Rednyella Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Seeing as Killie are struggling with injuries particularly at center half I have a sneaky suspicion Ade Azeez will start as Doolan put in a big shift and snagged a goal midweek. Azeez while he has struggled to score goals is one heck of a handful with his size and strength. I also think Lawless could also start. With more depth and quality this year Archie will rely on some rotation and this last 10 days he may use the squad. However how can you drop Ryan Edwards or Sean Welsh? Both were immense midweek! 2-1 Jags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Lindsay out, Lawless in - looks like Barton at the back in a 4-2-3-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Not convinced about Barton playing in a back 4 but there's no real alternative. Good to see Lawless back in, he's looked good after his injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 26 minutes ago, Nightmare said: Lindsay out, Lawless in - looks like Barton at the back in a 4-2-3-1. Or 4-3-2-1 depending on where Edwards fits in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednyella Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Opening 10 minutes we looked very good. Playing and passing with some speed and purpose. Since then game has slowed and that's allowing Killie to compete and get some half chances. It's pretty scrappy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Sheridan Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thistle players look distracted playing against Jamaica's favourite Lager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thought our attacks im the first twenty were great but once the weather went down hill so did the football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFAANW Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Game sounds a cracker going by this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Pretty dreadful game of football. We tried to use the wings too much and it just wasn't happening. Was sure Doolan was onside in the second half when the linesman flagged early but another Thistle player may have been beyond and interfering I guess. Killie are honking but they forced a couple of good saves from Tam. Oh well. Clean sheet. Here's to 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Brutal once the weather took hold. Utterly soaked on way round from JHS to Aitken Suite. #HNY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I still haven't seen us win since Inverness at home. Dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 'N Yellow Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Scrappy game. Killie not a great team but did well to stop us playing and had a couple chances themselves. Think I'm right in saying that we're still top 6 though. Happy new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Scrappy game. Killie not a great team but did well to stop us playing and had a couple chances themselves. Think I'm right in saying that we're still top 6 though. Happy new year! Nope. Not if county win... and they are 3 1 up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednyella Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Killie could have snatched that at end through Coulibay or Smith. I'm just happy we didn't lose a late goal. Lots of tired legs. With third game in 10 days or so it looks too much as Erskine showed but worked as hard as he could. Harried and hassled. Edwards was quiet and Lawless had one or two nice moments but wasn't really in the game much. Frustrating as Killie where there for the taking. Poor side but Clarke did well to set them up and keep them disciplined throughout. Let's all be honest 7 out of 9 points with no defeats over Christmas period we'd have all been happy with after a poor October and November. With Dumbayh and Fraser back after the winter break adding more competition and most of the lads getting a wee break in the sun at training camp I'm sure we'll be pretty happy with our position at present. Just wish we had 3-5 points more. Mom for me was Devine. He put in a tireless shift. Barton did everything well today also. Everyone else looked exhausted out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 'N Yellow Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Ah, boo. 7 points from our last 3 games is good though. Thought Elliot Welsh and Barton were good today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I never liked Christie Elliott as a forward player, infact I thought he was a total jobber. I was warming to him as a right back, but today he had a bit of a mare and I'm gradually not feeling it from him. Sooner Dumbuya is back there the better for me. Pretty scrappy game, was kinda tempted to stay in with that rain and I wish I did. I reckon if it wasn't Cerny in goals Stuckmann or Scully might have coughed one up and it could have been a defeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I also think Devine was our best player. Another solid performance. Perhaps he's not the big haddy we thought he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Very happy where we are now, nothing to suggest we cant finish 6th or 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 'N Yellow Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Devine has been solid the past few games, being coupled with Barton is probably a big part of that. Also good to see Lawless back, thought he was sharp despite not playing in a while, it's a shame our 5-3-2 formation means dropping him out completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 That second half was fucking abysmal, it was like we were actively trying to lose the game. Misplaced passes all over the shop, nobody wanting to head the ball, total panic in defence, and Killie probably should have nicked it with the couple of great chances they had. Tactically poor today as well: why Archie thought a mixture of long balls to Doolan and clipped balls over the top was the right way to play I have no idea. They all just slid away on the wet pitch. The game was crying out for the ball on the deck with Erskine and Lawless running at their makeshift centre halves, linking up with Doolan in the way that has worked so many times before. 7 points from these last 3 fixtures isn't so bad, but that was a stinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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