qos1990 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Correct. Reilly's energy and industry moved us up the park as a team. Dobbie's relative ineffectiveness this season owed much to our failure to have any real possession in forward areas. I'd love to see the pair of them play together. It won't happen though. In fact there must be a danger that Dobbie won't get the chance to play for us again.Don’t say that [emoji31]Bang on with the rest as is mr x. Pity our buffoon of a manager can’t see that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eibbod nehpets Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 16 hours ago, die hard doonhamer said: The conversation was never specifically about the Palmerston surface. I live in Perth so I haven't been on any of the pitches you mention, I'm just using my experience of running around on plastic pitches around here (St Johnstone have one, as do a couple of the schools and amateur clubs, and I've been on the one at links park in Montrose as well, and I'm a ref rather than a player, so always in cushioned trainers). I've always found that it takes longer to recover properly from a game on plastic than it does on grass. Sorry, didn't realise you stayed in Perth. What a shame. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eibbod nehpets Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 tbh if anyone thinks we'll see Dobbie in a queens shirt live again then you're in for a shock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmy_cammy Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Correct. Reilly's energy and industry moved us up the park as a team. Dobbie's relative ineffectiveness this season owed much to our failure to have any real possession in forward areas. I'd love to see the pair of them play together. It won't happen though. In fact there must be a danger that Dobbie won't get the chance to play for us again. Yes this unthinkable thought had crossed my mind, but I don't think it is a genuine concern. He will know himself he had a disappointing season, and even acknowledging the fact this wasn't especially his own fault, he strikes me as the sort of character who would want to put it right. I'm also sure he wouldn't want to leave Queens, and likely call time on his career, in such a fashion. He certainly deserves a far greater send off. The only real obstacles would be a lack of funds on our part, or a lack of fitness on his. I assume the external funding that has allowed him to join us for this second stint remains in place given he already has a contract for next season. I also see no reason why his fitness should be a concern. He seemed to have recovered from the hamstring niggles that plagued the tail end of the previous season, and he is meant to be more of a fitness fanatic in is latter years than ever before. I can't imagine he has spent his time during furlough getting back to his previous size. The biggest concern is probably that he simply can't face another season working under Johnston. His body language last season was not of a man enjoying his job. Whilst I'd like to think his love for the club is such that he wouldn't just chuck it, you couldn't exactly blame him. Plenty of our fanbase had done exactly that thanks to our manager's ineptitude. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I'd love Dobbie to be snacking on KFC and Chinese food throughout furlough and to come back massive, for nostalgic purposes... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmy_cammy Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 He did shave his head. Perhaps he is planning on a return to this look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 1 hour ago, palmy_cammy said: Yes this unthinkable thought had crossed my mind, but I don't think it is a genuine concern. He will know himself he had a disappointing season, and even acknowledging the fact this wasn't especially his own fault, he strikes me as the sort of character who would want to put it right. I'm also sure he wouldn't want to leave Queens, and likely call time on his career, in such a fashion. He certainly deserves a far greater send off. The only real obstacles would be a lack of funds on our part, or a lack of fitness on his. I assume the external funding that has allowed him to join us for this second stint remains in place given he already has a contract for next season. I also see no reason why his fitness should be a concern. He seemed to have recovered from the hamstring niggles that plagued the tail end of the previous season, and he is meant to be more of a fitness fanatic in is latter years than ever before. I can't imagine he has spent his time during furlough getting back to his previous size. The biggest concern is probably that he simply can't face another season working under Johnston. His body language last season was not of a man enjoying his job. Whilst I'd like to think his love for the club is such that he wouldn't just chuck it, you couldn't exactly blame him. Plenty of our fanbase had done exactly that thanks to our manager's ineptitude. My main concern isn't that he'll choose to chuck it. It's that it'll be so long until we play in front of crowds that his contract will have expired and he'll have retired. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotsky27 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5626853/queen-of-the-south-dunfermline-releasing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1590236670 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, trotsky27 said: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/5626853/queen-of-the-south-dunfermline-releasing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1590236670 Disappointing, if true. I just hope we do a better job of explaining the decision than Dunfermline 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeredbook Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Aye cos our P.R. is top notch . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
third lanark Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, Mr X said: Disappointing, if true. I just hope we do a better job of explaining the decision than Dunfermline 3 players being kept on? What about the coaches of the first team and youth teams or the office staff are they affected? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Gary Oliver contracted to May 2021. Surely he would have been kept on rather than just Dobbie Holt and Leighfield which is what the Sun article states.In all honesty there aren’t that many of the others I’d have kept in any case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Distant Doonhamer said: Gary Oliver contracted to May 2021. Surely he would have been kept on rather than just Dobbie Holt and Leighfield which is what the Sun article states. It's the sun. No chance they'll have everything correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERSOUTH Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, third lanark said: 3 players being kept on? What about the coaches of the first team and youth teams or the office staff are they affected? Not case of being kept on these players were contracted till end of next season the rest of the players contracts finish end of this month. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 They mentioned Ashcroft as our skipper so that's at least 1 inaccuracy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Disappointing, if true. I just hope we do a better job of explaining the decision than DunfermlineLikely there will be no comment at all. Unless I’m missing something (quite possibly [emoji23]) this is just players reaching the end of their contracts and given there is little or no chance of us playing in the near future why would we increase our out-goings if we don’t have too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueSue Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, die hard doonhamer said: It's the sun. No chance they'll have everything correct. I think you will find it is pretty accurate....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I hope it's been handled appropriately in terms of treating people respectfully. However, without wishing to sound unduly callous, I have no problem at all with the decision itself. With no pandemic, I'd not have been expecting many of these contracts to be renewed. In current circumstances, it strikes me as the very definition of a no brainer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Just now, Distant Doonhamer said: Likely there will be no comment at all. Unless I’m missing something (quite possibly ) this is just players reaching the end of their contracts and given there is little or no chance of us playing in the near future why would we increase our out-goings if we don’t have too. Its being discussed at length on other threads, but other clubs have extended contracts to keep players on the furlough scheme. Others, including us, have chosen not to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Its being discussed at length on other threads, but other clubs have extended contracts to keep players on the furlough scheme. Others, including us, have chosen not to.Fair enough I hadn’t picked up on that. I still won’t be surprised if we don’t make any official comment on the matter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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