**** Official East Stirlingshire vs Rangers Match Thread ****

[Vanoli 4,625]

Pleased for Dodoo bu what a fucking waste of time. Just as well we have the Burnley friendly becase we're getting nothing from these games, Monday night will  be the same. 

[chris182 6,297]

BT cutting their losses and ending coverage early!

[Brubear 2,920]

1 minute ago, millsygers44 said:

Played 4 won 4 scored 9 conceded 0 and only going to improve performance happy at the moment

I assume you are including Battery in there. We lost a goal in that game.

[millsygers44 22]

So we did 

[Misteral 2,932]

Don't know what happened tonight. We won 3-0 but I don't feel as if I watched a competitive game of football at all. Really took the foot off second half. Wonder what the hat will think about it.

[Corky True Legend 2,682]

1 minute ago, Brubear said:

I assume you are including Battery in there. We lost a goal in that game.

Not a competitive match.

[TMB 14,167]

I hope that's not the last of Jordon Thompson we see for this season.  The young lad could do a real job for us at CDM and is a specialist at that positon.  I don't see why the manager keeps playing Haliday in there since he's a poor CDM and not the answer.  Give the young boy some game time and let's see where he's at.

[Skyson1872 2,923]

4 minutes ago, millsygers44 said:

Played 4 won 4 scored 9 conceded 0 and only going to improve performance happy at the moment

We conceded against Charleston

[Jamie0202 12,273]

3 clean sheets will do me. Obviously still to be properly tested (first 45 against Motherwell aside) but what a contrast to the latter stages of last season. I know the opposition has been poor but sometimes when we're so dominant that's when lapses in concentration at the back happen the most. Hasn't happened and that's obviously a good thing. I thought Wilson and Hill strolled it tonight and Danny's range of passing in the first half was brilliant. In particular a few of his passes out wide to MOH reminded me of F De Boer's debut and if that was F De Boer tonight we would all be raving about him.

BTW I'm not trying to compare F De Boer to Danny Wilson but credit where it's due and thought his passing was worth a mention tonight in what was otherwise a game played in the manner that Warburton is treating them - a pre-season friendly.

[Skyson1872 2,923]

2 minutes ago, Corky True Legend said:

Not a competitive match.

Only played 3 competitive matches.

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

2 minutes ago, Misteral said:

Don't know what happened tonight. We won 3-0 but I don't feel as if I watched a competitive game of football at all. Really took the foot off second half. Wonder what the hat will think about it.

Think we wanted through the game with a win, with no injuries and having rotated some of the squad so we ticked all the boxes.  Nice to see Thompson get some time

[Brubear 2,920]

1 minute ago, Corky True Legend said:

Not a competitive match.

Appreciate that but MG44 was including in his post and stating no goals conceded, I was just being a little pedantic.

[BlueGates 406]

3 minutes ago, THE_MIGHTY_BEARS said:

I hope that's not the last of Jordon Thompson we see for this season.  The young lad could do a real job for us at CDM and is a specialist at that positon.  I don't see why the manager keeps playing Haliday in there since he's a poor CDM and not the answer.  Give the young boy some game time and let's see where he's at.

I wasn't that impressed by the lad if I'm honest.

[dalton 1,192]

Barrie Mc Kay another man of the match in a quiet game for him

Shows the talent that he is.

Positives from tonight Windass he just cruised the first half &  joe scores on his debut which for confidence for his next match can only be a plus .

Boring game but we have a squad now lets use it and its a luxury that we have position for places

[King Jela 20,361]

7 minutes ago, millsygers44 said:

Played 4 won 4 scored 9 conceded 0 and only going to improve performance happy at the moment

Incorrect. 

[ForeverBlue1872 463]

5 minutes ago, THE_MIGHTY_BEARS said:

I hope that's not the last of Jordon Thompson we see for this season.  The young lad could do a real job for us at CDM and is a specialist at that positon.  I don't see why the manager keeps playing Haliday in there since he's a poor CDM and not the answer.  Give the young boy some game time and let's see where he's at.

He doesn't stand a chance, he has Barton, Rossiter and Halliday all ahead of him. I don't think this is the season to be experimenting with younger players like that.

 

ETA: Crooks as well.

[sassaaaa 11,406]

4 minutes ago, THE_MIGHTY_BEARS said:

I hope that's not the last of Jordon Thompson we see for this season.  The young lad could do a real job for us at CDM and is a specialist at that positon.  I don't see why the manager keeps playing Haliday in there since he's a poor CDM and not the answer.  Give the young boy some game time and let's see where he's at.

I thought he was poor and he cant afford to be when he gets a chance. Haliday is there because he's a better player.

[jintybear 8,536]

5 minutes ago, THE_MIGHTY_BEARS said:

I hope that's not the last of Jordon Thompson we see for this season.  The young lad could do a real job for us at CDM and is a specialist at that positon.  I don't see why the manager keeps playing Haliday in there since he's a poor CDM and not the answer.  Give the young boy some game time and let's see where he's at.

I thought one of the commentators said that Thompson told him he was going out on loan down south this season 

[Irn Blu 221]

Happy cause we actually appear to have genuine competition for places this season.  Bring it on!

[Vanoli 4,625]

Thompson isnt a natural holder either. Obviously talented enough but he's got no chance in this squad at the moment, best to get him a good loan move. 

[cstamomusa 3,809]

Nice to see the new guys score and happy with a win.  

[King Jela 20,361]

5 minutes ago, THE_MIGHTY_BEARS said:

I hope that's not the last of Jordon Thompson we see for this season.  The young lad could do a real job for us at CDM and is a specialist at that positon.  I don't see why the manager keeps playing Haliday in there since he's a poor CDM and not the answer.  Give the young boy some game time and let's see where he's at.

We have 3 players that can play CDM, 3 good players. It wouldn't make any sense to keep Thompson. And as much as I really, really don't rate Halliday Warburton sees him as an important player in the squad so giving him game time is important. 

[VladimirWeiss69 802]

Just now, King Jela said:

We have 3 players that can play CDM, 3 good players. It wouldn't make any sense to keep Thompson. And as much as I really, really don't rate Halliday Warburton sees him as an important player in the squad so giving him game time is important. 

Yeah I don't rate Halliday either tbh 

[bomber 177]

thought we missed the drive of both windass and forrester in the second half.also I wish these dodgy plastic pitches were banned completely from our game before somebody gets a serious injury!!!

[DamienM855 413]

3 minutes ago, ForeverBlue1872 said:

He doesn't stand a chance, he has Barton, Rossiter and Halliday all ahead of him. I don't think this is the season to be experimenting with younger players like that.

 

ETA: Crooks as well.

Get the lad out on loan to a good English lower league team, with a clause that he plays a decent amount of games. It's a difficult situation because the boy obviously has a lot of potential, but he isn't better than the players ahead of him.