Wasn't necessarily talking about making a role just for Goodwin, but we've often discussed that it seems no-one on the board is football minded, and it could be Goodwin could be head of football operations, looking after the whole structure. Just looking possibilities whereby if he's unable to continue in his current role, we can see how it goes, or as you say gardening leave and take all the time you need.

Goodwin has an eye for a player, but sometimes can't get the best out of them, or overthinks things, so advising, recruiting there may well be a role, dare I say replace his namesake?

Hope this is all moot of course.

There was a picture on Social Media of the squad out for a meal, which seems to have been taken post game.

It didn't look like Goodwin was in it, but I never looked closely enough to see if any of the coaching staff were.

I just hope he is ok, the picture at training they posted pre-Falkirk was vague I thought, the eye patch at the game was a concern, and if he wasn't taking the team in a bounce game, it perhaps suggests a longer layoff?

It's none of our business and it's a personal matter, so I wouldn't expect updates, he needs to take as much time as he needs to recover, or work out what's happening.

There's a 3 week break after Saturday, so perhaps we might hear something then, or he may well be back in the dugout.

 

Jon Daly looked hopeless until he got his first goal.

We're creating enough chances, now whether Rose or Metsoko are the answer remains to be seen, but they were signed to be the focal point, yet in our last 3 games, they've started on the bench.

Goals breed confidence, yet we're having to play a certain way because we're playing Sapsford through the middle.

Decide which of the two is the best option, the one that's gonna make the best runs/movement and the one that'll get on the end of crosses and give them a run of games.

Maybe one of them comes good, i'd be inclined to go with Rose, he's actually our player.


 

Walton needs to distribute the ball, because the option of going long and the runner moving onto the second ball isn't an option, because we never signed a proper target man.

Also get to fuck with the short place kicks, Walton passes to Forbes, Forbes to Bert, Bert lumps it central and vice versa, ball just comes back.

Keeper should just launch it as far as he can into the channel, which could work if we've picked of of the wide men with pace this week.

LarsErikKjell wrote:

JerryDungle wrote:

LarsErikKjell wrote:

 
6 centre midfielders for 3 positions is perfectly normal. We had no centre midfielders on the bench v Killie, you need depth in there.

Rawlins and Naamo play right back. So we have two for that position. Whether we think they are good or not, the club obviously do.

 
Yep, even with 5, one injury and you’re worrying. 6 gives you great options to change a game from the bench.

I don’t think we’ve ever had a collection of midfielders as technically gifted as the ones we have now. There’s more to football than that, but my god, if we can utilize them properly we’ll be a joy to watch. Whether Goodwin’s the guy to coach that, I have my doubts, but if not, our next manager should be someone that can coach proper technical, attacking football, because I think we have the players to do it.

 

Rumours Yoro is out today. So alongside Agyei being suspended, suddenly we only have 1 player (probably Iqbal today) to come in to replace one of our 3 midfielders (the most tiring position in football). This is why I was so shocked when people were asking "why are we signing more midfielders"

I was one of those people, but it wasn't really about midfield, it was that I felt we could do with strengthening other positions first. 6 for 3 gives us great options if we continue this formation/way of playing but we only need 4 for 2, if we go full Mike Basset. 

Really hoping that Rose or Metsoko take a game/goal and it builds confidence, because there's real potential to be a nice footballing team, but we can't afford to be so wasteful in front of goal as that then puts pressure on a defence that can struggle as well.

As a side note  (and it's a season long thing not today's 90 minutes) but I notice Falkirk in promoting today's game have used Spencer. Guys, we bid what we thought he was worth, it's not a gotcha, and since, we've signed two players who should offer so much more.

VAR never even reviewed it, probably because of the shitty cameras.

The penalty claim they never reviewed either had a nice clear picture though.

Arseholes.

Re the Agyei appeal, there's no way you get a clear picture from the angles we see on the night, now there's now an angle available, where it shows exactly what it was.

He's trying to clear the ball, swipes, misses and catches the Well boy who rolls about like a gymnast, accidentally, due to positioning he probably can't see him and isn't aware he's there.

If the appeal is unsuccessful, then it shows they can't apply common sense, anytime you kick the ball you follow though, a clearance, a shot whatever, your leg has to go somewhere, it's not a tackle, it's not studs up, he's probably slipping as well as he tries to play it.

Much like the Camara v Hearts one, does he lean in, yes, can you see proper contact, no, have they guesses what they think happened, too fucking right.

Compare with the one in the Falkirk / Huns game, boy slides in, wins ball but the follow through is studs right on the shin, accidental, could argue a red, but could easily say it's just momemtum, but a far more severe foul than Manny's.

Looks like a quality addition. Hope that's not our business done though.

3-1 United, Forbes.

Our window shuts Thursday doesn't it?

Cameron is a very talented player, but i just dont like loan deals from the arsecheeks. Also, as above where does he play, who does he replace, and is this position a priority when we're short in other areas?

With Sevelj and Eskesen away, we're a midfielder down.

 

Conway11 wrote:

Been told today that Celtic is his first choice and he has now relayed this to the club....

If the carnival is due at Caird Park, he can get some practice in by shooting fish in a barrel.

Some may disagree but medals won in Scotland with Celtic/Rangers are worth next to fuck all, surely you'd want to test yourself in a better league, or experience another country.

I get that guys born here and brought up in these areas see Rangers/Celtic as the pinnacle, but to me it's up there with your ambition being just to wake up in the morning.

Hope the club stand fast, these cunts have previous for not paying the going rateand bidding to unsettle players, I would rather lose him for nothing in the summer than take a derisory deal.