Costa Crookies Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 That was a game that could have gone either way, and unfortunately for us it went Tranent’s way. The positives were the team is starting to come together, and there has been improvements each game. The negatives are as mentioned above the forwards and midfield need to connect, ( most notably against Stirling Uni)and we need to play in the first half as we played in the second half. Perhaps Stuart could give his half time talk before the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan-bufc Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Tough one to take in the end with another last minute goal going against us. Was hard to see for me whether Travis’ challenge was in or outside the box but if it’s inside I have no idea why he would attempt make the foul. Was never getting there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boheesian Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Kieran McAulay said it was outside the box. Thought the Ref was hesitant before making his decision. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Rage Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 5 minutes ago, boheesian said: Kieran McAulay said it was outside the box. Thought the Ref was hesitant before making his decision. Referee was asking the linesman who was miles behind play (a constant in the match) to confirm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 GOALIE :- Campbell was okay with his hands but his kicking was poor. DEFENDING:- Good to have Stevenson back. He had a good game. Keir Macaulay also competed well. However Duffy and Travis struggled this evening. Too many hopeful balls played up the pitch went to Tranent players. MIDFIELD:- the pair were isolated and outnumbered in the first half. Gemmell and Johnston were too often overrun. In the second half when Porteous (my MOTM) moved in there it was a more equal battle. FORWARDS :- Stenhouse different class. Nicol never got a break but put in the effort. Good goal by Smarticus. My view is the defence with games will get tighter and there appears to be plenty of promise in the BU attacking third but we need to find a midfield that can control games and link back to front. Hunter will get this all sorted have no fear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Rage Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Brian Rice was at the game to watch Stenhouse and thought he was poor, can see why he keeps getting canned. Secretly delighted if that means we get to keep him a bit longer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 8 minutes ago, boheesian said: Kieran McAulay said it was outside the box. Thought the Ref was hesitant before making his decision. Travis clearly thought it was JUST outside the box when he committed the foul. ...............but let us be honest we should be dealing with a long byekick much better than that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seenitall Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 A couple of Tranent fans were saying it was outside the box and they were in line but no way the linesman was in a position to see it . A bit unlucky tonight as we played well for the first 30 mins of the second half . I'm afraid I do not rate Duffy and think Travis is feeling the strain in the partnership . I said during the friendlies we would struggle and so far we have . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted August 6 Author Share Posted August 6 Centrehalf pairings can take a while to gel. Duffy has the basic skills and will come good. Travis has been below the par he set last season and looks a yard short of pace just now . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Rage Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Morning reflections on the night before. Thought Campbell did well at the goalkeeping side of the job, but his kicking made Musa look like prime Zidane. Given that was meant to be one of his big plus points, it's not ideal. Travis briefly pulled up in the first half, I wonder if he's still suffering a niggle from the preseason injury. The lack of any control in midfield in the first half forced the defenders to go long and we suffered in that our forwards aren't set up for that. Second half it felt like we got a bit more control, Porteous seemed to be slightly deeper and Nicol came inside a little just filling that space and we got some joy. When we did get the ball down and moving we looked good, creating quite a few decent chances and getting lots of corners. Thought Porteous in the 10 role did well, they seemed to struggle to quiet know what to do with him and he's got that Mr Tickle thing that even when he's losing the ball he often comes out with it. For as much as we all love Tommo, I thought we lost a bit of control when he came on. Delighted that I can now say I've seen a goal by a guy called Smarticus. Stenhouse looks like he'll still be able to do some damage but is playing with much more of an edge, leaving a foot in here and there compared to last season. What happened at the end that's just football, sometimes it goes for you and sometimes against you. Biggest concern just now is that deeper midfield position, I'd like to see us try a true 4-2-3-1 with two sitting in front of the defense, individually just now they get quite isolated and can't get a foothold. If we have one (Gemmell/JJ) being the battler and the other (Johnston/Irving/An Other) being the more controlled player I think we'd have a stronger base to build attacks from. As ever though, I've never kicked a ball outside a fives cage in my puff and Hunts and the gang know what they're doing, so I'll stick to posting waffle on P&B leave them to it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodanumber1 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Its possible the 2 Boness teams could be in same league next season, be some game -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 17 minutes ago, Yodanumber1 said: Its possible the 2 Boness teams could be in same league next season, be some game You think united could be relegated ? Cannae see it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Crookies Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 4 hours ago, lithgierose said: You think united could be relegated ? Cannae see it I don’t think I’ve even looked at the Linlithgow Rose page, never mind posted on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Rage Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Three games so far, one draw and two games we've conceded late when on top of a game and chasing a winner. I don't think there's any alarm bells ringing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodanumber1 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 7 hours ago, lithgierose said: You think united could be relegated ? Cannae see it It’s possible tho , I don’t think united will do as well and Athletic are flying again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 4 hours ago, Costa Crookies said: I don’t think I’ve even looked at the Linlithgow Rose page, never mind posted on it. Your point is ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 2 hours ago, Nicholas Rage said: Three games so far, one draw and two games we've conceded late when on top of a game and chasing a winner. I don't think there's any alarm bells ringing. There is always an element of good luck/bad luck in games. The breaks haven't run our way in the 3 games . Could have been sitting with 9 points rather than the 1. Trust me these things settle out over a season. Relegation for the BU's is not going to happen this season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 10 hours ago, Yodanumber1 said: Its possible the 2 Boness teams could be in same league next season, be some game Possible ? yes. Probable ? .......... definitely not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossS0505 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 The obsession 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonessBear_72 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 40 minutes ago, RossS0505 said: The obsession Mr Oliver or Mr Brown….. you can come out from your anonymous post we see you!!! Paranoid wrecks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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