Geoff Kilpatrick Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Clark - 6 - MoM by default due to the saves in the first half. However, marked down a point for his positioning of the wall Kent - 6 - Probably our best defender but his distribution was ropey in the first half as neither him or Halkett looked comfortable with each other Cochrane - 6 - Our best midfielder and he didn't even start there. That said, it was an average performance Halkett - 4 - Looked uncomfortable the whole game and almost sold the jerseys completely. Hindsight suggests starting him was one of many mistakes with the line-up Rowles - 5 - Fish out of water at left-back and his control and passing were sub-par, to be euphemistic Atkinson - 5 - Took up good positions as ever and then did nothing when he got it. Outpaced again and had to take a booking Lowry - 2 - How he lasted 60 minutes or so is beyond me. Total pony Nieuwenhof - 5 - Tried and showed fight and energy. Ironically, he can claim an undeserved assist at the equaliser Shankland - 6 - Delightful finish for the equaliser. Otherwise, he was poor Tagawa - 4 - Had a couple of efforts and tried hard but it wasn't coming off for him. May feel harshly done by being subbed but the subs were better Denholm - 3 - Ran about a lot. Not sure he touched it that often Subs: Forrest - 5 - Should have had a penalty. People can argue all they like about him choosing to go round the keeper but, at the very least, we should try and appeal the booking somehow because that was NEVER a dive. Oda - 4 - Offered width but for some reason we always chose to go down the left Kingsley - 4 - Couple of decent crosses. We looked far better balanced with him on Vargas - 6 - Very good cameo. Brought us back into it and nearly stole it at the end. Naismith - 2 - 0 for the original selection. Recovered with the subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Clark 6 Kent 6 Hackett 5 Rowles 5 Cochrane 7 MOTM Atkinson 5 Denholm 4 Hoff 5 Lowry 3 Shankland 5 Tagawa 4 Forrest 6 Vargas 6 Kingsley 6 Oda 4 Utter shitshow today. Pleased with the fightback and other results were decent elsewhere. Got away with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS98 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: Clark - 6 - MoM by default due to the saves in the first half. However, marked down a point for his positioning of the wall Kent - 6 - Probably our best defender but his distribution was ropey in the first half as neither him or Halkett looked comfortable with each other Cochrane - 6 - Our best midfielder and he didn't even start there. That said, it was an average performance Halkett - 4 - Looked uncomfortable the whole game and almost sold the jerseys completely. Hindsight suggests starting him was one of many mistakes with the line-up Rowles - 5 - Fish out of water at left-back and his control and passing were sub-par, to be euphemistic Atkinson - 5 - Took up good positions as ever and then did nothing when he got it. Outpaced again and had to take a booking Lowry - 2 - How he lasted 60 minutes or so is beyond me. Total pony Nieuwenhof - 5 - Tried and showed fight and energy. Ironically, he can claim an undeserved assist at the equaliser Shankland - 6 - Delightful finish for the equaliser. Otherwise, he was poor Tagawa - 4 - Had a couple of efforts and tried hard but it wasn't coming off for him. May feel harshly done by being subbed but the subs were better Denholm - 3 - Ran about a lot. Not sure he touched it that often Subs: Forrest - 5 - Should have had a penalty. People can argue all they like about him choosing to go round the keeper but, at the very least, we should try and appeal the booking somehow because that was NEVER a dive. Oda - 4 - Offered width but for some reason we always chose to go down the left Kingsley - 4 - Couple of decent crosses. We looked far better balanced with him on Vargas - 6 - Very good cameo. Brought us back into it and nearly stole it at the end. Naismith - 2 - 0 for the original selection. Recovered with the subs. Agree with everything but thought Clark was poor at both goals. Direct free kicks are his kryptonite. Edited December 30, 2023 by DS98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC 86 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Very generous 4’s for Tagawa, thought he was as bad as Lowry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Having to shift Cochrane (MOTM) into midfield showed up the very poor starting set up. Rowels was subsequently hung out to dry but I thought he did okay.Square pegs in round holes is becoming our thing.Sign some “attacking midfielders” ffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, Homme said: Clark 6 Kent 6 Hackett 5 Rowles 5 Cochrane 7 MOTM Atkinson 5 Denholm 4 Hoff 5 Lowry 3 Shankland 5 Tagawa 4 Forrest 6 Vargas 6 Kingsley 6 Oda 4 Utter shitshow today. Pleased with the fightback and other results were decent elsewhere. Got away with one. I'd mark Tagawa down to a 2 - bad miss, poor movement and failure to hold the ball up. Should have been hooked after 15 mins. I thought subbing Denholm was a mistake as it weakened us. Halkett gets a 3 or 4 to me. No pace and numerous unforced errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Sadly Halks is finished as a player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Clark 6 Kent 6 Solidish Halkett 5 Very Rusty looking Rowles 5 Not really a left back Cochrane 7 MOTM did the basics better than most Atkinson 5 Denholm 5 Actually thought he looked quite bright, overran it a couple of times though Hoff 5 Worked hard, chose wrong options a few times though Lowry 3 Thinks he has more time than he actually has Shankland 6 Not a great performance but goals is goals Tagawa 4 Lots of effort, made good runs that were not spotted, can only be unlucky so many times though Forrest 6 Energy and drive, should have had a penalty (or goal) Vargas 6 Took his goal well, won possession back a few times, nearly in at the end Kingsley 6 Another positive sub Oda 4 Not much to say Edited December 30, 2023 by moonraker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Clark 7 Kent 6 Halkett 5 Rowles 6 Atkinson 6 Denholm 4 Hoff 6 Cochrane 7 Lowry 5 Shanks 6 Tagawa 4 Forrest & Vargas 7 Kingsley 6 Oda 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Goss Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Clark 7 some great saves kept us in it early on Atkinson 6 some good touches some bad mixed bag Kent 7 solid as usual Halkett 4 looks very rusty and needs more confidence, looked injured Rowles 6 not a left back but coped fine Cochrane 7.5 just shaded motm for me, always looks for the ball Hoff 6.5 grew into the game more but started poorly Denholm 4 poor game ran about a lot but offered nothing Lowry 4 hopeless Tagawa 5 not good enoygh Shankland 6 not his best game but comes up with a cracking finish again Suba Forrest 7 excellent when he came on Kingsley 6 offered good width and played well Oda 6 done well Vargas 6 took goal well and helped turn the tide Edited December 30, 2023 by Jeremy Goss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 35 minutes ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: Clark - 6 - MoM by default due to the saves in the first half. However, marked down a point for his positioning of the wall Kent - 6 - Probably our best defender but his distribution was ropey in the first half as neither him or Halkett looked comfortable with each other Cochrane - 6 - Our best midfielder and he didn't even start there. That said, it was an average performance Halkett - 4 - Looked uncomfortable the whole game and almost sold the jerseys completely. Hindsight suggests starting him was one of many mistakes with the line-up Rowles - 5 - Fish out of water at left-back and his control and passing were sub-par, to be euphemistic Atkinson - 5 - Took up good positions as ever and then did nothing when he got it. Outpaced again and had to take a booking Lowry - 2 - How he lasted 60 minutes or so is beyond me. Total pony Nieuwenhof - 5 - Tried and showed fight and energy. Ironically, he can claim an undeserved assist at the equaliser Shankland - 6 - Delightful finish for the equaliser. Otherwise, he was poor Tagawa - 4 - Had a couple of efforts and tried hard but it wasn't coming off for him. May feel harshly done by being subbed but the subs were better Denholm - 3 - Ran about a lot. Not sure he touched it that often Subs: Forrest - 5 - Should have had a penalty. People can argue all they like about him choosing to go round the keeper but, at the very least, we should try and appeal the booking somehow because that was NEVER a dive. Oda - 4 - Offered width but for some reason we always chose to go down the left Kingsley - 4 - Couple of decent crosses. We looked far better balanced with him on Vargas - 6 - Very good cameo. Brought us back into it and nearly stole it at the end. Naismith - 2 - 0 for the original selection. Recovered with the subs. You're being kind giving Lowry a 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster HMFC Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 32 minutes ago, Tazio said: Sadly Halks is finished as a player. Sadly you're finished as a poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 It'll take Halkett a while to get back to his best. Right now he looks like he's toiling with the pace but that's to be expected. He will come good again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mercer Takeover Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Clark - 5 - Couple of really good saves but looked suspect at their goal. Why is Scotland's number one keeper not getting a game Kent - 7 - Excellent, and even better when Halkett went off Cochrane - 6 - Did will considering the rediculous positions he was asked to play Halkett - 3 - Not at the races Rowles - 5 - WTF is our central defender doing playing at left wing back Atkinson - 5 - Lots of running and ok Lowry - 1 - This has to be his last game as he needs returned to Rangers Nieuwenhof - 5 - Good shift, although no pace whatsoever Shankland - 6 - Even with his goal he was poor Tagawa - 1 - Another who has surely played his last game Denholm - 1 - Hopefully won't see the jersey again. There is a reason he was going to be punted before Naismith Subs: Forrest - 1 - Should have scored and must stop diving. Needs moved on Oda - 3 - So so Kingsley - 5 - Brought much better balance to the team Vargas - 4 - Good goal but generally hopeless Naismith - 0 - Please stop trolling the support with dreadful football teams. The starting lineup was just not good enough, and it didn't have to be. Two points dropped to County should have seen him sacked, after one of the worst performances of the season. He will no doubt survive though. PLAY OUR BEST TEAM FFS. Edited December 30, 2023 by The Mercer Takeover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Goss Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 minute ago, The Mercer Takeover said: Clark - 5 - Couple of really good saves but looked suspect at their goal. Why is Scotland's number one keeper not getting a game Kent - 7 - Excellent, and even better when Halkett went off Cochrane - 6 - Did will considering the rediculous positions he was asked to play Halkett - 3 - Not at the races Rowles - 5 - WTF is our central defender doing playing at left wing back Atkinson - 5 - Lots of running and ok Lowry - 1 - This has to be his last game as he needs returned to Rangers Nieuwenhof - 5 - Good shift, although no pace whatsoever Shankland - 6 - Even with his goal he was poor Tagawa - 1 - Another who has surely played his last game Denholm - 1 - Hopefully won't see the jersey again. There is a reason he was going to be punted before Naismith Subs: Forrest - 1 - Should have scored and must stop diving. Needs moved on Oda - 3 - So so Kingsley - 5 - Brought much better balance to the team Vargas - 4 - Good goal but generally hopeless Naismith - 0 - Please stop trolling the support with dreadful football teams. The starting lineup was just not good enough, and it didn't have to be. Two points dropped to County should have seen him sacked, after one of the worst performances of the season. He will no doubt survive though. PLAY OUR BEST TEAM FFS. What game were you watching? Forrest was one of our best players and didn’t dive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous 1874 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Clark 7 Atkinson 4 Kent 6 Halkett 3.5 Rowles 6 Cochrane 7 Niewenhof 5 Denholm 2 Shankland 6 Lowry 3 Tagawa 2 Subs: Vargas 6 Forrest 6 Kingsley 5 Oda 4.5 Weakest players were clearly Tagawa and Denholm Better performers - Clark, Cochrane, Forrest, Shankland and Vargas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 55 minutes ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: Clark - 6 - MoM by default due to the saves in the first half. However, marked down a point for his positioning of the wall Kent - 6 - Probably our best defender but his distribution was ropey in the first half as neither him or Halkett looked comfortable with each other Cochrane - 6 - Our best midfielder and he didn't even start there. That said, it was an average performance Halkett - 4 - Looked uncomfortable the whole game and almost sold the jerseys completely. Hindsight suggests starting him was one of many mistakes with the line-up Rowles - 5 - Fish out of water at left-back and his control and passing were sub-par, to be euphemistic Atkinson - 5 - Took up good positions as ever and then did nothing when he got it. Outpaced again and had to take a booking Lowry - 2 - How he lasted 60 minutes or so is beyond me. Total pony Nieuwenhof - 5 - Tried and showed fight and energy. Ironically, he can claim an undeserved assist at the equaliser Shankland - 6 - Delightful finish for the equaliser. Otherwise, he was poor Tagawa - 4 - Had a couple of efforts and tried hard but it wasn't coming off for him. May feel harshly done by being subbed but the subs were better Denholm - 3 - Ran about a lot. Not sure he touched it that often Subs: Forrest - 5 - Should have had a penalty. People can argue all they like about him choosing to go round the keeper but, at the very least, we should try and appeal the booking somehow because that was NEVER a dive. Oda - 4 - Offered width but for some reason we always chose to go down the left Kingsley - 4 - Couple of decent crosses. We looked far better balanced with him on Vargas - 6 - Very good cameo. Brought us back into it and nearly stole it at the end. Naismith - 2 - 0 for the original selection. Recovered with the subs. Excellent , realistic assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Id only rate Cochrane today. So that says it all really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korky Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 49 minutes ago, frankblack said: I thought subbing Denholm was a mistake as it weakened us. He was utterly hopeless!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 53 minutes ago, Tazio said: Sadly Halks is finished as a player. Plenty said that about Beni, needs games to get fitness, confidence, timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blairdin Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Cochrane 7 MOTM Kent 6 best of the rest of the starters Vargas 6 for stealing us a point The rest were not good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Clark 6 Kent 6 Hackett 4 Rowles 5 Cochrane 7 Atkinson 4 Denholm 3 Hoff 2 Lowry 2 Shankland 6 Tagawa 2 Forrest 6 Vargas 7 Kingsley 6 Oda 3 some truly awful performances from some players who should be nowhere near the starting 11. punt Lowry back next week. Hes had probably one decent game since here and is never the standard or consistency required. Tagawa is needing loaned out or something but we don’t think that would help him having not long arrived. And the Hoff is just another Kio and that’s being kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr fox Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Tazio said: Sadly Halks is finished as a player. Get a grip he is just back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 59 minutes ago, Tazio said: Sadly Halks is finished as a player. 🤣🤣🤣. After a year out you come to this conclusion 🤣🤣🤣 did you say the same about Beni ? Cause boy we missed him today. worst post of the year by a mile. Jesus Christ . thats an absolute shocker from you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, blairdin said: Vargas 6 for stealing us a point The rest were not good enough It was Shanks who got the equaliser... But you crack on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecky92 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, frankblack said: I'd mark Tagawa down to a 2 - bad miss, poor movement and failure to hold the ball up. Should have been hooked after 15 mins. I thought subbing Denholm was a mistake as it weakened us. Halkett gets a 3 or 4 to me. No pace and numerous unforced errors. Denholm was pish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Not working out for Tagawa at all. Wouldn’t be disappointed if he moved on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts00 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 36 minutes ago, DS98 said: He’s 28 years old and just returned from an entire year out with an ACL you absolute weapon. True but serious questions about whether he is worth a new contract. Injury prone and his build is just not the build of a footballer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyfragg13 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Hoff was gd today I thought didn’t waste a pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barasa Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Clark - 7. Couple of good saves in the first half. Need to see the free kick back though, looked like he left a lot of space on the left side of his goal. Kent - 5. Struggled a bit against their 2 big men. Halkett - 4. Sloppy. Not match fit yet. Rowles - 6. Not a left back but coped fairly well. Atkinson - 5. Always showing for the ball but not much came off for him today. Cochrane - 7. Always puts in a shift and seems to pop up in half a dozen different positions. Nieweunhof - 7. My MOTM. Always available for the ball, rarely wasted possession. Much better than our other midfielders today. Lowry - 3. Not quick or strong enough, poor use of the ball. Shankland - 7. Good first 20 minutes then fell out of the game but usual bit of quality for the goal. Tagawa - 4. Should have scored with the ball played in from Cochrane. Worked hard but nothing came off. Forrest - 6. A significant improvement on Lowry. Should have scored instead of rounding the keeper, regardless of whether it could have been a pen. Oda - 5. Pacy and worked hard but not a huge amount of end product. Kingsley - 6. We immediately looked more balanced when he came on. Created a couple of good chances with crosses in. Vargas - 5. Frustrating. Good goal but spent most of the last 10 minutes fouling their defenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Elliott Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Tazio said: Sadly Halks is finished as a player. Kickback cliche #253. Exactly the same was said about Beni, Kingsley and a million other players returning from injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Barasa said: Clark - 7. Couple of good saves in the first half. Need to see the free kick back though, looked like he left a lot of space on the left side of his goal. Kent - 5. Struggled a bit against their 2 big men. Halkett - 4. Sloppy. Not match fit yet. Rowles - 6. Not a left back but coped fairly well. Atkinson - 5. Always showing for the ball but not much came off for him today. Cochrane - 7. Always puts in a shift and seems to pop up in half a dozen different positions. Nieweunhof - 7. My MOTM. Always available for the ball, rarely wasted possession. Much better than our other midfielders today. Lowry - 3. Not quick or strong enough, poor use of the ball. Shankland - 7. Good first 20 minutes then fell out of the game but usual bit of quality for the goal. Tagawa - 4. Should have scored with the ball played in from Cochrane. Worked hard but nothing came off. Forrest - 6. A significant improvement on Lowry. Should have scored instead of rounding the keeper, regardless of whether it could have been a pen. Oda - 5. Pacy and worked hard but not a huge amount of end product. Kingsley - 6. We immediately looked more balanced when he came on. Created a couple of good chances with crosses in. Vargas - 5. Frustrating. Good goal but spent most of the last 10 minutes fouling their defenders. Agree with mark for the Hoff cant believe some of the low marks he received in earlier posts. he showed for the ball all game, wasted very little and broke up a lot of their moves. He also drove forward a couple of times something we have been sadly lacking in games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, DS98 said: Agree with everything but thought Clark was poor at both goals. Direct free kicks are his kryptonite. Haha….has he ever moved to try and save one?😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts00 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Clark - some very good saves in the match, will need to see goals again before commenting on whether he could have done better. I was behind the free kick and not sure he could have done much. Atkinson - does my head in, some good, a lot dire. Rowles - playing well right now and thought he had a solid match. Becoming very good in possession. Kent - Mr reliable. Halks - hmmmm. Lots of question marks. Cochrane - like the look of him in CM. He may well get more game time there. Hoff - tries hard, does some good things, but maybe just not quite at the level yet we need. Denholm - nothing much happening for him, no surprise was subbed. Lowry - I felt it was a big game for him today and he let himself down. Fans have started to turn on him. Shanks - another very good goal. Not a lot else. Tagawa - feel a bit sorry for him. Didnt quite go for him in first half but clealry not fancied much and not getting a lot of game time to find his feet. Forest, Kingsley, Oda and Vargas all made a difference. Forest is no world beater but makes things happen more than most. Oda involved in the second goal, good goal from Vargas, Kingsley looked dangerous from an attacking perspective. Naismith - still more questions than answers really. Both in terms of shape and personnel. Clearly injuries are hurting again. A sense of how things are not quite going the way we would like is I have absolutely no idea what the shape or the selection will be on Tuesday. I thought Ross county played very well today all over the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Well I apologise whole heartedly for having an opinion and apparently being a complete weapon. This board is meant to be about opinions and I expressed mine. I also used the word sadly as I like Halkett and defended him often enough in the past when he was a boo boy target on here. I don’t get any feeling he’ll ever get back to full fitness. For whatever reason his returns often end in injury very quickly. This doesn’t make me happy in any way as a fully fit Halkett is a big asset to the team but it doesn’t look likely. I hope I’m wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 minute ago, hearts00 said: Clark - some very good saves in the match, will need to see goals again before commenting on whether he could have done better. I was behind the free kick and not sure he could have done much. Atkinson - does my head in, some good, a lot dire. Rowles - playing well right now and thought he had a solid match. Becoming very good in possession. Kent - Mr reliable. Halks - hmmmm. Lots of question marks. Cochrane - like the look of him in CM. He may well get more game time there. Hoff - tries hard, does some good things, but maybe just not quite at the level yet we need. Denholm - nothing much happening for him, no surprise was subbed. Lowry - I felt it was a big game for him today and he let himself down. Fans have started to turn on him. Shanks - another very good goal. Not a lot else. Tagawa - feel a bit sorry for him. Didnt quite go for him in first half but clealry not fancied much and not getting a lot of game time to find his feet. Forest, Kingsley, Oda and Vargas all made a difference. Forest is no world beater but makes things happen more than most. Oda involved in the second goal, good goal from Vargas, Kingsley looked dangerous from an attacking perspective. Naismith - still more questions than answers really. Both in terms of shape and personnel. Clearly injuries are hurting again. A sense of how things are not quite going the way we would like is I have absolutely no idea what the shape or the selection will be on Tuesday. I thought Ross county played very well today all over the pitch. I think their two weeks of rest was pretty evident, and we were a bit flat coming off a tiring match on Wednesday and they took full advantage for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayTeeJnr Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: Clark - 6 - MoM by default due to the saves in the first half. However, marked down a point for his positioning of the wall Kent - 6 - Probably our best defender but his distribution was ropey in the first half as neither him or Halkett looked comfortable with each other Cochrane - 6 - Our best midfielder and he didn't even start there. That said, it was an average performance Halkett - 4 - Looked uncomfortable the whole game and almost sold the jerseys completely. Hindsight suggests starting him was one of many mistakes with the line-up Rowles - 5 - Fish out of water at left-back and his control and passing were sub-par, to be euphemistic Atkinson - 5 - Took up good positions as ever and then did nothing when he got it. Outpaced again and had to take a booking Lowry - 2 - How he lasted 60 minutes or so is beyond me. Total pony Nieuwenhof - 5 - Tried and showed fight and energy. Ironically, he can claim an undeserved assist at the equaliser Shankland - 6 - Delightful finish for the equaliser. Otherwise, he was poor Tagawa - 4 - Had a couple of efforts and tried hard but it wasn't coming off for him. May feel harshly done by being subbed but the subs were better Denholm - 3 - Ran about a lot. Not sure he touched it that often Subs: Forrest - 5 - Should have had a penalty. People can argue all they like about him choosing to go round the keeper but, at the very least, we should try and appeal the booking somehow because that was NEVER a dive. Oda - 4 - Offered width but for some reason we always chose to go down the left Kingsley - 4 - Couple of decent crosses. We looked far better balanced with him on Vargas - 6 - Very good cameo. Brought us back into it and nearly stole it at the end. Naismith - 2 - 0 for the original selection. Recovered with the subs. Pretty good summary. Lowry is such a frustrating player - he’s got some skills but operates in go slow mode. Why is a loanee youngster who can’t clear the first man taking our corners? They’re consistently awful. Hopefully we end his time at Tynecastle asap. Tagawa just couldn’t keep hold of the ball. Messed up his big chance in the first half. i surprised how poorly Halkett played. The pass straight to their attacker in the first half was a lowlight along with his significant part in the free kick for their second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 26 minutes ago, 1971fozzy said: Clark 6 Kent 6 Hackett 4 Rowles 5 Cochrane 7 Atkinson 4 Denholm 3 Hoff 2 Lowry 2 Shankland 6 Tagawa 2 Forrest 6 Vargas 7 Kingsley 6 Oda 3 some truly awful performances from some players who should be nowhere near the starting 11. punt Lowry back next week. Hes had probably one decent game since here and is never the standard or consistency required. Tagawa is needing loaned out or something but we don’t think that would help him having not long arrived. And the Hoff is just another Kio and that’s being kind. 100% spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Elliott Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, Tazio said: Well I apologise whole heartedly for having an opinion and apparently being a complete weapon. This board is meant to be about opinions and I expressed mine. It was a pretty shite, hyperbolic opinion to be fair. 🤷🏻♂️ But fair play for apologising 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romulus Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, merrymac said: Agree with mark for the Hoff cant believe some of the low marks he received in earlier posts. he showed for the ball all game, wasted very little and broke up a lot of their moves. He also drove forward a couple of times something we have been sadly lacking in games. Spot on. He was essentially playing a one man centre midfield, always wanted on the ball and tried to make things happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Montpelier Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 All I'll say is we'll win Jack **** with the hoff in the pivot midfield position. Better today ... but not to standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Shite team selection. Cochrane man of the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Romulus said: Spot on. He was essentially playing a one man centre midfield, always wanted on the ball and tried to make things happen. and people are giving him a 2??? 😯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, Pete Elliott said: It was a pretty shite, hyperbolic opinion to be fair. 🤷🏻♂️ But fair play for apologising 👍🏻 I did type it as I was walking along the cycle path from Roseburn so couldn’t be arsed writing a long post explaining my opinion. But if you want to talk hyperbole some of the replies I got fitted very much into that category. Worst post of the year on JKB it seems, quite a claim with some of the utter shite on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blairdin Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, whodanny said: It was Shanks who got the equaliser... But you crack on. Shankland was poor today, equalising goal aside. It was the introduction of Vargas that swung the game back in our favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john thomas Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, Pete Elliott said: It was a pretty shite, hyperbolic opinion to be fair. 🤷🏻♂️ But fair play for apologising 👍🏻 Wasn't an apology, poor attempt to justify nonsense post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, HMFC 86 said: Very generous 4’s for Tagawa, thought he was as bad as Lowry Jeez that’s saying something! 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Tagawa and Lowry are doing very little to convince me that they aren't complete duds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopilms Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Tagawa doesn't do anything to convince me he will come good. Atkinson is awful 90% of the time, we should move him on and get someone who can do the basics right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost in space Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: Clark - 6 - MoM by default due to the saves in the first half. However, marked down a point for his positioning of the wall Kent - 6 - Probably our best defender but his distribution was ropey in the first half as neither him or Halkett looked comfortable with each other Cochrane - 6 - Our best midfielder and he didn't even start there. That said, it was an average performance Halkett - 4 - Looked uncomfortable the whole game and almost sold the jerseys completely. Hindsight suggests starting him was one of many mistakes with the line-up Rowles - 5 - Fish out of water at left-back and his control and passing were sub-par, to be euphemistic Atkinson - 5 - Took up good positions as ever and then did nothing when he got it. Outpaced again and had to take a booking Lowry - 2 - How he lasted 60 minutes or so is beyond me. Total pony Nieuwenhof - 5 - Tried and showed fight and energy. Ironically, he can claim an undeserved assist at the equaliser Shankland - 6 - Delightful finish for the equaliser. Otherwise, he was poor Tagawa - 4 - Had a couple of efforts and tried hard but it wasn't coming off for him. May feel harshly done by being subbed but the subs were better Denholm - 3 - Ran about a lot. Not sure he touched it that often Subs: Forrest - 5 - Should have had a penalty. People can argue all they like about him choosing to go round the keeper but, at the very least, we should try and appeal the booking somehow because that was NEVER a dive. Oda - 4 - Offered width but for some reason we always chose to go down the left Kingsley - 4 - Couple of decent crosses. We looked far better balanced with him on Vargas - 6 - Very good cameo. Brought us back into it and nearly stole it at the end. Naismith - 2 - 0 for the original selection. Recovered with the subs. Usually agree with most of your ratings but that is total bollocks. On bus so will give ratings later for somebody at game. Clark - was NOT MoM. His stupidity at bye kick + inability to set up a wall or save free kick - hugely reduces score. Hoff - MoM as nobody else was even average. Naismith - 1 - for sorting his horror show of a team selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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