I think we'll end up comfortably 8th or even 7th which would be excellent. A lot of people are saying we'll open up a bit more once we are statistically safe. Will we though? To be fair, up until the Killie game we were quite attractive to watch.

The issue I have is what then? Will it be the same next season?  Another season of grim, safety first football until we stay up again? Fuck that, it's supposed to be entertainment that we are paying for not a war of attrition.

If MM thinks he needs more of his own players in to progress will the budget be there for that? Covid may have curtailed teams like us and their ambitions for the next few years to come.

The Irish season is summer football so it could be finished now.

Tek wrote:

First league game in 2 weeks (and a 2 week break after this too). So a chance for the players to knock their pan in and then enjoy another period of rest and recovery.

Seems like a big game that we really should be looking to register a win. 

Will Logan Chalmers be back? Hopefully. He certainly is a player who offers us a 'spark'.

What team would you chaps like to see? Mine would be (injury permitting).

......................Siegrest......................
Smith....Edwards...Reynolds..Robson
McMullan...Butcher...Harkes...Sporle
..............Shankland..Clark........

Subs - Mehmet, McNulty, Power, Fuchs
Connolly, Bolton, Pawlett, Appere, Neilson

I'd go for that team but with Fuchs in for Harkes and McNulty in for Clark.
 

Wee bit frustrated we never won that comfortably.

Hoti is self-isolating due to being a close contact with another Forfar player who later ended up being diagnosed with COVID. Nobodys fault. Seemingly ok to come back this week though.

RRDH wrote:

whole situation is a fucking disgrace.  Destroying all meaningful life for what equates to sunk cost when its all said and done.  Now enveloping my fucking club.

Dont know how folk will wash off the shame when its all said and done.  Or do people take time to reflect anymore.  Society of self absorbed motherfuckers plugging our suggestable minds into social media none fucking stop.

Is there anything those of us overseas can do? is there a fund going or what?

 
Join the Democrats.

Based on what we have available I'd like:

Benji

Smith
Edwards/Connolly (not fussed either way)
Reynolds
Robson

Bolton (needs to start showing something)
Harkes (ditto)
Powers
McMullan

McNulty
Shankland

Fuchs to hopefully get off the bench 2nd half and score a screamer 

bowers wrote:

lifesanocean wrote:

bowers wrote:

very disappointing under the circumstances that the club have still not released any sort of statement from Ogren or Asghar via the official website and social media platforms!

Ogrens statement on the tully website last night should have been released on the official site before there.
 

I know the club and fans have got more important things to worry about just now but there was a supporters liaison group over 2 weeks ago now and there are still no minutes or even an overview of what was said from either the club or the Foundation (despite both promising over a week ago that something would be put out) or any other fans group present as far as I am aware. Anecdotally, I heard that the main topic of conversation in a 2.5 hour meeting was the clubs dreadful communication.

It is beyond parody.

 


The federation sent an email out to all member clubs on the 21st October with details of meeting.

Fans united also released info to members on their facebook page 5 days ago.

A lot of things were discussed and i wouldn't say the main topic was the dreadful comma however it was discussed.

Nowt from the Foundation.
 

Now here's a question:
When limited numbers of fans are allowed back would season ticket holders accept 500 walk-ups going instead of them to provide much-needed revenue for the club?

Shankland will end up at Hearts

With Dundee being placed into Tier 3 restrictions I doubt we'll see fans back at Tannadice for a while yet.
Pity too, because I'm itching to give the hopeless bastards on the park and in the dugout absolute dogs abuse if we continue to suffer shite like last Saturday.

Ryan Edwards is no better than him anyway. Big Rachid Bouhenna would be miles better too due to being able to play out from the back.

Thing is, points wise we are not that badly off.

11 points with one game of this round left is far from disastrous. If we can repeat that in each of the next two rounds of games then 33 points going into the split and even 5 points should keep us up comfortably. Even as recently as 3-4 weeks ago against St Mirren and the first half against Hamilton we looked like we'd have more than enough about us to achieve this.

The worry is that if we continue to drop off performance wise like the last 3 weeks then we'll be sucked right in to a relegation fight which we don't look up for. Mickey Mellon's interviews and body language have been horrendous recently too which can't be helping anyone.

What do we need?

1. A settled defence. A back four (imho) that we stick with for a number of games. Until Mellon needlessly decided to change to a 3 against Hamilton we looked ok with Edwards and Reynolds. Edwards is limited but is clearly better in a back four as the right cb. I always feel better with Reynolds as a natural left footer in there. Personally, I'd try Butcher and Reynolds though. So:
Smith-?-Reynolds-Robson

2. Getting someone in midfield who can dictate play and shows for the ball from the defence. Hopefully Fuchs does this. I'd like to see Powers in there too. I strongly suspect if Robbie Neilson was still in charge Powers would have played most games. Butcher doesn't look like he wants the ball and Mellon seems to want to push Harkes further up the park which is having no effect other than leaving us really exposed when play breaks down.

3. Working on crossing in training. I have NEVER seen a football team put in so few crosses as we do despite having a striker who is the best at finding space in the box between defenders and finishing in Scotland. When we do cross it, it is woeful. Having McNulty there will only exacerbate this problem since he is basically Shankland MK2. Bolton, McMullan, Chalmers and Sporle. Which two play needs to be dictated by which ones ca