Salvo Montalbano Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I'd drop Clark after the past few performances. McManus and Smith will get the job done. Murdoch Williamson Morris Ashcroft Talbot Higgy Wedderburn Splaine Hopkirk Smith McManus If we were feeling brave I'd also try Murdoch Williamson Morris Ashcroft Talbot Higgy Nat Splaine (or Lochhead) Smith Clark McManus To the surprise of absolutely no-one, Hopkirk is injured again. McManus played wide left on Saturday FWIW and wasn't awful (I think he had our only serious shot on target). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 We could really do with a win here, but given that it took extra time to get past Montrose, I'm not particularly confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Why is anyone taking the Falkirk result seriously? It was the Challenge Cup ffs. We could have won or lost 6-0 and it wouldn't have mattered a jot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Imagine not wanting to win a game? That's pretty shit thinking and I fucking hope the team didn't take that attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Zebra Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Imagine not wanting to win a game? That's pretty shit thinking and I fucking hope the team didn't take that attitude. He can brush it off fact is Falkirk pumped Dunfermline, Raith pumped St Mirren players on international duty and players being rested is no excuse. However colt teams in the competition is disrespectful and made me stay away from these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 The challenge cup is a piss poor competition and is rightly treated less seriously by players, management and the majority of supporters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Stellaboz said: Imagine not wanting to win a game? That's pretty shit thinking and I fucking hope the team didn't take that attitude. The players and management clearly don't give two fucks about the competition and have shown as much for years. I don't blame them. It was meaningless when we reached the final in 2007 and it's even more pointless now with youth teams and clubs from different countries. If it was important to the club then they would have called it off with players away on international duty. More fool all the dafties who went along on Saturday that couldn't find a better way to spend an afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 To play Devil's Advocate, winning is a habit and when playing a fairly strong team against a rival, you expect a decent performance. That didn't happen and it was the second utterly guff performance in a row. Added to Shiels' stupid red card, leaving us short in the middle of the park (it's getting to the stage where we are praying Wedderburn is ok) and you can see why people are a little more worried about this fixture than they would have been 2 or 3 weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 37 minutes ago, Poet of the Macabre said: The players and management clearly don't give two fucks about the competition and have shown as much for years. I don't blame them. It was meaningless when we reached the final in 2007 and it's even more pointless now with youth teams and clubs from different countries. If it was important to the club then they would have called it off with players away on international duty. How many players did you have away on international duty? You need three for the right to call it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedafc Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 How many players did you have away on international duty? You need three for the right to call it off. originally it was 5 but Smith was recalled and played against Falkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedafc Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Yes. He is comparatively even tubbier given that he is only recently back in training after seven weeks on the sidelines. He has still been playing. Just been on the sidelines at the training pitch. Says a lot about your back up keeper if Martin is still getting picked ahead of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skerla Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Without wishing an injury on a player, i’m glad Hopkirk is out. Was ok in league one but not good enough for the championship. I think we’ll get back to winning ways with a drab 1-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmy_cammy Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Says a lot about your back up keeper if Martin is still getting picked ahead of him It would if he hadn’t already played a few games this season and given a fairly good account of himself.The only things it says a lot about are Gary Naysmith’s decision making and Alan Martin’s attitude to diet and fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Poet of the Macabre said: The players and management clearly don't give two fucks about the competition and have shown as much for years. I don't blame them. It was meaningless when we reached the final in 2007 and it's even more pointless now with youth teams and clubs from different countries. If it was important to the club then they would have called it off with players away on international duty. More fool all the dafties who went along on Saturday that couldn't find a better way to spend an afternoon. Contradicts below a little with the recall of Smith. 2 hours ago, mikedafc said: originally it was 5 but Smith was recalled and played against Falkirk So how did that end up then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Changed my mind. I now want Clark to play and stick it to Hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 So how did that end up then? We were really struggling with injuries, Smith wasn't going to start for Scotland but he was going to start for us, he'd already played for them earlier in the week.Genuinely shocked anyone gives a f**k about the challenge cup, get it in the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Not bothered about the cup game really but it was a poor performance. We bounced back after the rangers game so hopefully we can do the same again. I think we will be struggling in midfield with Shiels, Paton and maybe Nat out. Time for AJ to come up with something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 5 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said: How many players did you have away on international duty? You need three for the right to call it off. Ryan Williamson, Callum Smith, Fraser Aird, Callum Morris and Stuart Morrison. Only two would be starting a league game tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Poet of the Macabre said: Ryan Williamson, Callum Smith, Fraser Aird, Callum Morris and Stuart Morrison. Only two would be starting a league game tbf. Take it that would be Williamson and Morris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P475 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I fear for us in this game. Our performances have went downhill since Jo got injured. When I looked at our line up against falkirk, I wished I hadn't bought a ticket. Saying that we only lost by two goals, a good team would have hammered us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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