an86 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Extremely tough game for us at a ground we don't have a good record at at the best of times. The past couple of games have been majorly disappointing. Started well at Airdrie after a decent showing and then completely lost the place in a bizarre game which resembled a penalty shootout. No such excuses last week. Really poor from start to finish and I don't think the red card would have made a great difference. It's six defeats in seven games, albeit one against a Championship side, and it's quite clear that the confidence has taken a hit. We have to get back to basics and do the simple things well, just as we did in the games against the likes of Livingston and Brechin. We're never going to win games 5-4 or 4-3, so we have to make sure that we're tighter at the back. There's been some horrible individual errors and we'll need to cut those out. I'd like to see Gibby back in the team ahead of Craig McLeish. No harm to McLeish at all, but he's not in the best form and I always feel that we look more solid with Gibby in the squad. McKernon slotting in as a defensive midfielder for the suspended Fotheringham is a no brainer as well. I'd stick with Woods and Miller, despite both of them having not played particularly well in recent games. I'd be recluctant to drop Miller, in particular, because all it takes is one of his deliveries to cause Stranraer a big problem. We don't have anyone else with that ability. It's probably going to be a battle, so I'd relegate Zanatta to the bench and bring Carter in to play alongside Malone. Aidan will wrestle with defenders and hold the ball up and big John will run all day and chase everything down. I suspect we'll be going long again, so that would make more sense to me than playing Zanatta. Stranraer are the obvious favourites given our recent form in the league, but Queen's Park occasionally pull a result out of absolutely nowhere when least expected. Hopefully this is the case on Saturday! Looking forward to the trip down and hopeful that we can at least show signs of improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Quick heads up for anyone travelling down, there is a planned road closure south of Girvan at Ardwell. Diversion route will try and send you via Newton Steward which is a ridiculous journey and adds about an hours travelling time. Would recommend following the diversion as far as Colmonell then heading for Ballantrae as saves a good bit of time, all be it a bad road. Not finding anything online about it but, received word at work from Transerv. That's the exciting bit out the way, now on to the football. No must win games at this time of the season but certainly one both teams will really want to maximum points from. Impressed with the way Queens Park moved the ball against us in the last game but, that only lasted twenty minutes or so then the game changed a bit. Think we may have McGuigan back for this one, should he start or not is a different matter. Personally would have him in for Nade. Nade shows glimpses of brilliance but everything has to be in to feet with him, unfortunately we're too fond of long, high balls making him rather ineffective. Very hard to tell how this one will pan out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I can't make this any more but I've got 2 train tickets from Glasgow to Stranraer if anyone wants them (unfortunately, the times aren't great.. 0830 from Glasgow and 1659 from Stranraer - which means you might have to leave the match a couple of minutes early) ... let me know if you want them (and live in Glasgow!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car number 7 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Sorry Spiders should be a comfortable win for the blues,any team who get beat 3 by Stenhousemuir at home must be poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue1870 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 We have a good few players missing though or not fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick1867 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, Blue1870 said: We have a good few players missing though or not fit We had around 9 or 10 last week. Unfortunately they were all on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Donkey Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 6 hours ago, car number 7 said: Sorry Spiders should be a comfortable win for the blues,any team who get beat 3 by Stenhousemuir at home must be poor. Can't argue with that really. I think Scotland won the World Cup by that route once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Your Own Socks Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I just hope that post-match comments don't stoop to Fawkesian nonsense such as "explosive action", "ball flew like a rocket", "Miller blew up like a banger" etc. Yours sincerely Catherine Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Damp squib.....that's another one likely to raise its ugly head. But I'd take a dire 0-0 right now. Actually I foresee us sneaking a wee win here. Blind faith - the mark of the terminally optimistic. Keep the faith. At all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayhole Blue Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Nice bright day for the game, but going to be cold and windy.Looking forward to my first home league game of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 £15 to get in... but £2-50 for a superb pie and chips.Great goal to put us one up just before half time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car number 7 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 I will never follow this game,that is a stinker for Stranraer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvz2000 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 On 3 November 2016 at 11:30, Blue1870 said: We have a good few players missing though or not fit We sign unfit players so no surprise there !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Your Own Socks Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Due to a shit pile of things needing done I decided not to go. And we win, with two goals at that. Must have just been me that jinxed things. Bugger! Well done to all. Looks like we had a good share of possession. Great work by the two shooting stars.Hope the travelling support had a blast too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Your Own Socks Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Hampden classic with a touch of Ska...most appropriate this evening. Keep the Faith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Great performance. Skankin' all the way up the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Donkey Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Sorry Spiders should be a comfortable win for the blues,any team who get beat 3 by Stenhousemuir at home must be poor. Wait. That means...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car number 7 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 1 minute ago, Velvet Donkey said: Wait. That means...... No probs got it wrong,happens all the time in this wonderful game of ours,put your head above the trenches and you get shot,that's life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue1870 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Stranraer were rotten. Spiders got a deserved win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckersloan Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Really poor from Stranraer today. McKeown currently looks as shadow of the player we all know he can be and Watt doesn't impress me much at right back. Belford was having a decent game until he made a really bad error for their second goal but debateable if we would have came back into game anyway. Once again Agnew failed to make an impression and Nade didn't even get off the bench despite the fact we were doing very little in attack - worrying that neither of our marque signings have produced anything much of note by November. Both are potentially good players but starting to wonder how motivated they are. We certainly missed Gibson and McGuigan (who was apparently unwell and only played for a short spell) and never really looked like getting much change out of a very mediocre Queens Park side. Only positives were a committed display by Dick and some promising runs by Thomson down the right flank. Oh and watching the Queens Park fan who spent most of the first half putting up 4 different flags - he had a busy day.....just a pity some of our players weren't as productive. Its best not to overreact though and am certainly not going to start calling for Reid's head like I did last season. Think its a bit early for that given he has shown how he can turn a season around. No denying we need start to improving though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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