Clyde85 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I’ve every faith that McCall and Maitland have targets identified and possibly even signed just waiting to announce them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast_Action Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 35 minutes ago, the_bully_wee said: Best of luck to those emptied, all tried (even Forbes, though his cement mixer level of mobility belied that at times) and it's not their fault that someone deemed them good enough to be at the club. A spot on comment. We have done these guys no favours - sorry, Duffy and McLean have done these guys no favours, signing them when they are clearly not good enough. What will be being moved on do to their confidence, or their self-esteem? Duffy has messed up individuals, as well as our club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullyweehutch Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Absolutely f**k Jim Duffy and Gordon Thompson! Those two fucking imposters have destroyed our club. Its finished 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMY CHOO Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, bullyweehutch said: Absolutely f**k Jim Duffy and Gordon Thompson! Those two fucking imposters have destroyed our club. Its finished It’s not finished it will be playing against Cowdenbeath Berwick and Albion rovers next season thanks to Gordon Thomson our beloved chairman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 24 minutes ago, Clyde85 said: I’ve every faith that McCall and Maitland have targets identified and possibly even signed just waiting to announce them. They both sound calm and confident about our January business, which is somewhat reassuring. It's hard not to still be really anxious in spite of that, though, given the areas in which we are weakest and how hard it can be to fill them at the best of times - never mind in January, when you're rooted to the bottom of the pile. I'd feel better if two of our first three signings weren't centre backs, I think, but that's just how the chips have fallen. In saying that, they'll both help with our build-up from the back and allow us to defend five yards higher, so that'll be handy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLClyde Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Actually being able to defend would be good as well. Given Craig is away, I’m hoping a left back is lined up. At least the three signed will have had a few weeks training with the squad and won’t be totally new for what is a big game next week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroundskeeperWillie Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, the_bully_wee said: They both sound calm and confident about our January business, which is somewhat reassuring. It's hard not to still be really anxious in spite of that, though, given the areas in which we are weakest and how hard it can be to fill them at the best of times - never mind in January, when you're rooted to the bottom of the pile. I'd feel better if two of our first three signings weren't centre backs, I think, but that's just how the chips have fallen. In saying that, they'll both help with our build-up from the back and allow us to defend five yards higher, so that'll be handy. Agree with that last bit. A lot of the problems we have had at times has been the consistently poor distribution from the back, either aimless hoofs up the park or hospital passes. The lack of a consistent, steady midfield hasn't helped in truth, but if we can improve the distribution and hopefully steady up the defence and cut out some of the daft goal concessions, it will provide a platform for us to build. We've shown (especially in recent games) we can score goals, but too often we've been miles off it defensively. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walk Glasgow Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 As a Clyde fan I've got to be pleased that we are (hopefully) building a useful squad now......but as a regular punter on Bet365 I will miss the easy money made from backing early and/or late goals scored which make Clyde an automatic pick every week unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Big month for you guys. Particularly for McCall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Well, at least that's out the way and there's hope to cling onto now with the new signings. Clyde have quite comfortably earned 10th so far, but I've not seen another team in this league playing at an unobtainable level. Although, I'm very aware that this could be because Clyde give away so many soft goals, that teams don't need to get out of second gear to win. The 4-0s against Dumbarton and East Fife being particularly strong examples. Elgin have won 3 of their last 4 home games, The Spartans 3 wins in a row, and Stenhousemuir with 9 in a row - this is a league that with organisation and semi-capable players teams can go on a run. I don't think it is beyond the realms of possibility that McCall gets Clyde on a run with players that can achieve the basic skills of the game. I do worry there's just such a psychological aspect hanging over the club that's just used to getting pumped all the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutherGlen Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 3 hours ago, PTR said: I do worry there's just such a psychological aspect hanging over the club that's just used to getting pumped all the time. The manager isn't used to getting pumped all the time though and neither (hopefully!) will the majority of the squad come the end of the January window. New year, new Clyde. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post the_bully_wee Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 Great to see we're being proactive in trying to shift the players McCall doesn't want with a P&B ad campaign! 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMY CHOO Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 9 hours ago, RutherGlen said: The manager isn't used to getting pumped all the time though and neither (hopefully!) will the majority of the squad come the end of the January window. New year, new Clyde. 2024 the year Clyde get relegated to the lowland league. Happy new year Gordon Thomson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 16 hours ago, RutherGlen said: The manager isn't used to getting pumped all the time though and neither (hopefully!) will the majority of the squad come the end of the January window. New year, new Clyde. More than happy to get on board with this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Bully Wee Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Happy New Year folks hopefully looking forward to a whole new team in the coming weeks, further changes needed top to bottom, the great escape begins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
support the underdog Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Happy New Year and best of luck for 2024. Clyde have given Scottish football so much over the years and it is very sad to see the club struggling. Upwards in onwards I hope! looking at the table all is not lost but team 9 looks like being on target to get between 30-33 points by the end of the season. Clyde really need to hit the ground running after the break, which is not easy with new players who might need time to gel. To be safe somewhere between 21-24 points are needed as a minimum off 19 remaining games. Luckily 3 of those games are against Elgin with one the last game of the season! An absolute minimum of 6 and probably 7 points are needed from those games. At last you seem to have guys who are passionate and level headed. I just hope they can turn it round. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walk Glasgow Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Every fan knew before the season kicked off we would be in trouble with a squad full of guys with neither experience nor ability. Blame lies entirely with an incompetent board and Jim Duffy who had completely lost the plot with his signings. We are putting things right but have little to no leeway to bed in whoever we are able to sign given our precarious situation. I believe we will come through, but only because there is enough dross in this league to make this possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde01 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Regarding Duffy, a couple of weeks after we punted him he was on the radio giving Steve Clark tips on how to put together a squad for the Euros. You honestly couldn’t make that up. I’ve never seen such a bunch of shite hawks cobbled together in my life as this shower Duffy served up. An utter clown of a man who should be laughed out of town every time he opens his mouth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde_1977 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I remember him on off the ball saying Clyde wanted to go in a different direction. Yeah, we actually wanted to win games of football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBR Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Clyde_1977 said: I remember him on off the ball saying Clyde wanted to go in a different direction. Yeah, we actually wanted to win games of football. Up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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