Rossmcno1 Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 33 minutes ago, Piracy said: I agree. He frustrates me hugely. He has the strength and physique but genuinely don't think he has a lot of natural ability or strong positional sense. There's only so much you can coach a player. You’re spot on. I would add though that it hasn’t helped that in the past 5 years he’s had 4 different managers plus a bunch of injuries. He should have been put out on loan on several occasions but never got to, and finally noone has a full understanding what his best position actually is. I think as well he is a player who very obviously works better with confidence and belief. Two things he seems very short of, and it can’t help that on every forum and social media platform there are folk writing him off and being pretty abusive with it. Case in point is the .net thread(yeh I know) about tonight’s game. He scores, and subsequent bunch of posts is about how poor he is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_no_1 Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 Yeah with one absolute arse making comparisons with lynebank hospital patients. I really cannot stand some of our so called fans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, Tartan Army Par said: things could turn a bit sour if we are not getting results playing the way we did last year. That will happen regardless of how we play, win games and fans will be happy, don't and they won't, it's not a complicated formula. Now how we go about that is what mcpake is paid to do, and something needs to change from last season as I can't see another 6th place being accepted, there is some personal changes happening but not that dramatic, so likely something also needs changed with how the team is set up too but that shouldn't be based on some undefined concept of what is and what is not exciting to watch, it should purely be based on getting the best out the players so we score more goals than our opponents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superally Posted July 2 Author Report Share Posted July 2 12 minutes ago, da_no_1 said: Yeah with one absolute arse making comparisons with lynebank hospital patients. I really cannot stand some of our so called fans. Disgusted by that statement on .net, I'm sure Brian and their Admin will deal with it. If anyone makes a similar statement on here, It will be removed and the person banned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superally Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 Any word on the trialists from last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelty_par Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 35 minutes ago, Superally said: Any word on the trialists from last night? Mcpake said after the game decisions will need to be made soon on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al k Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 24 minutes ago, Superally said: Any word on the trialists from last night? One was Josh Cooper(?) that played for Stirling Albion last year. The keeper was someone with a 2nd name of Bellagambi (?) Was what I saw on twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymie Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 More to the point, were they any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguinePar Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 11 minutes ago, Al k said: The keeper was someone with a 2nd name of Bellagambi This guy probably? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giosue_Bellagambi?wprov=sfla1 Plays for Huddersfield for now. He'd almost certainly become the first Italian-Ugandan to play for the Pars! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguinePar Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Re McCann, I think what he needs above all, and what he's lacked for the majority of his Pars career, is decent service into the box. Get proper wingers playing and swing crosses in and he'll usually either be on the end of them or at least in the near vicinity to fight for any scraps. I don't think the system we play suits him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymie Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 I'd agree with that. For me, he's an old-fashioned, bustling type of CF, who does his best work when attacking the ball and putting defenders under pressure. Get balls whipped in and he will get on the end of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguinePar Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 3 minutes ago, Raymie said: I'd agree with that. For me, he's an old-fashioned, bustling type of CF, who does his best work when attacking the ball and putting defenders under pressure. Get balls whipped in and he will get on the end of them. Which is why we need KRH on the right of a midfield 4 or 5 and not wasted as a WB. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secure Par Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 With the way Bert Paton set his team up McCann would be scoring regularly. Big Ivo and Petrie crossing them in…bring back those days! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saline hill puma Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 McCann isn't good enough to play as a winger and he isn't a striker imo. He cant time a jump so is pretty useless when the ball is crossed in (has he ever scored a headed goal for us? I cant think of any) and his general finishing is poor. He has power and pace but he has never really developed as a footballer and his decision making lets him down quite often in crucial areas. You see glimpses of what he can do that give you hope that he will finally kick on as a player(like the goal v Rovers in the cup) but then he just reverts to being just a big unit who works hard. He has never performed well over a consistent period, cant keep saying he has potential forever. I think this will probably be his last season with us unless he puts in some good performances over 15/20 games rather than 3/4 games over a season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Army Par Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 (edited) 9 minutes ago, SanguinePar said: Which is why we need KRH on the right of a midfield 4 or 5 and not wasted as a WB. Agree. KRH is under utilised. Get him wide right and 20 yards further up the pitch. He has a good cross on him and is a nightmare for left backs. Edited July 3 by Tartan Army Par 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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