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| 21. Author: Paralex Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 00:13 Three games in. One win, one draw, one defeat, out of one home game an two away games. Third top of the league and some of the "usual suspects" have chucked it already. I thought we were working on a 2/3 year plan of improvement. Try and keep the heid for a game or two more. Ross County at home next up. Not beyond belief that we might actually win that one. Our first two league games were very encouraging and a definite improvement on last season. OK, the Raith game was disappointing but do try and hold off the greetin` faces for a game or two more. Reply |
| 22. Author: par-91 Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 11:41 jake89, Sun 24 Aug 20:40 I’m sure we started with 3-5-2, with A Tod and Young up front, like we’ve done in every other league match so far? Lennon and Tod have both acknowledged that Tod’s been playing as a striker in their interviews as well. Even when he went off, Cooper came on and played beside Young. Again, not his natural position, but at least we tried to play 2 up front. Lack of natural striking options without Kane is clearly an issue, as is Kane’s (lack of) availability for selection. But Lennon has also been very clear about the need for strikers, so I don’t doubt they’re trying to address this. Reply |
| 23. Author: jake89 Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 12:06 Definitely acknowledge we need a striker but it`s a struggle. It looked to me like Cooper was playing behind Young in more of an attacking mid role. For a team like Raith I suspect 4 at the back would`ve made more sense. We overloaded the midfield but it just resulted in a load of players kicking the ball up the pitch aimlessly or doing some heading ping pong. The shape completely went. Reply |
| 24. Author: Bannockburn Par Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 16:14 We have definitely made progress, but we will need another couple of transfer windows to get the squad in place to challenge for the title. I don’t doubt the club have been at it trying to get a striker onboard. I don’t see us making the playoffs but we should be well clear of relegation. Reply |
| 25. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 16:40 Bannockburn Par, Mon 25 Aug 16:14 I agree, BBP. I’ve got us around 6th. We’ve got a good enough base, but not quite enough to break into the top 4. Gilmour will be the best signing we’ve made in recent years, but we still lack a real cutting edge up top, which was highlighted again on Friday. Finishing 6th wouldn’t be a bad result if we can work on bringing in a replacement or someone to support Kane up front. c'mon the pars Reply |
| 26. Author: Back_oh_the_net Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 16:41 You’ve had mare here still time to delete it and save a wee but face though Reply |
| 27. Author: Never10yairds Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 16:50 I think we will make a signing or two before the window shuts. At least one of them will be a striker. We will make the playoffs. Also we will have a January window to come where we will likely strengthen again. I think without any more signings we will be 5th or 6th. We will be higher than last year and our points total will be better. Reply |
| 28. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 16:54 We are a better side than last year with far fewer loans most of which didn`t really work out. I think the squad is stronger in depth. St Johnstone are going to be the clear favourites this season. The rest is up for grabs. Getting in a striker will put us in the mix for 2nd or 3rd G Wardrope Reply |
| 29. Author: RhinoPars Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 21:37 Agree with India - there is no illusion . We are a much better team and have a much better squad with much improved management. Still work in progress but much to be happy about. Reply |
| 30. Author: NMCmassive Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 22:50 Either a complete wet wipe or a troll 🤣 Neil Lennon is doing fine. Squads better, we’re better organised, we’re just lacking goals. COYP Reply |
| 31. Author: buffy Date: Mon 25th Aug 2025. 23:06 These threads are always started by folk who only write the first post. ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
| 32. Author: onandupthepars Date: Tue 26th Aug 2025. 00:59 The OP`s title, `msgribbin` looks phoney. Looks like an anagram. Could be `Miss ribbing` - someone having a laugh - or `Mr big nibs`, maybe a Rovers fan - well there`s bound to be the odd jealous one among us. Post Edited (Tue 26 Aug 01:00) Reply |
| 33. Author: ubisanman Date: Tue 26th Aug 2025. 06:47 onandupthepars, Tue 26 Aug 00:59 It`s easy to find all previous posts from a member and Tbf, Msgribbin has posted 17 times and in general appears to be fairly positive about things. Definitely not a Rovers fan! Reply |
| 34. Author: onandupthepars Date: Tue 26th Aug 2025. 10:00 Ref: ubisanman Tue 26 Aug 06:47 "Msgribbin has posted 17 times and in general appears to be fairly positive about things. Definitely not a Rovers fan!" --------------------- Whether or not msgribbin is fairly positive in previous posts is debatable. Opinions about those previous posts are irrelevant to this thread. The opening post is nothing like `fairly positive.` More like extremely negative. So what has happened to msgribbin? Can he/she get out of the trench of negativity? Post Edited (Tue 26 Aug 10:27) Reply |
| 35. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Tue 26th Aug 2025. 13:35 We are a lot better under Lennon than the previous 2 managers, we still just lack that cutting edge in the final 3rd. I think thats more down to personnel rather than tactics etc., had Kane been fit, we may have scored more. He does need to get the new lads in from the start though - the game changed in our favour when Kearney and Amade came on, until we fell asleep for their 2nd. Reply |
| 36. Author: msgribbin Date: Tue 26th Aug 2025. 15:07 I was away having a `sit doon` as instructed...... Folk here seem awfully sensitive to other opinions ! All this positive or negative stuff is a little bit tedious really. Was just calling it as I saw it, not interested in whatever labels people want to use. But a couple of folk did actually respond to the thrust of what I said, which was that I`d expect to see more signs of progress on the field by now - in particular more fight and a more positive mindset. To my eyes, there`s little evidence yet of either and any improvements seem honestly pretty marginal. Yes it`s a process and yes it`ll take time - can`t see what`s wrong with monitoring progress as we go along and pointing out where that`s less than you might expect. To me the football remains bluntly poor, without any real improvement. More positive attitude and tactics can make a big difference and neither are yet apparent to me. However some other posters do think there are good signs on the pitch, a better structure to the team. I don`t really agree but that`s a fair perspective. Let`s hope they`re proven right and I`m not. As for the rest, supporting the club is really not incompatible with speaking honestly about concerns you have. No-one has to agree but the name-calling`s really not a great look. Mark G Reply |
| 37. Author: AdamAntsParsStripe Date: Tue 26th Aug 2025. 15:16 msgribbin, Tue 26 Aug 15:07 No worries about your opinion. We all see it differently. I’ve seen definite signs of improvement as far as being able to change our system to a more attacking style when required and while we never troubled Raith it was still night and day from the last match there which was probably the worst I’ve seen in recent memory. Having a strong bench is going to be a key factor this season as well. This season I feel the fans have more expectation Last season was purely hope (and mostly despair) Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte  Reply |
| 38. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Tue 26th Aug 2025. 15:25 I think the central issue is perhaps tge lack of a striking threat that gives the illusion there is A lack of effort. You need to be able to put pressure on the opposition in the final third. Tgat hasn`t been happening so the ball comes straight back at the midfield and defence G Wardrope Reply |
| 39. Author: onandupthepars Date: Tue 26th Aug 2025. 19:05 Ref: msgribbin Tue 26 Aug 15:07 msgribbin is defending his opinions. He thinks his opinions are unbiased - in the manner of observations, and that he`s just "calling it as I saw it." Of course they`re not observations, they`re what goes on inside his head. He thinks that to describe his opinions as negative, is just a label and unjustified. In his statement: "still more boring, negative, toothless football... Rinse and repeat," he used the word `negative` himself, so he seems to know what it means, and that it is descriptive rather than the idea he tries to BS us with, that it`s a label. He finds "all this positive and negative stuff a bit tedious." Which begs the question, why did he post such a wad of negative stuff? msgribbin thinks he should not be subjected to any criticism, because in his opinion what he posts is not negative, but him "speaking honestly about concerns" he has (/ more BS.) It doesn`t concern him that he comes across as if he supports a different club. It doesn`t concern him that he alone sees the idea of progress at DAFC since the days of McPake and Tidser, as an illusion. It doesn`t concern him that his opinions of our club come across as little short of scornful of management and players. Illusion of progress? or delusions of msgribbin? Post Edited (Tue 26 Aug 20:43) Reply |
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