paddycreggshinpad Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Clive hart is a bellend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Dick Van Dyke said: Have you seen much of Ballantyne? What type of player is he? Could he be a McCann replacement? I watched him last Summer, and didn't think he was too similar to McCann. At the time Davidson seemed the best comparison in terms of on the ball stuff. Passes are generally just simple ones, likes to drive forward with the ball, gets in the box. Off the ball more like Wotherspoon, would press but wasn't hard in the tackle like McCann/Davidson, most of his work seemed to be just picking up the scraps/causing players to miscontrol, rather than tackling, if that makes sense? Not watched a huge amount of him this season to comment fairly tbh. Tried to use statistics to profile him, just skip past if it doesn't interest you. Disclaimer I've not updated these with the figures from the latest games, and they're based on just the current season. Spoiler Compared to McCann, obviously different teams/levels etc. Aggressive ball winner in style, but doesn't win many balls as seen by the "performance", which likely means hes still not great at actually winning the ball back. Good creator means hes getting in the box and setting up good chances a lot, and also likes to carry the ball up the park. Good goalscorer too. McCanns strength is winning the ball back, so not a great replacement if we're wanting the same thing. This is him v the other CMs... Spoiler Think I was wrong last season in comparing him to Davidson, or hes moved on and improved other parts of his game. Seems a lot better in possession, but at a lower level. Craig gets high "creator" score, almost entirely because he takes set plays. Wish I could filter it out but I can't. A flaw with the system tbh. Craig gets a lot of his shots on target, and has a higher xG score than most people would probably guess (its almost identical to Wotherspoon, who gets far less shots on target). Again though, Ballantyne not being a great ball winner is the major difference. Would probably compliment Bryson quite well, tbh. Almost the exact opposite type of player. Probably the closest match to Wotherspoon, but still different. All in I think Ballantyne will need to improve on winning the ball back, falls below League One standard for it, and I'm unsure it would improve by moving up 2 tiers. Definitely think he could add a different dimension to the midfield, and deserves a chance to find his way into the squad now IMO. Edited May 5, 2021 by RandomGuy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marly Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I watched him last Summer, and didn't think he was too similar to McCann. At the time Davidson seemed the best comparison in terms of on the ball stuff. Passes are generally just simple ones, likes to drive forward with the ball, gets in the box. Off the ball more like Wotherspoon, would press but wasn't hard in the tackle like McCann/Davidson, most of his work seemed to be just picking up the scraps/causing players to miscontrol, rather than tackling, if that makes sense? Not watched a huge amount of him this season to comment fairly tbh. Tried to use statistics to profile him, just skip past if it doesn't interest you. Disclaimer I've not updated these with the figures from the latest games, and they're based on just the current season. Spoiler Compared to McCann, obviously different teams/levels etc. Aggressive ball winner in style, but doesn't win many balls as seen by the "performance", which likely means hes still not great at actually winning the ball back. Good creator means hes getting in the box and setting up good chances a lot, and also likes to carry the ball up the park. Good goalscorer too. McCanns strength is winning the ball back, so not a great replacement if we're wanting the same thing. This is him v the other CMs... Spoiler Think I was wrong last season in comparing him to Davidson, or hes moved on and improved other parts of his game. Seems a lot better in possession, but at a lower level. Craig gets high "creator" score, almost entirely because he takes set plays. Wish I could filter it out but I can't. A flaw with the system tbh. Craig gets a lot of his shots on target, and has a higher xG score than most people would probably guess (its almost identical to Wotherspoon, who gets far less shots on target). Again though, Ballantyne not being a great ball winner is the major difference. Would probably compliment Bryson quite well, tbh. Almost the exact opposite type of player. Probably the closest match to Wotherspoon, but still different. All in I think Ballantyne will need to improve on winning the ball back, falls below League One standard for it, and I'm unsure it would improve by moving up 2 tiers. Definitely think he could add a different dimension to the midfield, and deserves a chance to find his way into the squad now IMO. Who was he playing for last summer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just now, The Marly said: Who was he playing for last summer? Nobody. I watched him play for Montrose last season, during the break between seasons last Summer. Tried to watch as much of our youngsters as possible. Think they all showed potential, but were too raw and needed another loan spell. Fear for some the poor time they've had in the lower tiers this season will see them leave the club this Summer tbh, if its another year down and they've not improved any then thats probably the right call. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Courier reports that Zander will be fine for Sunday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, The Saintee said: Courier reports that Zander will be fine for Sunday. And the manager is back to "hopefully" rather than "definitely" for renewals this week. Scott Boyd is lucky he's not a woman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Two players have tested positive for Covid-19 and a further 2 are having to self isolate. An absolute nightmare so close to the cup semi final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevensanph Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Found this gem of a post on Football365 today - the Scottish Euro football ladder. https://www.football365.com/news/first-scotland-euro-2020-ladder-tierney-robertson-mctominay No mention of Jason, Shaun or Zander, but coming in at number 49 is Glenn Middleton!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marly Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Two players have tested positive for Covid-19 and a further 2 are having to self isolate. An absolute nightmare so close to the cup semi final.No clues as yet I don't suppose? Very bad news. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Kyle said: Two players have tested positive for Covid-19 and a further 2 are having to self isolate. An absolute nightmare so close to the cup semi final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentino Bolognese Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Kyle said: Two players have tested positive for Covid-19 and a further 2 are having to self isolate. An absolute nightmare so close to the cup semi final. Ooft. This could be dreadful. With Tanser and potentially Zander out, if any of the 4 are Booth or Parish we might be in trouble. If both, we're definitely in trouble. ETA hope nobody is unwell, obviously. Edited May 6, 2021 by Valentino Bolognese 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Positive, sometimes. Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Valentino Bolognese said: Ooft. This could be dreadful. With Tanser and potentially Zander out, if any of the 4 are Booth or Parish we might be in trouble. If both, we're definitely in trouble. ETA hope nobody is unwell, obviously. An 18 year old in the sticks if that was to be the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FAT MAN Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Valentino Bolognese said: Ooft. This could be dreadful. With Tanser and potentially Zander out, if any of the 4 are Booth or Parish we might be in trouble. If both, we're definitely in trouble. ETA hope nobody is unwell, obviously. Zander fit If not one Covid 4 anyway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Ideally it’s Gilmour, Bryson, Davidson and Brown. (Well not ideally, but you know what I mean) Liklihood it’ll be Kerr, Gordon, McCart and Booth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Positive, sometimes. Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 May, Craig, Parish & Davidson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Mr Positive, sometimes. said: May, Craig, Parish & Davidson. Confirmed? No Craig would be annoying, but we’d get by without that 4 ok since not one of them is a defender. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Positive, sometimes. Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Just now, Widge said: Confirmed? No Craig would be annoying, but we’d get by without that 4 ok since not one of them is a defender. Not officially. I'm not ITK but just been told by the same person who told me about Gilmour. We'll soon find out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mr Positive, sometimes. said: May, Craig, Parish & Davidson. We could live with this, IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Davidson just making sure he stays fit for final..... Uhoh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Toon Saintee Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 If two of the tests were negative and they are still isolating it suggests that all four were is close contact such as travelling in the same vehicle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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