ebobsboy Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I think there needs to be a bit of perspective here, Falkirk have had an unbelievable season once in a lifetime stuff to go unbeaten, it's impossible to keep up with that. So Accies find themselves where they should be comfortably second. And it's not like you haven't been getting results of late. At this stage of the season it's all about results not performances, don't think there's many who would complain if their club had a 1 nil aggregate win over two legs in both the semis and final if it meant promotion. I'll caveat that by saying if Rankin fails to get Accies up then the new contract looks folly. Not sure why the Accies board couldn't have waited till after the playoffs on that one it's not like you can start planning for next season when you don't know what league you'll be in. On a side note are Alloa doing ppv for this game? , I know Montrose are for theirs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespa Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 PPV details & roadworks info here...https://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/2024/05/05/cinch-championship-playoff-first-leg/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ye Olde Hamiltonian Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 4 hours ago, Otis Blue said: ... well ... apart from comfortably gaining 2nd place in the league and a good shot at the promotion playoffs ... clearly, total and utter failure, aye? Keep reading this stuff from Accies fans - what exactly do you expect? You want failure? Look down the M74 by 60 miles and we'll show you what failure looks like. Rankin has had a bigger budget than some of those our Managers had in The Premier League. He relegated a side who were good enough to stay up, has a bloated squad of 2 teams who could compete in this League, and dropped way too many points at home to enable a challenge to Falkirk. Fwiw,Falkirk would still have won the League.It is the fact he dropped plenty points at home and especially from winning positions. Add to that refusing to play some of last seasons League winning Under 18’s(we would have won the Youth Cup if the four best players were playing versus Rangers in that Semi-Final) for a guy who was a Youth Coach at Hearts is inexcusable. These young kids are better than some of the dross he refuses to drop;Saturday showed that. These Play Offs will resolve nothing as even if we go up, we will still be favourites to go back down under his Leadership. Nice guy,good Coach/Assistant Manager but not a good Manager on the evidence so far. He now has three years to “grow into the role” in the safest job in football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 5 hours ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: Alloa v Montrose final plz I have nothing to add here, other than to say thanks for alerting me to the T-shirt you've currently got as your profile pic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 30 minutes ago, BFTD said: I have nothing to add here, other than to say thanks for alerting me to the T-shirt you've currently got as your profile pic. It's a beezer isn't it. I have the orange one with the shark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegetableman Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 will be a feisty 2 games i think , bookings galore i would imagine a time for cool heads mines says hamilton to just edge it , But its all on a 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 We're playing with no pressure in the playoffs. I don't want to say we have a free hit at them but if you looked on paper before a ball was kicked most would have picked the four full time teams to finish 1-4. Some of the Hamilton players may be playing for their future as a full time footballer. As people already said we're in a much better position squad wise than we were last year. It's been pretty close between us and Hamilton this year so hopefully make for two good games of football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloamad Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Feeling much more confident than last year. Squad in a far better place in terms of numbers and fitness. Andy has fostered a real team spirit and the players seem happier, which is reflected in the performances. Hopefully plenty Hamilton fans through in numbers to add to the atmosphere. Ding ding round 1- let’s do this Alloa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: It's a beezer isn't it. I have the orange one with the shark. So soon shall I. I was sold by the wee "grind!" speech bubble. Should our paths cross, I shall respectfully doff my cap, sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckford Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Dreading this tbh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirktheinvincible Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Decided to purchase PPV for this. Good luck, Wasps! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirktheinvincible Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Accies with a lot of ball in the final 3rd but lack creativity. Alloa struggled early on for an out ball but coming more into it. Scougall & Wales look the best bet for the home side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhafc1874 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1-0 Accies, Henderson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Pretty good 45 from us imo. Martin's uncharacteristically losing out a bit too often in the middle and Longridge is forcing Kilday to cover more times than I'd like, but other than that it's been a solid half. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhafc1874 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Rankin half time teamtalk masterclass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laid-back Accie Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 For the 2nd leg, can the players just stay out at half time and have a walk around the pitch, keep them as far away from Rankin as possible. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Red Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 5 minutes ago, cdhafc1874 said: Rankin half time teamtalk masterclass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Red Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 FFS Accies ….. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 6 hours ago, Ye Olde Hamiltonian said: Rankin has had a bigger budget than some of those our Managers had in The Premier League. As an outsider that seems like an unlikely suggestion. Surely that can't be true? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Fens Foster Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 f**k sake Accies took ye’s on the coupon tonight and yer doing this to me . Took PSG as well right enough so the bookie can f**k right off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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