The Falkirk FC Thread

[deano25ffc]

If Hippo keeps up his level of performance then he can whatever the f**k he wants.

Level of performance .... what you watching

[Hannibal Lecturer]

20 minutes ago, roman_bairn said:

I am not about to disagree with the majority of posters on here that feel that Kerr should not be in the middle. It clearly did not work against Livingston. However, a lot of the criticism being levelled at him on Saturday is unfair. The issue on Saturday was not creating chances...we had plenty. Our finishing was atrocious. My blame for Saturday lay with those who wasted opportunities when clean through. You could say we were unlucky, or you could just think that a sharper finisher may have taken some of those opportunities.

Let's be a bit fairer in spreading the criticism where it's deserved.

Fair comment about not taking chances, but that for me was more down to the roll Loy is playing as we only have Austin up top himself and he was poor yesterday. At no point in the game can I remember Rory having even a half chance of a goal but I have a bad memory sometimes.

[roman_bairn]

Fair comment about not taking chances, but that for me was more down to the roll Loy is playing as we only have Austin up top himself and he was poor yesterday. At no point in the game can I remember Rory having even a half chance of a goal but I have a bad memory sometimes.

I don't recollect Loy having many chances over the last three games,but our 'star' striker (Austin) has wasted chance after chance over the last few games.

Nineteen shots yesterday, 7 on target, and a solitary penalty as reward for our efforts. The problems yesterday were not exclusively in the middle of the park.

[ANEWHOPE]

Just on Gasparotto, is anyone seriously saying he looks in worse shape now than he did at the end of last season?

Not saying worse shape but I'm certainly not in good shape. I cut him a bit of slack and hoped he return ready to go but nope. Overweight & looks unfit and for me that not good enough. He would have struggled with it as a centre half but highlighted more so with his new role. The positive is that seeing him in a Falkirk kit gives me a glimpse of how bad it looks on the larger frame. However to place any direct blame on him for performances would be harsh. Collective failure.

[ShaggerG]

Loy just cleared the bar with a snap shot in the 2nd half. I believe that he will come good although I hope he doesn't go into his frustrated mode where he starts tying to do everything himself.

We created a shit load of chances yesterday and were denied by a combination of poor finishing, bad luck and good defending. We have goals in us from all areas of the park and I'm confident that we'll start scoring regularly. Problem for me is the defence; we look very vulnerable at the moment and I think this is the area that he needs to work on.

[roman_bairn]

Loy just cleared the bar with a snap shot in the 2nd half. I believe that he will come good although I hope he doesn't go into his frustrated mode where he starts tying to do everything himself.
We created a shit load of chances yesterday and were denied by a combination of poor finishing, bad luck and good defending. We have goals in us from all areas of the park and I'm confident that we'll start scoring regularly. Problem for me is the defence; we look very vulnerable at the moment and I think this is the area that he needs to work on.

Yep, agree with much of this. Really concerned with our left and right back positions. Not sure that Gallagher has learned enough yet. I am also concerned by our failure to be more clinical when we create chances.

For me creating chances has not really been the issue although I think we have better players than Kerr to have in a central position.

Just think much of the criticism is focused on the wrong areas of the team just now.

[bejazz1]

This side has no urgency. Can't understand why we start at home on a whimper and then go shit for leather when we are running out of time.
Yesterday was absolute dire. I thought McKee had shades off BOB about him, Gallagher, a young lad, please tell him he can actually pass the ball forward!!! Peter Grant oooft what has happened. Kerr the crab enough been said about him. Austin and Loy look lost up front, Lee Miller, he is finished. The only ones that had real pass marks for me were Taiwo, Gaspo and Hippo and funnily enough Harris when he came on.
Houston for me has no idea how to change things, he is very one dimensional and also we are very well sussed, teams know how we play. I for one can see us no where near winning this league, we have only played 2 games this season we are already 5 points behind and dumped out the league cup at home by a team just up from a lower division.
Everyone knows on here our board will take no action even if we finish in the bottom half of the league as they are spineless and lack any real vision or ambition. We are happy where we are, we are at our comfort level where we can appear to compete but always fall short.
Maybe the New chairman will crack the whip and shows she has balls, I doubt it as any substantial change will mean we need to spend money and this ain't gonna happen.
We just have to put up and shut up, end of.

[GMBairn]

8 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said:

Houston's attempts to sort the right side of our team have been utterly laughable.

McCann, Sinnamon, shaughnessy, aird, craigen(I like him as a player but never a right winger) kidd, harris etc. One shit signing after another to play that side. The clown wouldn't know a decent right sided player if he fell in his lap. God knows how much in wages he's pished Down the drain on this mob craigen apart.

 

What a fucking list that is, I couldn't pick that lot out of a lineup if they were the only ones in it so that shows what kind of impact they had on the team. Recruitment has been houston's big failing which is surprising for someone who's former job was as a scout.

[Bofabairn]

7 hours ago, roman_bairn said:

 

Yep, agree with much of this. Really concerned with our left and right back positions. Not sure that Gallagher has learned enough yet. I am also concerned by our failure to be more clinical when we create chances.

For me creating chances has not really been the issue although I think we have better players than Kerr to have in a central position.

Just think much of the criticism is focused on the wrong areas of the team just now.

 

I just don't understand where the hype about Gallagher came from.

Can't tackle and reluctant to push forward. Never thought I'd miss Leahy!

[Shadwell Dog]

3 hours ago, Bofabairn said:

I just don't understand where the hype about Gallagher came from.

Can't tackle and reluctant to push forward. Never thought I'd miss Leahy!

It was the fact he got outpaced by Nade at one point on Saturday which gave me the real fear. If at 18 years old your getting beat in a foot race by a lumbering 32 year old then perhaps you should be looking elsewhere for a career.

[ShaggerG]

4 hours ago, Bofabairn said:

I just don't understand where the hype about Gallagher came from.

Can't tackle and reluctant to push forward. Never thought I'd miss Leahy!

I suspect that he's been told not to push on to avoid getting caught out of position. He's clearly better as an attacking full back than a defending one so, unless his confidence is already shot to feck, (which may well be the case) I think this may be down to Houstie's cautiousness! 

[bejazz1]

I just don't understand where the hype about Gallagher came from.
Can't tackle and reluctant to push forward. Never thought I'd miss Leahy!

I think we underestimated the value Leahy brought to us, sure he was never a out and out LB but was pretty decent at times particularly in the air although he was not the tallest. Add too that the attacking options he brought with both he and Sibbald playing some inspiring attacking football and not to mention his wonder goals, he never really scored a tap in most were spectacular.

Don't think PH realised his value either as he moved out of the club with a whisper. Maybe with a halt decent contract longer term contract he would have been happy signing but this never materialised.

Best of luck to the lad

[bridge of allan bairn]

Leahy was always going to be missed. in addition to defence he always piled in every season with excellent important goals. our fans don't appreciate what they have when they have it. Alston was another. what we'd give for someone like him right midfield now

[Uncle Fester]

I know I will get pelters but it's Dunfermline next and we're due someone a right doing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and on the other hand they are maybe due to give us a right doing after the trip/dive tripple salco full pike with half twist at East End last time.

 

Just saying.

[Bainsfordbairn]

28 minutes ago, bejazz1 said:

Don't think PH realised his value either as he moved out of the club with a whisper. Maybe with a halt decent contract longer term contract he would have been happy signing but this never materialised.

 

 

He wasn't moved out. He told Falkirk he wouldn't sign a new contract as he had suitors down South. We can't come close to the sort of money the English can offer, so the idea that giving him a longer contract would have made a difference is just wrong. 

We're a stepping stone to better things for most players so getting anyone to sign for longer than two years is unlikely, unless of course they're an old pro on a downward spiral. I can't recall the last time we gave anyone a three year contract.

 

[Shadwell Dog]

Leahy was never going to hang about any longer. He wanted to go back down South and was just waiting till he could go for hee haw. I think we miss these players even more due to the dire replacements that Houston usu8ally ends up bringing in. Alston was never really a right midfielder but god I'd have him out there now instead of Harris or Craigen.  Same with Leahy. He was never really a left back and had his faults defensively but its like night and day between him and Gallacher. Will be interesting to see what other players we're wishing we still had by the end of this season. Wouldn't surprise me if we are wishing we had Bairds 10 goals of last season even though all of us felt it was the right time for him to move on.  Our team of two seasons ago would scoosh this years championship.

[Believe The Hype]

On 12 August 2017 at 21:29, ANEWHOPE said:

 

Trust me, there are plenty. Some on here (like me) don't half whinge and moan, however there are plenty that can't see the woods from the trees. Some that see any criticism of the club as an act of betrayal. Mr Hype for example is a specialist at this.

 

 

On 12 August 2017 at 21:32, ANEWHOPE said:

 

I should say that I think it was Mr Hype that went all Rainman a while back when I ranted about Houston. 'How fucking dare you' sticks in my mind. I apologise however if it wasn't him.

 

Bringing up posts from months ago to suit some sort of weird agenda you have is completely unsurprising from yourself to be honest. I am in no way a Houston apologist or a happy clapper or whatever phrase you may choose. Unless you have a habit of selective reading, then you would have seen my posts regarding Houston and sheppard and how I was feeling rather negative about how Houston has us lining up at the moment. 

[southstand_bairn]

Got to agree with what is being said about the left hand side pairing of Sibbs and Leahy. They always seemed to find each other and overlaps were regular. Something that we didn't have on Saturday anyway. Luca done his primary job though on the right and that was to defend.  We seem to be totally unbalanced with players running into each other at times on Saturday. It is early doors and we have a few injuries but not looking forward to this Saturday at all.

On to cheerier stuff - When does the south stand bar open up?

Edited August 14, 2017 by southstand_bairn

[Reggie Perrin]

10 minutes ago, Shadwell Dog said:

Leahy was never going to hang about any longer. He wanted to go back down South and was just waiting till he could go for hee haw. I think we miss these players even more due to the dire replacements that Houston usu8ally ends up bringing in. Alston was never really a right midfielder but god I'd have him out there now instead of Harris or Craigen.  Same with Leahy. He was never really a left back and had his faults defensively but its like night and day between him and Gallacher. Will be interesting to see what other players we're wishing we still had by the end of this season. Wouldn't surprise me if we are wishing we had Bairds 10 goals of last season even though all of us felt it was the right time for him to move on.  Our team of two seasons ago would scoosh this years championship.

If we are missing Baird we really are goosed!

We would certainly be better with Alston in the team but I think Craigen will do a job for us and Harris has the potential to be the pacy right sided player that we need.

[gav-ffc]

Leahy was forever being caught out at the back post and losing his man. Good going forward but had plenty troubles at the back, also wouldn't stop a cross if his life depended on it, same could be said for Gallagher not stopping crosses so may be down to the coaching.