Auld Jag Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Now we are out the cup we can concentrate on the league. The next 3 games have us playing the teams around us.Dundee(h) Hamilton and Ross County both away.Imo we need at least 7 points ideally we will get 9 points. Although we have lost our last 2 games I feel we are playing well enough to get at least 7 points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 All depends on what team Archie decides to play on the day....Sammon ,Storey on the bench Barton in midfield we will have no chance..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, Jimmy McD said: All depends on what team Archie decides to play on the day....Sammon ,Storey on the bench Barton in midfield we will have no chance..... Yes, that Doolan fella’s rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 26 minutes ago, Duke Gekantawa said: Yes, that Doolan fella’s rubbish Did the poster actually say that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, Garscube Road End said: Did the poster actually say that? Not directly- but it was implied. We play one up front most of the time- do it’s Sammon or Doolan (unless Sammon is played on the wing). Ultimately, of course, my comment is a somewhat tongue in cheek response to the suggestion that we have no chance v. Hamilton or Dundee if we play the same line up that narrowly lost 3-2 at Parkhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Stronach Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 There’s been a lot of criticism directed towards Archibald for his record against the Old Firm and for his approach to these games. A lot of this criticism has been perfectly valid. Conversely, his record against the bottom six clubs, particularly over the last two seasons, has been excellent. He seems to have the knack of winning crucial ‘six pointers’ against our peers. We’re all disappointed to be out the cup, but we shouldn’t lose all hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Jimmy McD said: All depends on what team Archie decides to play on the day....Sammon ,Storey on the bench Barton in midfield we will have no chance..... Do you think Archie selected the team today because he thought it was the best team to beat Celtic? Or was he managing the squad for the next few games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Tom Stronach said: There’s been a lot of criticism directed towards Archibald for his record against the Old Firm and for his approach to these games. A lot of this criticism has been perfectly valid. Conversely, his record against the bottom six clubs, particularly over the last two seasons, has been excellent. He seems to have the knack of winning crucial ‘six pointers’ against our peers. We’re all disappointed to be out the cup, but we shouldn’t lose all hope. For a team formerly known as the unpredictables, it’s weird how predictable we have been over the last couple of seasons or so. We almost invariably lose to the “bigger” clubs (unless their doing badly themselves), but do very well against clubs in the bottom six. Undoubtedly it would be more fun if we mixed it up a bit. Still, it’s a relative feast compared to what went immediately before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, BowenBoys said: Do you think Archie selected the team today because he thought it was the best team to beat Celtic? Or was he managing the squad for the next few games? I think he does that every time we play them and I think it's part of the reason for our poor record. But to be honest, I'd take losing every game to that two if it meant continually staying in the top league and challenging for the top six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Duke Gekantawa said: Not directly- but it was implied. We play one up front most of the time- do it’s Sammon or Doolan (unless Sammon is played on the wing). Ultimately, of course, my comment is a somewhat tongue in cheek response to the suggestion that we have no chance v. Hamilton or Dundee if we play the same line up that narrowly lost 3-2 at Parkhead It was implied that Doolan is rubbish? Maybe inside your own head. Certainly nowhere has that been implied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Play Barton at back next week, Osman in midfield and Sammon and Dools up front and we can take Dundee apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Garscube Road End said: It was implied that Doolan is rubbish? Maybe inside your own head. Certainly nowhere has that been implied. Well it's hardly a ringing endorsement. There seemed to me a clear implication that if we pick today's team again against County, Hamilton and Dundee we have no chance of doing well. I'm genuinely surprised you can't see where I'm coming from, even with my concession that there was a tongue in cheek element. I suppose we should agree to differ on the implication aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsca Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 I think of the 3 games coming up County will be the trickiest. Fairly confident of 6 points from Dundee and Hamilton. We are playing well at the moment and just need a bit of good fortune- Edwards goal against Sevco / Salmon hitting post and not going / Barton not playing in midfield.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 After our collapse against Dundee our next 2 games are must win games.After we play Ross County we are home to Aberdeen then face Hearts and Hibs both away.We can still get ourselves out of trouble but we need to start with a win at Hamilton next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Archie will go for a point, just like he did in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Stronach Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) Looking at our run of fixtures between now and the split, it really brings home how damaging today’s collapse could be. Hamilton (A), County (A), Aberdeen (H), Hearts (A), Hibs (A) and Killie (H). In my opinion, we really need six points from our next two games to give us a fighting chance. Given we’ve managed a solitary victory on the road so far this season, that will be easier said than done. Archie’s record against the top six clubs has been well documented recently, so we can pretty much forget taking any points from our last four games pre-split. It really has been a dreadful season. Edited February 17, 2018 by Tom Stronach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 The reason we have stayed in this league for so long is our ability to pick up the points from those teams round about us.so the next 2 games are must win if we want to stay in this league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted February 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 A big week for Thistle.Lets hope our management team gives our players a good amount of training in how to defend.Our set pieces also need some work.With the bottom 4 playing each other this could be a big weekend.A win for us is vital as out of all our remaining fixtures before the split this is the most winnable imo.I would also like to St.Johnstone beating Ross County as I don't think St.Johnstone will be in the bottom 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paukea Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Two games in and we have lost both of them. Loose the 3rd and we will be lucky to make the play off. On current performance I can't see were a win is coming from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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