Tekel Towers » Utd v Raith

Tek · 25/8/2016 6:52 pm

So on Saturday we face Raith Rovers on league business for the first time in 20 seasons.

Rather unreal that we still haven't added reinforcements to the defence or attack this week.In light of our lack of options I'd go with...

Bell

Toshney
Dillon
Durnan
Robson

Murdoch
Flood

Fraser
Smith
VDV

Murray

Subs -

Zwick
Obadeyi
Donaldson
Telfer
Spittal
Brad Smith
Johnson

TheShed · 25/8/2016 7:26 pm

Would still like to see Toshney at CH, prob not gonna happen tho.

Up front it's a really tough choice, cos there's no one good enough.

Would be very surprised to see JJ on the bench after his performance on Tuesday, would have M Smith on the bench ahead of him.

bowers · 26/8/2016 5:41 am

If he gets the player signed up today he may go right in dependant on position?

Would also go with toshney ch spittal rb.

Going to be a hard game proberly hardestbso far this season and theres oittle confidence in our defence and up top!

motherwellarab · 26/8/2016 6:35 pm

Would really like us to play 442 with two proper forwards tomorrow and have a real go at them

Beardy23 · 26/8/2016 6:48 pm

we don't have 2 proper forwards

bowers · 26/8/2016 6:49 pm

motherwellarab wrote:
Would really like us to play 442 with two proper forwards tomorrow and have a real go at them

So would i...Problem being we dont have 2 proper forwards.

Arab_plumber · 26/8/2016 6:52 pm

We dont have even one proper striker, Murray should only be an impact player

Tek · 27/8/2016 3:50 pm

Half Time -

Utd 2 (Flood, Smith) Raith 1

So far, so good.

Tek · 27/8/2016 4:54 pm

Full Time -

Utd 2 Raith 2

1 win out of 4 games.

Not good enough.

SuperMario · 27/8/2016 5:03 pm

1st half- barca
2nd half- York

It's every single week! Not having a defender and big striker has lost us anychace of the league, that's gone! Donaldson has to go, laughable performance again! I said it before and I'll say it again we are a few decent players away from being decent

SuperMario · 27/8/2016 5:04 pm

Craig Thompson aswell, get that cunt to fuck

motherwellarab · 27/8/2016 5:27 pm

Absaloutely embarrassing result especially after been 2-0 ahead hibs will have won title by january

HeggyHandshake · 27/8/2016 5:41 pm

Carbon copy of last week, but we were punished this time as most people predicted. #negative

SuperMario · 27/8/2016 5:43 pm

They've won it already

Mass Debates · 27/8/2016 6:08 pm

Shocker of a second half, Donaldson need to get tae! Even when he makes a cock of it he doesn't even have the intelligence to take responsibility and gives it wasn't my fault attitude. Embarrassing if that was Hibs it would have been 5 or 6 we just stop and let them back into it week in week out

Arab_plumber · 27/8/2016 7:21 pm

A great first 40 minutes which should have seen us put the game to bed,a needless rash foul by the unimpressive again Toshney allowed them back in the game albeit it was a world class finish from the boy.

2nd half was like last week powder puff all over the pitch and yet more calamitous defending which ultimately cost us another 2 points.

Never want to see Donaldson or Murray play for us again they're both fuckin hopeless and watching them is torture.

4 games in 1 win and 7 points off hibs.....all down to penny pinching and not getting our players in early.

Really pissed off tonight

PatReilly · 27/8/2016 7:40 pm

Arab_plumber wrote:
A great first 40 minutes which should have seen us put the game to bed,a needless rash foul by the unimpressive again Toshney allowed them back in the game albeit it was a world class finish from the boy.

2nd half was like last week powder puff all over the pitch and yet more calamitous defending which ultimately cost us another 2 points.

Never want to see Donaldson or Murray play for us again they're both fuckin hopeless and watching them is torture.

4 games in 1 win and 7 points off hibs.....all down to penny pinching and not getting our players in early.

Really pissed off tonight

Agree with a lot of that sentiment, but you're being generous about the first 40: I'd say 30 at a push.

And while the lack of quality in defence and up front is obvious, I wasn't impressed by the midfield, after the first 30 minutes had passed.

We have to get a good few players in this week, or the season will be a wash out.

Billy_Hainey · 27/8/2016 7:51 pm

A point against the league leaders in the Premiership we'd be happy with, but after that 2nd half, phuck me.

Decent 1st half, much poorer the 2nd. If we keep this up, we aint gonna win the league, thats a defo. Play-offs lookin like the best we'll achieve. Far too casual at times.

Donaldson. Apart from a challenge that happened right in front of me, that I still dont know what he got booked for, and a good challenge and clearance in the 2nd half, he was a liability today. Cant be any fairer than that.

Van the Man made some great passes the day, esp. long passes, but he lost the ball in a few 50-50s. Pity he didna get a bettef hit on that attempt 2nd half. Still a wait and see for me.

Murray didna get a lot of the ball during the game. Indeed there was a 10 minute period in the 2nd half when he never touched it. Tope was much the same struggled on his own.

Which brings me to the next point. Where the phuck was a Fraser, the formation on my Mobile and the guys next to me, showed was a 4-4-2 with Fraser upfront with Murray. I know he's no a striker, but he was out of position for most of the game.

Great strike by Willo for his goal. MOTM for me Cammy Smith.

A good lead thrown away. Raith no bad team. No very technical, but good runners and hard tacklers, and never gave up. Both their goals very excellent.

Has to be 1 of the worst performances by a referee. That Hun b@stard Thomson is phuckin useless. He doesna give a dead cert penalty, booking Smith for simulation, then gives a penalty for a soft ane. Booked a number of oor players for phuck-all. Shoukdna be allowed near a futba park. Even the Raith supporters were jeering the chunt. Total chunt.

TheShed · 27/8/2016 8:51 pm

Started well, could have been further ahead, got comfortable, eased off, lost a goal, got nervous and panicky and couldn't recover. It's an all too familiar story.

Replace Donaldson and Murray with 2 half decent players and our teams ok.

Great we're bringing in defenders but a CF should have been the priority, the 2 options we have are nowhere near good enough. Still think Toshney would be better at CH, really not liking him at RB, his stupid foul cost us today. Cammy Bell likes a flap. Only thing Craig Thomson got right was sending Jackson off. If the new Dutch boy is similar to VDV in quality I'll be delighted.

Beharder · 27/8/2016 9:37 pm

plenty of positives today however plenty of negatives. Great start but goals change the momentum of games until Raith scored we were by far the better team. donaldson WTF is he all about, the new dutch CH just has to be an improvment. Craig Thompson WTF is he all about too, the foul he gave against Murray when he chased back in the 2nd was staggering cluelessness. Mckinnon has improved this team we do have a game plan and tactics however we will have to be patient remember the pishness of the team he inherited

SuperMario · 27/8/2016 9:52 pm

Still think we could go up through playoffs, tbh was a bit unrealistic to say we would win the league

Arab_plumber · 27/8/2016 9:55 pm

Ray waited far too long to make changes, we dodged a bullet last week but not today.....he needs to be more proactive

TheShed · 27/8/2016 10:14 pm

Arab_plumber wrote:
Ray waited far too long to make changes, we dodged a bullet last week but not today.....he needs to be more proactive

Agree, but at least he made the right changes. It's just a pity that the 2 coming on Didnt do much either.

Last edited by TheShed (27/8/2016 10:15 pm)

SuperMario · 27/8/2016 10:46 pm

Our squad isn't strong enough for us to make a change and for the player to make a difference! Said it all along spittal is shite, should be near United first team, would rather my mate Matty smith get a game or jj

Tek · 27/8/2016 11:52 pm

SuperMario wrote:
Still think we could go up through playoffs, tbh was a bit unrealistic to say we would win the league

Why?