Numbers_One_To_Eleven
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4 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said:
Agreed, in fact every one of the new signings for me so far look like upgrades on the players they’ve replaced.
I actually shudder what McGinn and Oliver would bring now, in a starting berth anyway. Useful off the bench but no more than that. Nesbitt could still start games but maybe only around 10-12.
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The tempo of the performance is what’s so encouraging. Having Spencer and Miller in there over previous and current players is really pushing us on at this very early stage.
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2 minutes ago, FalkirkBairn2021 said:
This has been the best half since the Houston era. From minute 1 sensational stuff.
We’ve woken up, it’s only taken since 2016.
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Making our superiority count.
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What’s with me random, ex-player name check again?
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7 minutes ago, FFC1982 said:
On edge? I’ve been a Falkirk supporter for far too long then
i’ve witnessed games where we’ve been 2 or 3 down at half time and the players haven’t been booed off. I do think there are a a small element of our support who think we just need to show up. Booing a team at nil nil 45 minutes into a new league season certainly qualifies as wild in my book, considering how many surprise results you see this early in a season, to be displeased this early on is to be honest just strange.
Yeah, I’d say on edge. Part-time football isn’t exactly that far away as it stands, though if we keep 4000 gates, that’s tremendous backing.
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18 minutes ago, FalkirkBairn2021 said:
Agree on the part time thing. Annan went from looking organised and capable (bit Edinburgh Cityish) to a total gang after 60 minutes. Blowing out of their arse and completely incapable of getting out of their last third. Has to be at least partly fitness.
Fair point but based on this view, remind me again how we’ve made a complete arse of things these past four years??
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18 minutes ago, FFC1982 said:
Thats my take on it, booing is ok but only in circumstances where its been an absolute disaster and the players need a wake up call. Booing at nil nil at half time in the first game of the season is absolutely wild, if we’re going to boo everytime a game is balanced like that, we could be doing it loads this year. If teams rock up with 11 behind the ball, we are going to have to bide our time.
I think a lot of fans are just on edge. Expectation is high with a lot riding on this season so that’s reflected in that type of reaction at half-time. It’s not great but not really surprising and certainly not “wild”.
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So that’s (potentially) two of our biggest rivals lost a game already this season in Cove and QOTS, the same as Dunfermline last season. Might not mean much but I thought it’s worth pointing out and another reason to be cheerful this evening.
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Any chance of getting an Andy Nicol podcast on Walking Down Hope Street? He’s just been added to the legends and is he not an ambassador of the club now? Surprised it’s not been done before now.
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47 minutes ago, Captain_Sensible said:
Falkirk’s chances of promotion to the second tier?
No no, just your input.
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12 hours ago, Bairn in Exile said:
SAMMUT
HABER
DALLISON
TURNER
OWEN-EVANS
BUCHANAN
FASAN
HETHERINGTON
LEWIS
Poor overall as they were, I don’t think Buchanan and Hetherington belong in that haul of shame (slightly different era as well). Anyone agree?
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It really is on the line next season, promotion or surely hybrid/part-time football.
Makes for quite an exciting prospect, sport at its best (just need to remember this when we’re huffing and puffing at home against Annan).
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17 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said:
Can’t disagree with that.
He has the most slender safety net of promotion via play offs but my goodness, he has to get it right or it’s surely hybrid/part-time football.
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Just now, Duncan Freemason said:
Yep, very noticeable. The statement the day after the 6-2 shambles was about giving John and Paul as much money as possible. This gave an overly close relationship vibe that didn’t feel quite right.
The slight (and sensible) distancing is the right move, and re-aligns the relationship to what it should be given the less than convincing performances in the 22/23 season. There will be plenty of opportunities for back slapping and cuddles if and when McGlynn meets expectations…….and right now, it feels like a big “if”.
I doubt there’s ever been more pressure on a Falkirk manager in a single season than the upcoming one.
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4 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:
You wouldn't have Jordan McGhee back? Your winding me up?
Fair enough, I would. It was more from the point of view of tugging at the heart strings (which I never highlighted) like a Sibbs etc. But yeah, he would be a very good addition for L1.
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17 minutes ago, Bainsfordbairn said:
Zak Rudden? Jordan McGhee, Tommy Robson, Reghan Tumilty, Andrew Nelson, Davis Keilor-Dunne, Aidan Connolly, Alex Jakubiak, Louis Longridge, Declan McManus, Anton Dowds, & Aidan Keena .
We've had good players, many of whom have done well at a higher level after leaving us. The problem is that we've surrounded them with too many failures who dragged them down.
Loan players? Not having that in the same breath as the aforementioned (as useful as they were). Louis Longridge flattered to deceive. Tommy Robson fell away. Jordan McGhee was okay to a point but still wouldn’t fit my bill for me being keen to come back.
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All this chat of Arfield, Sibbald (I don’t know, even a Leahy) got me thinking, there’s probably not one ex-player since 2017 that would fill these pages that anyone would want back in any capacity, be it player, coach or manager.
Er, Paul Dixon anyone??
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9 minutes ago, 18BAIRN76 said:
I posted before the play-offs had taken place saying that I didn't think McGlynn should be sacked even if we didn't go up, but that was obviously before what took place had happened. The players were getting it tight at Airdrie, but a number of people around me were having a go at McGlynn too. I think the issue was that it was up there with one of the most tactically inept displays ever from a Falkirk manager - even folk who don't know the ins and outs of formations or how you set a team up could see that he'd got it horribly wrong. The players undoubtedly chucked it, but he is the one that organised them in that fashion up and failed to change it when it was imploding.
I think that remains an issue, even for a lot of fans who don't necessarily want him gone and think he has enough credit in the bank to continue. Right now, the immediate association that comes with thinking of McGlynn and a number of these players is the most embarrassing 45 minutes many of us have had watching Falkirk. That Tuesday night capitulation won't be easily forgotten. As others have said, we'll need a really, really quick, strong start next season or I imagine the heat will come pretty quickly.
I’ll never forget that Tuesday night, that first half was humiliating.
However, when we got to 5-2, there was a spell just after when it’s up there with the most I’ve ever cheered the team on. We could’ve got it back to 5-3 or with a bit of concentration and nous at the end at least 5-2 (we actually won the second half).
Despite the shocking experience, there was still an element of what could’ve been.
Anyway, even if a miracle did happen, I’m pretty sure Hamilton would’ve taken care of us after what I watched on Saturday night.
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Lots of chat about having the biggest budget in the league, but does that really count for so much if we’re recruiting in the lower end of the full-time market? Agyeman signing has already weakened one team for next season, maybe more from the same league?
Perhaps we’re going to reshape our transfer policy now.
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10 minutes ago, cb_diamond said:
And no doubt you'll still be waiting here patiently to give us our standard 12 points.
12 points? This season? We’re licking our very deep wounds but at least get the facts right chum.
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1 hour ago, cb_diamond said:
Who dis? Don't talk to wee teams fans
You’ll be back, it seems we live rent free in your head.
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23 minutes ago, cb_diamond said:
We'll have to start nicking Falkirk patter like "box office" when they all fall over themselves to trot out the decades out of date patter
Haha, you just can’t get enough of The Falkirk.
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2 minutes ago, virginton said:
An easy 12 points next season and Hamilton finally flushed down the pan, likely never to return. Pleasing.
The only poster on here who makes me shudder.
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The Falkirk FC Thread
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Excellent from them, they even got the whole stand singing at one point