Match Preview/Thread - Dunfermline vs Morton (18th March)

[TRVMP]

Nobody on the near post?

1-1 is an acceptable result because it's been an absolute bin fire of a game but still, you can't be losing soft goals with two minutes to play.

[ChampTon]

Subs have been dreadful. Blues should never of came off.

[SpoonTon]

Just now, TRVMP said:

Nobody on the near post?

1-1 is an acceptable result because it's been an absolute bin fire of a game but still, you can't be losing soft goals with two minutes to play.

Muirhead was on the front post. He did a very silly thing and stepped off it, following the flight of the ball to try to get a touch. That's who Hamilton was going crazy at. 

[bob_the_builder]

The sooner Dougies back on the touchline the better. Can’t believe we’ve let such a poor team give us such a hard time tonight

[TRVMP]

Just now, SpoonTon said:

Muirhead was on the front post. He did a very silly thing and stepped off it, following the flight of the ball to try to get a touch. That's who Hamilton was going crazy at. 

Aye after I typed that my brother messaged me the same thing. I understand the impulse to want to get in front of the ball but if you're on the post you're on the post. Leicester have lost several goals doing this recently, I'll never understand it.

[TRVMP]

Weird one. Happy with a draw but it still feels like a loss because it came so late, yet how much worse it could have been.

Thankfully Dougie's back on the touchline next week.

[GiGi]

4 of the last 6 at home and Sir Douglas' farce ban is done. That performance was poor and hopefully they won't get away with that with the real manager back in the dugout.

[SpoonTon]

Some of our performances of late have been a bit concerning, but that's another important point. It was so important not to lose tonight. 

[HamCam]

A better point for us than Dunfermline. We rode our luck tonight but frustrating we played so poor over the 90 minutes. Dunfermline never looked like scoring until the moment Muirhead switched off at a corner and didn't he know it! Defensively we were solid but once again midfield and up front we offered very little. The limitations in the squad are clear for all to see but still we should have been more ambitious against a very ordinary Dunfermline. 

Good to see Imrie less than happy in the post-match interview.  He called it as most fans saw it and was also unwilling to big up Dunfermline rather showing frustration at a defensive error that gave them a point.

[TONofmemories]

5 minutes ago, SpoonTon said:

Some of our performances of late have been a bit concerning, but that's another important point. It was so important not to lose tonight. 

Points keep you safe. Performances don't. 

[DumfriesTon]

I've not been as nervous watching Morton for a long time. 

Stinking performance but deserved nothing from that. Dunfermline battered us but it's another game down and if we keep getting points then we'll be OK. 

McEntee is an outstanding defender - MOTM again. Special mention to Kyle Jacobs who was absolutely appalling when he came on, and also losing his man at the corner. Thought the subs were badly timed tonight. 

Get it so far up Michael Stewart, Learned Crichton and Jack Ross BTW. Incredibly bias east coast bias all night. 

 

[TONofmemories]

4 minutes ago, DumfriesTon said:

I've not been as nervous watching Morton for a long time. 

Stinking performance but deserved nothing from that. Dunfermline battered us but it's another game down and if we keep getting points then we'll be OK. 

McEntee is an outstanding defender - MOTM again. Special mention to Kyle Jacobs who was absolutely appalling when he came on, and also losing his man at the corner. Thought the subs were badly timed tonight. 

Get it so far up Michael Stewart, Learned Crichton and Jack Ross BTW. Incredibly bias east coast bias all night. 

 

Michael Stewart was actually very complimentary of us.. 

[irnbru]

31 minutes ago, ChampTon said:

Subs have been dreadful. Blues should never of came off.

Have. 

[HamCam]

9 minutes ago, DumfriesTon said:

I've not been as nervous watching Morton for a long time. 

Stinking performance but deserved nothing from that. Dunfermline battered us but it's another game down and if we keep getting points then we'll be OK. 

McEntee is an outstanding defender - MOTM again. Special mention to Kyle Jacobs who was absolutely appalling when he came on, and also losing his man at the corner. Thought the subs were badly timed tonight. 

Get it so far up Michael Stewart, Learned Crichton and Jack Ross BTW. Incredibly bias east coast bias all night. 

 

I thought they got it just about right. We were pish, Dunfermline won the possession game but are toothless up front and we were fortunate to get anything out of the game. No bias we were pish.

[irnbru]

Disappointed not to win but we got hammered so can't really complain. 

The good thing with Imrie is he can get a team to soak up pressure, press high, etc to get a result. Defending needs done as much as attacking and we done that really well so talk of being lucky to get a point is nonsense. 

[Nornirontons]

Jacobs poor for the goal.,..nobody else t blame there.

Dougie's pre match interview suggested a smash and grab or a point was how he was looking at it...was interesting seeing our centre backs pushing up individually on their own particularly Ledger and McEntee it didn't give Lawless and co time t turn and face goal which worked magnificently in open play. Ledger and MOTM McEtee where super at that and put in a great shift.

Overall a decent point and a game quickly forgotten tbh

[TaunTon]

Should have been 3 pts but thanks to a lack of quality in the midfield and any decent opportunities up front we let it slip. Muirhead is not worthy of a start if that's what he's got to offer (don't start me on his comatose effort on defending the front post).  Defence looked composed all night and the Pars were only ever get a goal from a mistake.

Pity we didn't put any pressure on their keeper as he looked scared shitless. Jacobs was a waste of a jersey and Oliver and Ugwu looked dead on their feet.

A point isn't dreadful given how much they needed a win but it's 2 pts unnecessarily dropped.

 

[vikingTON]

We defended very well given how poorly we played in the midfield and up front. Ugwu was rancid but Muirhead didn't do much when he came on either - we badly lacked an out ball in the second half. The midfield was dominated in possession throughout but did their defensive jobs well, apart from Oliver who was an unneeded luxury. 

The formation was the wrong one to play against a 4-2-3-1. Our centre backs did their fundamental job really well but we couldn't move the ball because there were no options in possession. 

[irnbru]

32 minutes ago, vikingTON said:

We defended very well given how poorly we played in the midfield and up front. Ugwu was rancid but Muirhead didn't do much when he came on either - we badly lacked an out ball in the second half. The midfield was dominated in possession throughout but did their defensive jobs well, apart from Oliver who was an unneeded luxury. 

The formation was the wrong one to play against a 4-2-3-1. Our centre backs did their fundamental job really well but we couldn't move the ball because there were no options in possession. 

Agreed.

The thing with Imrie is he's working with a squad he's inherited and has made us pick up points through organisation and attitude regardless of our limitations. He's doing what's needed for that even if it's sitting in.

It's a superb job regardless but comparing it to guys like Hughes who stick to what they do regardless of players is even more impressive. Shiels is an even more extreme example of that. 

Can't wait to see what he does with his own players. 

[centralTON]

Just home from the game, and honestly, regardless how the game was represented on TV, we f'kin stole a point there. However, it might just turn out to be a valuable point in the long run.