ShaggerG Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hi guys, just thought I'd give you my input on Farid. Firstly, don't be expecting anything flashy, he's not the best footballer in the world, competent enough though but he knows what his strengths are and tries to play to them. He's 'good' in the air and I put this in inverted commas because he's only 5'11' (we were told) and a high punt upfield to him will see him win only around half of those headers with his back to a decent centre half. However, I've never ever seen a player attack a cross ball like Farid did. He was absolutely unplayable in those circumstances when with us. If we could see the cross was good and new Farid was attacking it we just expected a goal to result and it very often did. That's only part of the story though because he was a fairly good finisher on the deck too and, although I don't have any stats available, I wouldn't be at all surprised if he scored with more shots than headers. The cherry on the cake for us though was that, not only was he a good player who could score goals, he had a fantastic rapport with the fans, tried his heart out in every game and it was very apparent that he really enjoyed playing for Falkirk. Only possible negative during his time with us was that he sometimes got caught up in the moment and could be a wee bit indisciplined. This is all of course based on my opinion during his days with Falkirk. Since then he's suffered a very serious knee injury which was season ending and, at the time, was thought could possibly be career ending. I've no idea if he's fully fit or if he's been able to recapture previous form since the injury - time will tell. To get the best from him you need to play with wing backs that will supply plenty of balls into the box. Our right back, Kieran Duffie, has suffered a loss of form since Farid's departure and I think that's partly due to the fact that he's now got no 'out ball' when he finds himself in an attacking position. You'll find that most Falkirk fans loved Farid when with us, I picked him in my all time favourite team when asked to do a piece for the programme and I've been watching Falkirk since 1968! Say's it all for me really. He'll find it harder in the Premier because the defenders will presumably be better but I hope you guys have a similar experience to us. If you do you'll love him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabFC Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Sounds like a French Noel Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand 2 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Sounds like a French Noel Hunt Give the guy a chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffelz Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hunt was playing in the EPL, so its clearly a compliment... Think Gauldy should be on the bench this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeeel Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Noel Hunt was teckle, sasij! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby82 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 However, he has been far and away our best option up front this season! No one is disputing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Didn't really want to start a new thread, but Ian Redford has passed away aged just 53. Finest moment as an Arab, scoring in the second leg in Moenchengladbach in 87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby82 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Didn't really want to start a new thread, but Ian Redford has passed away aged just 53. Finest moment as an Arab, scoring in the second leg in Moenchengladbach in 87. Fucking hell. He was on Off the Ball the other week promoting his autobiography. Sad news. ETA: That goal RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Fucking hell. He was on Off the Ball the other week promoting his autobiography. Sad news. Found in woodland near Irvine. Sounds like suicide. Horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Sad news, really strange to hear this now too as I was just driving through the village of Redford in Angus yesterday and thought of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Terrible. I thought he lived near Abernethy/Newburgh area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedruleFTD83 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Was just recently on radio, and his autobiograpy was in the paprs not long before that One of those that really shocks you, can only imagine what his family are feeling Get goosebumps anytime i watch his goal in the bokelberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Shocked at this. His goal at Borussia and masterclass in the Nou Camp will love long in the memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Horrible news. Can't quite take it in. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Aberdeen's and Motherwell's wins now makes the result tomorrow of greater significance for us. In the space of a month we've gone from second top to 10/11 points off. Interesting days ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Garry Kenneth training at Tannadice and has also played a couple of bounce games with a view to getting him fit. No idea if McNamara intends to offer him any kind of deal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeeel Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Garry Kenneth training at Tannadice and has also played a couple of bounce games with a view to getting him fit. No idea if McNamara intends to offer him any kind of deal though. I heard were interested in Jason Scotland too, if either sign I'll lose a lot respect for JMc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I heard were interested in Jason Scotland too, if either sign I'll lose a lot respect for JMc.St Johnstone in for Scotland I'd heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Garry Kenneth training at Tannadice and has also played a couple of bounce games with a view to getting him fit. No idea if McNamara intends to offer him any kind of deal though. Not looking forward to young Robertson, GMS etc watching forlornly as another Kenneth 'pass' sails aimlessly over their head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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