The Falkirk FC Thread

[latapythelegend]

Is he gone yet?

[Shooter McGavin]

9 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

I don’t disagree with not backing the team however given that Airdrie fans ‘walked away’ and let both your own club and  the club you really support die I don’t think you are in a position to slag anyone for walking away.

This is desperate stuff. 

 

 

[AGPar]

22 minutes ago, Mr November said:

I posted similar on the match thread but as an Airdrie fan who was at that Queen’s Park game, last night was miles worse from Falkirk. I felt Falkirk caused a lot of their own issues in that Queen’s Park game, embarrassingly poor on the ball and just gifting goals away. Last night was different as I didn’t think the goals came from mistakes, instead Falkirk just looked powerless to stop Airdrie every time they went forward and to be honest didn’t seem interested in trying. I’ve seen a lot of bad Airdrie performances in the play-offs but I’ve never seen anything quite like that. 

At the first and third goals - I think, they all blur into one - literally as soon as the Airdrie player picked up the ball, before they had even advanced a single step, every  fan in the away end knew what was coming, it was so utterly, utterly predictable. There cannot be an easier team to play against. I have never seen a Falkirk team so petrified, and I've seen us at Ibrox when Laudrup was running riot or against Celtic with Di Canio.

The saddest thing of all - most, maybe all of our players, will wake up this morning with a sense of overwhelming relief. They cannot handle a scintilla of expectation or pressure. And that's all gone now. It was gone after fifteen minutes last nightand I'd bet my last penny most of them - internally at least - were breathing a massive sigh of relief. Their utter gutlessness shames the club.

[Silvio Tattiescone]

1 minute ago, latapythelegend said:

Is he gone yet?

f**k. I was just typing that 

[Shodwall cat]

2 minutes ago, Shooter McGavin said:

This is desperate stuff. 

 

 

But spot on. Letting your own club die and then being happy enough to knick some other poor group of supporters is a lot more shameless than not turning up to one bloody football match.

Edited May 10, 2023 by Shodwall cat

[bairn88]

Would Alan Maybury want it? 

[Grangemouth Bairn]

6 minutes ago, cb_diamond said:

No, no trust me when I say we're in a position to slag you about pretty much everything right now.

You are at the moment and I’ve said several times you are a far better team than us however you walked away and let 2 clubs die - that fact will never change.

[Grangemouth Bairn]

2 minutes ago, Shooter McGavin said:

This is desperate stuff. 

 

 

It is but it’s also correct.

[cb_diamond]

2 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

You are at the moment and I’ve said several times you are a far better team than us however you walked away and let 2 clubs die - that fact will never change.

It's ok to lash out when you're confused and hurt pal. I would promise it will go away but 5 years is a long time to be feeling like you do and there's no end in sight

[Shodwall cat]

4 minutes ago, bairn88 said:

Would Alan Maybury want it? 

I'm not sure about him anyway. Some of the Edinburgh performances against us this season have been pretty gutless to say the least.  In 3 out of the 4 games they looked beag before they got on the park.

[CHEMOMAN]

12 minutes ago, Springfield said:

Season ended last night which tbh I feared we’d get beat, but not the humiliation and abhorrent display.
Firstly congratulations to Airdrie, you lost your managerial team and decided to go with player/manager set up, a few shrewd signings and last night as bad as we were, you played some great football and credit where’s it’s due. 
Where does the club go from here? I honestly don’t think the BOD will even make a statement till after Saturdays game. Will McGlynn walk - not a chance in hell as guaranteed wage for next season. Will the BOD recognise that keeping the existing manager will seriously affect new STs and renewals? - not sure. 
Some major decisions to be made, my genuine fear is no change and this clown gets next season. I’ve said already that Nesbitt getting two year deal should have set the alarm bells ringing. 

 

 

Very magnanimous of you but knowing Airdrie, it's not quite over yet! The player/manager appointment was a big risk and we've seen some crazy results and performances this season, last night being no exception. Bottom line is you shouldn't be in this league. We shouldn't be in this league either. Trailing away to absolute dumps like Meadowbank and Kelty, watching 20 Edinburgh fans celebrating pumping us 6-0 at home, we've had lows too in recent times. Stuck in this league for years, financial issues, change of ownership (sound familiar?). We've already been there and done that and I take no pleasure in seeing "big" teams like you, Dunfermline, Thistle joining us down in the dump of League 1 over the last few seasons. Your time will come, I'm sure of it but from an outsider looking in, older managers like McGlynn are yesterday's men (although I accept that Chipper may be an exception). Unsure of the way forward for you, I'm sure you feel the same way but best of luck to you. You'll need it!

[bobbydazzler]

7 minutes ago, Shodwall cat said:

But spot on. Letting your own club die and then being happy enough to knick some other poor group of supporters is a lot more shameless than not turning up to one bloody football match.

you will have experience of that being a "Camelon" fan surely?

[FFC 1876]

I don't think we'll have the money to sack him, bring in a new manager and also back them in the summer to revamp the squad again. 

Maybury would be my pick right enough as I know he was highly thought of when he was here and he's done miracles with that Edinburgh team. Not to mention he'd bring back Mark Kerr with him.

[TheScarf]

1 hour ago, CALDERON said:

The recent Raith Rovers AGM illustrated what can happen if you give a manager free reign to spend a budget with no control at all.  For example, the club had heard that Keatings can't train more than twice a week, was injury prone, but Mcglynn threw a 2 year deal at him.  Ended up costing the club £30k to pay him off.

It's not just the managers job it impacts, it impacts the clubs finances, and also impacts the ability of the replacement manager to make an immediate impact, given that multi year deals are already in place to players who aren't contributing enough.  We are seeing that very thing happen at Rovers this season.

If Falkirk do what we did, you will end up in a similar position if you bin Mcglynn.

 

 

I couldn't believe that.  Didn't both Keatings and The Caley tell Raith when he signed the PCA that he couldn't train full time?

[Shodwall cat]

2 minutes ago, bobbydazzler said:

you will have experience of that being a "Camelon" fan surely?

What the feck are you on about?

[Grangemouth Bairn]

2 minutes ago, cb_diamond said:

It's ok to lash out when you're confused and hurt pal. I would promise it will go away but 5 years is a long time to be feeling like you do and there's no end in sight

I was pissed off last night but I’m neither confused or hurt. Falkirk are in a tough period just now and have been for a while but I’ve been going since 1978 and will go until my health dictates otherwise.

You walked away and let your clubs die - that will never not be the case pal.

[Rugster]

Just brought myself to watch McGlynn's interview. Holy f**k. Delusional.

Almost Billy Brown levels of "been places, dun hings, struglin"

[cb_diamond]

1 minute ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

I was pissed off last night but I’m neither confused or hurt. Falkirk are in a tough period just now and have been for a while but I’ve been going since 1978 and will go until my health dictates otherwise.

You walked away and let your clubs die - that will never not be the case pal.

Assuming you're trying really hard to get a rangers thing in here with your multiple clubs stressing? Terrible attempt btw

Also your basket case club is hemorrhaging money every year. Be careful what you wish for

[Shodwall cat]

3 minutes ago, CHEMOMAN said:

Very magnanimous of you but knowing Airdrie, it's not quite over yet! The player/manager appointment was a big risk and we've seen some crazy results and performances this season, last night being no exception. Bottom line is you shouldn't be in this league. We shouldn't be in this league either. Trailing away to absolute dumps like Meadowbank and Kelty, watching 20 Edinburgh fans celebrating pumping us 6-0 at home, we've had lows too in recent times. Stuck in this league for years, financial issues, change of ownership (sound familiar?). We've already been there and done that and I take no pleasure in seeing "big" teams like you, Dunfermline, Thistle joining us down in the dump of League 1 over the last few seasons. Your time will come, I'm sure of it but from an outsider looking in, older managers like McGlynn are yesterday's men (although I accept that Chipper may be an exception). Unsure of the way forward for you, I'm sure you feel the same way but best of luck to you. You'll need it!

You say that but older experienced  managers in the main are the ones that have had more  success in league one over the past few years. McCall twice , mcglynn, Campbell, Hartley have all got clubs up to the championship. Likes of Mcpake are more the exception than the rule. 

[Balde Bairn]

16 minutes ago, Rugster said:

Get this talk to f**k. We were where we were back then in spite of George Craig, not because of him. The man is a charlatan. 

And that perspective is nonsense. Whatever faults you think he has made can not be attributed to the disaster we are now. The club was in a stable enough position a few years after relegation and was doing fine for a good few years after he left. He can’t be blamed for scrapping the youth system and the list of atrocious managerial selections which is the real reason we are where we are. Blaming George Craig for everything gives the board a scapegoat for their failings, one that Mr “statement not question” was happy to use.