Falkirk vs The Ton

[RossMcC1874]

1-0 down already long day ahead. 

[Ashman]

Shit. This could be another bad day 

[irnbru]

Harsh to drop Mullen after the season he's had while Boyes has made mistakes and Shaw doesn't work hard enough for games like this. Got to assume Blues has a knock too. 

Not sure it would have mattered much - we've been poor all over. 

[SpoonTon]

9 minutes ago, irnbru said:

Harsh to drop Mullen after the season he's had while Boyes has made mistakes and Shaw doesn't work hard enough for games like this. Got to assume Blues has a knock too. 

Not sure it would have mattered much - we've been poor all over. 

Mullen has struggled with injuries all season. Maybe he needed a break. Otherwise I agree it's definitely harsh. Baird (getting turned on the half-way line), and Boyes (giving the ball away) both made mistakes on a similar level last week. 

 

[Dolan1874]

We are unbelievably easy to play against. So many players in this squad that aren't up to it. Big summer needed.

[SpoonTon]

Queen's Park look like they're in complete disarray, but I hope they do enough to avoid the playoffs. I suspect we will want them in our division next year. 

[gmfc23]

4-0 fkn embarrassing 

Still a long time left aswell fk sake

Edited April 5 by gmfc23

[Drew Busby's Moustache]

Just to rub salt in the wound ... Airdrie have gone 1up against partick.

[SpoonTon]

This felt inevitable. We don't like it when players run at us, and that's what they do. 

 

[Drew Busby's Moustache]

Over 6,000 at todays game.

[Scott]

Not even there but that score line suggests we’ve downed tools. 

[Drew Busby's Moustache]

Dougie called their performance "unacceptable" after the 6-0 game.

Wonder what he's got to say about this shitshow.

[Pedrodelawasp]

Run in has all the hallmarks of being safe from relegation but given up now that the top four hopes are gone.

[Drew Busby's Moustache]

1 minute ago, Pedrodelawasp said:

Run in has all the hallmarks of being safe from relegation but given up now that the top four hopes are gone.

Maybe so but there's still money to be won /lost depending on final league position.

[SpoonTon]

I think Imrie's done a fantastic job with us, and finishing 6th is solid (especially considering the players we lost last summer). Overall there's no complaints, and as a club we're certainly limited in many ways, but I think he has to look at the games against Falkirk and reflect that he's got something to learn there. No other team has been as abject against them as we have - we've given them more than a third of their goal difference. If he wants to progress as a manager then he has to figure out what's gone wrong there. 

[Jamie_M]

14 minutes ago, Drew Busby's Moustache said:

Maybe so but there's still money to be won /lost depending on final league position.

There's next to no chance that any player in the squad gives a single f**k about £40k for the club - the difference between 5th and 6th, our 2 most likely finishing positions.

[ConTon74]

The manager can only do so much prep during the week with this squad it’s then down to them cause he can’t do it for them at 3pm on a Saturday. Yes some of his selection choices are questionable along with some transfer business but this is the hand he has been dealt & the players need to start taking some responsibility. 

[Mr.Blue]

Just back from that shitshow. Falkirk are a very good side and have had our number this season but fuck me Morton can we at least do the basics? Track men, defend as a unit, communicate, take responsibility. 

How Shaw stayed on the pitch for so long is beyond me and Adeloye playing a full 90 is a travesty. 

Not entirely sure id give pass marks to many players today except for Lyall, Ballantyne and Crawford who worked hard and tried to make things happen.

[Drew Busby's Moustache]

1 hour ago, Jamie_M said:

There's next to no chance that any player in the squad gives a single f**k about £40k for the club - the difference between 5th and 6th, our 2 most likely finishing positions.

Sad to say you're more than likely correct.

[vikingTON]

I didn't attend the game so am commenting purely on the result.

To lose one game in such a manner could be written off as an aberration - to do so twice in the exact same circumstances is unacceptable. How would this team have coped with any significant cup tie this season, at Pittodrie, Tynecastle or indeed against the Spoon Burners? A: They'd have diagraced the club in its 150th anniversary year just as badly as they've done it against Grangemouth across the board this season. By our own CEO's metrics, clearly they do not have the 'minerals' for the task. 

So the usual bullshit Tele cycle of mawkish apology (Mon/Tue), resolution to do better (Wed/Thu) and confident declarations (Fri/Sat) simply won't cut it. There should be direct and immediate consequences. 

1) Anyone involved in yesterday's game who is out of contract at the end of the season should have any existing offer taken off the table, and be told that they can expect to leave. They should be given the last 4 games to make a case to stay, if they are fortunate enough to get any further involvement at all. Otherwise, clear the fucking decks. 

2) At least one player under contract should also be told to either find a new club in the summer or be prepared to guard the corner flag for the entirety of next season.