May Rckinnon Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago The club are relying on the loyalty of supporters here. It is horrific stuff on display & at what point to people just not bother? I'm sure we all know someone who's already packed it in this season. Football clubs need supporters more than supporters need the football club. Like any other form of entertainment, if what you're watching is dire & the cast of characters is unappealing, you'll simply not bother next time. The bigger picture by those in charge still isn't being looked at, if we're going to just be content with scraping around at the bottom of the 42 then why would anyone be attracted to watching it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Took this in as a neutral, working in morning so no chance of making it to Dumbarton today. Overall impression : lots of endeavour but very very little quality. These two are nailed on for the bottom 4 this season and will be hoping that Edinburgh’s potless Lowland League-level squad will falter and fall away, stopping grinding out the occasional unexpected, oddball win. Two of the three goals were just laughable for a senior league. Stranraer’s opener was a hare-brained pass across the edge of the penalty area which visiting forward Guthrie gleefully latched onto, firing past a helpless McCallum. Stranraer looked the better team in the first half whilst Forfar gave a good impression of a disjointed group that don’t like one another very much. Mark Whatley is a shadow of the player he was, twice rolling simple ten yard passes out of play. I felt a bit sorry for Skelly, a Dundee double decker entered into a Formula 2 race. He lumbers about willingly enough but never looks likely to score. Next stop Kirriemuir Thistle, ding ding. Forfar do have a potentially good spine to the team in McCallum, Matty Allan, Blair Malcolm. But there’s not a lot up top. Cannon’s equaliser was set up by a fortunate ricochet off a defender which he was able to covert from close range. Attempts were made to attack from the wing but the passing was pretty poor and the wee guy playing on the Forfar right got nothing at all from his marker. Second half Forfar were better and Stranraer faded badly. Their centre half made an amazing saving tackle- the moment of the game- just before Forfar’s eventual winner went in. Again some absurd Laurel & Hardy defending in the six yard box and someone brushed the ball in under the keeper. Stranraer clearly are low in confidence with a lot of passes going sideways or backwards which just allowed the hosts to get organised. There were a couple of close shaves- McCallum, at full stretch high to his right, probably saved Ray McKinnon, clawing out a powerful rising drive from distance. The big keeper also had to beat away a skimming cross ball on the edge of the box with several yellow shirts lurking. Forfar held on more or less for a win. It may have bought McKinnon some more time and scrappy wins like this can be important- let’s see. I’m not sure at all that he’s overseeing a positive culture or environment for the players however and bits of the first half were really alarming from the home point of view. Stranraer fans will probably claim that they were worthy of a point and came off slightly the worse from a fussy referee, but having got themselves in front against the league’s bottom team they should have had a plan of how to go on and win. That their interim coach appears not to hardly makes his case for the Blues job on a permanent basis. Better than I was expecting but a long season lies ahead for both sides without new leadership & some canny recruitment. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Rckinnon Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 minute ago, Ivo den Bieman said: Took this in as a neutral, working in morning so no chance of making it to Dumbarton today. Overall impression : lots of endeavour but very very little quality. These two are nailed on for the bottom 4 this season and will be hoping that Edinburgh’s potless Lowland League-level squad will falter and fall away, stopping grinding out the occasional unexpected, oddball win. Two of the three goals were just laughable for a senior league. Stranraer’s opener was a hare-brained pass across the edge of the penalty area which visiting forward Guthrie gleefully latched onto, firing past a helpless McCallum. Stranraer looked the better team in the first half whilst Forfar gave a good impression of a disjointed group that don’t like one another very much. Mark Whatley is a shadow of the player he was, twice rolling simple ten yard passes out of play. I felt a bit sorry for Skelly, a Dundee double decker entered into a Formula 2 race. He lumbers about willingly enough but never looks likely to score. Next stop Kirriemuir Thistle, ding ding. Forfar do have a potentially good spine to the team in McCallum, Matty Allan, Blair Malcolm. But there’s not a lot up top. Cannon’s equaliser was set up by a fortunate ricochet off a defender which he was able to covert from close range. Attempts were made to attack from the wing but the passing was pretty poor and the wee guy playing on the Forfar right got nothing at all from his marker. Second half Forfar were better and Stranraer faded badly. Their centre half made an amazing saving tackle- the moment of the game- just before Forfar’s eventual winner went in. Again some absurd Laurel & Hardy defending in the six yard box and someone brushed the ball in under the keeper. Stranraer clearly are low in confidence with a lot of passes going sideways or backwards which just allowed the hosts to get organised. There were a couple of close shaves- McCallum, at full stretch high to his right, probably saved Ray McKinnon, clawing out a powerful rising drive from distance. The big keeper also had to beat away a skimming cross ball on the edge of the box with several yellow shirts lurking. Forfar held on more or less for a win. It may have bought McKinnon some more time and scrappy wins like this can be important- let’s see. I’m not sure at all that he’s overseeing a positive culture or environment for the players however and bits of the first half were really alarming from the home point of view. Stranraer fans will probably claim that they were worthy of a point and came off slightly the worse from a fussy referee, but having got themselves in front against the league’s bottom team they should have had a plan of how to go on and win. That their interim coach appears not to hardly makes his case for the Blues job on a permanent basis. Better than I was expecting but a long season lies ahead for both sides without new leadership & some canny recruitment. You deserve a medal for willingly taking that game in as a neutral. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RateofKnots Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 25 minutes ago, May Rckinnon said: The club are relying on the loyalty of supporters here. It is horrific stuff on display & at what point to people just not bother? I'm sure we all know someone who's already packed it in this season. Football clubs need supporters more than supporters need the football club. Like any other form of entertainment, if what you're watching is dire & the cast of characters is unappealing, you'll simply not bother next time. The bigger picture by those in charge still isn't being looked at, if we're going to just be content with scraping around at the bottom of the 42 then why would anyone be attracted to watching it. They are looking at it, they just dont care what you or I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo den Bieman Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, May Rckinnon said: You deserve a medal for willingly taking that game in as a neutral. Context is everything: only viable alternatives were the latest Brechin turkey shoot against some gubbins pub team or actually paying to watch the Maroon Malevolence in a game not involving Montrose. Forfar comfortably came out on top. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayhole Blue Posted 39 minutes ago Share Posted 39 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Ivo den Bieman said: Took this in as a neutral, working in morning so no chance of making it to Dumbarton today. Overall impression : lots of endeavour but very very little quality. These two are nailed on for the bottom 4 this season and will be hoping that Edinburgh’s potless Lowland League-level squad will falter and fall away, stopping grinding out the occasional unexpected, oddball win. Two of the three goals were just laughable for a senior league. Stranraer’s opener was a hare-brained pass across the edge of the penalty area which visiting forward Guthrie gleefully latched onto, firing past a helpless McCallum. Stranraer looked the better team in the first half whilst Forfar gave a good impression of a disjointed group that don’t like one another very much. Mark Whatley is a shadow of the player he was, twice rolling simple ten yard passes out of play. I felt a bit sorry for Skelly, a Dundee double decker entered into a Formula 2 race. He lumbers about willingly enough but never looks likely to score. Next stop Kirriemuir Thistle, ding ding. Forfar do have a potentially good spine to the team in McCallum, Matty Allan, Blair Malcolm. But there’s not a lot up top. Cannon’s equaliser was set up by a fortunate ricochet off a defender which he was able to covert from close range. Attempts were made to attack from the wing but the passing was pretty poor and the wee guy playing on the Forfar right got nothing at all from his marker. Second half Forfar were better and Stranraer faded badly. Their centre half made an amazing saving tackle- the moment of the game- just before Forfar’s eventual winner went in. Again some absurd Laurel & Hardy defending in the six yard box and someone brushed the ball in under the keeper. Stranraer clearly are low in confidence with a lot of passes going sideways or backwards which just allowed the hosts to get organised. There were a couple of close shaves- McCallum, at full stretch high to his right, probably saved Ray McKinnon, clawing out a powerful rising drive from distance. The big keeper also had to beat away a skimming cross ball on the edge of the box with several yellow shirts lurking. Forfar held on more or less for a win. It may have bought McKinnon some more time and scrappy wins like this can be important- let’s see. I’m not sure at all that he’s overseeing a positive culture or environment for the players however and bits of the first half were really alarming from the home point of view. Stranraer fans will probably claim that they were worthy of a point and came off slightly the worse from a fussy referee, but having got themselves in front against the league’s bottom team they should have had a plan of how to go on and win. That their interim coach appears not to hardly makes his case for the Blues job on a permanent basis. Better than I was expecting but a long season lies ahead for both sides without new leadership & some canny recruitment. Pretty reasonable assessment tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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