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StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 3794

Stand by what I said just over a week ago, any less than 4pts from those last two home games and McGlynn needs to go, I would be saying the same had we drawn today, to lose 4 nil, in that manner to Ayr Utd who before today were averaging less than a goal a game?!

I hope he resigns but that probably would have happened by now? If he doesn’t then the clubs board need to grow a pair and relieve him of his duties. It’s only a couple of months til he is away anyway.

Short term replacement til end of season, have a wee go at making play-offs, if we don’t then we haven’t lost anything.

Today was a complete shambles and that’s being polite, do yourself and all the fans a favour and resign John.

TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 3034 Location: North Texas, USA

red zebra · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:22 am Post subject:

I am now in the 'his time is over' camp but there are a couple of issues that cannot be overlooked.

As GP pointed out, because of the Goodwillie situation, there is no way we can afford to pay off McGlynn & Smith too.

Secondly, who is of a standard, free and available for buttons, to take the club to the next level. Anyone for Berra to take over?

Finally, what if (and I appreciate it is a big if) McGlynn turns it round, the team goes on a run, scooshes the playoffs and gets promoted? Do we reward him with a new contract or still look for someone else?

On top of everything over the last few months this has got to be a real low point for McGlynn, the players and the club. I had hoped that the vitriol the club had faced would spur the players on but things, bar the Killie result, have gone from bad to worse.

I am beginning to think that John Sim needs a cabinet reshuffle to include the Board, management and playing squad. The team is desperately unbalanced with a surfeit of 'forwards' who are no longer producing, a defence who, with the exception of Musonda & Mackay, show no signs of promise and a midfield who, on the loss of one player, seem unable to function.

We are not even hard to beat anymore, in fact we have never been that hard to beat, a long ball over the top has highlighted Bene and Berras lack of pace too often.

He needs to get back to basics, almost back to doing preseason again, basic fitness, passing, movement, simple formation (4-4-2) that everyone understands, nothing fancy just simple pass and move football.

But, as I have said previously, things could be worse, we could be the Pars
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embow · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:52 am Post subject:

CALDERON · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 1714 Location: Aberdeenshire

spot on · Joined: 15 Jun 2015 Posts: 367

McGlynn best summed up our major problem this season at the end of his interview when he mentioned they had big strikers who caused us bother and ours didn’t cause them any bother.

His failing at the start of the season to sign target men strikers has cost us all season and he has failed to address this shortfall as the season has gone on.

Can’t understand the difference in recruitment policy from last season which was our most successful for some time but that what’s cost us.
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Gary Parker · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 2:44 pm Post subject:

red zebra · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 4:25 pm Post subject:

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1032 Location: kirkcaldy

Ach,RZ, why go with that untested pairing when we have an established combo of Bene and Aaron Arnott which put Killie to the sword?😉 Laughing

Armagh Rover · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 5561 Location: Nottinghamshire

Speaking of Arnott, he should at least be getting 45 mins every game till end of the season, and big Frankie might've been a better shout up front lol

Heilan Rover · Joined: 24 Dec 2018 Posts: 486 Location: Lorient

Strange Game yesterday.

In all my years as a Rovers supporter I cannot recall a game when the whole team seemed to collapse? Sure there have been Games where we have seen bad performances, there have been many of these, but for the whole team to underperform is indeed rare.

Can some of this be attributed to the DG fallout I wonder?

It strikes me the team are probably like the fans. Some welcomed the DG signing, others not. It may be the dressing room, like this forum, is not a happy place right now and we know that an unhappy dressing room leads to very poor performances where players do not play for each other. This, coupled with the added pressure of not having won in 11 Games, has to make a difference to the smooth flow of a Game.

Of Course I may be way off the mark with this hypothesis. It may be that had Williamson scored with his two gifted chances in the first half yesterday, the game could well have panned out differently. I guess we will never know.

One thing for certain. John and Paul will have to be able to pull the team out of the doldrums before the next Game. Sadly, their first task will be to pull themselves out of the doldrums, and this may be the biggest task they face. Listening to John's post match interview he sounded like he was hurting every bit as much as us fans.

turunc · Joined: 02 Mar 2022 Posts: 1

Just think if you are Dunfermline supporter and we moan about our team.

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1032 Location: kirkcaldy

True, Turunc, true!

I met a life-long Pars supporter earlier today and asked him not to mention the football. He ignored that request by saying that I had nothing to grumble about as we are ''safe'' ,unlike his team. I further depressed him by pointing out that it was The Rovers who were playing at Palmerston this coming Saturday. His horrified face was a picture. Laughing

Armagh Rover · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 5561 Location: Nottinghamshire

Oh that made me laugh and brightened up a pretty miserable weekend Laughing

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1032 Location: kirkcaldy

Glad that's cheered you up a little, AR, we are all badly in need of so light-hearted moments at present.
Regarding your previous post re Aaron Arnott, I agree and think we have another very promising player in him. Tricky to put too much pressure on hime when the team is in a slump.