Zbairn Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 A bit of realism....although hard to take. Dunfermline are where they are on merit. However, the league was not won or lost just on last nights performance (albeit, we never turned up). Our form in the first quarter and a bit of the season is what has cost us the league. Losing to Kelty twice, drawing with Clyde, drawing with Airdrie / Montrose at our place (not to mention losing a late goal to Alloa a few weeks back) have all cost us points. If yer Auntie had baws and all that! All is not lost and hopefully we can get the wheels back on the wagon on Monday night. However, a few who didnt turn up last night need to be a lot better. The cash from a cup semi is hugely important to the club and a win might just give us the momentum back that we will need for the Playoffs. It would also be good to give The Pars a doing at our place in a few weeks time........ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoo61 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) I was at the back of the Norrie. Had no idea if it was over. If it wasn't given I wouldn't have protested. Too hard to tell but the lines man had the best view. Edited March 8, 2023 by Stoo61 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, SouthStander1876 said: That second goal stings, that pass back to Kinnear was mental from Morrison. Mackie shouldn't have started IMO, needed Mckay in there for his physical presence. Should never have been outjumped by KRH. McGlynn never changed a winning side before last night and when he does thats what happens. Henderson should never have been dropped Obviously at the other end of the pitch, but why did McGlynn wait until 70+ to bring on McGuffie, if I had scored a hatrick the previous week I would have been demanding a start 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStander1876 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Because he's just not very good. Granted scored the best goal I've ever seen in the flesh, but has offered nothing over the season. He's been dropped for a reason. I sort of wanted Burrell to start out on the left wing because I know how poor Kennedy has been against you guys. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Me Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 minute ago, 101 said: Obviously at the other end of the pitch, but why did McGlynn wait until 70+ to bring on McGuffie, if I had scored a hatrick the previous week I would have been demanding a start I'd have had him on earlier for Kennedy. Was obvious by then that Kennedy had ran out of ideas and hitting the byline was playing into your hands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balde Bairn Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 51 minutes ago, Just a bairn said: Having “personality” doesn’t stop you from getting gubbed. We haven’t lost these games because of lack of personality, we lost because we’ve been outplayed. So we agree they’re not good enough players to contend for a third tier title? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a bairn Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, Balde Bairn said: So we agree they’re not good enough players to contend for a third tier title? We can agree Dunfermline are better than us and deserved to win last night and will win the league, so sure I guess we can agree on that. All I’m saying is making points about being grateful about playing in front of a good crowd and suggesting the team don’t have any personality because they were beaten by a better team is a bit of knee-jerk reaction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Clearly a hugely disappointing result and performance last night but in my view the league was lost before Christmas. We had won less than half of our league games at that stage, which made the rest of the season an uphill struggle. Imo we were too late in moving on some of the deadwood. In any event, playoffs it is and personally I’m not confident that a number of players won’t disappear if we face a battle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGPar Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 38 minutes ago, Zbairn said: However, the league was not won or lost just on last nights performance (albeit, we never turned up). Yes it was. I mean literally reverse the results of the last two games against Dunfermline and we'd be four points clear at the top instead of eight points behind. That's the weight and importance of games against a direct rival. The "aye, but two league defeats since November" argument being banded about is utterly ludicrous when used without any context. And the context is that these two defeats alone have directly resulted in a 12-point swing. That's the importance and weight of such games. Our failure to show up in either has cost us any opportunity of automatic promotion. An inconvenient truth for many amongst our support, but the truth nonetheless. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 51 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said: I think his lack of mobility was at the core it. I don’t know if he is carrying an injury, but last four or five games he has looked less and less mobile. That’s the three games against the Fifers plus the games against Dundee that have shown us to still be some way off it. The Cup game next week will be a good indicator as to how good (or not) we are. Another performance like last night, and Ayr will comfortably beat us. Even our best next Monday might not be enough. Said a few months back that McGinn looked in certain games a spent player, and maybe time had simply caught up, albeit still capable of a decent 60mins depending on the calibre of the opposition. Last night we also had a few others, Donaldson Morrison Nesbitt McCann who for some unknown reason, decided to turn in poor performances. Hopefully this was just a bad day at the races……. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers_One_To_Eleven Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Fallen Angel said: Facts speak for themselves... Dunfermline have Won nine and drawn three games since the beginning of December. In the same time Falkirk have, now, Won nine, drawn two and lost one. So in 12 games you have gained a whole MINUS one point on Dunfermline. Barring a stunning collapse over the last 9 games...In which Dundermline are unbeaten at home and have the best away record in the league and now 16 clean sheets in 27 league games... i'd say it's asking too much. Falkirk really had to win last night (a draw might even have made it interesting)...but once again the most attacking free flowing team in the league (not my words) were easily out fought and out witted by Dunfermline.... Good luck in the cup as I know that money is tight at Grangemouth just now and I do love the "Kincardine Derby" days... “Facts speak for themselves”? This isn’t a science experiment we’re talking about here, it’s sport! My main message in the posts I’ve put up this morning is it’s not over. At no point have I put a strong case for us pipping you, other than to say if we take care of of our business we have a slim chance of taking it to the last game. As a clear example, we were looking out of sight in 2018/19 to escape relegation and took it to the last game and even won that game (I know, I know, we got relegated on goal difference, but we actually clawed back a lot of points). To emphasise - slim chance, long shot, call it what you want. It’s not over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Me Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Numbers_One_To_Eleven said: To emphasise - slim chance, long shot, call it what you want. It’s not over. Blind optimism 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStander1876 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Fact of the matter is we were pish yesterday and pish at home to them. Thats the deciding moments in the season. We cannot beat teams that are Higher in the league system than us. Haven't beat Dunfermline, pumped twice off of Dundee and I'm not confident for Ayr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers_One_To_Eleven Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Blame Me said: Blind optimism Slim chance is blind optimism? Doesn’t make sense imo. 8 points gap with 9 games to go, when we’ve still to play each other. What if it’s a 6 point gap going in to that game in April? 3 point gap if we won with 5 games to go potentially. Is that blind optimism? Do you want the trophy handed to you just now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea and Busquets Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) I know it’s still image, but this is as far back the ball goes. It goes no further. Not over the line. The linesman went with the crowd and players. Edited March 8, 2023 by Tea and Busquets 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_no_1 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Just now, Numbers_One_To_Eleven said: Do you want the trophy handed to you just now? Please! Seriously, you're correct. Nothing has been won. This squad doesn't seem to be the type to take their eyes off the ball though. We have to go up & beat Peterhead this weekend. Then it's 11 points all of a sudden, with a home game against Edinburgh the next week while you have to go to Dumfries. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen Angel Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Numbers_One_To_Eleven said: Slim chance is blind optimism? Do you want the trophy handed to you just now? You do realise that post came from a Falkirk Fan mate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStander1876 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Tea and Busquets said: I know it’s still image, but this is as far back the ball goes. It goes no further. Not over the line. The linesman went with the crowd and players. Makes it so much harder to take 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoo61 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tea and Busquets said: I know it’s still image, but this is as far back the ball goes. It goes no further. Not over the line. The linesman went with the crowd and players. Miles over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers_One_To_Eleven Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Fallen Angel said: You do realise that post came from a Falkirk Fan mate No I didn’t. I’ll re-direct that to fans who’ve decided it’s all over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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