smpar Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Not just to grant but his fellow team mates and the club. Definitely. It summarises the dire position the club was in during, quite a few of the players had clearly stopped caring after a while. I honestly thought the damage was irreversible but it’s incredible to see the difference in the last few weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 50 minutes ago, Cardle is Magic said: How many young players who break through into a first team have played in front of any serious number of fans? If you can’t handle a couple of thousand folk at EEP then you’re not really made for professional football tbh. I guess it's more that he must have looked reasonably competent at Cove, Grant thinks I'll have him as a ball playing CB and then one man and their dog shows up for him to crap himself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FBadgers Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) Watson had to go , no issues with Grant or the board there. I am kind of in my head imagining Watson showing up dressed in a big hat now trying to hide his hair. Makes it funny. But none the less he let the club and fans down. Don't doubt Grant tried, but it just wasn't good enough. My issues often with him seemed to be with his saying things like we had lots of chances in games when we didn't. I remember a thread, not sure if on here or dot net, where he said in the rangers game, we had great chances immediately after 3 of their goals...which everyone said was not true. He just reminded me of McLeish in charge of Scotland the second time, like he was watching something different from the rest of us. That issue means no fans will ever have belief in him, and i didn't. Edited November 30, 2021 by FBadgers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cardle is Magic Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 2 hours ago, parsforlife said: I kinda like playing that game then, another festive fixture, what’s not to love? Boxing Day game I like and the derby at New Year is also good. Absolutely no need to shove another game in the middle when everyone is rooked after Christmas. If it’s at all possible logistically then club should definitely try and move it to a Saturday afternoon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Heard the Grant stuff earlier. Would like to have heard more, or specifically for him to be pressed a bit more about why we were so fucking abysmal under him. For example, the ludicrous back three with Comrie, and Ross Graham (why was Graham totally punted from match day squads?), and then the rigid 4-4-2. Why was Thomas ever put in central midfield when we had Todd, Allan, Dorrans, Pybus and Cole available back then? I'd like to hear why he signed certain players. What were his plans for them? Leon Jones for example; a totally pointless signing considering we have no reserve team and that he was signed for one year. Why was the policy of signing (mostly) younger players and developing them chucked away. What/why is Reece Cole? Was the signing of Deniz Mehmet a dare? Hughes is playing Todd/Allan/McCann. Allan featured a bit under Grant, but not the others. Not saying that this is right (Todd still isn't convincing and McCann has had one good game for the club), but what was the thinking there? He claimed we played great against Ayr. We did not. We were awful. He said they scored with their only three efforts. Even our own highlights show that to be nonsense (like they did with the offside goal at Palmerston!). He also said we played really well against St Mirren. We were absolutely dire in that game. The club website noted this: When he said there were players that haven't played in front of fans, who exactly did he mean? Even Ross Graham has played in front of fans before this season. I noted that Grant said it has been a tough three years for everyone. Does he think COVID began a year earlier than it actually did? A slaver to the end, although I do respect that he took responsibility for things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Heard the Grant stuff earlier. Would like to have heard more, or specifically for him to be pressed a bit more about why we were so fucking abysmal under him. For example, the ludicrous back three with Comrie, and Ross Graham (why was Graham totally punted from match day squads?), and then the rigid 4-4-2. Why was Thomas ever put in central midfield when we had Todd, Allan, Dorrans, Pybus and Cole available back then? I'd like to hear why he signed certain players. What were his plans for them? Leon Jones for example; a totally pointless signing considering we have no reserve team and that he was signed for one year. Why was the policy of signing (mostly) younger players and developing them chucked away. What/why is Reece Cole? Was the signing of Deniz Mehmet a dare? Hughes is playing Todd/Allan/McCann. Allan featured a bit under Grant, but not the others. Not saying that this is right (Todd still isn't convincing and McCann has had one good game for the club), but what was the thinking there? He claimed we played great against Ayr. We did not. We were awful. He said they scored with their only three efforts. Even our own highlights show that to be nonsense (like they did with the offside goal at Palmerston!). He also said we played really well against St Mirren. We were absolutely dire in that game. The club website noted this: When he said there were players that haven't played in front of fans, who exactly did he mean? Even Ross Graham has played in front of fans before this season. I noted that Grant said it has been a tough three years for everyone. Does he think COVID began a year earlier than it actually did? A slaver to the end, although I do respect that he took responsibility for things.Can’t disagree with any of your points/questions. Seemed quite obvious that this interview was quite scripted. They clearly spoke to him beforehand and they agreed to talk about certain things, but not to ask anything difficult/anything that would potentially harm his ego.He came across well and seemed genuinely happy to see us win a couple of games, as well as being grateful to everyone at the club. But his lack of accountability for his own abysmal management and tactical awareness is still quite staggering. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardle is Magic Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Come to the conclusion Grant is actually just thick as shit but harmless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 He certainly gives off that feeling of 'Don't put this guy in charge on anything' then we did... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Any news on the closed doors match against Hibs yesterday? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Stellaboz said: Any news on the closed doors match against Hibs yesterday? Would seem a strange one considering Hibs run of fixtures unless they had an academy team out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumPar Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Not sure why, but I’ve bought a ticket for Saturday. Will be the first game I’ve been to outside of Fife in over 2 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, 101 said: Would seem a strange one considering Hibs run of fixtures unless they had an academy team out. its meant to be against a young side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardle is Magic Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, CallumPar said: Not sure why, but I’ve bought a ticket for Saturday. Will be the first game I’ve been to outside of Fife in over 2 years. I’m actually really looking forward to Saturday. I’ve enjoyed going back to the football this season in general, even if it’s mostly been dire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubbychops Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I see Crawford has been appointed manager at East Fife. Wasn't a fan of his brand of football. Too cautious. Got a good eye for a player though. Wish him well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibb20 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Stellaboz said: Any news on the closed doors match against Hibs yesterday? 4-1 win pars. Kai Kennedy with 3...….. Against a youthful hibs side, nice to see him scoring though. Hopefully in the team at the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
par-adise Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Stellaboz said: Any news on the closed doors match against Hibs yesterday? Short write up in the courier. Was against the young team and we won 4-1. Kennedy hat trick and Wighton. Would be good to see Wighton back to his form at the end of last season. And Kennedy has flattered to deceive for me so far but there's no doubt there's an exciting player in there somewhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 On 08/11/2021 at 10:19, da_no_1 said: There's no danger Kenny Miller will be appointed. I know we've been absolutely fucking terrible this season but there'll be a few teams in that bottom half that must be sh1tting themselves that we might somehow win a game. They must all be looking at our results every week praying that we get beat. If we manage to win a game or even 2 then it's all up in the air. It can all turn around quite quickly. Just get a half decent manager on board. Soon. Going back a few pages but DA was bang on with this, the reply by VT, less so. Thinks looking much rosier now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, Grant228 said: Going back a few pages but DA was bang on with this, the reply by VT, less so. Thinks looking much rosier now. They sure do. However, a couple of defeats could see us back where we started if things don't go our way. I think we'll be alright though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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