O'Kelly Isley III Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Wow, Thursday evening and still no thread for what promises to be an eye-watering clash. Will City get a Barry Smith league bounce or will Stevie Farrell finally find his best starting XI ? Who knows but we've not long to wait to find out..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Will Elgin be streaming this to overseas viewers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afca32 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Smith had only been in the door a couple of days before the game last weekeend so I'd imagine this'll be his first properly in charge. It sounded like we played well at Morton so hopefully we can build on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1993 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 We didn’t play well at Morton but was a decent result. I’m not holding out much hope of getting a result Saturday. I think Dumbarton are the best this league has to offer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I would have tried to make this one if I wasn't going to be busy on Saturday. Really liked Elgin away. Tough game. We didnt really build on the impressive first half at Stenny, although we did get 3 league points. I wasn't overly happy with the Kelty match - We'd struggle to score in Lupinenstrasse. We really need to find a settled line up that can actually score goals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I'm a firm believer that, if you create chances, then the goals will come. Last season I think we had the seventh or eighth highest number of shots in the league. And ultimately that lack of firepower cost us. This season we've had the most shots in the league and have scored four more goals than every side, apart from Bonnyrigg who netted five last time out. We absolutely have to be more clinical, but a team wasting chances is an easier issue to solve than one not creating any. I've absolutely no idea what our strongest team looks like though; so lets go for something like this tomorrow. Brett Long Mark Durnan Sean Crighton Matty Shiels Kalvin Orsi Finlay Gray Blair Malcolm Carlo Pignatiello Greig Young Michael Ruth Declan Byrne There are, admittedly, a few bold calls in there. It's harsh on Jinky Hilton, Ross MacLean and Aron Lynas especially. But I've liked Shiels in defence and a left-footed player there gives us a good balance. Kalvin Orsi is a livewire and one of our biggest attacking threats, so I'd like to try and get him in if we can. He will create openings. And if we need to be clinical then two out and out centre-forwards is the way to go. Michael Ruth and Declan Byrne were excellent for 55 minutes last week before they tired, and both could easily have scored doubles on another day. Lets see how they do together against a side in our own division. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I get that it worked once against Stenny but this having 3 strikers on the bench and none on the pitch does absolutely nothing for me. Didn’t Ruth score a goal and generally impress against Kelty last weekend? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: I get that it worked once against Stenny but this having 3 strikers on the bench and none on the pitch does absolutely nothing for me. Didn’t Ruth score a goal and generally impress against Kelty last weekend? Yes. I was very surprised that he hasn't started today. We've only really played well in one half so far this season. I'm hoping it's the second half's turn this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) Apparently Hilton missed a sitter and hit the post just before Elgin scored. Edited September 16, 2023 by FifeSons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Weird to say pre match that you were delighted with the performance the previous week and then make so many changes to your line up. The one guy we wanted to start firing gets a goal and then ends up on the bench in place of a midfielder. Baffling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 There's not been a lot in it so far. We've had a lot of the ball, but only really threatened a handful of times. Jinky Hilton missed a one-on-one in the best opening we created, a few minutes before Elgin bundled in from a corner. Since the goal we've been rushed and panicked and Elgin have been the better side. Just feels like we're just lacking a bit of sharpness and threat at the moment. I'd like to see Mikey Ruth on soon. Jinky is dropping deep into midfield and MacLean is being left completely isolated a bit too often for my liking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo71 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Get strikers on FFS.Its not rocket science.This is a game we should be looking to win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Bizarre team selection when we are playing a side struggling at the other end of the league table. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 How is Ryan Blair doing? I don't think we can play him in situations where we need to be attacking. He slows the game down far too much. The difference between him and Blair Malcolm is really clear - Malcolm is always looking to either carry the ball forward or play it forward. Malcolm gives us far more urgency. Would subbing Ryan Blair for Michael Ruth give Maclean a proper partner up front and give us a bit of urgency in the middle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Might need to do the quadruple sub again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Just now, BallochSonsFan said: Would subbing Ryan Blair for Michael Ruth give Maclean a proper partner up front and give us a bit of urgency in the middle? As soon as I saw today’s team I said to my mates I’d get Blair to f**k, drop Hilton into midfield and start Ruth up front. We don’t need two CDMs, Malcolm is more than adequate to do the dirty work and can actually move quicker than a snails pace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 No subs at the break… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 I'm saying nothing.... for now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Farrell out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 That’s an absolutely shite result. That’s three wins in a row for Elgin, against us. We must be about the only team they’ve beaten in 2023. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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