The Falkirk FC Thread

[Guest]

FFS we have a max of 5 games to go. One dead rubber and hopefully 4 play off games to get out of this hell hole. Keep the McGlynn chat till then and we can properly critique the season.

Saturday was much more about quality of player than McGlynn IMO. We were clearly well prepared but it was similar to the game at Dundee earlier in the season where we just don’t have the players to compete with the better Championship sides. Some Players didn’t turn up or are just not up to that level. Morrison, MCKay, McCann, Burrell and don’t even get me started on Williamson. 

McGlynn will need to get 2/3 of these to turn up or we will not go up. Much as he frustrates me Nesbitt has to play to give us energy in the midfield. Oliver has to play to give us a platform and we better pray Rowe is fit. MCKay can’t be relied on so get Henderson back in there to give us left/right balance. Or if you don’t do that bring in MacKie.

My team for these games has to be getting back to the formation we had when we went on the long run.

4-2-3-1

Either keeper

Rowe Donaldson Henderson/MacKie McCann

McGinn Max/Henderson 

Morrison Nesbitt Kennedy

Oliver

I would also be making much more use of Lawal. He is that little bit different to anything we have and a bit of an unknown quantity still 

The next 2/3 weeks will tell us what we need to know about McGlynn and his teams bottle. 
One thing for sure he needs some more better quality next season right through the team. Saturday told us that. 
 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

There’s a few who often liked my posts and me likewise that now constantly give them a red dot for any perceived criticism. I even got one for saying Morrison was always a good player. Guess that was suggesting McGlynn didn’t make him good. Not sure who is now to blame that he’s went off the boil though, along with McCann, Nesbit, McKay and McGuffie.

Maybe you get red dots because people don’t agree with you. You are the one who keeps banging on about opinions. 

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

5 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

Maybe you get red dots because people don’t agree with you. You are the one who keeps banging on about opinions. 

Don’t have to agree but find red dotting a bit pathetic to be honest. If you disagree then discuss it or would you prefer this place to be an echo chamber?

[PedroMoutinho]

Personally I’d play Oliver in the 10 just off Burrell. Inconsistent as Burrell is, he is our biggest goal threat in my view and we can’t leave him on the bench for these vital ganes. 
 

[Guest]

Just now, Caractacus Potts said:

Don’t have to agree but find red dotting a bit pathetic to be honest. If you disagree then discuss it or would you prefer this place to be an echo chamber?

Here is me thinking the red and green dots were for agreeing or not with an opinion? 

You are well aware of my opinion on your shout to get McGlynn out now. It is ridiculous IMO.

If we don’t go up then obviously it is worthy of debate. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, PedroMoutinho said:

Personally I’d play Oliver in the 10 just off Burrell. Inconsistent as Burrell is, he is our biggest goal threat in my view and we can’t leave him on the bench for these vital ganes. 
 

I think he is an impact player. He has been much more effective coming on when the games are stretched and defenders are tiring. 

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

7 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

Here is me thinking the red and green dots were for agreeing or not with an opinion? 

You are well aware of my opinion on your shout to get McGlynn out now. It is ridiculous IMO.

If we don’t go up then obviously it is worthy of debate. 

As I said disagree then discuss. We’re adults here so just disliking a post is pathetic. 

Not sacking McGlynn is an easy decision to make so won’t happen and the board shouldn’t be blamed for such. What I’m saying is I have zero faith and these games are too important to give to a guy who has failed to have us turn up in so many big games. 

We’ll see what happens but are you also confident McGlynn can make an impact in the Championship? 

[Harry Kinnear]

19 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said:

Personally I’d play Oliver in the 10 just off Burrell. Inconsistent as Burrell is, he is our biggest goal threat in my view and we can’t leave him on the bench for these vital ganes. 
 

I agree with this, I would play Oliver and drop Morrison and give Kennedy free rein to switch flanks if required. Burrell and Oliver could work really well if given a chance to build up an understanding.

[Onthegoalline1876]

On 30/04/2023 at 08:48, bairn88 said:

The police/steward search outside the ground was an absolute disgrace btw. In the small queue at 11:35ish and didn’t get in til almost 12. Bet none of their tactics yesterday will be adopted today. 

Agreed.   And yet there was someone in the stadium with a bottle of MD20/20 !

[Guest]

36 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

As I said disagree then discuss. We’re adults here so just disliking a post is pathetic. 

Not sacking McGlynn is an easy decision to make so won’t happen and the board shouldn’t be blamed for such. What I’m saying is I have zero faith and these games are too important to give to a guy who has failed to have us turn up in so many big games. 

We’ll see what happens but are you also confident McGlynn can make an impact in the Championship? 

I am on the fence regarding what McGlynn would do in the Championship. Nesbitt on form is good enough but has too many dips. The reality to make the step up is going to need investment whoever the manager is. 

Edited May 1, 2023 by Back Post Misses

[ebobsboy]

30 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

We’ll see what happens but are you also confident Nesbitt can make an impact in the Championship

FTFY.  And no. 

[Bairney The Dinosaur]

2 hours ago, Back Post Misses said:

My team for these games has to be getting back to the formation we had when we went on the long run.

4-2-3-1

Either keeper

Rowe Donaldson Henderson/MacKie McCann

McGinn Max/Henderson 

Morrison Nesbitt Kennedy

Oliver

Not for me.

It worked great but was found out. McGlynn has been criticised as lacking a plan B since he returned to management but I reckon he's nailed it with the diamond. 

[Shodwall cat]

Mcglynn didn't start nesbitt in a cup semi final so there's absolutely nothing that points to him seeing him as a week in week out starter in the championship if we were to go up. You need squad players that can do a job in a variety of positions when necessary and nesbitt fits that bill. He won't be on a huge salary either and has played around 80 games at championship level  Progress is better players replacing your starters and those previous starters replacing your squad players . 

[Shodwall cat]

1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said:

I am on the fence regarding what McGlynn would do in the Championship. Nesbitt on form is good enough but has too many dips. The reality to make the step up is going to need investment whoever the manager is. 

I'd certainly give him a season and see where we are after that.  I know that our previous experience of dofs has been tainted with the shambolic Holt but I can't help thinking that mcglynn with his excellent contacts and recruitment would be a perfect fit for that role in the future.

Edited May 1, 2023 by Shodwall cat

[FalkirkBairn2021]

I still think Ola Lawal has something to offer. There's a bit of a poor man's Jose Quitongo about him. Great feet and something a bit different. Not in the playoffs probably but next season I'd like to see far more of him

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said:

I am on the fence regarding what McGlynn would do in the Championship. Nesbitt on form is good enough but has too many dips. The reality to make the step up is going to need investment whoever the manager is. 

That’s fair. Time will tell. I’ve maybe jumped the gun making my judgement on him which is probably largely to do with my expectation of McGlynn as a manager.

I never knew loads about his style and expected him to be old school, hard to beat etc but he’s much more attacking which is fine but leagues are won based on a solid defence. I’ve never seen us look like that defensively and in attack there is a lot of freedom but without it looking like a certain style of playing. Players seem as unsure where to be in attack as they do in defence and relied too much on a bit of magic from Kennedy or Morrison to break the deadlock rather than playing to the strengths of any of our strikers. 

No manager is perfect and as I’ve said hopefully McGlynn can prove me wrong. 

[Bairnardo]

Aye, you can argue all you want about how many non McGlynn players start games and all of that, but it would be wild to sack McGlynn after 1 single season, which objectively represents progress from where he joined, and may yet turn out to meet our objectives. 

It is without question that next seasons squad can be considered his squad. And it is without question that he and he alone has to show progress again from what may or may not be achieved this season. If we got up he has to at least consolidate but ideally threaten the playoffs. If we stay down he has to win the league. 

I actually don't even know why I just typed that. Iv been mindfucked into replying to the notion of sacking the manager before the playoffs....

 

f**k me

[Oscar P]

I read that Ayr United are upgrading their terracing this year.

Looks like a reasonable compromise between seating and standing.

Probably not high on our priority list at the moment financially but looks decent enough.

[Shodwall cat]

9 hours ago, Bairn in Exile said:

You never got pelters from me.

That would have been when you were totally objective and I used to give a greenie for almost every one of your posts?

That would have been before you had pals on the board, I'm guessing?

I don't have any pals on the board at all. I know not one of them in any manner . The current bod have done good things and they've done other things I don't agree with. I will have zero qualms criticising them. The appointment of Rennie and signing of Griffith's for instance was  a disaster .  Other things I've criticised quite openly on here.

Just because I feel that it's in our best interests to stick with mcglynn a bit longer hardly makes me a bod sycophant.  Mcglynn has a two year deal if we aren't out of this league within that timescale then he'll quite rightly be moved on and replaced.  Ive seen enough this season though to give him more time if we don't get ourselves through the playoffs over the next few weeks. If a year from now we're still down here and mcglynn has gone then I'm more than happy to hold my hands up and say I was wrong.

[Shodwall cat]

2 minutes ago, Oscar P said:

I read that Ayr United are upgrading their terracing this year.

Looks like a reasonable compromise between seating and standing.

Probably not high on our priority list at the moment financially but looks decent enough.

I just can't see us ever putting terracing into the stadium to be honest. Safe standing yes but old style terracing I just can't see it happening. Not that I'd be averse to it but I just don't see it happening.