AUcal Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Shibuya said: To be honest I'm actually looking up the table and not down it. Big part of me would like to see us make ourselves safe within a few weeks of now then coast in mid table obscurity till the summer. We're nowhere near good enough to up and i'd maybe rather not have the delay to the planning for next season that the playoffs would require. But in this league, a couple more wins and we are in the playoffs picture. No such thing as mid table obscurity. I'll be looking over our shoulder until we get 8/9 points more on the board. Edited February 27 by AUcal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Shibuya said: To be honest I'm actually looking up the table and not down it. To even be in with a potential shout at the playoffs after the first half of the season is a miracle. Couldn't see myself thinking of anything except relief if the team finished eighth still. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 3 hours ago, wullieaufc said: Can guarantee we won’t test him once Bump 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhursty7 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Mid table obscurity will do me fine, Brown will overhaul this squad in the summer so playing in some pointless playoffs set up for the premiership team to have the best possible chance of survival can do one this season if it gives him more time to prepare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Aye, Brown has been exactly what we were needing. Job isn't done yet but we're 12 points clear of Arbroath. When Bullen finally went we'd just drawn with them twice. I'm feeling more positive than I have in a long time. To get a result with that makeshift starting 11 is pretty awesome. I genuinely feared the worse. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 3 hours ago, UpInTheAyr said: We'll get a good look at Willoughby at least. Be amazed if he's up to much though... Bump 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.T.O.F.1910 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I'd actually hate to finish 4th... We do not need the stress! 5th would be lovely but safety in the Championship as soon as possible is my only wish really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 We need to concentrate on building gaps, if we lose on Saturday, Dunfermline will be above us with a game in hand. A win and we build a 6 point gap. Inverness are at Morton so we could build an 8 point gap over them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coollestersmoothe Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Potentially why Raith have done so well this season. Nothing to play for for 2-3 games of last season gave them time to get their shit together for this season. I’d settle for safety with 3-4 games to go, if we could get that time to get in there with potential new signings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, F.T.O.F.1910 said: I'd actually hate to finish 4th... We do not need the stress! 5th would be lovely but safety in the Championship as soon as possible is my only wish really. I want safety early to allow us to get players signed up for next season. I’d take the playoffs and hope we’d win them but we are miles away from being a premier league ready team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 minutes ago, F.T.O.F.1910 said: I'd actually hate to finish 4th... We do not need the stress! There's no stress. Last season it was a case of having been at the top of the league with the best player in the league and nearly thrown it all away, and thus a chance of redemption. This time it's just free money with the potential of an exciting gubbing in Dingwall to cap it off. And a severely dimished chance of the world's baldest impromptu karaoke in the Hub afterwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.T.O.F.1910 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Thumper said: There's no stress. Last season it was a case of having been at the top of the league with the best player in the league and nearly thrown it all away, and thus a chance of redemption. This time it's just free money with the potential of an exciting gubbing in Dingwall to cap it off. And a severely dimished chance of the world's baldest impromptu karaoke in the Hub afterwards. Disagree but I understand your point bud. The stress comes from our terrible recruitment the past few years... We need to get ready for next season as early as possible to let us build and move forward imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Wonder who Brown will start as CF on Saturday though.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay21 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 3 hours ago, diege said: I'm probably reading too much into it and it might just be a knock, but he hasnt been afraid to drop folk from the squad It is a knock 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I reckon that’s the first time in over a year I’ve actually enjoyed a game at Somerset! My heart sank a bit when I saw the team sheet as it looked pretty rank on paper, but who knew Kurt Willoughby was a goal machine… Have to assume Chalmers was injured - as poor as he’s been recently, he’s surely still worth a place on the bench. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diege Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Just now, Finlay21 said: It is a knock Thanks Robbo! Knew I was reading too much into it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Just now, F.T.O.F.1910 said: The stress comes from our terrible recruitment the past few years Scott Brown doesn't really strike me as the type to unceremoniously f**k off for three weeks in Torremolinos with his phone left at home as soon as the table is called, which would position him distinctly differently from the last four managers. Players should be getting looked at and brought into PCAs as the season draws to a close. The notion that playoffs somehow completely prevent a club with 100+ staff from carrying out any of its usual post-season activities is nonsensical. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 3 minutes ago, UpInTheAyr said: Wonder who Brown will start as CF on Saturday though.... I would be going with Dowds deeper in the McKenzie role with Willoughby in front - I think. Both put in a power of work so you don’t lose that, but get far more of a goal threat into the side. Just now, Finlay21 said: It is a knock How’s Paddy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.T.O.F.1910 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 5 minutes ago, Thumper said: Scott Brown doesn't really strike me as the type to unceremoniously f**k off for three weeks in Torremolinos with his phone left at home as soon as the table is called, which would position him distinctly differently from the last four managers. Players should be getting looked at and brought into PCAs as the season draws to a close. The notion that playoffs somehow completely prevent a club with 100+ staff from carrying out any of its usual post-season activities is nonsensical. It's exactly what's happened for more years than not this century... I don't understand why you can call this opinion nonsensical but there ye go.... Just because you have X+y-2X amount of staff also doesn't mean things can move forward. This season is about survival and at the moment there's still a very real chance we could be in relegation play off as much as promotion play off, although given Mortons form, I doubt they're giving up 4th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhursty7 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 5 minutes ago, Thumper said: Scott Brown doesn't really strike me as the type to unceremoniously f**k off for three weeks in Torremolinos with his phone left at home as soon as the table is called, which would position him distinctly differently from the last four managers. Players should be getting looked at and brought into PCAs as the season draws to a close. The notion that playoffs somehow completely prevent a club with 100+ staff from carrying out any of its usual post-season activities is nonsensical. True but your not going to target the same players for a champions promotion push than a premiership relegation dog fight that potential 4 weeks of uncertainty could mean losing players to the teams your going to be competing against. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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