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| St Johnstone, Away; Saturday 17th May, 3pm | |
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| Setenza | May 19 2014, 10:02 AM Post #61 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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Maybe part of our problem was we didn't really have much of a formation. I thought Armstrong was mostly in the middle, with Dow supporting Ciftci from the right. I did have a fairly poor view low down though, so hard to tell. The lack of full back attack was noticeable though. I think a lot of teams know our style of play, so we do need to work hard to adapt, but that's football. You'd almost think that St Johnstone were better than us, until you look at the league table. |
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| reekie | May 19 2014, 10:38 AM Post #62 |
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lum raker
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A thoughtful take on United from Richard Wilson. |
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| IainArab72 | May 19 2014, 12:08 PM Post #63 |
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Craig Brewster
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St Johnstone wanted to win the Cup more than we did, in my opinion. We have better players than them but some of our attackers (Armstrong - who was very, very poor - and GMS) just didn't turn up. Ciftci was good as was Robertson but I can't think of anyone who played to their absolute potential. Cierzniak has been poor this calendar year and was all at sea for the first and could/should?? have been stronger for the 2nd. We need a new keeper. We were unlucky when we hit the post and bar as well as Ciftci's shot which was close. Graham? Well........ Great support let down. Also, the pillars in the North Stand obstruct our view of the pitch Why, when this stand is only 20 years old and needs pillars? Great view from the top tier but view hindered by pillars. Hopefully we will learn from the mistakes - management and players. |
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| Naebody | May 19 2014, 01:26 PM Post #64 |
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Twat
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Hm.
Firstly, it wasn't the usual trio behind Ciftci. Dow was playing second striker ahead of a flat four, and had plenty of impact -- including with the post. Oh wait ...
So Dow was both effective and ineffective. As Cob noted earlier, a lot of hacks want to write a dramatic narrative rather than a match report. That's certainly the case with Richard Wilson's analysis but unfortunately ... well .... I don't believe it. |
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| Setenza | May 19 2014, 01:30 PM Post #65 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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I'm not sure we'll get a better keeper really. He is a good shot stopper and showed that during the game. His kicking and distribution can be a bit poor, and crossed are hit and miss. But I'm not sure outside celtic, there's a keeper who's a big upgrade. Like any keeper, I think a good defence in front of him would help greatly. And while we have him, and McCallum, and McGovern who just extended his contract, I can't see us bringing in another one. |
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| vvhatsthatonyourback | May 19 2014, 03:36 PM Post #66 |
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wild eyed
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Saturday aside, I'm happy with Cheezy and the younthful backup. No goalkeeper changes required fro me. |
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| Micky | May 19 2014, 04:38 PM Post #67 |
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Gordon Chisholm
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The Jambo keeper was just released, wasn't he? He's alright. |
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| reekie | May 19 2014, 08:54 PM Post #68 |
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lum raker
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Um, it wasn't a match report, it was an opinion piece, I guess. And I see no massive contradiction in saying that, although one of our relatively more effective players, Dow was part of an attack that had little impact. I liked his piece. So there. ETA - props for the Meldrew reference. Edited by reekie, May 19 2014, 08:55 PM.
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| TheDean | May 19 2014, 08:56 PM Post #69 |
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ALLEGEDLY CALICO
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The trouble is that Rado will now be targeted at corner and free kicks and his confidence is threadbare, albeit self inflicted. come back Nicky weaver |
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| Naebody | May 19 2014, 09:19 PM Post #70 |
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Twat
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Wasn't Weaver in goal when we lost 7-1 at Ibrox? Seem to remember him flogging one against Aberdeen too. Anyway. Perhaps, if Saturday encourages Rado to stay on his line a bit more, the problem solves itself. Guess so. Was just a bit weary to see the criticism of Dow, who couldn't really have played much better in the first 45. But, as they say, opinions are like arseholes: UKIP is full of them. |
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| Skeletor | May 21 2014, 01:41 AM Post #71 |
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Most likely to be Ann Widdecombe
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This was the first game I can remember since the AEK match where I've given Sean Dillon pass marks. Infact, more than that, I was happy with his performance. I thought you all should know that. As you were. |
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| vvhatsthatonyourback | May 21 2014, 06:44 AM Post #72 |
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wild eyed
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This is by far the most delighted I have been to see you had updated a thread, Skel. I thought you were dead. Like, real life dead. Glad to see I was wrong. I thought you should know that. As you were. |
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