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  2. Allan Moore takes over as manager of Camelon Juniors.
  3. Bit of a back story. The last games before Belgian Jupiler league split were played last weekend. My local team were sitting 4th from bottom, in the relegation group. To leapfrog Charleroi on goal difference and into safety, Charleroi had to lose and Leuven had to win their respective final games. While Charleroi were being routinely pumped 5-0 at Gent, Leuven were still deadlocked 0-0 at home to Mechelen. Deep into the 2 minutes of added time, the keeper launched a counter attack from which Nsingi scores a wonder goal that hits the back of the net on exactly 92:00. Cue absolute scenes!
  4. Today
  5. Rowan Vine is my favourite Morton player of the last 30 years.
  6. As the late, great John Winston Lennon used to croon… I am he, as you are he, as you are me, as Morton Club Together!
  7. It's easier than you'd think. I still jump off the couch when Scotland score - far moreso than I do when the USA score. And Scotland, being home, is always the place I'll have in the back of my mind for comparisons. But I'm an American now, I am integrated into this society, and every time I go back to visit everything feels a little different. This is natural: I spend maybe 10-14 days a year in Scotland and of course it's going to change. But I'm growing apart from it at the same time I grow into my life here in the US. I don't think I'll ever stop supporting the national team, and in that sense I fail the cricket test, but in all other senses I regard myself as American first and Scottish second.
  8. Yesterday
  9. We also lacking any form of creativity. Garrity brings us directness and bravery on the ball - he has to be starting for me. I don't think we've had one 'playmaker' under Imrie. When we are on form we do create chances and I suppose that's his reasoning for not having one. However, sometimes you need a Tidser, a Forbes, to help drag you through a game.
  10. Completely agree with this. Oakley often occupies 2 centre backs on his own, keeping the opposition defence pinned back all the time. Without Oakley and any ball-carrying or out-ball threat from our wide players, teams are coming to Cappielow and playing their fullbacks really high up the park to get the better of us in midfield. Blues and Muirhead have been excellent recently but it's time for a tweak to the gameplan.
  11. Last week
  12. yes, and its fucking marvellous. I want another referendum.
  13. The referendum was 10 years ago, you won, and yet you're still gloating. Your obsession about this is a bit weird, to be honest.
  14. In fairness to you, at least you came here and admitted that you were an SNP supporter, and now you are left feeling disinterested and disillusioned because your arse was handed to you at the referendum, so at the very least you are a bigger man than Alibi with his 'boo hoo hoo, my politics is none of your business' when in fact he was like a dug with a burst baw back when the IndyRef cultists were in their element. He is only on this thread now because the moderators saw it fit to move his self-pitying shite to here. Anyway, where are all the demands for a referendum now from those types? They are helluva quiet now that their cult leaders will soon be slopping out.
  15. Agreed. We are good when the full squad plays but pressure on the wings and runners central and out there causes problems. We are pretty flat without it.
  16. That pre-Oakley unbeaten run last season we were very reliant on natural width with Quitongo on the right and McGrattan or Kabia on the left, with the long balls primarily aimed at finding the feet of wingers rather than going for Muirhead's head and trying to play off flick ons. I can understand why Imrie has stuck with things like Blues on the right when he was in fantastic form there until a few games ago, but in Oakley's absence we need that natural width back to give us an outball. Having naturally central players there is fine when we're scrapping for second balls in a congested middle of the park and you want whoever's playing out wide to be comfortable stepping inside, but with no target man to aim at we need players who are comfortable opening up space by hugging the touchline, linking up with Strapp and French and carrying us up the park by running at full backs. Garrity has to start next week.
  17. Wilson had been our best midfielder over our good run. We've lost our main point of connection in attack (Oakley) and in midfield (Wilson). Probably our best two players this season. And losing those players has had a knock on effect on the roles of Muirhead, Crawford, and Blues - taking them away some of their strengths. We've also got players playing who are not fully fit. I'm not surprised that we've struggled to adapt, but I'm confident that it'll turn around soon.
  18. This is a good point re Crawford. I'm one of his biggest fans but lately I think he's been poor and not had much of an impact with the ball. Workrate cannot be questioned but I'd like to see him be more effective - going back to last season form when he was contributing with goals and assists.
  19. Not been many times in the last 2 and a bit years that we can say the manager got it wrong. However, that was on Imrie today I feel. If the change pays off it’s absolute genius, however like someone has already mentioned it’s usually a car crash and was. French’ distribution is woeful at the best of times never mind as a central midfielder. Gillespie was also anonymous & Crawford was totally wasted out left. Thought Partick gave us a bit of a skelping in the first half and we improved a bit in the second. Do agree with Imrie in the sense that big chances change games. Blues has a good one first half, Muirhead and blues in the second half. The one I lost my head at was Mcgrattan at the back post from the cross into the box. He’s got to be absolutely screaming for that.
  20. That's a fair point actually. Last season we could mix it up a bit as we had a few more attacking options out wide, notably a fitter Quitongo and Calvin Miller. This season we've the likes of Bearne and McGrattan being used sparingly as Dougie seems reluctant to deviate from the norm. Which is understandable to a degree considering our run of form.
  21. I'd say we're more of a one tactic team, than a one man team. Shell the ball up to the forward and play off him. It's more a problem with squad depth/Dougie's tactical flexibility than Oakley himself being out. No disrespect intended to him cos he's been brilliant obviously, but if we had someone in the same mold as back-up, even a haddy like that Todorov, we'd be doing better than this current patch of form.
  22. I don't think it's just Oakley. Wilson out means we can't play Crawford high up and we lose out in the middle too. I think we'd have been fine with one or the other but not both so it's a bit unlucky. We do need a bigger squad but Imrie is right when he says its very fine margins. I'd love us to have a bigger squad with cover for every position but, if we're realistic, we need to accept injuries to key players will hit us harder than other teams and the budget only goes so far. There's an argument that we should be able to adjust and use the squad but a more flexible squad more often than not means poorer quality in a player's best positions. I think I'd rather see better players that aren't as adaptable than players with less ability that are but that's basically what the choice is. The highs will be higher and the lows will be lower with what we have but the alternative is probably a bit boring.
  23. Our next 2 home games will tell us which play offs we'll be competing in. 2 wins and the game at Airdrie is massive.
  24. Trying to look forward (as looking back over the last couple of weeks isn't fun) what do we reckon we need from the last 8 games? 2 wins for safety? 5 wins for 4th? It's looking like it could be that tight this season.
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