BukyOHare Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Only me... said: stronger up front That's all fair enough. They had the greater threat in the final third but they are an established SPL team with a player rumoured to be getting sold for around £500k. That does make a difference in the important moments of games. It was far from the disaster some would have you believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only me... Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, BukyOHare said: That's all fair enough. They had the greater threat in the final third but they are an established SPL team with a player rumoured to be getting sold for around £500k. That does make a difference in the important moments of games. It was far from the disaster some would have you believe. Totally, they only had 2 chances of worth I can remember and took them well. We coped well with them and didn't look a division below for most parts. Definitely need to keep the ball on the deck for the rest of the season and we will be OK. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 A bit of expectations management from some and a disaster for others. Here I am, stuck in the middle with you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander601 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 McGeady was fantastic I thought. Went past the full back at will. Chalmers was super when he came on as well. We just lacked a goal threat in the middle. Livingstone strikers were huge! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 It’s a shame we won’t be able to see both McGeady and Chalmers playing next week. Hopefully we can get a defensive midfielder in ready to start and push Pendlebury on slightly with McGeady and Amartey out wide. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Given that Livingston haven't been able to buy a goal all season it's a bit unfortunate to concede two. Oh well, on to the next one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibuya Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Was Pendlebury any good? Can't decide if he's going to be able to control a game or if he's just gonna have the role of pinging in worldies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only me... Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 43 minutes ago, Shibuya said: Was Pendlebury any good? Can't decide if he's going to be able to control a game or if he's just gonna have the role of pinging in worldies. He didn't control the game, he wasn't bad but not brilliant either. Out shone by Mr McGeady today. Pendlebury will contribute if he has the right people around him, we haven't found that mix yet. I'm not convinced by Rose yet, hopefully he finds some form soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 One thing I noticed on two or three occasions was our insistence in playing out from the back breaking down when it was in our left back area. Nothing to do with Reading but more the lack of options you'd expect him to have to pass to. Team mates showing in the middle of the park, central striker or into the wide areas just weren't there for him. Definitely a work in progress in there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Was the LC final due to be in December again this year? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sortmeout said: Was the LC final due to be in December again this year? Doesn’t matter as it won’t involve you guys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Lass Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) The team formation 4-1-4-1 was really good with Musonda as holding midfielder. He had a much better game than his first game back. McGeady and Chalmers class and Smith and Stanger both had good games. Some positives even though we lost. Edited August 19, 2023 by Honest Lass 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sortmeout said: Was the LC final due to be in December again this year? Wait here and I’ll go and google it for you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb123 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) Wasn't at the game but it's beginning to look like we're going to need a second striker signed just to fill the void that Dipo left as Rose doesn't seem to have come flying out the traps and well yeah we know what everyone's feelings are on McKenzie and Bryden. Lack of goals is a bit alarming also, only 2 goals in our last 3 games asks a lot of questions considering we've got likes of Amartay, McGeady, Murphy and now Chalmers as attacking players who on paper is a decent combination yet very little seems to actually be getting created. Edited August 19, 2023 by Rb123 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 14 minutes ago, Rb123 said: Wasn't at the game but it's beginning to look like we're going to need a second striker signed just to fill the void that Dipo left as Rose doesn't seem to have come flying out the traps and well yeah we know what everyone's feelings are on McKenzie and Bryden. Lack of goals is a bit alarming also, only 2 goals in our last 3 games asks a lot of questions considering we've got likes of Amartay, McGeady, Murphy and now Chalmers as attacking players who on paper is a decent combination yet very little seems to actually be getting created. We can’t just keep signing players because the ones we have aren’t performing though. We have 4 midfielders out for a while but have two fit to play, Murphy is injured but we have Chalmers, McGeady and Amartey that can play there, with Ashford and McKenzie that could and do cover. We have Bryden, McKenzie, Ashford and Rose as forwards. We have at least 2 players for every position and in some cases the first choice isn’t good enough. That’s up to Mathie to review, he talks about how small our budget is compared to other teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I see on the bbc player rating vote McGeady only gets 1.69/10. Shenanigans? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb123 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: We can’t just keep signing players because the ones we have aren’t performing though. We have 4 midfielders out for a while but have two fit to play, Murphy is injured but we have Chalmers, McGeady and Amartey that can play there, with Ashford and McKenzie that could and do cover. We have Bryden, McKenzie, Ashford and Rose as forwards. We have at least 2 players for every position and in some cases the first choice isn’t good enough. That’s up to Mathie to review, he talks about how small our budget is compared to other teams. I'm not being funny though out of Bryden, Ashford and McKenzie how many goals & assists to do they have between them in the last year? No way it's even double figures, alarming that they seem satisfied carrying these sorts for another year and if Rose gets injured that's the first 3 names you'd be relying on to fill the void upfront, last year we had the exact same guys including Dipo and Young so if we matched last years amount of strikers we're technically due another. Bryden is a bit of an exception as he should be out on loan, still too raw to be at championship level yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Iain said: I see on the bbc player rating vote McGeady only gets 1.69/10. Shenanigans? I suspect more than a few votes come from a particular blue arse cheek. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Iain said: I see on the bbc player rating vote McGeady only gets 1.69/10. Shenanigans? The Ayr United player ratings were sky-high at half-time I noticed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzlemanizzle Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Iain said: I see on the bbc player rating vote McGeady only gets 1.69/10. Shenanigans? I do enjoy being able to vote on players in Brighton v Everton games. I’m guessing Rangers (rip) fans also enjoy voting on games they haven’t been to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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