| Topic: Arbroath V Pars 4-2 Match thread |
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| 141. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:14 Teams get behind us. We seem to prefer build up play with lots of effort to get up the park, lack movement in the final third and lose the ball, putting our own defence back under pressure. G Wardrope Post Edited (Sat 21 Feb 17:14) Reply |
| 142. Author: OzPar Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:16 Top priority has to be replace the captain. There is no leadership on the pitch and we are being punished for it. Appointing JCM was a mistake. Reply |
| 143. Author: RMGpar Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:18 I really don’t understand why JCM has the armband , it was Gilmour when Bene and Hammy were absent. Reply |
| 144. Author: Ahoy!Ahoy! Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:20 Why on earth have we made a player who is almost certainly leaving us in the summer captain anyway? Reply |
| 145. Author: Never10yairds Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:21 JCM has it because: 1) we are trying to get him to sign a contract 2) he’s captained Scotland under 21’s several times In my opinion he shouldn’t have it but we do lack experience and leadership on the park. Gilmour doesn’t seem vocal enough so if Hammy and Benny aren’t playing then it’s difficult to know who to give it to. Reply |
| 146. Author: jake89 Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:22 We need someone like Barney brought in. Reply |
| 147. Author: RhinoPars Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:27 I still don`t get why Josh Cooper is only getting the occassional cameo appearance. Last game he set up a goal and today he scored and had some other great balls. He is such as skillful and creative player giving us more unpredictability. Amade may not be the most physical, but has the skill to thread direct passes forward and did so in the build up to our second goal. Kane also a handful and gets into scoring positions. I would start with Josh Cooper instead of Matty Todd, Kane up front (until he tires), Amade and Andy Tod. I think these four possibly could build up a good understanding if given the chance to play together more often. Reply |
| 148. Author: MinnesotaAndy Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:29 One of those games where goal mouth stramashes went all in favour of the opposition. And the Pars again gifted the opposition a goal or two. Reply |
| 149. Author: wulliepar57 Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:32 Looking back at our last 3 league games that we have lost, we keep making it hard for ourselves , you cannot give any team a goal of a start and expect to win the game, because we do not have experienced players that can pick themselves up ours are raw and still learning their trade , the most annoying thing why is it we keep making the same basic mistakes week in week out that costs us dearly, I am already not looking forward to Tuesday Night , as jake89 says we need to find out there another Barney , and if possible a goalkeeper Reply |
| 150. Author: GJS93 Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:33 the tone was set as soon as the re-signings announcement was made in May, the signings following added to that......this group is nowhere near good enough for top 4, the way the championship is you are in a relegation fight from the first whistle but now its staring you in the face. have they got the bottle to get out of it? i doubt it is changing the manager going to make any difference to that? i doubt it. Reply |
| 151. Author: Sacktheref69 Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:41 RMGpar, Sat 21 Feb 17:18 The only reason I can think of is that it’s a bargaining chip to try and get him to sign an extension. I wouldn’t be bothered whether he stays or goes, to be honest. He seems to strut around as if he thinks he’s better than this level. If you don’t want to be here, you know where the door is. Nobody should be bigger than the team. This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it. Reply |
| 152. Author: wulliepar57 Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:46 When we equalised today and went in at 1-1 you think ok if we keep it tight we can grow into the game , then we lose a quick goal and you kinda know we aint coming back , but teams do not need to work hard to beat us , we manage to self destuct on our own , we give away cheap goal after cheap goal As it stands at the moment we are definately in Freefall , and we need to stop the rot , hope we can do better on Tuesday night but I think I am just kidding myself like I have done many times this season where i have thought well we cannot do any worse next week , but behold we seem to manage , So once again I am hoping we can come out on Tuesday night and rectify a few ghosts of late Reply |
| 153. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:49 wulliepar57, Sat 21 Feb 17:46 I think thats the point. Ww are easy to beat. The last couple of months some of our games have been over after 20 minutes G Wardrope Reply |
| 154. Author: Ahoy!Ahoy! Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:50 Totally agree regarding Mullen. If he stays fine if he goes fine. He’s nothing special IMO. We shouldn’t have to bargain with players to sign contracts/extensions with us. You either want to play for us or you don’t. Post Edited (Sat 21 Feb 17:51) Reply |
| 155. Author: summeragent Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 17:52 We should have pushed the boat out to get Ian Murray when we were looking for a manager. 🥹 Just feel so sorry for all us Pars supporters who have to put up with this misery season after season!! Reply |
| 156. Author: BlackLight Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 18:15 I actually thought the general performance was better than that last few games. Much more aggression and we created more. I missed the first 5 mins on Pars TV, but it sounds like we`ve ended up with two keepers, both of whom sold a goal. I`m not that worried about the last goal, because NL has taken off most of the defence by then to chase the game. In the first half of the season a lot of players seemed to be improving and I gave NL an IB credit for that. Maybe it was just luck? Now they seem to be reverting to type. I liked the look of Turley and Gilmour in midfield. I do like Amade, but he`s not a pure battler and maybe has to be used selectively. Yet again Josh Cooper made a difference when he came on. What on earth does he have to do to get a start? He must look pish in training. Also, I thought Thomas put in his best performance so far. There`s a decent team in there. Can NL put it on the park for the rest of the season? Reply |
| 157. Author: neils Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 18:18 Cooper is just back from injury, that`s why he hasn`t been playing. This is a player I like, he made a difference when he came on, has to start now Were in a sticky place ATM, need a big improvement midweek. Reply |
| 158. Author: CitizenPar Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 18:29 I know everyone says his legs have gone, but is it maybe time to give Bene a run and give him back the armband? We really need an experienced commanding leader on the pitch. Reply |
| 159. Author: Berkey Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 18:35 He unfit is Jeffy that he can’t make the bench? Is he even in the country? Not convinced on cooper but’s the only one who seems likely to chip in with a goal when he plays. We need more players who will take the ball in tight spots, run at players and can see a pass. Cooper at least tries this. The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity! Reply |
| 160. Author: CrossPar Date: Sat 21st Feb 2026. 18:46 We now have 5 home games in a row which includes the cup game. Let`s make home advantage count and get behind the boys to give us as much chance as possible to climb this league and dump a poorish Aberdeen side out of the cup. Reply |