Great Balls of Shire
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3 hours ago, Pepper said:
Bair has lost the same header three times in our box and it's already led to a goal. Let's see if anything changes eh.
Not sure who lost their an but that's 3 of last 4 goals from corners... something to practice in training??
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2 hours ago, Orinoco said:
desperate to give them a penalty
Well he didn't and ours didn't look that much .. didn't make any odds , better team won.
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47 minutes ago, MJC said:
Great contribution to the thread.
Do you have any thoughts on the game?
Any thoughts on how we played today?
Any thoughts on our dismal performances and form for the last two and a bit months?
Any thoughts about how we can pick up our form??
Or would you just prefer to throw snidey abusive remarks about?
The post of yours the guy is replying to wasn't constructive either , a bit immature, if I am being polite.
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1 minute ago, Great Balls of Shire said:
No problems with that for last 2 or 3 mins,he did more than Olly bloody Shaw.......losing 3 of the last 4 goals direct from corners is a problem
Hearts are and should be a better team than us but if we defend set pieces properly we could nick a draw and even win the odd game.
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10 minutes ago, steelboy said:
Bevis up front usually means the manager is on the way out.
No problems with that for last 2 or 3 mins,he did more than Olly bloody Shaw.......losing 3 of the last 4 goals direct from corners is a problem
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16 hours ago, santheman said:
As much as I was pissed off at half time with our schoolboy defending I was even more pissed off at Shaw missing the one on one with the keeper.
Any other striker in the league would have buried it.
Still I would have bitten your hand off for a point at half time.
We are Shaw's 4 th Scottish club, at least , he's only 25 , there's probably a reason for that
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Just now, Great Balls of Shire said:
That's the last 3 managers who have started well and within a short period goes Pete tong..we can't keep sacking managers in next to no time
4 if u count Robbo
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That's the last 3 managers who have started well and within a short period goes Pete tong..we can't keep sacking managers in next to no time
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1 minute ago, MJC said:
Disagree, there was a notable difference in the workrate of certain players from when Hammell left and Kettlewell took the job last season. Perhaps it was down to confidence of getting a run of good results but there has also been a notable difference in workrate and attitude of several players over the past four or five weeks. And not in a good way.
Ok, I've not noticed it , sometimes you just lose cos the other team are better...then fans look for the downing tools or lost the dressing room angle.
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47 minutes ago, MJC said:
The players can’t be absolved of blame but if they are collectively downing tools then it raises the question of the strength of the management team.
More cliches about " downing tools", just not been good enough, not trying any more or less hard than when winning earlier.
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1 hour ago, MJC said:
Biereth starts. Genuinely surprised but pretty chuffed to hear that. Hopefully no injuries and he continues to get us goals!
So you want him to start but you don't want any injuries either ?
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Bair and Biereth looked best combo the other night, very unimpressed by Wilkinson, doesn't look fit
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18 hours ago, David said:
I'd be surprised if he featured for more than 15-20 minutes on that pitch. If he ends up with another injury, this time due to a sub-standard surface I reckon Arsenal may end up pulling him entirely.
I don't think I would risk Biereth or butcher, try and set up for a draw...if we're to lose Biereth to another injury, we are in trouble.
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12 minutes ago, SteelmaninOZ said:
The Mika touch
That wasn't an easy chance, guy is class
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3 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:
In significant part yes, although not exclusively.
Just watched highlights of Celtic v st mirren , helps if you've got a competent keeper too, Kelly , if he had made a couple of comfortable saves, we could've drawn that game.
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19 minutes ago, steelboy said:
The definitely did. They stretched the park easily because we were unable to press them and had free men all the time because after playing couple of passes Wilkinson, Slattery and Spittal were all in no man's land.
All 4 goals were very preventable whatever system is being deployed unless it's the "don't mark Ur man "system
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7 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:
I sincerely hope not. That system has been well and truly sussed. Just ask the likes of Martindale, Mackay and now Robson.
Do you think Aberdeen won last night because they " sussed our system" , the goals we lost were so basic, down to people not following runners , not great play by Aberdeen ...who look bang average
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3 hours ago, steelboy said:
Paul McGinn starting RWB please.
Yep, great cross
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34 minutes ago, wellfan said:
Oh dear, the naughty language police have arrived.
You're a hoot 😁
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37 minutes ago, Ya Bezzer! said:
I said before the match I wanted to see a strong start and I got a dreadful start. Ross County really should have been three up in the first ten minutes. We really need to make stronger starts to matches because we are giving the initiative to the oppositions and if we keep doing that we are going to be out of games early on.
Lennon Miller was noticeable in his absence and the midfield really didn't work yesterday. I think 'officially' it was a 5-3-2 but Spittal was trying to link with the forwards and that really only left two in there and Slattery was completely anonymous yesterday. I've said it before but Slattery is an AM, he cannot performance as a centre midfielder or someone with defensive duties.
Although we lost 3 goals I don't think we were defensively too bad, the main difference in the teams was Ross County's radical idea to actually shot at goal. Brophy and Murray's goals were both well taken and some good propaganda for the idea forward players should be finishers. You'd think as an idea that concept should be obvious but..... The third goal though was poor from us and we need to bring up Dan Casey. The guy can be an asset and he has good qualities but his positional discipline is all over the place and he really needs to screw the heid a bit. I actually thought he was to blame for the losing goal against Celtic when he was right where he needed to be and then for reasons unknown ran across the goal out of the area the ball was played into. Even the goal he scored earlier in the season, why on earth was he there to score it? I think from a coaching perspective Casey is a 'spare the rod, spoil the child' type. Kettlewell really needs to keep Casey under firm reigns to get the best out of him.
Also from a defensive point of view our full backs are, and have been, an issue for a while. O'Donnell shouldn't have been given a new contract and a succession of loan players over the past couple of seasons hasn't helped either. Spencer was probably our best player going into the second half but as others have said he's a right back playing left back.
Upfront I've seen enough of Bair to come to the conclusion he's a space filler and that's about it. He's a big guy and he doesn't even win headers. However I think some or even most here are being harsh on Shaw. He's had no pre season and started one match and some folk are saying he should never play again. Come on. Not saying he's the answer and I'd play Wilkinson and Biereth in front of him but for me he gets into positions and had one of our few efforts at goal yesterday.
On Biereth, this guy is miles above Scottish Premiership level. His pace, his drive, his ability can transform our season if he stays fit and other managers don't send out an assassin to deal with the guy.
Re Murray and Brophy goals, I don't think any of the forwards we started with yesterday have got the ability to shoot from distance like that, they were both cracking strikes TBF
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54 minutes ago, wellfan said:
Some top quality engagement/discussion there.
Why debate with you,? Describing players as " dugmeat" ," terrifying" " shite" and a few others,
Also it's not even close to being one of the worst in the last 4 decades imo
you need more measured language and then people can debate with you ....here I am debating with you tho 😂
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28 minutes ago, wellfan said:
Some top quality engagement/discussion there.
Thanks, it's a strong point of mine
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13 hours ago, texanwellfan said:
I was expecting more from Shaw today but perhaps get more from him playing alongside Biereth.
I wasn't really , he's bounced about 4 Scottish clubs now without doing a lot, that I know of, tbh though I don't know what the fans of previous clubs have said, I just haven't been aware of him doing much or looking a threat
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1 hour ago, wellfan said:
Glad we scraped the draw, but that was absolute dugmeat. Barring the final five minutes, that was honestly one of the worst performances I've seen in 4 decades. Five games on the bounce without a win now.
Bair and Shaw should never start again. Utterly useless. Wilkinson is also shite, but at least he grabbed a goal. Whoever signed those three (probably the same idiot who re-signed Obika) should be taken out the back and shot.
Spencer is wasted on the left, and it defies logic that Kettlewell doesn't play one of our better players in his natural position. Noticeable that Gent came on and was a bomb scare.
The midfield three function better as a four, so it's good that Miller is back for the next game. Davor must be plotting his way back to the Mediterranean as I write this.
Mugabi and Casey were crap, but I assume Butcher starts the next game, and Blaney might get the nod soon aswell.
It's also absolutely terrifying that our entire hopes hinge on a 17-year-old boy (Miller) and a loanee (Biereth), who was outstanding. He's a born winner and several of our regulars would do well to take note of his attitude.
Kettlewell talks a good talk, although it's mainly word soup, but I now feel that he is very much being found out now that he doesn't have the likes of KVV to bail us out. His plan B yesterday was to employ chaos theory, which was a result of him waiting too long to change things after we went one down.
With four games coming in quick succession, we must win at least 2 of them to restart our season. If not, and as the crowd suggested yesterday, the negativity will only intensify.
In summary, Kettlewell is now very much under pressure, particularly if he doesn't learn from this game, and recent team selection would suggest he hasn't learned anything. Hanging his hat on the likes of Bair is fucking embarrassing and he needs to apologise to us for persevering with that level of nonsense. It's unacceptable at this level. Does he think we enjoy paying our money to watch his diddy experiments and panic signings fail?! That alone could see him lose his job come January.
All in all, it's just not good enough. 1 point from 15.
You are obviously big on hyperbole, " one of the worst in 4 decades" , you must have missed a fair chunk of games.
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Motherwell v Hearts 11/11/2023
in Club Chat
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Don't disagree with the relegation part just the way you put things , that's why the poster was having a pop
Sure you are ok in your own way