allyo Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Good luck to him. Will always wish the best to all of that promotion team, who gave me my most enjoyable season of watching the Jags. Even though he drives a tractor now. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 and just like hendry and lindsay their partick thistle days have been airbrushed from history by the media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 I wonder if O'Donnell's a better all round player than he was with us. If so, and that's something I doubt, it'll only be marginal. It's not as if he's gone down to England and had noticeable (to a Scotland manager anyway) success. Complete opposite to Andy Robertson in that way. Anyway genuinely pleased for the lad. He's a good guy and always represented us in a good light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Praising Steve Clark for everything good in the world has become a national pastime (the sun is shining today-thanks Steve), but as regards Stephen O'Donnell's recent form it would seem to be fully justified. Last season I hardly noticed him when he played for Killie against us, and he was certainly not pulling up any trees. In the last few months he has been sensational, both in scoring and creating goals. He has put in some excellent crosses and has mastered the art of the long low shot that gathers speed off the Rugby Park surface (would be a daisycutter if they had any daisies). Will never forget his classic goal at Tannadice. The volley from the wing at Ross County (which effectively secured our safety that season) and the cheeky finish after materialising on the left wing in the 5-1 v Dunfermline were pretty special as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebaw1 Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 SOD was a fabulous player for us but perhaps suspect in defence. This season against us I thought he had bulked up and added a ruthless streak, possibly introduced by Clarke. Delighted for him as he was such an exciting player. He and ATS were great that season. How we miss him! But that’s football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, partickthedog said: Praising Steve Clark for everything good in the world has become a national pastime (the sun is shining today-thanks Steve), but as regards Stephen O'Donnell's recent form it would seem to be fully justified. Last season I hardly noticed him when he played for Killie against us, and he was certainly not pulling up any trees. In the last few months he has been sensational, both in scoring and creating goals. He has put in some excellent crosses and has mastered the art of the long low shot that gathers speed off the Rugby Park surface (would be a daisycutter if they had any daisies). Will never forget his classic goal at Tannadice. The volley from the wing at Ross County (which effectively secured our safety that season) and the cheeky finish after materialising on the left wing in the 5-1 v Dunfermline were pretty special as well. Last season? Im pretty sure this has just been his first season at Killie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Third Lanark said: Last season? Im pretty sure this has just been his first season at Killie? You are absolutely right. To try to rescue my point, when we played the pre-Clark Killie at the beginning of this season, I did not notice Stephen as having any major impact on the game. People called Clark seem to be featuring in every thread! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 I loved SOD when he played for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Smashing finish and celebration today. Pity it couldn't have meant more against those puddle drinkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firhillista Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Gavin Williamson reminds me of SOD a bit. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 48 minutes ago, Firhillista said: Gavin Williamson reminds me of SOD a bit. Just sayin'. I think that you may mean Ryan Williamson. Gavin Williamson MP has just been appointed as Secretary of State for Education by Boris Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, partickthedog said: I think that you may mean Ryan Williamson. Gavin Williamson MP has just been appointed as Secretary of State for Education by Boris Johnson. Could do with Stephen O'Donnell being appointed as PM, tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted August 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Could do with Gavin Williamson going back to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Barney Rubble said: Could do with Stephen O'Donnell being appointed as PM, tbh. Indeed. I’d rather have a tub of lard than Boris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firhillista Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 4 hours ago, partickthedog said: I think that you may mean Ryan Williamson. Gavin Williamson MP has just been appointed as Secretary of State for Education by Boris Johnson. That explains why he didn't react to my helpful words of advice yesterday when I was screaming, "Gavin, fur fux sake!...".... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 From what I've seen of Williamson (which is limited to videos), he looks like a good player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Jaggernaut said: From what I've seen of Williamson (which is limited to videos), he looks like a good player. From what I've seen of Williamson he looks exactly as the Dunfermline fans described. Ok going forward not so good defensively. SOD was far better at both aspects even in his early games with us. To my mind we either need to be comfortable that Saunders could play right back in a 4-4-2 or look to recruit a right back that would allow us to play that system. To my mind Saunders is best as one of the two centre halfs in a 4-4-2 so I think we need to get a proper right back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, laukat said: From what I've seen of Williamson he looks exactly as the Dunfermline fans described. Ok going forward not so good defensively. SOD was far better at both aspects even in his early games with us. To my mind we either need to be comfortable that Saunders could play right back in a 4-4-2 or look to recruit a right back that would allow us to play that system. To my mind Saunders is best as one of the two centre halfs in a 4-4-2 so I think we need to get a proper right back. This. Was impressed by Williamson in the clyde game, plenty of stamina, quick of thought getting forward and getting back. However v alloa he was very poor. Positionally poor, wasn't passing inside and getting forward in a wide area to give an added option and was caught for pace tracking back. A poor game all in all, but one poor game doesn't write him off so will reserve judgement, but at this stage he's nothing like SoD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, laukat said: From what I've seen of Williamson he looks exactly as the Dunfermline fans described. Ok going forward not so good defensively. SOD was far better at both aspects even in his early games with us. To my mind we either need to be comfortable that Saunders could play right back in a 4-4-2 or look to recruit a right back that would allow us to play that system. To my mind Saunders is best as one of the two centre halfs in a 4-4-2 so I think we need to get a proper right back. Didn't see this post as I've just posted something very similar on another thread. Tho' I'm happy with Williamson replacing Elliott to a degree, Ryan is a poorer right back than Christie. And, no, my short term memory isn't acting up. On the credit side Williamson's delivery into the box looks very good and maybe just as important he doesn't linger on the ball too often before crossing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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