The Falkirk FC Thread

[Tea and Busquets]

Didn’t make the game as I’m away for the weekend but managed to watch on tv. I can’t echo the comments more about the referee. It was a penalty on MacIver and yet he gets booked. The bookings were an absolute embarrassment and if the referee really believes these were yellow cards he needs to be put out his misery and asked to get another part time job instead. My biggest criticism today was not taking our chances. That should easily have been another 4-1 or so. They had one chance and scored. Pleasing to get the win when Hamilton drew but they usually perform well the week after they drop points so we need to be careful. Beat them and Cove in January and it’s ours to throw away. 

[Harry Kinnear]

Just back from the game, ref was absolutely fucking awful but then that’s the norm in this league. Great result against a stuffy opponent and excellent to get the points back we dropped against Montrose. We really need to work on our finishing as with the chances we create we should be handing out some gubbings but are still really wasteful in front of goal.

[ClathyDave]

One of the most frustrating things in the game was right at end in added time when we won a free kick deep in the Kelty half. We took the free kick and passed it to Alfie who was obviously offside so they got the ball back. Just a really daft decision all round 

[Raybowski89]

Still on the way back home but here are my thoughts: A truly abysmal refereeing performance, let's get that out of the way immediately. Of concern is just how many chances we waste. We seem to be getting away with it at the moment but that luck will eventually run out. Simply need to be more ruthless in front of goal. I swear, every goal Falkirk lose, it's the opposition's only chance the whole game, usually from a goalkeeping howler lol.

 

Next week is set up very nicely indeed (thanks Alloa) and a Falkirk win could see us start to pull away from Accies. Pressure's all on them. 

[Newbornbairn]

I hear the ref booked a car park attendant on the way out.

[Raybowski89]

2 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said:

I hear the ref booked a car park attendant on the way out.

Was it a foul though? Lol

[Bigbrbairn]

Does all the bookings give us any suspensions?

[Russ]

We weren’t great today but still well with the win imo. Jordan Allan so unlucky not to make it 3 late on but that just sums up his Falkirk career.

Can only echo the comments about the ref. A genuinely horrific display. You get games where it seems like the 50/50 decisions don’t go your way etc.. it happens but that today was something else. The yellow early on to Lang was absolutely fair but the rest were horrendous. Ethan Ross especially I don’t know how you could consider it a foul never mind a booking. The MacIver incident was truly baffling as well and this is where the fat Tory p***k should have been speaking to the ref. There was clear and obvious contact. If the ref didn’t feel enough contact for him to go down I can accept that, but disagree, but to book MacIver for diving was baffling.

On the game we started well enough without creating too much but the non penalty award seemed to really spark us into life. Really good play from Yeats to keep the ball in play at the back post lovely flick from MacIver and nicely finished by Nesbitt. Thought we had another good penalty shout for hanball before half time as well.

Second half we were very slowly to get into the game and fair play to Kelty who really started taking the game to us. Bavidge putting a really good chance just past the post before he manage to score. No real surprise that both the chances came down our right hand side. Morrison wasn’t in the game at all and Yeats done really well for both our goals but defensively so poor. He went far too right in the middle of the park got turned extremely easily and left a massive gap for them to attack.

Lovely move again for the winner. Nesbitt I’m sure holding the ball up and played in Yeats with a nice ball smashed across goal and great header from MacIver.

More average or passable performances than many playing really well but Donaldson would’ve been my MoM. 
 

Just on the subs look at the difference in impact Ross had compared to Alfie. Thought Ross was great when he came on in both positions. Good with the ball, really positive and taking players on and beating them. Alfie was rank again. The last 5 or 6 games he’s come off the bench he’s either not got into the game at all or simply offers nothing. He was such a good option for us at the start of the season but his form is well off that at the moment.

[Numbers_One_To_Eleven]

20 minutes ago, Russ said:

We weren’t great today but still well with the win imo. Jordan Allan so unlucky not to make it 3 late on but that just sums up his Falkirk career.

Can only echo the comments about the ref. A genuinely horrific display. You get games where it seems like the 50/50 decisions don’t go your way etc.. it happens but that today was something else. The yellow early on to Lang was absolutely fair but the rest were horrendous. Ethan Ross especially I don’t know how you could consider it a foul never mind a booking. The MacIver incident was truly baffling as well and this is where the fat Tory p***k should have been speaking to the ref. There was clear and obvious contact. If the ref didn’t feel enough contact for him to go down I can accept that, but disagree, but to book MacIver for diving was baffling.

On the game we started well enough without creating too much but the non penalty award seemed to really spark us into life. Really good play from Yeats to keep the ball in play at the back post lovely flick from MacIver and nicely finished by Nesbitt. Thought we had another good penalty shout for hanball before half time as well.

Second half we were very slowly to get into the game and fair play to Kelty who really started taking the game to us. Bavidge putting a really good chance just past the post before he manage to score. No real surprise that both the chances came down our right hand side. Morrison wasn’t in the game at all and Yeats done really well for both our goals but defensively so poor. He went far too right in the middle of the park got turned extremely easily and left a massive gap for them to attack.

Lovely move again for the winner. Nesbitt I’m sure holding the ball up and played in Yeats with a nice ball smashed across goal and great header from MacIver.

More average or passable performances than many playing really well but Donaldson would’ve been my MoM. 
 

Just on the subs look at the difference in impact Ross had compared to Alfie. Thought Ross was great when he came on in both positions. Good with the ball, really positive and taking players on and beating them. Alfie was rank again. The last 5 or 6 games he’s come off the bench he’s either not got into the game at all or simply offers nothing. He was such a good option for us at the start of the season but his form is well off that at the moment.

The bollocking McGinn gave him before the end of the game was something else, real vein bulging stuff.

Edited December 9, 2023 by Numbers_One_To_Eleven

[Bairnardo]

19 minutes ago, Russ said:

We weren’t great today but still well with the win imo. Jordan Allan so unlucky not to make it 3 late on but that just sums up his Falkirk career.

Can only echo the comments about the ref. A genuinely horrific display. You get games where it seems like the 50/50 decisions don’t go your way etc.. it happens but that today was something else. The yellow early on to Lang was absolutely fair but the rest were horrendous. Ethan Ross especially I don’t know how you could consider it a foul never mind a booking. The MacIver incident was truly baffling as well and this is where the fat Tory p***k should have been speaking to the ref. There was clear and obvious contact. If the ref didn’t feel enough contact for him to go down I can accept that, but disagree, but to book MacIver for diving was baffling.

On the game we started well enough without creating too much but the non penalty award seemed to really spark us into life. Really good play from Yeats to keep the ball in play at the back post lovely flick from MacIver and nicely finished by Nesbitt. Thought we had another good penalty shout for hanball before half time as well.

Second half we were very slowly to get into the game and fair play to Kelty who really started taking the game to us. Bavidge putting a really good chance just past the post before he manage to score. No real surprise that both the chances came down our right hand side. Morrison wasn’t in the game at all and Yeats done really well for both our goals but defensively so poor. He went far too right in the middle of the park got turned extremely easily and left a massive gap for them to attack.

Lovely move again for the winner. Nesbitt I’m sure holding the ball up and played in Yeats with a nice ball smashed across goal and great header from MacIver.

More average or passable performances than many playing really well but Donaldson would’ve been my MoM. 
 

Just on the subs look at the difference in impact Ross had compared to Alfie. Thought Ross was great when he came on in both positions. Good with the ball, really positive and taking players on and beating them. Alfie was rank again. The last 5 or 6 games he’s come off the bench he’s either not got into the game at all or simply offers nothing. He was such a good option for us at the start of the season but his form is well off that at the moment.

Good post and summary but just to pick out one point that I had intended to make myself, totally with you on Ross. Thought he was excellent. Very composed and intelligent player. More often than not (that stupid freekick to Alfie aside) he makes good, clever decisions on and off the ball. 

Also, Moore rolling Yeats happened more than once IIRc and flying in to the back of someone over committing is something hes going to have learn about. 

[bridge of allan bairn]

Lot of folks rightly making the point on chances created versus goals. To be fair to mcglynn he highlighted this very point in the pre match interview. Our clinicalness in front of goal is a concern. You could argue this both ways though, it will cost us at some point, or like today, we have 21 shots, score only 2, but, we still manage the win. 

On the ref I'll be keeping an eye on him (Sneddon?) And hope we are far enough ahead in the league later in the season so we aren't depending on him to win the next game he refs where we are playing.

More pressure on Hamilton next week. A win for us and we're 3 ahead with a game in hand. A win for them and we can catch them (on points) if we win our game in hand against cove (who annoyingly keep winning and three points in this game will be far from a given).

Decent day at the office though, two points gained. 

[AGPar]

28 minutes ago, Russ said:

 Thought Ross was great when he came on in both positions. Good with the ball, really positive and taking players on and beating them. 

Ethan Ross is turning out to be a very, very decent bit of business. After creating the winner for Spencer at Stirling seven or eight weeks ago, he's never looked back. Clearly fitter and more confident than when he first joined, and now always looking to go at the opposition, epitomised by that run late on today, albeit he probably should have squared it to, I think, Allan who was in a better position.

On form, a really good player.

 

 

[ilostmyself]

One thing that annoyed me today (aside from the worst refereeing performance I've seen) was in the dying embers of the game we kept going for a third instead of just taking it to the corners.

[Shodwall cat]

1 minute ago, ilostmyself said:

One thing that annoyed me today (aside from the worst refereeing performance I've seen) was in the dying embers of the game we kept going for a third instead of just taking it to the corners.

I thought in some cases but the one with Ross he was quite right to go for the third and should've passed it to Allen who would've had a great chance. 

[Shodwall cat]

6 minutes ago, AGPar said:

Ethan Ross is turning out to be a very, very decent bit of business. After creating the winner for Spencer at Stirling seven or eight weeks ago, he's never looked back. Clearly fitter and more confident than when he first joined, and now always looking to go at the opposition, epitomised by that run late on today, albeit he probably should have squared it to, I think, Allan who was in a better position.

On form, a really good player.

 

 

If he's out of contract in the summer I'd be giving him a pre contract offer with the caveat of us getting promoted 

[Numbers_One_To_Eleven]

5 minutes ago, ilostmyself said:

One thing that annoyed me today (aside from the worst refereeing performance I've seen) was in the dying embers of the game we kept going for a third instead of just taking it to the corners.

I slightly disagree with this. There was a spell of 1-2 minutes where we played in the corner but it was far too early to do that (maybe 7-8 minutes go) then we went back to being open again.

[HopeStreetWalker]

3 minutes ago, bridge of allan bairn said:

Lot of folks rightly making the point on chances created versus goals. To be fair to mcglynn he highlighted this very point in the pre match interview. Our clinicalness in front of goal is a concern. You could argue this both ways though, it will cost us at some point, or like today, we have 21 shots, score only 2, but, we still manage the win. 

On the ref I'll be keeping an eye on him (Sneddon?) And hope we are far enough ahead in the league later in the season so we aren't depending on him to win the next game he refs where we are playing.

More pressure on Hamilton next week. A win for us and we're 3 ahead with a game in hand. A win for them and we can catch them (on points) if we win our game in hand against cove (who annoyingly keep winning and three points in this game will be far from a given).

Decent day at the office though, two points gained. 

It's another game off the list. Teams now know what we are good and poor at and are adapting their tactics accordingly. Hence the importance of freshening things up in the transfer window. On the out are  players that won't get a game and football elsewhere is their best chance of getting a club next year. Very good chance that an offer for Morrison will be made and that will be some hard thinking for McGlynn.

As for signing the first time in ages clubs and players will see Falkirk as a good fit for some loan deals.

Going to be interesting.

 

 

[Russ]

With January I think another striker has got to be a high priority. I’d imagine Jordan Allan will be away on loan somewhere and I think we really need to get a striker in that is a better fit for the system than Allan is and a proper back-up and replacement for MacIver.

I’d also be horsing Bisland back to Dundee Utd and be looking for an upgrade there.

[Springfield]

An appalling display by the two out of three officials. Dress this up any which you want, but this guy was horrendous. 
Morrison turned in a performance which confirms why he’s playing in this league. Felt we never really bossed the game, and credit where it’s due Kelty had a real go. Their two CBs strolled it till late on, and think it was there 23 who’s positional play was good. Next three four games will determine what size of balls we have.

[Bairnardo]

3 minutes ago, Russ said:

With January I think another striker has got to be a high priority. I’d imagine Jordan Allan will be away on loan somewhere and I think we really need to get a striker in that is a better fit for the system than Allan is and a proper back-up and replacement for MacIver.

I’d also be horsing Bisland back to Dundee Utd and be looking for an upgrade there.

In recent years, there's not been a better manager more suited to making sure the squad finishes January stronger than it starts it than John McGlynn, so heres hoping.