Great Balls of Shire
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2 hours ago, wellfan said:
If good man management has led us to the dizzy heights of 15 games without a win, I hate to think what bad man management would have led to.
What he is saying to the press and players are hopefully two different things...the players must know they can't lose this one
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1 hour ago, wellfan said:
According to Kettlewell, the almost unanimous concerns and assertions of the fans represent 'fluff'.
Good man management imo, enough pressure without ramping it up...as ever people will have their own take on it ..let's get behind the guys for 90 mins , then mump if things don't go to plan
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1 hour ago, GazzyB said:
We haven’t won in FIFTEEN matches. We have slid down to 11th in the table. We have turned in some truly hideous performances in that time. Our manager has completely fucked his first transfer window with us. Our manager has no proven track record of being a good manager here or anywhere else.
We are plummeting down the table with absolutely no sign of stopping any time soon. We cannot defend, two clean sheets all season, and we almost never score the first goal.
Keep the faith though, the manager clearly knows what he is doing, just two wins and we will be challenging for Europe again.
It was time to get him to fuck two international breaks ago. It is an absolute joke that he’s still in his post.
When you put it like that....
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3 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:
No they don't, they will lose to Aberdeen and at best a draw against Livingston. We are utter shite all across the team.
Merry Christmas anyway chief
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48 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:
I have defended Kettlewell more than most and there is sympathy as it's individual errors that are costing us. However we can't continue on a run like this so for me Livi home game is must win. Dons midweek I would take a draw just now if offered.
I like SK but his transfers on summer have been his downfall. I am also bewildered as why Davor hasn't featured earlier as he brings more to the team than Slattery and Paton.
Injuries haven't helped and today you see how big a loss McGinn has been and we are missing Miller a lot.
McGinn Butcher Casey was a solid back 3 that we haven't had all season due to injuries.
And finally striker recruitment has been absolutely woeful apart from Mika.
I get the "who would we bring in" chat but at same time you can't ignore this run without a win which to be honest doesn't look like ending.
4pts from next 2 for me is vital
Finally everyone have a great Christmas
Have a good one too bud. Re Davor, some players can get away with a lack of physique, don't think he can...maybe still getting to grips with it but if he's meant to be doing the dirty part for the other midfielders , I haven't seen it .
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Just now, FirParkCornerExile said:
Blaney is our 21 century equivalent of Alan Mackin, sign a cunt on the strength off one game against us.
Thought Stevie hammel signed him?
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13 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:
Generally believe we're likely to finish 11th or 12th.
Livi are likely to invest in players - I don't get a similar vibe from our club.
Unless there's a masterplan of investment to be unveiled that gets shot off all those both on and off the pitch it's difficult to see a trajectory that enables us to be optimistic .Are livi coming into money? Genuine question.
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I really want sk to turn it around but I think 4 PTS from next 2 is minimum, even just get us harder to beat
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3 minutes ago, wellup83 said:
Proven goalscorer in the league. May be a few years older now but I can guarantee he'd give more effort and carry more threat than the likes of Shaw.
Yep, at least bair runs about a bit and has pace, Shaw is just a jersey , doesn't look fast, interested, physical or capable of scoring
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8 minutes ago, MJC said:
If we fail to beat Livingston at home next Saturday then that should be the end of Kettlewell. It’ll also be a big indicator that we are going to be relegated this season, IMO. Another draw, another ‘heroic’ last minute equaliser will not be good enough in that one, we need to win.
I'd take a draw , 11 th is probably best we will get, I fear
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Just now, Great Balls of Shire said:
The boy Davor doesn't seem to have much in his locker
I know Paton has been poor but he has a wee bit of football , I don't know what Davor does
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32 minutes ago, wellfan said:
What's the point in having Davor and Paton in those positions if they can't swarm on the number 10 (Cantwell) on the edge of the box?! Fucking pathetic. They've downed tools.
The boy Davor doesn't seem to have much in his locker
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15 hours ago, Spiderpig said:
Yes, the same old Guff, when refs could be trusted.
Who needs a penalty, when u get a gift after 2 mins?
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25 minutes ago, David said:
What's most important is, who will replace him? Who's available in December/January that's in our budget and willing to come in?
I'm not sure we'd get someone any better. In fact, I'm fairly sure we'd end up with Frail and Clarkson.
The people wanting him gone don't know who they want, they just want change ,maybe another mgr could do something, nobody knows for sure . Please no Neil Lennon talk tho, he isn't the type of character I could get behind, he didn't win league s through good tactics, just having shitloads more money..I think it'd be foolish to change at this point
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2 hours ago, steelboy said:
If we get beat on Sunday he has to go.
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35 minutes ago, Busta Nut said:
fucking hell some folk aren't half pessimistic
Too right, but if you asked what would ideas they had going forward, they probably couldn't give you any, but could moan plenty
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1 hour ago, FirParkCornerExile said:
Not if our income streams remains static from the fans whilst everyone else in the league has rich benefactors who plough increasing money in each season.
Rangers, Celtic, Hibs, Hearts, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and Dundee all have supports that are bigger than ours. All have wealthy owners to supplement their bigger crowds. Even St Mirren have managed to increase their support beyond what we can achieve. That leaves Ross County, Livingstone and St Johnstone for us to compete against financially. Again RC and St Johnstone have wealthy owners supplementing their gate money. That leaves us and Livingston without wealthy owners Bank rolling the club and Livingston have just had the club taken over, whether that results in extra resources time will tell.
We are an outlier in terms of financial resources as things stand and that can only get worse under the current fan model we have.
Think it's a stretch to say Killie and Dundee have bigger supports , maybe when they're going well and we are not, but I'd say it's eaksy peaksy.
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10 hours ago, AllyMax said:
I keep seeing the word 'investors' being used. I don't see it as a 'thing' in Scottish football. No one outside of Celtic generate any money. Investors always want a return. There are no returns in Scottish football. Look at Gretna, Dundee, Livingston, us and a myriad o of others who spent money that could never be recouped. The fact is, that most clubs are now living within their means, hence the quality of players we're seeing and the standard we're all competing with for players has gone downhill.
if you look at the last ten years, pretty much everyone has had a go at 3rd and also had a flirt with relegation. Alexanders last six months saw us go on a really awful run and basically not lose any ground in the league. The standard is pretty much the same for everyone and everyone will have good and shite seasons, but no one is going to have a consistent season or series of seasons, outside of the uglies.
Getting used to living within your means (like any other business that exists) is something that football fans in Scotland need to learn to live with. If that puts your side in the championship or league 1, then thats what will happen.
I would argue a league without the uglies may be financially worse, but recent history shows that pretty much every team in the league will start the season with a reslistic possibility of winning it. Teams can go back to breeding players and signing good youngsters, knowing that everyone else has no choice but to do the same. Trying to buy your way to competing with 2 teams with 100 x your resources will only ever end in tears.
Great point, I used to think the Glasgow 2 leaving would be terrible because they brought the money in but if hearts , Aberdeen, even us now and again were in with a shout of league, they're would be great crowds at games .... would there be a great drop off in quality? We are all saying how poor the standard is just now, so probably not.
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2 hours ago, Spiderpig said:
Agreed, he just sounded like a prick on Sportscene, Faddy called him out though reminding him that his previous club were nowhere near SPl standard.
One of the funniest stand up comics on the circuit at the minute, good singer too ..a real all rounder.
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2 hours ago, MJC said:
1-1 again, no doubt with another late leveller.
I like this new positivity from you.
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24 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said:
Agreed Allan, so long as they play together and Bair plays as a striker.
Bair seems better as a wide player, didn't seem out of place yesterday
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10 hours ago, SteelmaninOZ said:
Will this be the one we take all three points instead of one point?
As always get behind the team
COYW
Maybe this is the one, they were lucky to beat us at fp....time for a wee bit of luck and a good performance
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10 hours ago, Tamwell said:
If we lose to Livingston, it’s game over.
I'd agree with that, but feel we should give the guy until then, acting in haste now could really mess us up...might not seem it but yesterday did seem more like it .
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14 hours ago, El Grew said:
Perhaps the silence from the board is a sign they’re doing some research into who they’d appoint before they dismiss Kettlewell. But then again perhaps not!
That definitely sheds some light on things 😂
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I wouldn't be against their b teams tho, surely both beatable occasionally and keeps the interest/ TV money hopefully?