Diamonds02

Yeah pretty sure he's doing some coaching behind the scenes so i think that's more his role in the team. I would would love byrd to get a chance, apparently he's really impressed in training.

Craig Levein is that you?

Yeah wasn't really saying that it would on it's own but just think it's good that we are starting to think a bit more long term because as you say, we can't really compete with other teams budgets in the short term.

Yeah can't deny the evidence but to be fair it also shows that it can be done with a young manager as it did with allan johnston. I also wanted an experienced manager before McCabe was appointed but now that he's here I'm willing to be patient and give him time.

Today was terrible no doubt about it but I'm glad the club don't share some of the short sightedness on this thread. From writing off young players who have played 2 games as 'lowland league level' to wanting a manager (who admittedly can do a job in the short term), but has been around forever, yet never really sustained success at any club. Wouldn't we rather build foundations to sustain success than be in the same situation 2/3 years later? I think the club are trying to do this which i get is controversial as it means we may suffer in the short term. Unfortunately, this means that we have players that are not ready right now but may be in seasons to come. Equally we have young coaches that are clearly flawed as they are learning on the job, but as they go and get more experienced i believe they'll improve in all areas, which includes recruitment, game management etc. The appointment of McCabe at the start of the season coupled with the reintroduction of the academy set up, is clearly an indication of a long term project that which is something that excites me as i don't think we've really had that before (hence the decade of consistent failure in this league). I completely get how a lot of people just want out of this league asap no matter what, (especially if you are lucky enough to remember much better times) but i have a genuine belief that with this approach we'd have a far better chance of eventually getting out (AND STAYING OUT) of this dreadful league.

Well in fairness we didn't really have a choice.

Personally I think it was just him learning from last week as i would say making so many subs cost us the game. A tight game like that, especially when having to defend so much you just need to trust the men on the park to see it out.

We've played them 12 times since they got relegated and they've only beat us once (mostly hutton in goals for those games as well). We also beat them 4-0 at home earlier this season so i would be very disappointed if we only got a point.

He's only 20, is thought to have a lot of potential and needs time to settle in. Not everyone is brought in to play every game straight away and there is nothing wrong with that.

He's just came in from another continent, he's hardly going to get thrown in for his first start away to top of the league

Always been good for us in league 1 and it's his first league appearance this season tbf. Anyway as we now only have 1 fit keeper i believe we are eligible for an emergency loan so we'll probably get Murray johnson back in for next week's game.

Absolute rubbish. I assume you weren't at any games at the start of the season because he was one of our best players. Also you say he hardly featured but he has played 21 times in the league and started almost every game until the more experienced telfer came in. Not to mention the fact that he's still only 19. He wasn't good on Saturday but to completely write him off based on that is just bizarre.

Because our defensive strategy is to keep attacking.

Don't like to criticise him because he has been great for us. But Callum Smith has completely cost us that game with possibly the most bizzare piece of stupidity i have ever seen on a football park.

To be fair according to falkirk fans he actually came good after the 4-0 game against us

How can a right back be in front of a striker in the pecking order?

The same guy said later he was trying to bait us with that so nothing to worry about atm.

Would like to have seen him stay instead of lyness but if they've paid money for him then i can't really argue with that.

Shows how we all perceive things differently as i find your comment weirdly pessimistic. The way you're going on it's like we're relegation candidates. We're 1 point off the play off places in a much tougher league than last year. I don't think slight optimism makes you a mindless 'happy clapper'. I find it much more reasonable than the position you've taken.

Everyone wants an experienced centre half to come in (including me) but is there any actually available at this level in January? Morgyn neill is now staying at cove so I'm not sure who else we could actually get. Still though i urge everyone to keep the heid for now, if there's still no defensive signing in 3 weeks then I'll start to worry.

You say "signing Gow's academy teens" like it's another club or something. They are our own academy players who we are promoting which generally can only be a good thing. Hindsight is great but on the face of it bringing someone on for their debut when we are cruising at 2-0 up isn't the craziest decision ever like some have made it out to be. McCabe is a young manager who will make mistakes just like young players do and i agree that not taking riley off after his 1st yellow was one of them. Call me deluded but if we made a decent signing in defence and rae back in the team i would still be optimistic for the rest of the season.

I would agree that there is more than enough experience in the squad. People also forget what league we're in sometimes. Since when has there been experienced players available at this level in January? Just a few decent loans for depth and i will be very optimistic for the second half of the season.

Was the sensory room actually being used? Can see why people would be annoyed if it was but i was under the impression that we just got rid of it because nobody used it.

Not that i think that we'll be consistent enough to catch you this season but having been in this league for a decade, 10 points really isn't massive at this stage.

Anonymous most games but thought he was one of our best players at the weekend. If he continues with those kind of performances then I'll be happy.