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16 minutes ago, ++Ammo - Airdrie++ said:
Can't really disagree with much of it to be honest.
I'll be honest, growing up and hearing some of the stuff I have at football games over the years kind of "sets ye up" for the real world. I take my wee boy to games, he's 4 and a half and against Raith Rovers, with 10 minutes to go in the game just piped up with "that's absolute sh*te Airdrie". I couldn't argue with him.
Like everything, there's a line, I have absolutely no issue with players getting told they're shit, getting asked how the F*ck they get a game, getting told they're garbage, its part and parcel similarly the guy last month was shouting to get Gallagher off, he was an embarrassment...… but he still cheered when he banged one in the top bag against bohemians. But when the line gets crossed to personal attacks then its a no go. I still wouldn't take my kid to sit in another area of the stand though, he's going to hear worse at school at some point.
Football fans are fickle when it comes to players, but they'll always have raw passion when it comes to the club.
Couldn't agree more everyone has a right to criticise the bad stuff & praise the good even when its the same player doing both.
Everyone can have a go at the manager even call for him to resign if they are sick and tired of the negative play, the set-up not to lose until we go a goal down then start to attack, the 75 mins of slow build up only to panic in last 15 or when a goal down, the refusal to play our best goalscorer as a centre forward (winger or leave on bench) in favpour of two guys not quite cutting it.
Could you imagine the 'abuse' previous managers would have got if they left Coyle/Ryan out the team or played them as wingers.
I was one who was willing to get behind this team & manager but something is not right & that lays squarely with the managerwho a quarter of the season in still doesn't know what his best team is.
I get that projects like this take time but you also expect to see continued improvement not a steady decline, if I had this sort of pattern of results in my workplace I would be revisiting the model & making changes. The most worrying thing for me in the managers decision process is that certain errors are repeated.
IF our DF or Chairman want the happy clapper 200 crowds then good luck with that but I thought they had bigger ambition than that.
However, if they want to reduce crowds further by critising the loyal PAYING fans instead of addressing the core issues then managed decline continues & shame on them.
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14 hours ago, DiamondOwl said:
You obviously didn't notice the difference in Stewart, to me it was obvious. He was not clicking with Murray's way of doing things and certainly was not the player he had been.
Stewarts form had dipped well before Murray I would say probably half way through season before. Had lost pace which was a big factor in his game & positional sense was getting worse under Findlay.
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3 hours ago, Diamond Oracle said:
Kyle MacDonald as well. He came with a good reputation but hasn’t featured in any of our preseason squads.
I assume he is injured as he appears to be the only natural right back in the squad, so you’d think he’d at least feature on the bench.Strongly suspect he is the missing Number 2 in squad numbers & therefore prefered right back
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22 hours ago, LoonsYouthTeam said:23 hours ago, CumbyDiamond said:1 Airdrie
2 Raith (will fail in play off again & Victoria will go missing for at least 2/3rds of the season but will score against us)
3 Seaside Team 1 (probably Forfar)
4 Seaside Team 2 (EF or Montrose)
5 Falkirk (reckon they will almost do a Dumbarton)
6 Clyde (could be our Stenny this year)
7- 9 Rest of the Seaside Teams
10 Dumbarton (Scullion LOL, no Thomas or C Gal)
Forfar seaside?
Yeah I know its a stretch but your a lot nearer a beach than us
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1 Airdrie
2 Raith (will fail in play off again & Victoria will go missing for at least 2/3rds of the season but will score against us)
3 Seaside Team 1 (probably Forfar)
4 Seaside Team 2 (EF or Montrose)
5 Falkirk (reckon they will almost do a Dumbarton)
6 Clyde (could be our Stenny this year)
7- 9 Rest of the Seaside Teams
10 Dumbarton (Scullion LOL, no Thomas or C Gal)
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22 hours ago, stuartcraig said:
Back in the "good old days", the club had a captive audience. Football teams have an awful lot of competition from other sources these days - it makes sense for a club owner to do what they can to keep and grow their customer base.
Unless you're playing Football Manager, winning successive league championships with Airdrie isn't really a viable option for doing this.
Livingstone managed it(with a core of our ex players) & Ayr looking at the playoffs this year. Hamilton were where we are when JB took over & look where they are now managing to maintain a spot in the Premier season after season. Falkirk / Partick / St Mirren/ even Dumbarton have all enjoyed success & failure in recent years it is about getting the support core above 1000 & maintaining a support ranging from 1300 to 2000 in the upper two leagues we have just managed this ambition badly JB not investing when in the league above / wrong management choices we all know what has gone wrong I fear this may be our last chance to get it right & alienating an already dwindling core support will not help but a winning team will be a start.
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22 hours ago, Moon said:
see, this is the thing that I realised...by the time I keep everyone that I like, the squad will be too similar to this years. Which means the same failures. Ruthlessness is required.
Yep similar & wondering how this will now play with theHybrid model proposed
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Keep:
1st Team: Hutton Crighton O'Neil Macdonald Wilkie & Carrick Punt rest & start again
Reserves/subs: Gallacher (if fit)/ Mackenzie Hawkshaw Robertson (as back up only) Cairns
Punt rest & start again
Loanees (Out) would get rid of them all (In) would like to see Campbell back rest were just Meh
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See Victoria missed a sitter last night Looks like sending him Stranraer way has done us a turn after all we now need a result against on form Brechin though.
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11 hours ago, Gordon EF said:
Has Ross Brown been released by Airdrie. Wouldn't mind getting him back as a replacement for Millar.
Ross Brown was released & going by what he showed in few games he played you would be most welcome in taking him
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The Official Airdrieonians Thread - 2019/20 and beyond
in Scottish Championship General Chatter
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Can't remember anyone questioning where the money was coming from when JD owned the club although I would agree that if I was the current owners would be expecting to see some progress & as a fan would be worried if this doesn't materialise within their timescale and they decide enoughs enough.