Lichteeeeee

We wouldnt have scored 8 is the point His goals created, and goals scored equal 8 for the season 15 clubs he has had, he's 25 He can hold men off, he can do some outstanding things, but there is quite simply no end product. You are not going to argue that all 15 clubs hes been at are wrong are you? Great big guy to have, and does a very specific role and causes a lot of problems for sure, no-one is taking that away. But the Nouble is some kind of superstar is dilusional. We better get used to Hilson/Dowds starting upfront in 4 weeks from now. Thats if im allowed to have an opinion on here Dont bite too hard guys, were all allowed to like/dislike players, based on clear stats. Remember, no end product means no goals guys.

Ill take whatever your smoking

You know hes playing out on the left though eh. Think the big man is going what is asked of him n that role. Hence why hes getting the run hes getting. This season 5 starts 3 goals at the start of the season and then dropped for a month. Good to see him getting some time, all be it in a weird position. I think expecting goals from the position hes playing in isnt going to happen. We aint seeing much goals from Nouble either or any other striker. I would keep Mckenna where he is though, i wouldnt play him up top, even if he is the most composed of finishers, i think were getting the best out of him in the role hes in.

Would be a great bit of business if we can secure him

After 2 wins on the trot Dick never changes a winning team You could play well, and the team gets beat and your dropped. But never change a winning team

Noublealdinho

Nearly as much nonsense as some of the stuff that comes out your puss. Sorry my opinion didnt sit well with you, and im spouting nonsense.

Madness, wonder what poor Bobby has done

no silly, their just fickle end of story. In my opinion of course.

Its all good and well saying somethings weird when you dont agree with the content Our own fans do nothing but moan about our own players constantly, whether their match fit or not or had a bad game. Now that strikes me as weird too. As people wouldnt be at Arbroath if they had any level of consistency. Nouble gets 3 goals and hes getting called back to Livi, so even a poor level of consistency and people will be off in a heartbeat. So we need to manage our own expectations, you dont get players who play well every week at this level. I agree its odd to change formations, when we were doing ok, but my so called rant eluded to that a few weeks ago, yet you are still calling it a rant. Anyway enjoy my rant, it is what it is. Ill leave it up to you to form your own opinions.

You talk as if your Edgar Davids, or anyone else who played the game at a reasonable level. But ur a little braindead it would seem. Enjoy biting at that comment though.

Imagine Big Noubs was playing at RB or something, nothing would surprise me now.

How who on the bench is performing better? Also happy someones out, the guy wont get up to speed without getting games. Id love how anyone is meant to get a chance or get up to speed, when your glad there out LMAO. Its beggars belief what gets said on here from our own fans it really is. ( Is that you Edgar Davids ) making the posts? Mind a few weeks back i got roasted for saying Dicks selection choices were somewhat strange. Yet we didnt loose at the weekend and now our own fans wish players were out, and are now turning on dick. You are a right fickle bunch, must be the smell o fish from the sea gone to your heads, because half the guys on here know as much about Fish as they do about the game. Oh yeah i forgot, you pay your way in so your opinion counts ( not )

Maybe for the best if you intend on walking around passing your germs to everyone

Ok if your too simple to read it on a saturday ill summarise Dicks long ball tactics do not work the majority of the time Weasel like fans, on players backs after a bad game is a poor show Dicks reluctance to change tactics results in other teams switching on and countering said tactic to the point it no longer works Having a go the players, yet praising the guy who deploys those tactics is insane Having a go at players like Hilson, Thompson etc who have had little to no game time, expecting them to come in and make an instant impact is stupidity I just wonder how many of our fans are actually fans or simply look for ways to get stuck into the team.

Why not though? Because he won a few games, cmon man look at the state of play, its the same crap year on year. Its getting beyond a joke

Big Nouble has a bad game and the pressures on Can't/wont cut it in the SPL? Useless Done nothing Ronaldo didnt score or do much today for Man Utd either ( im not comparing Nouble to Ronaldo ) Players have bad games, players have a couple of good games and people think there world beaters. The jury is very much out on Nouble IMO. He will go through quiet spells, but only a few weeks back he was the best player in 20 years, couple of weeks later it all changes. Hilson kops it, even though he wont be match fit and has warmed a bench for the best part of 2 months. We play the same formation and tactics week after week and other teams will switch onto it. Hitting the ball up to a big lad upfont and hoping he slips over the ball and bags a goal now and then is poor. We blame guys who are not match fit when they get 1 game in ten weeks, and we expect them to slot right in and perform. Fans are a fickle bunch and will never look to Uncle Dick as potentially being part of the problem. Its not like we are not paying well, most players are from the central belt, we pay well for a part time team, we have access and budget to good players, theres no reason why with the current squad we shouldnt be a settled championship team. Its gash all round and stuff needs to be changed up or we will quite simply struggle later in the season, theres a good squad there, but we need to stop this hit and hope bullshit, and theres only one man who authorises this.

jeez this guy sounds like hard work 1. He wants a game no matter what ( thats what guaranteed means right ) 2. he puts up a silly post, but demands no silly responses.

Agreed, some of the fans in other comments saying hilson was finished etc. People need some game time, conditions were shit, and the strikers didnt really have any real service. Think we done well to get a point always nice to get something at Morton.

agreed seems the guy constantly gets stick for no real reason. Not just LD our strikers do get it tight, just baffles me why we heckle our own players

You might want to consider he was injured for most of last season, if you really want to be down and dirty with the finer details. Luke can only score in games that he plays in, he played in the cup and scored goals, if you remember correctly he was moved out of position for the Inverness game, which was the last game be started before the Aberdeen game. A striker can only score when played, not when given 10 mins of the bench. And yes we know he gets played as a striker. Got to love fans like you.

Maybe thats why , no idea why we give our own players such a hard time.

2 goals in 6 starts aint a genuine striker, id say Nouble is a handful and absolute menace and has many good traits, but a natural born finisher he isnt. If he was he wouldnt be here put it that way.

Thats Dick's way sadly, and when someone picks up an injury or suspension the squad players are not match fit. Seems stupid not to give others game time but can see your point in wanting a run in the cup, but also is a cup run worth more than keeping a squad happy and fit?

Play football, and you will see a player, play hit and hope then it all comes down to luck. That isnt his game, you can see he has a good touch, can pass and move, lumping a ball up in the air with little to no support isnt going to get the best out of anyone. Last week everyone says it was his best match, this week he gets shifted position, gets no service and the fans are on his case again. Heard fans before the game questioning why he was even starting. He overran with the ball at one point and lost it, heard some fans saying get him off. Other players making mistakes all over the park, not a word said. Think the big man will never please anyone at Arbroath. Because hes a big guy, does not mean long balls is his strength. When he was signed, Arbroath confirmed he was a midfielder/forward When he played with Celtic, he was a Midfielder/No10. Not sure he was ever a target man from the people ive spoken too. IMO we are not using him to the best of his ability, same can be said for many others though, guess you need to fit in with how DC wants to play, and thats hard to argue with, whether we like the football being played, hes kept us up, he clearly gets results, but we need to grind them out at times and it will never be pretty.