Bairn Necessities Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said: We all (bar BPM) cut him some slack to use the LC as a time to gel a team. Thing is, it hasn’t worked, and as feared (if you are being kind), we were nowhere near ready for a league campaign. If you are being brutally harsh (honest), Hartley has enlisted around a dozen players who will never ever be ready for Scottish Championship football, yet again, some of those have long contracts. We all wanted what was a refreshingly different approach to succeed. God knows, it might all come good, but that’s end of the rainbow bollocks. Hartley has to be a seriously worried man tonight. He managed to cajole a bunch of misfits and “couldn’t care less” players over the finish line last season, but given free rein to overhaul the entire club, it really does look like he and his contacts have made a complete mess of it, and there’s now no room to correct those mistakes (even if he is capable of recognising what he has gotten wrong). We're basically fucked. We can't get rid of this lot. They're not good enough. And even a change of manager isn't going to help that. I think this could already be another two years in the mid to bottom of the Championship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn Necessities Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Rocco said: 34 minutes ago, Bairn Necessities said: Why are people suddenly claiming Robson isnt a left back? He might not be a terrific one but he can definitely play left back competently. Unlike McGhee who's a fucking shit left back He can't defend that well. He can play LWB and go forward but he was always suspect at defending last season Is he a better left back than McGhee? Yes or no? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainrod Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Robson was a good attacking wingback not a great backpost defender. So it depends on whether we are setting up to attack or defend in this league 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Stainrod said: Robson was a good attacking wingback not a great backpost defender. So it depends on whether we are setting up to attack or defend in this league Currently, we look incapable of neither. I reckon Hartley knew weeks ago that what he had wasn’t anywhere good enough, and he’s made two disastrous attempts to defend his way through games. He might well be terrified that a bias towards attack might see everything unravel very quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giro Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Rocco said: 41 minutes ago, Bairn Necessities said: Why are people suddenly claiming Robson isnt a left back? He might not be a terrific one but he can definitely play left back competently. Unlike McGhee who's a fucking shit left back He can't defend that well. He can play LWB and go forward but he was always suspect at defending last season Luke Leahy was suspect at defending as well but was still a good left back, if not one of the best in the league. Play your full-backs at full-back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 We're played six competitive games. In five of those games, we've conceded in the first half. We should have conceded in the sixth one but Forfar missed a penalty and hit the woodwork twice. Virtually every one of those first halves saw a poor performance which often saw the team jeered off the pitch. Nobody has scored against us in a second half. Every goal we're scored this season has come in a second half. Every decent performance we've put in has been during a second half. Hmmn. Is your point that the Manager is making a horses arse of his starting eleven every game? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainrod Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Seems like it we set up not to lose today 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn Necessities Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Duncan Freemason said: Currently, we look incapable of neither. I reckon Hartley knew weeks ago that what he had wasn’t anywhere good enough, and he’s made two disastrous attempts to defend his way through games. He might well be terrified that a bias towards attack might see everything unravel very quickly. I wonder about that too. I think if you could get an honest answer he'd admit what he has signed is dross. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Who gives a f**k about Rangers on Tuesday, seriously? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just now, Stainrod said: Seems like it we set up not to lose today That went well. Next game we should maybe not do that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Bairn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Playing McGhee in at left back has cost us, the goal last Saturday was from a poor clearance from himself and one of the goals today came from that side of the park, the guys a good centre half and a decent right back but we need an actual left back in at left back.Countless times today Muirhead would wander off into space when an attacker goes down the right hand side, leaving Harrison to come into the position Muirhead should be at. Making a total c**t of the whole defence. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee_bairn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) It’s frightening how far away Dennon Lewis is from being the ‘baller that he believes he is. Edited August 11, 2018 by wee_bairn 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBairn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Rugster said: Who gives a f**k about Rangers on Tuesday, seriously? None of the fans. But if we can play better and get some confidenve back then good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 This English scout ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn Necessities Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rugster said: Who gives a f**k about Rangers on Tuesday, seriously? No one. I'm blocking out of my skull that we're even playing the Sevcoltians. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Back Post Misses Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 We all (bar BPM) cut him some slack to use the LC as a time to gel a team. Thing is, it hasn’t worked, and as feared (if you are being kind), we were nowhere near ready for a league campaign. If you are being brutally harsh (honest), Hartley has enlisted around a dozen players who will never ever be ready for Scottish Championship football, yet again, some of those have long contracts. We all wanted what was a refreshingly different approach to succeed. God knows, it might all come good, but that’s end of the rainbow bollocks. Hartley has to be a seriously worried man tonight. He managed to cajole a bunch of misfits and “couldn’t care less” players over the finish line last season, but given free rein to overhaul the entire club, it really does look like he and his contacts have made a complete mess of it, and there’s now no room to correct those mistakes (even if he is capable of recognising what he has gotten wrong).Excuse me my first critical assessment was after the game last week. He got those games to sort things for last week. He failed and failed to sort things after last week and this week was worse. I believe he will blame the players in his interview because he can’t see what he does and how he does it isn’t working 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Who gives a f**k about Rangers on Tuesday, seriously? I do.I love the CC. I deplore the introduction of colts and the idea of getting beaten by the Visigoths juniors is horrifying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 22 minutes ago, Stainrod said: Nobody doubts Martin Ritchie cares he is a fan like the rest of us! The issue is he is a custodian not a leader. A great custian who did a great job sticking his neck out when we were in real trouble. But handing the reigns to politicians and lawyers will result in sensible stagnation (its what we have had for 10 yrs) and the fans are fed up with mediocrity.! f**k off Martin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 At least you're failing with an unknown batch of Englishmen instead of the usual Championship failures, that's a positive I've heard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Back Post Misses Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 We're played six competitive games. In five of those games, we've conceded in the first half. We should have conceded in the sixth one but Forfar missed a penalty and hit the woodwork twice. Virtually every one of those first halves saw a poor performance which often saw the team jeered off the pitch. Nobody has scored against us in a second half. Every goal we're scored this season has come in a second half. Every decent performance we've put in has been during a second half. Hmmn. What are you trying to say? If we castrate your uncle at half time he will be your Auntie in the 2nd? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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