Jump to content

The Arbroath Thread


Recommended Posts

A disaster of an evening.
Firstly Bobby Linn's injury - if, as DC has suggested,  he has ligament damage he will be out for the rest of the season.
Secondly, losing after dominating most of the 2nd half.
Also, loss of revenue from failing to qualify for the next round and missing out on income from the Celtic match.
Finally, losing to a very average Falkirk team won't help the player's confidence.
A game we should have won - but struggled up front to hit the target.
Total disaster of evening all round.

One shot on target, and that a soft lob that Mutch fumbled. Says it all.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, clashcityrocker said:

A disaster of an evening.

Firstly Bobby Linn's injury - if, as DC has suggested,  he has ligament damage he will be out for the rest of the season.

Secondly, losing after dominating most of the 2nd half.

Also, loss of revenue from failing to qualify for the next round and missing out on income from the Celtic match.

Finally, losing to a very average Falkirk team won't help the player's confidence.

A game we should have won - but struggled up front to hit the target.

Total disaster of evening all round.

Falkirk shut us down all night. We didn’t test Mutch at all after his mistake. Bobby should have been rested tonight and McKenna energy used.

Edited by Seeker
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Bobby’s injury, some thoughts. Did he get caught after he crossed? I didn’t see it by on the live stream.

The stretcher should have been summoned immediately. It was obviously not a good idea to get him to hobble round the pitch.

I really worry that this could be career ending. What about the impact on his job. The club must do everything to support him and get him through whatever surgery and rehabilitation he may need. Really sickening just thinking about it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hopefully we will hear soon about Bobby's injury - some players with an ACL injury can recover within 6 weeks, while others can take months or more than a year - really depends on the nature of the injury - I am sure the club will do everything they can to support Bobby, it's a really big blow missing Bobby in these games coming up.

Once we get an update on Bobby's injury we will have a clearer picture of how long he will be out for - I wish him well in his recovery.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

After the high of Saturday's result last night was a big downer. We played really well for the first 20 minutes or so of the first half, got a comedy goal then Falkirk took over for the rest of the half and we gave away a poor goal. 

We were on top for most of the second half, but the same old failing of not being able to score came back to haunt us. A few minutes from time Tom O'Brien's tackle on Sammon, when right through, stopped him shooting but Fotheringham, following up smashed the ball past Gaston. If only we had had someone following up Jack Hamilton's shot that hit the post earlier to do the same.

Bobby Linn's injury looked really bad. Like all supporters I hope it looked worse than it is but if it is cruciate ligament damage I doubt that we will see him play again this season. Just hope he recovers well and can make it back for next season, he'll be sorely missed in the coming weeks. Best wishes to him for a complete recovery. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Normally, as I understand it, only Premier League clubs can get players on an "emergency loan", but have these rules been relaxed during covid ?

Bobby Linn, Luke Donnelly and Gav Swankie are all out injured - will DC be looking to bring a player on loan at this late stage ?

We have the players who can win games and a quality squad, but any more injuries or sending offs and we might need another loan player ?

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...