kentish Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 The league start last year was woeful 2 points after 7 games, however it felt better due to the reasonable cup run, and ultimately having two tubs of s#ite in Hamilton and cove. I don't think there is a tub this year, thereby lies the issue, 6 wins this year ain't gonna be enough and no one truly believes where a long winning sequence will come from. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaspinnernet2 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 As a watcher on - surprised how shockingly bad Arbroath where especially in the first half not existent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 I thought we were much better than last week 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 minute ago, lichtie23 said: I thought we were much better than last week Why was Steele subbed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Tattie36 said: Why was Steele subbed? Because he was poor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 minute ago, lichtie23 said: Because he was poor. Ok but no matter how poor he was, surely it’s better to have a dedicated full back on than taking us down to 2 defenders? Again, just highlights how ridiculous the lack of defensive cover is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 29 minutes ago, keptie said: I've backed DC up to now and thought he had earned the right to get us out of trouble last season, which he did. But coupled with last season and our poor cup performances (bar one game) and our poor start to the season i think we have won one competitive game in about our last 8 or 9 games which isn't on. Also the left back debacle is bordering on criminal. Thanks for the memories DC but we need new blood leading the team. 18 minutes ago, keptie said: Yeah, i'll give him that also. Hope he proves me wrong but i just have a real bad feeling about our situation. I’ve been reticent to call for the managers head, but that is now 4 transfer windows in a row, that has been poor, I said before that I thought, the lack of a LB signing as an act of vandalism, I also find his obsession with small centre mids as baffling, tbf, we should be looking to get rid of Allan, Jacobs and one other, club has money, we need a complete “b*****d” in centre mid and left back, everyone knows this, if we do not address this, we are doomed its win or bust for Campbell next week, anything else, he is out 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 21 minutes ago, Tattie36 said: Ok but no matter how poor he was, surely it’s better to have a dedicated full back on than taking us down to 2 defenders? Again, just highlights how ridiculous the lack of defensive cover is. If you hadn’t seen us before today you would have thought Stewart was the FB and Steele was being posted out of position 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timlichtie Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 To be honest I was expecting worse today. QP have spent a lot on that squad and look like contenders again. If we can strengthen this week we could get something from the game at Gayfield. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Soo-sider Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, timlichtie said: To be honest I was expecting worse today. QP have spent a lot on that squad and look like contenders again. If we can strengthen this week we could get something from the game at Gayfield. "Spent a lot on that squad" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. Youngsters, academy players and loans - not really breaking the bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUAFC Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 40 minutes ago, ecto said: I’ve been reticent to call for the managers head, but that is now 4 transfer windows in a row, that has been poor, I said before that I thought, the lack of a LB signing as an act of vandalism, I also find his obsession with small centre mids as baffling, tbf, we should be looking to get rid of Allan, Jacobs and one other, club has money, we need a complete “b*****d” in centre mid and left back, everyone knows this, if we do not address this, we are doomed its win or bust for Campbell next week, anything else, he is out Cue all the blindly loyal, usual suspect, apologists rushing to his defence...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokerson Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 We do have a few new players so it was never going to click straight away. Thought he got the team just about right today, we need to see how we look at the end of the window and at least after 10/12 games before talking about changing managers etc. Next week looking like a big game already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Grumpy Soo-sider said: "Spent a lot on that squad" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. Youngsters, academy players and loans - not really breaking the bank. Presumably all playing for free? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtiekev Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Just now, DUAFC said: Cue all the blindly loyal, usual suspect, apologists rushing to his defence...... He deserved the chance after last season to go again based on what he has done for us, But the unbalanced squad, players playing out of position and most of all the performances in the games we have played says it all, yeh we have had a pretty tough start but is there anything really to be positive about? Theres something not right behind the scenes for me too, something doesn't seem right, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Smokerson said: We do have a few new players so it was never going to click straight away. Thought he got the team just about right today, we need to see how we look at the end of the window and at least after 10/12 games before talking about changing managers etc. Next week looking like a big game already. It obvious, even to you, that, this argument doesn’t fly, we needed a LB, agreed, surely, the almost desire not to go for a hard tackling defensive centre mid oh and to wait a dozen games before changing the manager, if we have a terrible start, would be an act of self harm Edited August 12, 2023 by ecto 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Soo-sider Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, ExiledLichtie said: Presumably all playing for free? No, we pay our players now. Have you reverted to being an amateur club? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, DUAFC said: Cue all the blindly loyal, usual suspect, apologists rushing to his defence...... I was one of those who was in favour of seeing Dick let go last January, and I would also have happily seen him ride/be escorted into the sunset in the summer. I have also been very negative about our transfer dealings. I have been unhappy about the direction of travel for some time now. But all that said, the mood on this thread about today was one of "we can't win, this is kind of a free hit". We weren't expecting to win, and as it happens, it looks like we got a narrow defeat. I didn't see the game, and I imagine many on here didn't, so I'm not sure why today changes things. If we were going to sack the manager, we would have done it before the window opened. Doing it now, right at the end of the window seems pointless. So by now, he effectively has until christmas, and if I was the board, I would be preparing to offer Petrie at Montrose everything he wants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anotherlichtie Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Come on then @clashcityrockerdefend that. Do your best. 1 giant order of humble pie straight to your door. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, ExiledLichtie said: We weren't expecting to win, and as it happens, it looks like we got a narrow defeat. Whilst the score ended up 2-1, it was not a narrow defeat. A draw would have been a travesty. That said, the second half performance gave some grounds for optimism. Let's see how we get on in the rematch at the Gayf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLichtie86 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Oh how i love a doom scroll. More exciting than watch us play the last 14 months 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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