NavyBlueArmy1876 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 As the main camera slightly missed Fotheringham's strike, Arbroath also had GoPros behind the goals last night https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=789118581713620 Tidy finish with his weaker foot. Hopefully he can kick on and nail down the LM spot while Connolly is injured 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, Reggie Perrin said: I would argue that anything less than winning this sorry excuse for a league is failure. He's talking about next season if we get promoted into the Championship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 After watching Lewis Moore rinse Deveney at the very start of those highlights i've changed my mind on the team for Saturday. Also Francis' run for the first goal wasn't as special as you lot made out. Hall only if Mccelland is out injured. Mutch Neilson Durnan Mcclelland/Hall Dixon Morrison Gomis Telfer Fotheringham Keena DowdsI’ve no seen the highlights back yet but I don’t think they will do justice to just how fucking terrible Ben Hall was yet again. Only poor finishing stopped him being at fault for 3 goals. Both Neilson and Gary Miller should be a head of him in the pecking order for centre half as well.Should be absolutely last resort to play that diddy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGPar Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 33 minutes ago, roman_bairn said: On the other hand how many of the squad are M and M signings? From the current squad 14: Mercer, Hall, Deveney, Sneddon, Kelly, Todd, Alston, Morrison, Keena, Dowds, Francis, Fotheringham, Neilson, McLelland. They also chose to give new contracts to Dixon, Hall, Durnan, Gomis, Connolly, Telfer, Miller and Leitch. The only players they have had no say in are Mutch and Sammon. They have been extremely well backed. It's very much their squad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, AGPar said: From the current squad 14: Mercer, Hall, Deveney, Sneddon, Kelly, Todd, Alston, Morrison, Keena, Dowds, Francis, Fotheringham, Neilson, McLelland. They also chose to give new contracts to Dixon, Hall, Durnan, Gomis, Connolly, Telfer, Miller and Leitch. The only players they have had no say in are Mutch and Sammon. They have been extremely well backed. It's very much their squad. I could be wrong but think they also extended Laverty. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 From the current squad 14: Mercer, Hall, Deveney, Sneddon, Kelly, Todd, Alston, Morrison, Keena, Dowds, Francis, Fotheringham, Neilson, McLelland. They also chose to give new contracts to Dixon, Hall, Durnan, Gomis, Connolly, Telfer, Miller and Leitch. The only players they have had no say in are Mutch and Sammon. They have been extremely well backed. It's very much their squad.I did ask! [emoji16] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Quite ironic the scorer of the winning goal (ex-ffc academy when it was shut by us) would have earned us enough cash (had fans been allowed in) that would have funded our Academy for a couple of seasons. Lads who are now coming through are showing how much an act of vandalism that decision was. There are people with influence at the club who were involved still. They should be hanging their heads in the shame of it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: Quite ironic the scorer of the winning goal (ex-ffc academy when it was shut by us) would have earned us enough cash (had fans been allowed in) that would have funded our Academy for a couple of seasons. Lads who are now coming through are showing how much an act of vandalism that decision was. There are people with influence at the club who were involved still. They should be hanging their heads in the shame of it Just so we all know,who are you referring to? ill happily ask the question at the next AGM. Edited March 24, 2021 by roman_bairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, roman_bairn said: Just so we all know,who are you referring to? ill happily ask the question at the next AGM. Anyone who was on the board when it happened for starters so Martin Ritchie springs to mind for a start. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank von Hell Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said: Quite ironic the scorer of the winning goal (ex-ffc academy when it was shut by us) would have earned us enough cash (had fans been allowed in) that would have funded our Academy for a couple of seasons. Lads who are now coming through are showing how much an act of vandalism that decision was. There are people with influence at the club who were involved still. They should be hanging their heads in the shame of it Absolutely , I'd go further and say Margaret Lang should get a lifetime ban for her exaggerated costs to push her & Campbell's agenda. I wonder how much it's going to cost to set up again and get back to somewhere near the standard it was. What we will never know is the lost revenue from sales of players such as Kai now roped in from another club on loan to help get us out of the 3rd tier where we languish as a result of "Project Premiership" - what a colossal irony. These people in charge were/are only current custodians of our club and an "act of vandalism" is exactly the right description. For being part of the decision Alexander has to lose his (self titled?) "Superfan" moniker once and for all as he clearly isn't. Or were they all just duped by Campbell , a guy who when he came to FFC admitted he knew nothing about running a football club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superandy_07 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/kai-fotheringham-dundee-united-kid-on-fulfilling-lifelong-dream-by-scoring-scottish-cup-winner-for-boyhood-heroes-falkirk-and-his-hopes-for-loan-spell/ “It’s a boyhood dream to score for my local club,” said Fotheringham. “It’s even more amazing to get one that means so much. “I was a Falkirk fan as a boy and went to a lot of games. I still live in Falkirk now. “I’ve been to two Scottish Cup Finals as a fan. I was at the games with Rangers and Inverness and even though we lost both of them it was a fantastic occasion to be in a big crowd as a fan." 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Absolutely , I'd go further and say Margaret Lang should get a lifetime ban for her exaggerated costs to push her & Campbell's agenda. I wonder how much it's going to cost to set up again and get back to somewhere near the standard it was. What we will never know is the lost revenue from sales of players such as Kai now roped in from another club on loan to help get us out of the 3rd tier where we languish as a result of "Project Premiership" - what a colossal irony. These people in charge were/are only current custodians of our club and an "act of vandalism" is exactly the right description. For being part of the decision Alexander has to lose his (self titled?) "Superfan" moniker once and for all as he clearly isn't. Or were they all just duped by Campbell , a guy who when he came to FFC admitted he knew nothing about running a football club. I’m as frustrated as anyone that we lost our academy. But is there a mitigation of some of the criticism due to the bollocks that is Project Brave that weakened the academy we had and meant that future talent would likely go to elite clubs at our expense?Also whilst I would welcome the return will it actually be able to get back to where it was?...Ps. These are genuine questions. I don’t know the answer.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGPar Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 6 hours ago, roman_bairn said: I did ask! Oh, apologies. Facts can sometimes be inconvenient I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank von Hell Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 4 hours ago, roman_bairn said: I’m as frustrated as anyone that we lost our academy. But is there a mitigation of some of the criticism due to the bollocks that is Project Brave that weakened the academy we had and meant that future talent would likely go to elite clubs at our expense? Also whilst I would welcome the return will it actually be able to get back to where it was?... Ps. These are genuine questions. I don’t know the answer.. Yes Project Brave is bollocks but we could have continued to have an academy outside "Elite" status. Like Ayr and St Mirren and other similar clubs to us we could have carried on at "Progressive" level. Pre- Project Brave you could argue Rangers, Celtic, Dundee Utd were at an "elite level" of youth development but they can't hold onto every player as we found out by taking the likes of Murray Wallace from the Rangers academy. Indeed when we had Yogi and Ross Wilson, young players were sold on having more of a chance at Falkirk. As it was Project Brave was a very convenient excuse for Craig Campbell who was already determined to push through his Project Premiership plan and the Brentford Model. As regards your second question I really don't know either - I would doubt we would get to the level again where we are competing in Scottish Cup semi-finals and finals with half the team made up of ex-academy players, but having 2 or 3 would be nice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just so we all know,who are you referring to? ill happily ask the question at the next AGM.As SD says 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 10 hours ago, superandy_07 said: https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/kai-fotheringham-dundee-united-kid-on-fulfilling-lifelong-dream-by-scoring-scottish-cup-winner-for-boyhood-heroes-falkirk-and-his-hopes-for-loan-spell/ “It’s a boyhood dream to score for my local club,” said Fotheringham. “It’s even more amazing to get one that means so much. “I was a Falkirk fan as a boy and went to a lot of games. I still live in Falkirk now. “I’ve been to two Scottish Cup Finals as a fan. I was at the games with Rangers and Inverness and even though we lost both of them it was a fantastic occasion to be in a big crowd as a fan." 'falkirk fan as a boy' ? So who is it you support now like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 5 hours ago, Hank von Hell said: Yes Project Brave is bollocks but we could have continued to have an academy outside "Elite" status. Like Ayr and St Mirren and other similar clubs to us we could have carried on at "Progressive" level. Pre- Project Brave you could argue Rangers, Celtic, Dundee Utd were at an "elite level" of youth development but they can't hold onto every player as we found out by taking the likes of Murray Wallace from the Rangers academy. Indeed when we had Yogi and Ross Wilson, young players were sold on having more of a chance at Falkirk. As it was Project Brave was a very convenient excuse for Craig Campbell who was already determined to push through his Project Premiership plan and the Brentford Model. As regards your second question I really don't know either - I would doubt we would get to the level again where we are competing in Scottish Cup semi-finals and finals with half the team made up of ex-academy players, but having 2 or 3 would be nice. Exactly. Raith are part of the Fife elite academy which is only in the 3rd level but they don't seem to have any issues bringing decent young players into their side and then selling them on. This players leaving in droves to go to elite clubs was utter rubbish. We had numerous examples to show players that our academy was the place to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Bantabairn said: Best for all to park the bus on the horrendous decisions of past. The now directors and chairman and managers and new investors all want some sort of Academy. I’m sure that this will happen, maybe in a slightly different format Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes. Those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it. George Santayana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Bantabairn said: Best for all to park the bus on the horrendous decisions of past. The now directors and chairman and managers and new investors all want some sort of Academy. I’m sure that this will happen, maybe in a slightly different format I'm sure Holt said that they were going to introduce a Development Squad initially before starting an Academy on a scaled down basis later on. That would allow us join a reserve league, giving those not involved on a Saturday, or who don't get off the bench, some game time along with any external players that they want to run their eye over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 With the end of March creeping closer are we likely to see anymore loan signings. Would be a shame to waste the two we have left. Maybe the FTV guys could ask the question in their next interview with M&M. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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