Falkirk v Motherwell 3/12/2025

[gaz7]

2 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

I agree his distribution has been better since his clanger at parkhead.  I am old fashioned and want my goalie saving shots and collecting crosses.   Defence in front of him definitely helped last few weeks 

Grizzlyg you are generally glass half full type and I get your concerns. 

However if for example. Oxborough who is good at crosses we would not have the same control in games as we would have a man less at back to keep the ball.

Our game is all about creating an extra man somewhere and ward like all others in team are a part of that.

Also he is organising defenders in front of him and very much part of us keeping clean sheets.

On game last night I like most thought the subs for us slowed us down but I would argue the point that we were more in control of game than Falkirk. 

Still haven came away from a game this season thinking the other team were better than us.

A centre forward required in January would be my choice.

 

[mio]

9 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:

You know you’re setting yourself up for disappointment here Mio .  
 

Albeit your optimism has plenty of base .  A couple of key signings would make a massive difference and maybe just maybe 

I can but dream 🤣

[FirParkCornerExile]

I said before last night's game if we took 8/9 points from our next 4 games this could very well be a standout season. Still stand by that. That's 15 games gone an no team has been better than us in any game. As poor as we were last night we were the closest of the two to getting the win. 

[texanwellfan]

1 hour ago, gaz7 said:

Grizzlyg you are generally glass half full type and I get your concerns. 

However if for example. Oxborough who is good at crosses we would not have the same control in games as we would have a man less at back to keep the ball.

Our game is all about creating an extra man somewhere and ward like all others in team are a part of that.

Also he is organising defenders in front of him and very much part of us keeping clean sheets.

On game last night I like most thought the subs for us slowed us down but I would argue the point that we were more in control of game than Falkirk. 

Still haven came away from a game this season thinking the other team were better than us.

A centre forward required in January would be my choice.

 

We still had about 64% possession last night and our goalie has had 1 save in the last three games with the TEAM keeping clean sheets 3 games In a row now. So maybe shot stopping goalie not our top priority at the moment? 

[Big Stall]

1 hour ago, mio said:

I can but dream 🤣

Its a big ask and while we wont win the league, if we were able to get a striker who can convert chances & if we hold onto the manager, i honestly see no reason we cant be in the fight for 2nd.

Typing that out just had me thinking how good Biereth could be in this team with his pace, game intelligence & eye for goal. 

[gaz7]

31 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

We still had about 64% possession last night and our goalie has had 1 save in the last three games with the TEAM keeping clean sheets 3 games In a row now. So maybe shit stopping goalie not our top priority at the moment? 

💯 

[weeyin]

3 consecutive clean sheets is a big stride forward. 

Will be interesting to see if JBA brings in a striker or two in the next window. The way we are playing will hopefully interest a few additional targets. 

I'm going for clean sheet number 4 for this game with a hard fought 2 - 0 win. 

[weeyin]

50 minutes ago, Big Stall said:

Typing that out just had me thinking how good Biereth could be in this team with his pace, game intelligence & eye for goal. 

I noticed Mika is struggling a bit this season. Not sure if he has been injured or something, but only 2 goals in 19 games across all competitions. 

[ropy]

1 hour ago, weeyin said:

I noticed Mika is struggling a bit this season. Not sure if he has been injured or something, but only 2 goals in 19 games across all competitions. 

If only we had a Danish connection at the club

[grizzlyg]

4 hours ago, gaz7 said:

Grizzlyg you are generally glass half full type and I get your concerns. 

However if for example. Oxborough who is good at crosses we would not have the same control in games as we would have a man less at back to keep the ball.

Our game is all about creating an extra man somewhere and ward like all others in team are a part of that.

Also he is organising defenders in front of him and very much part of us keeping clean sheets.

On game last night I like most thought the subs for us slowed us down but I would argue the point that we were more in control of game than Falkirk. 

Still haven came away from a game this season thinking the other team were better than us.

A centre forward required in January would be my choice.

 

Cant really argue with any of that.  Totally get JBA wants his keeper to be an extra outfield option.  It is a very important feature.  I am maybe just being harsh on him due to his blunders at Tynecastle,  parkhead and home to killie which cost us key points.

At same time agree we need a striker.  Been huge defender of Stama but our system doesn't really suit him

[johnstone]

Marcus: Yet another two points dropped due to our inability to consistently put the ball in the back of the net. I am also not completely convinced on Jens Berthel Askou, I just do not think this preferred style is suited to scottish football and I still maintain the idea that someone like Jack Ross or Malky Mackay would have been better suited to achieve success in this league. I want to see my team try and score goals not just win the 'highest possession stats trophy'.
 

 

This was a comment on the BBC - 😂😂😂 Malky Mackay 😂😂

[grizzlyg]

22 minutes ago, johnstone said:

Marcus: Yet another two points dropped due to our inability to consistently put the ball in the back of the net. I am also not completely convinced on Jens Berthel Askou, I just do not think this preferred style is suited to scottish football and I still maintain the idea that someone like Jack Ross or Malky Mackay would have been better suited to achieve success in this league. I want to see my team try and score goals not just win the 'highest possession stats trophy'.
 

 

This was a comment on the BBC - 😂😂😂 Malky Mackay 😂😂

Ye I read that earlier also..  so we now know what the M stands for in MJC! 🤣🤣🤣

PS. Just kidding MJC

[weeyin]

Marcus Craigan?

[texanwellfan]

50 minutes ago, johnstone said:

Marcus: Yet another two points dropped due to our inability to consistently put the ball in the back of the net. I am also not completely convinced on Jens Berthel Askou, I just do not think this preferred style is suited to scottish football and I still maintain the idea that someone like Jack Ross or Malky Mackay would have been better suited to achieve success in this league. I want to see my team try and score goals not just win the 'highest possession stats trophy'.
 

 

This was a comment on the BBC - 😂😂😂 Malky Mackay 😂😂

We have the leading goal scorer and the 4th highest scorer on our team. Hibs and Celtic have scored 2 more goals than us. Those two plus Hearts are the only teams to score more than us

we have just achieved 3 clean sheets in a row. We at THIRD in the league. 

WTF is that person talking about and WTF is he doing getting paid for spouting absolute pish!! 

oh and I forgot to mention we have seen a significant increase in attendance at Fir Park because people are enjoying watching us play. 

Edited 3 hours ago by texanwellfan
More evidence that pundit is an idiot

[Stuwell2]

8 hours ago, grizzlyg said:

I agree his distribution has been better since his clanger at parkhead….

Hardly a clanger, he was under pressure with a Celtic player closing him down, didn’t have time to control the ball and tried the short pass rather that a punt. 
As has been said before it’s the type of pass that is made and messed up by other players throughout a game but since it seldom leads to a goal is forgotten about and if it had came off would have taken five Celtic players out of the game - risk and reward. 
Trying to punt it could have led to it being charged down by the Celtic player rushing in on him leading to a goal anyway as is seen sometimes in games. 
So in short, yes it was a poor and unfortunate pass and percentage wise probably the wrong choice but in my view not a clanger. 

[grizzlyg]

2 minutes ago, Stuwell2 said:

Hardly a clanger, he was under pressure with a Celtic player closing him down, didn’t have time to control the ball and tried the short pass rather that a punt. 
As has been said before it’s the type of pass that is made and messed up by other players throughout a game but since it seldom leads to a goal is forgotten about and if it had came off would have taken five Celtic players out of the game - risk and reward. 
Trying to punt it could have led to it being charged down by the Celtic player rushing in on him leading to a goal anyway as is seen sometimes in games. 
So in short, yes it was a poor and unfortunate pass and percentage wise probably the wrong choice but in my view not a clanger. 

My predictive text wasn't working,  I meant to say Howler! ( lol..Just kidding Calum)

[grizzlyg]

19 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

We have the leading goal scorer and the 4th highest scorer on our team. Hibs and Celtic have scored 2 more goals than us. Those two plus Hearts are the only teams to score more than us

we have just achieved 3 clean sheets in a row. We at THIRD in the league. 

WTF is that person talking about and WTF is he doing getting paid for spouting absolute pish!! 

oh and I forgot to mention we have seen a significant increase in attendance at Fir Park because people are enjoying watching us play. 

I think Marcus's surname might be Kettlewell 

[well_said]

20 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

We have the leading goal scorer and the 4th highest scorer on our team. Hibs and Celtic have scored 2 more goals than us. Those two plus Hearts are the only teams to score more than us

we have just achieved 3 clean sheets in a row. We at THIRD in the league. 

WTF is that person talking about and WTF is he doing getting paid for spouting absolute pish!! 

oh and I forgot to mention we have seen a significant increase in attendance at Fir Park because people are enjoying watching us play. 

I dont believe anything I read or hear from the BBC, a scumbag organisation.

[FirParkCornerExile]

1 hour ago, johnstone said:

Marcus: Yet another two points dropped due to our inability to consistently put the ball in the back of the net. I am also not completely convinced on Jens Berthel Askou, I just do not think this preferred style is suited to scottish football and I still maintain the idea that someone like Jack Ross or Malky Mackay would have been better suited to achieve success in this league. I want to see my team try and score goals not just win the 'highest possession stats trophy'.
 

 

This was a comment on the BBC - 😂😂😂 Malky Mackay 😂😂

Our inability to consistently put the ball in the back of the net ?? We are fourth highest scorers in the league and have only failed to score in 3 of our 15 games and indeed up to Saturday it was 1 failure to score in 13.

[grizzlyg]

21 minutes ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

Our inability to consistently put the ball in the back of the net ?? We are fourth highest scorers in the league and have only failed to score in 3 of our 15 games and indeed up to Saturday it was 1 failure to score in 13.

I think its another predictive text mistake,   should have said Marcass 🤪

[Big Stall]

2 hours ago, well_said said:

I dont believe anything I read or hear from the BBC, a scumbag organisation.

You know its a fan opinion, not one of their journo's......

[Kmcalpin]

2 hours ago, FirParkCornerExile said:

Our inability to consistently put the ball in the back of the net ?? We are fourth highest scorers in the league and have only failed to score in 3 of our 15 games and indeed up to Saturday it was 1 failure to score in 13.

I think its more a case of converting very impressive possessions stats into a commensurate number of actual goals. As we've seen we sometimes struggle to score in games where we dominate the opposition. 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

30 minutes ago, Big Stall said:

You know its a fan opinion, not one of their journo's......

It sounds to me like they've made it up.