Morton v Airdrie

[airdrieman]

I didn’t have high expectations for the quality of the game today, but my word we were awful. Morton were far better than us in every department. Sharper on and off the ball, more physical and, albeit mostly when we were down to 10 men, cut us open and played through our midfield pretty easily. The midfield is so badly lacking any sort of presence, strength or poise on and off the ball. We’re too easy to play against - press us, approach our player in possession with any sort of physicality or put any more than one player in the tackle and you will win the ball. Cross the ball to the back post or play it to the edge of the box and you will score. But we’re not creating anything or looking close to scoring either. Our two ‘best’ chances were when MacDonald won the ball and then couldn’t beat the first man with his cross. And then when Frizzell inexplicably passed instead of shooting from 12 yards out near the end. I like the players that we’ve signed individually. But there’s no balance to that midfield and no way that it works cohesively and practically in the Championship. And with the squad that we’ve built no way of changing things, which is a problem when we’re getting ran over the top of like today. All 4 forwards played today and none of them are good enough to be leading the line for a Championship club. Hard to see how we turn things around without bringing in a couple of players this week. 

 

[Colkitto]

25 minutes ago, Jack Reed said:

Every team in league at the moment are miles ahead of us ,our problem is the manager doesn't see it ,a league down would be to much for most of the team ,we keep trying to play a schoolboys game ,and not a clue what our best team would be ,going by selection nor does the manager,

He's asking players to play a system that some of them just don't have the ability to do so

[Jack Reed]

12 minutes ago, Colkitto said:

He's asking players to play a system that some of them just don't have the ability to do so

Aye have to agree with that ,it's the manner of the defeats that hurts,games we lost lost season  we still played a lot of good football ,just not there now ,

[Cowshed]

50 minutes ago, Jack Reed said:

Every team in league at the moment are miles ahead of us ,our problem is the manager doesn't see it ,a league down would be to much for most of the team ,we keep trying to play a schoolboys game ,and not a clue what our best team would be ,going by selection nor does the manager,

Jack

Are you jack Baird in disguise 

[Chapelhall chap]

Initially this looked like a 0-0 as Morton's attacking edge petered out around the Airdrie box and Airdrie rarely got going in any forward sense. I'd need to see the one good chance for our Wilson but it was Morton who got the usual vital opener. 

The second yellow was well merited and lost us any real chance of competing. Morton were superior in so many ways from Wilson etc, even before that , but almost let the game slip with some missed chances. Ballantyne should have got the second earlier but it was a real thunderbolt second.

It's a pity Frizzel didn't do the same from Mullen's error.

Injuries have impacted us badly but that was abject today from so many of our side. 

A deserved win by Morton. 

 

[Chicken Soup]

Didn’t make it along today but it’s satisfying to see that McGrattan/Lyall swap going well. I’ve been of the “we’ll be fine” mindset so far, and it would be far easier to maintain that position if Airdrie could detach themselves at the bottom of the division and let the rest of us relax. 

[MarkoRaj]

Is Ben Wilson no good then?

[michaelspinos]

Interesting stat that Morton had no bookings today. Is that the first time under Imrie’s management that we’ve had a clean record?

[Cardle is Magic]

McCabe doing a power of work to damage the reputation he’s built over the last couple of years.

[airdrieman]

26 minutes ago, MarkoRaj said:

Is Ben Wilson no good then?

I fear we have been sold a dummy in the way that you boys have with Jordan Davies.