TheGoon Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 That was diabolical. Clinging on for dear life against 10 man Alloa. Fitness levels clearly nowhere near where they need to be yet.
GiGi Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Seeing the replay that was not a dive from McPake. Not a penalty but he went down under a challenge. Peter Weatherson is the greatest player since Ritchie, and should be assigned 'chairman for life'
Drew Busby's Moustache Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 On the plus side.... CLYDE 1 - PATRICK FISSUL 0.
GiGi Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 5 home wins to start the league off as well. Peter Weatherson is the greatest player since Ritchie, and should be assigned 'chairman for life'
Mr.Blue Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 If we are going to play a high tempo pressing game all season then the players need to be fitter. Clinging on to that lead at times and not holding into the ball. Will take the win and a clean sheet but room for improvement 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
Cet Homme Charmant Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, Mr.Blue said: If we are going to play a high tempo pressing game all season then the players need to be fitter. Clinging on to that lead at times and not holding into the ball. Will take the win and a clean sheet but room for improvement That's the way I saw it. We were comfortable if not outstanding until McPake got sent off, and then we capitulated. That's got to be a worry, as a fitter and stronger team would surely have punished us for that.
vikingTON Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Cet Homme Charmant said: That's the way I saw it. We were comfortable if not outstanding until McPake got sent off, and then we capitulated. That's got to be a worry, as a fitter and stronger team would surely have punished us for that. If our main cause for concern is fading while already going deservedly in front and the opponent pushing harder for an equaliser then we'll do not too bad overall. The issues before a ball was kicked this season mostly centred on our questionable quality of our defence. Two clean sheets on the bounce - especially with whatever was meant to be our left hand side in today's team - is an encouraging sign. It's good to see Salkeld chipping in with a goal and to hear that McPake has started strongly. I think that default expectations can be upgraded from 'potential 13/14' disaster to 'brutally efficient 7/8th placed finish' at the moment (though of course we also kicked off 13/14 with a home win over modest opposition). 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
port-ton Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 The players had months off and came back part time to begin with. We've had two competitive games before today with mostly different players to get everyone game time so I wouldn't be too worried about the apparent lack of fitness at this point. I think the first half was the version of this team that we will see more often than not and the fitness will come with game time and match sharpness. Thought for the most part the defence played well and looked solid again and the midfield looked decent in the first half. Not sure we will create enough or take enough chances to give us many comfortable results this season but I have much higher hopes for this squad than the one at the beginning of last season. Good people will do good things, bad people will do bad things, but only with religion do good people do bad things!
Cet Homme Charmant Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, vikingTON said: If our main cause for concern is fading while already going deservedly in front and the opponent pushing harder for an equaliser then we'll do not too bad overall. The issues before a ball was kicked this season mostly centred on our questionable quality of our defence. Two clean sheets on the bounce - especially with whatever was meant to be our left hand side in today's team - is an encouraging sign. It's good to see Salkeld chipping in with a goal and to hear that McPake has started strongly. I think that default expectations can be upgraded from 'potential 13/14' disaster to 'brutally efficient 7/8th placed finish' at the moment (though of course we also kicked off 13/14 with a home win over modest opposition). I agree, overall it's been a decent start to the season with definite positives, McPake and Fjortoft being two obvious examples. But being under the cosh for the last 15 minutes against a part-time team should be a cause for concern.
Doddie Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 We ended the game like we had 1 less man than Alloa. Before that we were comfortable. Really lacking a number 9 - orsi / salkeld / maciver / Oliver aren’t the answer. Sooner strapp is back the better
Madton Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Looked really comfortable up until Mcpake went off. McLean should have put the game to bed. They created absolutely nothing for 75 minutes, albeit they did pass the ball about much better than us. Far too many aimless punts from us Real shame Mcpake will miss next week, kind of player we need going to places like Dens. Last 10-15 was a tough watch, we need to be better at seeing the game of out as there was too many nervous moments towards the end but it's a winning start and clean sheet, so happy days. Stream issues appear to be behind us too.
port-ton Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 It's a 27 game season this time isn't it? If so then I'll take our fair share of scrappy 1-0 wins all season. Good people will do good things, bad people will do bad things, but only with religion do good people do bad things!
vikingTON Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 37 minutes ago, Cet Homme Charmant said: I agree, overall it's been a decent start to the season with definite positives, McPake and Fjortoft being two obvious examples. But being under the cosh for the last 15 minutes against a part-time team should be a cause for concern. What difference does their part-time status make? Unless you are the Barcelona 2009 team up against a Brechin 2018-20 select, you are going to come under pressure when defending a 1-0 lead and more so in the closing stages. The only cause for concern is if you chuck in goals under that pressure on a regular basis. 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
vikingTON Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, Madton said: Looked really comfortable up until Mcpake went off. McLean should have put the game to bed. They created absolutely nothing for 75 minutes, albeit they did pass the ball about much better than us. Far too many aimless punts from us If they created absolutely nothing while we should have been at least two goals ahead then our passing was quite clearly 'much better' than theirs and the punts not as "aimless' as you claim. 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
TheGoon Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 McPake missing next week is a pain but we’ve plenty of other options.
The Bewilderedbeast Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 35 minutes ago, Scott said: Are we able to appeal the 2nd yellow? Don't think a yellow can be appealed
Cet Homme Charmant Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, vikingTON said: What difference does their part-time status make? Unless you are the Barcelona 2009 team up against a Brechin 2018-20 select, you are going to come under pressure when defending a 1-0 lead and more so in the closing stages. The only cause for concern is if you chuck in goals under that pressure on a regular basis. We should, theoretically at least, be fitter than them, so we should have been able to see out the game more comfortably than we did, that's my only (mild) criticism, Overall I'm happy with the start to the season, but our inability to kill off inferior opposition, and then hang on for in the last 15 minutes, should be something we acknowledge and address.
Madton Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 54 minutes ago, vikingTON said: If they created absolutely nothing while we should have been at least two goals ahead then our passing was quite clearly 'much better' than theirs and the punts not as "aimless' as you claim. I'm sensing you didn't watch it?
irnbru Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, port-ton said: The players had months off and came back part time to begin with. We've had two competitive games before today with mostly different players to get everyone game time so I wouldn't be too worried about the apparent lack of fitness at this point. I think the first half was the version of this team that we will see more often than not and the fitness will come with game time and match sharpness. Aye, a shorter pre season wouldn't have helped either. I thought we had a higher intensity and pressed a lot more than last season (for the first hour anyway) but there needs to be an understanding of when to press and when to just leave them with the ball and conserve energy. Hopefully that game management will come over the next few weeks. As someone else said, I think the last week or two has shown that expectations shouldn't be as low as we first feared.
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