XabiaBairn
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Could someone help me with a clarification?
As the Q & A car crash video approaches 20,000 views, it strikes me that no true Falkirk fan could bring down the derision and ignominy on our club.
They claim to be lifelong Falkirk fans but has anybody seen Deans, Colburn and the rest of them at the Falkirk Stadium of Brockville over the years?0 -
Nathan Austin hat trick today
Higinbotham two assists0 -
I think Sheerin is a good appointment but we have given him no chance.
If you read his interview in the Herald you realise we have given up hope of competing in the third division.
"I don't know what sort of figures they deal with up there but I've got a pretty strong idea it will be better money than we pay for those three (Draper, Vigurs and Logan).
"It would be tough for us to compete for that type of player in the market Cove have shopped in."
So we can no longer compete with Cove, as we can't afford the players they are signing.
I guess our strength now is in paying people who don't play football, when we all know it's only on the pitch that matters.
I didn't think things could get any worse but a board who turn down investment and don't see the need to be competitive in the third tier of Scottish football is an astonishing betrayal of Falkirk fans.
I am sure they will all be hiding behind Sheerin and then behind the new CEO.
I don't need to say this but I hope we play brilliantly today.10 -
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Is Sheerin of to ICT?
Yogi won't work for Holt.
This DoF makes us scrape around right at the bottom of the barrel.
Who are fourth and fifth choices?1 -
If Rawlins have very deep pockets, ask Stephen Robinson what he wants for wages to manage us for a season, get us up then if he gets a better offer he's free to go. All the names being banded about are just a complete gamble which we cannot afford to do again.
I like this idea and it would be a sign of the Rawlings making a difference and breaking out of our cycle of failure.
However, any new manager will have to be someone who wants to work for Gary Holt!0 -
Don't know when I've ever wanted us to lose at all
But now I do after over 50 years0 -
Why do I have an uncomfortable feeling that Holt's hands are all over this and a reason it has got even worse is the muddle between the three of them?
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A would feel quite hopeful if only Neilson and McClelland were our players.
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Does anybody remember when John Lambie was playing sweeper for us and somebody ran on during the warm up and gave him a broom?
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You getting your George Gibsons and George Millers mixed up I think.
I am certainly not.
George Gibson was a boyhood hero.
Gibson and Markie played lots of games together over many years.
Miller only had two or three seasons as he was past it when he signed for us from Hearts0 -
Geordie Gibson was a cultured number 6 for us.
He also played many games as a centre back where he was always in control and never had to break sweat.
I think he played some games at centre back with John Markie.0 -
Some of my favourite ever players.
Tiger was the smallest but toughest ever full back
Johnny Graham my favourite ever goal scorer.
John Markie not the tallest centre half but always got his head to the ball.
Any Bairn who was present will remember Billy Fulton's 25 yarder in the bottom corner for a 1-0 win over Celtic at the Hope Street end.
(Just missing Geordie Gibson and Willie Wigham for my all time favourites.2 -
Shame about the score because I was really impressed with most aspects of our performance tonight.
We had good fitness, attitude given we were behind all game and we were prepared to take the ball under pressure and pass it.
Play like that and we should stay top.
However, three players were stand out weaknesses in an otherwise good performance.
Durnan is like starting a goal down.
Todd specialises in giving the ball away.
Salmon can't move when the ball comes his way.
And OK the keeper is probably alright at our level but not against that opposition.
If we replace the three above (Kenna Connolly and Miller?) and sign a centre back in January, we will be on our way.
Time to be positive0 -
So who are the football savvy recruitment experts who are conducting the interviews?
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Who can authorise the fire to be lit in the chimney?
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For some time now the academy has been our get out of jail card, but not any longer.
it really pains me that we let young players with great potential leave and there is nothing left in the cupboard.
Conor McBride to Celtic and Johnny Mitchell to Brentford the prime examples. Would be great to see them in the squad instead of this lot.
I guess we passed them on for little money which has been used to bring in no hopers.
Such incompetence is almost criminal.
Getting depressed - we are heading for a very bad place.
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Craig Fowler in the Scotsman list his Five Reasons of Falkirk's dreadful 2017/18 campaign so far.
seems to have it about right.
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/falkirk/five-reasons-for-falkirk-s-dreadful-2017-18
( when the going gets tough, the tough turn pro) If only!!
Glastobairn
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Great interview in the Scotsman with Kiddy Kennedy
For our older followers he was a Falkirk great, best fullback we have ever had.
10.8 seconds 100 meters
Read and enjoy
Then we do Scumfermline
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The Falkirk FC Thread
in Scottish League 1 General Chatter
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A few years back when the club was seeking help from volunteers I wrote to MR with some suggestions that I thought might be helpful.
He invited me to join the board at the time for a match and dinner to discuss the way ahead.
However when AT found out he told me I would have to work through him, although we had never met.
I then met with AT and basically just had to listen to him telling me how he had everything under control and everything that I had suggested he had already thought of and rejected.
He said I was wasting my time because if it didn't come from him it would not happen.
I still wanted to help and did some serious work. I sent it to him and still haven't received a reply.
How he is still involved is unbelievable but a major contributing factor in the decline of our club ever since.
A 100% clean out needed.