Bobbyhouston Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I say Dundee United and Inverness games are vital to take as many points as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Well. As we fully expect to be in the promotion hunt EVERY game is big. Stating the obvious I know, but there you go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaf Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I actually think the biggest games are against the teams we will be fighting with for a promotion play off spot (I expect Dundee United to win the league by some margin). Therefore it’s inverness, dundee, Morton and Dunfermline that are our biggest games I think as they all are proverbial six pointers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Focus has to be on winning the league. Play off spots vary rarely result in promotion. Second and there's maybe a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 According to one of our younger and most enthusiastic fans the big derby fixture against Clyde is the real biggy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Far too early to predict. We just need to hope we get off to a good start and see how the league shapes up. Who could have predicted that last season our biggest games were probably against Alloa & QOS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARu-Strathbungo Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 After the experience of last season, I think the first 10 games of the season will be the markers we need for success. If we start well, get the momentum, I feel we will do well over the whole season. Conversely if we start bad, we will have a manager under more scrutiny and folks blaming either him, or Gerry (and to a lesser extent Ms Low) and a level of general discontent that is both tiresome for the supports, but also tiresome for the players. One thing I found hard to take with Archie's teams (towards the end of his tenure), was that we continually gave the rest of the league a start on us simply because in the early games we appeared to be a group of strangers on the park. If GC can get us playing well and winning at home and taking points from away games he will go a long way in getting the support completely behind him and his team …. wouldn't it be good to get 20+ points from the first 10 games? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 3 hours ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: According to one of our younger and most enthusiastic fans the big derby fixture against Clyde is the real biggy. Who are we, with all our years of fierce Clyde derbies to doubt that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erty13 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 The first five games, as it would be good to start the season strongly and build, rather than play catch up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Every game will be a must win game. Some will be 6pointers although if we win them we will only get 3points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, ARu-Strathbungo said: After the experience of last season, I think the first 10 games of the season will be the markers we need for success. If we start well, get the momentum, I feel we will do well over the whole season. Conversely if we start bad, we will have a manager under more scrutiny and folks blaming either him, or Gerry (and to a lesser extent Ms Low) and a level of general discontent that is both tiresome for the supports, but also tiresome for the players. One thing I found hard to take with Archie's teams (towards the end of his tenure), was that we continually gave the rest of the league a start on us simply because in the early games we appeared to be a group of strangers on the park. If GC can get us playing well and winning at home and taking points from away games he will go a long way in getting the support completely behind him and his team …. wouldn't it be good to get 20+ points from the first 10 games? Why is discontent tiresome. It's all part if the rich tapestry of football. If you find it tiresome just don't read it, gloss over it. Biggest game for me will be the first league game, that'll be the first evidence of the players style and intent. Thereafter we will all build up each game and they'll all be big as @Auld Jagsays. I'll be looking forward to a nice trip to Inverness as usual, possibly make a weekend out of it. AND every game against the bonnet will be bug, I'd love to screw them every time we play them but arbroath can be a cold windy lonely place....... Edited June 16, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I'm not sure if tiresome is the word. The discontent over the last two seasons, my own included, has been exhausting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottymagoo Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 The Scottish Cup Final (fingers crossed). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 The first one v Airdrie on 13th July. That's when Caldwell, Britton and Lowe's words at the Meet The Manager publicity stunt will finally come under serious scrutiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 There has to be some settling/bedding in period at the start of every season, once the serious games get underway. I'll try and not be too harsh during the league cup group games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 To be fair, the last 3 seasons league cup section games have been a pretty good indicator of how our league season turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 To state the bleedin' obvious our biggest games might be against the teams closest to us - at a guess Morton, Dunfermline, QotS, Ayr - and to try a keep ahead of Alloa and Arbroath - not sure if that equates to pessimism but seems moderately realistic to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I mind the season we were promoted we had just beaten Airdrie 7-0. Was on the bus going into town. We were slightly deflated as Morton had been winning 2-0 at East End Pk only to end up drawing. The Pars were thought to be our major opponents for the title and Morton not considered anyway a challenge at the time. Turned out of course the complete opposite. I mention all that as that was late October that season so I've not got a scoobie who'll be our biggest game this season. I wouldn't have thought a home game late season with Alloa would have been our biggest fixture in the one just passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotterJag Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I hope the biggest game of the season is the last game, unless we wrap up the league early of course. Think games against the Dundee teams will be meaningful and will give us an idea of how strong we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARu-Strathbungo Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 20 hours ago, Thistleberight said: Why is discontent tiresome. It's all part if the rich tapestry of football. If you find it tiresome just don't read it, gloss over it. Biggest game for me will be the first league game, that'll be the first evidence of the players style and intent. Thereafter we will all build up each game and they'll all be big as @Auld Jagsays. I'll be looking forward to a nice trip to Inverness as usual, possibly make a weekend out of it. AND every game against the bonnet will be bug, I'd love to screw them every time we play them but arbroath can be a cold windy lonely place....... Okay, I will correct / modify what I said earlier … call it 'continuous' discontent. I think that gets on everyone's t*ts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QXBoy Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 12 hours ago, CotterJag said: I hope the biggest game of the season is the last game, unless we wrap up the league early of course. Think games against the Dundee teams will be meaningful and will give us an idea of how strong we are. Wish you hadn't said that (after last season)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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