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  1. 3 minutes ago, Cardle is Magic said:

    O’Hara is not a winger.

    I thought on Sat they were playing a 4-2-3-1 with Dow, Kennedy and Thomas playing behind O’Hara.

    Why you’d play that team and smash long balls forward is a question for the great thinkers of our game.

    I wouldn't say O'Hara is striker either.... can drop off a sticker and play in the hole but he's no exactly going to hold up the ball. Especially the balls Connelly was playing 

  2. Went to watch on Saturday more out of morbid curiosity than anything else. Thought the young boy Breen stood up to Ugwu really well for 21 and there's certainly potential in him to be a strong centre half at this level. I always thought Connelly was a solid centre half at the bottom end of the premiership but looked poor on Saturday.

     

    I think Dunfermline need to get this appointment right as they now look in real trouble. Morton were poor, but left with 3 points and 3 goals. They didn't create a huge amount but they were just solid and the Pars struggled every time a cross went in the box and I am unsure if at any point they won the second ball. Also Pars fans, what up with this trying to play as many wingers as possible. Kennedy, Thomas, Dow & O'Hara all shoehorned in. 

  3. On 12/10/2021 at 15:44, Leith Green said:

    There are plenty of people in Fife, Livi, East Lothian, Borders etc that support Hibs and Hearts - much of it because so many people cant afford a family home here and move out. A bit like there are a lot of Spurs fans in places like Essex?

    I cant see people having any animosity over that - its not even in the same galaxy as people choosing to support one of the gruesome twosome.

    Grew up in a family of Leith exiles in Fife. Went to school in Dunfermline and it was a mix of Hibs and Hearts. Inverkeithing, Rosyth & Dalgety Bay more so Hibs, Dunfermline itself more Hearts. Oddly from what I remember Dunfermline pull a good deal of support from towns like Cowdenbeath, Glenrothes and the Clackmmanshire area, maybe less so now. I don't remember there being a huge amount of animosity, often took in Dunfermline games with fellow Hibees and Jambos when I was free. Dunfermline's a bit like that, when you have a good team, people regardless of who they follow will go and watch 

  4. Just now, Peter LaFleur said:

    I was just kidding. It’s odd if true that we aren’t using our own Astro to facilitate trials.

    Aye that also interested me. Fergus has always had a tie in with Lochend and the astro isn't Edinburgh Leisure its owned by Lochend Boys Club. So are Falkirk paying Lochend? Its a strange one.

     

    Think majority of the boys coming from the SERYFS U15's League, believe Falkirk possibly attempting to swallow up the remnants of Salvasen at that age group 

  5. 4 hours ago, Bairnardo said:
    9 hours ago, WestHibee said:
    Away from your new manager search. What's the fans thoughts on Falkirk offering trials to U15s-17s players but making them pay £10 a head per session to cover the astroturf costs. Sounds a bit dodgy to me

    Whats your source for this wee nugget of information?

    One of the parents of one of the kids involved, new Head of Academy is running the sessions out of Lochend Astro in Edinburgh on a Wednesday night, its a mix of U15s-U17s. As someone who's worked in that line of work, it's not usual practice for professional clubs at that level to do that, just seems odd. 

  6. On 15/04/2021 at 22:31, Cyclizine said:

    Newcastle University play at Step 6 in the Northern League Division 2.

    Plus, in this country Stirling and Edinburgh Universities already in Lowland, Heriot-Watt (and Stirling Uni reserves) in the EoSFL, Aberdeen University in the soon to be senior NRJFA and the aforementioned Glasgow Uni in the WoSFL. Rumours also of a UHI team in the near future.

    Just on an annoyance level reading this. I played for Aberdeen University a few years ago. We weren't just there to make up the numbers. The year Cove were promoted the league we lost 3-1 to them with two penalties late on. Then won what would've been back to back promotions to the NRJFA SuperLegaue (9 clear, season null and void).  Uni teams aren't just there to make up the numbers, I've played for teams in the LL and EoS and Edinburgh College has a far better set up...

  7. On 25/10/2020 at 08:26, palmy_cammy said:

    We’re still on the same run despite replacing all the players. It’s almost as if they aren’t the problem.

    QOTS are in a unique situation at the moment. Johnston will 100% get you relegated but he's also probably the best man to get you promoted back to the Championship at the first attempt. 

    Have a feeling Dunfermline have given out a few hidings to QOTS over the past few years. IIRC there was a hammering on the eve of QOTS Scottish Cup Final in 2008 and another one during the run in to the Pars getting promoted in 2011. Think I may have been at both.

  8. 19 hours ago, theoriginalhedge said:

    Time not on our side for ambitious prospects unfortunately

    Possibly not, would Gary Jardine be a good shout. Took Edinburgh City and established them as a league club. Suffered due to season syndrome and now starting his third season at Civil Service, turned them into a solid LL side. 

  9. Tam Courts would be an excellent appointment if it didn't clash with his role at United. Built an excellent Kelty side and has good contacts at both youth and LL/EOS Level.

     

    Also a sub note, Allan and Ally Campbell (Son's of Ian), have done a fantastic job at Crossgates Primrose, bit of an ambitious jump but I wonder if the family connection would help. 

  10. On 24/08/2020 at 02:02, Ceasar said:

    In talks with former Ipswich and New Zealand  cap Tommy Smith as cover .

    Smith's signed for Colchester tonight. 

     

    He's actually an English lad but spent time out in NZ as a kid so opted to play for the all whites. Tommy's a family friend and he was always unlikely to sign for Hearts. His wife's pregnant and they opted to move back to the UK from Colorado Rapids to be closer to family. He's Ipswich based so was really looking to stay in the area although I did here he was very keen on coming north but had to put family first. 

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