IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER

He did aye, but admitting he ran his arse off for the full 90 would be too much for someone who's seemingly obsessed with Niculaes every move! Yeah agree with davieB. Starting to feel quite embarrased for a certain poster who is "hysterical" in going on about Marius good or bad!! Here are my comments on this thread: Niculae is doing OK at the moment - Niculae "disappeared" in the second half but produced a sweet left foot strike in the 68th but it didnt really trouble McGregor - He got in the way of a Niculae header in the 86th and he went fer goal in injury time when Niculae had cleverly tailed off to the back post and a pass would have meant a clear goal - Fraid Niculae is a 60 minute man BUT he still showed class with his movement to the back post in injury time - I have to admit that he was miles in front of his team mates from that perspective - Marius deserved the 1000th fer a moment of class. The problem is that you lot are obsessed with defending and protecting him - if you read my posts today you may find that I am more critical of many others - if you were honest and not tunnel visioned I am sure that you would agree that Marius faded in the last quarter - the man is not above criticism.

keepie

stallion like

I have to say that yer usual match report is not up to previous standards. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: And say miss hit instead of misshit. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Why does any **** in their right feckin minds talk to Chick Young ? :023:

Cowie had an off day BUT why did we leave so many dead ball situations to Russeldhino and why did we persist in playing a short ball from the majority ?? :024:

That certainly did not look the case on Setanta CB

Rosscoe was Rosscoe today - no different to what he has been fer years. Proctor certainly aint a central defender and will be our right back next season when Rossscoe, as he has stated, will be moving on.

He looked good in the first half as there was absolutely no pressure on him. Munro man marked Cousin and Proctor had the surprising time to simply sweep up and was rarely pressurised when on the ball. However he looked lost in the second half and only Munro's experience held him and us together. He hardly won anything in the air, he was clearly out of position on numerous occasions and he did not read the line or follow his man or got outmuscled as well. I like the lad but he is a right back or a midfielder - unless he beefs up.

I simply cannot understand why Brosnon wasnt arrested and handcuffed and locked up. :023:

Proctor MOM :029: - watch the TV highlights !! Our deliveries from dead ball situations were absolutely dire. Fraid Niculae is a 60 minute man BUT he still showed class with his movement to the back post in injury time - I have to admit that he was miles in front of his team mates from that perspective and as davieB, albeit in hysterical devotion, states Marius deserved the 1000th fer a moment of class. :011:. By the way I said that Darhville miss hit the shot not mis **** - get a feckin grip of yon asteriskes mun. :rotflmao:

Fraser :015: :015: :015: To be fair he had very little to do - no chance with the goal and wasnt troubled otherwise - kicking, movement and distribution was good as well. Rosscoe - :015: :015: :015: MOM - give me a break - got skinned on several occasions by Burke in the first half. Had acres of space in the second - which made him look good - - was that a Hun tactic ? - but never really used it. Got in the way of a clear Niculae header and should have squared it to Niculae in injury time. Hastings - :015: :015: :015: Was having a really good game until he faded badly in the last 15 minutes. Responsible fer totally shutting out Naismith in the first half and started off well against Naismith. To be honest he fell apart when Patti went off and Royster moved across in front of him. Proctor :015: Sorry but he is NOT a central defender - Enuff said. Munro - :015: :015: :015: :015: :015: MOM by a feckin country mile - SOOPERB - Held the defence together and marshalled / covered Proctor throughout. McBain :015: "the Invisible Man" - Gawd to we need a wide right signing or do we give Hart a chance to redeem himself or put Cowie back wide right ?????? Duncan :015: :015: :015: Talk about Jekyll and feckin Hyde - superb defending but some of his passing / distribution was feckin awful. Having said that he nullified Ferguson. Black :015: :015: :015: :015: Looked the real part at times and controlled the midfield. Never real had the chance to play a "killer" pass. Patti :015: :015: Clearly not match fit but shows promise. Cowie :015: :015: :015: almost played as a second striker in the second half - IMHO a waste and get him back to the right - although it would be interesting to see him play in the same position against a "lesser" team - he certainly made Niculae look better with his constant hassling. Niculae :015: :015: :015: Not sure if Cowie made him look good. His positional sense is class and he now has the confidence to have a blast. Harried back to an extent but understandable - but if he comes deep he struggles to get forward again. He made great position in injury time and would have scored if Rosscoe had looked up and squared it. I am afraid IMHO he is still a luxury but who else is there ? I really do think that we need to go fer an out and out pacy centre forward or will the Niculae "contract" allow it. Bazza :015: :015: :015: I would have put him on the left and pulled McBain into a more central position. The Huns were not playing anybody up front wide on the left and I thought that Whittaker was there fer the taking. BREW - should have put Bazza on the left and perhaps should have put Bayne on fer McBain in the last 10-15 and put Cowie wide on the right. :015: :015: :015: Totally outwitted Walter in the first 45 and was unlucky in the second.

Much better second half fer the neutrals and to be honest - we blew it and the Huns just about deserved it. :019: Feck me - was Walter logged in and followed ma advice :023: Burke went left which ultimately won the match - Adam went to the old outside left position - we never got to grips with that but thankfully he didnt play well. Cousin outmuscled Proc early doors which was a taste of things to come. Proc needs to beef up to be a SPL central defender. Munro showed him how it should be done a minute later when he outmuscled Darcheville. Walter was evidently going fer the direct route football - we should really have taken advantage of that as Ferguson and Hedmani were nullified becos of it. Black and Niculae should both have done better with poor shots on target but never threatening McGregor. I thought the first goal was going to come after a ridiculous referee decision to give Darchville a free kick against Proctor. Setanta showed it was the other way but yet another example of Proctor being outmuscled. Adam had a great chance in the 62 nd when he smashed it way over after a defensive lapse by Proctor. Niculae "disappeared" in the second half but produced a sweet left foot strike in the 68th but it didnt really trouble McGregor. Wilson came on fer Patti - he was clearly struggling fitness wise. I dont really understand why it wasnt a straight swop and allow Bazza to play wide left but Brew swopped Bazza and McBain. :024: Cousin, very fortunately "scored" and Setanta clearly showed that it should have stood. Duncan was playing him on and he knew it - judging by the expression on his face. :004: I cant understand why we didnt take Bayne on fer Niculae as he was also clearly flagging - as was Hastings who was having a good match but Burke skinned him on several occasions in the last 15 minutes. And then Adam hit the bar in the 83rd. I cannot believe that Rosscoe got the Sponsors MOM - he was struggling against Burke in the first 45 and looked good in the second cos he had nobody playing against him and was given loads of time and space. He got in the way of a Niculae header in the 86th and he went fer goal in injury time when Niculae had cleverly tailed off to the back post and a pass would have meant a clear goal. Proctor was to blame fer the winner and I hope Brew bollicks him. He played like a feckin full back sticking his hand up in despeartion fer offside instead of goin fer the ball or the man. Darchville even mishit the bugger. A record crowd of 7,753 saw the Huns pinch it and the cretins sang in unison fer the first time. Congrats to the North Stand as fer the first time I recall, you could hear constant singing on the box. It was one of those days that you can endure as we really desreved a point but i have no quarrels that the Huns shade it at the end.

Nice to see CC in the Setanta Box. The game kicked off to the strains of No Surrender and The Sash. :020: We are playing a 4-2-2-1-1 - Black and Duncan sat in behind the defence - Patti wide left - Roy wide RIGHT :029: - Cowie (in a Rankin type role) almost in the hole behind Niculae. Thankfully the Huns are also playing a 4-5-1 system which is right up our street. The main danger is Burke who is obviously been tasked to test Rosscoe - and he is having some success. Hastings appears to have a grip on Naismith and with Granty man to man marking Cousin - Proctor is able to cover Rosscoe. Both teams are playing on the counter attack and both are playing a high line and an offside trap. - to a neutral this half must have been so feckin boring. Rangers are sluggish but we are tactically outmanouveering them - so far. :clapping03: :clapping03: Patti (24) and Cowie (26) got in behind but McGregor got there first on both occasions. The first shot/header on target was Cousin on 27 but Fraser saved well. McBain showed his skill :crazy07:when he tried to chip McGregor on 38 and Duncan smashed the ball well over in the 42nd just after Fraser had saved well from Whittaker. At the moment we look surprisingly comfortable but I can see Walter hooking Naismith and putting Darcheville on fer a 4-4-2. Brew must be happy as Walter tactically is playing into our hands - so far. To be fair nobody has really looked like scoring and the final balls from both teams have been simply awful. Tokely is toiling - McBain is "invisible" - Patti has not been seen as an attacking force - Dunacn and Black are running the midfield - Cowie is working his socks off and Niculae is benefitting from that but we are not playing it to him - we are going wide all the time. So it is so far so good - but tactics will tell in the next 45 - I would be looking at taking Bazza on fer Royster on the hour. Niculae is doing OK at the moment but the longer this stays at 0-0 the better it is fer us - Cowie is not being picked up and I cant see that continuing either.

Feck me Tiptoe - we would have been feckin proud to have conjured that story up. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Feck me - good news - we will be able to pay Marius until the end of the season. :023:

feckin stunning

Count me in. :003:

I feckin wish Alex - but this feckin thread as just as feckin good. :rotflmao:

but braveIHE

But I luv bums better. :blah01:

I am now reliably informed that this was the clip that should have accompanied the Marius Niculae supporting plea. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aWhCOoGaTVA

Feck me - I feckin luv this thread. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

So - if maself and the wee one drive up - do we have to pre-book or pay at the gate ? And isnt it a sign of the times that I cant respond to the last post without censure. :023: