Springfield Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Hope the manager is keeping an eye on the situation in the highlands, looks like ICT are entering administration. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyBlueArmy1876 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 6 minutes ago, Springfield said: Hope the manager is keeping an eye on the situation in the highlands, looks like ICT are entering administration. It's a shame they don't have any decent players 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 They just signed a striker on loan though... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18BAIRN76 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 If you’re having a down day, or struggling to believe in yourself, a player signed for Falkirk by Paul Hartley in season 2018/19 has just made the Scotland squad. Anything is possible. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 4 minutes ago, 18BAIRN76 said: If you’re having a down day, or struggling to believe in yourself, a player signed for Falkirk by Paul Hartley in season 2018/19 has just made the Scotland squad. Anything is possible. He’s only played 31 mins of football this season . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 2 hours ago, Captain Chugwash said: The guy suggesting a 20-year-old right back in his first season in professional football be put up front in the Championship trying to tell me I can't comprehend what happens in football Seen it all. You certainly have seen it all! It's been pointed out to you that the unusual and unexpected happens in football. Situations force the manager's hand to try something left field. For example, team chasing a goal throws a defender up front, 10 men defending a lead puts a forward back into defence and out of the blue it's discovered the switch worked. The game is more fluid now than ever before position wise and players are expected to be competent in whatever position they find themselves on the pitch. That's the reality of the game and you don't see it. As for me telling you that you can't comprehend football, you're doing a fine job pointing it out to everybody yourself. Do carry on! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FK1Bairn Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 2 hours ago, ShaggerG said: Of course we should question things and not just blindly accept every decision he makes, but he's not going to get everything right, he hasn't in the past and will continue to get things wrong at times, but he generally gets it right and, personally, I feel that we need to have faith in what he does. I think he should only bring in someone who is suited to MacIver's role, otherwise it's pretty pointless unless he's going to be out for and extended period when we'll need cover anyway. You're insinuating McGlynn's human? How many times have we heard managers say "I won't just bring somebody in for the sake of it" and "anybody coming in has to improve the squad"? I don't doubt for one minute that John McGlynn will have been trying to source another striker to cover for MacIver should he be injured for a lengthy period of time but if there isn't one available within his budget then he's absolutely right not to bring anybody in. After all, what's the purpose in having a squad if you don't use it when the time comes? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Chugwash Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 13 minutes ago, HopeStreetWalker said: You certainly have seen it all! It's been pointed out to you that the unusual and unexpected happens in football. Situations force the manager's hand to try something left field. For example, team chasing a goal throws a defender up front, 10 men defending a lead puts a forward back into defence and out of the blue it's discovered the switch worked. The game is more fluid now than ever before position wise and players are expected to be competent in whatever position they find themselves on the pitch. That's the reality of the game and you don't see it. As for me telling you that you can't comprehend football, you're doing a fine job pointing it out to everybody yourself. Do carry on! You're waffling now to be honest. What I can comprehend is that we have two/three options who can play up front currently. When you need goals, slapping a rookie defender up top in this league is probably not the way to go. I guess John McGlynn also can't comprehend football based on your logic. Why don't we stick Jamie Sneddon up front? He'd surely be an unknown quantity to Championship defenders! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 38 minutes ago, HopeStreetWalker said: You certainly have seen it all! It's been pointed out to you that the unusual and unexpected happens in football. Situations force the manager's hand to try something left field. For example, team chasing a goal throws a defender up front, 10 men defending a lead puts a forward back into defence and out of the blue it's discovered the switch worked. The game is more fluid now than ever before position wise and players are expected to be competent in whatever position they find themselves on the pitch. That's the reality of the game and you don't see it. As for me telling you that you can't comprehend football, you're doing a fine job pointing it out to everybody yourself. Do carry on! I get what you're saying, but if we forced into such a move it certainly wouldn't be Adams that would be considered. Mackie however... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStander1876 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Get Hendo up there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 There's only one man we should be thinking of throwing up top in MacIver's absence. Jamie goals Sneddon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 18 minutes ago, SouthStander1876 said: Get Hendo up there He needs to focus on his own role first and foremost after his costly errors vs Stenny and Raith. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 2 hours ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said: It's a shame they don't have any decent players Billy Mackay? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 33 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: I get what you're saying, but if we forced into such a move it certainly wouldn't be Adams that would be considered. Mackie however... Not saying it would be but the reality is McGlynn and Smith will have looked at every player in the squad to fill the CF position. Of course the management have done it they would be negligent if they hadn't. Picked Adams as he is new to the league standard, so his final position he will fill could well change. He's mobile, strong on the ground and in the air and has been proved won't be bullied on the ball and has a good shot in him. Mackie is another good option and no doubt both will have been tried in bounce games. With Yeats and McCann as fullback cover if they were up to it, would be the easy fix with minimal disruption to the team set up. Don't see what all the fuss is about. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMBairn Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 2 hours ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said: It's a shame they don't have any decent players Quite mercenary but there may be a decent player or 2 in the squad, even youngsters which wouldn't necessarily help us in the immediate term. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkBairn2021 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Just now, HopeStreetWalker said: Not saying it would be but the reality is McGlynn and Smith will have looked at every player in the squad to fill the CF position no doubt both will have been tried in bounce games 1. No they won't have. 2. There are exceptional level of doubt about this. They won't have. It's not 5 a sides at the Mariner Centre. I have no doubt multiple players fancy they can play CF until they try it. They can't. Certainly not at Championship level. The only possibilities are Shanley, Oliver, McKenna, Agyeman or Callumn Morrison. I'd be amazed if it's not Oliver at the weekend 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe The Hype Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 17 hours ago, Bainsfordbairn said: Had a look through my records and I think the last free agents we signed outwith a transfer window were Prince Buaben & Mustapha Dumbuya in Oct/Nov 2018. I think it's fair to say neither was a success. Leigh Griffiths? Your point stands though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 19 minutes ago, FalkirkBairn2021 said: 1. No they won't have. 2. There are exceptional level of doubt about this. They won't have. It's not 5 a sides at the Mariner Centre. I have no doubt multiple players fancy they can play CF until they try it. They can't. Certainly not at Championship level. The only possibilities are Shanley, Oliver, McKenna, Agyeman or Callumn Morrison. I'd be amazed if it's not Oliver at the weekend I'd take Morrison out of it. It's been tried before IIRC. It didn't suit him. And let's face, he scores plenty from the right 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blame Me Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Losing MacIver has been a big blow but the heads gone is quite something to behold. The majority of our goals have come from midfield and defenders. The 1st (and only) game without him we didn't score but I wouldn't say it was solely because we didn't have MacIver available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 5 minutes ago, Blame Me said: The majority of our goals have come from midfield and defenders. I think Maciver has played a big part in that though with his link up play and general contribution to the team. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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