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in no way, the more criticism the better but constructive rather than destructive criticism would be preferable. It's not unlike the sack the board patter. I'll defend anyone chanting it at a match, making up banners etc, in fact I kinda support that sort of thing. But that's a far cry from coming on here and just posting sack the board without any alternative suggestions. Rather similarly posting about scrapping the Jags Trust without suggesting any viable alternatives is just as pointless. Sorry I should have added an "imo" to the last sentence as I believe we have to have an open to all supporters association representing the fanbase. Valued criticism would be that the Trust falls far short of that and here's how to improve it or indeed scrap it and let's do this instead.

Well done If that's the case maybe instead of shirt and boots we should really be sponsoring a nice warm overcoat and a pair of sturdy brogues for Mssrs Cowan & Hughes?

That's true about the deja vu. For as long as I can remember there's been folk sitting on the sidelines telling us all how deid a duck the Trust is. For just as long I can't mind many of those same informed analysts suggest an alternative. There's no doubting that the Trust in its various guises has threatened to implode on its own without the assistance of those perennial detractors. Good people with good ideas have come and gone, no doubt often leaving in various degrees of disillusionment, but at least they tried to make a difference usually after putting a lot of time and effort into their attempt. Maybe folk are meaning the Trust is deceased waterfowl as any attempt to galvanise our support is doomed to failure because we're all a bunch of incapable of being organised haddies. That could be the case but it's a hell of a negative stance to take. So perhaps those Trust detractors could come up with an alternative then perhaps even act on it? If not why not leave us members to squander our annual tenners or fivers without the almost ritual comments? btw this rant maybe prompted by above post (and those similar) but not the poster who, if my intuition is right I recognise from previous Jags websites. If correct in my assumption Vom Itorium has in the past made countless valuable and positive posts.

Think you misread. I was talking about the final on the 28th Nov and the home game with Queens scheduled for the day before.

When are the renewals due?

Maybees that's something you should see somebody about. A bit of therapy perhaps, nip it in the bud

Just a point. We're due to play Q o S at home the day before the final. Reasonably strong possibility that either us or Queens could reach the final. Might as well go out to try and win it. Last thing we want is to be out the competition and Queens to reach the final. We'd lose a fair amount playing the Q o S fixture midweek thru a drop in crowd (Queens usually bring a fair lot) and hospitality.

Last time I saw him it looked like he'd gone back for seconds too often.

Our attendance was the second highest of the eight matches. Only game to attract four figures was the Pars v Q o S match with a massive 1160 punters. This competition has really captured the public imagination.

mearnsjag, remember you're arguing the toss here with a guy who reckons most Jags fans are clowns. Kinda waste of time going into semantics with this young whippersnapper.

my lad strolled in no bother

in time perhaps but at the moment we're a bit short of coaches.

Do you think the Trust should have a view about the possibility of part time football in the near future?

Why doesn't the Trust have a view on the Jags possibly going part time?

Only real difference was Grehan playing for 90 mins. Hamilton usually only had half an hour to stamp his non influence on a game. I reckon Grehan will be best used like Hamilton late in a game and may be just a bit more effective. Not very encouraging so far, i agree.

Possibly the thought of league reconstruction, primarily the SPL taking in more clubs, has an influence too. Imagine fan reaction if we went part time the same season as the SPL enlarged to 16 clubs. I suppose if nothing happens on that front this season then we really have to be anticipating the transition to part time football very soon. What's the Trust's collective view on all this? Just a thought but if no league reconstruction forthcoming could the SFL take some drastic action here? Something along the lines of limiting squads to a maximum say of 14 players over 21 years old. That would mean clubs could scale down and still remain competitive. It would almost certainly be in the interest of the lower league clubs and would make the transition to part time football less dramatic for clubs like ourselves. Totally hypothetic as the SFL as a body don't do drastic action .

What type of drink and self abuse would you recommend to a young lad to tempt them away from other leisure pursuits?

I take the general view that if a Jags player doesn't continually pull out of tackles, shirk challenges, show laziness etc then that's fine by me. Only under these sort of circumstances can I understand a Jags player getting booed. Even then it's something to be avoided in the interest of team morale. Paton's attitude during play at least seems very good and in no way could I condone anyone booing him. Back to my obsession and I can't agree with some of the above post. I can't for the life of me remember seeing any defender being so hopelessly one footed. I'm not meaning weak footed, I can accept that much better defenders than Paul have had difficulty kicking a ball with their bad foot. But Paton won't pass the ball a matter of a few yards with his left, won't even tackle with it. It's almost an art form how he gets into such contrived bodily positions to get onto his right. Perhaps the only reason I have this obsession about PP's onefootedness is that I like his attitude, he's got decent stamina, a bit of dig about him and could be a great attribute to the side. But he's now in his third season and hasn't really progressed because of this major flaw in his game. Watch him in the pre match kick about or when he and another player pass long balls to each other (again pre match), not even then will he let the ball touch his left foot. Perhaps hopelessly one footed is the wrong term. Maybe if he practised with his left it wouldn't be hopeless?

Agree. Don't do statistics but in tennis parlance of unforced errors Boyle's made far less than Paton, Willie K or Robertson. Some of the criticism the lad gets is not only undeserved but totally wrong. Case in question (maybe round the 60 min mark) Boyle gets the ball tries to take it forward, no one in support so turns back towards the centre circle area doesn't pass as whoever would get the ball would be in a worse position than himself. This was met with howls of derision from sections of the support. End ball was a neutral pass to a teammate in a slightly better position and we kept possession and from there went forward. No way is Boyle a World beater, in truth I can understand why McCall wanted to release him but imo what the lad lacks in quality is being compensated for by his will to prove us wrong. If he could get the detractors off his back and gain a bit more confidence Boyle will be one of the least of our worries. Actually no matter how you rate him he's playing in a position with so little cover that he's one player we can't afford to see injured.

A transfer that didn't go thru. Despite a £150K bid from Crawley Town for Willie Gibson the bid has failed as Gibson couldn't agree personal terms. Can a club that can put up £150K not afford to offer better wages & conditions than a club £10m in debt? Story here Something just doesn't seem right about this on so many levels.

Wonder who'll get the Villa job? When ever a Premiership managerial vacancy occurs Martin O'Neil is routinely touted for the job.

Why Is Association Football Played By 11-Player Teams? So as you can get your centre back sent off and still have 10 players on the park.

How can you play a traditional 4-4-2 without a couple of wide midfielders? Can't see Erskine being a regular starter and Flannigan is really more of a central midfielder.

One of their better ideas. If the kids get bored watching the football they can turn round and be entertained by the clowns.

Thinking along those lines (4-1-3-2) too. Also there might be mileage in playing Doolan in such a system. Play him in either of the widish positions either cutting in from the right side or in a more natural left flank. He's got pace and a bit of strength about him. Perm any three from Donnelly, Erskine, MacBeth, Cairney, Flannigan & Doolan.