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37 minutes ago, Big chungus said:

Big game against stenny next week. A win by 2 or 3 goals should comfortably see us into the next round and an extra minimum of 20k secured. 

Midweek scorelines will give us more an indication of what’s needed. Stenny will be up for this game massively with it being a local derby but we know what we can do, especially at home.  

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12 minutes ago, RC55 FFC said:

Midweek scorelines will give us more an indication of what’s needed. Stenny will be up for this game massively with it being a local derby but we know what we can do, especially at home.  

Thats my thoughts on it. Stenny will be really up for the game even though they will probably be out of the running. Bragging rights on offer and i have horrible memories of our cup exit against them. We should have more than enough though 

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Just back.  Lovely wee ground and social club.  Nice weather, good chips and curry sauce.

Football was a bit flat but we did ok given the makeshift team, and the 2 goals at the death were helpful.  Miller prob my motm for effort if nothing else.  MacIver, Tait and Ross all had a frustrating day! 

job done, and the team willl welcome a rest midweek.

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5 minutes ago, FalkirkBairn2021 said:

I know talking about ex Bairns is generally boring as f**k but the surreal Andy Irving at West Ham story is.. quite something. 

Probably get a call up to the Scotland squad at some point as well. Done really well in the Austrian Bundesliga.

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 It was clear Irving was a player. The problem was Hartley brought him in and pinned his hopes that he would drag the team up. It was too much too soon for him

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There's something weird about that transfer. It seems to be generally discussed that West Ham have no intention of him actually playing for them and are loaning him right back out 

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28 minutes ago, Rocco said:

 It was clear Irving was a player. The problem was Hartley brought him in and pinned his hopes that he would drag the team up. It was too much too soon for him

When you see some of the players. In the wilderness era, some have had “decent” careers it just shows that we were a soft touch and players played for the wages regardless of the result, thankfully McGlynn realised who the bad apples were and got rid at the earliest moment.

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31 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

There's something weird about that transfer. It seems to be generally discussed that West Ham have no intention of him actually playing for them and are loaning him right back out 

they signed him last year and he stayed with the side he was at in Austria  last season 

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3 minutes ago, ajwffc said:

they signed him last year and he stayed with the side he was at in Austria  last season 

It was discussed on another thread on here. The idea that the signing was about strengthening ties between West Ham and the Austrian club (apologies don't know off hand who he plays for) and they didn't actually want the player particularly. Can't recall the source of this tho. 

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3 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

It was discussed on another thread on here. The idea that the signing was about strengthening ties between West Ham and the Austrian club (apologies don't know off hand who he plays for) and they didn't actually want the player particularly. Can't recall the source of this tho. 

Highlights on the West Ham page but in the 2 friendlies so far, he's played a big part, draw with Ferencvaros and scored a cracking winner against Dagenham

https://www.whufc.com/video/player/0_ls7cbuzs?feed=3ed927a9-48ea-4e79-8592-468e0a175ea9&section=6ca42eaf-56cc-41b1-922e-60531cb1b429

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1 hour ago, Bairnardo said:

It was discussed on another thread on here. The idea that the signing was about strengthening ties between West Ham and the Austrian club (apologies don't know off hand who he plays for) and they didn't actually want the player particularly. Can't recall the source of this tho. 

That is what I read about the deal when it happened last year 

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Pretty decent chance that three teams finish on 9 points and it becomes a goal difference shoot out. 
 

9 is usually enough to qualify as a 2nd placed team although there are a few historical examples of teams missing out on goal difference.

 

Hopefully Dundee United don’t beat Buckie by any more than 3 goals and we’ll know that any win on Saturday gets us top 2. 

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If we are a fan owned club why are we kept so in the dark vis-à-vis injuries?

You think if the Chairman or CEO went to the Manager and Physio and asked when is player X returning and they said no idea boss. That would be acceptable? 

I do understand corporate responsibility and how saying our two first choice centre backs our injured for months, could mean, players, agents, clubs etc.. could hold our feet to the fire when trying replace them.

BUT this is the downside of having 1000 owners not 1 or 2 guys who could offer soft loans 

If we need players come out and say it, if we the fans, don't pony up the dough we cannot greet if we  get bad results.

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Blane Fonda said:

If we are a fan owned club why are we kept so in the dark vis-à-vis injuries?

You think if the Chairman or CEO went to the Manager and Physio and asked when is player X returning and they said no idea boss. That would be acceptable? 

I do understand corporate responsibility and how saying our two first choice centre backs our injured for months, could mean, players, agents, clubs etc.. could hold our feet to the fire when trying replace them.

BUT this is the downside of having 1000 owners not 1 or 2 guys who could offer soft loans 

If we need players come out and say it, if we the fans, don't pony up the dough we cannot greet if we  get bad results.

 

 

 

Fan owned means we elect representatives to board. It doesn't mean we as fans get to make demands about every day to day aspect of running the club. Imagine how tiresome that would get for all involved 

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