Hursty Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: Regardless of how results go over the next two months, it could all be undone by the loan players we have leaving. It would be good to have some of that sorted in the coming weeks Aye. That team today all of a sudden losing Dowds Chalmers and Senga instantly goes from playoff contenders to how many points off 9th are we 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 24 minutes ago, Hursty said: Aye. That team today all of a sudden losing Dowds Chalmers and Senga instantly goes from playoff contenders to how many points off 9th are we And Young, it would only leave Smith off the bench once Dempsey comes back. Today was a good performance. The chat on the match thread was pretty derisory towards McKenzie but once he went off it was clear what he offers and Rose doesn’t. Bryden and Dowds also, we need positive options off the bench as well as keeping Senga/young and both Chalmers and Dowds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I'd still like to see Amartey partnering Dowds. Make it so Bullen, you're actually turning this round! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Trogdor said: I'd still like to see Amartey partnering Dowds. Make it so Bullen, you're actually turning this round! Last season was about Dipo scoring goals, it was easy up until he didn’t score goals. At that point, we were fucked. Absolutely no plan B. We created so few chances and relied on Akinyemis ability. We were fine defensively and the midfield was functional but lacked something. This season, Murphy and Chalmers have provided class and flair. We are creating chances and our counter attacks involve several passes rather than one very long one. Dunfermline worked us out today and it won’t be long before other teams do as well so it’ll be up to Bullen to have a plan B ready when Chalmers and Murphy are shut off. Dempsy, Murdoch and Senga would be some midfield though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Aye, Senga is a very tidy player. He was everywhere in that first half. He was tiring when he was brought off but hopefully he can keep up that intensity for a full match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 24 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: And Young, it would only leave Smith off the bench once Dempsey comes back. Today was a good performance. The chat on the match thread was pretty derisory towards McKenzie but once he went off it was clear what he offers and Rose doesn’t. Bryden and Dowds also, we need positive options off the bench as well as keeping Senga/young and both Chalmers and Dowds To be fair, most of the McKenzie criticism was over his abysmal finishing. If he takes either of his gilt-edged chances I don't think anyone would have any complaints about his day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Just now, Iain said: To be fair, most of the McKenzie criticism was over his abysmal finishing. If he takes either of his gilt-edged chances I don't think anyone would have any complaints about his day. They were sarcastic comments about him doing the dirty work rather than actually scoring goals. At this point, his job isn’t about scoring goals, it’s about the work he does on an off the ball to allow guys like Dowds to score. Having said that, I’d have expected defenders to have scored had they been in the positions McKenzie missed from today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 58 minutes ago, Hursty said: Aye. That team today all of a sudden losing Dowds Chalmers and Senga instantly goes from playoff contenders to how many points off 9th are we Right now we haven't lost either of them. Why worry about something that hasn't happened and might never happen? Relax and enjoy the weekend. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Trogdor said: Aye, Senga is a very tidy player. He was everywhere in that first half. He was tiring when he was brought off but hopefully he can keep up that intensity for a full match. Not a bad first piece of recruitment from McGeady! 11 minutes ago, Iain said: To be fair, most of the McKenzie criticism was over his abysmal finishing. If he takes either of his gilt-edged chances I don't think anyone would have any complaints about his day. There were several comments around him offering nothing and being shit tbf, though I imagine several were borne out of pure frustration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Kenny gets its... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryMc93 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Hursty said: Aye. That team today all of a sudden losing Dowds Chalmers and Senga instantly goes from playoff contenders to how many points off 9th are we As all 3 have played for their parent clubs this season Ireland is probably the only option for them as neither them or Young would be regulars if recalled. Ideal situation may be extending Senga and Young loans in January and loan out Smith (and Bryden) to L1 clubs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 minute ago, GaryMc93 said: As all 3 have played for their parent clubs this season Ireland is probably the only option for them as neither them or Young would be regulars if recalled. Ideal situation may be extending Senga and Young loans in January and loan out Smith (and Bryden) to L1 clubs. Yeah - agree with this. Smith will be 22 by the end of the season and won’t even be in double figures of starts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, GaryMc93 said: As all 3 have played for their parent clubs this season Ireland is probably the only option for them as neither them or Young would be regulars if recalled. Ideal situation may be extending Senga and Young loans in January and loan out Smith (and Bryden) to L1 clubs. We own Syla, Murdoch and Dempsey and out of the 2 loanees, Young is more similar to those three than Senga so if we were to keep one it would be Senga. I think Young is a better ball winner than the other 4. Dowds should be the easiest to deal with for next season. Chalmers ambition is maybe the biggest stumbling block to us signing him. We are probably his best option career wise but his performances may win him a move where he earns a great deal more money but his game time could be limited. 18 months at Ayr could be a huge benefit to him if he plays the way he has been. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Trogdor said: I'd still like to see Amartey partnering Dowds. Make it so Bullen, you're actually turning this round! I very much doubted he could, and wanted him to GTF not that long ago. He's actually gone and started turning it round. Fair play to him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 51 minutes ago, Iain said: To be fair, most of the McKenzie criticism was over his abysmal finishing. If he takes either of his gilt-edged chances I don't think anyone would have any complaints about his day. If he could actually finish he would be great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-ish Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I think Charlies save today might be the best I've ever seen. Absolutely unbelievable game winning save. It was that good. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I actually thought Rose did very well when he came on. I really believe he would’ve scored those chances MacKenzie had 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Wasn’t expecting to see Lee Bullen at the Sheffield United game earlier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcal Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 25 minutes ago, Scott-ish said: I think Charlies save today might be the best I've ever seen. Absolutely unbelievable game winning save. It was that good. It was one of those ones that I couldn't quite believe when it happened. Tbh, you could probably call it a very very bad miss from the the striker, but a brilliant save nonetheless. He seemed to really enjoy the praise from the fans after the final whistle, which was quite pleasing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUcal Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Also, Joe Chalmers was exactly the player I remember at this level. Very slow and very poor at tracking runners. Wasn't even surprised to see him hooked after 30 minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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