot played and Kerr sat on the bench
For a while until virtually everyone realised that Kerr was better. When was the last time Elliot was preferred over Kerr when both have been fit?
I think the main point here is that Cammy has been one of our better performers this season, yet, as seems usual nowadays, there are a number of posters on here lining him up for criticism above others performing more poorly. Name the players against The Rangers last Sunday, for example, that were better than him?
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1 hour ago, Boo Khaki said:
Well none of those players have been at the club anywhere near as long as Kerr, so while it's true they might not be up to standard, none of them have been as mediocre for such an extended period. Kerr is playing LB because he can't get in the team at his natural position, and because Marshall is injured half the time, so it's not as if he's beaten off the competition to become a mainstay. He's playing as a last resort, which is why it's so baffling that he's been kept around for so long.
Kerr is playing right back because he's the best we have and was only left back because of Mashall injury/he's gash. No doubt you have celebrated the signing of the likes of Horsefield and Elliot and regarded them as proper right backs. The way the team has played for years has left our full backs exposed and put in a position of receiving unfair criticism when the reality is that a succession of managers have been totally clueless. With Adam, McMullen and Sweeney I'd say he's been one of our best performers this season (I know, not saying much) and of those probably the most consistent over the season so far.
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Think what we've been watching is getting to me. Making me mad and depressed. I want somewhere nice and quite where I can be by myself. So, I went and bought a ticket for the South Enclosure for tomorrow
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From the BBC today
"Dundee defeated Peterhead in the last 16, 3-0. It was only the second time this season (Ross County 0-3 Dundee, Scottish League Cup group stage) they scored three goals away from home."
These 3 goals against County were, of course, Covid Goals. Makes Covid one of our highest scorers this season
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We need a manager with a decent amount of experience. With Kelty KT inherited a club in a good position, at Dundee it's an utter sh*tfest. The two positions couldn't be further apart. Maybe unpopular but TW would fit the position exactly, and could see him having a few great "discussions" with Nelms. Oh I suppose he'd never appoint such a manager, much prefers a lapdog.
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6 minutes ago, ScottyDee1893 said:
Check out the goal last night and you'll see that McMullen gets beat far too easily
Bigger bug-bear for me was Byrne's total lack of awareness/effort to close their guy down and prevent the cross which he could have done easily. Other teams work hard to ensure we don't get time, we have Byrne sauntering around even though he came on as a sub and should have had plenty of energy. We need players willing to put their body on the line, hopefully Gowser can come back in and do that, though its pretty dire when we're at the stage that the lack of options are so clearly limited.
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I'm not going to judge McGhee on tonight. We know we were weakened and without Adam we've only picked up 2 points this season. Personally, I'd send Rossi home now, that was just pathetic, and can't say I was impressed by Byrne either, seems to suck the life out the team at the moment. The Rangers games a free hit, then serious time begins
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Can we build upon the 2 points without Charlie tonight? Not sure St Mirren are playing as badly as Motherwell, or Hibs, at moment. With injuries and close contact isolation period for covid continuing we'll be like Saturday I suppose, missing a bit from midfield, no recognised striker and the (poor) reserve keeper's reserve. Could be excruciating but I'd take a 0-0
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3 hours ago, johnnydun said:
f**k you then.
So you don't believe in helping the over stressed nurses and doctors in the NHS? Flockwits that don't believe in keeping infections down for the most vulnerable in society, are you like Thatcher, and don't believe in that kind of thing? Selfish basterds of the world unite... Cunetos that think of themselves above the team, get rid of them, not what we should be supporting
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18 hours ago, The Algebraist said:
Do we actually know this? Although less likely it is still extremely easy to get COVID, particularly Omicron, with the vaccine, it just tends to be milder when you do get it.
I've been triple vaccinated and still got it. That is not the point though. The issue is with players that do not have Covid but are seen as close contacts. They have to isolate because they are not vaccinated, not because they have Covid.
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15 minutes ago, RossBFaeDundee said:
Quite simply the fact is that most players are thick as pig shit.
and not forgetting the management team for not pushing them for when the inevitable comes
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"And, as a result, some members of the squad missed out against Hibernian due to isolation periods. Testing ahead of tomorrow's match at Fir Park has returned another positive case and, as a result, a further five players have been identified as close contacts and some further players will have to isolate as a result."
Players who are triple vaccinated and testing negative even if they have been identified as close contacts do not need to self-isolate.
Sounds like we have players that have chosen not to get vaccinated and are dropping the whole club it it. Another case of lack of professionalism? If we play and lose on the back of this.....
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I have, for the last couple of seasons under McPake, thought that a half decent manager can get quite a bit more from the current squad so a sprinkling of good additions could go a long way. That said, the results without Charlie are more than pretty grim and it's going to be more difficult for him to keep his, already limited, level of fitness up
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15 hours ago, GooseLips said:
So much negativity. Stop being so gutless
easy to get a bit depressed / just laugh at what's currently going on because what else can you do. In a way the performance against Livi highlighted where our problems lie. If we had lost by one goal it could have been written off as an individual error whereas the truth is the approach to defending, including the part the midfielders should play, has never been drummed into this team as a unit. McGee surely could not fail to see that and should be addressing it. He clearly realised that changing from a back 5 to back 4 was required and how long did it take McPake to figure that out? The players surely know that their performance against Livi was shambolic and should be open to taking on board what is required to play as a team. Now, will this ever (over?) optimistic analysis come back to bite me......
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5 minutes ago, Shadow Play said:
The way they have done it effectively means any new manager has to make do with what they’ve got with a promise of funds for the new season.
Unfortunately we've just tied up current players with extended contracts, is it only Elliot, McDaid and Mullen not signed up for next season?
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2 minutes ago, johnnydun said:
It will be Derek fuckin Adams or Neil fuckin Lennon.
Not popular, and its not as if I think they are likeable, but I'd take Adams and Wright in a flash. Kind of people to really sort things out. As others have noted it's not as if Ross has a great track record
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Can't see Jack ross being lined up, he's been public about the Aberdeen gig. Surely this has been lined up for a while (hence sacked after 2 wins) giving the new manager a chance to view at Celtic then be in charge for St. Mirren game
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43 minutes ago, This Charming Man said:
That'll be Jack Ross off to Aberdeen then?
With McPake now being current manager longer than managers of Ross Co., DABS, Celtic, Rangers, Hibs and Aberdeen put together. So much for stability being good... (personally I'd go for the fat grass, note, he was sacked with a far higher points per game in the Championship than McPake had)
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36 minutes ago, CC 33 said:
Griffiths away to play with the bairns
Good, now that's finally settled we could use the cash saved to be rid of another
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We can still support the players and have chants of McPake out, McPake out... May lead to fights in the Derry with those, wildly, accepting the current malaise. A load voice rather than a missing one should surely have more impact
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4 minutes ago, Fifespud said:
So as it stands is Griffiths unavailable for selection tonight?
Depends if we've signed him and are just keeping the DABs guessing....and us too
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All things Dundee FC
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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I'm sure another poster, pretty sure not a Dundee fan, posted that we just don't have the right kind of defenders comfortable playing a back 3 as they continually end up in no mans land. This makes a back 4 the only sensible option (we can play a back 5 against arse-cheeks but if we wish to be getting 3 points from some games that's not really the way forward). As mentioned over the last couple of pages we also just don't have that mix of players that works well for a middle 4 so we end up with a 5 man midfield otherwise we are just cut open. Not sure what the mix should be at moment as we're not scoring nearly enough (McGinn/McCowan Adam Gowser Anderson McMullen)? Perhaps Mullen coming on for Anderson or Gowser as neither last well in final 20 mins. Of course we could go for the mighty Chapman...