weeyin Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 1 hour ago, Orinoco said: Just think we got plastics pitches to look forward to at killie, livi and falkirk. See the carpet burn the muir guy had! I was thinking the same. I also remember when they were introduced, there was talk about them being "all weather". The reality being as long as it's not hot and dry, wet, wet and windy or freezing then they are usuable. Not playable, but usable. I'd much rather have seen Ayr Utd and Thistle's terrible grass promoted last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santheman Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago Went exactly how I thought it would. A new manager trying to establish a completely new style of play while integrating new players up against a team who put 10 men behind the ball to frustrate . Is anyone REALLY surprised we struggled to break them down exactly as in the previous 2 games. Tell you what though I'd rather watch that style of football than what I've endured for the last 2 seasons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelmaninOZ Posted 15 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 15 hours ago And the gaffer said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago More sense from JBA, not sugar coating the 2nd half performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benson Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Wilson offers nothing, receives ball and passes back,seriously could have done that myself, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Just now, Benson said: Wilson offers nothing, receives ball and passes back,seriously could have done that myself, He does seem to have regressed in recent months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago He's obviously not been listening to the be brave on the ball speech. Safety first every time. I'm sure everyone wants him to do well, but he has regressed. Perhaps another loan is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Would also say AP needs a goal and pronto. Mind you he has had little service and probably needs a team mate closer to him. Our crosses have been hopeless. Seems we want to walk ball into net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 9 minutes ago, Orinoco said: Would also say AP needs a goal and pronto. Mind you he has had little service and probably needs a team mate closer to him. Our crosses have been hopeless. Seems we want to walk ball into net. I think we're still at the stage where players are thinking about the new tactics, instead of being more instinctive - and that cause some of the runs and passes to be slightly late. Agree about the crosses, though - quality has been poor overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Well I hope SOD is proud of himself, how dare he score the winning goal today, absolute disgrace and hopefully gets dropped for Tuesday 🤪🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Just now, grizzlyg said: Well I hope SOD is proud of himself, how dare he score the winning goal today, absolute disgrace and hopefully gets dropped for Tuesday 🤪🤪 Not getting any funnier, tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago Maybe he's finally found his level... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 8 minutes ago, weeyin said: Not getting any funnier, tbh. Mrs grizzly hacked your account also? 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago That second half man. Painful. I'm not even going to say much about that match because there isn't a whole lot to say. But if you take the three matches as a whole we've probably been OK in 2 halves out of 6 and less than OK in 4 halves out of 6 and this against League 1 and League 2 sides. And pretty much across the board our final touch has been dreadful. Passing, shooting, crossing, chance creating it''s all been pretty woeful. And there is a whiff of defensive vulnerability even when we aren't under a lot of pressure. We are still very early in the season, and very early in Askou's tenure. But that team has a lot of improving to do in the next couple of weeks when we step up a level against Morton and Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 48 minutes ago, Orinoco said: He's obviously not been listening to the be brave on the ball speech. Safety first every time. I'm sure everyone wants him to do well, but he has regressed. Perhaps another loan is needed. I agree re him going back out on loan. Think he's lost confidence tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirParkCornerExile Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 2 hours ago, mio said: I’ll put this out here now, We will not be beating Morton next week. Morton have a decent side and a streetwise manager, helped by a streetwise director of football. I’ll be at the game, I’ll not be booing, shouting at players or calling for JBA,s head…. But we will not be winning that game. A completely different game. In the last three games they have packed the defence and kept everybody behind the ball. Morton will come and have a go. I'll be more interested to see how we fare against teams who are not basically just setting themselves up to stop us scoring. Morton will be a bit more adventurous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago Anyway here's my thoughts on today. Positives - Motherwell fc running a bus - brilliant. Thank you The very cheap booze in the Stenhousemuir fc pub (I only had one....nice staff too) Thought fans backed the team really well We won! Sod's hilarious goal Negatives The pissing rain Being vertically challenged (although my view was not too bad considering I'm the height of a smurf) The toilets - although I'm sure there's worse in other grounds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 2 hours ago, Spit_It_Out said: How did Stama play?Does he look like he is going to score anytime soon? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago Delighted with the win, but that was a tough watch, especially the second half. Our general lack of end product in open play remains a real concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 5 hours ago, texanwellfan said: Looked like goalie saved the free kick but somehow linesman doesn’t see it and ref no clue Even the goalie acknowledged he saved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago My clothes still have this got soaked drying out horrible damp smell - Christ, can't remember rain like that in a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Didn't think SODs had a bad game today. Not great but no worse than the others. He also scored the all important winner. It was noticeable at FT though that as the other players walked over to acknowledge the fans, SODs just walked off. You can understand that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 1 minute ago, Kmcalpin said: Didn't think SODs had a bad game today. Not great but no worse than the others. He also scored the all important winner. It was noticeable at FT though that as the other players walked over to acknowledge the fans, SODs just walked off. You can understand that though. Could just be co incidence to be fair. He always goes over to the fans even if he's been getting abuse which he didn't get today from where I was standing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 20 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said: Didn't think SODs had a bad game today. Not great but no worse than the others. He also scored the all important winner. It was noticeable at FT though that as the other players walked over to acknowledge the fans, SODs just walked off. You can understand that though. Yup, the abuse that lad takes is terrible. If Kettlewell thought he got pelters it's nowhere near what SOD gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFCL84 Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago The conditions, both pitch and weather, undoubtedly had an impact on the quality and pace of the game today. It is also clear that JBA is still messing around with the line-up and formation as he is learning about the players and their abilities. I guess that he has to do it, but it doesn't make for a cohesive team performance. The 1st half today was OK, but no more than that. It lacked the pace and energy of Tuesday. The second half was played like a training game, almost at walking pace at times. It is good to hear JBA call out the lack of pace in the second half. He clearly saw it and isn't happy about it. Chance creation was minimal. Our corners were all pretty similar, back post efforts. While one of the many did result in the goal, a bit of variety is needed in our set plays. Our open play is very hesitant. As someone said, it seems like the players are still thinking about the manager's instructions rather than carrying them out instinctively. This is leading to missed opportunities, but should improve with time. Runs are being made, but not seen. Our forwards, and I mean Ap and Sule, are not being given much to work with. Everything that Ap got today was behind him with his back to goal. We need to get through and behind teams and get the ball in front of Ap. I was expecting a bit of improvement and a natural progression from Tuesday. That didn't materialise. I'm sure that it'll improve with time but we need more pace, energy and incisive passing in the final third to carry any threat. A deserved win today, but it was much more difficult than it should have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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