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lady-isobel-barnett

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  1. Agree with this. Further to that if VAR was in place for games like last night's they'd be finishing up at a ridiculous time. Don't the SPFL realise we've got pubs to go to? As for the game itself who knows how it could've panned out if correct decisions were made. Yes, with the momentum in our favour we just could have gone on to win or draw the game. But it would have been papering over the cracks. For us to win a game we appear to need to be on the front foot for much too long. So even if we were 2-0 up we'd still have had to keep on that front foot for much of the game. And that's asking too much. When we're not doing so our game management is woeful. We lose the ball too easily. We struggle to regain it with great difficulty. Whatever the opposite of "killing a game" is, it applies to us. Dunfermline on the other hand protected their lead well by having the bulk of possession and thus limiting our chances of getting anything out of the game.
  2. Mitchell was genuinely injured but there might be substance in what you're saying. Surprised Stewart has got the nod ahead of him. Let's just hope it's for ability reasons
  3. As I understand it there was one player we would have offered an acceptable renewal contract to, who would likely have stayed. Missed out as our re-financing only came thru a day or so too late. McCall is perhaps partly correct but he's coming across more like an agent than a manager.
  4. Thanks for the heads-up. Here was I assuming it was just beer and sandwiches on offer.
  5. I think the fact O'Reilly got a run out at Inverness will swing things. Besides Muirhead wouldn't exactly be dropped as such given he's carrying a couple of injuries. Assuming Stewart is an emergency back up then if Sneddon is dropped it'll be likely Mitchell will be in goals. Mitchell may only now be fully fit to start. I think Doolan, even if against his ways, may well have made the change in goals before now.
  6. At least it'll offer some light relief from the tranche warfare over on yon other thread.
  7. Was thinking the same. Kinda pricey. Also think it strange that ST holders continue to be effectively charged extra.
  8. It's even put me off beer and sandwiches. Well, maybe not the beer.
  9. Be careful what you wish for. I doubt we're going to win the league so the best we can hope for is to be involved in another play off final on May 26th! Kinda hard to make signings etc when you don't even know what division you'r gonna be in.
  10. Thanks p the d. Much appreciated.๐Ÿ‘ Obviously getting his first start was a big step up for McBeth. Hopefully he's a quick learner as I strongly believe both plugging that midfield gap and building from centre mid will be crucial if we are to improve.
  11. Not a bad result re cementing our place in 3rd but obviously Raith are the real winners this weekend. After losing from a two goal lead last week it's nice to see us at least nearly redress the balance. Couldn't make it today so I'll be interested to hear proper opinion from those who made the trip.
  12. Much as I detest the SPFL I understand the reasoning behind the play off formula. We came 4th in a league of only 10 clubs and 4th is nearer to mid table than being runners up. So imo the play offs have to be designed to make it hardest for the 3rd & 4th clubs to win thru. More to the point the club finishing 11th in the top tier will have played 38 games against 36 matches in the 2nd tier. The 2nd v 3rd/4th fixtures balance the books so to speak assuming the 2nd placed club wins thru. Put another way if the play offs didn't exist I don't believe any Jags supporter could claim that finishing 4th in a league of 10 is worthy of promotion. The fault lies in having such stupid wee leagues in the first place that in turn have given birth to such a convoluted play off structure. Where we can feel rightfully miffed with last seasons play offs is by reaching the play off final we were hamstrung regarding the signing (re-signing) of players. Other clubs were weeks ahead of us. We were severely disadvantaged ironically due to the good football we played during the play offs. Now that is unfair.
  13. Spot on. I think we're level with Raith re points against the seven teams below us. Prior tonight a mini league of us, Raith & Dundee Utd would read Raith 8pts, United 7pts, Us 1 pt.
  14. I do agree with you. James is no longer a teenager so probably past the "bulking up" stage we often see with players in their late teens. More as a generalisation it is not unusual for a player whose footballing ability is not in question to fail on loan at a lower league side then go on to be successful with his parent club. Most often it's a case of being bullied off the ball playing for the former and being protected at the latter. Kinda like a ball player with zero pace being successful as the players round him more than compensate. Like Ross Forbes in our promotion season. Point I'm making is it's not just the level we send our youngsters out to. Gotta take into consideration how they'll fit into the team they're farmed out to*. * edited to that I don't think that's always been the case with us.
  15. Fairly sure you're on the right track. We're lightweight in midfield (certainly defensively), so every substitution in midfield will require the oncoming player to attempt to provide some sort of defensive work. James is probably the least equipped in that department so misses out. Perhaps if East Fife are relatively sound in defence this move will work out. Conversely if they're too delicate an outfit James could be the type of midfielder to be sacrificed. Hopefully that isn't going to be the case.
  16. Is that me getting my just des(s)erts?
  17. Proof in the pudding but if James gets regular starting at Methil as opposed to a handful of cameo roles with us then this is a reasonable move. Problem being that regular games with East Fife won't secure a regular start for us next season.
  18. I've no idea how they survive. They appear to live under constant boardroom turmoil, defending lawsuits etc. Things that would make our recent behind the scenes shenanigans look like a minor tiff. They're probably only the fifth best supported club in their catchment area, so in some ways you have to admire how they can so often punch above their weight. Personally I dislike just about everything connected to Livingston FC but that may be highlighting my own prejudices.
  19. Correct. They backed Pastor Jack Glass on a few of his better known numbers.
  20. Felt yesterday was a kinda Dingwall Revisited Lite. Also showed up our major frailties so evident this season. I never felt that confident at 2-0. Once again we were forced onto the back foot (ten outfield players behind the ball) with next to no defence in midfield. Find it hard to blame the players for not being able to do something they're not equipped to do. Even so there is fault. Only Bannigan appeared to win some of the second balls and the players further up the pitch gave the ball away too cheaply. Trying to see a game out for 30 minutes with a two goal lead shouldn't be beyond us. Where it becomes a difficult task is when you cede possession too easily, spending maybe 80% of that half hour without the ball. Even at relatively simple things like throw ins we constantly lose possession within a couple of touches. On a positive we may just be over our late capitulation woes. Our two cup tied players could well see to that. McBeth has looked capable of both ball winning and distribution from deep midfield. O'Reilly could add extra insurance, both in strengthening the defence and allowing another defender (probably Neilson) to step into midfield if McBeth not up to it or unavailable. Fingers truly crossed on that. In my mind it's not so much us being in the play offs. More being able to compete in the physicality side of things to win thru. Yesterday sadly highlighted that deficiency but hopefully we've got the cure.
  21. Notwithstanding we've beaten County plus Morton saw off Motherwell, I worry a wee bit about pace and physicality of top tier teams. Put another way we're not exactly blessed with either of these two qualities. Sense we can outplay Livingston without too much difficulty. Just fear that we might struggle to do so for long enough to win thru.
  22. It's a bit unfair when a player is fouled and has to go off for treatment whilst the offending team remain with eleven on the pitch. Think sin bins are totally impractical at professional/spectator level but I wouldn't necessarily be against an offending player withdrawal to redress this one situation. Even at that I admit to not thinking the idea thru so maybe that's either impractical or open to abuse?
  23. A black card.......would at least complete the set in Thistle colours.
  24. That would be interesting. See if he could better Big Dunc's 1 win in 18 games.
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