KingBeastie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 27/09/2023 at 11:36, ExiledLichtie said: On the other hand though, Billy Dodds had us figured out. The way he played against Arbroath was not the way he played against other teams. He adjusted his tactics against us, and they without a doubt worked. So him being punted is excellent news for us in that regard. Plus we're underdogs, which seems to suit us better. "Dodds had us figured out" "Plus we're underdogs" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, KingBeastie said: "Dodds had us figured out" "Plus we're underdogs" Look at this head to head record! https://arbroatharchive.co.uk/headtohead.php?id=227 Billy Dodds very much had us figured out, most recent result aside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Yeah would agree that Inverness are one of the teams that I feel like we never beat or even play well against regardless of form etc. But on current form definitely favourites for Saturday, which I don’t like. Weather forecast is extremely calm. 7mph winds and gusts to 11mph. So that again won’t be a factor just incase it gets mentioned (every week) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) 46 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: … Weather forecast is extremely calm. 7mph winds and gusts to 11mph. So that again won’t be a factor just incase it gets mentioned (every week) Using two random games as reference - If the Airdrie game 2 weeks ago was a “hurricane” (20mph) and the Killie game 2 seasons ago was a “wind tunnel” (>5mph) then using the “Arbroath Wind Scale”, I reckon 7-11mph would qualify as “gale force”. Edited September 28, 2023 by Tattie36 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 39 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: Weather forecast is extremely calm. 7mph winds and gusts to 11mph. So that again won’t be a factor just incase it gets mentioned (every week) That'll be the famous Gayfield wind machine again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBeastie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 2 hours ago, ExiledLichtie said: Look at this head to head record! https://arbroatharchive.co.uk/headtohead.php?id=227 Billy Dodds very much had us figured out, most recent result aside. Almost half of these are draws and you pumped us in the last meeting... Yeah very one sided indeed. Dodds was certainly a master tactician, you should hire him. Do you work for the BBC by any chance? Also don't forget to put loads of money on Inverness to win on Saturday as you are such underdogs the result is surely a certainty. The bookies are always wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 1 hour ago, KingBeastie said: Almost half of these are draws and you pumped us in the last meeting... Yeah very one sided indeed. Dodds was certainly a master tactician, you should hire him. Do you work for the BBC by any chance? Also don't forget to put loads of money on Inverness to win on Saturday as you are such underdogs the result is surely a certainty. The bookies are always wrong. Dodds knew exactly how to play us. Even when we were sweeping teams before us, we could rely on Inverness to grind us to a halt. His teams against us were not the same as against others. Also worth remembering that last game was a challenge cup game against a weakened team, can't read too much into that. So Inverness have a group of full time players who basically never lose to us in the league, with a fresh manager who has a point to prove and will be desperate to make an immediate impact. Surely you would favour Duncan Ferguson to drag his full time professionals over the line against our group of part timers and underdogs who are aiming to avoid relegation? Otherwise, why hire him as manager? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, ExiledLichtie said: Dodds knew exactly how to play us. Even when we were sweeping teams before us, we could rely on Inverness to grind us to a halt. His teams against us were not the same as against others. Also worth remembering that last game was a challenge cup game against a weakened team, can't read too much into that. So Inverness have a group of full time players who basically never lose to us in the league, with a fresh manager who has a point to prove and will be desperate to make an immediate impact. Surely you would favour Duncan Ferguson to drag his full time professionals over the line against our group of part timers and underdogs who are aiming to avoid relegation? Otherwise, why hire him as manager? We are favourites and rightly so. Time for you to take the L on this one 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBeastie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 25 minutes ago, ExiledLichtie said: Surely you would favour Duncan Ferguson to drag his full time professionals over the line against our group of part timers and underdogs who are aiming to avoid relegation? Underdogs? You are third in the league, unbeaten in 4 games and 11 points ahead of us. You are not the underdogs. You are the favourites and rightly so. Arbroath are not exactly newcomers to this league and are perfectly capable of beating any team in the division. Have some pride in your team, they've earned it. Or do you just want to continue to peddle this "fairytale" pish? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, KingBeastie said: Underdogs? You are third in the league, unbeaten in 4 games and 11 points ahead of us. You are not the underdogs. You are the favourites and rightly so. Arbroath are not exactly newcomers to this league and are perfectly capable of beating any team in the division. Have some pride in your team, they've earned it. Or do you just want to continue to peddle this "fairytale" pish? 5 wins on the spin including the challenge cup game 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Betting is close at Ladbrokes. H -6/5 D - 21/10 A - 19/10 Draw the best return obviously. I took a hit last week with that last minute Arab goal, I'll chance a wee ayrton on the away this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledLichtie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 1 hour ago, KingBeastie said: Underdogs? You are third in the league, unbeaten in 4 games and 11 points ahead of us. You are not the underdogs. You are the favourites and rightly so. Arbroath are not exactly newcomers to this league and are perfectly capable of beating any team in the division. Have some pride in your team, they've earned it. Or do you just want to continue to peddle this "fairytale" pish? Another way to look at it is that we've won 4 and lost 3 of our games so far, plus we're only 3rd because we've played a game more than the teams around us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBeastie Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Ok. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 27/09/2023 at 08:24, 1320Lichtie said: Think all the extra attention this fixture will now get will give Arbroath a sneaky wee boost to be honest and if we were to get an early goal and put some pressure on Caley it could be a good day. Fingers crossed Surely Caley will bring a few more than usual 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
++Ammo - Airdrie++ Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 6 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: Weather forecast is extremely calm. 7mph winds and gusts to 11mph. So that again won’t be a factor just incase it gets mentioned (every week) Don't forget that tight pitch aswell. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB1994 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 3 hours ago, ExiledLichtie said: Another way to look at it is that we've won 4 and lost 3 of our games so far, plus we're only 3rd because we've played a game more than the teams around us. That is still 4 more wins than us. Try and downplay it all you want, you’re still favourites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 16 hours ago, KingBeastie said: Underdogs? You are third in the league, unbeaten in 4 games and 11 points ahead of us. You are not the underdogs. You are the favourites and rightly so. Arbroath are not exactly newcomers to this league and are perfectly capable of beating any team in the division. Have some pride in your team, they've earned it. Or do you just want to continue to peddle this "fairytale" pish? Think a lot of Exiled posts are tongue in cheek but nobody seems to be catching on… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBeastie Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 2 hours ago, 1320Lichtie said: Think a lot of Exiled posts are tongue in cheek but nobody seems to be catching on… Fairy muff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 It’s so refreshing to wake up confident of a victory on a Saturday and be looking forward to going to Gayfield. What a difference this is from the horror show of last season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afc_36_0 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 ITC are an instantly more likeable team with dodds gone, an utter bellend of a man. Not sure big dunc is the manager but a decent guy and hope he does well….after today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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