The Falkirk FC Thread

[Bairnardo]

I can mind seeing a boy catch the ball in the terrace and Sinky ran over to take the quick throw. Gies the baw wee man says Sinky. Boy dummy throws it at him and laughs, Sinky roars GIES THE FUCKING BAW!!!! Lad utterly soils himself.

[Juan Sheet]

3 hours ago, MrDust said:

McGlynn may prefer Martin starting tomorrow as Hogarth won't have had a great deal of training with us, tho on paper Peterhead at home is probably a good game for him to start.

As for third choice, he is well below that in the pecking order at forest, Christ a Scottish 3rd division team ain't getting that level of player on loan without blackmail or masses of cash.

 

Or Davie Sinclair, I was told Myles had him up against the wall in the changing rooms, claimed that he would deliberately put backspin on the ball with pass backs to Myles

I can’t imagine Sinclair knew how to deliberately put backspin on a ball tbh

[Bainsfordbairn]

4 hours ago, Rugster said:

Don't mind them blocking people if it's outright abusive/personal but blocking your own fans for criticism is pathetic.

I thought that was a bit strange, so I asked the two media officers when I was in earlier for Hogarth. They very rarely block anyone and checked when I was there. Three people have been blocked in the last three years. Two were trolls from who supported Dunfermline & Aberdeen and the third was a Falkirk fan who said that Paul Sheerin should be hanged. 

 

[MetalWolf]

Am I the only one that reads the Hogarth announcement as the deal was done and then they found out pj isn't that badly injured.  Might be reading too much into the 3 keepers comment.

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

1 minute ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

I thought that was a bit strange, so I asked the two media officers when I was in earlier for Hogarth. They very rarely block anyone and checked when I was there. Three people have been blocked in the last three years. Two were trolls from who supported Dunfermline & Aberdeen and the third was a Falkirk fan who said that Paul Sheerin should be hanged. 

 

Sounds about right to be honest as I’d expect anyone who was blocked to state it publicly as is the norm on Twitter however couldn’t see any evidence of it. 

[Shodwall cat]

6 minutes ago, MetalWolf said:

Am I the only one that reads the Hogarth announcement as the deal was done and then they found out pj isn't that badly injured.  Might be reading too much into the 3 keepers comment.

He wouldn't have said it's a real blow to lose pj if his injury wasn't that bad I would think.

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

2 minutes ago, Shodwall cat said:

He wouldn't have said it's a real blow to lose pj if his injury wasn't that bad I would think.

He actually says it looked bad which maybe suggests it’s not as bad as first thought!?

Think MetalWolf has a point when reading it back. It’s a strange way to put things if PJ is indeed out for a long time. 

Edited August 12, 2022 by Caractacus Potts

[AdamAnt]

38 minutes ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

I thought that was a bit strange, so I asked the two media officers when I was in earlier for Hogarth. They very rarely block anyone and checked when I was there. Three people have been blocked in the last three years. Two were trolls from who supported Dunfermline & Aberdeen and the third was a Falkirk fan who said that Paul Sheerin should be hanged. 

 

If that’s the case then good. Merely going by a comment from a well kent Falkirk fan on Facebook who claimed he’d been blocked for “mild criticism”. Quite right to block the Falkirk fan for a horrible post like that. It’s a bloody game, no need for stuff like that .

[Guest]

36 minutes ago, MetalWolf said:

Am I the only one that reads the Hogarth announcement as the deal was done and then they found out pj isn't that badly injured.  Might be reading too much into the 3 keepers comment.

McGlynn has just said that in his interview. I am happy enough he had been proactive. We just couldn’t suffer Martin for any length of time. If Hogarth is decent it takes the pressure off rushing PJ back too 

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

9 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

McGlynn has just said that in his interview. I am happy enough he had been proactive. We just couldn’t suffer Martin for any length of time. If Hogarth is decent it takes the pressure off rushing PJ back too 

He didn’t make it very clear. How long is PJ out for? 

[Marshmallo]

15 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

McGlynn has just said that in his interview. I am happy enough he had been proactive. We just couldn’t suffer Martin for any length of time. If Hogarth is decent it takes the pressure off rushing PJ back too 

Depends on how much we're paying for Hogarth. If it's a freebie then might as well rush it through. If we're paying out and can't afford a midfielder as a result, then it may have been more prudent to hold off for a couple of days and soldier on with Martin for a few games if it's less bad of an injury than initially feared.

[Bairnardo]

If we have to suffer this forward line all season as a result of having 3 fit keepers, I'll........... Well I suppose I'll just sigh with my head in my hands. Again.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

He didn’t make it very clear. How long is PJ out for? 

In his YouTube video he did IMO. No idea but it sounds not nearly as long as they thought it was going to be. 

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, Marshmallo said:

Depends on how much we're paying for Hogarth. If it's a freebie then might as well rush it through. If we're paying out and can't afford a midfielder as a result, then it may have been more prudent to hold off for a couple of days and soldier on with Martin for a few games if it's less bad of an injury than initially feared.

I am glad we didn’t. He was shocking last season IMO. 
For me we need to start to get shot of a few so we can bring in better. 

Edited August 12, 2022 by Back Post Misses

[FFC 1876]

Is it back down to just the 4 loans this season or is it still 6 you can make?

We need another midfielder, I can't watch any more of Hetherington

Edited August 12, 2022 by FFC 1876

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, FFC 1876 said:

Is it back down to just the 4 loans this season or is it still 6 you can make?

We need another midfielder, I can't watch any more of Hetherington

I think it is 6 not sure though 

[Captain Chugwash]

1 hour ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

I thought that was a bit strange, so I asked the two media officers when I was in earlier for Hogarth. They very rarely block anyone and checked when I was there. Three people have been blocked in the last three years. Two were trolls from who supported Dunfermline & Aberdeen and the third was a Falkirk fan who said that Paul Sheerin should be hanged. 

 

 

6 hours ago, AdamAnt said:

The new(ish) admin of the Twitter account has also been blocking some Falkirk fans who dare to offer criticism in the replies to tweets. 

As far as I'm aware neither of the Media Officers are new either and have been in the position for the past 2/3 years.

[Rugster]

1 hour ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

I thought that was a bit strange, so I asked the two media officers when I was in earlier for Hogarth. They very rarely block anyone and checked when I was there. Three people have been blocked in the last three years. Two were trolls from who supported Dunfermline & Aberdeen and the third was a Falkirk fan who said that Paul Sheerin should be hanged. 

 

Thanks. I should have caveated that with if it was true, of course. 

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

21 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

In his YouTube video he did IMO. No idea but it sounds not nearly as long as they thought it was going to be. 

Hadn’t watched it till now. 
 

Bit of an odd one. Good luck to Nicky but could we not have made an emergency loan till we discovered how long PJ was out for!? Presuming we’re paying some money towards his wages then might have been better saving for elsewhere. 

Edited August 12, 2022 by Caractacus Potts

[Marshmallo]

17 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

I am glad we didn’t. He was shocking last season IMO. 
For me we need to start to get shot of a few so we can bring in better. 

You won't get any argument from me that 1) I don't think Martin is a good enough keeper for us and 2) we should be turning over the squad where we can.

My whole point for this Hogarth deal is that there are 2 key factors in whether it's a good idea or not. Those are how much the loan is costing us, and how long Morrison is out for.

For example, if the choice is Martin for eg 4 games before PJ is back and a new midfielder for 4 months, or Hogarth starting for 4 games before PJ is back and Hetherington for 4 months then I think it's a net negative. If it's Hogarth for next to nothing plus a new midfielder still being a possibility then it's a positive signing.

Edited August 12, 2022 by Marshmallo