BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 This is the biggest concern for me going into the game against the filth,no physical presence whatsoever and it's allowed Caley Thistle almost free reign so far in this game. Better get sorted in January with a proper defensive midfielder coming in as Halliday can't cut it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 It really is a shite midfield with Holt and Halliday and wee Tav shoe-horned in there, too. We all hate Brown but he'll run rings round them 3 all day next week. But to flip it, who else we got? Will Windass even be fit? I've a horrible feeling this is what we will still have come the end of the season. it will see us finish second and finish comfortably in second IMO but if that's the extent of our ambition then we've the right midfield for that .... pretty morbid tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertz 78 918 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 TBH we have problems all over the park. Strikers that can't score, defenders that can't defend and a midfield that tries hard but has zero quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T.G 10,773 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Just now, K.A.I said: It really is a shite midfield with Holt and Halliday and wee Tav shoe-horned in there, too. We all hate Brown but he'll run rings round them 3 all day next week. But to flip it, who else we got? Will Windass even be fit? I've a horrible feeling this is what we will still have come the end of the season. it will see us finish second and finish comfortably in second IMO but if that's the extent of our ambition then we've the right midfield for that .... pretty morbid tho Couple years mate we'll all be posted missing lying wrecked after a title win I just keep telling myself that, been been linked with a few midfielders so far so looks like the issue has been addressed, let's hope it's addressed better than the CB position was in the summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 1 minute ago, A.T.G said: Couple years mate we'll all be posted missing lying wrecked after a title win I just keep telling myself that, been been linked with a few midfielders so far so looks like the issue has been addressed, let's hope it's addressed better than the CB position was in the summer I'm not convinced the midfielders we are linked with will be that much better mate. Hoping to be proved wrong tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythebear77 10,386 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Halliday is pish, holt is decent and WTF is Tav doing playing in midfield??....if he's not doing it at RB then drop him!!....no point shoe horning him in!....get forester on FFS!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam_RFC 238 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Midfield is our weak point Halliday is shite and tav isn't a someone who can play in that 3Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenerife Bear 1,748 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Todays midfield is probably the worst in the league. 1 poor defender and 2 lower league players. Rossiter, Windass and Kranjcar would be ideal but injuries wont' allow that any time soon. In January i think we 100% need 3 first team first choice midfielders to walk straight in to the team and improve us. Not 1, not 2, 3. The thought of Holt, Halliday and Tav lining up against Celtic is gutting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 73,890 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 We should be looking to sign 3 midfield starters in January. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the brown brogue 1,909 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Haliday is a liability, Tavernier has been shoehorned in there and Holt is either decent or anonymous. Hopefully at least two players wil come in on the 1st January to go straight into the starting 11. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,781 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 19 minutes ago, Tenerife Bear said: Todays midfield is probably the worst in the league. 1 poor defender and 2 lower league players. Rossiter, Windass and Kranjcar would be ideal but injuries wont' allow that any time soon. In January i think we 100% need 3 first team first choice midfielders to walk straight in to the team and improve us. Not 1, not 2, 3. The thought of Holt, Halliday and Tav lining up against Celtic is gutting. Bit over an over reaction there Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the brown brogue 1,909 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Just now, DBBTB said: Bit over an over reaction there To be fair I can see where he's coming from in terms of todays performance. They've been outplayed, outmuscled and outfought by the midfield of the leagues bottom side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,781 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 9 minutes ago, the brown brogue said: To be fair I can see where he's coming from in terms of todays performance. They've been outplayed, outmuscled and outfought by the midfield of the leagues bottom side. Yeah they aren't great, but worst in the league, sorry but I'm not having that for a minute. As a side point, I'm getting pretty sick of the bipolar esque flip flopping of this forum as a whole on match days tbh. We beat somebody and everybody is the greatest player in the world and then a few days later we play a bit poorer and everybody is the worst player who's ever played for us. It's absolutely ridiculous tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,435 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Yep. As I said in the match thread it shows how bad our transfer business was when we've signed 5 CMs in the summer and Forrester last winter yet our midfield is still Halliday, Holt and a RB. Given how many midfielders we've been linked with and how many we need we'll surely need to get some out the door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenerife Bear 1,748 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, DBBTB said: Yeah they aren't great, but worst in the league, sorry but I'm not having that for a minute. I'm getting pretty sick of the bipolar esque flip flopping of this forum as a whole on match days tbh. We beat somebody and everybody is the greatest player in the world and then a few days later we play a bit poorer and everybody is the worst player who's ever played for us. It's absolutely ridiculous tbh. Anyone who got carried away with beating awful Hearts and Aberdeen teams at home and scraping past Accies is a fool. We know what we are and where we are. We are a poor side playing in one of Europes poorest leagues, we are also extremely boring to watch. Powder puff up front with an exposed defence and very weak midfield. There's no flip flopping here, and this bear wasn't fooled by a couple of home wins. We're mediocre at best. Back to my original point. Halliday is rid rotten, Holt has been found out at this level and Tavernier has been moved forward because he was such a liability in his own position. We are awful in there. I couldn't name a worse midfield 3. Inverness have dominate us today, they are bottom. The 2 kids who play in the middle for Hamilton, 2nd bottom, would walk into our team as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 6 minutes ago, Tenerife Bear said: The 2 kids who play in the middle for Hamilton, 2nd bottom, would walk into our team as well. Would they aye? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenerife Bear 1,748 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Just now, BridgeIsBlue said: Would they aye? Yes. Comfortably. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRW. 5,631 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 None of that midfield were supposed to be starters this year. We signed Rossiter, Barton, Kranjcar, Windass and Crooks for midfield spots and injuries have hampered 4 of them, been seriously unlucky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, Tenerife Bear said: Yes. Comfortably. Don't talk pish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry handsome 629 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 3 in the middle in Scotland is always going to be difficult with top players and ours aren't top. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,781 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 8 minutes ago, Tenerife Bear said: Anyone who got carried away with beating awful Hearts and Aberdeen teams at home and scraping past Accies is a fool. We know what we are and where we are. We are a poor side playing in one of Europes poorest leagues, we are also extremely boring to watch. Powder puff up front with an exposed defence and very weak midfield. There's no flip flopping here, and this bear wasn't fooled by a couple of home wins. We're mediocre at best. Back to my original point. Halliday is rid rotten, Holt has been found out at this level and Tavernier has been moved forward because he was such a liability in his own position. We are awful in there. I couldn't name a worse midfield 3. Inverness have dominate us today, they are bottom. The 2 kids who play in the middle for Hamilton, 2nd bottom, would walk into our team as well. Come on, you seriously couldn't name a worse midfield in Scotland than ours? Do you genuinely think guys like Liam Craig & Murray Davidson or Abdul Osman & Sean Walsh would be an improvement on our midfield because I would love to see the pelters they would get after a couple of games if they did play for us. We might be quite poor at the moment but you can't call people who got carried away after our recent results fools and then come out with an opinion that's as ridiculous in the opposite extreme yourself. Some people people big us up far too much but others put us down too much too when the reality is we are somewhere in the middle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Definitely not the worst midfield in the top flight - but that's not a ringing endorsement, either. For all Holt and Halliday are gash - they would easily be a first pick for anyone else other than Celtic. I said in the match thread at half time that we played OK and deserved to be winning but I can see where anyone that might disagree is coming from too. I think we just edged it in terms of deserving it, even if our defence was under pressure and Fod was man of the match but we were far from good. We won't even get better or hit another level. People are deluding themselves if they think that. This seriously is the level of these players. The sooner we accept this and get the investment in to aim higher the better and people are further deluding themselves if they think guys like Nicholson at Hearts or that guy that can't get a game for Eilbar, Greg Stewart or anyone else that we've been linked with are going to be much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 73,890 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 We are at Christmas and Jason Holt hasn't scored a goal in League.. Halliday has scored one from open play and Windass also Hasn't scored.. Rossiter  and Crooks barely seen and, well, Barton.  Awful statistics tbh.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenerife Bear 1,748 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 8 minutes ago, DBBTB said: Come on, you seriously couldn't name a worse midfield in Scotland than ours? Do you genuinely think guys like Liam Craig & Murray Davidson or Abdul Osman & Sean Walsh would be an improvement on our midfield because I would love to see the pelters they would get after a couple of games if they did play for us. We might be quite poor at the moment but you can't call people who got carried away after our recent results fools and then come out with an opinion that's as ridiculous in the opposite extreme yourself. Some people people big us up far too much but others put us down too much too when the reality is we are somewhere in the middle. In Scotland, of course i could but i didn't say that. I agree with that last part, the truth is normally always somewhere in the middle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillwallLoyal 282 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Still say this line up...  Gilks Hodson Senderos Wilson Wallace Rossiter/Crooks O'Halloran Windass Forrester Waghorn Garner  Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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