Francesc Fabregas Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 This should be an engaging encounter against two teams who'll fancy their chances of a top-four finish this term. In their two league matches so far, Cowden have lost the game they were expected to win and won the game they were expected to lose, so I really don't know what we'll get from them on Saturday. Stenny, meanwhile, turned in a very good second-half performance against Stirling Albion last weekend and if they can build on that, I think we've got a decent chance of winning the contest. I wouldn't make too many changes from the game against the Binos. Botti Biabi has to start - you could see how big a difference he made to the team after his introduction last weekend - and I'd like to see Mark McGuigan come in for Tommy Muir. It might be worth evaluating Paul Brown's place in the starting XI as the whole thing seemed to pass him by. Is Graeme Smith fit enough to start? - Botti Biabi - Mark McGuigan - Greig Spence - - Jack Hodge - Callum Tapping - Ryan Blair - - Callum Yeats - Creag Little - Andy Munro - Jonathan Tiffoney - - Graeme Smith - Don't see why we can't win this, but I reckon Cowden will be eyeing us up and thinking the same thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Will we have players back for the game? Sinclair, Renton, Herd, Kavanagh, Pyper and Morrison all missed last week so hopefully we have one or two back to actually give us a full bench 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaver1 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Presume this is at Central Park? And what is happening about streaming? Hope Smith is fit for Saturday but it did look like he landed awkwardly on his knee last week. The young goalie looks quite shaky, unless he is facing penalties.And I suspect McGuigan will start on the bench. Muir and Spence are obviously Irons preferred pairing. Anyone know why McGuigan isn’t wearing no 9? Shirt not fit him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecowden Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Streaming available on YouTube free of charge. Good effort I say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaver1 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 See we have take a goalie on loan from Hibs. Smith out for a couple of months at least. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 13 hours ago, onecowden said: Streaming available on YouTube free of charge. Good effort I say. Fantastic effort. 12 hours ago, beaver1 said: See we have take a goalie on loan from Hibs. Smith out for a couple of months at least. Let's hope he is decent as Smith being out for that period of time will cost us big time if this keeper isn't up to scratch. Erskine done well with the penalty saves at Edinburgh but Saturday exposed his frailties that would cost us on a regular basis. I would have a similar team to Telfer but Hopkirk instead of Hodge. McGuigan surely deserves a chance ahead of Muir and Stevie Wonder can see that Biabi must start. I'm not a fan of shoe horning players in but he will need to play from the left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Neilly said: I would have a similar team to Telfer but Hopkirk instead of Hodge. McGuigan surely deserves a chance ahead of Muir and Stevie Wonder can see that Biabi must start. I'm not a fan of shoe horning players in but he will need to play from the left. I noticed on Saturday that we changed from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-4 when Biabi came on, with Biabi playing on the left wing and Hopkirk playing on the right. It might be a bit reckless to start a game in such an attacking formation but it might be worth considering given how well it worked against Stirling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Cowden Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 16 hours ago, onecowden said: Streaming available on YouTube free of charge. Good effort I say. Great stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NELLY Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 weather to be shocking tomorrow. Pishing rain with horrendous gale force winds... no good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThroughtheTurnstiles Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 In-depth preview of this game in this episode, each game is time stamped in the description, feedback appreciated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkvYJXDwE8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Pit_Owns Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 hours ago, ThroughtheTurnstiles said: In-depth preview of this game in this episode, each game is time stamped in the description, feedback appreciated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkvYJXDwE8 In depth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 8 hours ago, Francesc Fabregas said: I noticed on Saturday that we changed from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-4 when Biabi came on, with Biabi playing on the left wing and Hopkirk playing on the right. It might be a bit reckless to start a game in such an attacking formation but it might be worth considering given how well it worked against Stirling. I wouldn't get caught up in the semantics of calling it a 4-2-4 or 4-4-2 but essentially Hoppy and Botti wide is surely the way we go in our strongest line up. As I alluded to on another thread our real lack of a wide left player isn't ideal but the above looks about the best solution at this time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThroughtheTurnstiles Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 56 minutes ago, The_Pit_Owns said: In depth Agreed that probably shouldn't have worded it like that in this thread, the focus is on 3 games each week in each division and this was not one of them - was just touched on. Apologies, if you look at last weeks episode / week before we go into depth about Cowden and their squad depth etc and generally praise them most episodes! Apologies again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Shandrix Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Enjoying the game so far. Haven't been to Central Park for over 10 years. Has nobody mentioned to them yet that the Iron Curtain fell in 1989? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Shandrix Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Cowden been the better team so far but Stenny had the better chances. Wind looks fucking mental. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieLes II Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Fairly impressed with the stream. Bit jumpy, as the camera isn’t of high enough quality to travel with a moving ball but can’t expect much more. So well done for that. We play some nice stuff until the ball gets to Robbie. Everything breaking down at him. Keep it on the deck 2nd half and we will create. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Shandrix Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Brad Smith doing what Brad Smith does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglum25 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Gift as Munro misses it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Weather looks horrendous 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglum25 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Keeper drops it 1-1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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