Par_fect Posted November 1, 2022 Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 I think there are a few things for the manager to think about, 3 or 4 at the back 1 or 2 up top ? We cant afford to have a bad opening 45 mins again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saline hill puma Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Hopefully we can get a win, always good to beat the mutant cunts. Sadly wont make the game due to trains being off but hopefully get a stream online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roy Barry Fan Club Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 I'd go with the team that started the second half at East End Park on Saturday. That means a back 4 with Hamilton on from the start as the defensive midfielder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piracy Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 10 hours ago, the saline hill puma said: Hopefully we can get a win, always good to beat the mutant cunts. Sadly wont make the game due to trains being off but hopefully get a stream online Get a bus or a lift ya kop out 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Riva Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 It's practically impossible to call this game. It could go either way, so perhaps another draw is the most likely result. Statistically, draws are less likely than home or away wins, however. It may come down to McPake's team selection and tactics on the day. Like other posters on this thread, I'd like to see us play with a back 4 and Hamilton in front of them. That should make us hard to beat and provide a platform to possibly win the game. 3pts would be a massive but not impossible result, as Kelty recently showed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livipar2 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 My concern is our wafer thin squad which gives little scope for changes off the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buspasspar Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 I'm more worried about this game than I was the Montrose one and we know what happened up there I think we can win against Falkirk but if offered a draw I would take it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosythpar Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 This quarter was always going to be tough away from home,I would be happy enough with a draw. Spoke to O'Hara at full time on Saturday and said it will be December he will be back but he still had the moon boot on. Let's hope we dont add anymore players to the injury list. Hopefully able to bring a few players in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digs Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, livipar2 said: My concern is our wafer thin squad which gives little scope for changes off the bench. Not sure that can be backed up. I agree the squad is light, and we need more in, in January, but he is able to make changes to the set up and formation in order to change a game with the players he has. He’s done it in multiple games this season and one of those was the last Falkirk game where we went from chasing the ball for 45 mins to dominating the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastendtales Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 The addition of Mahon and the lad from Sevco gives us options that we previously didn't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosythpar Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 I dont think McPake is that keen on bringing the boy we have on loan from Rangers on the park. He did seem a bit lightweight vs Peterhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digs Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, rosythpar said: I dont think McPake is that keen on bringing the boy we have on loan from Rangers on the park. He did seem a bit lightweight vs Peterhead. It does seem strange that neither have gotten much game time, but other than Montrose, the team has been OK going forward. I'm not sure their parent clubs would see much benefit in them being here if they aren't going to play either. They do give us options but only thing I can think of is that he has felt that bringing them on in the games they haven't played wasn't the correct thing to do tactically, or they weren't the change that was needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livipar2 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Digs said: Not sure that can be backed up. I agree the squad is light, and we need more in, in January, but he is able to make changes to the set up and formation in order to change a game with the players he has. He’s done it in multiple games this season and one of those was the last Falkirk game where we went from chasing the ball for 45 mins to dominating the second half. True it’s testimony to how a good McPake manager McPake has been so far that he has been able to change formations etc with so few options. My point is if we have 2 injuries he has barely any options off the bench. Look at Montrose away - they made 5 subs while we could only make 2. Montrose subs impacted the game big time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digs Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 53 minutes ago, livipar2 said: True it’s testimony to how a good McPake manager McPake has been so far that he has been able to change formations etc with so few options. My point is if we have 2 injuries he has barely any options off the bench. Look at Montrose away - they made 5 subs while we could only make 2. Montrose subs impacted the game big time. I think that's more relative to the bigger question about the size of the squad in general rather than being able to make changes though, which was the original point. At the moment, he's got a strong starting 11, with options within that, with a good three subs he can bring on. We've also got O'Hara and Allen injured atm, so hopefully we can ride it out until January before the suspensions and any more injuries start to kick in, and at least one of those back by then. We'd need to be exceptionally unlucky to have more than one player go off injured in a game though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo1885 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Digs said: I think that's more relative to the bigger question about the size of the squad in general rather than being able to make changes though, which was the original point. At the moment, he's got a strong starting 11, with options within that, with a good three subs he can bring on. We've also got O'Hara and Allen injured atm, so hopefully we can ride it out until January before the suspensions and any more injuries start to kick in, and at least one of those back by then. We'd need to be exceptionally unlucky to have more than one player go off injured in a game though. McCann's out injured too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.