roman_bairn Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Yes and again just because we signed shite doesnt mean we shouldve kept him because he was slightly less shite. He was a squad player and did a job but the fact some folk are desperate to have him back only emphasises how far we've fallen. We've had far better centre backs than him over the time I've watched Falkirk and hopefully we'll have far better ones again.Maybe it’s just me, but was he not a Central defender for the runaway leaders of a Championship club last season? But apparently he’s not good enough for our league one club this season....... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Maybe it’s just me, but was he not a Central defender for the runaway leaders of a Championship club last season? But apparently he’s not good enough for our league one club this season.......Being good enough for us currently isnt th issue. When he left no one was arsed because we were led up the garden path of believing that we had the budget and were going to sign better for a promotion push. Watson had plenty bomb scare moments for us and he was talked about in terms of maybe keeping for a backup when it was his time go. That he would stroll into our team doesnt change that. If Hartley pisses all over us with Cove Rangers next season it wint change the fact that we were right to bin him. Likewise if McKinnon does well with QP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Being good enough for us currently isnt th issue. When he left no one was arsed because we were led up the garden path of believing that we had the budget and were going to sign better for a promotion push. Watson had plenty bomb scare moments for us and he was talked about in terms of maybe keeping for a backup when it was his time go. That he would stroll into our team doesnt change that. If Hartley pisses all over us with Cove Rangers next season it wint change the fact that we were right to bin him. Likewise if McKinnon does well with QP. Here was me thinking that this started out as chatter about Dunfermline signing a sub standard Championship defender for this forthcoming season..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, roman_bairn said: Here was me thinking that this started out as chatter about Dunfermline signing a sub standard Championship defender for this forthcoming season..... Aye, I know. I still think Watson is in the mould of yer Craigen type signing who will do ok for them but whilst not a point and laugh Paton type signing, it's a wee bit mediocre. Dont see any comedy in it really, would have loved to have him back, but wouldnt expect him to anchor a title challenge either, despite being solid enough for Utd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Aye, I know. I still think Watson is in the mould of yer Craigen type signing who will do ok for them but whilst not a point and laugh Paton type signing, it's a wee bit mediocre. Dont see any comedy in it really, would have loved to have him back, but wouldnt expect him to anchor a title challenge either, despite being solid enough for UtdI definitely got the impression that he was highly rated at United. As is so often the case with players, they perform better at other clubs if they settle in well and form a playing connection with the players around them.I’m not convinced re all the ‘shite’ talk. He was probably more than decent and above anything we have had for a couple of years at least now.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Is Durnan under contract again for you this season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Is Durnan under contract again for you this season? On our way over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 8 hours ago, kiddy said: Lewis time in Falkirk, summed up in a gif. That's actually a very good piece of defending, if he had been the, err, defender... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 hours ago, roman_bairn said: I definitely got the impression that he was highly rated at United. As is so often the case with players, they perform better at other clubs if they settle in well and form a playing connection with the players around them. I’m not convinced re all the ‘shite’ talk. He was probably more than decent and above anything we have had for a couple of years at least now.... This is a list of CD's that have played for the club since Watson signed -Grant, McCracken, Gasparotto, Muirhead, Balatoni, McGhee, Brough, Dallison, Harrison, Edjenguele, McKenna, Buchanan, Durnan, & Toshney, Of those I would have Grant, McCracken, Balatoni, McGhee, Edjenguele & Toshney ahead of him so I think he would have done a decent enough job at L1 level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 8 hours ago, CC52 FFC said: Watson didn’t replace Grant, McCracken did. Watson and Grant played at Ibrox (last game before Grant went off injured) and were excellent together. Watson is a good signing. We should never have let him go. He was a main stay in that Dundee United team last season. McCracken signed before Grant did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestfieldBairn Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said: Not one person at Falkirk went mad when he got freed because he wasnt anything special. Unfortunately our recruitment let us down after that but at no point over the last few seasons have I been sitting saying christ I wish we still had Paul Watson. Guys wanting poor players back just because they werent as poor as players we've had since. Muirhead was murder at centre back and right back. I said at the time we should never have let him go. He’s perfectly capable of playing in the championship, even at the high end , as we’ve just currently seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestfieldBairn Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 44 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: McCracken signed before Grant did. Little unsure of the point here because both were at the club at least a year before Watson. In terms of the season we finished runners up to Hibs, Watson and Grant played together after McCracken got injured and he never got back in the team until Grant got injured. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, ShaggerG said: This is a list of CD's that have played for the club since Watson signed -Grant, McCracken, Gasparotto, Muirhead, Balatoni, McGhee, Brough, Dallison, Harrison, Edjenguele, McKenna, Buchanan, Durnan, & Toshney, Of those I would have Grant, McCracken, Balatoni, McGhee, Edjenguele & Toshney ahead of him so I think he would have done a decent enough job at L1 level. The edge scared me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, ShaggerG said: That's actually a very good piece of defending, if he had been the, err, defender... Or a footballer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 The edge scared meHe was scary when he was with Utd too![emoji85] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, CC52 FFC said: Little unsure of the point here because both were at the club at least a year before Watson. In terms of the season we finished runners up to Hibs, Watson and Grant played together after McCracken got injured and he never got back in the team until Grant got injured. Sorry, misunderstood your post. I thought you were saying that McCracken was signed to replace Grant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, keithgy said: Or a footballer Who knows, if he simply stooped to head the ball he would have scored and his time with us may have turned out very differently? I always thought that he was the type of guy who would suffer from a lack of confidence and I think that played a large part in his failure. That and being pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk09Bairn Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 If rumours from a couple of ex pros with links to Dundee FC are to be believed it looks like they could be in admin fairly shortly. You’d imagine they’d be looking to offload players on the cheap. Might be worth the gaffers having a wee nosey up there. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, keithgy said: The edge scared me I thought he was decent enough for us, better than Utd fans let on anyway. I wouldn't have been too upset to have seen him in before Durnan or Buchanan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-FFC Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 22 minutes ago, Falkirk09Bairn said: If rumours from a couple of ex pros with links to Dundee FC are to be believed it looks like they could be in admin fairly shortly. You’d imagine they’d be looking to offload players on the cheap. Might be worth the gaffers having a wee nosey up there. that will be them tying with franchise fc for the same amount of times in admin then, wonder if they will go on with the 13 point deduction or they will keep it as is due to the pandemic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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