bud1876 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Yes, that`s definitely it....we had beaten Aberdeen 3-1 in another classic to get to the qf. I can recall it being under floodlights when Tam young scored must have been 30yds out at least and I`m sure it was the Watson St end so you would have gotten a good view of it. Happiest I`ve ever been as a Falkirk supporter, genuinely felt we could beat anybody at Brockville back then.Likewise.... the Aberdeen game ( Fergie got 2 ) and that Hibs game were standouts at that time.After the Aberdeen game i can remember getting home and watching the highlights on the telly.... either that or i was sleeping and was replaying everything i saw in a dream.I was only 11 at the time and didnt have a clear view of big Tams goal.. i usually went right down the front but there was no room to move.I thought the same as you.... we could beat anyone at Brockville.The Cunningham and Jeffries eras where the best times to be a bairn.Happy days that will be extremely hard to beat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, bud1876 said: Likewise.... the Aberdeen game ( Fergie got 2 ) and that Hibs game were standouts at that time. After the Aberdeen game i can remember getting home and watching the highlights on the telly.... either that or i was sleeping and was replaying everything i saw in a dream. I was only 11 at the time and didnt have a clear view of big Tams goal.. i usually went right down the front but there was no room to move. I thought the same as you.... we could beat anyone at Brockville. The Cunningham and Jeffries eras where the best times to be a bairn. Happy days that will be extremely hard to beat. I'd happily second the Jeffries era comment. Brilliant players, good results. Nice guy to boot, spoke to him at a Celtic vs Falkirk game that my brother in law had won. He was in front of us doing scouting in the Directors box with Billy Brown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrbairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Yes, that`s definitely it....we had beaten Aberdeen 3-1 in another classic to get to the qf. I can recall it being under floodlights when Tam young scored must have been 30yds out at least and I`m sure it was the Watson St end so you would have gotten a good view of it. Happiest I`ve ever been as a Falkirk supporter, genuinely felt we could beat anybody at Brockville back then.Remember it very well. And the Coventry Texaco cup game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 46 minutes ago, 60`s bairn said: Yes, that`s definitely it....we had beaten Aberdeen 3-1 in another classic to get to the qf. I can recall it being under floodlights when Tam young scored must have been 30yds out at least and I`m sure it was the Watson St end so you would have gotten a good view of it. Happiest I`ve ever been as a Falkirk supporter, genuinely felt we could beat anybody at Brockville back then. You are right, got the 2 games mixed up. The Aberdeen game was another great midweek game in the Cunningham era. As I remember it was nil - nil at half time and that gang of cynical cheats were keeping up the tradition. Falkirk kicked off the second half and the ball was played back to George Millar in the 18 yard box. Not one Falkirk player went into the Aberdeen half but that bunch of whinging cheats all ran to the half way line with their arms up claiming offside. Unfortunately for them when Miller chipped the ball into the middle of the Aberdeen half John Markie who was standing beside him took off. He was 3 yards past them when the ball came over. Markie ran onto it and Clark the goalie puller off a great save only for Tiger McLaughlin to score from the rebound. Aberdeen lost the plot and ran around trying to get players booked and complain about every shy , by kick and corner. Some things never change even after 48 years that mob are still worth despising. Tactical masterclass from the best manager we ever had. The Willie Cunningham era were halcyon days indeed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrbairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Remember it very well. And the Coventry Texaco cup gameDennis Setterington 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn Necessities Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Get the impression with Froxy that you could see him struggle against the Shire one midweek then spot him knocking a 20 yarder in for Cyprus a week later against France... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Bairn Necessities said: Get the impression with Froxy that you could see him struggle against the Shire one midweek then spot him knocking a 20 yarder in for Cyprus a week later against France... I get the impression he's spent most of his time knocking one out in the Beancross Inn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC55 FFC Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I can see Froxy being a very good impact sub in this division. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Rocco said: 2 hours ago, MrDust said: Exactly what I was about to post tho Austin had and has issues with his paper muscles at times, easily torn The big difference tho is Froxy has shown it at times at this level tho and Austin was untried albeit scoring against higher level teams in the cup for East Fife The problem these players have is they wouldn't be at the same fitness levels as full time players and then they go on holiday and enjoy themselves so by the time they come back for pre season they're a mile behind the other guys Can we not pretend Froxylias is some sort of jobbing plumber who is new to this crazy world of full time football? He is a current full international who has been full time his whole career other than one season at Dumbarton. Their fans have said often enough he is lazy but inspirational. It's what he does. There is no point in kidding yourself that if he somehow "gets fitter" he will be running around all game and developing a tendency to track opposition runs he has never had before. He is a maverick who offers the inspiration and creativity, not work ethic. You make your choice if thats what you want in your team. He was always a surprising Hartley signing for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Skyline Drifter said: Can we not pretend Froxylias is some sort of jobbing plumber who is new to this crazy world of full time football? He is a current full international who has been full time his whole career other than one season at Dumbarton. Their fans have said often enough he is lazy but inspirational. It's what he does. There is no point in kidding yourself that if he somehow "gets fitter" he will be running around all game and developing a tendency to track opposition runs he has never had before. He is a maverick who offers the inspiration and creativity, not work ethic. You make your choice if thats what you want in your team. He was always a surprising Hartley signing for me. He will likely be a last half hour type of player once the opposition team are on their knees a bit and running less. Could see him easily pinging balls past people in those circumstances. He may play more regularly if the rest of the midfield can start working as a unit, but in a flat four at the moment, there's no room for a passenger. What he hasn't done, apart from at Dunbarton, is play anwhere near regular football. Edited July 29, 2018 by DeeBairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud1876 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Going back to the 69-70 season, a few games stick out.... 7-5 v Queen of the South.... this after being 3-0 down within 15 or 20 mins ( nearly missed this game.... my dad was working so couldnt take me...so a neighbour took me ). and 7-0 away to Clydebank.I checked better meddle for some others.... we scored 94 league goals that season.Top league scorers wereTam Young 19Andy Roxburgh 17Alex Ferguson 15Geordie Miller 14.... not bad return for a defender. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocco Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Can we not pretend Froxylias is some sort of jobbing plumber who is new to this crazy world of full time football? He is a current full international who has been full time his whole career other than one season at Dumbarton. Their fans have said often enough he is lazy but inspirational. It's what he does. There is no point in kidding yourself that if he somehow "gets fitter" he will be running around all game and developing a tendency to track opposition runs he has never had before. He is a maverick who offers the inspiration and creativity, not work ethic. You make your choice if thats what you want in your team. He was always a surprising Hartley signing for me.I didn't say any of the things you've said. I think he's unfit and once he's fit he will be an option. He will never track back and that's evident. He is an attacking mid which like you say is a luxury but he could be effective if the formation suits his style of play. Until then I think we'll see the odd cameo from him in the last 20 minutes here and there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbri Bairn2 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Watched the second half of the 7-5 game from behind the goals at Watson Street. Never forget it. Geordie Miller would get sent off every game these days! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdiBairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I for one would absolutely take a 'luxury player' like Froxy in the team especially against teams which will sit in. We've been lacking creativity throughout pre-season and I have a feeling he could give us a bit more going forward if he's given a chance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 1 minute ago, EdiBairn said: I for one would absolutely take a 'luxury player' like Froxy in the team especially against teams which will sit in. We've been lacking creativity throughout pre-season and I have a feeling he could give us a bit more going forward if he's given a chance. Yup, we just need to get the balance right or it'll go horribly wrong. Latapy was a luxury player in the sense he never turned around and did much tackling, but what a luxury player. If Foxy is a third as good he'll do a good job. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I don't see Froxy starting many games but I do see him coming off the bench in a lot of games and making an impact. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk_Bairn_1983 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 After a season of part time football it's maybe just taking Froxy more time to get up to speed with things. He pretty much said that himself when he signed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Inverness are fucking shitePretty much the same team that finished strongly last season and 7/1 fourth favourites with the bookies. (We are 10/1).They had a shite day today but just about everyone on here keeps telling us almost daily that these Betfred games don’t matter so why are we suddenly judging them on today’s result?I think we’ll be ok on Saturday...although if truth be told I ain’t got a f**king clue how good we are at the moment.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Bigbrbairn said: Remember it very well. And the Coventry Texaco cup game My Papa has a season ticket for us all his days and his brother (Tom) who is from Letham was the Lord Mayor of Coventry when we played them. I find it quite interesting but make of the fact what you like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Skyline Drifter said: Can we not pretend Froxylias is some sort of jobbing plumber who is new to this crazy world of full time football? He is a current full international who has been full time his whole career other than one season at Dumbarton. Their fans have said often enough he is lazy but inspirational. It's what he does. There is no point in kidding yourself that if he somehow "gets fitter" he will be running around all game and developing a tendency to track opposition runs he has never had before. He is a maverick who offers the inspiration and creativity, not work ethic. You make your choice if thats what you want in your team. He was always a surprising Hartley signing for me. I dont think anyone is suggesting he is a jobbing plumber, Hartley all his managerial career has put a huge emphasis on players fitness, I'd guess Froxy isn't at that level as of yet and being part time or full time makes zero difference to reach that level. Tbh I have never seen him be a maverick against us and I also was surprised to see Hartley in for him, time will tell what he will bring and I have my doubts he will get a chance to under Hartley 1 hour ago, DeeBairn said: What he hasn't done, apart from at Dunbarton, is play anwhere near regular football. He didn't even play regular at Dumbarton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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