Dick Dastardly Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Never started one of these before, but I feel duty bound to set the thread off in the right perspective This is a so called must win game. We know what happens. We are at home. We know what happens. We are against a part-time side. We know what happens. We are on a run of 3 games unbeaten. We know what happens. Only one possible outcome and we are going to rely on a favour from Ayr on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Nothing less than 3 points are required by us. It has to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, sandy said: Nothing less than 3 points are required by us. It has to happen. Indeed Sandy. We have to start winning NOW. Any later and we will do well to survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Other punters' "must wins" are usually "my cannae get defeateds". Probably still the case this weekend but I do admit time is hardly on our side. Anyone who thinks we won't have to seriously up our game from last night is either deluded or considerably optimistic. If Alloa were to play for a draw they will certainly go about it far more professionally than the Pars did. Whatever, if we try to clug, punt and muscle our way to victory we'll lose out. Play nearer 90 mins like we did for most of the first half last night then we've every chance of 3 points. Clearly we've not taken our chances in the last three games, so there's no real reason to believe we won't require to create a good handful of opportunities on Saturday. I think we have to stay with the same formation and personnel but somehow we have to turn that into a positive. That's not that easy, but playing the ball on the ground more than that system usually dictates will be near essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 This is a must win game. 2 League victories at home all season, the last one being against Morton in November. Our last league win Morton away 28th December. 5Points from 8 games, since January. Yes we have been playing better over the past couple of games. Although we have not overly worked any of the opposition goalies. We need to be more ruthless with any chances we create, including penalties. I would start with the same XI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 I'm impressed folks. Six posts in, and nobody's called this a veritable six-pointer yet...........................oh shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniesland Jag Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 By our poor standards we seem to be playing better... so , IMHO we will either scud Alloa 4-0 or bumble through 90 mins to another frustrating draw . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Anniesland Jag said: By our poor standards we seem to be playing better... so , IMHO we will either scud Alloa 4-0 or bumble through 90 mins to another frustrating draw . What will you give up for a 4-0 scudding AJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniesland Jag Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: What will you give up for a 4-0 scudding AJ? Working on it ...maybe Haggis supper ...but certainly not Curly Wurlies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Anniesland Jag said: Working on it ...maybe Haggis supper ...but certainly not Curly Wurlies There you go with your Curly Wurlies. Yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsca Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Other punters' "must wins" are usually "my cannae get defeateds". Probably still the case this weekend but I do admit time is hardly on our side. Anyone who thinks we won't have to seriously up our game from last night is either deluded or considerably optimistic. If Alloa were to play for a draw they will certainly go about it far more professionally than the Pars did. Whatever, if we try to clug, punt and muscle our way to victory we'll lose out. Play nearer 90 mins like we did for most of the first half last night then we've every chance of 3 points Clearly we've not taken our chances in the last three games, so there's no real reason to believe we won't require to create a good handful of opportunities on Saturday. I think we have to stay with the same formation and personnel but somehow we have to turn that into a positive. That's not that easy, but playing the ball on the ground more than that system usually dictates will be near essential. Totally agree. Same personnel and formation please just a bit more variety in our application. By all means test their defence with some long balls but not every time. Try and keep switched on all the time- an example was a Gordons run in behind straight from a throw -in early in last night game. an example of not doing so was the goal we conceded. t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniesland Jag Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Garscube Road End said: There you go with your Curly Wurlies. Yuck! I blame it my formative years in Linthouse ....surprised I escaped with enough teeth tae chomp the Wurly....but there you go..Lady Luck and all that . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Alloa will not lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 hours ago, JeanieD said: Alloa will not lose. So. You are saying we won't win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancipital Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 One for the stattos, if this game finishes 1-1: Since the leagues went to 4 meetings a season have we ever a) drawn all 4 games with the same team in a season, and b) had the same score in all 4 games vs a team in a season I think we drew all 3 with Killie in the top 6 season (which seems about 27 years ago now) but didn't play them a 4th time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 I think he we had a 2-1 win and three 1-1 draws vs Falkirk last year. I remember a good few years back we kept getting pumped 4-0 off St J, might have been 3 times in one season again in the first division? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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