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12 minutes ago, Richie said:
Was the trialist not an Airdrie U19 player?
Allegedly Guy Bainbridge from Airdrie u19's. Listed as a "prolific goalscorer".
Not sure we would put all our eggs in that basket, but it would be good to have another young local lad in the squad that could do a job.
Im guessing our academy is also light up top if qr have brought him in for a look.
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On the other place they are saying a 19 year old called Guy Bainbridge......
Edit: ex Airdrie youth academy apparently. Wiki says he is a "prolific goalscorer"
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2 hours ago, David said:
He can also play further forward if needed, and also in the middle to the left side as well in a pinch. Like I said, a useful, low-cost option to have around.
Wilson wasnt any good in any of those positions. That was on Kettlewell.
He is a limited left back who looks like he could fill in at left centre half if we went to a 3 at the back.
I would keep him around right now for the UEFA quota. But the minute we are out of Europe he should go out on loan again to give him another chance to develop.
He isnt playing LB in front of Longelo, Williams, Koutroumbis, SOD or even Sparrow.
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If Sparrow is fit he should play.
He has the armband and his performances have been great.
He seems to have turned from a boy into a man over the summer!
Johnny K is great cover to have come off the bench in a number of positions.
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I do think the home grown quota thing makes a difference to these discussions.
Id have no issues including Booth or Whyte in Euro squads. Neither disgraced themselves last Thursday. But we need 8 homegrown in a 25 man squad, with 4 having to come from our own Academy.
I guess Wilson and Ross are going nowhere right now, regardless of what anyone thinks about their abilities.
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4 minutes ago, mio said:
Ideally at present that’s how I’d go if they are all fit. Keep Vogts away from the first 11.
good to see the tickets selling well today, look likes there’s chunks of the ground sold out now. Will be a great atmosphere
Aye, looks like the Hunter is more or less sold out with the Cooper & POD well on the way.
I see we have a big chunk for sale in the upper McLean as well.
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5 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:
I think the first 7 almost pick themselves. Maybe JGR in for JKL but either is good. Johnny at RB if Sparrow injured. It’s the remaining 4 that stump me, especially since we don’t have a real centre forward. Id maybe switch cookie and Said or perhaps Said for Lowry, Vogt right, Cookie left amd JT middle. Or Is it JT up top with 3 behind him for a 4-2-3-1 ? The 3 Being Said plus 2 from Vogt, Lowry amd Cookie.
I just like JT in the wide position where he can see right across the back line and wait for the ball over the top. Gives him so much more space to run into without having to wrestle with giants. Said is more suited to that.
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I guess Williams is still a doubt, so Id go.....
Paulsen
Sparrow JKL Moorman Longelo
Oscar Fadinger
Lowry
JT Cookie Said
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Really hoping this isnt one of those times when football jumps up and bites you on the arse and gives you a reality check. (Hoping that was Sunday).
They looked decent over there but nothing more. Once we had the measure of them second half and grew into the game we looked the better team. Their away record in Europe is much less impressive than their home record and we will have home advantage on a nice grass pitch.
Hopefully no new injuries and we can go in with whatever our best 11 is right now.
Feels like we should have too much for them, but that just brings me back to the point I made right at the start!
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6 minutes ago, David said:
For me, when it comes to players like Ross and Wilson is that we need a squad, not just a team. Especially with European football and cup football playing a part this season.
While I agree that Ross and Wilson maybe aren't of the quality to be first-team starters, we can't expect every single player to be of the quality of a first-team starter. We don't have the budget for that. We need players who, while obviously looking to force their way into the team, are happy enough to play the role of substitute and cover for certain positions.
It's easy to say "not good enough, ship them out", but then we get to mid-December and we have a fair amount of injuries and need cover, we're left stretched, asking guys to play out of position and so on.
Maybe the manager is looking at some of these fringe players and thinking they can be useful squad members.
They are certainly useful right now when we still havent finished our transfer business and you look at our injury list as it stands.
Whether thats still the case in a month or so is another matter.
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Its sad to hear all of this, and whilst not wanting to absolve the club from their part in this it just goes to show you how ridiculous the UEFA rule is.
Im not aware of any safety issues that were raised re the bucket seats that were in place, yet they were the first to be outlawed by UEFA.
We now have seats that fit the UEFA criteria, but are causing absolute mayhem and apparent safety issues.
I perhaps wouldnt expect the club to be making a public statement about the situation, but an email acknowledging they are aware of the problems and are reviewing options to rectify it would help.
Not sure if it would work numbers wise, but would it help if they only used every second row of seats to allow more space?
There must be a way to fix the problem whilst adhering to the UEFA rule without closing down the entire stand.
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21 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:
Very well said. Yes I think some fans expect us to carry on where we left off but it takes time. To be fair our part of the hunter stand was very upbeat.
It takes time for players to settle also. A few already decided Vogt won't make it but there are definite glimpses there and I am sure he will come good. Moormann looks an absolute find
Vogt looks to have some technical ability and he looks much fitter than he did when he arrived and has a yard of pace. Getting the ball to him at the right time and in the right areas would help, instead of him having to pick the ball out of the sky.
Moorman will be massive for us this season. But I also though Knight - Lebel absolutely strolled it yesterday.
We look to have brought in 3 very serviceable CHs and thats without McGinn, SOD or Johnny K having to fill in there.
I do wonder where McGhee fits into all of this now, even if he could stay fit.
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Is the problem the same in the areas with the bucket seats?
I would have thought they were just the same as the new ones without the plastic back on them re leg room?
I dont recall there being any furore when we put them in.
Just curious.
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1 hour ago, FirParkCornerExile said:
I felt we were poor yesterday at the game but when I watched the Sportscene highlights back I think there's be an over reaction. We weren't that bad. I think it's just we are not yet ticking along as we did last season. Last season was An extremely high benchmark. I think I possibly need to temper my expectations to actually see that we weren't that bad and should have won.
I think a lot of our fans are comparing what we look like right now to how Jens team was playing October to March.
This time last year we had drawn with Clyde, put questionable performances in against Peterhead and Stenny, beat Morton and drew away to St Mirren with barely a shot on target.
I actually think we are a bit further along the journey with this squad than we were this time last year.
Our horizons have just lifted a little, so we no longer view things the same way as we did post Kettleball.
Nothing wrong with that, we should always be striving for better, but we should maintain some realism at the same time.
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As soon as I saw who was in charge today my heart sank.
He is without doubt one of the fussiest referees in the league and possibly the poorest, which is saying something!
I was literally pulling my hair out (whats left of it) all afternoon. Some of his decisions were absolutely mindblowing.
You do have to wonder at times what it is he is seeing? Remember this is the guy that sent Dan Casey off for handbags v Kilmarnock and when VAR intervened, convinced himself he was right!
Falkirk played to it all afternoon and he bought it every time.
Very depressing so early in the season!
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Said was good first half. Nothing much came off for him second half.
Oscar and Fadinger both worked there socks off, but the connections in front of them werent there today.
Moorman had a great first half but thought he tired a little second half and got himself in some difficult situations before he was substituted.
Voted for Knight-Lebel. Thought he absolutely strolled it today. Looks a very promising addition.
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Surprised at some of the negativity regards todays performance.
Whilst we were far from our best, misplaced numerous passes and fluffed a number of very decent chances, there was still a lot to like.
Maybe a sign of how far last season raised the bar?
I thought Falkirk offered nothing first half. Content to spoil the game, commit fouls and go down at every turn. All ably assisted by Chris Graham who must be the worst referee in the league (which is saying something).
We should have been a couple up at half time and that would have maybe allowed us some more breathing space as we did tire badly second half.
Although not as fluent a performance as we would like there was still some excellent football played.
Said was box office first half and some of the stuff he pulls off is ridiculous to watch. The move where JT shot wide whilst having his shirt removed from him would have been even better than last weeks goal of the season entry. Add to that the 2 second half moves spurned by JT and Johnny K and I left feeling that it was 2 points dropped rather than a point gained.
The squad is light, we have a lot of games coming thick and fast with not a lot of time on the training pitch right now to bed in the new players and managers ideas.
I think by the time we get to the end of the window and things start to calm down, we will be in much better shape.
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On 8/5/2026 at 5:38 PM, Orinoco said:
Ross has started 2 games as far as AI suggests. So many other appearances from the bench. It cant be easy for the young lad to be used to plug gaps, ie played everywhere bar goals. He needs to play regular football in his position, what is his position?before any real judgement can be made.
We need to be patient with youngsters and let them develop.
I dont disagree with that.
But Im not judging Luca on that basis.
Im judging him on what I would expect from a young player in his situation.
And that is to take your chance and show me something that tells me you believe you are good enough to play in this team.
Unfortunately, despite numerous cameos, Luca hasnt been able to do that.
Doesnt mean he wont/cant, but time is running out.
Both Whyte and Booth have shown already this season that they believ they belong in this team.
That might be a confidence thing, but unfortunately thats also part of being a footballer.
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Said will be champing at the bit having had to cool his heels all week.
Im sensing a big performance from Captain Chaos!
3-0 Motherwell!
Said double and a first for Willy Vogt!
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Tough one to call as both halves were so different. Longelo was very good second half and I thought Lowry showed some good touches. But went for Poulsen. He kept us in it first half and his distribution was much better. Starting to look the part!
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36 minutes ago, mio said:
I get the impression with Ross that he’s a really hard worker and a really good kid to work with. This might be the reason he’s still around the first team and has been tried in about 4 or 5 different positions (none in my view where he has shone)
from what I’ve seen in Olly Whyte so far, he’s a better option than Ross. Whyte has played in defence and midfield so far and looks to me a more rounded player. I can’t help but think if we punted Ross out on loan 2 years ago he’d have either came back a better player ….. or would now be plying his trade at Albion Rovers.
I really want Luca Ross to be a success. He was really good against Elgin in the League Cup, but that was 2 years ago. He hasnt shown much in his cameos since.
Whereas Mikey Booth has shown up pretty well in 2 competitive appearances so far.
Luca may well have benefitted from a longer loan spell.
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5 minutes ago, wellfan said:
We should fully expect more of the same this season from the SFA and its referees, if not worse. Even less accountability, more incompetence, and the same old arrogance. They’ve got away with it in front of the footballing world and simply doubled down. They’re beyond redemption now. It’s only a matter of time before one club, or a group of clubs, takes collective legal action against them.
I did think it was quite noticeable over the course of the weekend how many soft fouls our referees were still giving.
Its like the World Cup just never happened for them.
Shame, once you got used to it, I quite enjoyed the fact that players werent being rewarded for "buying fouls".
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I think Vogt will come good once his fitness gets to the required level.
Its been a big step up for him, but there are certainly flashes that he is getting there.
I love this part of the season when there is a promise of good things in our future.
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2026/27 Ins & Outs Discussion
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Can never have enough Joe's at Fir Park! 😉😉😉
Seems to have decent pedigree and very much in line with our current recruitment policy.
That will put the Brad Spencer chat to bed I would presume.....