Francesc Fabregas Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 It's the biggest match in the SPFL this weekend as relegation-threatened Stenhousemuir taken on promotion-chasing Forfar Athletic at Ochilview. I, for one, cannot wait and think we'll have a blockbuster on our hands. Maybe. I have absolutely no idea what we're going to get from Stenny but I suspect it will be something similar to last week against Elgin City. Stephen Swift, in his post-match interview, seemed broadly pleased with what he saw, scoreline aside, of course, and I think he'll go with a similar starting XI this time out. I thought that while we had a lot of the ball, we looked slow and didn't created many chances of note against a limited Elgin side. If I was picking the team for Saturday, I'd restore Adam Corbett and Bernard Coll to the defence, deploy a midfield three of Nat Wedderburn, James Lyon and Michael Miller, and have Adam Brown and Euan O'Reilly supporting Robert Thomson in attack. But I'm not picking the team and we'll probably see Tam Orr caught offside many, many times. It would be nice to get a win here and begin to lift ourselves from the lower reaches of the table but I worry Forfar will find the going pretty straightforward. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglum25 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Giving it a miss, opted for a week at sea rather than watch Swift extoll a team that is clearly struggling. A win would be great but let’s be realistic and wait and see what team is chosen this week. If Thomson does not start then question need to be asked 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr_malcolm Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Has bj Coll been playing ? If so Craig Thomson to rip the pish out of him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, mr_malcolm said: Has bj Coll been playing ? If so Craig Thomson to rip the pish out of him You really seem to have a dislike of Bernard Coll. I wasn't expecting much from him but, to be fair to him, he's been okay. Not spectacular, but nowhere near as bad as you and your mates have made out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofixedability Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 30 minutes ago, Francesc Fabregas said: You really seem to have a dislike of Bernard Coll. I wasn't expecting much from him but, to be fair to him, he's been okay. Not spectacular, but nowhere near as bad as you and your mates have made out. He was genuinely awful for us last season, however, he was in a team way out of their depth and in League One so maybe he can do a job for Stenny. I’m more intrigued to see if you guys play Forbes and Wedderburn together, have seen a fair bit of both in last couple of seasons and are two of the slowest players out there, both with talents but speed not being one of them. Would imagine we would be along similar lines to last week and should have more than enough to win but would not be surprised if lack of taking chances bites us in arse again. If Ness is fit will be interesting to see if he is back in team as think Gallagher offers more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, nofixedability said: He was genuinely awful for us last season, however, he was in a team way out of their depth and in League One so maybe he can do a job for Stenny. I’m more intrigued to see if you guys play Forbes and Wedderburn together, have seen a fair bit of both in last couple of seasons and are two of the slowest players out there, both with talents but speed not being one of them. We have played the pair of them in midfield together, and you won't be surprised to learn the combination doesn't work. Nat Wedderburn has been alright and can pick a nice pass here and there, but he does take several months to bring the ball under control. Ross Forbes, meanwhile, has been tried out in numerous positions with little success and we probably look a bit better when he's not in the team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofixedability Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, Francesc Fabregas said: We have played the pair of them in midfield together, and you won't be surprised to learn the combination doesn't work. Nat Wedderburn has been alright and can pick a nice pass here and there, but he does take several months to bring the ball under control. Ross Forbes, meanwhile, has been tried out in numerous positions with little success and we probably look a bit better when he's not in the team. We ended up playing Forbes up front by the end of his spell with us and he did OK but he really is a luxury player now and there’s not many teams could accommodate him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridie Vision Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) Interesting to see BJ playing well. Maybe our recruitment last season wasn't entirely trash, just had a (sadly) incompetent manager at the helm. While describing Forbes as a luxury player makes sense, he should play against us because as Irvine has said in interviews he's still working on our defending of set pieces as that (along with not taking chances in the box) is a weakness in our team and we all know how deadly Forbes is with FKs. Will be an interesting game, Forfar should win but a 1-1 draw is always a very likely scoreline. Edited October 1, 2021 by Bridie Vision Spelling Mistake 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr_malcolm Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Terracing open tomorrow ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonsYouthTeam Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Coll was honking last season, but so were the entire team. Still fancy Craig Thomson to give him a hard time if he plays left back.Stenny remind me a little bit of us last season, sign hunners of players with no clear plan from the manager on what to do with them and changing things every week with many baffling decisions. Seem to have some good players but already losing ground on the top 4.Wedderburn despite having zero pace is a good player and I think he's scored against us for both Airdrie and Dumbarton. I think I liked Forbes more than a lot of Forfar fans but he's pretty much on the pitch for set pieces only these daysWould be disappointed to lose this, a draw wouldn't surprise me, but going for a 3-2 win for The Loons. Forbes direct free kick and a big Nat heider for The Warriors with Slater, McCluskey, Aitken and a Thomson winner for The Loons Sent from my SM-G980F using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 This will be stroll for us, our attacking game clicked last weekend and I'm sure it will click again tomorrow. Please keep Harkins off the pitch no matter what the score is please. 0-3 thrashing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimto90 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Terracing open tomorrow ? I would doubt it for a couple of farmers & their sheep dogs but who knowsSent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonsYouthTeam Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I would doubt it for a couple of farmers & their sheep dogs but who knowsSent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkAs long as you have parking for a Massey Ferguson I'm happySent from my SM-G980F using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr_malcolm Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I would doubt it for a couple of farmers & their sheep dogs but who knowsSent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkBus load on way down annual away day 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglum25 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Another early goal conceded, great stuff. Can somebody please post our team, BBC not showing the line ups. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEMSFC Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, Moonglum25 said: Another early goal conceded, great stuff. Can somebody please post our team, BBC not showing the line ups. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglum25 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Thanks for that, so no Thomson in the starting line up. Wonder what goes through his head when choosing the team. Orr now to score a hat trick! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofixedability Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 So many points dropped already from winning positions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridie Vision Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 What! We've conceded an injury time equaliser! Surely not... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonsYouthTeam Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 5 draws and led in them all!Sent from my SM-G980F using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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