James Posted September 11, 2025 Posted September 11, 2025 [Spare ticket now gone] Perhaps this can also be the match thread, 0-2 Morton (Brophy & Garrity)
RossMcC1874 Posted September 11, 2025 Posted September 11, 2025 Last week was a major struggle. Our midfield and attack was completely ineffective. If we can't beat Queens then we need to start worrying. Thought Garrity made a slight difference coming on so would be tempted to give him a start. Not sure on the fitness or Crawford but again if he is available needs to be brought straight back in.
Mr.Blue Posted September 11, 2025 Posted September 11, 2025 If everyone is fit I'd like to see a few changes to the team on Saturday. Moffat, Shaw and O'Halloran have had their chance. Also wouldn't be against Delaney being dropped. A bit left field but I'd like to see... Storer Comrie Moore Longridge Ballantyne Wilson Gillespie McKay Crawford Garrity Brophy. McKay in the glimpses I've seen looks like he could offer something different and I like how direct he has been. Deserves a chance. Arguably harsh dropping blues but he's been quiet so far. There's a storm on the horizon And for that I can't see the sun For I'll keep a waiting on the pavement For the ice cream van to come
vikingTON Posted September 11, 2025 Posted September 11, 2025 No wingers. None at all. No amount of reshuffling those gubbins deckchairs will work. The site is supposed to be a place for the extended 'family' of Morton supporters - having an affinity with people that you don't know, because you share a love of your local football club. It's not supposed to be about point scoring and showing how 'clever' or 'funny' you are, or just being downright rude and offensive to people you don't know, because you can get away with it. Unfortunately, it seems the classic case of people who have little standing/presence in real life, use this forum as a way of making themselves feel as if they are something. It's sad, and I've said that before.. So, having been on Morton forums for about 15 years I guess, I've had enough... well done t*ssers, another Morton supporter driven away. You can all feel happy at how 'clever' you are
Mr.Blue Posted September 11, 2025 Posted September 11, 2025 45 minutes ago, vikingTON said: No wingers. None at all. No amount of reshuffling those gubbins deckchairs will work. You going Davie Irons on us? There's a storm on the horizon And for that I can't see the sun For I'll keep a waiting on the pavement For the ice cream van to come
dunning1874 Posted September 11, 2025 Posted September 11, 2025 Assuming Taylor and Crawford are still out, I'd start all four of Gillespie, Wilson, Blues and Robertson. A narrow midfield with those four will be a bit stodgy and maybe lacking creativity without Crawford, but passing out from the back isn't working as it is with wingers hugging the touchline so if we don't do any better at passing through the middle of the park with that many bodies there we're no worse off, while we might actually have the ability to scrap for second balls when the defence are inevitably forced to go long at times. Some of the wingers have also been passengers defensively which isn't going to be levelled at any of those four. Don't particularly care what formation you put them in; whether it's a diamond 4-4-2, 4-1-3-2, 4-3-1-2, 4-3-2-1 or so on the four of them should largely work the same way together, with the questions of how attacking you push Robertson and how much you let Blues off the leash to go box to box being the same with any shape. The bigger debate is what you do to support Brophy, whether you put Adeloye back in beside him or have one of the wingers playing off him with freedom to drift rather than on the wing. Garrity did improve us last week by doing what Moffat and Shaw never dream of doing, running at a full-back to try and get outside them which carried the team up the park, but I wonder how much we're damning him with faint praise. Being far better than those two on Saturday was not an achievement with how poor they were, and while he's not started a game yet this season there's still been no open play end product in his sub appearances. He should be higher in the pecking order than the likes of Shaw stinking the team out every week who have done nothing to justify their place, but taking this season so far in isolation it's more by default through being the only winger who hasn't been given a start while the others fail to perform rather than how impressive he's been off the bench. The flipside is that he was our top scorer last season and shouldn't have to wait much longer for his chance when we're struggling to score. If you're going for a winger in behind rather than Adeloye then I think it needs to be him or McKay, the latter to see if running off Brophy with his pace can get us in behind defences when that's not something we ever do. Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Oh Lord, Brian Wake
TopCat Posted September 12, 2025 Posted September 12, 2025 Narrow 4 and one of Garrity/McKay/Moffat/Shaw tight to Brophy. Press them into mistakes if they're still trying to play "passing football".
irnbru Posted September 12, 2025 Posted September 12, 2025 8 hours ago, TopCat said: Narrow 4 and one of Garrity/McKay/Moffat/Shaw tight to Brophy. Press them into mistakes if they're still trying to play "passing football". Shaw pressing isn't a thing.
vikingTON Posted September 12, 2025 Posted September 12, 2025 22 hours ago, Mr.Blue said: You going Davie Irons on us? The experienced assistant manager that the club should have appointed, to put an end to this annual charade of shoehorning useless sand dancers into the line-up. The one positive from a week of predictably risible referee gurning down Cappielow way was Imrie calling out a lack of fight in yesterday's Tele interview. Hopefully changes will be made but unless the formation returns to the Partick game it will still be a waste of time. The site is supposed to be a place for the extended 'family' of Morton supporters - having an affinity with people that you don't know, because you share a love of your local football club. It's not supposed to be about point scoring and showing how 'clever' or 'funny' you are, or just being downright rude and offensive to people you don't know, because you can get away with it. Unfortunately, it seems the classic case of people who have little standing/presence in real life, use this forum as a way of making themselves feel as if they are something. It's sad, and I've said that before.. So, having been on Morton forums for about 15 years I guess, I've had enough... well done t*ssers, another Morton supporter driven away. You can all feel happy at how 'clever' you are
dunning1874 Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 Adding a seventh central midfielder to the squad only looks weirder when you then revert to only playing two of them rather than three, to keep wingers who've been consistently poor in the team after being (rightly) singled out by the manager for their performances last week. Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Oh Lord, Brian Wake
HamCam Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 So the talk about sitting underperformers on the bench for this match was just talk.
GiGi Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 6 minutes ago, HamCam said: So the talk about sitting underperformers on the bench for this match was just talk. Yeah. Blues getting dropped while Moffat and Shaw start looks mad to me. They both owe a big performance here or Imrie will look silly for playing them again. Peter Weatherson is the greatest player since Ritchie, and should be assigned 'chairman for life'
Scott Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 Adeloye, Moffat, and Shaw all fired into the sea please.
dunning1874 Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 Solid contest between this 'stadium', Morton's recruitment and Shaw's performance for the most offensive thing I've seen today but Shaw is clinging to the lead right now. We haven't remotely looked like scoring. Queen's Park did a couple of times, but only through our mistakes rather than doing anything good off their own backs. This is just dreadful. Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Oh Lord, Brian Wake
Deego Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 Who came off with Moffat? Being reported online as MacPherson being subbed on and off, and I’m assuming that’s not right.
Boogs49 Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 1 minute ago, Deego said: Who came off with Moffat? Being reported online as MacPherson being subbed on and off, and I’m assuming that’s not right. Kerr Robertson
TRVMP Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 Pretty depressing when I'm praying for full time at the 'City Stadium' against this bankrupt rabble. Morton
irnbru Posted September 13, 2025 Posted September 13, 2025 53 minutes ago, dunning1874 said: Solid contest between this 'stadium', Morton's recruitment and Shaw's performance for the most offensive thing I've seen today but Shaw is clinging to the lead right now. We haven't remotely looked like scoring. Queen's Park did a couple of times, but only through our mistakes rather than doing anything good off their own backs. This is just dreadful. Moffat doesn't add anything going forward but works hard (without impacting the game). Shaw is the laziest player I've saw in a morton top.
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