I agree about the play offs, can't see us wining one. We generally dont play well on big occasions, going all the way back to cup finals in 80s. Plus the scheduling is heavily favored towards the 11th team in top league.

If we can get enough wins to get automatic promotion, the team need massive improvement.

McMann and Grimshaw give 100% effort and get the basics of defending right, but they are so awkward on the ball going forwards, it's like a foreign object to them.

Docherty injuries just keep happening, how many games has he actually played for us compared to being unavailable?

Up front, it's hard to see who can step up a level for us. Possibly Kai who is young and improving. Watt and Moult, their finishing was poor tonight, apart from the goal. 

 

I thought Ross Graham had a strong game. He basically scored our goal and hardly put a foot wrong. Thought he looked to play forward whenever it was on. For a left-footed player, his right foot is strong and he will use his right foot 100% of the time when it's a right-footed ball that needs played. The same can't be said for numerous others in the team. McMann is solid enough at the back and is decent when he gets forward. I'd have had Freeman in at RB for the last game, and saw nothing tonight to change my opinion. Grimshaw in possession is a bomb scare.

Wotherspoon was our most creative midfielder. Sibbald was poor by his standards. Middleton and Kai were given the ball in good positions countless times, and rarely got a quality ball into the box. Moult was anonymous. Watt slows the game down too much.

Greive puts the work in but I've yet to see the quality we need from him.

Pass marks - Walton, Graham, McMann, Wotherspoon, Mochrie.

And despite all of that. we still outplayed Raith for over an hour of the game and created several really good chances. Poor finishing and their keeper playing a blinder again cost us.

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Tek wrote:

dufc2019 wrote:

i'd take Docherty out of that starting line-up, Crocked again apparently

Fucking unbelievable 🤦🏻

 
As far as I can see this is some random rumour that hasn't been confirmed by anyone as yet. We wait and see I suppose.

Shouldn't doubt Dufc2019.

The boys info is always correct.
 

Tek wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Tek wrote:

Fucking unbelievable 🤦🏻

 
As far as I can see this is some random rumour that hasn't been confirmed by anyone as yet. We wait and see I suppose.

Shouldn't doubt Dufc2019.

The boys info is always correct.
 

 
He said apparently, so I thought he'd only read the same thing I had which was not very reliable.

For many it seems it's only the result that matters.
I watched one of the worst Utd performances in living memory at Inverness but a late winner had the team cheered of the park.
Last night we played a lot better , Wotherspoon in particular but a late winner at the other end has the team booed of the park.

RogerTheAlien wrote:

Stillliving wrote:

For many it seems it's only the result that matters.
I watched one of the worst Utd performances in living memory at Inverness but a late winner had the team cheered of the park.
Last night we played a lot better , Wotherspoon in particular but a late winner at the other end has the team booed of the park.

 
Watt and Moult missed 7 chances between them. Goodwin’s subs lost us the game. We conceded an 88th minute winner to Raith rovers despite having the whole half in control. Our big players went missing again.

They got what they deserved at the end, fuck all and booed off.

 
So if Goodwin hadn't taken off a tiring Moult & Wotherspoon Brown wouldn't have scored his 1/100 winner?

Stillliving wrote:

For many it seems it's only the result that matters.
I watched one of the worst Utd performances in living memory at Inverness but a late winner had the team cheered of the park.
Last night we played a lot better , Wotherspoon in particular but a late winner at the other end has the team booed of the park.

This! Fans are unbelievable fickle, makes me chuckle

Fir once, was gled Eh was at the gehm rather than suffering some of the gloating there was on the TV efter the gehm. Heard Goodwin didna even dae an interview? Is that right?

Raiths 1st goal was AFFSIDE. It was right in front oe me. That Rudden-pus was a yaird aff when the boy put the ba in. Eh looked to the left and the lino wasna even in-line we the back line !! Listening fir Robertsons whistle, and ah we heard was they chunts celebrating. Shit luck and shit-shockin officials. Phucking livid.

Loadsa fowk thought that Graham scored the equaliser, but fae whar Eh was, ye could see the ba jist scuffing aff Moults haed.

They went into a huge dip efter we equalised, and we didna take advantage oe it. We bossed maest oe the gehm, but we seemed happy to play fir a drah.

Trust it to be a chunt called Scott Broon to pull that goal oot oe a hat. Bit a shit luck, nae doot, but......

We had over a dozen attempts, oor finishing let us doon. Took us 40 mins to score, and in 95 mins, we only managed to score jist the once. Thats no League winning.

Their subs cheenged the gehm, but oors never. WTF did he tak Wotherspoon aff fir ?.

Still too much pissin aboot alang the back. Graham and Holt slowing the gehm doon. Canna remember Raith passin the ba back to their keeper once.
(but feel free to correct me if Ehm wrang, Eh just canna be phucked annoyed looking thru the recording)

In a contest between Dundee United and Raith phuckin Rovers, thirs only 1 team that should come oot on tap, and it's no they Fife whoors.

MOTM for me Fothery.

CCX2 2010 wrote:

Thankfully I am not the only one, I have huge sympathy and also a wee bit of respect for Goodwin. The guy just won't win with some fans who either have extremely short memories or were watching the games with their eyes shut last season.

If you are looking for someone to blame for last season, blame one man, Mark Ogren. That's it he the buck stops with him. Goodwin took over one of the most lop sided squads ever assembled who were overpaid and lacked the basic fundamentals to survive. It couldn't have been a surprise to anyone paying attention that Mulgrew, Edwards,Birighitti etc lost the last five games, it can't have been, there wasn't a fuckin fighter in the squad. They were a team full of shitebags and when it came down to a scrap their were found out.

As Stillliving says we will play a lot worse and win.

Those calling for the manager to go need to give their heed a wobble.

 
Yeah he replaced the shitebags with what looks like more shitebags!
Don’t know how you can motivate players if they can’t be up for a full house top of the league clash and if that was them motivated then we are in a worse state then I thought

Everyone who has played a part in taking 2 points from 9 against our only rivals and let down the fans who have have spent there hard earned money to turn up and support them.
Can I remove the goalkeeper from the above as I don’t blame him

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SlatefordArab wrote:

Frustrating as hell -their 1st is offside, we created enough chances to win the game comfortably then get hit with that wonder goal.  Thought we actually played some really good football last night but once again failed to take our chances.

 
I think that sums up last night well.
Not a performance to start calling for the managers head , calling players shitebags or worse still calling for Freeman to play.

Stillliving wrote:

SlatefordArab wrote:

Frustrating as hell -their 1st is offside, we created enough chances to win the game comfortably then get hit with that wonder goal.  Thought we actually played some really good football last night but once again failed to take our chances.

 
I think that sums up last night well.
Not a performance to start calling for the managers head , calling players shitebags or worse still calling for Freeman to play.

Knew wouldn’t take long for stillliving to start his hate campaign against freeman. Can’t believe boy not play in ages & he still find away keep hate campaign going. That’s so called fan