westertonjagfan Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, elevenone said: Yep. On paper one team much stronger than the other, but yet not what the score suggests. #notbuzzing Arbroath have been well-organised and played as a team. #notbuzzineither Edited August 21, 2021 by westertonjagfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 5th at the end of the season would be decent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianlucatoni Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 pumped fair and square Monday passing & shooting practice on the cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, gianlucatoni said: pumped fair and square Monday passing & shooting practice on the cards? A new manager by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Well, that was seriously underwhelming. Tunji Akinola's tidy play was the only positive of our afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert's Ghost Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Cammy Smith looked OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearchar Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Without Docherty, our midfield melts away. A serious rethink is needed about whether Bannigan should be a starter, with his one-legged play and pirouetting. How many passes are these players completing to the opposition, as opposed to our own players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianlucatoni Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: A new manager by any chance? lost to the smokies up in smokieville ... not the end of the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Just now, Fearchar said: Without Docherty, our midfield melts away. A serious rethink is needed about whether Bannigan should be a starter, with his one-legged play and pirouetting. How many passes are these players completing to the opposition, as opposed to our own players? Bannigan????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Bullied down our right flank. MacIver was nowhere near good enough defensivley to play on the right side of midfield. Abroath realised at halftime we were really weak defensively and for most of the second half just put the ball in there and moved their big target man in between Mayo and Akinola. I was surprised MacIver started ahead of Smith or Gordon. When you go to Abroath away you either need to keep the ball better or deal with the physical battle better. We did neither. Docherty offers a level of protection to the defence that neither Turner or Bannigan do. If we want challenge at the top of the league we need a fullback, defensive midfield and ideally a right sided midfielder. Possibly an experienced goalkeeper as well. We have reall attacking talent but its no use if we can't get the ball to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 That was bloody awful. Reality check for some. Glad we have some points on the board early as it looks like we are going to need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiThistle Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Had no answer for Nouble - caused us so much trouble. Thought Tiffs did well early on before going quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, gianlucatoni said: lost to the smokies up in smokieville ... not the end of the world If McCall can't work out by now how to beat Arbroath, what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 of more interest than the game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 7 hours ago, redandyellowallover said: They started with the pixellot camera but changed to a proper camera at some point last season. Not sure if they've went back or not. Evidently the pixellot camera was too prone to following Dick Campbell's napper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) Sorry just drying out in an Arbroath pub. Didn't mean to post anything Edited August 21, 2021 by lady-isobel-barnett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Didn't see the game, but going by the updates sounded like a very poor performance from Thistle. Wasn't going overboard after winning the first 2 games, will do likewise after losing this game. Will wait and see where we are after the first 1/4 of the league is done. Of course we will need to improve on today's performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 20 hours ago, jags on tour said: I suppose it will be hard to drop anyone from the Pars game. McCall has said after the Hastie and Akinola signings they will need to work hard to get in the team first so I don't see any changes. The midfield 4 and front 2 are the best 'front 6' in the league, we need a big game from the big keeper tomorrow. Stone McKenna Mayo Holt Foster Turner Docherty Banzo Tiff Graham Rudden. Best front 6 in the league. You’re having a laugh. Never looked like scoring against a part time team and our only goal was an OG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, Fearchar said: Without Docherty, our midfield melts away. A serious rethink is needed about whether Bannigan should be a starter, with his one-legged play and pirouetting. How many passes are these players completing to the opposition, as opposed to our own players? After today's display the only player I want to see start next week is Bannigan. At least he was passing the ball but I'm sure he's as capable as the others at aimless punts to nobody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Didn't see the game, but going by the updates sounded like a very poor performance from Thistle. Wasn't going overboard after winning the first 2 games, will do likewise after losing this game. Will wait and see where we are after the first 1/4 of the league is done. Of course we will need to improve on today's performance. Sensible stuff sir. I wasn't getting ready for a title party after the first 2 games and I am not getting ready for relegation after today. Anyway, we know who was to blame for today. Step forward Michael Max (aka Norman Collier). No commentary against Dunfermline and we get a win, clean sheet, goals from set pieces and a defender scoring. Back for 90 minutes today and we have fans calling the Samaritans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, Fawlty Towers said: Sensible stuff sir. I wasn't getting ready for a title party after the first 2 games and I am not getting ready for relegation after today. Anyway, we know who was to blame for today. Step forward Michael Max (aka Norman Collier). No commentary against Dunfermline and we get a win, clean sheet, goals from set pieces and a defender scoring. Back for 90 minutes today and we have fans calling the Samaritans! Don't know about anyone else but I got about 40 minutes of commentary. Like the team the second half was mostly missing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert's Ghost Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, scotty said: Don't know about anyone else but I got about 40 minutes of commentary. Like the team the second half was mostly missing! Yes - kept cutting in and out. Didn't exactly help my mood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianlucatoni Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 46 minutes ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: If McCall can't work out by now how to beat Arbroath, what's the point? what's the point GRE if it's sack XYorZ after losing a game ... we've got new players bedding in so there will be some bumps in the road in the short term ... as AJ mentioned lets see where we are after quarter or half season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenski Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Thought Smith looked like he has potential and could maybe combine well with Turner and Tiffony in a 4231 formation. Doubt we'll see though given fullbacks we have. The distribution from defence was very poor. The usual away at Arbroath rubbish really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Garscube Road End 2 said: 5th at the end of the season would be decent. 5th would be bloody awful. Just outside the playoff. I’d rather be 8th than 5th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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