Tekel Towers » Dundee United V's Partick Thistle

Tek · 07/12/2015 11:05 pm

We have to win his..HAVE too,A real '6 pointer'.

Durnan,Spittal and Dillon dropped for me and Demel,Morris and Erskine IN.

..............Szromnik............
McGowan......Morris.........Gunning......Dixon
Demel.....Pongolle...Fraser...Rankin...Erskine
...........................McKay.........................

Subs -

Zwick
Dillon
Spittal
Durnan
Telfer
Souttar
Connolly

Waffelz · 07/12/2015 11:50 pm

Front four of McKay, PONGOLLE, Fraser and Spittal please. Erskine isn't fit.

Anyone for Dillon and Durnan

PatReilly · 08/12/2015 12:14 am

..............Zwick............(or Kawashima if possible)
McGowan......Morris.........Gunning......Dixon
Demel.....Pongolle...Souttar...Rankin...Spittal
...........................McKay.....................

Arab_plumber · 08/12/2015 12:30 am

This is an absolutely massive game on Saturday and the team/manager will be under immense pressure to get the much needed win.

Sickening that the new goalie will still not be here and it's fair to say I am shitting this game with that flapper still in between the sticks.

Partick head here with a healthy points advantage over us so naturally they will come to spoil and counter us, we must start fast and score early.
0-0 at HT will leave us pressing big time 2nd half and open to the usual sucker punch.

Trying not to think of the ramifications of a defeat

SuperMario · 08/12/2015 1:16 am

Szromnik/zwick

McGowan Morris (if fit) Dillon gunning Dixon
Demel souttar rankin
Pongolle McKay

Surely to fuck demel will be slightly fit! Would rather have a half fit Morris than durnan! Hopefully Kawashima will be signed in time but I'm very much doubtful

bowers · 08/12/2015 7:15 am

Demel not fit yet either so wouldnt throw him in.

Durnan and dillon dropped donaldson in play more attacking we need to win

Got hospo with aload of others so hope i get aff this place in time

TheShed · 08/12/2015 8:01 am

Pretty sure the formation won't change, let's face it if it didn't change when playing 10 for 65 minutes, it's not changing on Sat. If Demels not fit enough for 90 minutes in midfield, could he be thrown in at sweeper where there's a lot less running?

Toss a coin for the keeper, their both pretty poor

. Tails
Dillon. Demel. Gunning
McGowan. Souttar. Rankin. Dixon
Pongolle. Spittal
McKay
Heads
Telfer
Connolly
Erskine
Morris
Fraser
Murray

08/12/2015 9:45 am

Arab_plumber wrote:
This is an absolutely massive game on Saturday and the team/manager will be under immense pressure to get the much needed win.

Sickening that the new goalie will still not be here and it's fair to say I am shitting this game with that flapper still in between the sticks.

Partick head here with a healthy points advantage over us so naturally they will come to spoil and counter us, we must start fast and score early.
0-0 at HT will leave us pressing big time 2nd half and open to the usual sucker punch.

Trying not to think of the ramifications of a defeat

There are no ramifications of a defeat. The only time there will be ramifications of a defeat is when we go 4 points behind with only one game to go.

More needless pessimism and drama,

TheShed · 08/12/2015 10:54 am

Goodie Conway 2 wrote:
Arab_plumber wrote:
This is an absolutely massive game on Saturday and the team/manager will be under immense pressure to get the much needed win.

Sickening that the new goalie will still not be here and it's fair to say I am shitting this game with that flapper still in between the sticks.

Partick head here with a healthy points advantage over us so naturally they will come to spoil and counter us, we must start fast and score early.
0-0 at HT will leave us pressing big time 2nd half and open to the usual sucker punch.

Trying not to think of the ramifications of a defeat
There are no ramifications of a defeat. The only time there will be ramifications of a defeat is when we go 4 points behind with only one game to go.

More needless pessimism and drama,

Really?????

08/12/2015 11:46 am

Ok, so what are the ramifications of a defeat? Worst case we go a further three points behind. There are still 20 games to go. There is no immediate consequence of losing on Saturday.

WeeDude_83 · 08/12/2015 1:45 pm

Durnan out of the team/squad/club/city

McGowan dropping back in to CH.

Erskine in, better to get a good hour than a half hour where he cant influence the game.

Dillon stays in there. Simply because theres no one else to put there. Donaldson isnt upto the task (so we're led to believe).

08/12/2015 2:00 pm

Would we not be better with Souttar at the back instead of Durnan? Get Demel in midfield. I don't think we need wholesale changes.

lifesanocean · 08/12/2015 2:26 pm

ArdlerArab wrote:

Durnan out of the team/squad/club/city

McGowan dropping back in to CH.

Erskine in, better to get a good hour than a half hour where he cant influence the game.

Dillon stays in there. Simply because theres no one else to put there. Donaldson isnt upto the task (so we're led to believe).

Thats what I'd play until Morris and Demel are back fit.

Tek · 08/12/2015 2:58 pm

Goodie Conway 2 wrote:
Would we not be better with Souttar at the back instead of Durnan? Get Demel in midfield. I don't think we need wholesale changes.

Souttar is poor in the air so for that reason i'm against him playing at the back.

I'd go with Morris and Gunning as the CH pairing for the forseeable.

08/12/2015 3:38 pm

He's not as much of a bombscare as Durnan though. I'd have him in there until Morris is fully fit

SuperMario · 08/12/2015 5:59 pm

Id rather have souttar at the back and have spittal and durnan out of the team, obviously with erskine and demel coming in

Arab_plumber · 08/12/2015 8:40 pm

Goodie Conway 2 wrote:
Arab_plumber wrote:
This is an absolutely massive game on Saturday and the team/manager will be under immense pressure to get the much needed win.

Sickening that the new goalie will still not be here and it's fair to say I am shitting this game with that flapper still in between the sticks.

Partick head here with a healthy points advantage over us so naturally they will come to spoil and counter us, we must start fast and score early.
0-0 at HT will leave us pressing big time 2nd half and open to the usual sucker punch.

Trying not to think of the ramifications of a defeat
There are no ramifications of a defeat. The only time there will be ramifications of a defeat is when we go 4 points behind with only one game to go.

More needless pessimism and drama,

So if we lose on saturday it's no big deal ?......wow

PatReilly · 08/12/2015 8:53 pm

The only league games we've won are the games in which we've kept a clean sheet, which is why my heart sank in the fourth minute on Saturday.

A clean sheet and a goal from someone other than McKay would be fantastic on Saturday.

Ex Houston Arab · 08/12/2015 9:36 pm

I don't see Durban getting dropped. He has played every minute under Mixu. Think there will be a lot of disappointed folk on Saturday - unfortunately.
If Dillon, durnan and szmornik start we concede at least one.
Hopefully McKay has been working on his one on ones this week

09/12/2015 5:27 pm

Arab_plumber wrote:
Goodie Conway 2 wrote:
Arab_plumber wrote:
This is an absolutely massive game on Saturday and the team/manager will be under immense pressure to get the much needed win.

Sickening that the new goalie will still not be here and it's fair to say I am shitting this game with that flapper still in between the sticks.

Partick head here with a healthy points advantage over us so naturally they will come to spoil and counter us, we must start fast and score early.
0-0 at HT will leave us pressing big time 2nd half and open to the usual sucker punch.

Trying not to think of the ramifications of a defeat
There are no ramifications of a defeat. The only time there will be ramifications of a defeat is when we go 4 points behind with only one game to go.

More needless pessimism and drama,

So if we lose on saturday it's no big deal ?......wow

Did I say that? No. I said there are no "ramifications" if we get beat.

SuperMario · 11/12/2015 5:55 pm

Szromnik
McGowan demel/souttar/Morris Dillon gunnning Dixon
Demel/souttar rankin
Erskine McKay pongolle

Tek · 11/12/2015 8:19 pm

SuperMario wrote:
Szromnik
McGowan demel/souttar/Morris Dillon gunnning Dixon
Demel/souttar rankin
Erskine McKay pongolle

5-2-3?

RRDH · 11/12/2015 8:37 pm

SuperMario wrote:
Szromnik
McGowan demel/souttar/Morris Dillon gunnning Dixon
Demel/souttar rankin
Erskine McKay pongolle

I dont know what formation that is??? but it got me thinking that really, I think half the league would bite your hand off for these sort of options.

At one point or another all those players were sh1t hot in Scotland.

Ex Houston Arab · 11/12/2015 9:03 pm

That's a real stretch to call any of them shit hot in scotland.
Demel and Pongille, never played.
Morris and erskine lower league players getting up to speed.
Szmornik - hmmmmm
Souttar - untapped potential
The rest are journeyman pros. (Not a bad thing as that's a bit of what we need just now)

All for positivity, but let's not set unrealistic expectations.
This isn't a go at you but I've noticed a lot lately in score predictions, how everyone thinks we are going to start pumping teams. I can't see it, I think we will scrap our way out this mess.
Next season is where we start bossing teams

huntedbyafreak · 11/12/2015 9:05 pm

Dillon has never been shit hot. He was steady until about a year or so ago. Now he is shit