The RM Beale poll

[Broxi 12,212]

37 minutes ago, SIRB_72 said:

I'm in the ffs camp but since we're discussing Beale...wtf is this?

Ooft

This just about sums us up in the last few years

Playing around the back, everything through the fullbacks out wide, absolutely no ability or even attempt to play through the middle at all. 

[Smile 26,624]

19 minutes ago, Bigdave30 said:

I think that shows that no cunt trusts Borna to give him the ball, not a solitary pass to a forward player on that 😩

You know why Borna doesn't get the ball and it's pretty simple if you think on it and I noticed it during the game, Souttar is on the left side of the defence not his preferred choice and he looks to his right and plays the ball that way as that is his strongest side it's what all right footed players do.

If it had been Souttar playing where Goldson played and Davies in Souttar position you would have seen Barisic getting more of the ball. Footballs a simple game we all like to complicate.

[ForeverAndEver 74,110]

12 minutes ago, mitre_mouldmaster said:

He wont have a 'first 11'.

He is building a squad where multiple players will be in contention for positions. Sometimes it will be Raskin, Dowell and Lundstrum. Other times it will Be Cifuentes, Jack and Cantwell. With multiple other potential combinations involved.

Every single manager on the planet has a first 11, regardless of how many players per position they have.

[mitre_mouldmaster 21,511]

20 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Every single manager on the planet has a first 11, regardless of how many players per position they have.

No they dont.

Most managers change their team depending on who they are playing.

If they are heavy favourites, at home, they will likely pick one selection. If its a difficult away game, they will change the line-up to contain the opposition more.

[The Ibrox Derry 9,259]

I said alot of shit in raw anger on Saturday night, can he turn it round? Yes of course, will he turn it round? I'm not sure tbh. We will have the answer by the beginning of September.

[ForeverAndEver 74,110]

34 minutes ago, mitre_mouldmaster said:

No they dont.

Most managers change their team depending on who they are playing.

If they are heavy favourites, at home, they will likely pick one selection. If its a difficult away game, they will change the line-up to contain the opposition more.

For 34/36 games we should be playing the same set up and the same team with some rotation.

[CR3 12,890]

Key in the 55 season was that the squad rarely changed, isn’t broke don’t fix it.

[Sket 13,610]

6 hours ago, McEwan's Lager said:

We've seen no true improvement since December 2022. 

Two appalling performances at Hampden.

He's now lost more domestic matches than Gio, and it took Gio nearly an entire year of management to lose a non-OF game (St Johnstone), whereas we've now lost twice to Aberdeen and Kilmarnock.

First opening day defeat for 25 years.

There are mitigating circumstances for some of the above, and we did win the league in 98/99, but the signs aren't looking good. 

Wrong.  

 

Hamilton duly fucked us at Ibrox when we came up from the Championship,no?

 

That being said,Beale is a diddy.

[McEwan's Lager 32,157]

Just now, Sket said:

Wrong.  

 

Hamilton duly fucked us at Ibrox when we came up from the Championship,no?

 

That being said,Beale is a diddy.

No we drew with Hamilton.

Hearts beat us in 2014 on the opening day but I was only really talking about the top flight.

[the goal machine 8,004]

4 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said:

No we drew with Hamilton.

Hearts beat us in 2014 on the opening day but I was only really talking about the top flight.

Wouldn’t mind if we had a similar season to 98/99 after an opening day defeat!

[Stunels 1,384]

2 hours ago, Negri's lovechild said:

I'm reading that we are too narrow, the three strikers are on top of each other, and the passages of play all seem to go through Tav, Goldson and Lundstram, which is worrying. 

Team crying out for wingers

[STEPPS BOY 77,865]

2 hours ago, SIRB_72 said:

I'm in the ffs camp but since we're discussing Beale...wtf is this?

Horseshoe Ball at it’s very best.

[AustinGio 102]

This is why I avoid the forum after games like that.

[bluenoz 32,730]

8 minutes ago, Stunels said:

Team crying out for wingers

 

 

 

 

 

Yes. I think you are gonna read that a lot on here in the coming weeks.

 

[Stunels 1,384]

4 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

Yes. I think you are gonna read that a lot on here in the coming weeks.

 

heard it here first 

[TamCoopz 20,127]

32 minutes ago, CR3 said:

Key in the 55 season was that the squad rarely changed, isn’t broke don’t fix it.

Just a shame we stuck to that motto for 2 seasons after 😂

[Sket 13,610]

23 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said:

No we drew with Hamilton.

Hearts beat us in 2014 on the opening day but I was only really talking about the top flight.

So we did. Equally as bad tbh.

[Jimfanciesthedude 25,688]

1 hour ago, mitre_mouldmaster said:

He wont have a 'first 11'.

He is building a squad where multiple players will be in contention for positions. Sometimes it will be Raskin, Dowell and Lundstrum. Other times it will Be Cifuentes, Jack and Cantwell. With multiple other potential combinations involved.

Thats bollocks and just leads to the team not having much of an idea, put out your starting 11 thats the best, control and kill the game off, give others game time

Shit like "ah well he never played last week so I'll give him a game this week etc" (i know thats a heavy exaggeration but fuck it) is one lot of pish 

Your absolute strongest 11 thats fit and available starts no matter what, 

[Jelavic191 4,815]

2 hours ago, SIRB_72 said:

I'm in the ffs camp but since we're discussing Beale...wtf is this?

Is there a pic of the Kilmarnock average positions as well? I’d suggest that’s going to be a large part of why this looks the way it does. 

[Amato 3,101]

6 hours ago, gmcf said:

Hes literally had one competitive game with his own team .

Wasn't great was it

[Smell the hotdog 4,129]

20 minutes ago, Stunels said:

Team crying out for wingers

Had them last season and watched us put a million balls in the box at home v Livi yet dropped points. Same went for St J away not long after.

Team needs to play far better don’t think it’s as simple as change from 10s to wingers.

[Hadron Collider 32,501]

20 minutes ago, AustinGio said:

This is why I avoid the forum after games like that.

Your post count backs this up mate. 😉

[gmcf 35,564]

2 minutes ago, Amato said:

Wasn't great was it

No it wasn't.  Not even close . 

[Blacky Bear 971]

Simple even someone like McInnines who is bang average and with no balls for our Job had the making of both Gerrard and now Beale.

[Jimfanciesthedude 25,688]

59 minutes ago, Smell the hotdog said:

Had them last season and watched us put a million balls in the box at home v Livi yet dropped points. Same went for St J away not long after.

Team needs to play far better don’t think it’s as simple as change from 10s to wingers.

Because

A) The wingers were shit

B) High looping balls into the box dont work 

What the "we need wingers" crew are wanting is guys pretty much hugging the touchline, who'll not only stretch the opposition by simply being there, but have the ability to attack a man, make them commit themselves, and alter the shape of an opponents defence, 

Not one person in that starting line up on sat was willing to get the ball to feet and run with it, it was all pass pass pass pass, usually sideways, all killie had to do was shunt ten yards to either side and keep their shape, 

Its fucking embarrassing that we both seen the tarriers absolutely destroy scottish football using width, and also watch as teams target ourselves with width, and beale hasnt thought once to give it a shot

Its a damning stat that ryan kents numbers last season were better under gio (who was apparently stifling him) than under Michael "let the handbrake off" Beale