mio Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago It’s just as well that every team we’ve played against this season have saved their most dismal performance for us!!! Every fkn week I’m listening to the same nonsense online and via the media. Sitting listening to this sky sports stuff and it’s how hibs were rotten against us, hearts were rotten against us, earlier in the season Rangers were rotten, Celtic were rotten….. thank god they didn’t perform against us…. Or are we actually ok? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambo97 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, Kmcalpin said: Unlucky to be denied an early goal by VAR again. A shoulder offside? I ask you. Neither clear nor obvious. Offside is one of those decision that clear and obvious is irrelevant. It totally objective your either offside or your not, no maybes ayes, maybes naw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, mio said: It’s just as well that every team we’ve played against this season have saved their most dismal performance for us!!! Every fkn week I’m listening to the same nonsense online and via the media. Sitting listening to this sky sports stuff and it’s how hibs were rotten against us, hearts were rotten against us, earlier in the season Rangers were rotten, Celtic were rotten….. thank god they didn’t perform against us…. Or are we actually ok? Long may every club who plays against us have an off day !! Completely with you Mio. It simply wouldn't suit the broader narrative that a small club with a foreign manager could ever be the reason to stop the boys of Scottish Football. We have had lots of plaudits re style but it's always tainted with a 'but'. We play attractive football but 'cant defend' , we 'can't finish' . ' 0-0 was a damp squib' Facts are we're 3rd, we're 3rd top scorers and have the 5th best goals conceded. Add to that we've all got eyes and can how good we are 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Dosser Posted 50 minutes ago Report Share Posted 50 minutes ago 7 minutes ago, wellsince75 said: Long may every club who plays against us have an off day !! Completely with you Mio. It simply wouldn't suit the broader narrative that a small club with a foreign manager could ever be the reason to stop the boys of Scottish Football. We have had lots of plaudits re style but it's always tainted with a 'but'. We play attractive football but 'cant defend' , we 'can't finish' . ' 0-0 was a damp squib' Facts are we're 3rd, we're 3rd top scorers and have the 5th best goals conceded. Add to that we've all got eyes and can how good we are Quite right: Sportscene last night was another example of faint praise for us and Radio Scotland before the match yesterday took a swipe at J-B Askou for allegedly "dispespectful" comments about Hibs' Hanley on Tuesday night. Wee McCall was in his element. Don't think he likes us very much..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 41 minutes ago Report Share Posted 41 minutes ago 2 hours ago, cambo97 said: Offside is one of those decision that clear and obvious is irrelevant. It totally objective your either offside or your not, no maybes ayes, maybes naw. Based on the number of available cameras, the available camera angles, the inability of the video to capture the exact point in time the ball left the passers foot, the resolution of the video, the ability of the VAR officials to draw the appropriate lines of a consistent width and the ability of the officials to correctly determine the part of the arm that was offside is a part if the arm that can't play the ball - I agree, totally objective. As I have said before, the spirit of the original offside law was to prevent strikers hanging around the penalty box for 90 minutes. It has evolved over the years, but it was never the spirit of the law to rule out goals because of the width of the leather wrapped around a player's big toe. I think the rule needs adjusted to catch up with the technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted 31 minutes ago Report Share Posted 31 minutes ago 9 minutes ago, Happy Dosser said: Quite right: Sportscene last night was another example of faint praise for us and Radio Scotland before the match yesterday took a swipe at J-B Askou for allegedly "dispespectful" comments about Hibs' Hanley on Tuesday night. Wee McCall was in his element. Don't think he likes us very much..... He can’t stand Motherwell, I think he was knocked back for our managers post years ago and has never gotten over it. its always the same group of people and ex players and ex managers that have a pop at us. You know them a mile off, hoof ball ex managers (and current ones such as Robinson who made derisory comments) ex players who had little technical ability, Dodds, Craigan etc etc and the press who are best mates with the haddy Scottish managers, who have failed us for years. I think we are getting good general press by current players and players who have maybe recently retired who are aware that football needs to change in this country. We can’t run about headless elbowing folk and sliding into tackles anymore at the top level, that’s what junior football is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuwell2 Posted 28 minutes ago Report Share Posted 28 minutes ago 5 minutes ago, weeyin said: As I have said before, the spirit of the original offside law was to prevent strikers hanging around the penalty box for 90 minutes. It has evolved over the years, but it was never the spirit of the law to rule out goals because of the width of the leather wrapped around a player's big toe. I think the rule needs adjusted to catch up with the technology. Though I can see and agree with your point, the offside part of VAR is the only part that the guys in the VAR control room can’t easily fuck up - although they have managed it at times - any attempt to change it would be a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted 16 minutes ago Report Share Posted 16 minutes ago 9 minutes ago, Stuwell2 said: Though I can see and agree with your point, the offside part of VAR is the only part that the guys in the VAR control room can’t easily fuck up - although they have managed it at times - any attempt to change it would be a disaster. Well, it would be easier and cheaper (and better) just to scrap VAR, but with a few more cameras and some AI, we could get rid of the officials making the offiside decisions, and tweak the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted 11 minutes ago Report Share Posted 11 minutes ago 28 minutes ago, weeyin said: Based on the number of available cameras, the available camera angles, the inability of the video to capture the exact point in time the ball left the passers foot, the resolution of the video, the ability of the VAR officials to draw the appropriate lines of a consistent width and the ability of the officials to correctly determine the part of the arm that was offside is a part if the arm that can't play the ball - I agree, totally objective. As I have said before, the spirit of the original offside law was to prevent strikers hanging around the penalty box for 90 minutes. It has evolved over the years, but it was never the spirit of the law to rule out goals because of the width of the leather wrapped around a player's big toe. I think the rule needs adjusted to catch up with the technology. I agree. Clear light / distance whatever you want to call it. No more of this "bawhair" stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted 6 minutes ago Report Share Posted 6 minutes ago 22 minutes ago, mio said: He can’t stand Motherwell, I think he was knocked back for our managers post years ago and has never gotten over it. its always the same group of people and ex players and ex managers that have a pop at us. You know them a mile off, hoof ball ex managers (and current ones such as Robinson who made derisory comments) ex players who had little technical ability, Dodds, Craigan etc etc and the press who are best mates with the haddy Scottish managers, who have failed us for years. I think we are getting good general press by current players and players who have maybe recently retired who are aware that football needs to change in this country. We can’t run about headless elbowing folk and sliding into tackles anymore at the top level, that’s what junior football is for. I’m more than happy not to get media attention or praise. The longer we stay under the radar or are unappreciated for the way we are playing, the better. We know what we are watching every week now amd the league table will be the test of how good we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC Posted 2 minutes ago Report Share Posted 2 minutes ago We were pretty decent yesterday i thought but again lacked the cutting edge. With the exception of the opening period of the 2nd half we matched up with and at times nullified a strong Hearts side. Eli Just was brilliant again. We’ve definitely shown improvements in our game management over the last month and credit to JbA for learning lessons from the LCSF debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted just now Report Share Posted just now Although the pundits may be slow to praise our style of play, I’d say almost every game we have played has seen comments from opposition fans acknowledging the type of football we play. So while the there maybe voices saying this is not Scottish fitba, it’s obviously the kind of football that a lot of fans are dying to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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