Berkey, Sat 26 Jul 18:50

Another win but even last years team would beat these league 2 teams and hamilton.

LochgellyAlbert, Sat 26 Jul 18:35

Should ask the 2 guys in the back of the Norrie what to do, they seem to know everything about football!🤔🤣🤣🤣

neilholland999, Sat 26 Jul 19:33

I wasn`t at the match, but was watching on Pars TV. I suspect most people who boo`d were more upset about the first half "performance" as opposed to the scoreline. There was certainly not much to applaud, that`s for sure.

Berkey, Sat 26 Jul 18:50

Another win but even last years team would beat these league 2 teams and hamilton. You can only beat what’s in front of you I guess but I don’t think anyone knows how this team will fare in the championship but most would agree we’re some way off top 3. For all the signings etc we have made we still haven’t corrected the main failings from last season.

Big week to get a player or 2 in who is already capable of playing well in the championship.

Socks, Sat 26 Jul 21:23

To complain about some people "booing the players because we weren’t winning at half time" is disingenuous at best. You know perfectly well that people were a bit annoyed because we`d been absolute mince in the first half, rather than because we hadn`t managed to score. Had it been me expressing my annoyance (it wasn`t) I`d have been doing so in response to how the team was set up rather than how well or badly the players did in that setup.

It was back to the worst excesses of passy-passy pihs-pihs and the slowness was obviously deliberate. Time after time we tried to play through them and got nowhere every time. It could have been Peter Grant and Michael Tidser in charge in that first half, and Stirling Albion were entirely comfortable and not troubled by it. They didn`t look like making a mistake because they were never forced to do any real defending and it made for a dire half.

Thankfully, the second half was miles better. It took a while to score but from half-time on we managed to hold some pressure and pretty much ditched the slow and boring stuff completely. If you force a team to defend for long spells, usually chances will come eventually and so it was today. It was a nice finish from Andy Tod after missing an absolute sitter not long before. Their keeper also had a couple of good saves before we scored so we definitely had a decent number of sescond half chances.

In terms of where we are, not really sure. If Gilmour continues as he`s been, he`ll probably end up as my favourite this season - definitely the kind of player I find easy to like. John Tod has been mixed in the games I`ve seen - a lot of good stuff, but sometimes I think he could do with remembering he`s a defender and do the basics first. Given his age, it`s pretty impressive where he is as a player, but I hope we`re not going to be relying on him playing pretty much every game. Up front, it`s still a big concern just how far our level drops when Kane isn`t available.

On Lennon`s 3-4-1-2 shape, I`m not yet convinced. Against Hamilton in particular, when we were getting pulled apart time after time on our right, it looked like we really needed to go to a back 4. Obviously, the lack of a recognised right-back makes that difficult but I`d like us to find a way of playing that if we have to, even if a back 3 is preferred.

Happy new season, all. Hope this one is a bit better than of late.

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Socks, Sat 26 Jul 21:23

‘To complain about some people "booing the players because we weren’t winning at half time" is disingenuous at best. You know perfectly well that people were a bit annoyed because we`d been absolute mince in the first half, rather than because we hadn`t managed to score. Had it been me expressing my annoyance (it wasn`t) I`d have been doing so in response to how the team was set up rather than how well or badly the players did in that setup.’


I agree with the majority of your post but this is just nonsense. Boo-ing is a direct criticism of the players, clearly they can hear that as they leave the pitch. It can only be bad for their morale and shows a lack of support. As already stated, it’s counterproductive and unacceptable at this stage of the season.

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wee eck, Sat 26 Jul 23:04

We have a new keeper as confirmed elsewhere - Mason Munn - or do you mean a third one?

Dave_1885, Sat 26 Jul 22:48

What section of the Norrie and row? 😂 its a big stand….:

wee eck, Sat 26 Jul 23:37

Dave, NL told hospitality Munn has been signed.