Broken Algorithms Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Totally disagree. He had a couple of high profile incidents where he let the ball bounce but to suggest he did it at least twice in every single game is nonsense. I think overall he was decent for us. Had a shite spell or two. Wouldn't have minded had he stayed but it does look like Watson is an upgrade.Didn't realised I'd quoted you tbf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Absolutely not the best, absolutely not the worst. It's not inconceivable he could be part of a promotion winning defence, I don't think him and Forster are a good match though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Ashcroft is a strange one. Pair him with a decent partner and he’ll do well. But he only seems to be able to play as well as his partner. His lack of pace means he gets caught out against mobile players and he has been caught out a few times for bizarrely ducking out of the way of a high ball and letting an attacker in behind.Overall, he’s a decent defender at this level. I’d rather have Watson though and wasn’t too fussed when Ashcroft left. Glad to see him sorted with a new club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Star-Par Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Ok. Never claimed he was going to St Johnstone. Totally disagree. He had a couple of high profile incidents where he let the ball bounce but to suggest he did it at least twice in every single game is nonsense. I think overall he was decent for us. Had a shite spell or two. Wouldn't have minded had he stayed but it does look like Watson is an upgrade. Its not he clearly did. Just to clarify I was being ever so slightly hyperbolic to show that Ashcroft does indeed allow a high percentage of dangerous balls bounce as has been conveyed by many other posters. I didn't realise an SQA invigilator would be on my case for not posting his exact headers to bounce balls stats. Will be sure to upload a Venn diagram with these results later. Edited July 23, 2020 by All-Star-Par 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 He did make an arse of things quite a lot but got away with the majority of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, Grant228 said: Absolutely not the best, absolutely not the worst. It's not inconceivable he could be part of a promotion winning defence, I don't think him and Forster are a good match though. Two shite defenders is rarely a good choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I'd say on average he would let the ball bounce when he shouldn't have about twice a game. Didnt always lead to a goal or even an opposition player getting the ball but it most certainly happened a lot.It's not even a question of bravery, more decision making. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Star-Par Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rob1885 said: I'd say on average he would let the ball bounce when he shouldn't have about twice a game. Didnt always lead to a goal or even an opposition player getting the ball but it most certainly happened a lot. It's not even a question of bravery, more decision making. Gonna need you to show your method of working that out for the full mark. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_no_1 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 He's decent at this level, but turned a contract offer down so he moves on. He can & has easily been adequately replaced. I know every fan says this when a player moves to another club, but I'm really not arsed he's away. Good luck to him tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Need to make sure he's man marked on corners when we play Dundee so that no Zidane esque volleys are hit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 My favourite bit about Ashcroft's goal? He didn't let it bounce 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-Star-Par Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 32 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: My favourite bit about Ashcroft's goal? Reveal hidden contents He didn't let it bounce 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Miller Fenton meeting his hero yesterday. He actually looks a hell of a lot bigger than I thought he was going to be. Spoiler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Can’t believe Joe Cardle hasn’t been re-signed in a Karl Fletcher Harchester United role yet. It’s like the club don’t want my season ticket money 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, 101 said: Miller Fenton meeting his hero yesterday. He actually looks a hell of a lot bigger than I thought he was going to be. Reveal hidden contents The Joe Cardle academy should churn out some exciting players. "This morning boys and girls I'm going to show you how to cut in from the left and melt the ball into the top corner. This afternoon we will learn how to deck your opponents and even your team mates when required". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: The Joe Cardle academy should churn out some exciting players. "This morning boys and girls I'm going to show you how to cut in from the left and melt the ball into the top corner. This afternoon we will learn how to deck your opponents and even your team mates when required". has big ben come on board with the training scheme I didn't know that? I see Nat has been recruited for holding the ball in the corner training. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, 101 said: has big ben come on board with the training scheme I didn't know that? I see Nat has been recruited for holding the ball in the corner training. Joe had an altercation with a team mate at Airdrie before joining us. Good move bringing Nat on board. Next will be Andy Stirling, to show players how to have lovely teeth and a great torso. Joe could soon churn out the perfect Frankenstein's monster of a footballer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Joe had an altercation with a team mate at Airdrie before joining us. Good move bringing Nat on board. Next will be Andy Stirling, to show players how to have lovely teeth and a great torso. Joe could soon churn out the perfect Frankenstein's monster of a footballer. Stirling had good hair an'aw. Could be on to something only releasing bits of players that are no good and chopping off and keeping the good bits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sick boy Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Aidan Keena, talk to me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 minute ago, sick boy said: Aidan Keena, talk to me More than capable in the seaside league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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