steelboy Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 A midfielder who can shoot. That might be useful for a team who don't score many goals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, siebsbarmyarmy said: Sad times when you look at the Colt team playing tonight and you would rather watch that than the first team. Hopefully the lads do well. I’ve felt like that for about 5 years now. It gets depressing though when you know only exceptional talents will get a sniff of first team action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clackscat Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 2-0 broque watson, great build up play Turnbull at heart of itSent from my SM-A320FL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Playing with wingers too. Will never catch on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clackscat Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Hastie nets no 3 cut back from jas scottSent from my SM-A320FL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebsbarmyarmy Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 3-0 Hastie....... Oh for the days of free flowing attacking football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Twitter updates raving about the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 I've said this before but we have good service from boys from our youth system who weren't able to establish themselves at our level but made good and cheap contributions. Shaun Fagan, Marc Fitzpatrick, Ross Forbes, Darren Smith, Jonny Page, Willie Kinniburgh, ZFA, Adam Cummins and Stuart Carswell all have highlights with us that a fair chunk of our signings couldn't match. Add in that bringing through youth is good for the atmosphere at the club and means more money for quality starters and it should be mandatory for every manager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Most of whom were regularly abused by a significant number of fans at games and on here as being useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Their subsequent careers proved they weren't good enough but I don't think they got that much abuse at games. Even if they did i'm sure they would prefer getting a bit of stick playing in the top tier versus reserve football and sitting in the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clackscat Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Twitter updates raving about the performance. Aye but flow is doing the twitter.......tbh i think 3 nil flatters us a bit....good goals as they wereSent from my SM-A320FL using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Maguire playing a deep midfield role Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Announcer doing well, ‘goalscorer, no. 8’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clackscat Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Strange game in many ways, Shire made a game of it 2nd half until 2 injuries after all subs on reduced them to 9 men. Mbulu strolled through game, looked confortable on the ball, passed well, and showed good anticipation to stop a goal when a long ball caught Ferguson in no mans land. On tonights showing (and it IS only 1 game) I don't think Scott and Livingstone are near the first team, Turnbull, Mbulu, Hastie, Watson and Maguire look to be ahead of them. Sent from my SM-A320FL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The African Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Nice to have a win though. Even if it will be difficult to give too many of the young guys a chance if the first team continues to struggle. Much easier to blood youngsters in a side that has some confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleeastdave Posted August 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 It was good victory tonight but the scoreline flattered us a bit against a pretty decent East Stirling side, who fortunately for us didn't start playing until the second half, even with 10 or was it 9 men (East Stirling had committed 3 substitutes when they got more injuries, but they still plugged away I thought Turnbill, McGuire, Hastie, Ferguson, Watson had decent games, our new guy Mbulu it was difficult to say too much as it was his first game and hopefully he will improve with every game as most of them should/hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 As much as I enjoyed the match last night I wouldn’t say that any of the youngsters stood out sufficiently that I thought they should be in the first team, a lot of promise though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 16 hours ago, steelboy said: I've said this before but we have good service from boys from our youth system who weren't able to establish themselves at our level but made good and cheap contributions. Shaun Fagan, Marc Fitzpatrick, Ross Forbes, Darren Smith, Jonny Page, Willie Kinniburgh, ZFA, Adam Cummins and Stuart Carswell all have highlights with us that a fair chunk of our signings couldn't match. Add in that bringing through youth is good for the atmosphere at the club and means more money for quality starters and it should be mandatory for every manager. Absolutely. When you've just sold McFadden and Pearson for example there is a raised expectation level that those who immediately follow will be both equally as good and generate similar financial returns. Of course that is unlikely to happen but you're spot on that there is much to be said for the "middle-of-road" player who comes through the ranks and gives you a few years service and fifty/seventy-five/ a hundred plus appearances before someone better comes along or they move on. Home grown players of a decent standard don't just bring a financial benefit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Maguire and Turnbull have already shown they are good enough at this level and will be disappointed at some of the signings we have made which looks like limiting their chances. Not sure how good young Scott is. I would have been happy to see him as 4th choice behind Main Bowman and Johnson. The signing of Sammon seemed unecessary at the time. However, with Bowmans injury and Mains poor form so far, it might not prove to be so. Hopefully the likes of Hastie and McLean will benefit from their loan spells and come back equipped to push for a first team place and encourage this years crop to do the same We need the pathway to be successful to attract the best young local talent away from the bigger, richer clubs. Developing our own is far more satisfying than filling our squad with players from the english lower leagues, even if we do unearth the odd gem here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steelboy Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 George Newell misses a penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 56 minutes ago, steelboy said: George Newell misses a penalty. Hope he didn't injure himself with a miskick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn_Broomfield Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 2 nil Motherwell with 15 minutes to play. Newell and McLauchlin with the goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Final score 2-0. Maybe being pedantic but was this not our reserves playing today, although it was a young team. Do we still have an under 20s side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said: Final score 2-0. Maybe being pedantic but was this not our reserves playing today, although it was a young team. Do we still have an under 20s side? Apparently not. The new system means U18 us the oldest age group before "reserves", I believe. The reserve teams were implemented this year to appease the clubs who complained they either couldn't afford an U20s team and/or the teams who complained they had nowhere meaningful for their fringe squad players to get a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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